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Basmati battle: Australian court rejects India’s plea as Pakistan secures major legal win

Updated 12 Aug, 2026 08:46pm

Outcome protects commercial, intellectual-property interests of Pakistan’s Basmati growers

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Published 11 Dec, 2025 03:26am

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Wednesday (December 10, 2025)...

Guard introduces two new OP Basmati varieties

Published 08 Dec, 2025 02:51am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s rice sector is poised for a major uplift as Guard Agricultural Research & Services Ltd...

GSP+ talks: Islamabad raises ethanol, Basmati issues in push for fairer EU market access

Updated 22 Nov, 2025 10:55pm

Pakistan committed to fulfilling all obligations, assures Commerce ministry officials in meeting with Ambassador of the Netherlands

Rice exports: quarterly roundup

Published 27 Apr, 2023 07:01am

Pakistan’s basmati rice exports surged strongly in March 2023, if reports from PBS are to be believed. Dollar...

Basmati: losing traditional markets?

Published 25 Nov, 2022 09:01am

That Pakistan’s rice exports are all set to decline massively in the ongoing fiscal now appears to be a foregone...

Reap chairman asks peers to go for value addition

Published 02 Oct, 2022 05:48am

LAHORE: Rice exporters must go for value addition instead of exporting just rice if they want to materialize the US$...

Sindh rice crop: separating fact from speculation

Published 30 Sep, 2022 08:45am

Last week, rumor mills went in overdrive in farmer Whatsapp groups, claiming that government of Pakistan was...

REAP to hold two ‘Biryani festivals’ in Tehran on 27th

Published 24 Jul, 2022 05:04am

LAHORE: The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) is going to hold two “Biryani Festivals” in Tehran on...

Rice exports: new heights

Published 21 Jun, 2022 09:49am

Pakistan’s rice exports have made a fresh record this fiscal, reaching 4.5 million metric tons (MMT) during...

Food prices: is basmati next?

Published 13 Dec, 2021 08:17am

According to weekly SPI, basmati (broken, average quality) national average price has closed in on Rs 100 per kg in...

Punjab registers record rice production of 5.766m tons

Published 26 Nov, 2021 05:15am

LAHORE: Punjab produced record rice production of 5.766 million tons, both basmati and non-basmati, for the year...

Rice exports: cautious optimism?

Published 01 Nov, 2021 07:35am

Pakistan’s rice exports staged a comeback during Q1-FY22, rising against low base from Covid quarter during same...

Basmati: damn thy luck!

Published 01 Oct, 2021 07:35am

According to PBS, quantum of basmati exports increased by 40 percent during 2MFY22, highest volumetric increase...

An interview with Shahid Hussain Tarer, Managing Director Galaxy Rice Mill (Pvt.) Limited

Published 20 Sep, 2021 07:40am

“Agri-exporters cannot demand price premium without attracting foreign delegations” Shahid Husein Tarer is the...

India seeks to harm Pakistan’s position in basmati markets

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am

LAHORE: From biryani to pilau, Pakistan and India's shared culinary landscape is defined by basmati, a distinctive...

GI of Basmati: EU accepts ‘reasoned statement’ against India

Published 09 Mar, 2021 05:45am

LAHORE: The European Commission (EU) has accepted the ‘reasoned statement’ submitted by the Rice Exporters...

REAP files reasoned statement in opposition to India’s claim on GI tag for Basmati

Updated 09 Feb, 2021 10:12am

KARACHI: Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has successfully filed the Reasoned Statement in opposition ...

PSC approves 47 new seed varieties of different crops

Published 29 Jan, 2021 04:55am

LAHORE: Punjab Seed Council (PSC) on Thursday approved 47 new seed varieties of different crops which include 7 BT...

Basmati rice registered as GI

Published 28 Jan, 2021 04:40am

LAHORE: Pakistan has registered Basmati Rice as Geographical Indication (GI) under Geographical Indications Act ...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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