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agricultural sector

CLIS+: transforming agricultural risk protection in Pakistan

Published 09 Jul, 2026 07:48pm

Agriculture remains the backbone of Pakistan’s economy, contributing nearly one-fourth of gross domestic product...

Agricultural tax: LHC rejects request to suspend notifications

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:50am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday turned down a request to suspend the impugned notifications about...

PM highlights transformative potential of agricultural sector

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday underscored the transformative potential of the country’s...

PM seeks to explore alternative sources of fertilizer from Central Asian countries

Updated 13 May, 2026 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the authorities to explore alternative sources of...

Higher dam releases ease power system pressure

Updated 18 Apr, 2026 09:33am

Power Division says water outflows surged to 30,000 cusecs

Dec-Feb electricity consumption up 3.5pc: PD

Published 04 Apr, 2026 06:16am

ISLAMABAD: Power Division (PD) has claimed that overall electricity consumption has increased by 3.5 percent in...

Gulf states: PM Shehbaz for plan to export surplus food items

Updated 16 Mar, 2026 09:37am

Instructs relevant authorities to formulate a comprehensive strategy for exporting surplus food items to Gulf countries without affecting domestic food needs

PKRC condemns fuel price hike, demands its immediate reversal

Published 10 Mar, 2026 06:09am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC) has strongly condemned the government’s decision to increase...

CM reviews progress in Sukkur Barrage modernisation

Published 27 Feb, 2026 06:39am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday presided over a meeting to review the third-year...

Mechanising farmers' path to prosperity

Updated 26 Feb, 2026 06:28am

Punjab’s agricultural sector is undergoing an important structural transformation, driven by a planned push for farm...

‘Pakistan must shift from raw exports to agri value-addition’

Updated 11 Feb, 2026 02:11pm

LAHORE: By promoting agri-based value-added industries, Pakistan can transform its agricultural sector into a source...

OPINION: Shaping the future of farming and economy

Updated 07 Dec, 2025 08:17am

The agricultural sector is the cornerstone of Pakistan’s economy, long operating in the background, yet it remains...

SAPM for documentation of agricultural sector

Published 27 Nov, 2025 07:34am

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

‘Critically low agricultural productivity requires immediate attention’

Published 23 Nov, 2025 03:14am

ISLAMABAD: Agricultural productivity in Pakistan remains critically low, raising concerns that require immediate...

Editorial: The coming water reckoning

Updated 15 Nov, 2025 07:45am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan, one of the world’s most water-stressed countries, faces an intensifying crisis that is both...

Industrial production boost: Power Division directed to craft comprehensive policy

Updated 21 Oct, 2025 09:55am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the Power Division to formulate comprehensive policy...

Pakistan’s agricultural paradox

Published 20 Oct, 2025 02:25pm

Agriculture - historically the backbone of this region - has been turned into a loss making endeavor

SAU VC advocates data-driven decision-making to address challenges

Published 18 Oct, 2025 07:25am

HYDERABAD: Vice Chancellor of Sindh Agriculture University (SAU), Dr Altaf Ali Siyal, has emphasized that ...

The impact of recent floods on Pakistan’s agricultural sector

Published 03 Oct, 2025 06:27am

The recent floods in Pakistan have had serious and extraordinary repercussions on the agricultural sector, severely...

Cotton production: extreme weather could mean lowest yield in history of Pakistan

Updated 04 Sep, 2025 04:36pm

Heavy rains, heat waves and floods, coupled with water shortages have placed severe pressure on vital cash crop

BMP hails ‘Risk Coverage Scheme’ approval by ECC, urges SBP to notify it

Updated 01 Sep, 2025 07:42am

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has welcomed the...

Floods likely to pull Pakistan’s GDP growth down

Updated 01 Sep, 2025 09:09am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s GDP growth for fiscal year 2025-26 may plunge to between zero and one percent against the...

PM sounds alarm over collapse of cotton industry

Updated 23 Aug, 2025 09:22am

Highlights importance of investing in modern agricultural technology

‘Cruel initiative’: Farmers call for end to 45% agricultural income tax

Published 25 Jul, 2025 02:27pm

Sindh Chamber of Agriculture says govt gives businesses privileges like special industrial zones but not farmers

Medium- and small-scale agri activities: PM for easy lending policy

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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