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Pakistan Central Cotton Committee

Experts seek fast-track mechanism aimed at bringing promising germplasm into country

Published 22 Sep, 2026 05:15am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s efforts to revive cotton are being held back by a regulatory process that takes around seven...

Cotton research institutions matter a lot

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 05:25am

Pakistan’s cotton history demonstrates that whenever the country achieved exceptional production, it was primarily...

Cotton: high hopes, limited resources

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

To place the entire blame for the decline of cotton solely on research institutions is perhaps one of the greatest...

APTMA says concerned at govt’s failure to implement cotton revival plan

Published 22 May, 2026 06:05am

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has expressed serious concern over the government’s...

Conversion of CCRI Multan land into gymkhana club: APTMA urges Punjab govt to reconsider proposal

Published 14 May, 2026 07:00am

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has urged the Punjab government to reconsider the...

Conversion of CCRI land into gymkhana club opposed

Published 13 May, 2026 06:01am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) and the Pakistan Cotton Brokers Association have jointly...

Cotton sector: APTMA seeks minister’s support for revival

Updated 06 May, 2026 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has sought the intervention of Minister for National...

Weekly Cotton Review: Prices surge by Rs1000/maund, likely to soar to Rs20,000

Published 30 Mar, 2026 04:48am

KARACHI: Cotton prices in Pakistan have recorded an increase of one thousand rupees per maund, with ginners...

Govt urged to take action for cotton revival

Published 18 Mar, 2026 04:35am

LAHORE: The Agriculture Republic, a think tank working to reflect on issues faced by the agricultural economy and...

Weekly Cotton Review: PM urged to help protect value-added garment sector

Updated 09 Feb, 2026 05:36am

KARACHI: The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) has revealed in its latest report that global cotton...

CottonConnect hosts high-level roundtable

Published 05 Feb, 2026 02:51am

KARACHI: In a significant step toward strengthening Pakistan’s cotton and textile sector, CottonConnect hosted a...

APTMA, PCCC, MNFSR agree to resolve cotton cess collection issue

Published 11 Jul, 2025 03:20am

LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFSR),...

Cotton sector: another crisis

Published 10 Apr, 2025 03:14am

Pakistan’s cotton sector is facing a multifaceted yet resolvable crisis, rooted in systemic weaknesses such as lack...

Speakers seek strategies for cotton revival

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

LAHORE: To address Pakistan’s ongoing cotton crisis and explore strategies for its revival, Better Cotton (BC) and...

Cotton yield: is quality seed the whole story?

Published 29 Dec, 2024 02:48am

A frequently asked question in the agricultural sector is: Why have we not yet succeeded in producing high-quality...

Disputes related to cotton cess: PCCC concerned over prolonged delays

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 09:24am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Central Cotton Committee’s (PCCC) governing body on Thursday expressed serious concern over the...

PCGA reveals significant cotton output decline YoY

Updated 04 Nov, 2024 08:42am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) released its latest data on cotton production, revealing a...

Cotton research under siege

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 07:20am

At the inception of Pakistan, the nation emerged as a notable cotton exporter, with only two or three textile mills...

Dr Yousaf made PCCC VP

Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am

MULTAN: Eminent scientist Dr Yousuf Zafar has been appointed as the Vice President of country’s ace cotton ...

MoNFSR takes up issue of grant for PCCC

Published 17 Apr, 2023 07:26am

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MoNFSR) has been requesting the Cabinet Division that a...

Textile exports facing quadruple whammy

Published 13 Mar, 2023 07:52am

It seems beyond dispute that Pakistan’s textile industry must now bid farewell to the export bonanza of the last two...

Pay, pension to PCCC staff: ECC body yet to come up with any option

Updated 14 Feb, 2023 07:25am

ISLAMABAD: A body constituted by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet with respect to suggestion...

Decline in cess collection lands body in trouble: Food ministry seeks Rs666.64m grant for cotton committee

Updated 30 Jan, 2023 09:23am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research has sought an approval for Rs666.640 million from the...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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