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Sugar export: Shipment period extended on exporters’ plea

ISLAMABAD: The government has increased shipment time for the export of sugar after sugar exporters expressed ...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am

Viral disease in cows: Pakistan hesitant to import beef from Afghanistan: MoC

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Commerce (MoC) said Wednesday that Pakistan is reluctant to import cow meat from Afghanistan...

Updated 09 Mar, 2023 08:50am

NA body asks govt to remove obstacles to IP gas pipeline project

ISLAMABAD: A National Assembly panel was informed on Thursday that because of the International Monetary Fund’s...

Updated 03 Mar, 2023 08:51am

B2B barter trade mechanism: MoC empowered to impose conditions, curbs

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry has been empowered to impose country or commodity specific conditions or restrictions...

Updated 28 Jan, 2023 08:45am

Business & Finance

Imported wheat: MoC wants TCP’s PSIAs to carry on pre-shipment inspection

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has proposed the government to allow Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 07:05am

Countries lacking banking channels: ECC approves B2B barter trade mechanism

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved business-to-business (B2B) barter...

Updated 19 Jan, 2023 08:43am

Business & Finance

Ministries, provinces: MoC conveys sugar export mechanism

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has conveyed sugar export mechanism to the concerned ministries and...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Jul-Nov LSMI output declines 3.58pc YoY

As per provisional Quantum Index numbers (QIM) of the Large Scale Manufacturing Industries, the LSMI output decreased by 5.49 percent for November 2022

Updated 18 Jan, 2023 08:55am

Business & Finance

0.15m less containers arrived in Jul-Dec: FBR

ISLAMABAD: A total of 0.55 million containers of importable goods/ commodities have reached Pakistan during the...

Updated 11 Jan, 2023 08:54am

NA body approves ‘Imports and Exports (Control) Amendment Bill, 2022’

The Import and Export (Control) Act, 1950 is the primary legal instrument which provides the legal basis for the conduct of international trade of Pakistan

Updated 11 Jan, 2023 09:01am

Anti-Dumping Act: CPEC Secretariat for retrospective waiver

ISLAMABAD: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Secretariat has urged the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) to move...

Updated 30 Dec, 2022 08:46am

Cherries: MoC acquires market access to China

ISLAMABAD: In a recent major development, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has acquired market access for Pakistani...

Updated 17 Dec, 2022 09:56am

Business & Finance

ATPTT signed on Dec 14: Tajikistan, Pakistan to set up coordination committee

ISLAMABAD: Tajikistan and Pakistan are to establish Transit Trade Coordination Committee (TPTTCC), under ATPTT...

Updated 16 Dec, 2022 09:31am

Consignments stuck at ports: MoC to hold talks with SBP

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry has decided to hold a detailed meeting with State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to sort issues...

Updated 15 Dec, 2022 09:57am

Vegetables: 400 containers stuck at seaport: PFVA

KARACHI: Over 400 containers of imported vegetables are stuck at seaport due to non-availability of foreign ...

Updated 07 Dec, 2022 09:50am

Govt urges Turkiye to expedite TGA

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reportedly requested Turkiye to expedite approvals of Trade in Goods Agreement (TGA) signed...

Updated 05 Dec, 2022 09:57am

Pakistan

Bureaucracy undergoes another shake-up

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reshuffled top bureaucracy once again and issued order for new postings and...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am

Concessional energy to export-oriented sector: ECC approves amendments to earlier decision

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved amendments in Cabinet’s earlier...

Updated 02 Nov, 2022 09:46am

Business & Finance

Efforts are being made to improve Customs system: collector

KARACHI: Collector for Customs Appraisement at Port Qasim Muhammad Jameel Nasir has said that efforts are being made...

Published 01 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Business & Finance

Previously banned items: Additional CD not applicable to stuck-up consignments: FBR

ISLAMABAD: The regulatory duty and additional customs duty shall not be applicable on the clearance of stuck-up...

Published 26 Oct, 2022 05:52am

Business & Finance

Import of urea: TCP exempted from PPRA rules

ISLAMABAD: Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has exempted import of 0.3 million metric tons of urea ...

Published 04 Oct, 2022 06:40am

Business & Finance

Five zero-rated sectors’ concessional tariff issue to be resolved soon: MoC

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Commerce (MoC) said on Monday that the issue of electricity supply to five zero rated sectors...

Updated 04 Oct, 2022 09:41am

33 categories, 860 products: ECC approves lifting of ban on wide range of goods

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved the lifting of the ban imposed on...

