Topic

pharmaceutical companies

Pharma sector seeks bigger share of dollar earnings, eyes $2bn annual exports

Published 12 Jun, 2026 12:19am

Pharmaceutical companies are allowed to retain 15% of their export

Pakistan, China sign 10 MoUs for local production of medicine raw material, vaccines

Published 12 May, 2026 10:46pm

MoUs also pave ways for transfer of technology and mobilising investment into the country

CCP, DRAP ink MoU to strengthen Pakistan’s pharma sector

Published 27 Nov, 2025 11:41am

Agreement to enhance the exchange of information and data

ICI Pakistan, now LCI, rejects claims of exiting pharma manufacturing

Published 26 Nov, 2025 10:15am

Pharmaceutical business continues to grow, says the company

PPMA pinpoints key reasons for business closure by top pharma firms

Published 25 Nov, 2025 05:54am

ISLAMABAD: Some of the top global pharmaceutical companies have left Pakistan due to a revision of their business...

India to force drugmakers to upgrade plants after fatal cough syrup crisis

Published 17 Oct, 2025 11:33pm

CHHINDWARA: India has refused drugmakers’ requests to extend a year-end deadline for them to upgrade their...

US tariffs threaten $3.1 billion of Singapore’s pharma exports, trade talks ongoing

Published 27 Sep, 2025 12:29pm

SINGAPORE: Pharmaceutical companies in Singapore are seeking clarification on whether they would qualify for an...

Pak pharma firms win WHO prequalification, PIC/S recognition to begin export in regulated high-end markets

Published 27 Sep, 2025 05:59am

KARACHI: At least 8 pharmaceutical companies from Pakistan have won prestigious international recognition for...

Pakistan govt urges pharma industry to scale up exports in $2.5trn global market

Published 24 Sep, 2025 10:14pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan government has called on the pharmaceutical industry to enhance its competitiveness and increase...

Pakistan drugmakers bet $500 million on exports as economy slows: report

Published 24 Sep, 2025 08:18pm

Pakistani pharmaceutical companies are racing to retool factories to tap markets from the Persian Gulf to Europe in...

Govt gives $30 billion export target to pharma industry, pushes for local vaccine manufacturing

Updated 24 Sep, 2025 10:05pm

'The world is scaling up exports and generating revenues worth billions of dollars. Why can’t Pakistan do it,' says Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Syed Mustafa Kamal

Pakistan’s Citi Pharma expands into veterinary healthcare with new subsidiary

Published 12 Sep, 2025 11:06am

Citi Pharma Limited (CPHL) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Citi Veterinary Limited (CVL), has commenced...

Forty life-saving medicines have returned to production, market in Pakistan, says PPMA chairman

Updated 10 Sep, 2025 09:18am

KARACHI: An eye patient in Karachi battling vision loss recently paid 100 British pounds (approximately Rs38,000) to...

Medicine prices enter into ‘stabilisation phase’ in Pakistan

Updated 30 Aug, 2025 03:13pm

• Growing competition controls prices, benefits patients

Roche to invest $700mn in new drug manufacturing facility in North Carolina

Published 12 May, 2025 07:04pm

Roche Group said on Monday that it plans to invest more than $700 million in a new drug manufacturing facility in...

Price deregulation improves access to medicines, helps stabilise industry

Updated 12 May, 2025 02:23pm

KARACHI: The price deregulation of non-essential medicines in early 2024 has improved access to medicines and...

Pakistan pharma sector deploys AI, other advanced technologies in drug development

Published 28 Apr, 2025 05:47am

Pakistan’s pharma sector is increasingly deploying artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced technologies to...

TI writes to PM about ‘violations’ in pharma sector

Published 09 Apr, 2025 05:46am

ISLAMABAD: Transparency International (TI) Pakistan has sent letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, highlighting...

European pharma companies warn Trump’s tariffs could expedite shift to US

Published 08 Apr, 2025 06:32pm

FRANKFURT/LONDON: European pharma companies warned the European Commission president at a meeting on Tuesday that...

Abbott Laboratories Pakistan Limited

Published 07 Apr, 2025 08:52am

Abbott is a multinational healthcare company engaged in providing efficient and life-changing medical technologies...

Too much of opioids

Published 31 Mar, 2025 04:08am

EDITORIAL: The sheer volume of the imported stuff should raise eyebrows. As a press report reveals, some of our...

PPMA refutes reports claiming medicine prices increased 15 times in just five years

Updated 01 Mar, 2025 05:16pm

The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (PPMA) has refuted recent reports which claimed that medicine...

Smuggled Indian-origin medicines worth Rs10.3bn seized

Updated 26 Feb, 2025 08:55am

KARACHI: The Collectorate of Customs Enforcement Karachi has seized a huge quantity of smuggled Indian-origin...

Digital Clearance Gateway launched to ‘streamline pharma trade, compliance’

Published 25 Feb, 2025 09:27pm

The Pakistan Single Window (PSW) and the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has officially launched a...

Pakistan pharma sector can generate $5bn through medicine exports, says FPCCI’s UBG

Published 21 Feb, 2025 11:26pm

Pakistan pharma sector has potential to boost medicine exports to $5 billion over the next few years, the United...

Trump’s hammer falls on transgender rights—III

Published 12 Feb, 2025 07:14am

Pharmaceutical companies and medical institutions have also entered the conversation, offering hormone therapy and...

Price deregulation: Pakistan’s pharma sector sales hit $3.3bn in FY24, 22% higher year-on-year

Updated 21 Aug, 2024 03:59pm

Pakistan’s pharmaceutical industry achieved sales of Rs916 billion (USD 3.3 billion) in FY24, a 22% year-on-year...

Ferozsons Laboratories’ subsidiary BF Biosciences launches human insulin

Updated 15 Aug, 2024 11:59pm

Pakistan’s pharmaceutical company BF Biosciences Limited (BFBL) has successfully launched a human insulin under the...

Pakistan’s pharma company BF Biosciences looks to raise at least Rs1.38bn through IPO

Updated 07 Aug, 2024 09:09pm

Pakistan’s pharmaceutical company BF Biosciences Limited (BFBL) is planning an initial public offering (IPO) at the...

Pakistan’s healthcare sector struggling with R&D deficiencies, medicine shortages

Updated 31 Jul, 2024 09:53am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s healthcare sector is facing severe challenges due to a lack of research and development...

BR100
BR30
KSE100
KSE30
KMI30

1D 5D 3M 6M 1Y

Forex
World
Commodity

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

pharmaceutical companies

Most Popular