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Locust emergency, food security: World Bank may further downgrade $200m project

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank is likely to further downgrade the $200 million locust emergency and food security project...

Updated 28 Sep, 2022 10:05am

Business & Finance

Infrastructure, livelihood: ADB says will provide new aid package soon

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will soon provide Pakistan with a significant relief and rehabilitation...

Published 21 Sep, 2022 06:37am

Pakistan

Floods pose food security threat to country: PBF

KARACHI: Vice President of Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF), Jahan Ara Watoo has said that this flooding coupled with...

Published 29 Aug, 2022 07:17am

World

China, Indonesia hail ‘win-win’ cooperation after rare Beijing summit

BEIJING: The leaders of China and Indonesia pledged to scale up trade and expand cooperation in areas such as...

Published 27 Jul, 2022 07:44am

Pakistan

Acumen holds discussion on agriculture in Pakistan

KARACHI: Agriculture in Pakistan is in crisis. Diminishing yields, decreasing soil fertility, lack of quality ...

Published 23 Jul, 2022 04:10am

G20 finance chiefs resolved on food security

NUSA DUA, (Indonesia): The Group of 20 major economies’ finance chiefs on Saturday pledged to address global food...

Published 17 Jul, 2022 05:19am

World Bank approves $200m to transform agri sector

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Saturday approved $ 200 million in financing to ...

Updated 17 Jul, 2022 09:34am

BR Research

The new normal?

Raging for almost 150 days now, the Russian war in Ukraine is stubbornly moving ahead, occupying more territory in a...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 09:19am

Business & Finance

WTO 12th Ministerial moot concludes: Minister highlights country’s challenges like balance of payment, food security threats

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar has highlighted Pakistan’s key challenges like balance of...

Published 19 Jun, 2022 06:06am

Russia putting world in danger of famine, warns EU

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

Published 19 Jun, 2022 06:06am

Pakistan

Food security: Experts call for more efforts

FAISALABAD: Experts at an international symposium stressed upon the need to pace up efforts to ensure food security...

Published 16 Jun, 2022 08:31am

Business & Finance

Turkish CG for tapping huge potential for bilateral trade

KARACHI: Consul General of Turkey Cemal Sangu has said huge potential exists to increase trade between Pakistan and...

Published 31 May, 2022 05:11am

Countries vow to boost food security amid Ukraine war

GENEVA: The European Union, the United States and more than two dozen other countries vowed Friday to shore up ...

Published 07 May, 2022 05:46am

Pakistan

Armed by computer skills, 2000 patwaris get jobs: SMBR

LAHORE: Senior Member Board of Revenue (SMBR) Babar Hayat Tarar has said that 2000 patwaris with computer skills are...

Published 28 Apr, 2022 05:37am

Pakistan

King Salman relief centre launches project for food security

ISLAMABAD: King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (Ksrelief) has launched a project to support food Security...

Published 12 Apr, 2022 05:17am

World

Food security worsens in Afghanistan as wages fall: World Bank

WASHINGTON: Food security in Afghanistan has deteriorated sharply since the Taliban took power in August, while ...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 05:41am

World

Food security worsens in Afghanistan as wages fall: World Bank

WASHINGTON: Food security in Afghanistan has deteriorated sharply since the Taliban took power in August, while...

Published 15 Mar, 2022 07:41pm

Pakistan

Food security: Engro holds dialogue at Dubai Expo 2020

KARACHI: Engro Fertilizers, Pakistan’s premier seed-to-harvest solutions provider, hosted an insightful dialogue ...

Published 26 Feb, 2022 04:37am

People involved in urea shortage to be dealt with with an iron fist: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said the government was focused on supply of suitable amount of...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 03:59am

Pakistan

Food security: Govt wants to enhance cooperation with UAE: Fakhar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Fakhar Imam on Wednesday said that the ...

Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am

Opinion

Pakistan’s agri sector—I

Pakistan’s agriculture sector provides food security to the nation, livelihood to rural population, and it is a...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:16am

Editorials

The food security challenge

EDITORIAL: A combined report of a number of United Nations (UN) agencies, which has found that the Covid-19 pandemic...

Published 21 Jul, 2021 01:51am

Pakistan

Sindh govt should not deprive Tharparkar residents of basic rights: Qureshi

Says climate-smart agriculture and food security remain vital for the country

Published 07 Jul, 2021 05:19pm

Editorials

Boosting agri output

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Imran Khan while addressing the National Farmers Convention warned that challenge of food...

Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am

Pakistan

Govt to spend Rs14bn on artificial insemination of livestock

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Food Security Jamshed Iqbal Cheema has said that government...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

With food security at stake, PM tells farmers govt determined to boost agri output

Research-based information and use of technology crucial, says prime minister

Updated 02 Jul, 2021 08:31am

Pakistan

Food security can become Pakistan's biggest challenge: PM Imran

Says government plans to introduce nutrition programme through Ehsaas

Published 01 Jul, 2021 06:37pm

Editorials

Achieving food security

EDITORIAL: The bumper wheat crop provides a good example of how headlines can be a little misleading sometimes...

Published 30 May, 2021 03:51am

Pakistan

Promotion of livestock sector imperative to ensure food security: President

Highlighting the importance of livestock in the economic development of Pakistan, the President said livestock sector had great potential to earn foreign exchange and called for increasing the export value by meeting international requirements and ensuring quality control of products.

Published 24 May, 2021 05:35pm

BR Research

Time to negotiate with the real “wheat barons”

Over the past 18 months, BR Research has run a concerted campaign warning policymakers of a looming food security...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 07:25am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.58 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	310 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	64.90 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	582.92 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	8.01 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Oct 1 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	81.57 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.58 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	310 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	64.90 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	582.92 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	8.01 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Oct 1 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	81.57 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	229.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	228.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	144.74
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.99
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.12
Euro to USD / Sep 30	0.98
UK LIBOR % / Sep 29	3.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	3585.62
India Sensex / Sep 30	57426.92
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	25937.21
Nasdaq / Sep 30	10575.62
Hang Seng / Sep 30	17222.83
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	6893.81
Dow Jones / Sep 30	28725.51
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	12114.36
France CAC40 / Sep 30	5762.34

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	79.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	20735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	124743
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	1660.61
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	85.34

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