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pharmaceutical sector

Listed pharma companies’ profits rise 11pc in 1QFY27

Published 03 Nov, 2026 05:12am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s listed pharmaceutical sector recorded profits of Rs11.6 billion in the first quarter of FY27, up...

Pakistan’s pharmaceutical exports hit three-year low of USD319m in FY26

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

KARACHI: Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) has reported that the country’s medicine exports...

Increasing pharma exports to USD10bn: Minister calls for industry-wide consultation

Updated 15 Aug, 2026 07:42am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Friday called...

Pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors: Govt steps up efforts to attract Chinese investment

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:13am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is stepping up efforts to attract Chinese investment into its pharmaceutical and healthcare...

Investing in health sector: tax incentives to modernize pharmaceutical sector

Updated 26 May, 2026 07:02am

The pharmaceutical sector is a strategic nation al asset: it safeguards public health, generates export earnings and...

MMS import: Govt working on duty, tax cuts in budget

Published 21 May, 2026 05:01am

ISLAMABAD: The government is actively working on reduction of duties and taxes on the import of Multiple...

Pharma sector: Leading Russian insulin maker to invest USD80m

Published 31 Mar, 2026 05:24am

ISLAMABAD: The leading Russian pharmaceutical company M/s Genetics Pharmaceuticals/M/s Zavod Medsintez LLC,...

There’s no shortage of essential drugs: PPMA

Updated 29 Mar, 2026 06:54am

KARACHI: Essential medicines, including insulin and other life-saving drugs, remain widely available across Pakistan...

Health facilities: KP approves policy on integration of pharmacy services

Published 17 Nov, 2025 06:02am

PESHAWAR: The KP government has approved the first-ever “Policy for Integration of Pharmacy Services in Health...

TDAP holds national pharma stakeholders dialogue

Published 15 Nov, 2025 07:33am

KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) on Friday successfully convened the first National ...

Medicine prices up 15% since Feb 2024, not 32%, clarifies PPMA

Published 12 Nov, 2025 11:40pm

PPMA Chairman Tauqeer Ul Haq attributes this to high inflation, high interest rates and rupee devaluation

CCP authorises IIL’s takeover of Novartis Pakistan

Published 08 Nov, 2025 01:44pm

In a major development for the country’s pharma sector, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has authorised...

Aurangzeb lauds 34pc growth in pharma exports

Published 07 Nov, 2025 06:27am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has lauded the pharma sector’s 34 percent...

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...

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

Global experts to attend ‘Pakistan Pharma Summit’ today

Published 23 Sep, 2025 05:48am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host a high-profile gathering of international pharmaceutical experts, regulators, and...

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...

India looking beyond US for pharma exports amid tariff tensions

Published 04 Sep, 2025 08:37pm

NEW DELHI: India is seeking to boost drug exports to semi-regulated markets in Africa, Latin America and Southeast...

Medicine prices enter into ‘stabilisation phase’ in Pakistan

Updated 30 Aug, 2025 03:13pm

• Growing competition controls prices, benefits patients

Pakistan explores Russian collaboration for insulin manufacturing

Published 28 Aug, 2025 10:35pm

Pakistan is exploring avenues of collaboration with Russia to locally manufacture insulin, as a high-level meeting...

Homeopathic sector: Stakeholders concerned at new registration laws

Published 22 Aug, 2025 06:00am

LAHORE: The homeopathic pharmaceutical industry and experts from across the country have voiced strong reservations...

USA tariff opens up new pharma export avenues

Updated 15 Aug, 2025 08:42am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s pharmaceutical sector foresees a window of opportunity to enhance its exports manifolds to the...

Indian drugmaker Divi’s misses June-quarter profit view on weak US pricing

Published 06 Aug, 2025 05:09pm

India’s Divi’s Laboratories reported first-quarter profit below estimates on Wednesday, as manufacturers producing...

Trump says incoming pharma tariff may go as high as 250%

Updated 05 Aug, 2025 06:57pm

US president last week said he would impose 25% tariff on goods imported from India

Pak pharma sector getting global recognition

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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