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Budget 2025-26

PKI urges govt to set up Agri Price Commission, Agri Export Authority

LAHORE: Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) has urged the government to establish an Agricultural Commodities Price...

Published 21 Jun, 2025 06:45am

Pakistan

Punjab forms task force to boost agri research links

LAHORE: The Punjab government has constituted a task force to enhance coordination between academia and research...

Published 20 Jun, 2025 07:08am

Pakistan

Punjab budget slammed: Farmers’ bodies demand better crop prices instead of loans

LAHORE: Various farmers’ organisations have expressed disappointment over the Punjab budget 2025-26, urging the...

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:10am

Business & Finance

Rs80bn development budget proposed for agriculture

LAHORE: The Punjab government has proposed a sum of Rs 80 billion as the development budget for agriculture, aiming...

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

Markets

Farmers start receiving tractors under wheat support programme

LAHORE: The Punjab government has started distributing green tractors among farmers under its wheat support ...

Published 15 Jun, 2025 03:30am

Business & Finance

Budget boosts agri loans, but growth uncertainty remains

LAHORE: While the budget 2025 continues to present agriculture as the backbone of Pakistan’s economy - ...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 07:24am

Markets

Punjab seeks tax relief for cotton industry

LAHORE: Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani disclosed on Wednesday that talks are underway with...

Published 05 Jun, 2025 06:08am

Business & Finance

Farmers warn govt against GST imposition on agri inputs

LAHORE: The Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) has warned the government against imposing general sales tax (GST) on...

Published 04 Jun, 2025 03:03am

Business & Finance

Cement sector urges tax relief amid decline in domestic demand

LAHORE: The cement sector has emphasised that 1.94 percent negative growth in local off-take, during the first 11...

Published 04 Jun, 2025 03:03am

Pakistan

EPA bans substandard fuel

LAHORE: The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has imposed a province-wide ban on the use of substandard fuel in...

Published 03 Jun, 2025 07:25am

Markets

ADB, Punjab govt to launch ‘Agri e-Mechanization Project’

LAHORE: The Asian Development Bank and the Punjab government have reached a mutual understanding on launching the...

Published 01 Jun, 2025 03:03am

Pakistan

‘Access to safe milk should be considered right not a privilege’

LAHORE: Ramesh Singh Arora, Minister for Minorities & Human Rights, Punjab, has emphasized that access to safe...

Published 31 May, 2025 07:18am

Pakistan

Punjab, UK to collaborate on farming and livestock reforms

LAHORE: The Punjab government and the British High Commission have agreed to work together on supporting farmers,...

Published 30 May, 2025 06:03am

Business & Finance

Import of bulk instant coffee: Govt urged to remove regulatory, additional duties

LAHORE: Companies involved in coffee business in the country have urged the federal government to remove regulatory...

Published 27 May, 2025 03:05am

Business & Finance

CBD, local govt join forces to identify strategic business hubs

LAHORE: The Punjab Central Business District Development Authority (PCBDDA) has joined hands with the local...

Published 21 May, 2025 07:04am

Business & Finance

‘High tax on packaged juices stifles growth, hurts economy’

LAHORE: The formal packaged juice industry in Pakistan continues to reel under the weight of an excessive 20% ...

Published 20 May, 2025 07:21am

Pakistan

Meeting on food security finalises agri innovation plan

LAHORE: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain chaired a consultative session...

Published 18 May, 2025 05:42am

Business & Finance

Hybrid cotton seed: Govt’s decision to allow import welcomed

LAHORE: Stakeholders across the cotton industry — from seed providers and farmers to ginners and textile...

Published 17 May, 2025 06:05am

Pakistan

CBD Punjab introduces sustainable rainwater solution

LAHORE: The Central Business District Punjab (CBD Punjab) has introduced a cutting-edge rainwater harvesting and...

Published 14 May, 2025 07:39am

Pakistan

Ministers hail unity, outline four-year agriculture plan

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Agriculture Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani, Minister for Information Azma Bukhari, and...

Published 14 May, 2025 05:56am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 23	283.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 23	283.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 24	144.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 24	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 24	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 24	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Jun 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 24	6,092.18
India Sensex / Jun 24	82,055.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 24	38,750.47
Nasdaq / Jun 24	19,912.54
Hang Seng / Jun 24	24,348.97
FTSE 100 / Jun 24	8,758.99
Dow Jones / Jun 24	43,089.02
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 24	23,641.58
France CAC40 / Jun 24	7,615.99

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 24	65.31
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 24	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 24	303,810
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 24	3,330.88
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 24	68.01
Petrol/Litre / Jun 25	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 25	262.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Treet Manuf / Jun 24 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	5.95 ▲ 1 (20.2%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jun 24 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	6.06 ▲ 1 (19.76%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jun 24 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	4.69 ▲ 0.7 (17.54%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 24 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	3.15 ▲ 0.43 (15.81%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 24 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3.06 ▲ 0.41 (15.47%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 24 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.98 ▲ 0.49 (14.04%)
Invest Bank / Jun 24 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	8.21 ▲ 1 (13.87%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 24 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3.48 ▲ 0.42 (13.73%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	6.05 ▲ 0.73 (13.72%)
Media Times Ltd / Jun 24 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.83 ▲ 0.34 (13.65%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jun 24 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.01 ▼ -0.91 (-10.2%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 24 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	38.61 ▼ -4.29 (-10%)
Fateh Ind. / Jun 24 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	131.41 ▼ -14.6 (-10%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 24 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	33.21 ▼ -3.69 (-10%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jun 24 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	40.06 ▼ -4.45 (-10%)
Maqbool Tex. / Jun 24 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	32.11 ▼ -3.53 (-9.9%)
Fateh Sports / Jun 24 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	70.25 ▼ -7.68 (-9.85%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jun 24 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	11 ▼ -1.15 (-9.47%)
Apna Microfin. / Jun 24 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	9.86 ▼ -1.03 (-9.46%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jun 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	43.16 ▼ -4.22 (-8.91%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	65,205,774 ▲ 0.11
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	54,238,494 ▲ 0.4
Cnergyico PK / Jun 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	37,815,083 ▲ 0.55
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	29,925,984 ▲ 1.84
Sui South Gas / Jun 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	29,051,807 ▲ 3.1
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 24 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	24,607,713 ▲ 0.43
Fauji Cement / Jun 24 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	20,582,001 ▲ 4.06
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	18,270,415 ▲ 0.73
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jun 24 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	17,934,627 ▲ 1
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 24 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	17,557,995 ▲ 0.54

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