Punjab Agriculture Minister Dr Farrukh Javed said that provincial government has taken lead in providing relief to farmers through Kissan Package. An amount of 40 billion rupees is being provided to compensate more than 12.5 million small farmers of the p
Prices moved both ways on the wholesale grain market on Monday in the process of modest trading, dealer said. On the grams side, grams Australia No 1 lost Rs 100 to Rs 8900 amd grams 50x50 also shed the same amount to Rs 9250, they said. On the seeds side
Bears dominated the cotton market on Monday as the mills and spinners failed to make deals in a big way owing to crisis like situation faced by them, dealers said. The official spot rate retained overnight levels at Rs 5,350, dealers said. In Sindh, seed
India's gold buying in the key December quarter is likely to fall to the lowest level in eight years, hurt by poor investment demand and back-to-back droughts that have slashed earnings for the country's millions of farmers. The sluggish demand could halv
Burkina Faso voted on Sunday in an election to choose the country's first new president in decades, a year after long-time leader Blaise Compaore was toppled in a popular uprising in which demonstrators faced down the security forces.
Some changes were seen on the wholesale grain market on Saturday in the process of trading, dealer said. On the cereals side, Guwar Sindh quoted at Rs 3400 and Guwar Punjab registered at Rs 3500, Khandsari quoted at Rs 8500 and Rs 9000, they said. On the
Selective buying by mills and spinners again witnessed on the cotton market on Saturday in the process of trading, dealers said. The official spot rate retained overnight levels at Rs 5,350, dealers said. In Sindh, seed cotton prices were at Rs 2200 and R
Japan wants to increase its $1.6-2 billion bilateral trade with Pakistan where, Ambassador Hiroshi Inomata Friday said, the well-performing government still has to overcome challenges in three major areas: security, energy shortages and governance.
The plunging textile exports belie the PML-N government's claims of the GSP plus facility would turn the country's economy around with a $2 billion immediate jump. Nearly all textile exports nose-dived, except the towel and readymade garments one showing
Cotton futures rose on Friday on worries that unfavourable weather in Texas would hurt crops and strong US government export data in a session shortened by post-holiday trading hours and technical issues. Prices were bolstered by forecasts of freezing rai
Trade activity improved on the cotton market on Friday after an emergence of fresh buying interest by mills and spinners, dealers said. The official spot rate retained overnight levels at Rs 5,350, dealers said. In Sindh, seed cotton prices were at Rs 220
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The government has been accused of partially implementing recently-announced prime minister's relief package for farmers as neither interest rate was reduced nor exemption of duty and taxes on import of machinery was allowed. Members of National Assembly
The government has been accused of partially implementing recently-announced prime minister's relief package for farmers as neither interest rate was reduced nor exemption of duty and taxes on import of machinery was allowed. Members of National Assembly
The government has been accused of partially implementing recently-announced prime minister''s relief package for farmers as neither interest rate was reduced nor exemption of duty and taxes on import of machinery was allowed. Members of National Assembly