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Price control magistrates conduct over 427,000 inspections

Published 23 Sep, 2026 06:05am

LAHORE: The price control magistrates across Punjab conducted more than 427,000 inspections of markets and...

Exporting hunger, importing inflation

Updated 23 May, 2026 06:30am

Pakistan is now spending billions of dollars importing food products that a functioning agricultural economy should...

Lahore intensifies price checks, seven arrested

Published 15 Apr, 2026 07:53am

LAHORE: The Lahore district administration has further intensified the price control campaign across the city to...

Govt managing supply, demand of essential items: PM

Updated 02 Apr, 2026 09:26am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that Pakistan is effectively managing the supply and...

Essential commodities: Punjab introduces new mechanism to fix prices

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

LAHORE: The Punjab government has introduced a new mechanism for fixing the prices of essential commodities to...

Lahore launches anti-profiteering drive

Published 21 Feb, 2026 05:36am

LAHORE: The Lahore district administration launched a comprehensive campaign against profiteers and hoarders across...

Punjab orders stabilisation of prices in Ramazan

Published 04 Feb, 2026 05:49am

LAHORE: The government of Punjab has instructed the Punjab Agricultural Marketing Regulatory Authority (PAMRA) and...

Dar reviews essential commodities’ situation

Published 28 Jan, 2026 05:34am

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday chaired a meeting to...

Punjab CM heaps praise on Sahulat Bazaar project

Published 19 Jan, 2026 05:50am

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that her government’s Sahulat Bazaars project is a...

49 essential items: PPCC approves team of regulatory powers

Published 02 Jan, 2026 06:11am

LAHORE: In a major administrative move aimed at ensuring the smooth and uninterrupted supply of essential...

Nationwide transporters’ strike halts supply chain

Published 11 Dec, 2025 03:26am

LAHORE: A nationwide strike by goods and public transporters has brought Pakistan’s supply chain to a grinding...

Punjab steps up crackdown on price gouging

Published 01 Nov, 2025 06:03am

LAHORE: The Punjab’s price control and commodities management department intensifying action against profiteering...

Sugar hoarders: Karachi admin intensifies crackdown

Published 03 Oct, 2025 07:02am

KARACHI: In a decisive move to curb profiteering and ensure fair pricing of essential commodities, the Karachi...

Punjab fines over 12,000 profiteers in 24 hours

Published 21 Sep, 2025 04:51am

LAHORE: The Punjab Price Control Department carried out 486,455 inspections across the province in the past 24 ...

PM orders action against sugar overpricing

Published 31 Jul, 2025 06:25am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday issued a stern warning to sugar producers and retailers, ...

Retail market: prices of most kitchen items remain high

Updated 14 Jul, 2025 06:10am

PESHAWAR: Prices of important kitchen items have become dearer in the retail market. A weekly-market survey...

Sugar important decision confirmed

Published 02 Jul, 2025 06:01am

ISLAMABAD: The high-level steering committee on Tuesday confirmed the decision to import 500,000 metric tonnes of...

Price disparities and crisis of governance

Published 15 Apr, 2025 05:54am

EDITORIAL: The revelation that the gap between wholesale and retail prices of essential commodities in Pakistan has...

Wheat, sugar and rice stocks: ECC directs ministries to submit monthly updates

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 09:38am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed Ministry of National Food Security...

A month of blessings or season of exploitation!

Published 10 Mar, 2025 05:52am

As the sacred month of Ramazan unfolds, the streets and bazaars of Pakistan should be brimming with the spirit of...

Essential commodities: PM for ensuring availability, price stability

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 04:12pm

Issues directives regarding control of sugar prices

Govt takes note of rise in prices of edibles ahead of Ramazan

Updated 27 Feb, 2025 08:58am

ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ministry took serious notice of...

New record high: gold price per tola jumps to Rs309,500 in Pakistan

Updated 24 Feb, 2025 10:23pm

Gold prices soared to a fresh record high in Pakistan on Monday, in line their increase in the international rates....

Price stability during Ramazan

Published 23 Feb, 2025 02:53am

The country’s planning minister seems to have anticipated widespread incidents of price hike and hoarding of...

Sugar and other essential commodities: ECC concerned over continuous rise in prices

Updated 13 Feb, 2025 09:25am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has expressed serious concerns over the...

New prices of essential items notified in Karachi

Published 10 May, 2024 04:17am

KARACHI: Karachi administration on Thursday fixed prices of different essential commodities including flour and ...

Minister sees declining trend in prices of commodities

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

LAHORE: Punjab Industries and Commerce Minister Chaudhry Shafay Hussain has said that due to the government ...

19 essential commodities: Subsidy being provided to the poor, PM told

Updated 08 Mar, 2024 10:09am

PM Shehbaz Sharif presides over a meeting on the Prime Minister’s Ramazan Relief Package and the Benazir Income Support Program

Utility stores witness historic surge in sales

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

ISLAMABAD: The utility stores in Pakistan have witnessed a historic surge in sales, reportedly due to the impact of...

SPI inflation rises 1.36 WoW

Published 13 Jan, 2024 05:38am

ISLAMABAD: The weekly inflation Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the current week ended on January 11, 2024...

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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