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IRSA projects 19pc water shortage for Kharif

ISLAMABAD: IRSA Advisory Committee (IAC) has projected water shortage of 19 per cent for Kharif 2024-25, started...

Updated 03 Oct, 2024 09:13am

Opinion

The untapped value of water

Pakistan, a country facing increasing water scarcity, is struggling with a critical challenge in efficiently ...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:48am

Pakistan

Shortage of water in Block 3-A Gulistan-e-Johar

KARACHI: Shortage of water has made life difficult for the residents of Gulistan-e-Johar Block 3-A. The senior ...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:41am

Pakistan

CM for adoption of ‘new cropping pattern’ to offset water shortage effects

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah expressing concern over the impact of climate change on water...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Pakistan

Pakistan facing 30% water shortage for sowing season

LAHORE: Pakistan is facing a 30 percent water shortage at the start of the sowing season for cash crops such as rice...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:56pm

Pakistan

Kharif season: IRSA panel projects acute water shortage

ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) advisory committee has projected 30 percent water shortage for...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:29am

Pakistan

‘Country may face water scarcity by 2025’

ISLAMABAD: Experts warned that if the depletion of water resources continues, Pakistan shall face severe water...

Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:01am

Sindh, Punjab to face water shortage in Rabi season

ISLAMABAD: The IRSA Advisory Committee (IAC) has projected 15 percent water shortage of Punjab and Sindh during Rabi...

Updated 03 Oct, 2023 08:41am

Pakistan

Power breakdown at Dhabiji Pumping Station causes 104MGD water shortage

KARACHI: Karachi city faced 104 MGD water shortage due to sudden power breakdown by K Electric yesterday at Dhabiji...

Published 02 Oct, 2023 06:33am

Pakistan

JI to hold protest demos against water shortage

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chapter Amir Engr Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has announced protest demonstrations on...

Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:36am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s geography makes it extremely vulnerable to climate change: expert

PESHAWAR: Highly vulnerable to climate change vulnerabilities, Pakistan was also facing a looming threat to an...

Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:47am

Pakistan

Sindh writes letter to Centre over water shortage

KARACHI: Provincial Irrigation Minister Jam Khan Shoro has contacted the federal government regarding shortage of...

Published 24 Jun, 2023 06:02am

Pakistan

Kharif season: IRSA projects massive water shortage

ISLAMABAD: IRSA Advisory Committee on Thursday projected up to 27 percent shortage of water during Kharif season...

Published 07 Apr, 2023 06:06am

Pakistan

Minister reviews progress on K-IV project

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Water Resources Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah visited project office of Greater Karachi ...

Published 06 Oct, 2022 05:59am

Pakistan

Secretary reviews repair work underway on canal affected by rains

KARACHI: Sindh’s Secretary for Local Government, Housing and Town Planning Engineer Syed Najam Ahmad Shah visited...

Published 27 Jul, 2022 05:23am

Pakistan

Rabi season: Irsa predicts over 50pc water shortage

ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has projected over 50 percent shortage of water during Rabi ...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am

Markets

Dry weather pushes down Argentina’s wheat harvest forecast

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s wheat harvest for the 2022/23 season is expected at 17.7 million tonnes, down from a...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am

Pakistan

‘Unavailability of water at right time in required quantity real threat to agriculture’

Dr Anjum Ali says Pakistan needs to develop farm water storage

Updated 03 Jul, 2022 09:48am

Pakistan

Karachi, Hyderabad ‘Strict action should be taken against water stealers’

KARACHI: Sindh Secretary Local Government, Housing and Town Planning, Engineer Syed Najam Ahmad Shah has said that...

Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am

Pakistan

Meeting discusses low supply of water from Sindh to Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: In order to review the situation of short supplies of water from Sindh to Balochistan, the Federal...

Published 22 Jun, 2022 05:58am

Pakistan

‘Water shortage severely affecting rice harvest’: Farmers forced to sell agricultural lands for peanuts: minister

KARACHI: Due to severe water shortage, rice growing season in Sindh is rapidly approaching to an end. Sindh’s...

Published 19 Jun, 2022 07:14am

Pakistan

Supply of water to Karachi: Three contracts for work on Phase-I of K-IV awarded

ISLAMABAD: The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has awarded three contracts worth Rs 98.5 billion for...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 07:38am

Editorials

Water worries

EDITORIAL: Perhaps the one area where this coalition government can succeed where all else have failed, considering...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 05:57am

Supplements

World Environment Day: Conserving nature inspiring lives

(Ramish Sultan) TEXT: Climate change is arguably the biggest threat the world is facing right now and its effects...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 07:35am

Pakistan

Experts stress more judicious water utilisation

ISLAMABAD: Experts stressed a more cautious and judicious utilisation of water, as its scarcity has become an...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 05:54am

Pakistan

Manzoor Wassan blames IRSA for water shortage

KARACHI: Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Agriculture Manzoor Wassan has said that Sindh government has held the...

Published 30 May, 2022 06:32am

Pakistan

Mango production to fall by 50pc due to heat wave, water shortage

KARACHI: Mango production is expected to decline by around 50% this year, as the crop has been severely hit by...

Published 27 May, 2022 07:04am

Markets

Pakistan's mango production to fall by 50% due to heatwave, water shortage

KARACHI: Pakistan's mango production is expected to decline by around 50% this year, as the crop has been severely...

Updated 26 May, 2022 10:49am

Pakistan

Budget 2022-23: Minister proposes allocation of 10pc share of PSDP for dams’ construction

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water Resources Syed Khurshid Ahmad Shah proposed to allocate 10 percent share of ...

Published 26 May, 2022 05:26am

Pakistan

Water shortage: IRSA issues another advisory

ISLAMABAD: In view of alarming situation and fearing massive decline in Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS), Indus...

Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am

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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