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Sufficient sugar stocks available: Minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R) Rana Tanveer Hussain on Monday said that...

Updated 25 Mar, 2025 08:49am

Editorials

Ramazan relief package

EDITORIAL: The Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanvir informed the House that the federal government has...

Updated 01 Mar, 2025 07:09am

Govt says to run USC under PPP

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain once again has made it clear that the...

Updated 27 Feb, 2025 09:20am

Govt to unveil Ramazan relief package sans USC: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Tuesday that the government would unveil a Ramazan Relief...

Updated 05 Feb, 2025 05:48pm

Editorials

Curtains for Utility Stores

EDITORIAL: The government’s decision to shutter the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) is a commendable move that...

Published 25 Jan, 2025 07:02am

PM’s package approved: ECC sanctions Rs1.679bn for USC’s expenses

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved continuation of the Prime Minister’s...

Updated 07 Jan, 2025 09:22am

Pakistan

Employees told USC won’t be shut down; it will be restructured

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain, Monday, while dispelling the notion...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 08:01am

Pakistan

Bengali spells out reasons for his resignation

KARACHI: Noted economist Dr Kaiser Bengali has resigned from the Austerity Committee (High-Powered Committee for...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:27am

Pakistan

Employees stage sit-in against proposed closure of USC

ISLAMABAD: The employees of Utility Stores Corporation (USC), on Wednesday, staged a sit-in against the...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:06am

Pakistan

Red Zone sealed as USC employees protest

ISLAMABAD: The law enforcement agencies, on Monday, put security on high alert in the city and sealed the Red Zone ...

Published 27 Aug, 2024 06:44am

Govt mulling shutting down utility stores

ISLAMABAD: The federal government to get itself out of the unnecessary businesses activities is considering to close...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 02:52pm

Tax on subsidy: ECC accuses FBR of ‘overreaching’

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has accused the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 08:54am

ECC says relief package through USC to continue

Declares warehousing and logistic sector as an industry

Updated 16 Aug, 2024 03:10pm

Business & Finance

USC business plan to be ready in two months

ISLAMABAD: The business plan of the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) is presently under development and will be...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 07:06am

Active privatisation list: Six additional public sector entities added

ISLAMABAD: The federal government, on Thursday, added six additional public sector entities in active privatisation...

Updated 03 May, 2024 09:20am

Editorials

Inflation unchecked

EDITORIAL: The Sensitive Price Index for the week ending 25 April 2024, consisting of 51 essential items collected...

Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am

Pakistan

Ramazan Relief Package: PM oversees distribution

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Wednesday, made surprise visits to various Utility Stores (USC) outlets in...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Pakistan

USC’s PM Ramazan Relief Package 2024 begins

ISLAMABAD: Once again, the Prime Minister of Pakistan has announced a subsidy of Rs 7.5 billion for this Ramazan ...

Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am

Implementation of Ramazan relief package to begin on March 4

ISLAMABAD: The federal government will start implementing Ramzan Relief Package of Rs7.492 billion through Utility...

Updated 25 Feb, 2024 10:11pm

Pakistan

Upcoming canal closure: USC System farmers demand urgent remedial measures

ISLAMABAD: Farmers belonging to the command area of Machai Branch Canal of the Upper Swat Canal (USC) System ...

Published 27 Dec, 2023 05:15am

Markets

USC reduces ghee, cooking oil prices

ISLAMABAD: Utility Store Corporation (USC) has reduced the ghee and cooking oil prices of well-known brands across...

Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am

Commodities being imported by TCP: Govt decides to change payment mechanism

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to change payment mechanism of commodities being imported by Trading...

Updated 05 Dec, 2023 09:47am

Business & Finance

FBR to sell seized sugar to USC at 50pc discount

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to sell seized/confiscated sugar to the Utility Stores...

Published 07 Nov, 2023 06:33am

Business & Finance

LTO Islamabad directs banks to attach USC accounts

ISLAMABAD: Large Taxpayer Office (LTO) Islamabad has directed banks to attach bank accounts of the Utility Stores...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am

Various depts/organisations: TCP receivables stand at Rs253.8bn

ISLAMABAD: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) receivables against various departments/organisations stand at...

