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Post-harvest losses in country up to 40pc, says ADB

ISLAMABAD: Post-harvest losses in Pakistan are estimated at 20 to 40 percent for various crops, due to lack of...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 08:20am

Pakistan

Ziauddin University marks World Food Day

KARACHI: “According to the 2024 Global Hunger Index, Pakistan ranks 109th out of 127 countries, with 36.9% of the...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

World

Dozens of states to pledge to combat use of food as weapon of war

UNITED NATIONS: More than 75 countries will “commit to take action to end the use of food as a weapon of war and...

Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am

Pakistan

Ministry launches ‘National multi-sectoral nutrition’ programme

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives on Wednesday launched “National...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:26am

Russia exits deal for export of Ukrainian grain

KYIV: Russia halted participation on Monday in the year-old UN-brokered deal that lets Ukraine export grain through...

Updated 18 Jul, 2023 09:05am

Pakistan

20,000 families: Unity Foods, Governor Sindh launch ‘food ration donation’ drive

ISLAMABAD: Unity Foods (UFL), a leading player in the food industry, is dedicated to addressing the pressing issue ...

Published 28 Jun, 2023 06:31am

Editorials

Now a nutrition crisis

EDITORIAL: It’s is indeed most disturbing but no surprise, really, that Pakistan’s many crises – economic,...

Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:27am

Editorials

Confronting climate change

EDITORIAL: While Pakistan is still reeling from the effects of last year’s devastating floods, the UN has issued a...

Published 20 May, 2023 05:59am

Opinion

An upcoming catastrophe

The recommendations we are going to discuss here may create unrealistic expectations from the authorities as we are...

Published 30 Apr, 2023 05:10am

Pakistan

International Peasants Rights Day: HWA advocates land reforms to address food insecurity

HYDERABAD: Sindh has long been plagued by a high frequency of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and other natural...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 06:41am

Markets

Yellen says Russian oil price cap could save African countries $6bn annually

DAKAR: Russia’s war against Ukraine is hitting Africans particularly hard by exacerbating food insecurity and...

Published 23 Jan, 2023 08:13am

Pakistan risks ‘extraordinary misery’ without flood recovery help: UN

World Bank estimates that up to nine million more people could be dragged into poverty as a result of the flooding

Updated 09 Jan, 2023 08:54am

Pakistan

Call for dealing with climate change, food insecurity

HYDERABAD: Speakers at a seminar have urged steps to mitigate perils of rising temperature and food insecurity and...

Published 11 Nov, 2022 07:11am

Pakistan

Senate panel told: 152 big climatic events pushed up food insecurity in country

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel was informed on Friday that the country witnessed 152 extreme climatic events – ...

Published 29 Oct, 2022 06:42am

Food crisis: IMF says up to 20 states could require emergency assistance

RIYADH: The International Monetary Fund said on Monday that up to 20 countries, many in Africa, could need emergency...

Updated 04 Oct, 2022 09:36am

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

Editorials

So much for ‘zero-hunger target’

EDITORIAL: Not that anybody needed to be reminded about the sorry state of the agriculture sector, considering the...

Published 11 Sep, 2022 03:51am

Opinion

As wheat prices soar, the world’s consumers vote with their feet

Global wheat consumption is headed for its biggest annual decline in decades as record inflation forces consumers ...

Published 04 Aug, 2022 06:25am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 17	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 17	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 17	153.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 17	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 17	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 17	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
India Sensex / Dec 17	80,684.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 17	39,164.26
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Hang Seng / Dec 17	19,815.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 17	70.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 17	2,644.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 17	68.53
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.50 ▲ 0.45 (11.11%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.88 ▲ 0.77 (10.83%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Nimir Resins / Dec 18 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	35.16 ▲ 3.20 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Diamond Ind. / Dec 18 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	20.90 ▲ 1.90 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 18 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	103.94 ▲ 9.45 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Equity Modaraba / Dec 18 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.01 ▼ -0.43 (-12.50%)
Dewan Textile / Dec 18 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	5.67 ▼ -0.77 (-11.96%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
Din Tex. / Dec 18 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	45.90 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)
Calcorp Ltd / Dec 18 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	26.22 ▼ -2.91 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.13
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.39
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▲ 0.02
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -0.15
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.57
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.08
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▼ -2.98
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▼ -0.14

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