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Malaysia agrees to boost Pakistani rice exports

Published 28 Sep, 2026 04:13am

ISLAMABAD: During a series of high-level engagements in Kuala Lumpur, Federal Secretary for National Food Security...

Agri experts warn growers against bacterial leaf blight in rice crops

Published 17 Aug, 2026 04:46am

FAISALABAD: Agriculture experts have warned rice growers across the province to remain vigilant against bacterial...

DLTL scheme for rice exporters extended by 3 months

Published 02 Jul, 2026 05:45am

KARACHI: The federal government has extended the Drawback of Local Taxes and Levies (DLTL) scheme for rice exporters...

MoC seeks Rs20bn budget support for rice exporters vs India

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 09:30am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce has reportedly sought Rs 20 billion budget support already extended to the rice...

Hindering export growth: Rice sector seeks govt intervention

Published 09 Apr, 2026 07:54am

LAHORE: Stakeholders from Pakistan’s rice sector have called for urgent government intervention to resolve policy...

A fading agricultural advantage

Published 18 Mar, 2026 04:35am

EDITORIAL: The disclosure before the Senate Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research that organic...

1H rice exports plunge 49.56% YoY

Updated 27 Jan, 2026 07:51am

ISLAMABAD: The country’s rice exports have plunged by a staggering 49.56 percent in the first half of the 2025-26...

Rs15bn for REAP: MoC ‘favour’ sparks export sector backlash

Updated 25 Jan, 2026 09:42am

The decision also includes an increase in the overall EDF budget to Rs27.3 billion

Value-added textile sector: PHMA demands equal access to export facilitation schemes

Published 25 Jan, 2026 06:01am

FAISALABAD: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) has demanded equitable access to...

Rs15 billion assistance for rice exporters: govt vows to ensure there is no misuse

Updated 24 Jan, 2026 04:46pm

Ministry of Commerce says it is putting stringent mechanism in place

Guard introduces two new OP Basmati varieties

Published 08 Dec, 2025 02:51am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s rice sector is poised for a major uplift as Guard Agricultural Research & Services Ltd...

REAP raises alarm over declining export of rice

Published 03 Dec, 2025 05:59am

KARACHI: Group Chairman, Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) Abdul Rahim Janoo said that things are not...

TCP issues tender to buy 100,000mt of rice

Published 25 Nov, 2025 05:54am

HAMBURG: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP), Pakistan’s state agency, has issued a tender to purchase...

Habib Rice Products Limited

Updated 17 Nov, 2025 08:12am

Habib Rice Products Limited (PSX: HRPL) was incorporated in Pakistan in 1980. The principal activity of the company...

Ownership, trademark rights of Basmati rice: New Zealand High Court rejects India’s plea

Updated 15 Nov, 2025 09:28am

KARACHI: In a major boost for the rice export sector, Pakistan has secured a significant legal victory over India,...

Regulatory missteps and rice export decline

Updated 03 Nov, 2025 08:00am

Pakistan’s rice export crisis has once again exposed deep-rooted weaknesses in the country’s agricultural...

Rice exporters protest exclusion from NAFSA board despite PM’s order

Updated 20 Oct, 2025 10:37am

KARACHI: The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has voiced strong concern over its exclusion from the...

Sluggish textile sector, rice exports plunge: Q1 trade deficit balloons to USD9.4bn

Updated 16 Oct, 2025 09:43am

ISLAMABAD: Sluggish performance of the textile sector and a sharp decline in the rice exports are seen as factors...

Gilani vows support to rice industry, hails USD4bn exports

Published 30 Sep, 2025 07:10am

LAHORE: Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani lauded the vital role of rice industry in Pakistan’s economy and...

Management of MRL, Aflatoxin in rice: TDAP organises seminar

Published 30 Sep, 2025 07:05am

GUJRANWALA: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) held a comprehensive seminar on the “Management of...

Rice growers: Punjab to launch ‘Hi-Tech Bank Financing Programme’

Published 18 Sep, 2025 07:13am

LAHORE: The Punjab government will soon launch a ‘Hi-Tech Bank Financing Programme’ to facilitate the paddy...

‘Floods may damage 12pc rice crop in Punjab’

Updated 08 Sep, 2025 09:13am

KARACHI: The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has projected that recent floods are likely to affect...

Punjab, Wuhan universities develop new hybrid rice seed

Published 02 Aug, 2025 07:47am

LAHORE: Punjab University and Wuhan University China have developed a new hybrid rice seed, which will increase the...

Ban on early sowing of rice: Agriculture Republic highlights loopholes in seed companies’ role

Published 06 Mar, 2025 08:27am

LAHORE: Welcoming the Punjab’s move to ban early sowing of rice nurseries or having two crops a season, the...

Sending ‘unfit’ rice to EU: MoC shifts blame to rice exporters, DPP officials

Updated 30 Jan, 2025 02:51pm

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry on Wednesday accused both rice exporters and officials from the Department of Plant...

Govt to ensure seamless rice sector operations, Reap assured

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan and Federal Minister for National Food Security and...

Rice exporter honoured at World Rice Conference 2024

Published 08 Nov, 2024 07:54am

MANILA: The Embassy of Pakistan in Manila is pleased to announce that Pakistani rice exporter Fuad Garib has been...

Lower rice exports: are we prepared?

Published 07 Nov, 2024 07:33am

From a record performance of nearly four billion dollars during the last financial year, Pakistan’s rice exports are...

Ministry seeks proposals from REAP with a view to achieving export target

Updated 08 Oct, 2024 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry has sought proposals from Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) to achieve...

Rice exports hit historic high of $3.88bn in FY24

Published 04 Jul, 2024 05:47am

KARACHI: For the first time in the history, Pakistan’s rice sector has achieved a historic milestone of $ 3.88...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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