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Karachi Yarn Market Rate

Karachi Yarn Market Rates on Saturday (August 29, 2015).

Published 30 Aug, 2015 12:00am

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Cotton drifts lower as weary speculators hold off on buying

ICE cotton futures inched lower on Friday after correcting upward in the prior session from a two-week low, as speculators refrained from buying after suffering heavy losses during the sharp move lower earlier in the week. "The mills don't want to pay up

Published 29 Aug, 2015 12:00am

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The disaster in food security

The scenes were unbelievable as farmers rolled their potatoes on the roads of the Mall Lahore and in front of the provincial assembly building. The political system has failed the farmers once again and every time this happens it is the 'N' League's insen

Published 29 Aug, 2015 12:00am

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'Agricultural pricing policy': a viewpoint

Dr Hafiz A. Pasha in his article "Agricultural pricing policy" has stated that "In the absence of any interventions, conditions in the markets for crops have deteriorated. The worst-hit are rice, cotton and potato growers. The commodity prices are persist

Published 29 Aug, 2015 12:00am

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'UAF determined to provide technology to every farmer'

The University of Agriculture in Faisalabad (UAF), determined to take the technology at the doorstep of every farmer of the province, has developed soil-test-based fertiliser prediction models to predict the required amount of N and P for desired yield of

Published 29 Aug, 2015 12:00am

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Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary on Friday (August 28, 2015).

Published 29 Aug, 2015 12:00am

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Subsidise gas, power bills to settle refund claims: NA body recommends to government

National Assembly's Standing Committee on Commerce has suggested that if the government is not in a position to immediately settle refund claims, these should be settled by subsidising gas and electricity bills. This was stated by the Committee's Chairman

Published 29 Aug, 2015 12:00am

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NIBAF holds training on Islamic banking

National Institute of Banking and Finance (NIBAF) operated by the State Bank of Pakistan conducted five-day training on Islamic banking at Training Management Division FTC, Karachi. Prominent Sharia scholars Mufti Ehsan Waquar and Dr Khalil Aazmi conducte

Published 29 Aug, 2015 12:00am

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Cotton market: seed cotton rates firm on fresh rains

Prices of seed cotton showed further gains after fresh rains in cotton belt, dealers said on the cotton market on Friday. The official spot rate recovered Rs 50 to Rs 4,500, dealers said. Seed cotton prices in Sindh were at Rs 2300 and Rs 2450 and in Punj

Published 29 Aug, 2015 12:00am

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Daily trading report of PMEX

On Thursday, at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX), value traded was PKR 6,070 million as compared to PKR 5,769 million reported on Wednesday, an increase of 5 percent. The number of lots traded was 23.06 million. PMEX Commodity Index closed at 2,465. Ma

Published 29 Aug, 2015 12:00am

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Africa's squandered commodity boom erodes US trade promise

A fresh US trade pact could provide relief to African economies buffeted by the commodities slump but a failure to reform during the boom years has left many countries unable to profit from tariff-free access to the world's largest market. In an effort to

Published 29 Aug, 2015 12:00am

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Meeting of NA body on rules of procedure & privileges held

A meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges met at Parliament House on Wednesday, under the Chairmanship of Chaudhry Asad-ur-Rehrnan, MNA to discuss the following agenda: The Question of Privilege raised by M