Updated 14 Oct, 2023 09:54am

Markets

USC reduces ghee prices of leading brands: Spokesman

ISLAMABAD: The Utility Store Corporation (USC) has reduced the ghee prices of leading brands by Rs 60 per kg at all...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:03am

Business & Finance

Free atta scheme: ECC approves Rs985.43m spent by USC in Ramazan

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Rs985.43 million spent by the...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:26am

Markets

Ishaq Dar notifies cut in prices of oil, ghee at utility stores

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday announced that a cut in prices of oil and ghee by the Utility Stores...

Published 26 May, 2023 10:34pm

Markets

Significant cut in ghee-cooking oil prices

ISLAMABAD: The Utility Stores Corporation (USC) has announced a significant cut in ghee-cooking oil prices across ...

Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am

Business & Finance

Finance Division refuses TSG to retire TCP loans

ISLAMABAD: Finance Division on Monday expressed its inability to allocate funds as Technical Supplementary Grant...

Published 28 Mar, 2023 06:21am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 8	280.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 8	280.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 8	147.06
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 8	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 8	1.28
Euro to USD / Apr 8	1.10
UK LIBOR % / Apr 7	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 7	5,062.25
Nasdaq / Apr 7	15,603.26
Dow Jones / Apr 7	37,965.60
India Sensex / Apr 8	74,620.92
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 8	33,012.58
Hang Seng / Apr 8	20,148.82
FTSE 100 / Apr 8	7,842.81
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 8	20,014.81
France CAC40 / Apr 8	6,998.74

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 7	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 7	281,297.70
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 8	61.41
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 8	3,012.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 8	65.08
Petrol/Litre / Apr 9	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 9	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Orient Rental / Apr 8 Orient Rental Mod(ORM)	8.89 ▲ 0.88 (10.99%)
Mandviwala / Apr 8 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	17.55 ▲ 1.6 (10.03%)
Shakarganj / Apr 8 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	38.70 ▲ 3.52 (10.01%)
Bunnys Limited / Apr 8 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	20.78 ▲ 1.89 (10.01%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Apr 8 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	116.27 ▲ 10.57 (10%)
ZIL Limited / Apr 8 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	222.20 ▲ 20.2 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 8 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	150.24 ▲ 13.66 (10%)
Biafo Ind. / Apr 8 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	179.05 ▲ 16.28 (10%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Apr 8 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	1,188.20 ▲ 108.02 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 8 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	1,063.81 ▲ 96.71 (10%)

Stock	Price
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 8 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	2.77 ▼ -0.46 (-14.24%)
NBP PGETF / Apr 8 NBP Pakistan Growth Exchange Traded Fund(NBPGETF)	23.28 ▼ -2.9 (-11.08%)
Idrees Tex. / Apr 8 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	19.36 ▼ -2.15 (-10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 8 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	54.27 ▼ -6.03 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Apr 8 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	32.89 ▼ -3.65 (-9.99%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Apr 8 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	11.29 ▼ -1.25 (-9.97%)
Sindh Abadgar / Apr 8 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	52.70 ▼ -5.63 (-9.65%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Apr 8 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	41 ▼ -4.1 (-9.09%)
National Silk / Apr 8 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	34 ▼ -3.31 (-8.87%)
Elahi Cot. / Apr 8 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	118.10 ▼ -10.39 (-8.09%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	120,786,326 ▲ 0.57
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	55,274,278 ▲ 0.03
B.O.Punjab / Apr 8 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	34,156,511 ▲ 0.19
Pak Elektron / Apr 8 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	33,484,190 ▼ -0.12
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 8 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	33,262,071 ▲ 1.37
Bank Al-Falah / Apr 8 Bank Alfalah Limited(BAFL)	32,588,256 ▲ 1.77
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 8 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	28,028,542 ▲ 0.29
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	23,938,102 ▲ 0.11
Sui South Gas / Apr 8 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	19,784,658 ▲ 0.36
Fauji Cement / Apr 8 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,903,951 ▲ 1.59

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