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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

BR Research

Real beneficiaries of public sector wheat procurement?

Fresh financing required for nationwide procurement operations during the ongoing wheat harvest season may exceed Rs...

Published 16 Apr, 2021 07:25am

Business & Finance

Exporter strives to better working environment for rice farmers

ISLAMABAD: The country’s leading ‘Basmati Rice Exporter’ on Sunday strived for a better working environment ...

Updated 12 Apr, 2021 09:14am

BR Research

The devil we know

Over the past year, Covid-19 has metamorphosed from a devil we knew little to nothing about to a devil we now,...

Published 07 Apr, 2021 07:40am

Pakistan

CM Sindh stresses need to invest in livestock sector for food security

“Therefore, there is a need to control FMD through vaccination by establishing an FMD vaccine manufacturing plant in the Sindh,” he said.

Updated 02 Apr, 2021 12:03am

Markets

Dreyfus deal to help UAE achieve food security

LONDON: The acquisition of a stake in commodity merchant Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) by Abu Dhabi's ADQ is an...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Pakistan

FPCCI asks govt to bring down cost of agri production

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has asked the government to take...

Updated 14 Mar, 2021 10:29am

Markets

China to crack down on counterfeit seeds in food security push

BEIJING: China’s agriculture ministry on Tuesday said it had called for a nationwide crackdown on the production...

Published 03 Mar, 2021 05:49am

Business & Finance

'Govt's less involvement damages agri sector, farmers too'

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

Published 28 Feb, 2021 04:55am

Opinion

Agriculture — the weakest link

Pakistan imported $1.3 billion worth of cotton, sugar, and wheat in the last six months – such numbers are...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

Pakistan

Covid-19: UK announces humanitarian aid for Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner CMG announced £3.5 million UK humanitarian aid for...

Published 29 Jan, 2021 04:55am

Pakistan

Qureshi calls for forging stronger trade ties with Kuwait

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire to forge stronger...

Published 28 Jan, 2021 04:40am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	152.98
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.26
Euro to USD / May 3	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
FTSE 100 / May 2	8149.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 2	17906.01
France CAC40 / May 2	7916.49
India Sensex / May 3	74412.88

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 2	206619
Petrol/Litre / May 3	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	79.12
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2308.69
Diesel/Litre / May 3	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 3 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 3 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 3 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 3 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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