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Sindh CM orders crackdown on wheat hoarders, profiteers

Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday ordered an intensified crackdown on hoarders and...

Punjab begins release of wheat from stocks at the rate of Rs3,800/40kg

Published 15 Jul, 2026 02:14am

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Tuesday announced beginning of release of wheat from its official stocks at Rs3,800...

Food security, other matters: Summaries approved by ECC

Updated 03 Jul, 2026 09:40am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Thursday approved the auction of 8,198 metric...

ECC approves PASSCO severance package, wheat disposal, trade policy amendment

Published 02 Jul, 2026 10:32pm

Amends import policy to incorporate international forced labor definitions

NFC Award: PM holds out assurance to KP CM

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Wednesday said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has...

Afridi says his govt presented province’s case before NEC

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi has stated that the Government of Khyber...

Punjab CM allows purchase of 1m tonnes of wheat from PASSCO

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved the purchase of wheat from PASSCO, to ensure...

No wheat shortage in country, reserves adequate: minister

Updated 19 May, 2026 10:10pm

Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain on Tuesday said there was no wheat...

Wheat market: warehousing the wrong problem

Updated 15 May, 2026 07:26am

Pakistan’s wheat market is being asked to perform a neat trick: absorb the state’s retreat from procurement,...

Int’l Day of Peasants’ Struggles: PKRC says will hold countrywide protests on 17th

Published 15 Apr, 2026 06:01am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC) has announced countrywide protests on April 17 in observance of...

Gulf remittances stable so far, NA told

Updated 08 Apr, 2026 09:01am

ISLAMABAD: Amid rising concerns over potential declines in remittances due to the escalating Middle East crisis,...

Wheat pricing puzzle 2026

Published 27 Mar, 2026 06:40am

Since 2024, upon withdrawal of the official procurement of wheat at minimum support price (MSP), each year brought a...

In defence of the SOE report

Updated 02 Mar, 2026 09:36am

The Central Monitoring Unit, under the administrative control of Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, uploaded the...

ECC clears sale of 0.5m MTs of wheat on FIFO basis

Published 25 Feb, 2026 04:49am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Tuesday approved the sale of 500,000 metric...

ECC approves sale of 500,000 tonnes of wheat at revised reserve prices

Published 24 Feb, 2026 06:50pm

Also reviews a proposal moved by the Ministry of National Food Security and Research regarding disposal of surplus wheat stocks

Cutting losses after costly missteps

Updated 09 Feb, 2026 05:45am

EDITORIAL: The federal government’s decision to sell 500,000 metric tons of wheat at subsidised rates is ...

Govt policies pushing towards food security emergency: PPP

Published 04 Feb, 2026 05:49am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) said that the country’s agriculture sector is facing a severe crisis that...

Economic Coordination Committee approves technical supplementary grants of over Rs66.11bn

Updated 29 Jan, 2026 11:49am

This includes Rs23.42 billion for sharing of subsidy on imported urea between federal and provincial governments

500,000 tons of Passco wheat set for disposal, ECC aims to curb storage costs

Published 28 Jan, 2026 02:39pm

ECC approved provision of 300,000 metric tons of Passco wheat to the Food and Consumer Protection Department

Food dept raises wheat procurement target

Published 22 Jan, 2026 04:57am

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Department has taken two major decisions to stabilise wheat and flour markets, increasing...

Pakistan to roll out first Panda bond in coming weeks, says Aurangzeb

Updated 14 Jan, 2026 12:59pm

Finance Minister acknowledged that some firms have exited Pakistan

Costly TCP loans: MoF withdraws demand for third-party audit

Published 23 Dec, 2025 06:09am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has reportedly withdrawn its earlier demand for a third-party audit of...

Rs350bn authorized capital: Passco being replaced with ‘WSMC’

Published 21 Nov, 2025 05:36am

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to replace Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation Limited...

Govt offered to procure 0.8m tons of wheat from Passco to help stabilise prices

Published 14 Nov, 2025 06:12am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) has offered the federal government to procure 0.8 million tons ...

LG law, wheat support rate: PPP leader seeks explanation from Punjab govt

Published 23 Oct, 2025 06:06am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has sought an explanation from the government of Punjab regarding the...

Pakistan faces grim prospect of wheat flour crisis?

Updated 29 Aug, 2025 04:22pm

National wheat stocks stand at 33.47 million tons

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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