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Pakistan’s agriculture

Indus Waters Treaty: Weaponising a lifeline

Updated 03 Sep, 2026 04:05pm

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s remarks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek that...

Dr Kausar Malik honoured

Published 05 Dec, 2025 06:23am

LAHORE: (At the annual HungerCON event powered by USSEC’s Right to Protein initiative, Dr Kausar Abdulla Malik was...

‘Cruel initiative’: Farmers call for end to 45% agricultural income tax

Published 25 Jul, 2025 02:27pm

Sindh Chamber of Agriculture says govt gives businesses privileges like special industrial zones but not farmers

PM Shehbaz directs action plan for easy-term loans to boost small, medium-scale agriculture

Published 17 Jul, 2025 01:34pm

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed authorities on Thursday that an action plan regarding the provision of loans...

Accelerating Pakistan’s livestock exports in global halal markets

Published 16 Jul, 2025 07:59pm

Pakistan’s economic trajectory shall be defined strategically to enhance productivity, technological upgrading, and...

Are Sindh’s ‘forgotten vegetables’ poised for remarkable comeback?

Published 11 Jul, 2025 01:44pm

Vegetables like amaranthus and horseradish tree flowers are rich in nutrients yet thrive in poor soils, require little water and minimal care

National food security demands farmers’ security

Published 11 Jul, 2025 03:20am

Pakistan’s agriculture is not just a food-producing sector — it is the economic backbone of rural Pakistan and the...

Relentless groundwater pumping by Pakistan, India has lowered groundwater table: report

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am

LAHORE: Pakistan and India are drawing water from the Indus aquifer faster than the rate of water recharges back ...

Tens of millions battle floods

Updated 30 Aug, 2022 09:28am

SUKKUR: Tens of millions of people across swathes of country were Monday battling the worst monsoon floods in a...

The lost decade of farming

Published 23 Jun, 2022 10:00am

Revival of Pakistan’s agriculture is talk of town after major crops noted significant rebound during FY22. At 4.4...

Govt decides to abolish taxes on raw materials for export industries

Published 08 Jun, 2022 04:57pm

PM Shehbaz orders the formation of task forces to attract investment in multiple sectors

Alvi for adopting modern farming techniques to increase agri productivity

Published 27 Feb, 2022 06:39am

LAHORE: President Dr Arif Alvi has called for adopting modern farming techniques to increase the agricultural...

FSC&RD notifies amendments in Seed (Business Regulations) Rules 2016

Published 28 Nov, 2021 05:38am

LAHORE: To check sale of unregistered, unapproved and counterfeit seed, the Federal Seed Certification & ...

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Commodity

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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