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The growing problem of food waste

Updated 01 Sep, 2026 07:08am

Food waste has become a serious social problem that deserves far greater public attention. Every day, large...

The robots are not waiting

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:57am

“The inhabited world is run by whoever holds the instruments of production. When those instruments move, power moves...

Sindh lifts time restrictions on markets, hotels and malls

Published 16 May, 2026 01:49pm

Fixed closing timings for Sindh businesses, including shops and restaurants, are now lifted, promising greater flexibility and economic vitality

FBR connects 12,861 big retailers to POS system

Updated 23 Mar, 2026 10:17am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has integrated 12,861 big retailers, textile/leather retailers and...

Digital payment programme for restaurants: PTBA accuses SRB of creating disparity

Updated 18 Jul, 2025 08:33am

KARACHI: Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has accused the Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) of creating an unfair...

Timely closure of restaurants: LHC orders action against violators

Published 12 Jul, 2025 07:02am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday expressed displeasure over restaurants not adhering to closing times and...

CM directs registration of non-registered restaurants, marriage halls

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am

LAHORE: A decision has been made to immediately register unregistered restaurants and marriage halls in Punjab. ...

Eid holidays: Three eateries sealed, Rs3.532m fines imposed on 210 restaurants

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am

LAHORE: During Eid-ul-Azha holidays, the Food Authority teams remained in action and inspected 1,131 fast food ...

CDA approves QR code payment system for businesses, eateries

Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:04am

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Tuesday approved the introduction of a QR code payment system for...

PRA cracks down on unregistered restaurants

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has intensified its efforts to install Electronic Invoice Monitoring...

LCCI opposes early closure curbs on restaurants

Published 19 Nov, 2024 08:30am

LAHORE: Restaurant industry is facing collapse due to early closure restrictions. 4 pm closure time is against the...

Hotels, restaurants: EPD eases operating hours across Punjab

Published 19 Nov, 2024 08:26am

LAHORE: The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) on Monday announced a relaxation in the operating hours of...

PRA launches major inspection drive in restaurants

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:33am

LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has intensified its efforts to ensure tax compliance in Lahore’s...

Punjab limits outdoor activities, market hours

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday imposed a ban on outdoor activities including outdoor sports events,...

KPRA launches monitoring & enforcement drive

Published 31 Oct, 2024 06:18am

PESHAWAR: As the wedding season kicks off and winter approaches, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) has...

Smog beset Pakistan megacity curbs rickshaws, restaurants

Published 30 Oct, 2024 08:53pm

LAHORE: Pollution puffing rickshaws and barbeque restaurants were banned from operating in parts of Pakistan’s...

Restaurants and cafes: SRB carries out surprise snap checking, awareness exercise

Updated 23 Sep, 2024 09:22am

KARACHI: In the recent wake of social media posts and online complaints lodged at various portals from customers and...

Reduced rate SST facility on restaurant not withdrawn: SRB

Updated 24 Jul, 2024 09:20am

KARACHI: Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has informed that the facility of reduced rate of Sindh Sales Tax (SST) on...

Restaurants, wedding halls: KP to charge fixed amount of ST on services: advisor

Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will charge a fixed amount of sales tax on services from restaurants and...

PFA raids eateries, bakers in Lahore

Published 15 Jan, 2024 05:03am

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) under the supervision of its Director General Muhammad Asim Javaid conducted...

Restaurants/eateries: Credit/debit card payments allowed at reduced 5pc ST

Updated 10 Jul, 2023 08:57am

ISLAMABAD: The government has taken a significant documentation measure by allowing credit/debt card payments at a...

Restaurants, other food outlets allowed to remain open from Iftar to Sehr

Published 25 Mar, 2023 06:25am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday hearing application of restaurants association allowed the restaurants and...

LHC allows restaurants, eateries to operate till 11pm

Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:12am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court after modifying business hours for restaurants and other eateries on Wednesday allowed...

Energy conservation: Sindh announces early market closure

Published 18 Jun, 2022 06:00am

KARACHI: The Sindh government on Friday announced that markets, restaurants, marriage halls and hotels will close...

Chinese hot pot experience: it’s the current rage in Karachi

Published 20 Apr, 2022 11:01pm

KARACHI: Traditional Chinese hot pot, which traces its origin as far back as the Zhou dynasty, has fast become a...

Hotels, restaurants: Cops barred from availing free meal

Published 11 Mar, 2022 05:12am

KARACHI: Additional Inspector General of Police (AIG) Karachi Ghulam Nabi Memom on Thursday barred cops from ...

Restaurants, bakeries, caterers: FBR to charge 17pc sales tax

Updated 21 Jan, 2022 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will charge 17 percent sales tax on the food, food stuff, and...

PFA launches Star Rating Programme for hotels, restaurants

Published 13 Jan, 2022 07:17am

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has launched a “Star Rating Programme” in accordance with the...

Meat of wild animals, birds: Crackdown begins on hotels, restaurants

Published 13 Jan, 2022 07:17am

LAHORE: Wildlife & Parks Department Punjab has launched a crackdown on hotels and restaurants offering meat of...

Locked-down UK households ramped up savings in early 2021

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:09am

LONDON: British households increased their savings sharply in early 2021 as a return to lockdowns prevented them ...

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 1	158.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 1	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 1	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,770.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72
FTSE 100 / Oct 1	10,413.82
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 1	24,851.64
France CAC40 / Oct 1	7,827.14

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.40
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	92.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 1	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 1	376,059
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	4,162.20
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	400.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	78.41

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Oct 1 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 1 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	280.46 ▲ 25.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.78 ▲ 7.71 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.29 ▲ 5.17 (9.92%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.68 ▲ 1.41 (9.88%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Oct 1 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	22.36 ▲ 1.95 (9.55%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	124.56 ▲ 10.6 (9.3%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	125 ▼ -39.01 (-23.79%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.03 ▼ -4.89 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	43.67 ▼ -4.85 (-10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.25 ▼ -6.37 (-9.71%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 1 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.42 ▼ -3.43 (-9.57%)
Karam Ceramics / Oct 1 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	156.18 ▼ -15.27 (-8.91%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 1 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	18.07 ▼ -1.73 (-8.74%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	93,751,754 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	38,616,570 ▲ 0.09
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,026,242 ▼ -0.14
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,714,456 ▲ 0.03
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,551,198 ▼ -2.9
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	19,722,398 ▲ 0
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,323,432 ▼ -0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,315,970 ▼ -0.01
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,558,025 ▲ 1.41
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,113,756 ▼ -1.8

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