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Minister, Chinese envoy visit Pir Mehar Ali Shah Agri University

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain along with the Ambassador ...

Updated 19 Dec, 2024 08:00am

Business & Finance

Grand National Olive Gala inaugurated

ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R) Rana Tanveer Hussain inaugurated the Grand...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 08:12am

Disputes related to cotton cess: PCCC concerned over prolonged delays

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Central Cotton Committee’s (PCCC) governing body on Thursday expressed serious concern over the...

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 09:24am

Wheat procurement: Body formed to prepare plan as per IMF terms

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a committee headed by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 03:03pm

Govt sets 33.58Mt wheat target

Federal Committee of Agriculture for the Rabi season reviews the performance of Kharif Crops (2025-25) and sets production targets for Rabi Crops (2025-2025)

Updated 02 Nov, 2024 03:21pm

Pakistan

Sale of substandard seeds: Body will finalise its report within next 10 days

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R) on Wednesday informed a parliamentary...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 07:40am

Pakistan

Agri sector: Ongoing monsoon rains have positive impact so far

ISLAMABAD: The ongoing monsoon rains so far will have a positive impact on overall agriculture sector as the rains...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 06:43am

Pakistan

One case of Clade II mpox detected in KPK

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations, Monday, announced that the Mpox case identified...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

High energy, financial costs cited: Cotton output likely to decline, NA panel told

ISLAMABAD: Cotton production in the country is forecast to decline in 2024-25 due to high energy and financial...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 09:39am

Pakistan

PARC, KOPIA to produce aeroponic potato seeds

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R) Rana Tanveer Hussain on Wednesday...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 07:21am

Opinion

Cotton research under siege

At the inception of Pakistan, the nation emerged as a notable cotton exporter, with only two or three textile mills...

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 07:20am

PASSCO privatisation: PM for preparing action plan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed to prepare an action plan regarding the privatisation of...

Updated 13 Jul, 2024 09:50am

Commodity traders seek permission to export surplus wheat

KARACHI: Pakistan can earn a foreign exchange of over $300 million through the export of one million tons of surplus...

Updated 25 Jun, 2024 08:27am

Pakistan

Rs12.56bn allocated for Ministry of Food Security & Research

ISLAMABAD: The government has allocated Rs 12.56 billion for the Ministry of National Food Security and Research...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:37am

Pakistan

President underscores need for ‘reasonable’ price of wheat

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has called for providing a reasonable wheat price, making timely ...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

MoC to resist PSMA’s ‘unsound’ export plan

ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has reportedly decided to resist Pakistan Sugar Mills Association’s ‘unsound’ sugar...

Updated 29 May, 2024 09:21am

Pakistan

Farmers: Mechanism decided for uninterrupted supply of fertilizer

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Food Security and Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain has said that a...

Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am

Pakistan

Global team visits Guard Agricultural Research, Services

LAHORE: A high level 9-member delegation of internationally acclaimed food and agriculture scientists and ...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Business & Finance

Minister for increased focus on technological needs of small-scale farmers

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Dr Kausar Abdullah Malik has ...

Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:20am

Markets

Open trucks: Business community for allowing import of cotton

PESHAWAR: Members of the business community urged the government and ministry of National Food Security and Research...

Published 26 Jan, 2024 04:58am

Pakistan

Biosafety rules: ‘Amendments aimed to align with international standards’

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Nation Food Security and Research on Sunday said that the proposed amendments in...

Published 22 Jan, 2024 05:37am

FIA probing ‘corruption’ in DPP

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is probing top brass of Department of Plant Protection (DPP), an...

Updated 22 Jan, 2024 11:47am

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

Import of GM soybean, canola seed: Govt decides to add ‘sunset’ clause to biosafety rules

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to add sunset clause to Pakistan Biosafety Rules, 2005/guidelines to contain...

Updated 12 Dec, 2023 09:29am

Markets

Massive project launched to increase wheat production, minister told

ISLAMABAD: Aimed to increase the productivity of wheat and reduce the productivity gap, the government had launched ...

Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:11am

Wheat procurement: ECC directs ministry to submit action plan

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

Updated 03 Nov, 2023 10:10am

Business & Finance

Country may achieve agri growth target for 2023-24

ISLAMABAD: The country is likely to achieve the agriculture growth target of 3.5 percent set for 2023-24 by meeting...

Published 24 Oct, 2023 05:05am

Pakistan

Experts for ‘swift actions’ to deal with burgeoning population challenge

ISLAMABAD: Expressing serious concerns over rapidly growing population of the country, the speakers at an event on...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Punjab to take steps to boost agri output

Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Dr Kausar Abdullah Malik meets Punjab Chief Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi

Updated 16 Oct, 2023 09:45am

ECC meeting chaired by Shamshad asks food ministry to help check smuggling, hoarding of sugar

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

Updated 29 Aug, 2023 08:37am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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