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Solarisation of tubewells: Punjab agri dept receives 533,000 applications

LAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) has received over 533,000 applications for the solarisation of...

Updated 18 Jan, 2025 06:52am

Pakistan

11,000 livestock cards delivered to farmers so far

LAHORE: The Punjab Livestock & Dairy Development Department (L&DDD) Punjab has so far delivered over 11,000...

Published 17 Jan, 2025 02:56am

Pakistan

Punjab cabinet approves agenda for forest department

LAHORE: The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved a four-point agenda for the Forest Department, which included...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 03:04am

Pakistan

Punjab to set up courts to tackle violence against wildlife

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly’s Standing Committee has approved amendments to the Wildlife Act 1974 after 14 years...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 02:59am

Pakistan

‘Green Tractor Scheme’ Punjab govt delivers 3,973 tractors

LAHORE: The Punjab government has delivered 3,973 tractors under the “Punjab Green Tractor Programme” with 9,500...

Published 07 Jan, 2025 05:55am

Business & Finance

ABAD presents proposals for revival of housing sector

LAHORE: The Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) presented a set of proposals for revival of...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 02:45am

Business & Finance

Tax reductions can help boost sales: APCMA: Dec domestic cement despatches fall 4.76pc YoY

LAHORE: Referring to a 4.76 percent decline in domestic cement despatches during the month of December 2024, the All...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 07:28am

Business & Finance

96pc industries have installed emission control systems: minister

LAHORE: Punjab Senior Minister Maryam Aurangzeb claimed on Saturday that for the first time in history, 96% of...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 02:48am

Pakistan

EPD installs first locally-designed smog tower

LAHORE: The Environment Department Punjab (EPD), in one of its significant environmental initiatives, installed the...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 08:21am

Pakistan

Support for farmers: Minister highlights commitment of CM

LAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani here on Tuesday reiterated the Punjab...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Pakistan

EPD announces operation against erring industrial units

LAHORE: The Environment Protection Department (EPD) intensified operations to ensure environmental protection and...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Pakistan

3500 bikes approved for field veterinary doctors

LAHORE: The Chief Minister of Punjab has approved 3,500 motorbikes for field veterinary doctors of the Livestock...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

Regulation of single-use plastics: EPA Punjab starts online registration

LAHORE: The Punjab Environment Protection Agency has started the online registration of plastic product producers,...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:40am

Pakistan

Punjab activates district plastic management body

LAHORE: The Punjab government has activated the District Plastic Management Committees led by the deputy...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 08:48am

Pakistan

Tower installed in Lahore to deal with smog challenge

LAHORE: A smog clean tower developed by the Punjab Environmental Protection Department in collaboration with the...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 02:50am

Business & Finance

Punjab allocates Rs1.5bn for revival of kinnow orchards

LAHORE: The Punjab government has earmarked Rs1.5 billion for revitalizing kinnow orchards covering 317,000 acres...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 08:37am

Business & Finance

Govt must show strong political will to revive agri sector: expert

LAHORE: The government must demonstrate a strong commitment and political will to revitalize Pakistan’s...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:13am

Pakistan

Issuance of fitness certificates: Private workshop to be upgraded

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to upgrade the private workshop to help expedite issuing of fitness...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 06:58am

Business & Finance

Marginal increase in domestic cement despatches in November

LAHORE: Cement despatches increased by 5.58% in November 2024. Total cement despatches during November 2024 were...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:14am

Pakistan

Punjab govt to revoke route permits of smoke-emitting vehicles

LAHORE: To further intensify its efforts against addressing the smog issue in Lahore, the Punjab government has...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 07:40am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 20	278.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 20	278.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 20	156.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 20	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 20	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
India Sensex / Jan 20	77,231.09
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 20	38,932.72
Hang Seng / Jan 20	19,990.17
FTSE 100 / Jan 20	8,532.51
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 20	20,903.07

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 17	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 17	242,283
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 20	77.94
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 20	2,707.81
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 20	67.60
Petrol/Litre / Jan 21	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Bank Makramah / Jan 20 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	3.61 ▲ 0.91 (33.70%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 20 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.60 ▲ 1.00 (13.16%)
Apna Microfin. / Jan 20 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.50 ▲ 0.97 (10.18%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 20 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	11.61 ▲ 1.06 (10.05%)
Loads Limited / Jan 20 Loads Limited(LOADS)	17 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
AKD Securities / Jan 20 AKD Securities Limited(AKDSL)	24.93 ▲ 2.27 (10.02%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 20 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	18.24 ▲ 1.66 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Jan 20 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	254.47 ▲ 23.13 (10.00%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jan 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.44 ▲ 4.86 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Hussain Industries / Jan 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	31.09 ▼ -3.45 (-9.99%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 20 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	334.01 ▼ -35.89 (-9.70%)
Parmount Sp. / Jan 20 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.61 ▼ -0.44 (-8.71%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jan 20 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	38.04 ▼ -3.46 (-8.34%)
MithchellsFruit / Jan 20 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	279 ▼ -24.10 (-7.95%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jan 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	19.26 ▼ -1.62 (-7.76%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 20 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	11.80 ▼ -0.99 (-7.74%)
Service Textile / Jan 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	13.82 ▼ -1.16 (-7.74%)
Masood Textile / Jan 20 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	52.02 ▼ -4.22 (-7.50%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	101,934,297 ▼ -0.01
Lotte Chemical / Jan 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,408,954 ▲ 1.94
Bank Makramah / Jan 20 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	57,604,421 ▲ 0.91
Hub Power Co. / Jan 20 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	36,888,747 ▲ 0.70
Hascol Petrol / Jan 20 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	32,496,536 ▲ 0.17
Dewan Motors / Jan 20 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	28,438,701 ▲ 1.02
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 20 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	24,244,731 ▲ 7.71
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	19,741,577 ▲ 2.08
The Searle Co. / Jan 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	17,062,686 ▲ 4.29

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