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CM launches scheme to give 1,000 free tractors, cash grant to farmers

LAHORE: For the first time in Punjab’s history, 1000 free tractors along with cash grant scheme worth Rs 5,000 per...

Published 16 May, 2025 03:06am

Business & Finance

Deceptive claims: CCP imposes Rs40m fine on Al-Ghazi Tractors

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) Tuesday imposed a penalty of Rs 40 million on a tractor...

Published 14 May, 2025 07:52am

Business & Finance

Agriculture: UBL, STL sign deal to promote mechanisation

KARACHI: UBL and Shahzad Trade Link (STL) have signed an agreement to promote the mechanization of agriculture farms...

Published 14 May, 2025 06:22am

Pakistan

Punjab CM approves ‘Wheat Support Programme’

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved the issuance of a wheat support price of Rs 5,000 per...

Updated 13 May, 2025 09:16am

Pakistan

Pakistan farmers’ groups condemn India’s military actions

LAHORE: Various farmers’ organisations, including Kissan Ittehad Pakistan (KPI) and Agriculture Republic, have...

Updated 08 May, 2025 04:04pm

Pakistan

Punjab urges farmers to repay first-phase loans by 15th

LAHORE: The Punjab government has urged the livestock farmers who received loans under the “Livestock Card”...

Published 08 May, 2025 06:21am

Business & Finance

Senate Functional Committee meets: SBP, NBP present various plans to promote agri, aiding farmers

ISLAMABAD: Both the governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the president of the National Bank of Pakistan...

Published 30 Apr, 2025 05:57am

Business & Finance

Trusted R&D companies: Farmers advised to use certified, data-backed seeds

LAHORE: Experts in the seed sector have urged farmers to choose only reputable companies that invest in research and...

Published 28 Apr, 2025 06:37am

BR Research

Reform gone wrong: how not to dismantle a legacy system

Punjab’s experiment with wheat market deregulation was supposed to be a reform milestone. What it has become is a...

Published 25 Apr, 2025 07:03am

Pakistan

Punjab CM announces Rs110bn package for wheat farmers

LAHORE: The Punjab province has given a record package for the wheat farmers across Pakistan and no subsidy or...

Published 22 Apr, 2025 05:55am

Pakistan

Country may be ‘forced’ to import wheat: Khaqan

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and head of Awam Pakistan Party Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday warned that the...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 07:41am

Pakistan

Farmers reject Rs15bn wheat relief package

LAHORE: Various farmers’ organizations have rejected the Rs 15 billion relief package recently announced by the...

Updated 18 Apr, 2025 08:31am

Pakistan

Protest demos staged across Punjab: Farmers seek profitable support price for wheat

LAHORE: On Tuesday, farmers across Punjab staged protest demonstrations at the call of Kissan Ittehad Pakistan (KIP)...

Published 16 Apr, 2025 08:02am

Opinion

Pakistan’s water crisis: the cost of sugarcane and rice

Pakistan is on the brink of a worsening water crisis, one that threatens its inter provincial relationship,...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 05:54am

Pakistan

Farmers announce protest drive against decline in wheat prices

LAHORE: Various farmers’ organizations have announced province-wide protests on Tuesday against plummeting wheat...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 05:54am

Pakistan

Livestock card loans: Punjab govt sets deadline for repayment

LAHORE: The Punjab government has set May 16 as the final date for repayment of livestock card loans, with farmers...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 05:55am

Pakistan

Impacts of climate change: Sindh decides to include measures in budget

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to include measures in the upcoming new budget to address the impacts of...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 05:38am

Markets

Record wheat production procured: CM directs to purchase wheat through private sector

LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif while presiding over a meeting to review current situation before the...

Published 08 Apr, 2025 07:26am

Urea sector: Body decides to extend gas supply for three months

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research remains at the forefront of efforts to ensure...

Updated 27 Mar, 2025 09:28am

Business & Finance

Repaying loans: Minister directs officials to facilitate farmers

LAHORE: Minister Agriculture Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani has directed the officials concerned to facilitate the...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Opinion

Pakistan’s water crisis: rethinking crop choices to save water

Pakistan, once water-abundant and home to one of the world’s largest irrigation systems, now faces a severe water...

Published 25 Mar, 2025 06:17am

PM for manufacturing farm machinery domestically

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed confidence on Monday that the new potato seed production project,...

Updated 25 Mar, 2025 08:52am

Pakistan

Peasant groups demand govt give state land to landless farmers

LAHORE: Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee, Anjuman Mazareen Punjab and representatives of various other peasants’...

