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Preferential Trade Agreement

Pakistan, Jordan agree to pursue PTA

Published 06 Feb, 2026 05:56am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Jordan have agreed to pursue a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) and significantly expand...

Pakistan, Uzbekistan agree to extend PTA

Published 17 Dec, 2025 06:12am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Uzbekistan have agreed to extend their Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), marking a major...

Trade & investment: Pakistan-Vietnam PTA talks get underway

Published 15 Oct, 2025 05:55am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Vietnam on Tuesday formally launched negotiations on a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA)...

Vietnam minister arrives for talks on PTA launch

Published 14 Oct, 2025 06:12am

ISLAMABAD: Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, Nguyen Hong Diên, accompanied by a delegation of prominent...

Vietnamese envoy talks of PTA’s prospects

Updated 21 Sep, 2025 09:50am

LAHORE: Ambassador of Vietnam to Pakistan Pham Anh Tuan has said that Vietnam is ready to begin negotiations on a...

PTA talks with US: PTC urges govt to consult industry experts

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 09:25am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has proposed that the government engage a team of industry experts...

PAJCCI hails Pakistan-Afghanistan PTA

Published 28 Jul, 2025 05:42am

PESHAWAR: Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI) has welcomed signing of Preferential Trade...

Pakistan, Afghanistan sign long-awaited PTA

Updated 24 Jul, 2025 08:53am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday signed a long-awaited Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) following...

Pakistan, Afghanistan ink Preferential Trade Agreement: report

Updated 23 Jul, 2025 10:10pm

In a key development on the economic front, Pakistan and Afghanistan have inked a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA)...

Pakistan, Afghanistan all set to sign PTA

Updated 23 Jul, 2025 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan are all set to sign the long-awaited Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) to be...

Vietnam keen to invest & trade with Pakistan, says Kamal

Updated 12 Jul, 2025 07:36pm

Jam Kamal Khan, Minister for Commerce, said on Saturday that Vietnam has signalled strong interest in enhancing...

Talks on PTA with Vietnam to begin next year

Published 12 Jul, 2025 05:49am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Vietnam have agreed to initiate negotiations on a Pakistan–Vietnam Preferential Trade...

Pakistan, Vietnam to initiate talks on Preferential Trade Agreement this year

Updated 11 Jul, 2025 08:47pm

Both sides emphasise enhancing institutional, business linkages for sustained trade growth

Pakistan, Iran vow to meet potential $10bn trade target in coming years

Published 28 Feb, 2025 07:40am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran have emphasised the need to sign Free Trade Agreement (FTA), at the earliest to improve...

Enhancing bilateral trade: Pakistan, Turkiye to ink 21 agreements

Updated 13 Feb, 2025 03:00pm

In a bid to strengthen bilateral economic ties, Pakistan and Türkiye are set to sign 21 agreements in key sectors...

Preferential market access: two states agree to explore possibilities

Updated 04 Jul, 2024 08:52am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Tajikistan have agreed to explore the provision of preferential market access for each...

Import of items under FTAs, PTAs during 2022-23: Major decrease in duty exemptions/concessions witnessed

Updated 17 Jun, 2024 02:32pm

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has witnessed a major decrease in customs duty exemptions/concessions...

Pak-Afghan PTA likely to be finalised

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 08:49am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan are likely to finalise Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) during the visit of...

Pakistan offers PTA to Egypt

Updated 10 Jan, 2024 09:41am

CAIRO (Egypt): Pakistan offered Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) to Egypt envisaging boosting trade volume to 4...

Indonesia, Iran sign preferential trade agreement

Published 24 May, 2023 05:57am

BOGOR, (Indonesia): The leaders of Indonesia and Iran on Tuesday signed a preferential trade agreement to expand...

Preferential trade with Turkiye: Exporters urged to explore new opportunities

Published 08 May, 2023 06:40am

LAHORE: The Coordinator to Federal Tax Ombudsman Meher Kashif Younis urged Pak exporters for fully exploring the...

Iranian trade team underscores need for finalising FTA

Published 18 Jan, 2023 06:22am

KARACHI: Leader of a trade delegation from Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA)...

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree on PTA

Updated 11 Jan, 2023 08:38pm

ISLAMABAD: In a major development which may address many obstacles in bilateral as well as transit trade, Pakistan...

UBG congratulates Minister for signing PTA with Turkey

Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:07am

KARACHI: Petron in Chief of United Business Group (UBG) SM Muneer, President Zubair Tufail, Chairman Shahzad Ali...

PTA with Turkiye: UBG asks trade bodies to educate members about advantages

Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:07am

KARACHI: Leaders of the United Business Group (UBG) has advised trade bodies to educate and enhance the knowledge of...

Zubair hopeful of more exports to Turkiye

Published 15 Aug, 2022 07:25am

KARACHI: President of United Business Group and former President of FPCCI Zubair Tufail has said that the...

Pakistan, Turkiye sign preferential trade agreement

Updated 12 Aug, 2022 04:29pm

Pact to allow both countries greater access to each other’s markets

Pakistan, Turkiye to sign PTA today

Updated 12 Aug, 2022 10:28am

Agreement will be followed by deeper market access in services and investment

Govt likely to sign PTA with Turkey on 12th

Published 09 Aug, 2022 03:37am

KARACHI: The Government of Pakistan is expected to sign a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Turkey on the 12th...

Fine-tuning of 11th Pak-Afghan JEC agenda initiated

Updated 27 May, 2022 09:53am

ISLAMABAD: The government has started inter-ministerial consultations on proposed agenda for eleventh session of...

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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