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Prices of essential food items show mixed trend

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

PESHAWAR: Mixed trend in prices of essential food commodities like vegetables, live chicken/meat, flour, sugar,...

Mixed trend in prices of essential food items witnessed

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

PESHAWAR: Mixed trend in prices of essential food commodities witnessed in the retail market. Prices of vegetables,...

Essential food items’ prices decrease insignificantly

Published 20 Apr, 2026 05:29am

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities have dropped insignificantly in the retail market due to the recent...

Commissioner orders checking quality, price of food items

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

KARACHI: Commissioner Karachi Syed Hassan Naqvi has directed Deputy Commissioners to ensure that the Commissioner...

Seven ‘Ramazan bazaars’ set up in ICT

Published 23 Feb, 2026 03:58am

ISLAMABAD: To facilitate residents during Ramazan, 7 Ramazan bazaars have been established across Islamabad. In this...

Reduction in food prices real relief for citizens: Minister

Published 22 Feb, 2026 02:31am

LAHORE: Punjab Housing Minister Bilal Yasin has said that a clear reduction in food prices compared to the open...

Faisalabad traders assure Punjab govt of supplying pulses at ex-mill rates in Ramazan

Published 14 Jan, 2026 05:56am

LAHORE: Traders from the Faisalabad Grain Market have assured the Punjab government that they will supply pulses at...

Prices of essential kitchen items show declining trend

Published 14 Dec, 2025 02:49am

ISLAMABAD: Prices of essential kitchen items recorded a declining trend during the past week compared to the...

Peshawar: Prices of essential food items remain steady

Published 08 Dec, 2025 02:51am

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities remained steady in the retail market, according to a weekly...

Prices of essential food items show mixed trend

Published 03 Nov, 2025 04:58am

PESHAWAR: Mixed trend in prices of essential food commodities was witnessed in the retail market, according to a...

Supply, availability of essential food items: Minister directed to take all steps

Published 14 May, 2025 05:56am

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar Tuesday directed Minister for Food...

Prices of essential food items remain high

Updated 10 Feb, 2025 09:15am

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food items, like live chicken/meat, vegetables, pulses, flour, sugar, cooking oil/ghee...

Peshawar: prices of essential food items show mixed trend

Updated 11 Nov, 2024 09:13am

PESHAWAR: Mixed trend in prices of essential food commodities was witnessed in the retail market. A weekly-survey...

Traders to protest against Tajir Dost Scheme on 28th

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 09:37am

ISLAMABAD: A traders association announced a nationwide shutter-down strike on August 28 in protest against the...

Prices of essential food items show upward trend

Updated 27 Nov, 2023 09:05am

PESHAWAR: Upward trend in prices of essential food commodities, like live chicken/meat, vegetables, pulses, sugar,...

Essential food items and consumer products: ECC for maintaining gap between wholesale, retail prices

Updated 20 Sep, 2023 09:40am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM)...

Prices of essential food items witness upward trend

Published 14 Aug, 2023 06:29am

PESHAWAR: Upward trend in prices of essential food items, including vegetables, sugar, live chicken/meat and others...

Prices of essential food items register upward trend

Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:18am

PESHAWAR: Upward trend in prices of essential food commodities, including vegetables, sugar, pulses, live...

‘Watermelon saves the day’

Published 22 Apr, 2023 03:38am

This is apropos a letter to the Editor ‘Watermelon saves the day’ carried by the newspaper yesterday. It is true...

Essential items: Govt vows to take strict action against smugglers

Updated 13 Apr, 2023 08:49am

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday vowed to take strict action against those elements involved in smuggling of...

High inflation, low growth and falling forex: Country confronted with variety of challenges: MoF

Updated 02 Feb, 2023 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is currently confronted with the challenges such as high inflation, low growth and low levels of...

Steep hike in prices of food items witnessed

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:22am

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities, including live chicken/meat, flour, vegetables, pulses, fruits and...

Flood-hit areas of Balochistan: NDMA, KS Relief dispatch emergency relief convoy

Published 16 Jul, 2022 04:20am

ISLAMABAD: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in collaboration with King Salman Humanitarian Aid &...

Essential food items: Tax exemptions will continue: FBR

Updated 12 May, 2022 09:43am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Asim Ahmed said Wednesday that the policy measures to be taken in...

Hamstrung by economic issues

Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am

EDITORIAL: The eleven plus-party government is on track to extend Ramazan subsidies on at least five essential food...

Edibles: FBR asked to keep tabs on movement

Updated 23 Dec, 2021 10:14am

Chairing weekly meeting of NPMC, Shaukat Tarin directs Ministry of Industries and Production to build strategic reserves of sugar to avoid price hike in the future

Tarin for keeping a close eye on lentil rates

Updated 16 Dec, 2021 09:52am

Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin chairs National Price Monitoring Committee

Edible oils: Ministry asked to go for low-priced imports

Updated 09 Dec, 2021 04:56pm

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin presides over the National Price Monitoring Committee meeting

Peshawar: prices of essential food items show mixed trend

Published 06 Dec, 2021 06:19am

PESHAWAR: Mixed trend in prices of essential food commodities, including live chicken/ meat, farm eggs, flour,...

Essential food items: PM announces 40pc targeted subsidy

Updated 05 Oct, 2021 07:08pm

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has sought formation of a committee to regularly monitor the implementation of...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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