Published 25 Mar, 2025 05:37am

BR Research

Chasing deserts, dodging reform

How does a country with some of the world’s worst water inefficiencies and chronic food security challenges choose...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 07:00am

Business & Finance

Karandaaz Pakistan launches digital financing for agri challenge

KARACHI: To improve financial access for Pakistan’s smallholder farmers, Karandaaz Pakistan, an impact investment...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:29am

Opinion

Pakistan’s wheat ‘crisis’: time to formulate new policies

As Pakistan’s largest reservoirs, Tarbela and Mangla, teeter near dead levels, the nation faces a dual crisis, acute...

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 06:59am

Pakistan

86,549 male calves belonging to 12,843 farmers tagged by PAITS

LAHORE: The Pakistan Animal Identification & Traceability System (PAITS) has tagged 86,549 male calves belonging...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 07:52am

Pakistan

Experts advocate for climate-resilient agri practices in Sindh

HYDERABAD: Agricultural experts from national and international research institutions, alongside progressive...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 07:22am

PM orders crackdown on ‘seed mafia’

ISLAMABAD: In an effort to protect the agricultural industry from ‘seed mafia’ and ensure that farmers have access...

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 09:11am

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s proposed agrochemical ban sparks industry concerns

LAHORE: The federal government’s proposed ban on 12 key agrochemical Active Ingredients (AIs) has sparked concerns...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 06:47am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 16	281.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 16	281.50
USD to Japanese Yen / May 16	145.21
USD to Swiss Franc / May 16	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / May 16	1.33
Euro to USD / May 16	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 15	5,916.93
Nasdaq / May 15	19,112.32
Dow Jones / May 15	42,322.75
India Sensex / May 16	82,241.91
Tokyo Nikkei / May 16	37,762.61
Hang Seng / May 16	23,345.94
FTSE 100 / May 16	8,686.51
Germany DAX 30 / May 16	23,854.97
France CAC40 / May 16	7,901.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 15	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 15	287,379
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 16	61.55
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 16	3,224.61
Cotton US¢/pound / May 16	65.53
Petrol/Litre / May 17	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 17	254.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Equity Modaraba / May 16 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.45 ▲ 0.6 (21.05%)
Pak. P.V.C. / May 16 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.40 ▲ 1 (13.51%)
First Capital Equities / May 16 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.50 ▲ 0.52 (13.07%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 16 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	10.83 ▲ 1 (10.17%)
AN Textile Mills / May 16 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	13.06 ▲ 1.19 (10.03%)
Sitara Peroxide / May 16 Sitara Peroxide Limited(SPL)	13.73 ▲ 1.25 (10.02%)
Fast Cables / May 16 Fast Cables Limited(FCL)	24.16 ▲ 2.2 (10.02%)
Pak Synthetics / May 16 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	62.34 ▲ 5.67 (10.01%)
Bawany Air Products / May 16 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	44.17 ▲ 4.02 (10.01%)
Kohinoor Mills / May 16 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	32.09 ▲ 2.92 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / May 16 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.16 ▼ -0.54 (-14.59%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / May 16 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7.14 ▼ -0.97 (-11.96%)
TPL Life Insur. / May 16 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	47.57 ▼ -5.27 (-9.97%)
Apna Microfin. / May 16 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	9.05 ▼ -0.99 (-9.86%)
Crescent Cotton / May 16 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	48.20 ▼ -5.26 (-9.84%)
Ellcot Spinning / May 16 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	101.65 ▼ -10.54 (-9.39%)
East West Ins. / May 16 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	52 ▼ -5.29 (-9.23%)
Shams Textile / May 16 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	24.30 ▼ -2.43 (-9.09%)
B. F. Mod. / May 16 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	7.95 ▼ -0.78 (-8.93%)
Olympia Mills / May 16 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	46.20 ▼ -4.27 (-8.46%)

Stock	Volume
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 16 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	44,317,984 ▲ 0.21
Cnergyico PK / May 16 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	32,148,988 ▼ -0.18
Lotte Chemical / May 16 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	28,049,504 ▲ 1.31
Pak Refinery / May 16 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,229,848 ▼ -0.52
K-Electric Ltd. / May 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,507,342 ▼ -0.04
Pak Elektron / May 16 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	18,144,829 ▼ -1.47
WorldCall Telecom / May 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,543,964 ▼ -0.02
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 16 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	15,849,609 ▲ 0.05
P.T.C.L. / May 16 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,650,899 ▲ 0.64
Sui South Gas / May 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,606,631 ▼ -1.2

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