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Pakistan

Tareen launches ‘Istihkam-e-Pakistan Party’ with PTI defectors

LAHORE: Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf leader Jahangir Khan Tareen Thursday formally announced the formation of a...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

Business & Finance

May cement despatches rise 19.41pc to 3.96m tons YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches increased by 19.41 percent in May 2023 as total despatches during May 2023 were 3.966...

Published 02 Jun, 2023 03:56am

Business & Finance

GUARD announces new award for agri scientists

LAHORE: GUARD Agricultural Research & Services Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Shahzad Ali Malik on Wednesday...

Published 01 Jun, 2023 03:34am

Pakistan

Sino-Pak agri scientists cultivate hybrid chillies over 750 acres

MULTAN: Collaborative efforts of Sino-Pak agricultural scientists under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)...

Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am

Pakistan

Committee formed to develop quality seeds

LAHORE: The Governor Punjab Balighur Rehman has constituted a committee to carry out the latest research for the...

Published 25 May, 2023 06:27am

Business & Finance

Basmati rice: PBHF holds seminars to create awareness amongst growers

LAHORE: Pakistan Basmati Heritage Foundation (PBHF), a consortium of Basmati rice exporters, arranged seminars to...

Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am

PFMA for procuring wheat from open market

LAHORE: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) has warned of taking extreme measures if the mills were not...

Updated 05 May, 2023 08:59am

Business & Finance

Govt accused of stopping mills from procuring wheat despite arrival of new crop

LAHORE: Flour millers hailing from Punjab have accused the provincial government of not allowing the mills to ...

Published 27 Apr, 2023 06:24am

Business & Finance

Great food insecurity ahead for country, says PBC report

LAHORE: Pakistan’s food trade balance was a deficit of $3.6 billion in the Financial Year 2022. Compulsion to...

Published 26 Apr, 2023 06:15am

Pakistan

Mechanisation helps Sindh farmers increase yield by 16pc: report

LAHORE: Farmers in lower Sindh have achieved a 26% average increase in plant population and 11 to 16% average yield...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 06:25am

Markets

Basmati rice exports up by 45pc in March

LAHORE: Basmati rice exports have shown a 45 percent upward increase during the month of March 2023 quantity wise ...

Published 21 Apr, 2023 05:56am

Business & Finance

Minister says CBD projects will lead to economic growth

LAHORE: Caretaker Provincial Minister Housing Urban Development and Public Health Engineering, Barrister Syed Azfar...

Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Pakistan

Separate ministry for exploring potent seeds proposed

LAHORE: Stakeholders have suggested setting up a separate ministry to work for exploring more potent seeds from...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 06:37am

Pakistan

PAD, CABI sign MoU on ‘Plant Wise plus Programme’

LAHORE: Center for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI) and the Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) here...

Published 08 Apr, 2023 06:21am

Business & Finance

March cement despatches decline by 24.19pc

LAHORE: Construction activities in both the northern and southern regions of the country have significantly ...

Published 04 Apr, 2023 03:24am

Pakistan not running out of water: report

LAHORE: Contrary to popular perception, Pakistan is not running out of water, not just yet as the available...

Updated 02 Apr, 2023 10:26am

Markets

Promotion of hi-tech hybrid seeds: Govt asked to allot state land on long-term lease basis to genuine producers

LAHORE: Sub-committee of the provincial seed committee on rice has recommended the government to allot state land on...

Published 26 Mar, 2023 03:19am

Pakistan

Relentless groundwater pumping by Pakistan, India has lowered groundwater table: report

LAHORE: Pakistan and India are drawing water from the Indus aquifer faster than the rate of water recharges back ...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Pakistan

PVMA to provide Rs10/kg concession on cooking oil, ghee in Ramazan

LAHORE: The Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA) has agreed to provide a concession of Rs 10 per kg ...

Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am

Markets

Lack of good seeds behind stagnant cotton output, says report

LAHORE: The major reason for stagnant yields and falling area under cotton in Pakistan is the lack of good quality...

Published 22 Mar, 2023 06:24am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 26	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 26	278.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,475.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785
Petrol/Litre / Dec 27	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance / Dec 27 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	6.39 ▲ 0.88 (15.97%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 27 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.70 ▲ 0.60 (14.63%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 27 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	124.41 ▲ 11.31 (10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 27 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	108.97 ▲ 9.91 (10.00%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 27 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	17.39 ▲ 1.58 (9.99%)
Data Agro / Dec 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	146 ▲ 13.17 (9.91%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Dec 27 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	24.99 ▲ 2.22 (9.75%)
Punjab Oil / Dec 27 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	168.95 ▲ 14.93 (9.69%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 27 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	240 ▲ 20.00 (9.09%)

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Mills / Dec 27 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	29.05 ▼ -2.98 (-9.30%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.51 ▼ -0.64 (-8.95%)
Faisal Sp. / Dec 27 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	266.15 ▼ -22.46 (-7.78%)
Pakistan Cables / Dec 27 Pakistan Cables Limited(PCAL)	144 ▼ -10.50 (-6.80%)
Feroze 1888 / Dec 27 Feroze1888 Mills Limited(FML)	67 ▼ -4.02 (-5.66%)
Hala Enterprise / Dec 27 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	13.51 ▼ -0.78 (-5.46%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 27 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	277 ▼ -15.53 (-5.31%)
Shadab Textile / Dec 27 Shadab Textile Mills Limited(SHDT)	20.51 ▼ -1.08 (-5.00%)
Tata Textile / Dec 27 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	49.51 ▼ -2.49 (-4.79%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,341,113 ▲ 0.36
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	49,879,145 ▲ 0.02
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,907,628 ▲ 1.35
B.O.Punjab / Dec 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,318,392 ▲ 0.12
Hascol Petrol / Dec 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	22,947,833 ▲ 0.37
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	22,753,854 ▼ -0.02
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 27 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	16,349,091 ▼ -0.02
Fauji Cement / Dec 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,189,868 ▲ 0.05
Cnergyico PK / Dec 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,738,115 ▲ 0.06

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