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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

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 9	278.26
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 9	278.06
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 9	162.37
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 9	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 9	7,543.64
India Sensex / Jul 9	76,741.82
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 9	67,743.85
Nasdaq / Jul 9	26,206.89
Hang Seng / Jul 9	24,030.18
FTSE 100 / Jul 9	10,472.45
Dow Jones / Jul 9	52,487.41
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 9	25,118.27
France CAC40 / Jul 9	8,326.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 9	71.92
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 9	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 9	371,944
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 9	4,122.44
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 9	80.63
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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