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Urea sector: Body decides to extend gas supply for three months

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research remains at the forefront of efforts to ensure...

Updated 27 Mar, 2025 09:28am

Fertilizer plants: Subsidised gas supply fuels circular debt

Federal Cabinet discusses issue of supply of gas to local fertilizer industry

Updated 30 Dec, 2024 02:43pm

Clearance of overdue urea subsidy payments: ECC asks ministry to persuade provinces

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has directed the Ministry of Industries and Production...

Updated 28 Dec, 2024 04:14pm

PRAL restructuring plan endorsed: ECC approves Rs10bn for urea subsidy dues

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday took several decisions including...

Updated 19 Dec, 2024 03:03pm

No Cabinet approval to urea import proposal

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet did not endorse the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) for import of urea and...

Updated 14 Aug, 2024 10:25am

Fertilizer sector: ECC directs ministry to design holistic policy

Aspects such as production, provision of gas to industry, elements triggering/necessitating imports, pricing, and intensive/over fertilization of urea are to be covered

Updated 08 Aug, 2024 01:55pm

ECC approves urea import proposal

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved the proposal to import 100,000 MT urea...

Updated 03 Aug, 2024 01:40pm

FBR begins audit of urea/fertilizer dealers

ISLAMABAD: FBR has initiated a countrywide exercise for conducting audit of urea/fertilizers dealers to ensure that...

Updated 25 Jun, 2024 09:43am

ECC allows SNGPL-based fertiliser plants to operate at Rs1,597/MMBTU

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has allowed the SNGPL-based fertiliser plants to...

Updated 28 May, 2024 09:02am

Urea fertilizer: MoF refuses to extend subsidy due to financial snags

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has reportedly refused to extend subsidy on urea fertilizer due to financial...

Updated 14 May, 2024 01:13pm

MoI&P asked to settle impasse with provinces: Selling ‘un-needed’ imported urea becomes new headache for govt

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has directed the Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P) to settle impasse...

Updated 01 Apr, 2024 08:45am

Opinion

Hike in gas tariffs: an analysis

As their parting gift, before they left, Caretakers have increased gas prices again to comply with the IMF...

Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am

Business & Finance

Engro Fertilizers achieves record urea production in 2023

KARACHI: Engro Fertilizers, Pakistan’s premier seed-to-harvest solutions provider, achieved record urea production...

Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am

Selling imported urea thru local firms: Cabinet approves principles of basket price mechanism

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved principles of basket price...

Updated 12 Feb, 2024 10:10am

Sindh, Balochistan: MoC seeks MoF’s support for recovery of urea subsidy share

ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has sought the Finance Ministry’s support to recover 50pc share of cost of imported...

Updated 07 Feb, 2024 09:35am

Markets

Concern at delayed urea distribution

LAHORE: Farmers expressing their grave concern over delayed distribution of 150,000 metric tons of imported urea ...

Published 26 Jan, 2024 04:58am

SIFC orders tax audit of urea cos

A report by caretaker Minister for Power and Petroleum Muhammad Ali says fertiliser companies are making huge profits due to stagnancy in gas prices for the sector

Updated 22 Jan, 2024 10:53am

Imported urea fertiliser: Hike in basket price approved by ECC

Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet approves increase in basket price of 220,000 MT imported urea fertiliser

Updated 15 Jan, 2024 10:03am

Business & Finance

Surge in urea prices to harm farmers: PKI

LAHORE: Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) expressing concern over the speculations of further potential surge in urea...

Published 13 Jan, 2024 05:38am

Business & Finance

Weighted average price mechanism: Local, imported urea put in one ‘basket’

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved a mechanism for urea weighted...

Updated 10 Jan, 2024 08:58am

Pakistan

PKI calls for developing long-term strategy for urea availability

LAHORE: Discussing the current urea shortfall faced by the farmers, Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) President Khalid...

Published 03 Jan, 2024 05:32am

Business & Finance

45,000MTs of imported urea arrives

KARACHI: A second vessel carrying some 45,000 metric tons imported urea has reached Pakistan for domestic ...

Published 03 Jan, 2024 05:32am

Pakistan

Sindh govt to take action against stockpiling of urea

KARACHI: The government of Sindh has decided to take action against those who are stockpiling urea fertilizer and...

