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Punjab Ombudsman takes action against overpriced, unsafe food items

LAHORE: The Punjab Ombudsman’s Office has taken swift action on public complaints and initiated effective measures...

Published 24 Jun, 2025 06:53am

Bun, rusk sales: FTO tells FBR to offer GST relief in budget

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has strongly recommended the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to consider...

Updated 27 Feb, 2025 09:24am

Business & Finance

NPMC reviews price stabilisation strategies

ISLAMABAD: In the month of October 2024, non-perishable food items experienced a controlled rise of 1.01 per cent as...

Updated 06 Nov, 2024 09:07am

Business & Finance

Food items: Additional tax to increase pressure on masses: Mian Zahid

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian...

Published 26 Jun, 2024 03:15am

Markets

Prices of essential food items remain unchanged

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities, including live chicken/meat, vegetables, fruits, cooking oil/ghee,...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Pakistan

CDA to supply high-quality food items to consumers in Ramazan

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has taken intensive measures to ensure the supply of high-quality...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 06:32am

Markets

Rates of food items soar, reveals BR survey

ISLAMABAD: The prices of vegetables, fruit, and Ramadan-specific food items have witnessed a significant increase on...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 06:32am

Pakistan

Action taken against adulterers of food items

KARACHI: On the instructions of Chief Minister Sindh, Sindh Food Authority (SFA) has stepped up action against those...

Published 17 Dec, 2023 03:01am

Pakistan

PFA raids godown; confiscates 30,000kg of expired food items

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Thursday raided a godown on Multan Road and confiscated 30,000kg of...

Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am

Prices of essential food items show upward trend

PESHAWAR: Upward trend in prices of essential food commodities, like live chicken/meat, vegetables, pulses, sugar,...

Updated 27 Nov, 2023 09:05am

Goods under brand name, trademark: Bulk supplies chargeable to GST: FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will charge sales tax on bulk supplies of goods made under brand names...

Updated 25 Jul, 2023 10:03am

Opinion

Israel-Pakistan ties: any chance of normalisation?

The food items allegedly sent to Israel from Pakistan must have been by now fully digested, and Israelis must have...

Updated 07 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Opinion

A great social and political upheaval is coming?

There are two extremely discomforting economic phenomena unfolding simultaneously in Pakistan – one is dangerously...

Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am

Subsidised essential items: PM takes firm step to firm up Ramazan strategy

Calls for improving liaison between centre and provinces and directs strict action against hoarders

Updated 14 Feb, 2023 09:01am

Markets

Survey reveals steep hike in prices of key food items

PESHAWAR: There has been a steep increase in prices of live chicken/ meat, flour, sugar, and some other daily-use...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 05:54am

Business & Finance

KCCI urges govt to allow agriculture imports from Wagah border post

KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) Zubair Motiwala and President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry...

Published 16 Sep, 2022 06:04am

Markets

Month-on-month: food, oil imports post double-digit growth in August

PBS data shows these two groups constituted close to half of total imports during the previous month

Updated 15 Sep, 2022 04:49pm

Pakistan

Over 20 trucks dispatched to flood-hit areas of DGK, Rajanpur

FAISALABAD: On the movement of District Administration, as many as 21 trucks cost of 27 million rupees loaded with...

Published 03 Sep, 2022 04:25am

Pakistan

Experts see Pakistan's inflation rate topping 24% in July

Rupee depreciation, high energy tariffs, and seasonality in prices of edible items will contribute to high CPI reading

Updated 30 Jul, 2022 08:13pm

BR Research

Daily wagers having it rough

When the going gets tough, it gets tougher for some. The labor wages, primarily engaged in construction sector, as...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 09:37am

Pakistan

CS issues directives for ensuring food items at fixed prices

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal has said that the Punjab government has given huge subsidy for the...

Published 12 Jun, 2022 08:01am

Business & Finance

SPI up 2.67pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended June 9, 2022, recorded a significant increase of...

Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:14am

Pakistan

KP govt approves launching of food card for deserving families

PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has formally approved the launching of Insaf Food Card to...

Published 18 May, 2022 05:54am

Markets

Food items become dearer

PESHAWAR: With the advent of the Ramazan, prices of essential food commodities, including live chicken/meat, fruits,...

