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Food crisis

From fertilizer shock to food crisis: Pakistan’s food security at risk

Updated 09 Apr, 2026 08:18am

The ongoing Gulf conflict is widely seen through the prism of rise in oil prices. However, the most serious and...

Pakistan govt.’s announcement of agricultural emergency is symbolic: KP’s Finance Advisor

Updated 13 Sep, 2025 10:05am

PRSHAWAR: Advisor to the KP Chief Minister on Finance and Inter-Provincial Coordination Muzzammil Aslam has said ...

PPA says wheat ban could trigger food crisis

Published 10 Sep, 2025 06:54am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) has warned that recent government actions banning use of wheat by the...

Mian Zahid for efficient flood relief, reconstruction

Published 06 Sep, 2025 07:08am

KARACHI: Mian Zahid Hussain, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum & All Karachi Industrial...

‘Urgent wheat imports may be needed to save from food crisis’

Published 15 Mar, 2025 05:22am

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

Experts warn climate change to create food crisis

Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:13am

ISLAMABAD: Environmental experts at a seminar, while spelling out serious threats posed by climate change, have...

Battling acute malnutrition

Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:26am

EDITORIAL: In a world wracked by conflict, severe food shortages, climate catastrophes and poorly funded healthcare...

From wheat crisis to food crisis: a reality check

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 07:23am

The wheat market in Pakistan has been a subject of intense debate and scrutiny, particularly due to the significant...

Dozens of states to pledge to combat use of food as weapon of war

Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am

UNITED NATIONS: More than 75 countries will “commit to take action to end the use of food as a weapon of war and...

Pakistan ranks 99th in Global Hunger Index

Updated 26 Jul, 2023 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, with serious levels of hunger, ranks 99th in the world community, revealed the Global Hunger...

Russia exits deal for export of Ukrainian grain

Updated 18 Jul, 2023 09:05am

KYIV: Russia halted participation on Monday in the year-old UN-brokered deal that lets Ukraine export grain through...

Debt relief for developing countries

Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Many developing and low-income countries are under debt distress, and a few of which are also facing food crisis as...

Wheat crisis

Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:35am

Agrarian economy of Pakistan employs a large workforce and considered vital from a social, livelihood and foreign...

Egyptians hit by soaring food prices as dollar crunch bites

Published 09 Jan, 2023 07:36am

CAIRO: Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and soaring food prices. But...

UN warns of worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka

Published 08 Nov, 2022 06:32pm

COLOMBO: The United Nations Tuesday warned of a worsening food crisis in bankrupt Sri Lanka and said the number of...

Floods, debt, and SDRs

Published 30 Sep, 2022 05:52am

Pakistan is facing unprecedented floods of a profoundly catastrophic nature. While 3 million livestock have died in...

Calamities, debt crisis, growth: prospects – I

Published 28 Sep, 2022 05:51am

Natural disasters such as floods can have detrimental effects on growth as they depress both supply and demand, and...

Food crisis looming large, warns PIAF

Published 24 Sep, 2022 03:49am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial & Traders Associations Front, Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen...

UBG calls for results-oriented packages for flood-hit farmers

Published 15 Sep, 2022 06:31am

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s United Business Group (UBG) on Wednesday...

Economic losses to surpass $12bn mark: A food crisis brewing: BMP

Published 05 Sep, 2022 08:12am

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) on Sunday warned...

Marcos vows to boost Philippines’ grains output to avert food crisis

Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am

MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr vowed on Monday to do what it takes to boost his country’s rice...

Bankrupt Sri Lanka runs out of fuel

Updated 26 Jun, 2022 09:50am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has virtually run out of petrol and diesel after several expected shipments were delayed...

Russia putting world in danger of famine, warns EU

Updated 18 Jun, 2022 09:09pm

BRUSSELS: Russia is putting the world at risk of famine through its blockade of Ukraine's shipments of grains and...

Turkey struggles to push Russia, Ukraine into grain deal to avert food crisis

Published 09 Jun, 2022 06:18am

KYIV/ANKARA: Turkish efforts to ease a global food crisis by negotiating safe passage for grain stuck in Black Sea...

No end to Ukraine war in sight, hunger crisis looms: UN

Published 03 Jun, 2022 06:54pm

GENEVA: United Nations officials warned on Friday that a protracted war in Ukraine threatened a hunger crisis in the...

Cost-of-living crisis forces more Brits to foodbanks

Published 30 May, 2022 05:53am

On an overcast morning in Bradford, northern England, a steady stream of locals arrive at a foodbank to collect...

Russia ready to help overcome food crisis if West lifts sanctions

Published 27 May, 2022 05:50am

MOSCOW: Moscow is ready to make a “significant contribution” to averting a looming food crisis if the West lifts...

Ukraine’s embattled farmers running on empty as world faces food crisis

Published 26 May, 2022 05:26am

PARIS/LONDON: After making it through the spring planting season, sometimes with the help of bulletproof vests and...

Money for Ukraine tops G7 agenda; inflation, food a concern

Published 20 May, 2022 06:32am

KOENIGSWINTER, (Germany): Group of Seven financial leaders are likely to agree on Thursday and Friday on around $15...

Speech during meeting at UN headquarters: Bilawal for concerted efforts to overcome global food crisis

Published 20 May, 2022 05:15am

NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has urged the international community to mount combined efforts to...

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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
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
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85

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%)
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%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	246.36 ▲ 22.4 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 20 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	18.71 ▲ 1.7 (9.99%)
Shams Textile / Jul 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	63.50 ▲ 5.33 (9.16%)
Int. Knit. / Jul 20 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	98.79 ▲ 8.07 (8.9%)

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%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
J.K.Spinning / Jul 20 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	190.06 ▼ -19.94 (-9.5%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.50 ▼ -6.2 (-8.77%)
Arpak Int. / Jul 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	132 ▼ -12.01 (-8.34%)
Grays Leasing / Jul 20 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.61 ▼ -1.86 (-8.28%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.70 ▼ -19.39 (-8.21%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 20 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	20.51 ▼ -1.78 (-7.99%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	63,083,700 ▲ 0.39
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	27,437,762 ▲ 3.56
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10,195,893 ▲ 0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,062,551 ▼ -0.15
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	6,783,006 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	6,375,966 ▼ -0.37
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	4,410,538 ▼ -0.3
Pak Stock Exchange / Jul 20 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	4,283,887 ▼ -0.88
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	3,828,805 ▲ 0
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	3,550,906 ▲ 0.06

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