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Neglected and overlooked: Pakistan’s livestock sector seeks government support

Updated 12 Aug, 2025 04:57pm

KARACHI: Livestock farmers say their sector has a lot of potential but has been severely neglected by the...

AGI to export sugarcane by-products to China

Updated 09 Aug, 2025 09:26am

LAHORE: The Ashraf Group of Industries (AGI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China’s Shandong...

Agriculture under threat

Updated 02 Aug, 2025 06:39am

Quoting official data for January-June 2025, the news flashed on the print media, stating that Pakistani farmers...

PTI announces drive aimed at safeguarding interests of farmers

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 08:58am

ISLAMABAD: Amid modest agricultural growth of just 0.6 percent, the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on...

Agri financing: HBL gives largest insurance payout to farmers

Published 02 Jun, 2025 06:12am

KARACHI: HBL issued the largest payout of over Rs 10 million under the Area Yield Index Insurance (AYII) program,...

PASSCO’s wheat reserves will not be released into open market: minister

Updated 28 May, 2025 08:54am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain said on Tuesday that the...

Farmers announce protest drive against decline in wheat prices

Published 15 Apr, 2025 05:54am

LAHORE: Various farmers’ organizations have announced province-wide protests on Tuesday against plummeting wheat...

Livestock card loans: Punjab govt sets deadline for repayment

Published 11 Apr, 2025 05:55am

LAHORE: The Punjab government has set May 16 as the final date for repayment of livestock card loans, with farmers...

SBP BSC & Bank of Punjab join hands for Agri Kissan Mela

Published 11 Apr, 2025 05:38am

LAHORE: The State Bank of Pakistan (BSC) Lahore in collaboration with Bank of Punjab (BOP) successfully organized ...

Repaying loans: Minister directs officials to facilitate farmers

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

LAHORE: Minister Agriculture Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani has directed the officials concerned to facilitate the...

PM for manufacturing farm machinery domestically

Updated 25 Mar, 2025 08:52am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed confidence on Monday that the new potato seed production project,...

Peasant groups demand govt give state land to landless farmers

Published 25 Mar, 2025 05:37am

LAHORE: Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee, Anjuman Mazareen Punjab and representatives of various other peasants’...

Seed treatment: foundation of successful cotton crop

Published 27 Feb, 2025 07:11am

Cotton is a cornerstone of Pakistan’s economy and a vital source of livelihood for millions of farmers. The ...

Rainfall will have positive impact on crops

Published 21 Feb, 2025 07:37am

LAHORE: Farmers have welcomed the Thursday rain, saying that it will not only end the long dry spell experienced by...

‘Just the beginning’

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

EDITORIAL: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s recent push for agricultural mechanisation is a long-overdue but...

A milestone year for agriculture financing

Updated 23 Nov, 2024 06:57am

Agriculture is the cornerstone of Pakistan’s economy, providing livelihoods to nearly two-thirds of the population...

Agri-food value chain and role of pulping industry

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

The world’s food production has reached 4 billion metric tons per year, of which 1.3 billion tons is wasted. As ...

Country losing billions due to agri mismanagement—II

Updated 16 Oct, 2024 08:34am

Outdated farming techniques: Pakistani farmers continue to rely on obsolete and labour-intensive farming techniques,...

‘Cropwise Grower’ becomes Pakistan’s biggest agri-tech app

Published 25 Jul, 2024 06:24am

LAHORE: Syngenta Pakistan, a leading agriculture innovation and technology company has introduced ‘Cropwise...

Punjab govt will provide Rs10bn loans to farmers: minister

Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:41am

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

A win-win situation

Updated 04 Nov, 2023 06:29am

I wonder how many people remember the invasion of locust hordes in Karachi in the sixties. I witnessed many of their...

Syngenta Pakistan recognised for its contribution towards female farmers

Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:50am

LAHORE: Syngenta Pakistan Limited, a leading agriculture innovation and technology company that provides crop...

