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Pakistan’s tax challenge: four conversations, one problem

Updated 23 May, 2026 07:21am

A few days after speaking at a tax workshop in Karachi, I found myself having four very different conversations...

Jul-Jan: Large Scale Manufacturing sector posts 5.75pc growth

Updated 18 Mar, 2026 09:55am

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector recorded a growth of 5.75 percent during July–January 2025-26,...

Transforming resources into opportunities

Updated 23 Dec, 2025 07:28am

The future of Pakistan is intricately tied to its ability to manage its population and resources effectively. With a...

No compromise on quality of food, says SFA chief

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:16am

KARACHI: Director General Sindh Food Authority (SFA) Muzammil Halipoto, while referring to his recent discussions...

Weekly SPI inflation down 0.12pc

Updated 03 Aug, 2024 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: Amid protests over inflated bills, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) claimed that Sensitive Price Index...

Commodity traders say WHT to further fuel food inflation

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 08:56am

KARACHI: Commodities importers and wholesalers see the withholding tax as “reign of taxation” to unleash the storm...

From AED27,000 of investment: Pakistani-owned Ravi Restaurant has come a long way

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 09:42am

KARACHI: In the heart of Dubai, a small restaurant owned by a Pakistani has been making waves in the culinary scene...

Corporate farming

Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:17am

Corporate farming is a term that is used to describe an agricultural operation that involves the production of food...

PFA issues warning notices to 4,000 food points

Published 27 Jan, 2024 06:20am

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) issued warning notices for improvement to 4,000 food points and penalized...

Climate plans: Over 130 nations agree to include food, agriculture

Updated 02 Dec, 2023 03:51pm

DUBAI: More than 130 countries agreed to prioritise food and agriculture in their national climate plans at COP28 in...

Food, fresh water rapidly running out: WFP

Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:50am

ROME: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that crucial supplies were running ...

Thought for food

Published 24 Aug, 2023 06:22am

I am writing to highlight the important issue of food waste that affects not only Pakistan but the entire world. The...

WPI signalling more retail inflation

Published 14 Apr, 2023 08:55am

The record high CPI reading in March 2023 was a foregone conclusion back in August and September 2022 – when the...

Rice procurement: inelastic borrowing?

Published 25 Jan, 2023 09:18am

In its monetary policy statement announced on Monday, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) noted a “moderation in...

Food supply at risk as banks reluctant to open LCs: FPCCI

Published 17 Jan, 2023 06:02am

LAHORE: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Regional Chairman Muhamamd Nadeem Qureshi...

IMF agrees to $2.9bn bailout for bankrupt Sri Lanka

Published 02 Sep, 2022 06:00am

COLOMBO: Bankrupt Sri Lanka agreed a conditional $2.9 billion bailout with International Monetary Fund negotiators ...

France to cut nitrites in food after agency confirms cancer risk

Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am

PARIS: France said on Tuesday it intends to cut the use of nitrites in food after the national health agency...

Billions of people rely on wild species for food, fuel, income: UN

Updated 09 Jul, 2022 09:26am

PARIS: Rampant exploitation of nature is a threat to the well-being of billions of people across the world who rely...

Chinese hot pot experience: it’s the current rage in Karachi

Published 20 Apr, 2022 11:01pm

KARACHI: Traditional Chinese hot pot, which traces its origin as far back as the Zhou dynasty, has fast become a...

Under shadow of pandemic, Karachi Eat expects lower footfall

Updated 14 Jan, 2022 11:04am

Three-day festival commences in Pakistan's largest city today (Friday)

A lesson in chana

Published 04 Oct, 2021 07:40am

It is often commented that the inflationary impact of increase in input costs of food commodities is irreversible....

LSM growth broadens

Published 16 Jun, 2021 07:25am

Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) continued the upward journey, posting 12.84 percent growth for Jul-Apr FY21 –...

Two projects recommended to Ecnec: CDWP approves 11 uplift projects worth Rs46.2bn

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved as many as 11 development projects at the cost...

84pc of households are food secure: PSLM survey

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

ISLAMABAD: Overall, 84 percent of the households in Pakistan are food secure, while 14 percent households reported...

Equal cost sharing with provinces: Govt working on Rs110bn agriculture plan

Published 18 May, 2021 05:05am

ISLAMABAD: The government is working on Rs110 billion three years’ agriculture plan – equal cost sharing of...

Israeli offensive forced 10,000 Palestinians to leave homes in Gaza, UN raises concern

Updated 15 May, 2021 10:57am

UN office states during the COVID-19 pandemic, Palestinians have taken shelter in schools, mosques, and other places with limited access to water, food, hygiene, and health services
Israeli forces and Palestinian groups must allow the UN to provide humanitarian aid including fuel, medical supplies, and food to the affected people: UN

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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 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Shams Textile / Jul 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	63.99 ▲ 5.82 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	246.36 ▲ 22.4 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	172 ▼ -17.94 (-9.45%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22 ▼ -2.05 (-8.52%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 20 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	92 ▼ -8.51 (-8.47%)
J.K.Spinning / Jul 20 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	193.25 ▼ -16.75 (-7.98%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 20 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	20.52 ▼ -1.77 (-7.94%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	155,758,879 ▲ 0.79
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	48,993,258 ▲ 4.46
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	34,304,229 ▲ 0.13
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	34,255,407 ▲ 0.48
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	25,592,448 ▼ -0.05
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	15,692,572 ▲ 0.43
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,244,669 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	13,221,096 ▼ -0.13
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,952,607 ▲ 0.8
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	12,666,329 ▲ 0.01

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