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Federal Committee on Agriculture

Where did one million acres of cotton go?

Published 27 Oct, 2026 04:30am

Recently, the Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA) held a meeting to review the performance of crops during Kharif...

Cotton output target for Kharif missed

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

ISLAMABAD: The country has missed the cotton production target for the Kharif 2026-27 season, as the estimated...

Govt decides to import 1m tonnes of wheat

Updated 25 Jul, 2026 09:26am

ISLAMABAD: To bridge domestic supply and demand gaps, the government has decided to import one million tons of wheat...

Weekly Cotton Review: Market maintains overall price stability

Published 13 Jul, 2026 04:58am

KARACHI: The domestic cotton market maintained overall price stability this week, with the spot rate holding firm at...

SUPARCO projects wheat production at 27.48 MT

Published 21 May, 2026 05:01am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) has projected the country’s wheat...

Weekly Cotton Review: Trading remains muted as prices stay stable

Published 27 Apr, 2026 04:22am

KARACHI: Trading activity in the domestic cotton market remains limited, though prices have been broadly stable,...

Cotton targets fail reality test

Published 25 Apr, 2026 05:54am

EDITORIAL: The credibility gap in Pakistan’s agricultural planning has widened yet again. A recent warning from the...

Weekly Cotton Review: Significant price surge witnessed

Published 20 Apr, 2026 05:29am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s cotton market witnessed a significant price surge this week, with rates for standard quality...

Rabi season: 29.31m tons of wheat likely to be produced

Updated 15 Apr, 2026 06:58am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to produce 29.31 million tons of wheat during the 2025–26 Rabi season, slightly below...

Though rains cast shadow on wheat crop, situation under control: officials

Published 31 Mar, 2026 05:24am

ISLAMABAD: Ongoing rainy spell in the country in Punjab and Sindh will negatively impact on the wheat crop which is...

Weekly Cotton Review: Price stability continues as trading stays slow

Published 16 Mar, 2026 04:51am

KARACHI: The domestic cotton market is currently maintaining a trend of price stability, however stocks remain...

Rabi season 2025-26: Over 91pc of wheat sowing target achieved

Published 01 Jan, 2026 06:17am

ISLAMABAD: More than 91 percent of the national wheat sowing target for the Rabi season 2025–26 has been achieved,...

Cotton in disarray

Published 26 Dec, 2025 05:46am

EDITORIAL: As the cotton season is still unfolding, the warning signs are already too large to ignore. By...

Food prices & agri output depressed: Inflation likely to stay within 5-6pc range

Published 29 Nov, 2025 02:39am

ISLAMABAD: Amid decline in production of major crops including cotton and rice, inflation is expected to remain in...

Kharif season: All set to meet cotton seed demand

Published 07 May, 2025 07:12am

ISLAMABAD: The country is set to meet its cotton seed demand for the upcoming Kharif season (2025-26), with over...

Pakistan misses wheat production target

Updated 25 Apr, 2025 08:44am

ISLAMABAD: The country has missed the wheat production target as the estimated production of the commodity is 28.42...

Rain-fed areas: Current dry weather may negatively affect wheat, gram crops

Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am

ISLAMABAD: The prevailing dry weather in the country may negatively affect wheat and gram crop production mainly in...

Weekly Cotton Review: Prices slightly rise amid low business volumes

Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am

KARACHI: The prices of cotton increased a little bit after slump. Punjab caretaker chief minister Mohsin Naqvi has...

Monsoon rains No negative impact on agri production

Published 26 Jul, 2022 04:31am

ISLAMABAD: The recent monsoon rains will have no negative impact on overall agriculture production of major Kharif...

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 7	277.22 ▼ -0.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 7	277.02 ▼ -0.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 7	157.85 ▼ -0.55
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 7	0.83 ▲ 0.0001
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 7	1.32 ▼ -0.0053
Euro to USD / Oct 7	1.12 ▼ -0.0045
SOFR % / Oct 7	3.88 ▼ -0.02

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 7	7,801.77
India Sensex / Oct 7	72,638.70
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 7	70,035.71
Nasdaq / Oct 7	27,538.69
Hang Seng / Oct 7	24,130.50
FTSE 100 / Oct 7	10,458.50
Dow Jones / Oct 7	51,179.87
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 7	25,104.36
France CAC40 / Oct 7	7,769.21

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 7	396.65
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 7	89.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 7	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 7	372,458
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 7	4,127.78
Diesel/Litre / Oct 7	394.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 7	80.03

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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