Syngenta launches tree-plantation drive

Published 13 Aug, 2023 02:55am

LAHORE: To commemorate the national independence day of Pakistan, Syngenta Pakistan Limited - a leading agriculture...

Agri tube-wells: Govt to implement solarisation project in phase-wise manner

Updated 22 Jul, 2023 10:05am

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to implement Prime Minister’s National Programme for solarisation of agri...

REAP urges govt to help it achieve $5bn rice exports

Updated 25 Apr, 2023 09:00am

KARACHI: Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has asked the federal government to devise a long-term...

AI: the best solution?

Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a term coined by emeritus Stanford Professor John McCarthy. It is the science and...

Fertiliser efficiency: US announces $4.5m new programme for farmers

Updated 17 Mar, 2023 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: The United States Thursday announced a $4.5 million new programme to strengthen fertilizer efficiency and...

Heat, then floods ruin Pakistani farmers’ livelihoods

Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am

Generations of Rahim Buksh’s ancestors have laboured in the rice paddies and wheat fields surrounding Pakistan’s...

Heat, then floods ruin Pakistani farmers' livelihoods

Updated 24 Oct, 2022 07:20pm

JACOBABAD: Generations of Rahim Buksh's ancestors have laboured in the rice paddies and wheat fields surrounding...

In agri sector: Sarsabz Pakistan becomes fastest-growing mobile app

Published 20 Oct, 2022 07:21am

LAHORE: Being near to completing one year since its launch, the “Sarsabz Pakistan” mobile app has garnered...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	278.36
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 1	162.72
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 1	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Jul 1	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 1	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 30	7,499.36
Nasdaq / Jun 30	26,213.72
Dow Jones / Jun 30	52,319.20
India Sensex / Jul 1	76,897.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 1	70,474.96
Hang Seng / Jul 1	22,881.02
FTSE 100 / Jul 1	10,472.35
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 1	25,081.59
France CAC40 / Jul 1	8,366.87

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 1	68.78
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 1	17,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 1	359,770
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 1	3,986.22
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 1	77.40
Petrol/Litre / Jul 2	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 2	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 1 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	9.16 ▲ 1 (12.25%)
Asim Textile / Jul 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 1 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.27 ▲ 2.21 (10.02%)
Hala Enterprise / Jul 1 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	29.22 ▲ 2.66 (10.02%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	86.52 ▲ 7.87 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 1 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.62 ▲ 4.06 (10.01%)
Paramount Mod / Jul 1 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	14.07 ▲ 1.28 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 1 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	242.24 ▲ 22.02 (10%)
P.T.C.L. / Jul 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	72.07 ▲ 6.55 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 1 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	88.15 ▲ 8.01 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jul 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	38.65 ▼ -4.25 (-9.91%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 1 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	11.11 ▼ -1 (-8.26%)
Haseeb Waqas / Jul 1 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	17.76 ▼ -1.36 (-7.11%)
Kohat Textile / Jul 1 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	161.43 ▼ -11.04 (-6.4%)
Meezan PakistanXD / Jul 1 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	18.43 ▼ -1.24 (-6.3%)
Zephyr Textile / Jul 1 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	22.05 ▼ -1.42 (-6.05%)
Husein Industries / Jul 1 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	61.84 ▼ -3.5 (-5.36%)
Prosperity Weav / Jul 1 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	64.15 ▼ -3.56 (-5.26%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 1 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	24.69 ▼ -1.31 (-5.04%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 1 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	37.46 ▼ -1.94 (-4.92%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	82,666,150 ▼ -0.21
B.O.Punjab / Jul 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	77,111,046 ▲ 1.22
P.T.C.L. / Jul 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	28,752,273 ▲ 6.55
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 1 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,698,338 ▲ 0.33
Pak Qatar Family / Jul 1 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	24,952,487 ▲ 1.98
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,251,243 ▲ 0.04
Hascol Petrol / Jul 1 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	23,061,705 ▼ -0.21
Askari Bank / Jul 1 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	22,929,384 ▲ 2.76
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	20,096,607 ▼ -0.23
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 1 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	20,049,681 ▲ 0.52

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