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Making every fertilizer rupee count

Published 16 Jul, 2026 05:00am

Pakistan’s agricultural transformation over the past three decades tells a remarkable story. The fertilizer use has...

ECCoC clears MoNFS&R’s revised summary on two SNGPL-based urea plants

Published 10 Jul, 2026 05:43am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has reportedly cleared a revised summary of the...

PM seeks to explore alternative sources of fertilizer from Central Asian countries

Updated 13 May, 2026 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the authorities to explore alternative sources of...

PM Shehbaz directs expedited work on new fertilizer plants to boost local production

Published 12 May, 2026 04:03pm

Mandates timely fertiliser delivery to farmers, ensuring adequate reserves for Kharif and Rabi seasons, prioritising food security

Impact of the ME War

Updated 05 May, 2026 06:45am

A recent very useful presentation by the Policy Research Institute of Market Economy (PRIME) to the National...

Plant shutdowns and rising demand: Pakistan likely to face urea shortage

Updated 10 Apr, 2026 09:12am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan may face a significant urea shortage of up to 500,000 tonnes during the upcoming Rabi 2026–27...

Closure of Strait of Hormuz poses threat to global foods security: Bostan

Published 20 Mar, 2026 07:31am

KARACHI: The Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan (ECAP) has raised a red flag over the escalating global...

Middle East crisis escalates urea prices

Updated 20 Mar, 2026 09:27am

LAHORE: Escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, coupled with disruptions to Qatari gas exports and the...

Impact of the war

Published 10 Mar, 2026 06:09am

The war in the Middle East started on the 26th of February, 2026, with coordinated attacks by United States and...

Our ‘Groundhog Day’ policies

Updated 11 Feb, 2026 06:10am

Pakistan’s economic failure is often described as a failure to liberalize, to export, or to industrialize properly....

Energy diversification planned: FFC outlines progress on Shariah compliance

Published 30 Oct, 2025 05:38am

KARACHI: Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) shared key operational and financial insights during its corporate...

DAP and urea: PM forms body to examine prices and advice solution

Updated 15 Oct, 2025 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: Taking serious notice of the rising prices of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) and urea, Prime Minister Shehbaz...

Pakistan faces grim prospect of wheat flour crisis?

Updated 29 Aug, 2025 04:22pm

National wheat stocks stand at 33.47 million tons

CCP report: Fertilizer sector cites multiple flaws

Updated 08 Aug, 2025 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s fertilizer sector has raised serious concerns over the recently published Competition...

Punjab to provide DAP fertilizer subsidy to small farmers

Published 29 Jul, 2025 07:30am

LAHORE: The Punjab government is considering providing a subsidy of Rs 3,000 per bag of DAP fertilizer to farmers...

Thar coal: Fertilizer to be produced in Sindh under PPP mode

Published 12 Apr, 2025 05:40am

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Energy, Planning & Development Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Special Assistant to CM for...

Anti-competitive practices: CCP levies Rs275m penalties on firms in 2024

Published 01 Jan, 2025 03:03am

ISLAMABAD: In a significant crackdown on anti-competitive practices, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) ...

Wheat seeds prices down

Published 01 Dec, 2024 03:13am

LAHORE: “After fertilizer, the prices of certified wheat seeds have also come down,” said Chief Minister Maryam...

Addition of 4 more PSX firms likely: MSCI to announce Nov Index review tomorrow

Updated 05 Nov, 2024 09:30am

KARACHI: The MSCI is scheduled to announce its November 2024 Index review on November 06, 2024, with effective date...

Fertilizer plants will continue to get uninterrupted gas supply

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

ISLAMABAD: An inter-ministerial meeting on Saturday decided to ensure continuous supply of gas to fertiliser plants...

Fertilizer sector: ECC directs ministry to design holistic policy

Updated 08 Aug, 2024 01:55pm

Aspects such as production, provision of gas to industry, elements triggering/necessitating imports, pricing, and intensive/over fertilization of urea are to be covered

FBR begins audit of urea/fertilizer dealers

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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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