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‘Small farmers will not vacate their land’

LAHORE: Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee and Anjuman Mazareen Punjab on Thursday declared that small farmers will ...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 03:03am

Business & Finance

Mobilink Bank introduces climate insurance to protect small farmers

KARACHI: Mobilink Bank, Pakistan’s leading digital microfinance bank, has introduced Climate Shock Insurance to...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 07:08am

BR Research

An interview with Fabio Ricci of FederUnacoma Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Association

Pakistan’s private sector can team up with Italian industry to provide the latest farm technology on a rental basis...

Published 27 May, 2024 08:46am

Pakistan

Small farmers and unemployed youth: JI for distribution of state-owned agri land

LAHORE Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has called for distribution of state-owned agricultural land among small...

Published 07 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Business & Finance

Experts underscore need for insulating small farmers from economic losses

HYDERABAD: Experts from national and international organizations have emphasized planning to protect small farmers...

Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:41am

Business & Finance

Experts emphasize protecting small farmers from economic distress

HYDERABAD: Experts from national and international organizations have emphasized planning to protect small farmers...

Published 10 Dec, 2023 03:33am

Business & Finance

Small farmers: Syngenta launches Aaghaz centres

Pakistan: Syngenta Pakistan Limited has stepped up once again for the facilitation of smallholders by successfully...

Published 10 Dec, 2022 07:41am

Pakistan

Australian team meets UAF’s VC to discuss farmers’ connectivity with markets

FAISALABAD: A team from a project funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)...

Published 25 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Pakistan

PM Imran launches SME policy, says govt focused on wealth creation

Special exemption in taxes will be given to entrepreneurs and young people under the policy, says prime minister

Updated 19 Jan, 2022 07:17pm

Pakistan

Panel for reviewing definitions of ‘calamity-hit area’, ‘small farmers’

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body, on Friday, recommended reviewing definitions of calamity-hit area as well as small...

Published 04 Dec, 2021 04:23am

Pakistan

Sindh announces financial package for small farmers

KARACHI: The Sindh government has announced an agricultural financial package for small farmers through Hari Card ...

Updated 15 Nov, 2021 07:28am

Business & Finance

Concern voiced over increase in prices of DAP, urea

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum...

Published 14 Nov, 2021 04:12am

PM says small farmers under increased focus

Government is extending Kissan cards to farmers, especially the smaller ones, for modernising the agriculture sector, adds the PM

Updated 12 Nov, 2021 09:34am

Pakistan

Cabinet snubs MoNFS&R for levelling accusation against local tractor makers

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has snubbed Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MoNFS&R) for ...

Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am

PM's step gives voice to small farmers' woes

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday launched "Kisan Portal" (a portal for farmers) to address their...

Updated 16 Oct, 2021 09:16am

Pakistan

Interest-free loans to small farmers wouldn’t end role of middleman: PKI

ISLAMABAD: The farmers’ associations on Saturday said that provision of interest free loans to small farmers...

Published 04 Jul, 2021 03:41am

With food security at stake, PM tells farmers govt determined to boost agri output

Research-based information and use of technology crucial, says prime minister

Updated 02 Jul, 2021 08:31am

Business

ACCA calls for cut in tax rates to single digit

LAHORE: In the budget proposals released on Monday by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), the...

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am

Tarin calls for interest-free agri loans

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin underlined the need to boost farm productivity by...

Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am

Pakistan

Tarin for curtailing middleman’s role to enhance farmers’ returns by 40pc

The role of middleman was also discussed during the meeting who makes money at the expense of farmers particularly with small and marginal land holdings.

Published 18 May, 2021 10:52pm

World

Small farmers 'need more climate aid to ward off famines': UN

The UN body's warning comes ahead of a climate adaptation summit on January 25 and 26 in the Netherlands.

Published 23 Jan, 2021 05:48pm

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
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

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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