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Wheat flour fortification: SFA, WFP ink MoU

KARACHI: Sindh Food Authority (SFA) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have entered into a Memorandum of...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

Pakistan

41pc Pakistani women anaemic: survey

ISLAMABAD: The National Nutrition Survey report ‘Cost of In Action Tool’ revealed that more than 41 percent of...

Published 01 Sep, 2024 02:46am

Pakistan

Disaster response and school meals programme: Sindh CM, WFP official agree to join hands

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and United Nations World Food Program (WFP) Country Director Ms...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:27am

World

Sudan crisis ‘almost catastrophic’: WFP chief

PARIS: The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is “almost catastrophic”, the head of the UN food agency said Monday,...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am

Pakistan

2022 flood victims in Sindh still struggling to cope with losses

ISLAMABAD: The 2022 flood victims in Sindh who were devastated by the worst ever flooding in the country’s ...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

World

WFP suspends Yemen food aid in rebel-held areas

DUBAI: The World Food Programme said Tuesday it was suspending its food distribution in Houthi-controlled areas of...

Published 06 Dec, 2023 04:27am

Opinion

Agriculture: the rising trajectory

Agriculture forms the backbone of Pakistan’s economy as it provides livelihoods to almost two-thirds of the...

Published 30 Nov, 2023 04:53am

World

Gaza population lacks food, faces malnutrition, UN food programme official says

BRUSSELS: All of Gaza's 2.3 million inhabitants lack sufficient food and face malnutrition a month into Israel's...

Published 09 Nov, 2023 11:13pm

World

UN agencies call for ceasefire and humanitarian access throughout Gaza

U.N. agencies called on Saturday for a ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access throughout Gaza after 20 ...

Published 21 Oct, 2023 11:06pm

World

Food, fresh water rapidly running out: WFP

ROME: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that crucial supplies were running ...

Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:50am

Editorials

Ominous warning

EDITORIAL: It’s a shame that funding cuts to the World Food Programme (WFP) risks pushing approximately 24 million...

Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:31am

Opinion

Nobody should go to sleep empty stomach

This is apropos a Business Recorder news item “WFP warns cuts could push 24m people to brink of famine” carried...

Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am

World

WFP warns cuts could push 24m people to brink of famine

GENEVA: The World Food Programme said Tuesday that shrinking funding was forcing it to drastically slash rations in...

Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am

UN talks seek to fix ‘broken’ food system

In a world of plenty, it is outrageous that people continue to suffer and die from hunger, says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

Updated 25 Jul, 2023 10:07am

Pakistan

French contribution enables WFP to respond to nutrition crisis in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of Euro 3.5 million from the...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:01am

Pakistan

WFP welcomes €3.5m contribution from France to support flood affectees

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of EUR 3.5 million from the...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

Pakistan

‘Acute food insecurity’: govt rejects reports

ISLAMABAD: After Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) designated Pakistan as a ...

Published 01 Jun, 2023 03:34am

World

World Food Programme to suspend aid to Palestinians due to funding shortage

GAZA: The World Food Programme (WFP) will suspend food aid to over 200,000 Palestinians from next month due to a...

Updated 07 May, 2023 06:33pm

World

WFP says $13mn-14mn worth of food looted in Sudan

GENEVA: The World Food Programme (WFP) has estimated that $13 million to $14 million worth of food products destined...

Published 04 May, 2023 11:16pm

World

UN seeks aid for 874,000 Turkiye-Syria quake survivors

ROME: The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Friday for $77 million to provide food rations and hot meals...

Published 10 Feb, 2023 08:23pm

World

Second Russian fertiliser shipment bound for W.Africa: UN

GENEVA: After a first shipment of Russian fertiliser blocked in European ports heads for Malawi next week, a second...

Published 18 Nov, 2022 07:53pm

Pakistan

Flood victims: French envoy renews commitment to continue providing assistance

ISLAMABAD: Renewing his country’s commitment to continue to assist Pakistan’s flood victims, Ambassador of ...

Published 09 Nov, 2022 03:41am

Pakistan

Pfizer Foundation donates Rs33m for flood victims

LAHORE: The Pfizer Foundation has announced donation of Rs 33 million towards flood relief efforts in Pakistan. The...

Published 30 Sep, 2022 07:07am

World

'Ramifications go wider': Pakistan floods threaten Afghanistan food supply, says UN

GENEVA: The devastating floods in Pakistan will place huge strains on efforts to get food into neighbouring...

Published 02 Sep, 2022 06:23pm

World

UN World Food Programme optimistic on Ukraine grain export deal

LONDON: The World Food Programme (WFP) said it was optimistic about a UN-brokered deal to reopen Ukrainian ports for...

Published 25 Jul, 2022 06:53pm

Pakistan

WFP delegation meets Sindh minister

KARACHI: A delegation of the World Food Programme (WFP) led by Deputy Country Director WFP Pakistan Rathi Pala...

Published 04 Jul, 2022 08:08am

World

UN feeding one million people in Ukraine

ROME: The UN is providing emergency food to one million people in Ukraine, it said Wednesday, though it warned many...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 05:42pm

Pakistan

WFP official calls on UAF VC

FAISALABAD: Chris Kaye, representative and country director of World Food Program (WFP), called on University of...

Published 14 Feb, 2022 06:47am

World

UN reduces Yemen food rations due to funding shortage

The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday it will reduce food rations for 8 million people in Yemen from...

Updated 22 Dec, 2021 02:09pm

Supplements

Focus of the Conference

TEXT: The backdrop of this Conference is the serious humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. Millions face...

Published 21 Dec, 2021 04:14am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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