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Target set to enhance pharmaceutical exports to $1bn in FY24: DRAP

KARACHI: The government, along with all stakeholders of the sector, has set a target to enhance pharmaceutical...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am

BR Research

Highnoon Laboratories Limited

Highnoon Laboratories Limited (PSX: HINOON) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1984 and...

Published 23 Aug, 2023 08:33am

22pc interest rate inimical to business activities: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday acknowledged that with a 22 percent rate of interest, no business...

Updated 13 Jul, 2023 10:33am

Govt agencies allowed to import pharma raw material

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has decided to amend the Import Policy Order...

Updated 26 Jun, 2023 09:16am

Editorials

Imminent ‘catastrophe’

EDITORIAL: The government is trying to keep a straight face, but it seems pretty helpless as around 40 ...

Published 11 Feb, 2023 05:57am

Business & Finance

‘Export emergency’ should be declared: ministry

ISLAMABAD: Export-led growth is the cure for our economic woes. Ministry of Planning and Development will recommend...

Published 28 Jan, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

Scarcity of medicines

The issue of letters of credit (LCs) has enormously added to both price hike and inflationary pressures. It has also...

Published 28 Jan, 2023 06:20am

Business & Finance

Drug registration: DRAP all set to digitize its systems by year-end

KARACHI: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) is all set to digitize its entire systems by the end of ...

Published 28 Jan, 2023 06:20am

Business & Finance

Drug manufacturers seek urgent steps for raw material import

KARACHI: The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (PPMA) has earnestly appealed to the government to...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Markets

Searle Pakistan looks to raise Rs3.24bn through IPO

Searle Pakistan Limited (SPL), formerly OBS Pakistan Pvt Limited and a subsidiary of The Searle Company Limited...

Published 15 Dec, 2022 04:40pm

Business & Finance

Drug companies warn of increasing medicine prices 'if DRAP continues to ignore plight'

Firms set Monday as deadline for holding meeting with pharma companies

Published 29 Sep, 2022 09:22pm

Pakistan

Senate panel rejects proposed amendments to PMDC Bill

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services on Wednesday, by majority votes, rejected...

Published 29 Sep, 2022 05:54am

Business & Finance

Lucky Cement announces consolidate earnings of Rs26.53bn for 9M 2021-22

KARACHI: On a consolidated basis, Lucky Cement Limited reported the profit after tax to date of Rs26.53 billion of...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am

Pakistan

Martin Dow first company to introduce AI tool ‘MD-AlDer’ in Pakistan

KARACHI: The leading pharmaceutical group Martin Dow has achieved another landmark by introducing the Artificial...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 04:45am

Business & Finance

Raw materials: Pharma industry seeks withdrawal of 17pc GST

LAHORE: The medicine manufacturers have urged the government to review its decision imposing a 17per cent General...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Pakistan

PPMA holding first PESA today

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) is holding the 1st Pharma Export Summit and...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Markets

Citi Pharma plans multi-million dollar subsidiary in Uzbekistan

Eyeing expansion, Pakistan's Citi Pharma Limited said that it is planning to establish a multi-million dollar,...

Published 16 Sep, 2021 01:54pm

Business & Finance

$26bn opioid settlement ready for next step: US drug firms

NEW YORK: Four pharmaceutical companies have said they received enough support from US states to move to the next...

Published 06 Sep, 2021 06:14am

Business & Finance

UBG sees huge potential in trade ties with Italy

KARACHI: Leadership of United Business Group (UBG) has said that Pakistan and Italy had a tremendous potential to...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Pakistan

Ample opportunities for investors in Sri Lanka: Pak envoy

KARACHI: Pakistan's Ambassador to Sri Lanka Major General Muhammad Saad Khattak (Retd) has said despite Covid-19, ...

Published 18 Jul, 2021 04:14am

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s Dawaai raises $8.5 million amid expansion plans

Hopes to use recent investment to grow its infrastructure expansion and technology

Updated 10 Jun, 2021 01:15pm

Business & Finance

‘Pharmaceutical sector can help Pakistan with its export target’

It is a low-hanging fruit that can aid the economy achieve sustainable growth, says PBC vice-chairman

Published 02 Jun, 2021 08:02pm

Business & Finance

SMEs boost imperative: Industrial growth kept limited to LSM, says Mian Zahid

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group and Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum President Mian Zahid...

Updated 18 May, 2021 09:33am

Sales of vehicles: IMC CEO for adopting wholesale-retail mechanism

ISLAMABAD: Chief executive officer (CEO) of Indus Motors Limited Ali Asghar Jamali has urged the government to adopt...

Published 06 Mar, 2021 05:01am

World

US approves Pfizer vaccine storage at normal freezer temperature

The mRNA molecules are encased in particles of fat to protect them, but they still degrade more quickly than traditional vaccines and so require stricter storage measures.

Published 26 Feb, 2021 11:29am

World

North Korea ‘tried to hack’ Pfizer for vaccine info: South’s spies

SEOUL: North Korean hackers tried to break into the computer systems of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in a search for...

Updated 17 Feb, 2021 09:48am

World

US court orders $834m from BMS, Sanofi on Plavix

NEW YORK: A Hawaii court ordered Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi to pay the state $834 million over marketing claims...

Updated 17 Feb, 2021 09:48am

Business & Finance

Searle rejects reports of installing Reckitt Benckiser manufacturing unit in Pakistan

It added that currently the company has not entered into any kind of contractual arrangement with Reckitt Benckiser.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 03:16pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 18	154.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 18	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 18	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 18	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
India Sensex / Apr 18	72488.99
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	37716.66
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Hang Seng / Apr 18	16385.87
FTSE 100 / Apr 18	7877.05
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 18	17837.40

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 18	82.64
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 18	2374.36
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 18	80.61
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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