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Agriculture

Inflation refuses to be tamed, rises to 24.5pc

The CPI in the first half (July-December) of current fiscal year on average remained at 25.02per cent compared to 9.81 per cent during the same period of the last fiscal year

Updated 03 Jan, 2023 09:09am

Pakistan

UAF underlines research work to boost productivity

FAISALABAD: University of Agriculture Faisalabad Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan has urged the agricultural scientists to...

Published 01 Jan, 2023 03:14am

Pakistan

Flood-hit areas: Govt spent $1.5bn through its own resources: official

ISLAMABAD: Secretary Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Syed Zafar Ali Shah Thursday said ...

Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am

Opinion

A bumper wheat crop in sight

It is heartening to note that the country is expecting a bumper harvest of wheat. According to Federal Minister for...

Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am

FBR reduces duty on import of agri tractors

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reduced additional customs-duty from 35 percent to 15 percent on...

Updated 29 Dec, 2022 08:51am

Markets

BD receives offers in tender to buy 50,000 tonnes of rice

HAMBURG: The lowest price offered in a tender from Bangladesh’s state grains buyer to purchase 50,000 tonnes of...

Published 28 Dec, 2022 04:12am

Private agri consumers of Discos, KE to get Rs3.60/ unit relief

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has decided that private agriculture consumers...

Updated 28 Dec, 2022 08:49am

Business & Finance

No quantum jump recorded in production of any crop: analyst

LAHORE: Farmers’ representatives regretted that Pakistan could not take full advantage of its potential in the ...

Updated 27 Dec, 2022 07:03am

Markets

PMEX Daily Trading Report

KARACHI: On Friday at PMEX the traded value of Metals, Energy, COTS/FX and indices was recorded at PKR 11.922 ...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am

Business & Finance

Capacity-building to counter climate change: SBP governor for allocating resources to R&D

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad referring to the devastation caused by recent floods has...

Published 23 Dec, 2022 05:54am

Pakistan

National Farmers’ Conference: Farmers vow to work diligently for achieving self-sufficiency in food

LAHORE: Stakeholders at a national farmers’ conference vowed to work hard for achieving higher productivity of the...

Published 22 Dec, 2022 05:57am

Pakistan

Expert for switching to new wheat varieties

ISLAMABAD: Agriculture expert Khan Faraz has stressed on need to create awareness among growers and farmers to ...

Published 18 Dec, 2022 03:36am

Pakistan

Descon aims to diversify with launch of agri division

KARACHI: Descon, one of Pakistan’s leading conglomerates, has officially announced its intention to diversify into...

Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am

PM underscores need for early completion of CASA-1000

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that Pakistan wanted the establishment of ...

Updated 18 Dec, 2022 09:39am

Markets

Punjab govt launches ‘production competition’ for wheat growers

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

Published 14 Dec, 2022 05:57am

Markets

PMEX daily trading report

KARACHI: On Monday at PMEX the traded value of Metals, Energy, COTS/FX and indices was recorded at PKR 16.127 ...

Published 14 Dec, 2022 05:57am

Business & Finance

ZTBL launches Mobile Van Service

ISLAMABAD: The Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd (ZTBL) on Thursday launched its Mobile Van Service aimed at reaching out to...

Published 10 Dec, 2022 07:22am

Business & Finance

Economic cooperation: Pakistan, Singapore agree to unlock potential

Understanding reached during FM Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s visit to Singapore from December 8-9 at the invitation of the foreign minister of Singapore

Updated 11 Dec, 2022 10:10am

Markets

Ukraine to see fall in grain exports

KYIV: Ukraine will likely reduce its winter grain exports in the 2023/24 season due to a smaller-than-expected ...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 05:54am

Pakistan

Linkages between industry, academia stressed

FAISALABAD: Former ambassador and President Institute of Regional Studies Nadeem Riyaz said that there is a need to...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 05:47am

Business & Finance

Updated version of ‘cropwise grower’ app launched

LAHORE: Syngenta Pakistan Limited, a leading agriculture innovation and technology company has successfully launched...

Published 01 Dec, 2022 05:47am

Opinion

Restoring nature could depend on how countries help farmers

Famous for its lamb, New Zealand’s agriculture industry was once so well-subsidised that slaughterhouse workers...

Published 30 Nov, 2022 06:28am

Markets

Ukraine‘s 2022/23 winter grain sowing

KYIV: Ukraine 2022/23 winter grain sowing is almost complete as farmers have sown 4.5 million hectares or 94% of the...

Published 30 Nov, 2022 05:53am

Technology

For higher yield, sustainability: Agri experts for adopting precision agriculture, AI technologies

ISLAMABAD: Agriculture experts have stressed the need for adopting precision agriculture and Artificial Intelligence...

Published 09 Nov, 2022 03:41am

BR Research

Rice exports: are good times over?

Pakistan’s rice exports are off to a bumpy sta-rt. After a stellar FY22 marking record growth in quantity exported...

Published 08 Nov, 2022 08:53am

Opinion

PM’s package for farmers

According to media reports, prime minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced a special financial package to promote...

Published 05 Nov, 2022 05:53am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz unveils relief package for agriculture sector

'Kissan Package' aims to uplift small farmers
Loan portfolio for farmers enhanced, import of used tractors allowed

Updated 31 Oct, 2022 08:55pm

Markets

Energy, agri sectors responsible for most of GHG emissions: report

LAHORE: Energy and agriculture are the main sectors responsible for most of the Green House Gas (GHG) emissions as...

Published 11 Oct, 2022 07:07am

Business & Finance

Increase in use of good hybrid seeds needed to save agri sector: PHHSA

LAHORE: “Pakistan has to increase the usage of quality hybrid seed to save its agriculture from total destruction....

Published 30 Sep, 2022 07:05am

Editorials

Economic despondency

EDITORIAL: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) nfor the week ending 29 September 2022 year on year was estimated at...

Published 29 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 7	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 7	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / May 7	154.44
USD to Swiss Franc / May 7	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 7	1.26
Euro to USD / May 7	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 6	5180.74
Nasdaq / May 6	16349.25
Dow Jones / May 6	38852.27
India Sensex / May 7	73503.22
Tokyo Nikkei / May 7	38775.44
Hang Seng / May 7	18439.46
FTSE 100 / May 7	8295.53
Germany DAX 30 / May 7	18257.19

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 7	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 7	78.61
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 7	205761
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 7	2322.69
Diesel/Litre / May 7	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 7 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 7 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 7 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 7 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 7 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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