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Industry

15,000 metric tons of wheat released to mills: DG

LAHORE: Dispelling the impression of any disruption in the supply of flour across Punjab, Director General Food...

Published 09 Jan, 2026 07:47am

Agriculture and Allied

Country faces most difficult agricultural year in 2025

LAHORE: Farmers’ organisations have described 2025 as one of the most difficult years for Pakistan’s agriculture...

Published 01 Jan, 2026 08:01am

Agriculture and Allied

‘PAMRA implementing reforms to digitalise agri markets’

LAHORE: The Punjab Agricultural Marketing Regulatory Authority (PAMRA) is implementing comprehensive reforms to...

Published 01 Jan, 2026 07:42am

Agriculture and Allied

Rabi season 2025-26: Over 91pc of wheat sowing target achieved

ISLAMABAD: More than 91 percent of the national wheat sowing target for the Rabi season 2025–26 has been achieved,...

Published 01 Jan, 2026 06:17am

Agriculture and Allied

Punjab launches country’s largest tractor scheme

LAHORE: Under the vision of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and the initiatives of...

Published 31 Dec, 2025 05:54am

Agriculture and Allied

‘Agricultural revolution underway in Punjab’

LAHORE: With record initiatives aimed at empowering farmers and freeing them from exploitative middlemen, an...

Published 30 Dec, 2025 07:48am

Agriculture and Allied

30pc of agri land affected by salinity, sodicity: experts

LAHORE: Pakistan is facing an escalating salinity and water-logging crisis that poses a serious threat to...

Published 29 Dec, 2025 07:30am

Industry

Transparency in wheat subsidy system imperative: Saleem Memon

HYDERABAD: Muhammad Saleem Memon, President Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry (HCSTSI),...

Published 26 Dec, 2025 08:04am

Agriculture and Allied

Punjab to promote hydroponics farming for year-round tomatoes

LAHORE: The Punjab government is paying attention to promote modern technology in the province to ensure...

Published 24 Dec, 2025 06:21am

Agriculture and Allied

KP agri dept, FACE join hands for agri research

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agriculture Department and the Food Security and Agriculture Center of Excellence...

Published 22 Dec, 2025 07:47am

Agriculture and Allied

Fake and low-quality pesticides plague Punjab, Sindh, finds CCP report

Pakistan has no local pesticide manufacturing and relies entirely on imports

Published 20 Dec, 2025 03:11pm

Agriculture and Allied

‘Punjab invested Rs35bn in agri mechanisation in last two years’

LAHORE: The Punjab government is generously allocating resources to transform agriculture in the province and a...

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:25am

Money & Banking

IFC, Fatima Fertilizer announce $60mn renewable liquidity facility to support Pakistan’s agriculture

The new facility allows the company to import essential materials and run at full capacity

Published 18 Dec, 2025 12:17pm

Agriculture and Allied

Punjab exceeds wheat-sowing target by 200,000 acres

LAHORE: Farmers in the province have brought 16.7 million acres of land under wheat sowing against a target of 16.5...

Published 17 Dec, 2025 07:17am

Agriculture and Allied

Minister for increase in wheat cultivation

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain on Monday urged an increase...

Published 16 Dec, 2025 06:04am

Agriculture and Allied

Agri and livestock sectors: MNFS&R urged to ensure effective federal-provinces coordination

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body on Monday urged the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R) to...

Updated 16 Dec, 2025 08:38am

Industry

Nepra approves flat Rs22.98 rate for industrial, agricultural electricity consumers

In October 2025, PM Shehbaz Sharif announced that industries and agricultural sector would be provided additional electricity at subsidised rates over next three years

Updated 09 Dec, 2025 11:00pm

Agriculture and Allied

Pakistan, AJK, G-B: ZTBL disburses over Rs234bn loans to farmers within three years

ISLAMABAD: The Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) disbursed loans of over 234 billion rupees to farmers across...

Published 06 Dec, 2025 05:48am

Agriculture and Allied

Rabi crops: PMD warns below-normal rainfall may hinder early growth

KARACHI: Pakistan is likely to face a drier-than-usual start to the winter season along with above-normal...

Published 04 Dec, 2025 06:04am

Agriculture and Allied

Farmers warn of looming agricultural collapse

LAHORE: Farmers’ representatives on Tuesday accused the government of failing to protect growers from ...

Published 03 Dec, 2025 05:59am

Agriculture and Allied

5,000 super seeders provided to farmers on subsidy: minister

‘All resources being utilized to achieve wheat cultivation target’

Updated 02 Dec, 2025 12:45pm

Agriculture and Allied

‘Govt taking steps for agri, livestock uplift’

FAISALABAD: Punjab Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani has said that tangible research...

Published 02 Dec, 2025 07:45am

Commodities

Use of certified wheat seed up by more than 2pc

LAHORE: Use of certified wheat seed for the current sowing season has increased by over 25 percent leading the hopes...

Updated 30 Nov, 2025 07:06am

Agriculture and Allied

JICA arranges 3-day Farmers Training Programme at NARC

ISLAMABAD: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Pakistan, arranged a three-day Farmers Training...

Published 28 Nov, 2025 07:41am

Industry

SAPM for documentation of agricultural sector

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, Haroon Akhtar Khan has stressed the need for documentation of ...

Published 27 Nov, 2025 07:34am

Commodities

TCP issues tender to buy 100,000mt of rice

HAMBURG: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP), Pakistan’s state agency, has issued a tender to purchase...

Published 25 Nov, 2025 05:54am

Agriculture and Allied

Rawalpindi farmers: High-power green tractors distributed

RAWALPINDI: The Agriculture Department (Extension) Rawalpindi, distributed high-power green tractors to farmers in a...

Published 24 Nov, 2025 05:21am

Agriculture and Allied

China to set up agricultural machinery plants in Punjab

LAHORE: A high-level Chinese delegation visiting Punjab on the invitation of Punjab agriculture minister has...

Published 22 Nov, 2025 06:53am

Agriculture and Allied

NA panel for steps aimed at safeguarding rice exports

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research recommended that the...

Published 21 Nov, 2025 05:36am

Commodities

‘Supply & demand of sugar stable across Punjab’

LAHORE: Punjab currently holds 11,937 metric tons of sugar in stock. As sugarcane crushing season has begun on...

Published 19 Nov, 2025 07:45am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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