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Iftikhar Ali Sahoo

Punjab seeks research partnership with Cambridge institute

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

LAHORE: Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani has said that the provincial government will pursue...

Cotton crop conditions: APTMA urges Punjab to share weekly reports

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has urged the Punjab Agriculture Department to initiate...

Agriculture sector: Syngenta team, Punjab governor discuss policy reforms

Published 22 Apr, 2026 06:55am

LAHORE: Senior executives from Syngenta, a global leader in agricultural science, called on the Governor of Punjab,...

Punjab completes 40pc wheat harvest

Published 18 Apr, 2026 06:02am

LAHORE: Secretary Agriculture Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahoo claimed on Friday that wheat harvesting has been completed...

Punjab organises consultative session to modernise agricultural economy

Published 11 Apr, 2026 06:16am

LAHORE: Under the auspices of the Government of Punjab, an important consultative meeting was held here to discuss...

Farmers to get Rs1500 per acre relief

Published 05 Apr, 2026 02:32am

LAHORE: Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani on Saturday reiterated that, in light of the increase...

China to support Punjab agriculture against climate change

Published 02 Apr, 2026 06:03am

LAHORE: The newly-appointed Consul General of China in Lahore, Sun Yan, said on Wednesday that the Chinese experts...

PAD holds session on how to boost mango exports

Published 29 Mar, 2026 03:49am

LAHORE: A high-level consultative session on enhancing mango exports was held in Multan under the chairmanship of...

Punjab likely to exceed 22.5m MT of wheat production

Published 28 Mar, 2026 04:28am

LAHORE: The Punjab province is expecting to exceed 22.5 million metric tons of wheat production this year, claims a...

Uzbekistan has offered land for potato cultivation and research: Tashkent governor

Updated 14 Mar, 2026 09:37am

LAHORE: “Uzbekistan has offered to provide land and other resources for potato cultivation and research, besides...

Agri development one of top priorities of Punjab govt: official

Published 08 Mar, 2026 02:16am

LAHORE: Secretary Agriculture Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahoo has said that agricultural development and the prosperity of...

Officials briefed about water management projects

Published 06 Feb, 2026 05:56am

LAHORE: An important meeting was held in Lahore under the chairmanship of Minister for Agriculture Punjab Syed Ashiq...

‘Punjab govt committed to promote modern agri machinery’

Updated 24 Jan, 2026 06:53am

LAHORE: The Punjab government is fully committed to promoting modern agricultural machinery across the province,...

Green tractor scheme deadline extended

Published 22 Jan, 2026 04:57am

LAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) on Wednesday announced an extension in the deadline for submitting...

Punjab seeks alternative potato export routes amid price slump

Published 07 Jan, 2026 05:53am

LAHORE: Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani has assured the potato farmers that the provincial...

Punjab to promote hydroponics farming for year-round tomatoes

Published 24 Dec, 2025 06:21am

LAHORE: The Punjab government is paying attention to promote modern technology in the province to ensure...

‘Punjab invested Rs35bn in agri mechanisation in last two years’

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:25am

LAHORE: The Punjab government is generously allocating resources to transform agriculture in the province and a...

Use of certified wheat seed up by more than 2pc

Updated 30 Nov, 2025 07:06am

LAHORE: Use of certified wheat seed for the current sowing season has increased by over 25 percent leading the hopes...

Tractor keys distributed among farmers

Published 14 Nov, 2025 06:12am

LAHORE: Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Punjab Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani attended the Chief Minister’s...

Farmers to get 400,000 packets of vegetable seeds

Published 12 Oct, 2025 07:27am

LAHORE: The Punjab government has launched an initiative to distribute 400,000 packets of vegetable seeds free of...

Rice growers: Punjab to launch ‘Hi-Tech Bank Financing Programme’

Published 18 Sep, 2025 07:13am

LAHORE: The Punjab government will soon launch a ‘Hi-Tech Bank Financing Programme’ to facilitate the paddy...

Cotton crop: meeting takes stock of situation

Published 24 Aug, 2025 03:01am

LAHORE: The Crop Reporting Service Punjab has reported that the picking of seed cotton equivalent to more than 0.9...

