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Iftikhar Ali Sahoo

Meeting reviews cotton production target

Published 12 Jul, 2026 03:02am

LAHORE: Secretary Agriculture Punjab, Iftikhar Ali Sahoo, chaired an important meeting at Multan to review the...

Punjab, Uzbekistan expand livestock cooperation

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

LAHORE: Punjab and Uzbekistan have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in livestock, trade, investment,...

Efforts being made to achieve cotton production target: Sahoo

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

LAHORE: Secretary Agriculture Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahoo has said that every possible effort is being made to achieve...

'Cotton crop situation across Punjab highly encouraging'

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

LAHORE:Punjab Secretary of Agriculture Iftikhar Ali Sahoo has said that according to field reports, the cotton crop...

Economic transformation: Punjab allocates Rs75bn to various initiatives

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani said on Thursday that the...

Need stressed to modernise agri sector

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

LAHORE: A training workshop was organised under the auspices of FACE (Food Safety and Agriculture Center of...

Experts call for cotton revival strategy urgently

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

LAHORE: Speakers at an international cotton conference stressed the need for an immediate and coordinated national...

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...

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 23	278.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 23	277.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 24	163.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 24	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 24	1.33
Euro to USD / Jul 24	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 23	3.59

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 23	7,408.30
Nasdaq / Jul 23	25,137.69
Dow Jones / Jul 23	51,711.65
India Sensex / Jul 24	75,618.86
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 24	64,568.75
Hang Seng / Jul 24	24,866.39
FTSE 100 / Jul 24	10,673.52
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 24	24,885.53
France CAC40 / Jul 24	8,310.77

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 23	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 23	370,401
Petrol/Litre / Jul 24	331.52
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 24	91.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 24	4,027.02
Diesel/Litre / Jul 24	378.66
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 24	81.26

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Jul 24 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	6.38 ▲ 1 (18.59%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 24 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	10.47 ▲ 1 (10.56%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 24 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	14.92 ▲ 1.36 (10.03%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 24 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.15 ▲ 1.38 (10.02%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 24 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	34.62 ▲ 3.15 (10.01%)
Metro Steel / Jul 24 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.41 ▲ 2.04 (10.01%)
UDL International / Jul 24 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	21.77 ▲ 1.98 (10.01%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 24 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	54.95 ▲ 5 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	173.26 ▲ 15.75 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	70.84 ▲ 6.44 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 24 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,105.08 ▼ -122.79 (-10%)
Janana De Malucho / Jul 24 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	139.10 ▼ -15.46 (-10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 24 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	52.79 ▼ -5.86 (-9.99%)
Shams Textile / Jul 24 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	53.23 ▼ -5.91 (-9.99%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 24 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.45 ▼ -2.6 (-9.98%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jul 24 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	351 ▼ -37.91 (-9.75%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jul 24 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	54.54 ▼ -5.46 (-9.1%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 24 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	207.20 ▼ -20.14 (-8.86%)
Blessed Tex. / Jul 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	870.03 ▼ -82.75 (-8.69%)
Mughal Energy / Jul 24 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	22.61 ▼ -2.12 (-8.57%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,105,125 ▲ 0.19
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 24 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,954,214 ▼ -0.02
Kohinoor Spinning / Jul 24 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	32,496,844 ▲ 0.53
Pak Refinery / Jul 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,432,281 ▲ 0.86
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,604,048 ▲ 0.02
B.O.Punjab / Jul 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,562,072 ▼ -0.23
TPL Properties / Jul 24 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	18,926,801 ▼ -0.22
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,125,027 ▲ 0.12
Media Times Ltd / Jul 24 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	15,558,633 ▲ 1
Waves Home Appliances / Jul 24 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	13,333,005 ▲ 0.56

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