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PIDE’s vision for reforming agricultural markets

The agriculture sector is a cornerstone of Pakistan’s economy, yet it faces several challenges that hinder its...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 06:57am

Opinion

The impact of reduced cotton production on rural economies and country’s balance of payments

The basic rule of economics is clear: global demand drives global production, and countries with a comparative...

Updated 08 Oct, 2024 08:40am

Opinion

The untapped value of water

Pakistan, a country facing increasing water scarcity, is struggling with a critical challenge in efficiently ...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:48am

Business & Finance

Russia and Pakistan: Two agriculture companies sign barter trade deal

MOSCOW: Two agriculture companies from Russia and Pakistan have signed barter deals to trade chickpeas and lentils...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am

Agriculture posts 6.76pc growth in Q4FY24: NAC

Pakistan’s economy posts a stable growth of 3.07 percent during the fourth quarter of financial year 2023-24

Updated 01 Oct, 2024 09:30am

Pakistan

Need stressed for reducing post-harvest losses

MURREE: Pakistan urgently needs to improve agricultural practices to reduce post-harvest losses, estimated at around...

Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:06am

Pakistan

Sale of substandard seeds: Body will finalise its report within next 10 days

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R) on Wednesday informed a parliamentary...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 07:40am

Opinion

Transforming agri landscape through ICT-enabled agribusiness management

As Pakistan is struggling to improve its falling agricultural economy, the adoption of information and communication...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Pakistan

Aurangzeb says agriculture, IT key economic drivers

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that agriculture and...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:31am

Markets

US, Pakistan discuss establishing commodities market to boost agri sector

Finance minister, in meeting with US official, welcomes initiative and highlights role of agriculture in Pakistan’s economy

Updated 10 Sep, 2024 09:46pm

Pakistan

‘Govt must launch national dialogue to compensate farmers’

LAHORE: The government must launch a ‘national dialogue’ aimed at developing strategies to compensate farmers ...

Published 08 Sep, 2024 02:42am

Business & Finance

Taxing absentee landlords could generate Rs79.61bn: experts

ISLAMABAD: A research study has revealed that the government of Pakistan can generate at least Rs79.61 billion...

Published 05 Sep, 2024 07:12am

Business & Finance

Need stressed for bringing tech solutions to agri sector

KARACHI: Speakers stressed adopting technological solutions in the agriculture sector to increase the yields of...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Business & Finance

TDAP sees over $1bn business in FOODAg-2024

KARACHI: Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) is expecting business of over $1 billion in the 2nd edition...

Published 02 Aug, 2024 05:55am

Business & Finance

IT, agri sector and SMEs: Aurangzeb asks banks to lend more

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Finance & Revenue, Muhammad Aurangzeb has asked banks to enhance their financing ...

Published 31 Jul, 2024 06:40am

‘China will help secure IMF loan’

FM Muhammad Aurangzeb says Pakistan requires 3 to 5-year extension in maturity of $12bn debt from Saudi Arabia, China, and UAE as part of confirmation before approval from IMF’s Executive Board on fresh bailout package

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 12:34pm

Pakistan

Team meets PM: China’s Hengeng constructing $50m slaughterhouse in Gwadar

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of China’s Hengeng Trading Company, under the leadership of Chairman Zhang Bin met with...

Published 24 Jul, 2024 07:40am

Opinion

Challenges facing the tractor industry

The agriculture practices all over the world are increasing farm mechanization, adopting modern technologies...

Published 23 Jul, 2024 07:18am

Pakistan

Taxing Pakistan’s agriculture sector: IMF push ‘a move in the right direction’

Islamabad will be required to complete a number of conditions as it moves ahead with $7-billion EFF; reforms will include bringing retail, export, and agriculture sectors properly into taxation system

Updated 13 Jul, 2024 10:15pm

Pakistan

Agri census: Training of Census Master Trainers begins

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) is making efforts to conduct the 7th Agricultural Census, the...

Published 13 Jul, 2024 06:13am

Business & Finance

Climate-resilient agri practices: PFVA signs MoU with CVF-V20 to boost co-op

KARACHI: The All Pakistan Fruit & Vegetable Exporters, Importers & Merchants Association (PFVA) and the...

Updated 13 Jul, 2024 07:52am

Business & Finance

REAP delegation meets Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb was called on by the representatives of Rice Exporters Associations ...

Published 11 Jul, 2024 05:13am

Opinion

Agriculture is not the future of Pakistan

The argument that Pakistan is an agrarian economy is always reinforced by the agriculture sector’s significant...

Updated 09 Jul, 2024 07:42am

Editorials

Agriculture emergency?

EDITORIAL: Once again agri sector experts have warned as loudly as they could that climate change is taking such a...

Published 07 Jul, 2024 03:08am

Business & Finance

FPCCI calls for comprehensive Agricultural Policy in KP

PESHAWAR: Convener of the Agriculture Standing Committee of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and...

Published 03 Jul, 2024 07:35am

Pakistan

Punjab govt desires partnership with Kazakhstan agri-sector

LAHORE: The Punjab Government has conveyed its desire to Kazakhstan government for developing a partnership between...

Published 30 Jun, 2024 02:58am

Monthly update, outlook: June inflation will be on higher side: MoF

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has stated that inflation outlook would be higher for June 2024 compared to the...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 03:01pm

Pakistan

KP working on 49 agri sector uplift projects: CM

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister Sardar Ali Amin Gandapur has said that the provincial government is working on 49...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:52am

Markets

Textile industry, labourers, rural livelihood: Cotton area shortfall constitutes challenge

MULTAN: The agriculture sector is facing a challenge as the cotton cultivation target fell short by 21 percent, ...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:00am

Pakistan

Temperatures lowered by scattered rains in some parts of country

ISLAMABAD: The scattered rain that occurred in some parts of the country helped in lowering the temperature as well...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:47am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 21	277.82
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 21	277.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 22	150.86
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 22	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 22	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 22	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 21	5,853.98
Nasdaq / Oct 21	18,540.01
FTSE 100 / Oct 21	8,318.24
Dow Jones / Oct 21	42,931.60
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 21	19,461.19
France CAC40 / Oct 21	7,536.23
India Sensex / Oct 22	80,819.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 22	38,436.98

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 21	242,027
Petrol/Litre / Oct 22	247.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 22	70.33
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 22	18,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 22	2,734.40
Diesel/Litre / Oct 22	251.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 22 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 22 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 22 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 22 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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