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Issue of PSMA office-bearers: IHC orders appellate body of MoC to hear pleas today

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered the Appellate Committee of Ministry of Commerce to hear the...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 07:45am

Editorials

Cultivating self-reliance: roadmap for edible oil

EDITORIAL: The Ministry of Commerce’s plan to draft a comprehensive edible oil policy presents a pivotal opportunity...

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 02:48pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, Belarus sign 8 MoUs to boost trade, cooperation

Two sides agree to establish working groups for energy, industrial collaboration, Ministry of Commerce says

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 10:38pm

Opinion

Retaining export competitiveness through traceability

Traceability has become essential in the modern textile supply chain as buyers increasingly demand transparency,...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 07:25am

MoC seeks details of Rs3bn SMEs export boost project

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce has sought technical and conceptual details from the Ministry of Planning,...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 09:53am

Business & Finance

Tariff reforms stressed to drive export-led growth

ISLAMABAD: In follow-up of the Prime Minister’s constitution of the Committee on ‘tariff rationalisation for...

Published 13 Aug, 2024 07:02am

Export-oriented sectors: MoC advocates concessional power tariff

Says key industrial export sectors of Pakistan struggling to recover and gain lost share in global markets

Updated 03 Jun, 2024 09:35am

Business & Finance

PCMEA presents 14-point recommendations to ministry, TDAP

LAHORE: Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) Senior Vice Chairman Usman Asharf has...

Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am

PM seeks plan to boost exports

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the MoC to prepare an action plan to double domestic exports...

Updated 03 Apr, 2024 08:51am

Business & Finance

MoC asked to expedite Pak-Turkmenistan TTA

ISLAMABAD: Economic Affairs Division (EAD) has asked Ministry of Commerce (MoC) to expedite signing of Transit Trade...

Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

Opinion

Evolution of Pakistan’s trade dispute resolution regime: Through the gloom, the silver linings we should see

There is a lot of gloom in Pakistan these days. In that miasma it is sometimes difficult to see and appreciate the...

Updated 22 Mar, 2024 05:36am

Temporary import, export of vehicles: MoC and FBR lock horns over former’s proposal

ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) have reportedly locked horns over the...

Updated 07 Feb, 2024 09:34am

Business & Finance

Purchase of engineering goods: PSEs asked to prefer local firms

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry (MoC) has urged Public Sector Entities (PSEs) to give preference to domestic companies...

Updated 31 Jan, 2024 09:33am

ECC rejects hike in wheat support price proposal

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has turned down the Ministry of National Food...

Updated 03 Jan, 2024 09:15am

Ministry announces improvement in BoP

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce announced achievements in trade sector with a year-on-year balance of payments...

Updated 27 Dec, 2023 09:27am

Supplements

National Insurance Company Limited (NICL), Khalid Hamid B.E, ACII & Chartered Insurer (CII - UK) Certified Director CEO, NICL

National Insurance Company Limited is the national flag carrier in the field of general insurance and is fully owned...

Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am

Pakistan

Body to probe smuggling of Afghan transit trade goods

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government is said to have constituted an inquiry committee to investigate the smuggling of...

Updated 08 Dec, 2023 09:00am

Body approved to condone import and export-related curbs

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved a three-member committee headed by caretaker Minister for Commerce to...

Updated 01 Dec, 2023 09:34am

Afghanistan transit trade agreement: MoC allows transportation of goods already landed at Karachi

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Commerce has allowed transportation of fabrics, tyres, black tea, cosmetics, toiletries,...

Updated 05 Oct, 2023 09:43am

Afghan transit commercial goods: FBR slaps 10pc processing fee on 5 categories

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed 10 percent processing fee on five major categories of...

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 09:04am

Business & Finance

PBC underscores need for renegotiating transit trade with Kabul

KARACHI: In order to curb the misuse of Afghan transit trade, Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has recommended...

Updated 27 Sep, 2023 10:27am

Business & Finance

Tax system being digitised under reform process: PM

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar Thursday stated the country’s tax system is being digitised...

Updated 08 Sep, 2023 09:22am

Smuggling of sugar, urea: Finally, caretaker setup swings into action

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Ahmad Bugti, on Thursday, directed the concerned department to make...

Updated 01 Sep, 2023 08:42am

Falls under domain of Ministry of Commerce: SBP says it can’t impose ban on import of any item

ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has stated that it cannot impose a ban on import of any item as it falls...

Updated 28 Aug, 2023 08:44am

Ginning factories: Govt decides to implement ‘track and trace’ system

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to implement a track and trace system at ginning factories to fully document...

Updated 25 Aug, 2023 08:44am

Business & Finance

Duty drawback schemes: Sept 30 final date for resubmission of claims

KARACHI: Following the directives of the Ministry of Commerce, final date for resubmission of claims under duty...

Published 22 Aug, 2023 06:42am

LSMI output down 10.26pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has declined by 10.26 percent during the fiscal...

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 08:46am

World food and agriculture expo inaugurated

KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and the Ministry of Commerce & Textile have launched...

Updated 11 Aug, 2023 09:28am

Business & Finance

Imported vintage cars: MoC set to seek cabinet’s nod for release

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) is all set to seek the federal cabinet’s approval for allowing the...

Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am

Vegetable ghee/cooking oil: ECC allows export from EPZs, MBs, EOUs to Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has reportedly allowed export of vegetable...

Updated 26 Jul, 2023 01:18pm

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%)
Shaheen Ins. / Dec 18 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7 ▲ 0.91 (14.94%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.90 ▲ 0.79 (11.11%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.50 ▲ 0.45 (11.11%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 18 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	103.94 ▲ 9.45 (10.00%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Dec 18 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	21.24 ▲ 1.93 (9.99%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 18 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	20.15 ▲ 1.83 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
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%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 18 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 18 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	29.12 ▼ -3.23 (-9.98%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 18 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	64.12 ▼ -6.97 (-9.80%)
J.K.Spinning / Dec 18 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	59 ▼ -6.00 (-9.23%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	741.98 ▼ -67.78 (-8.37%)
Fateh Sports / Dec 18 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	80 ▼ -7.22 (-8.28%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	21 ▼ -1.40 (-6.25%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 1.31
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.02
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▲ 0.14
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▲ 0.84
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 2.22
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.54
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▲ 1.20
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▲ 0.05

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