Published 29 Dec, 2023 02:58am

Business & Finance

A think tank for amending laws to improve agri sector

LAHORE: The Agriculture Republic, a think-tank that brainstorms agricultural issues and suggests remedies, says the...

Published 26 Dec, 2023 04:30am

Markets

DCs given 24 hours to control urea prices

LAHORE: Chief Secretary Punjab Zahid Akhtar Zaman on Monday gave a deadline of 24 hours to the deputy commissioners...

Published 19 Dec, 2023 05:20am

Fertiliser plants exempted from gas load-shedding: Ali

ISLAMABAD: The interim government decided to exempt all fertiliser plants from winter gas load-shedding and import...

Updated 13 Dec, 2023 09:44am

PM orders supply of urea fertilizer on controlled rates

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday directed the concerned departments to prepare and...

Updated 12 Dec, 2023 08:49am

Rabi: ECC allows import of urea on G2G tender basis

Business & Finance

The government is engaged with Russia, China and Azerbaijan for purchase of 0.2 million tons of urea fertiliser for Rabi season

Updated 20 Nov, 2023 09:53am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 28	281.26
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 28	281.06
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 28	142.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 28	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 28	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 28	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 28	5,528.75
India Sensex / Apr 28	80,218.37
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 28	35,839.99
Nasdaq / Apr 28	17,366.13
Hang Seng / Apr 28	21,971.96
FTSE 100 / Apr 28	8,417.34
Dow Jones / Apr 28	40,227.59
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 28	22,271.67
France CAC40 / Apr 28	7,573.76

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 28	62.05
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 28	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 28	297,582
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 28	3,347.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 28	67.55
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 29	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ruby Textile / Apr 28 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.98 ▲ 0.78 (10.83%)
ECOPACK Ltd / Apr 28 Ecopack Limited(ECOP)	34.71 ▲ 3.16 (10.02%)
EMCO Industries / Apr 28 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	38.36 ▲ 3.49 (10.01%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 28 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	172.02 ▲ 15.64 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 28 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	392.76 ▲ 35.71 (10%)
Shakarganj / Apr 28 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	43.58 ▲ 3.96 (9.99%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 28 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,608.54 ▲ 326.25 (9.94%)
Popular Islamic / Apr 28 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.89 ▲ 1.25 (9.89%)
Supernet Ltd. / Apr 28 Supernet Limited (GEM)(GEMSPNL)	23.79 ▲ 1.96 (8.98%)
MCB Invest. Managmt. / Apr 28 MCB Investment Management Limited(MCBIM)	92.81 ▲ 7.54 (8.84%)

Stock	Price
Lucky Cement / Apr 28 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	358.88 ▼ -1392.57 (-79.51%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 28 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	7 ▼ -1 (-12.5%)
Dewan Textile / Apr 28 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.51 ▼ -0.79 (-10.82%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Apr 28 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.74 ▼ -0.99 (-10.17%)
Matco Foods Ltd / Apr 28 Matco Foods Limited(MFL)	39.84 ▼ -4.43 (-10.01%)
Bunnys Limited / Apr 28 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	30.75 ▼ -3.42 (-10.01%)
Cyan Limited / Apr 28 Cyan Limited(CYAN)	36.20 ▼ -4.02 (-10%)
Atlas Battery / Apr 28 Atlas Battery Limited(ATBA)	292.11 ▼ -32.46 (-10%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Apr 28 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	216.10 ▼ -24 (-10%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 28 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	78.07 ▼ -8.67 (-10%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Apr 28 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,705,546 ▼ -0.41
Power Cement / Apr 28 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,585,733 ▼ -0.99
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	18,309,847 ▼ -0.03
Pak Elektron / Apr 28 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	18,055,841 ▼ -2.41
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 28 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	14,648,408 ▼ -0.99
Sui North Gas / Apr 28 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,187,141 ▼ -4.28
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 28 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	12,616,978 ▼ -1
Cnergyico PK / Apr 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	12,357,232 ▼ -0.28
Sui South Gas / Apr 28 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	11,366,687 ▼ -2.77
Lucky Cement / Apr 28 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	9,953,480 ▼ -1392.57

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