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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

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 8	278.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 8	278.07
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 9	162.43
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 9	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 9	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 9	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 8	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 8	7,482.71
Nasdaq / Jul 8	25,870.65
Dow Jones / Jul 8	52,348.39
India Sensex / Jul 9	76,957.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 9	67,910.01
Hang Seng / Jul 9	24,037.16
FTSE 100 / Jul 9	10,534.87
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 9	25,019.09
France CAC40 / Jul 9	8,290.43

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 8	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 8	368,858
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 9	74.37
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 9	4,065.81
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 9	79.61
Petrol/Litre / Jul 10	297.53
Diesel/Litre / Jul 10	309.50

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Jul 9 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	7.84 ▲ 1 (14.62%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 9 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	8.71 ▲ 1 (12.97%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jul 9 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	6.19 ▲ 0.71 (12.96%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 9 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	9.55 ▲ 1 (11.7%)
S.G.Power / Jul 9 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	104.56 ▲ 9.51 (10.01%)
Saif Textile / Jul 9 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	47.59 ▲ 4.33 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 9 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	37.57 ▲ 3.42 (10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 9 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	66.13 ▲ 6.01 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 9 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	431.37 ▲ 39.22 (10%)
Chashma / Jul 9 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	123.82 ▲ 11.26 (10%)

Stock	Price
Premier Sugar / Jul 9 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	638.72 ▼ -70.97 (-10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 9 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	95.81 ▼ -10.65 (-10%)
Agritech Non-voting / Jul 9 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	36 ▼ -4 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Jul 9 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	39.62 ▼ -4.4 (-10%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 9 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	23.96 ▼ -2.66 (-9.99%)
Pak Leather Crafts / Jul 9 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	59.60 ▼ -6.43 (-9.74%)
Sindh Modaraba / Jul 9 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	24.25 ▼ -2.53 (-9.45%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jul 9 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	10.90 ▼ -1.1 (-9.17%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jul 9 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	64.05 ▼ -5.72 (-8.2%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jul 9 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	19.10 ▼ -1.63 (-7.86%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	211,563,133 ▲ 0.67
LSE Capital / Jul 9 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	58,237,432 ▲ 1
Pak Refinery / Jul 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,193,273 ▲ 3.47
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jul 9 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	48,544,441 ▼ -0.7
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	37,028,307 ▲ 0.11
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	36,206,112 ▲ 0
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 9 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	32,538,637 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Jul 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	25,402,658 ▲ 0.02
Thatta Cement / Jul 9 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	17,010,222 ▲ 2.78
Pak Elektron / Jul 9 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	16,646,368 ▲ 0.41

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