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Heat, then floods ruin Pakistani farmers’ livelihoods

Generations of Rahim Buksh’s ancestors have laboured in the rice paddies and wheat fields surrounding Pakistan’s...

Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am

Pakistan

Death toll since June from rains reaches 1,697

ISLAMABAD: The death toll from torrential monsoon rains which inundated almost 33 percent of the country has reached...

Published 06 Oct, 2022 05:59am

Pakistan

Minister asks authorities to contain spread of dengue, malaria, waterborne diseases

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has directed the health authorities to put ...

Published 04 Oct, 2022 05:55am

World

UN dramatically hikes Pakistan aid appeal amid 'second wave of death and destruction'

Revises appeal figure five-fold to $816 million from $160 million

Updated 03 Oct, 2022 07:52pm

Rehabilitation of flood-hit people may take decades: Bilawal

NEW YORK: Foreign Minister and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that there is a humanitarian catastrophe...

Updated 25 Sep, 2022 10:18am

World Bank confirms fears of growing food insecurity

Says flooding in Pakistan has exacerbated previously high levels of food insecurity

Updated 23 Sep, 2022 09:57am

Opinion

Dissecting climate disaster: what’s the next step?

As these lines were being written, the recent monsoon rains and flash floods had inflicted an economic loss of...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 05:48am

Pakistan

‘Rise in global temperature may cause more rains during next monsoon’

Rise in global temperatures from one to two degrees Centigrade has already diverted the monsoon systems toward the Arabian Sea, study says

Updated 18 Sep, 2022 09:56am

BR Research

Wither PSDP?

Amid tight fiscal space and political instability in the country, the prospects for higher spending under the ...

Published 16 Sep, 2022 08:29am

Opinion

Minus one?

While vast areas of the country and millions of people suffer the consequences of the massive monsoon rains and...

Published 13 Sep, 2022 06:12am

Pakistan

Parts of southern Sindh likely to receive rain: PMD

KARACHI: The Met Office has forecast fresh rain spell after resumption of monsoon currents. Fresh weather system is...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Railways: rains, flash floods causing massive losses daily

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways had been suffering losses of around Rs 90 million per day due to unexpected monsoon...

Updated 12 Sep, 2022 09:33am

Pakistan

OPPO joins efforts to provide relief to flood affectees

LAHORE: Pakistan has been struck with unprecedented and devastating floods, which have led to massive loss of lives,...

Published 08 Sep, 2022 05:43am

Manchhar lake: fear runs deep

Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in northern mountains have brought floods that have killed at least 1,314

Updated 06 Sep, 2022 10:04am

Pakistan

‘Monsoon ends after several weeks of downpours’

KARACHI: Weather has begun to normalise after the long monsoon rains that caused floods in most parts of the ...

Published 30 Aug, 2022 06:21am

Opinion

Water, water everywhere…

The country lies devastated by unprecedented monsoon rains and floods. Over half of Pakistan is under water, leaving...

Published 30 Aug, 2022 06:21am

Pakistan

Pakistan to consider vegetable imports from arch-rival India to mitigate floods fallout

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will consider importing vegetables from arch-rival India to mitigate floods fallout, Finance...

Published 29 Aug, 2022 11:48pm

Pakistan

Strategy to help rain-hit people: PPP ready to cooperate with all parties: Sharjeel

HYDERABAD: Sindh Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit and focal person for rain emergency in...

Published 28 Aug, 2022 06:10am

Let’s rise above our differences, PM asks nation

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called upon people to come together as one nation in order to support...

Updated 28 Aug, 2022 11:08am

Pakistan

AKAH Pakistan leads flood response in Northern Areas

ISLAMABAD: High temperatures and extreme monsoon rains across Pakistan’s mountainous northern areas continue to...

Published 27 Aug, 2022 05:49am

Over 30m people affected by floods: govt

KARACHI: Historic monsoon rains and flooding in country have affected more than 30 million people over the last few...

Updated 26 Aug, 2022 09:25am

Pakistan

Relentless rains: Pakistan seeks aid of foreign countries

Death toll crosses 800 as many areas remain submerged in water

Published 24 Aug, 2022 01:22pm

Pakistan

Schools, colleges across Sindh to remain closed on August 24, 25

Decision taken keeping in view the ongoing monsoon rains

Updated 23 Aug, 2022 11:09pm

Pakistan

Koh-e-Suleman torrents surge after heavy rains

RAJANPUR: Most of the hill torrents originated from Koh-e-Suleman range have become ferocious after heavy spell of...

Published 22 Aug, 2022 06:33am

World

15 dead in northern India after monsoon floods

SHIMLA: At least 15 people were killed in India after heavy monsoon rains triggered flash floods and landslides near...

Published 20 Aug, 2022 04:57pm

Pakistan

PMD warns Karachi at risk of urban flooding, water-logging in next rain spell

Pakistan Meteorological Department predicts nationwide downpour from August 20 to 23

Updated 20 Aug, 2022 04:58pm

Pakistan

Rains paralyse life in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Heavy and continuous monsoon rains that started from Wednesday evening hit district Hyderabad badly,...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 06:27am

Pakistan

Schools and colleges across Sindh to remain closed on Thursday

The Sindh government announced on Wednesday that all public and private schools and colleges across the province ...

Published 18 Aug, 2022 12:03am

Pakistan

Torrential rains lash Karachi, disrupt daily activities

System will remain in effect till August 20

Published 16 Aug, 2022 01:58pm

Pakistan

Matiari District: DC seeks detailed report about damages caused by rains

HYDERABAD: Deputy Commissioner Matiari Muhammad Adnan Rashid asked the relevant institutions to submit the latest...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 17	155.67
USD to Swiss Franc / May 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 17	1.27
Euro to USD / May 17	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 16	5297.10
Nasdaq / May 16	16698.32
FTSE 100 / May 16	8438.65
Dow Jones / May 16	39869.38
Germany DAX 30 / May 16	18738.81
France CAC40 / May 16	8188.49
India Sensex / May 17	73946.83
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	38787.38

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 16	210562
Petrol/Litre / May 17	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 17	79.59
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 17	2386.18
Diesel/Litre / May 17	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 17 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 17 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 17 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 17 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 17 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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