PSC signs MoU with Fauji Fertilizer Company

Published 23 Aug, 2025 07:28am

LAHORE: The Punjab Seed Corporation (PSC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Fauji Fertilizer...

Rice-sowing target surpassed

Published 02 Aug, 2025 06:09am

LAHORE: Rice farmers in Punjab have surpassed the provincial agriculture department’s sowing target of 5 million...

Efforts afoot to achieve target of 6m cotton bales

Published 27 Jul, 2025 03:02am

LAHORE: Field formations across Punjab are being further mobilized to achieve the provincial target of 6 million...

‘Agri education and research taskforce’ being set up: minister

Published 20 Jun, 2025 06:20am

FAISALABAD: Punjab Agriculture Secretary Iftikhar Ali Sahoo on Thursday said that Agriculture Education and Research...

Cotton cultivation enters final phase

Published 04 May, 2025 05:49am

LAHORE: Cotton cultivation in Punjab has entered its final and decisive phase and so far cotton has been sown on ...

Early cotton sowing in Punjab doubles

Published 09 Apr, 2025 05:46am

LAHORE: More than 800,000 acres of land in Punjab have been brought under early cotton cultivation this year — ...

Expansion of Green Tractor Programme advocated

Published 07 Apr, 2025 02:49am

LAHORE: The representatives from the tractor manufacturing industry held a meeting with the officials of the...

First phase of cotton cultivation successfully completed

Updated 04 Apr, 2025 09:19am

LAHORE: Secretary Agriculture Punjab, Iftikhar Ali Sahoo has stated that the first phase of cotton cultivation has...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 8	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 8	278.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 8	160.18
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 8	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 8	1.33
Euro to USD / Jun 8	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 8	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 8	7,405.73
India Sensex / Jun 8	73,524.26
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 8	64,024.60
Nasdaq / Jun 8	25,929.66
Hang Seng / Jun 8	24,657.06
FTSE 100 / Jun 8	10,373.20
Dow Jones / Jun 8	50,786.01
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 8	24,616.22
France CAC40 / Jun 8	8,199.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 8	91.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 8	386,987
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 8	4,326.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 8	77.61
Petrol/Litre / Jun 9	377.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 9	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 8 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	8.76 ▲ 1 (12.89%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 8 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.03 ▲ 1 (12.45%)
TPL Properties / Jun 8 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10.33 ▲ 1 (10.72%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 8 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	19.53 ▲ 1.78 (10.03%)
Cresent Jute / Jun 8 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	14.73 ▲ 1.34 (10.01%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 8 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	12.31 ▲ 1.12 (10.01%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 8 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	16.82 ▲ 1.53 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jun 8 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	33.95 ▲ 3.09 (10.01%)
Nagina Cot. / Jun 8 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	77.94 ▲ 7.09 (10.01%)
Shams Textile / Jun 8 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	41.99 ▲ 3.82 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jun 8 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	60.49 ▼ -564.34 (-90.32%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 8 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.42 ▼ -0.98 (-11.67%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 8 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.49 ▼ -2.05 (-9.98%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 8 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	28.85 ▼ -3.15 (-9.84%)
Elahi Cotton / Jun 8 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	176.66 ▼ -19.18 (-9.79%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jun 8 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	68.40 ▼ -7.27 (-9.61%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 8 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	77.65 ▼ -8.17 (-9.52%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 8 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	25.57 ▼ -2.46 (-8.78%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 8 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	37 ▼ -3.49 (-8.62%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 8 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.48 ▼ -1.64 (-8.58%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 8 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	60,567,709 ▲ 1
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 8 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	42,410,725 ▲ 0.74
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 8 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	26,156,618 ▼ -0.07
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 8 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	24,010,462 ▲ 0.06
Thatta Cement / Jun 8 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	22,234,491 ▲ 3.04
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 8 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	20,895,260 ▼ -0.26
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,707,751 ▼ -0.01
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 8 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	20,529,844 ▲ 0.58
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 8 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	20,239,775 ▲ 1.12
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 8 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	19,782,746 ▲ 1.67

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