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GM foods pose serious risks to public health, export markets, claims agri expert

ISLAMABAD: Genetically Modified (GM) food poses serious risks not only to local consumers but also to the ...

Published 27 Oct, 2024 02:44am

Business & Finance

Expert for achieving sustainable agri & food security

ISLAMABAD: Agriculture expert underscored the need for looking at possible actions which can help the country ...

Published 23 Dec, 2023 06:16am

Pakistan

‘Country may face water scarcity by 2025’

ISLAMABAD: Experts warned that if the depletion of water resources continues, Pakistan shall face severe water...

Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:01am

Pakistan

Effective strategies sought to address agri sector’s vulnerabilities

ISLAMABAD: Agriculture experts Friday called for effective strategies and policies to address the vulnerabilities of...

Published 26 Aug, 2023 06:13am

Pakistan

Impacts of climate change: Pakistan categorised as ‘highly vulnerable’

ISLAMABAD: Environmental experts have categorized Pakistan as being “highly vulnerable” to the impacts of ...

Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:06am

Pakistan

Low investment in research termed hurdle to agri productivity

ISLAMABAD: “Limited investment in research on producing quality seeds and imbalance use of fertilizers are the...

Published 02 Apr, 2023 03:02am

Pakistan

Expert for switching to new wheat varieties

ISLAMABAD: Agriculture expert Khan Faraz has stressed on need to create awareness among growers and farmers to ...

Published 18 Dec, 2022 03:36am

Markets

Crop protection: Use of GMOs tied to health of soil

ISLAMABAD: Using Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) to help crops withstand droughts and other extreme conditions...

Published 26 Nov, 2022 04:13am

Technology

For higher yield, sustainability: Agri experts for adopting precision agriculture, AI technologies

ISLAMABAD: Agriculture experts have stressed the need for adopting precision agriculture and Artificial Intelligence...

Published 09 Nov, 2022 03:41am

Pakistan

Global climate crisis poses threats to welfare of Pakistan: expert

ISLAMABAD: The global climate crisis poses a number of threats to the welfare and prosperity of Pakistan,...

Published 21 Oct, 2022 07:15am

Pakistan

Pakistan likely to be water scarce by 2025, says expert

ISLAMABAD: Environmental expert said Pakistan was the eighth most affected country by the climate change globally ...

Published 06 Oct, 2022 05:59am

Pakistan

Experts call for ‘climate smart’ agriculture

ISLAMABAD: Agriculture experts have stressed the significance of “climate smart” agriculture to achieve food...

Published 21 Sep, 2022 05:57am

Pakistan

Need stressed for carbon offset development framework

ISLAMAABD: Environmental experts have stressed the need to develop a carbon offset development framework and conduct...

Published 07 Aug, 2022 05:41am

Pakistan

Climate change: expert for formulating new policy

ISLAMABAD: Environmental experts have urged the government for introducing a new climate change policy, as the...

Published 15 May, 2022 05:35am

Pakistan

Country to face ‘absolute’ water scarcity by 2025: expert

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to face absolute water scarcity by 2025, as the fresh water availability has dropped ...

Published 01 May, 2022 05:11am

Markets

Experts for maintaining wheat stocks through procurement, ban on exports

ISLAMABAD: Experts have urged upon the government to maintain wheat stocks through procurement during the on-going...

Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am

Pakistan

Interaction at NPC: experts present their views on UN climate report

ISLAMABAD: Around 200 countries and territories including Pakistan gave their approval to a significant UN climate...

Published 19 Mar, 2022 04:42am

Pakistan

‘Climate change heavily affecting economy’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan contributes less than one percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions but every year it keeps...

Published 17 Feb, 2022 06:37am

Pakistan

Ecology and environment: Experts stress need for awareness among mountain communities

ISLAMABAD: Experts have urged upon the government to create awareness about the Karakoram Anomaly, ecology and...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Pakistan

Climate change: nature-based solution advocated

ISLAMABAD: Climate experts have urged upon the policy makers to provide nature-based solutions to deal with the...

Published 12 Dec, 2021 04:19am

Pakistan

Experts say global warming to cause impact on Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Experts warned that global warming will have an impact on Pakistan in view of the clear and present ...

Published 29 Aug, 2021 03:08am

Pakistan

Experts urge govt to implement new strategy for conserving water

ISLAMABAD: Experts on Saturday urged the government to implement the new strategy for conserving water, in line with...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Pakistan

Additional land lying barren: Govt urged to construct new reservoirs for irrigation

ISLAMABAD: Experts have urged upon the government for construction of new reservoirs for irrigation of additional...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 04:48am

Pakistan

Ecosystem restoration fund: Govt wants to implement national action plan to combat desertification

ISLAMABAD: The government is serious in implementing a national action plan to combat desertification, land...

Published 18 Jul, 2021 04:14am

Pakistan

Experts for spreading awareness about environmental pollution

ISLAMABAD: Experts called upon the need to spread awareness about the damage environmental pollution is causing the...

Updated 09 May, 2021 10:31am

Pakistan

Experts for improving awareness about saving water

ISLAMABAD: Experts, on Saturday, stressed upon the need for improving awareness about saving water, building...

Published 25 Apr, 2021 03:13am

Business

Smooth export to Afghanistan: Gur exporters move MoC and FBR

ISLAMABAD: The exporters of gur have approached the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the Ministry of Commerce to...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:35am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
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%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-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%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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