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UN COP29 climate summit

Xi Jinping tells Biden ready for ‘smooth transition’ to Trump

LIMA: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday he was ready to work with Donald Trump’s new administration for a...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 11:39am

World

All eyes on G20 for breakthrough as COP29 climate talks stall

BAKU: Negotiations were deadlocked Saturday at the midway point of the UN climate summit, with hopes pinned on G20...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 05:10am

Pakistan

NDMA Chief discusses crucial issues related to climate challenges with Jin at COP29

BAKU: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Chairman Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik, on Saturday discussed ...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 05:10am

Country unveils first National Carbon Market Policy

BAKU: Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change Romina Khurshid Alam has said that Pakistan is now actively...

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 09:37am

Battle against climate change: CM highlights role of children, youth

BAKU: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah stated that children and youth are not only the most vulnerable to...

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 09:38am

World

UN climate chief urges G20 action to untangle COP29 talks

BAKU: The UN’s climate chief urged G20 nations on Saturday to push COP29 negotiations toward a deal to raise money...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 12:46pm

World

Fragile countries make $20bn climate finance push at COP29

BAKU: A group of conflict-affected countries is pushing at COP29 to double financial aid to more than $20 billion a...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

World

Oil execs work COP29 as NGOs slam lobbyist presence

BAKU: Oil executives and lobbyists descended on COP29 in Baku for “energy day” Friday, as environmental groups...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

World

Fragile countries make $20 billion climate finance push at COP29, letter says

BAKU: A group of conflict-affected countries is pushing at COP29 to double financial aid to more than $20 billion a...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 04:44pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s climate challenges: OICCI highlights critical role of private sector at COP29

KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) underscored the essential role of...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 07:34am

World

COP29 climate talks grapple with trillion-dollar task

BAKU: Developing countries need at least $1 trillion per year by the end of the decade to cope with climate change,...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am

Business & Finance

Tax crypto and plastic to pay for climate, development, leaders urge

BAKU: Plastics and cryptocurrencies could be taxed like flying and fossil fuels to plug the gap in climate finance...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am

Pakistan

Climate change: Previous financial pledges yet to materialise: PM

BAKU: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday sensitizing the global community on the risks posed by climate...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:33am

World

Stark warning on emissions as leaders divided

BAKU: Global leaders offered competing visions on how to tackle climate change at UN-led talks on Wednesday as a new...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:30am

World

Oil, gas ‘gift of God’, Azerbaijan president repeats at COP29

BAKU: Azerbaijan’s president, whose country is hosting the COP29 climate talks, on Tuesday repeated his insistence...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 06:33am

Pakistan

PM interacts with world leaders

BAKU: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday interacted with the global leaders as they gathered here to...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 06:33am

World

Poorer countries: Lenders set $120bn climate finance goal

BAKU: The world’s top multilateral banks pledged to ramp up climate finance to low and middle income countries to...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 06:33am

World

COP29: Pay up or face climate-led disaster for humanity, warns UN chief

BAKU: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders at the COP29 summit on Tuesday to “pay...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 10:47pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz calls for redefining global climate finance to support vulnerable nations

Premier says developing countries will need an estimated $6.8 trillion by 2030 to implement less than half their current Nationally Determined Contributions

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 10:38pm

World

World leaders meet for climate talks, but big names missing

BAKU: Dozens of world leaders convene in Azerbaijan on Tuesday for COP29 but many big names are skipping the UN...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 12:58pm

World

COP29 countries endorse global carbon market framework

BAKU: Countries at the two-week COP29 climate summit gave the go-ahead on Monday to carbon credit quality standards...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am

Markets

Global power sector: COP 29 leaders set to pledge goal of deploying ‘1,500 GW of energy storage & Grid’ by 2030

ISLAMABAD: The global leaders of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 29) are set to pledge a ...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am

World

2024 will be world’s hottest on record, EU scientists say

BRUSSELS: This year is “virtually certain” to eclipse 2023 as the world’s warmest since records began, the European...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 10:42am

World

Public money ‘must be at core’ of new climate pact: UN

PARIS: The UN’s climate chief said Thursday that money from rich countries “must be at the core” of a new deal...

Published 18 Oct, 2024 06:10am

Pakistan

Pakistan to join protests across Asia against fossil fuels on 13th

LAHORE: On September 13, Pakistan will join a wave of protests sweeping across Asia, calling for an end to fossil...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:31am

Editorials

Scrambling to handle climate change

EDITORIAL: Once again the “net zero” lobby is bubbling with ambition ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference...

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 07:08am

World

COP29 hosts urge fossil fuel majors to donate to climate fund

PARIS: Azerbaijan said Friday it hopes to raise money from fossil fuel producers for green projects in developing...

Published 19 Jul, 2024 11:58pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 17	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 17 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 17 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 17 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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