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Climate change to have adverse impact on agriculture, food security: Hartmann

Pakistan is vulnerable to challenges such as rising temperatures, deforestation, land degradation and water scarcity in the next two decades, leading to an adverse impact on agriculture and food security in Pakistan.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Export Finance Scheme: Rice exporters fear funds unavailability to badly affect exports

Rice exporters fear that unavailability of financing under Export Finance Scheme (EFS) and higher interest rates on loans from the commercial banks may lead to rendering them uncompetitive in the international market thus making a big dent on the exports

Published 06 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Cement sector reports 9.19 percent growth in October

The cement sector has reported 9.19 percent increase in cement despatches in October 2019 despatching 4.984 million tons cement, an all time record for a month's despatches, as compared to 4.564 million tons in October 2018.

Published 03 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Business & Finance

Need to make waste management part of curriculum

Segregation of waste, its collection and recycling should be made a part of schools' curriculum, starting at the kindergarten level to higher levels, educating children both of the needs and how to segregate waste according to its type. School children wi

Updated 02 Nov, 2019 07:58am

Business & Finance

Need for baseline studies stressed to save people from pollution

There is a strong need to carry out fresh 'baseline studies' in major cities of the country to ascertain the level of pollution and types of pollutants in the environment to devise a strategy for combating this nuisance and saving the people from negative

Updated 01 Nov, 2019 08:16am

Failure of corn, cotton, rice crops: FBP urges govt to announce financial incentive package for growers

Farmers Bureau of Pakistan (FBP) demanding emergency in areas hit by the current heatwave has urged the government to document the losses incurred by the farmers due to failure of corn, cotton and rice crops and announce a financial incentive package.

Published 26 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Climate change: Rice, maize and cotton farmers may suffer loss of Rs 300 billion

Farmers of rice, maize and cotton may have to suffer a loss of Rs 300 billion as their crops suffered severe damages due to climate change which caused prolonged hot season in the province.

Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Wheat sowing: Plan to increase use of certified seed from 17pc to 50pc under study

Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) is embarking upon an ambitious plan to increase the use of certified seed in wheat sowing from present meager 17 percent to 40-50 percent in the current season by ensuring the provision of high-quality certified seeds t

Published 16 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Business & Finance

WWF Pakistan launches campaign to tackle plastic pollution

WWF Pakistan, in collaboration with The Coca Cola Foundation has initiated a month-long pilot plastic recovery and recycling project, 'Tackling Plastic Pollution in Pakistan'.

Published 13 Oct, 2019 12:00am

'World Egg Day' marked: Poultry industry producing over 17,500m table eggs per annum: WB survey results

Pakistan's poultry industry is producing more than 17,500 million table eggs per annum against per capita consumption of 88 eggs annually. The developed countries consume 300 eggs per capita per annum. Recent nutrition survey results from World Bank revea

Published 12 Oct, 2019 12:00am

FBP urges govt to declare emergency in agriculture sector

The Farmers Bureau of Pakistan (FBP), a representative platform of progressive growers, has urged the government to impose agriculture and climate emergency to save the sector from a bad patch it is witnessing at present. "Cotton, rice and corn crops have

Published 06 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Markets

FBP urges govt to declare emergency in agriculture sector

Published 06 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Cement sector posts 11.51 percent growth in September-2019

The cement sector posted first real growth during September this year as the total dispatches increased by 11.51 percent compared with the corresponding period of last year; with both local consumption and exports increasing in double digits.

Published 03 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Morinaga manufacturing facility inaugurated in Pakistan

Governor Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar on Friday inaugurated a new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant of infant formula called NutriCo Morinaga (Private) Limited constructed at cost of Rs5.1 billion having a production capacity of 12,000 tons per annu

Published 21 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Rs 2048.9 million approved to raise sugarcane productivity in Punjab

Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved the national programme worth Rs 2048.90 million for enhancing the productivity of sugarcane in the Punjab province. The programme named as 'National Programme for enhancing profitabilit

Updated 11 Sep, 2019 06:17am

Markets

GUARD may export 300 metric tons of hybrid rice to Philippines

Guard Agricultural Research & Services Limited (GUARD) is likely to export 300 metric tons of hybrid rice to Philippines this year. It is the second year in row that the Pakistani company will be exporting hybrid rice seed as last year it in collaboration

Published 04 Sep, 2019 12:00am

PFA to check quality of ghee, cheese

The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) will start two-day ghee, butter and cheese sampling campaign from next month across Punjab. The purpose of the campaign is to ensure provision of safe and healthy food by checking the quality and standard of products. PFA D

Published 01 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Punjab to launch oilseed enhancement programme

The federal government is going to launch a national oilseed enhancement programme with a total cost of Rs 5115 million by promoting its cultivation in Punjab. The programme will be implemented in all 36 districts of the Punjab with contribution of Rs 306

Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:00am

GUARD hopeful to launch hybrid of Basmati rice soon

Pioneer in introducing high yielding hybrid varieties of coarse rice, Guard Agriculture Research and Services Private Ltd (GUARD) is now hopeful to soon launch a hybrid of Basmati rice with an average per acre yield of 80 maunds and average grain length o

Published 27 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Converting on zig-zag technology: EPD to serve notices to brick kilns

During a preparatory meeting to tackle the issue of smog in coming winter, the Environment Department Punjab (EPD) has decided to serve notices on brick kilns to convert their kilns on zig-zag technology or be ready to face closure as was done last year.

Published 20 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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