Updated 20 Aug, 2022 09:33am

Pakistan

Misdeclared containers detained; goods worth Rs453m recovered

ISLAMABAD: The Collectorate of Customs Appraisement (West), Karachi has foiled an attempt to clear high-value and...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 07:00am

FBR revises customs tariff on imports from Saarc states

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has revised customs tariff on the import of certain items from the...

Updated 04 Aug, 2022 09:47am

Stuck at ports: Clearance of containers still remains elusive

KARACHI: The clearance of hundreds of containers, stuck at ports under SRO 598/22 dated 19-5-2022, has become a...

Updated 01 Aug, 2022 09:47am

Subsidy on 5 commodities for KP to continue: ECC allows one-time release of banned items stuck at ports, airports

ISLAMABAD: The government has allowed one-time special permission for the release of stranded consignments of banned...

Updated 06 Jul, 2022 09:59am

ECC takes step to forestall wheat shortage

Approves lowest bid offer for the import of 500,000 metric tons of wheat at US$ 439.40 per metric ton

Updated 06 Jul, 2022 10:17am

Palm oil import sans from Indonesia: FBR abolishes 2pc additional duty

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has abolished 2 per cent additional customs duty on the import of...

Updated 22 Jun, 2022 10:07am

Excepting Indonesia, 2pc ACDs removed on import of palm oil

ISLAMABAD: The government has removed Additional Customs Duties (ACDs) of 2 percent from June 10 to 20, 2022 on...

Updated 02 Jun, 2022 09:53am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Co / Mar 22 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	0.79 ▲ 0.09 (12.86%)
Hinopak Motor / Mar 22 Hinopak Motors Limited(HINO)	219.45 ▲ 15.05 (7.36%)
Data Textile / Mar 22 Data Textiles Limited(DATM)	3.66 ▲ 0.22 (6.40%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Mar 22 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	2.38 ▲ 0.12 (5.31%)
Tri-Star Power / Mar 22 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	13.15 ▲ 0.66 (5.28%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Mar 22 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	3.05 ▲ 0.13 (4.45%)
Mehran Sugar / Mar 22 Mehran Sugar Mills Limited(MRNS)	35.95 ▲ 1.45 (4.20%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Mar 22 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	2.65 ▲ 0.09 (3.52%)
Jubile Life InsXD / Mar 22 Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited(JLICL)	120 ▲ 4.00 (3.45%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Mar 22 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	0.72 ▲ 0.02 (2.86%)

Stock	Price
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 22 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	2.90 ▼ -0.51 (-14.96%)
Kohinoor Power / Mar 22 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	3.62 ▼ -0.37 (-9.27%)
Samba Bank / Mar 22 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	7 ▼ -0.60 (-7.89%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 22 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	15.75 ▼ -1.27 (-7.46%)
Premium Textile / Mar 22 Premium Textile Mills Limited(PRET)	420.10 ▼ -30.91 (-6.85%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	373.10 ▼ -20.89 (-5.30%)
Archroma Pak / Mar 22 Archroma Pakistan Limited(ARPL)	424.12 ▼ -11.88 (-2.72%)
Buxly Paints / Mar 22 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	80 ▼ -2.00 (-2.44%)
Waves Home Appliances / Mar 22 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WHALE)	5.80 ▼ -0.14 (-2.36%)
Bolan Casting / Mar 22 Bolan Castings Limited(BCL)	35 ▼ -0.77 (-2.15%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	6,046,419 ▲ 0.02
Cnergyico PK / Mar 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	4,848,036 ▼ -0.04
Unity Foods Ltd / Mar 22 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	4,691,640 ▼ -0.17
Pak Elektron / Mar 22 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	4,522,500 ▲ 0.08
Hascol Petrol / Mar 22 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,470,500 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Cement / Mar 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	4,452,500 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Mar 22 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	4,391,678 ▲ 0.07
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 22 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	4,311,148 ▲ 0.21
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	4,273,685 ▲ 0.05
Loads Limited / Mar 22 Loads Limited(LOADS)	4,188,000 ▼ -0.10

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 21	285.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 21	283.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 21	132.38
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 21	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 21	1.22
Euro to USD / Mar 21	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 21	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 21	4002.87
India Sensex / Mar 21	58074.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 21	26945.67
Nasdaq / Mar 21	11860.11
Hang Seng / Mar 21	19258.76
FTSE 100 / Mar 21	7536.22
Dow Jones / Mar 21	32560.60
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 21	15195.34
France CAC40 / Mar 21	7112.91

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 21	69.33
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 21	177726
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 21	1943.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 21	77.85

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