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Food and Agriculture Organization

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...

Govt moves to curb overfishing, promote tuna harvesting

Published 03 May, 2026 02:25am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry on Saturday has reiterated his...

Strait of Hormuz crisis: profound implications for global agriculture and fertilizer supply

Published 16 Apr, 2026 06:16am

The disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, ongoing since late February, are exerting severe pressure on the global...

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...

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...

UN food agencies warn of 16 hunger hotspots

Published 13 Nov, 2025 05:59am

ROME: Two UN food agencies warned Wednesday that millions more people around the globe could face famine, with...

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...

FAO team discusses climate data enhancement at SAU

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:12am

HYDERABAD: A high-level delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, under the...

Sugar, vegetable oils decline: World food commodity prices fall in January: FAO

Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:30am

ROME: Global food commodity prices fell in January, led by sharp declines in sugar and vegetable oils, the Food and...

Global food prices reach 18-month high: FAO

Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am

PARIS: Global food prices rose in October to their highest level in 18 months, with a sharp increase in the cost of...

SAU-FAO partnership helps boost farmers' prosperity

Published 27 Mar, 2024 04:38am

HYDERABAD: In collaboration between Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam and the Food and Agriculture...

‘Unprecedented’ levels of ‘near famine-like conditions’ in Gaza: UN

Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am

ROME: The population of the Gaza Strip is suffering “unprecedented” levels of “near famine-like conditions”...

Sugar prices hit 13-year high due to El Nino fallout: FAO

Published 06 Oct, 2023 01:38pm

PARIS: Global sugar prices soared to their highest level in almost 13 years in September as the El Nino weather...

World food price index back at two-year low despite rice surge: FAO

Published 08 Sep, 2023 01:45pm

PARIS: The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell in August to a new two-year low, reversing a rebound...

FAO Animal Disease Surveillance team visits UVAS

Published 26 Aug, 2023 06:13am

LAHORE: Animal Disease Surveillance Team led by Regional Surveillance Coordinator Emergency Center for ...

‘Acute food insecurity’: govt rejects reports

Published 01 Jun, 2023 03:34am

ISLAMABAD: After Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) designated Pakistan as a ...

World would gain $1trn by closing agri gender gap: UN

Published 14 Apr, 2023 05:59am

PARIS: Closing the gender gap in the agriculture and food system, where women still earn less than men, would add $1...

World food prices hit record high in 2022

Updated 07 Jan, 2023 08:55am

Food prices surged after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February last year on fears of disruptions to Black Sea trade

Better food cold chain crucial for climate, world hunger: UN

Published 12 Nov, 2022 11:00pm

SHARM EL SHEIKH: Improving cold chains in the production and distribution of food in the developing world is...

World food prices hold steady in October: UN

Published 05 Nov, 2022 06:29am

PARIS: World food prices held steady in October, though cereal prices rose over uncertainty of a deal giving safe...

Conflict within ruling class major cause of economic ‘meltdown’

Published 20 Oct, 2022 05:36am

Pakistan initiated economic stabilisation and structural reform programmes in 1988. In an effort to reduce internal...

World Bank confirms fears of growing food insecurity

Updated 23 Sep, 2022 09:57am

Says flooding in Pakistan has exacerbated previously high levels of food insecurity

Global food prices fall again but wheat soars

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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 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	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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