Published 04 Apr, 2022 05:38am

Business & Finance

SPI up 1.1pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended March 24, 2022 recorded an increase of 1.10 ...

Updated 26 Mar, 2022 10:36am

World

Erdogan slashes VAT on basic foods as inflation spirals

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday slashed sales tax on dairy products, fruit, vegetables...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 05:48am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s 2nd aircraft carrying relief goods lands in Kandahar

KANDAHAR: The second C-130 aircraft carrying relief goods consignment including medicines, utensils, food items from...

Published 11 Sep, 2021 03:36am

Aug CPI up 8.4pc YoY

The National Consumer Price Index for August 2021 increased by 0.58 percent

Updated 02 Sep, 2021 10:46am

Pakistan

Crackdown against substandard food items

KARACHI: Divisional Commercial Officer Railways Karachi Nasir Nazir in a crackdown on stalls of food items,...

Published 12 Jul, 2021 05:26am

Markets

Ban on wheat supply from Punjab: KP flour millers to launch protest

PESHAWAR: KP flour millers have announced to launch a phase-wise protest from next week against illegal ban on wheat...

Published 09 Jun, 2021 03:29am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 14	284.77
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 14	284.52
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 14	147.66
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 14	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 14	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 14	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Jul 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 14	6,268.56
India Sensex / Jul 14	82,253.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 14	39,502.44
Nasdaq / Jul 14	20,640.33
Hang Seng / Jul 14	24,238.51
FTSE 100 / Jul 14	8,998.06
Dow Jones / Jul 14	44,459.65
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 14	24,160.64
France CAC40 / Jul 14	7,808.17

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 14	66.60
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 14	16,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 14	308,384
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 14	3,357.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 14	67.96
Petrol/Litre / Jul 15	266.79
Diesel/Litre / Jul 15	272.98

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 15 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	4.68 ▲ 0.87 (22.83%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jul 15 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	5.38 ▲ 0.97 (22%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 15 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	7.72 ▲ 1 (14.88%)
Cres.Star Ins. / Jul 15 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	4.84 ▲ 0.5 (11.52%)
Safe Mix Con.Lt / Jul 15 Safe Mix Concrete Limited(SMCPL)	24.48 ▲ 2.23 (10.02%)
DH Partners / Jul 15 DH Partners Limited(DHPL)	43.31 ▲ 3.94 (10.01%)
Ask.Gen.Insur. / Jul 15 Askari General Insurance Company Limited(AGIC)	47.47 ▲ 4.32 (10.01%)
EMCO Industries / Jul 15 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	49.12 ▲ 4.47 (10.01%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jul 15 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	37.68 ▲ 3.43 (10.01%)
Allied Bank / Jul 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	198.73 ▲ 18.07 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Imrooz Mod. / Jul 15 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	182.25 ▼ -17.41 (-8.72%)
Karam Ceramics / Jul 15 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	194 ▼ -18.23 (-8.59%)
National Silk / Jul 15 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	141.55 ▼ -11.76 (-7.67%)
Stylers International / Jul 15 Stylers International Limited(STYLERS)	43 ▼ -3.42 (-7.37%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jul 15 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	47.11 ▼ -3.74 (-7.35%)
Fazal Cloth / Jul 15 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	395.89 ▼ -29.75 (-6.99%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 15 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	5.84 ▼ -0.41 (-6.56%)
Adam Sugar / Jul 15 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	60.20 ▼ -4.07 (-6.33%)
Faisal Sp. / Jul 15 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	410 ▼ -26.37 (-6.04%)
Parmount Sp. / Jul 15 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	5 ▼ -0.32 (-6.02%)

Stock	Volume
Trust Mod. / Jul 15 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	44,532,600 ▲ 1
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	39,924,948 ▲ 0.1
B.O.Punjab / Jul 15 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,360,431 ▲ 0.28
Cres.Star Ins. / Jul 15 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	19,955,274 ▲ 0.5
Siddiqsons Tin / Jul 15 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	14,304,899 ▼ -0.15
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,253,905 ▲ 0.01
Ist.Capital Sec / Jul 15 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	11,803,993 ▲ 0.19
Kohinoor Spining / Jul 15 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	9,159,907 ▲ 0.02
Askari Bank / Jul 15 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	8,635,007 ▲ 0.5
First Prudential Mod. / Jul 15 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	8,061,858 ▲ 0.35

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