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A food system out of balance

Published 01 Nov, 2026 02:31am

EDITORIAL: The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO’s) latest assessment exposes a widening gulf between what...

World Food Day: Minister reaffirms govt’s commitment to food security

Published 16 Oct, 2026 05:31am

ISLAMABAD: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the...

FAO, EPA join hands for One Health, environmental surveillance

Published 21 Sep, 2026 06:11am

PESHAWAR: A delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Pakistan, led by Dr. Pawin Padungtod, One...

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...

Global fertiliser trade down 30pc amid Mideast war: UN

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

PARIS: Global trade in fertilisers crucial to agriculture harvests worldwide have slumped 30 percent since the start...

Strait of Hormuz blockade: FAO warns of global food crisis

Published 21 May, 2026 05:01am

ROME: The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned Wednesday that the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz...

ZTBL hosts high-level delegation from FAO

Published 08 May, 2026 07:33am

ISLAMABAD: Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) hosted a high-level delegation from the Food and Agriculture...

ME conflict and the economic iceberg

Published 01 May, 2026 05:18am

With the Middle East conflict broadly ongoing for almost two months, with a fragile ceasefire holding for the...

Wheat pricing puzzle 2026

Published 27 Mar, 2026 06:40am

Since 2024, upon withdrawal of the official procurement of wheat at minimum support price (MSP), each year brought a...

Smeda, FAO launch project to convert banana waste into fibre

Published 04 Mar, 2026 03:57am

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda), in collaboration with the Food and...

Pakistan’s nutrition crisis

Published 15 Feb, 2026 02:44am

EDITORIAL: A recent assessment by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has revealed the deep structural...

ZTBL disbursing Rs60bn under dairy financing

Published 06 Feb, 2026 07:41am

ISLAMABAD: The government has prioritised investment in the olive and dairy sectors, and Zarai Taraqiati Bank ...

ZTBL disbursing Rs60bn under dairy financing

Published 05 Feb, 2026 02:51am

ISLAMABAD: The government has prioritised investment in the olive and dairy sectors, and Zarai Taraqiati Bank...

Experts for data-driven decisions for sustainable development

Published 04 Feb, 2026 05:49am

HYDERABAD: National and international experts have emphasized that without understanding and effectively utilizing...

EDITORIAL: Rising food insecurity exposes policy gaps

Updated 13 Jan, 2026 08:43am

EDITORIAL: The Food Insecurity Experience Scale findings from HIES 2024–25 present a reality far more troubling than...

Taking on the saline soil crisis

Published 02 Jan, 2026 06:25am

EDITORIAL: While the Food and Agriculture Organisation has already warned of Pakistan’s deteriorating agricultural...

PIDE seminar: ‘Fisheries & aquaculture sector has potential to generate USD10bn per year’

Published 01 Jan, 2026 06:17am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s fisheries and aquaculture sector has the potential to generate USD 10 billion per year with...

Minister hails FAO’s technical support

Published 04 Dec, 2025 06:04am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain has welcomed Food and...

NAFSA’s contradictions and agri-trade jeopardy

Updated 04 Dec, 2025 06:55am

The creation of the National AgriTrade and Food Safety Authority (NAFSA) was hailed as a long-awaited reform to ...

EU, FAO conclude SRAS project supporting over 200,000 people in Sindh

Published 27 Nov, 2025 07:24am

KARACHI: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and The European Union together with the...

PDA hosts national seminar on World Food Day 2025

Published 01 Nov, 2025 07:26am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Dairy Association (PDA) arranged a national seminar on World Food Day 2025 under the theme...

Syed Tauqir warns against weaponising water

Published 18 Oct, 2025 08:13am

ROME: Dr Syed Tauqir Hussain Shah, Advisor to the Prime Minister, has strongly cautioned against the unilateral...

Flood impact on agriculture: NEECA holds roundtable to address need for energy efficiency

Updated 29 Aug, 2025 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: The National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (NEECA) convened a high-level roundtable to...

Harnessing ICTs: a new dawn for Pakistan’s agriculture

Published 18 Aug, 2025 06:16am

Pakistan’s agriculture sector, which employs over 37 percent of the labour force and contributes nearly 23.54...

Punjab govt vows to double forest area in 5 years

Published 10 Aug, 2025 05:07am

LAHORE: The Punjab government has vowed to double the forest area in Punjab over the next five years through a...

Only 1.5% of Gaza farmland usable: FAO

Published 06 Aug, 2025 11:41pm

PARIS: Only 1.5 percent of Gaza’s farmland is accessible and undamaged – less than a square mile – according to the...

Dismantling DPP: a risky gamble with Pakistan’s food security

Published 24 Jul, 2025 07:25am

The recent restructuring of Pakistan’s agricultural regulatory framework under the National Agri-Trade and Food...

Climate-resilient agriculture: SAU, FAO agree to expand collaboration

Updated 19 Jul, 2025 08:34am

HYDERABAD: In a concerted effort to strengthen climate-resilient agriculture and sustainable water use in Sindh, the...

Experts for tapping potential of marine, inland fisheries

Published 10 Jul, 2025 07:23am

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar have emphasised the urgent need to recognise and harness the untapped potential of...

Fighting food insecurity

Published 20 May, 2025 05:58am

EDITORIAL: The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s latest report on global food insecurity, published last week,...

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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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