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‘Punjab achieves 82pc cotton sowing target’

Published 20 May, 2026 02:34am

LAHORE: Punjab has achieved around 82 percent of its cotton sowing target for the ongoing season, with cultivation...

Adulterated fertilisers: Punjab asks LEAs, agri authorities to act against culprits

Updated 26 Apr, 2026 01:45pm

Prosecutor General Punjab issueS detailed guidelines for strict compliance

Punjab CM launches portal for ‘Apna Khet, Apna Rozgar’ scheme

Published 24 Apr, 2026 06:03am

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has formally inaugurated the portal for a landmark agricultural...

PAD provides first batch of harvesters to farmers

Published 16 Apr, 2026 06:16am

LAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) on Wednesday provided first batch of combine harvesters to farmers...

China to support Punjab agriculture against climate change

Published 02 Apr, 2026 06:03am

LAHORE: The newly-appointed Consul General of China in Lahore, Sun Yan, said on Wednesday that the Chinese experts...

Punjab likely to exceed 22.5m MT of wheat production

Published 28 Mar, 2026 04:28am

LAHORE: The Punjab province is expecting to exceed 22.5 million metric tons of wheat production this year, claims a...

Sindh CM orders Food Dept to fumigate godowns, procure wheat

Published 24 Mar, 2026 03:00am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah directed the Food Department to immediately start fumigation of...

Uzbekistan has offered land for potato cultivation and research: Tashkent governor

Updated 14 Mar, 2026 09:37am

LAHORE: “Uzbekistan has offered to provide land and other resources for potato cultivation and research, besides...

Agri development one of top priorities of Punjab govt: official

Published 08 Mar, 2026 02:16am

LAHORE: Secretary Agriculture Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahoo has said that agricultural development and the prosperity of...

Rabi 2025–26: Meeting assesses status of wheat crop

Updated 17 Feb, 2026 06:55am

KARACHI: Chief Secretary Sindh Asif Hyder Shah, presided over a high-level meeting of the Agriculture Department to...

Sindh to provide subsidy on urea fertilizer from tomorrow

Published 01 Feb, 2026 03:07am

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to provide a subsidy on urea fertilizer to verified farmers under the...

OPINION: Rethinking Pakistan’s smog crisis

Updated 24 Dec, 2025 07:32am

Outdoor air pollution is a prominent environmental health problem that affects not only the low and middle income...

Two draft bills submitted before Punjab Assembly

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:44am

LAHORE: Two significant draft bills were presented before the Punjab Assembly on Friday during a session marked by...

Wheat cultivation target: Minister for utilisation of all resources

Published 15 Nov, 2025 05:53am

LAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani, while reviewing the progress on wheat ...

1,000 agricultural graduates to China: first batch to depart on April 16

Published 14 Apr, 2025 08:57pm

The first batch containing 300 agricultural graduates under a govt-funded international training programme will...

Impacts of climate change: Sindh decides to include measures in budget

Published 11 Apr, 2025 05:38am

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to include measures in the upcoming new budget to address the impacts of...

Farmers showing interest in early cotton sowing: PAD

Published 09 Mar, 2025 05:17am

LAHORE: Punjab Agriculture Secretary Iftikhar Ali Sahoo has said that farmers are showing great interest in early...

Govt plans to transform Bahawalpur into ‘Cotton Valley’

Published 08 Dec, 2024 02:56am

LAHORE: The Punjab government has chalked out a comprehensive plan to transform Bahawalpur into a “Cotton ...

Better production: Agri dept, private sector should coordinate: minister

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

LAHORE: Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani has said that the Agriculture department and the...

528 held in crackdown on profiteers

Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am

LAHORE: The Punjab government has continued the crackdown on profiteers, arresting 528 persons and lodging 185 FIRs...

Punjab sets wheat production target for Kharif

Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am

LAHORE: The Punjab province, which produces about 76 per cent of country’s total wheat, has set a production ...

PAD to focus on corporate farming, horticulture, kitchen gardening

Published 06 Jul, 2023 05:42am

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Agriculture, Industry and Commerce S. M. Tanveer has instructed the provincial...

Punjab CM told: 100pc cotton sowing accomplished in Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Sargodha

Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:21am

LAHORE: The caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi presided over a meeting at his office where it was revealed...

‘Next 15 days critical for cotton cultivation’

Published 14 May, 2023 03:24am

LAHORE: Secretary Agriculture Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahoo has said that the next 15 days are critical for cotton...

Agri dept instructed to intensify off-season cotton management drive

Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:58am

LAHORE: Additional Secretary Agriculture (Task Force) Punjab Muhammad Shabbir Ahmad Khan has directed the provincial...

Punjab govt launches ‘production competition’ for wheat growers

Published 14 Dec, 2022 05:57am

LAHORE: The Punjab Government has launched a ‘production competition 2022-23’ for the wheat growers under the...

Anti-smog squad seals five pyrolysis plants

Published 17 Nov, 2022 05:59am

LAHORE: The Environment Protection Department’s anti-smog squad on Wednesday sealed five pyrolysis plants located...

Urea fertiliser being sold at higher rates

Published 20 May, 2022 05:15am

ISLAMABAD: Despite the government’s repeated claims and directions to the relevant quarters to ensure the...

Sugarcane production: PKM challenges figures released by Punjab agri dept

Published 10 Feb, 2022 04:40am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Kissan Movement (PKM) while challenging the figure released by the Punjab Agriculture ...

Mango growers advised to insulate orchards from frost

Published 10 Jan, 2022 07:02am

MULTAN: The Agriculture Department advised farmers to opt for light irrigation of their mango orchards at night in...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 3	159.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 3	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 3	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
India Sensex / Jun 3	74,346.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 3	68,402.13
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Hang Seng / Jun 3	25,633.21
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	95.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,452.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.51
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 3 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	5.91 ▲ 1 (20.37%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 3 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.18 ▲ 1 (19.31%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 3 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.88 ▲ 1 (17.01%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jun 3 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.85 ▲ 0.44 (12.9%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 3 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 0.91 (10.46%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 3 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	19.24 ▲ 1.75 (10.01%)
Dawood Equities / Jun 3 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	20.56 ▲ 1.87 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 3 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.89 ▲ 1.9 (10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	68.38 ▲ 6.22 (10.01%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 3 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	72.48 ▲ 6.59 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,164.61 ▼ -240.51 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 3 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	71.48 ▼ -7.9 (-9.95%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 3 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.88 ▼ -1.62 (-8.76%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 3 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	27.79 ▼ -2.41 (-7.98%)
Paramount Mod / Jun 3 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.90 ▼ -1.1 (-7.33%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 3 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	30.18 ▼ -2.23 (-6.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jun 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	52.03 ▼ -3.68 (-6.61%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.23 ▼ -1.32 (-6.42%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 3 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.96 ▼ -3.61 (-5.96%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 3 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147.13 ▼ -8.47 (-5.44%)

Stock	Volume
Treet Battery / Jun 3 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	46,642,698 ▼ -0.03
Dewan Cement / Jun 3 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	33,760,377 ▲ 0.4
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 3 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	25,238,548 ▲ 0.84
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 3 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	23,949,474 ▲ 0.46
P.T.C.L. / Jun 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	23,376,596 ▲ 0.82
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	17,752,841 ▲ 0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jun 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,285,113 ▼ -0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,753,659 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,876,959 ▼ -0.12
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 3 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	13,316,500 ▼ -0.13

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