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Bahawalpur holds distinctive position in agri landscape: minister

Published 12 Nov, 2026 05:25am

LAHORE: The Punjab government has set a wheat cultivation target of 2.7 million acres in Bahawalpur division as the...

Rethinking agricultural drones

Updated 28 Oct, 2026 05:06am

Agricultural drones are gradually entering the conversation about modernising farming in Pakistan. They can assist...

Morocco’s OCP Group discusses soil health cooperation with Punjab

Published 02 Oct, 2026 08:09am

LAHORE: A delegation of Morocco’s OCP Group (Office Chérifien des Phosphates) met with Punjab Minister for...

Modernising agriculture is not enough

Published 16 Sep, 2026 07:37am

On 22 August, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed agricultural research institutions to strengthen their...

Weather, war push up food prices: FAO

Published 05 Sep, 2026 07:14am

PARIS: Food price inflation accelerated in August as drought and conflicts impacted commodity markets, with sugar...

Punjab’s climate test: from vision to implementation

Published 26 Aug, 2026 04:57am

Climate change is no longer a distant environmental concern for Punjab. It is already reshaping daily life through...

Plea for establishing ‘monsoon economic damage dashboard’

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

KARACHI: The President of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum and the All Karachi Industrial Alliance, Mian...

Cabinet greenlights (NABP)–2025

Updated 24 Jun, 2026 09:11am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has approved the National Agricultural Biotechnology Policy (NABP)–2025, aimed at...

Sindh agriculture output grows over 14 years, but sustainability concerns emerge

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 01:18am

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Thursday the provincial agronomy – crops, livestock, and...

Agri sector misses 4.5pc growth target

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:59am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s agriculture sector has missed the growth target of 4.5 percent set for the outgoing financial...

What the food security meetings never discuss

Published 18 May, 2026 05:40am

Reliable water delivery is the precondition for every other agricultural reform. We have been ignoring it. Pakistan...

Govt has buffer stocks of over 800,000 tonnes of urea

Published 05 May, 2026 06:01am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has buffer stocks of more than 800,000 tonnes of urea, and fertiliser manufacturers have ruled...

Heavy rainfall may damage crops

Updated 06 Apr, 2026 08:48am

ISLAMABAD: Heavy rainfall starting from today (Monday) may cause flash flood and damage to crops in different parts...

Prices, stocks of fertilizers remain stable

Updated 28 Mar, 2026 08:32am

ISLAMABAD: Prices and stocks of fertilizers, including DAP (Diammonium Phosphate) and urea, remain stable in the...

Pulse production crisis

Published 23 Mar, 2026 05:24am

EDITORIAL: Despite being an agrarian economy, Pakistan is increasingly dependent on imported pulses, spending nearly...

A fading agricultural advantage

Published 18 Mar, 2026 04:35am

EDITORIAL: The disclosure before the Senate Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research that organic...

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...

First Cotton Advisory meeting held in Multan: Farmers urged to apply ‘balanced’ fertilizers

Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:34am

LAHORE: The first Cotton Advisory meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee was held at the Central Cotton ...

Fauji Fertilizer announces financial results for 2025

Updated 02 Feb, 2026 09:15am

KARACHI: Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) has announced its financial results for the year ended December 31,...

Counterfeit, adulterated pesticides serious problem: CCP

Published 27 Jan, 2026 06:58am

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has expressed serious concern that the presence of...

$204.44m World Bank-funded Punjab project rated ‘satisfactory’

Updated 23 Jan, 2026 07:20am

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank–financed Punjab Resilient and Inclusive Agriculture Transformation (PRIAT) Project made...

Agri exports: PM orders crafting of ‘bold’ strategy

Updated 07 Jan, 2026 07:11am

Says increasing per-acre crop yields through better access to seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides is a central goal

SEPA reaffirms prohibition of burning post-harvest crop residues

Published 02 Jan, 2026 06:11am

KARACHI: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has reaffirmed the prohibition of burning post-harvest ...

There’s urgent need for a national tractor policy to revive Pakistan’s agriculture sector

Published 23 Dec, 2025 06:09am

Raheel Asghar Cheif Executive Officer Millat Tractors Ltd

Sugarcane’s long shadow

Published 19 Nov, 2025 06:14am

EDITORIAL: The past three decades have seen Pakistan’s farming system profoundly reordered, with strategically...

Crop losses fuelling inflation, ECC told

Updated 25 Oct, 2025 09:24am

Finance minister emphasizes the importance of sustained monitoring and enhanced coordination among relevant agencies

World Bank downgrades Pakistan’s growth projection to 2.6pc

Updated 08 Oct, 2025 11:26am

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has revised the GDP growth rate projection downward for Pakistan by 0.5 per cent to 2.6...

Farmers affected by floods: Relief-rehab plan unveiled by govt

Updated 07 Oct, 2025 03:43pm

Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal chairs first meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Agriculture and Climate/ Flood Emergencies

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...

Finance Div warns of fresh inflationary pressures

Published 01 Oct, 2025 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: As flood-related disruptions are poised to rattle Pakistan’s food supply chains, the Finance Division...

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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 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	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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