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Lahore’s smog: Where are the results?

Updated 10 Nov, 2026 07:09am

Another smog season is here, and Lahore and much of Punjab are once again struggling with poor air quality. The...

Makkah Accord members to hold emergency talks: Dar

Published 03 Oct, 2026 06:49am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye have agreed in principle to convene an emergency meeting of the...

Defence committee meeting under Makkah pact to be held soon in Riyadh: Dar

Published 02 Oct, 2026 08:23pm

Says future course of action will be shared once finalised

Poverty, inflation, and fiscal space in federal budget

Updated 19 May, 2026 07:03am

According to the Planning Comm ission, 29 percent of Pakistan’s population was below the poverty line, based on a...

Interim fix for delayed consensus on NFC award

Published 30 Apr, 2026 06:00am

As Pakistan approaches Budget 2026-27, its fiscal federalism is mired in stagnation rather than progress. The 11th...

Pakistan’s hidden poverty

Updated 15 Apr, 2026 08:24am

Pakistan’s poverty crisis is deeper than the government is willing to admit, and the gap between official claims and...

Poverty incidence

Published 11 Apr, 2026 06:16am

EDITORIAL: Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC) has calculated the poverty rate at 43.5 percent – 14.3...

Experimental Latif Farm of SAU: Wheat, mustard seed mature; ready for harvest

Published 16 Mar, 2026 04:51am

HYDERABAD: The wheat and mustard crops cultivated for obtaining quality seed at the experimental Latif Farm of Sindh...

Experts say concerned at declining cotton production

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

HYDERABAD: Pakistan’s agriculture sector is facing critical challenge as cotton production continues to decline,...

Aurangzeb, SPDC body discuss key structural, fiscal challenges

Published 16 Dec, 2025 06:04am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, on Monday held a detailed and...

SPDC flags concerns as tobacco sector seeks tax relief in budget

Published 22 May, 2025 06:08am

LAHORE: The tobacco industry has called on the government to introduce a third tax tier and lower Federal Excise ...

Tobacco use claims over 160,000 lives every year: SPDC

Published 01 May, 2025 06:03am

LAHORE: Under pressure from the tobacco industry, the government is considering a rollback in the very policy that...

SPDC highlights worsening tobacco epidemic

Published 25 Apr, 2025 06:05am

LAHORE: The Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC), a policy research institute has expressed serious concerns...

Anti-tobacco activists for hiking FED on cigarettes

Published 26 May, 2024 02:56am

ISLAMABAD: Anti-tobacco activists have warned that the government would lose revenue and benefits gained through tax...

Budget 2024-25: SPDC proposes 37pc increase in FED on tobacco products

Updated 06 May, 2024 09:01am

ISLAMABAD: The Social Policy Development Centre (SPDC) has proposed a 37 percent increase in Federal Excise Duty...

Budget FY25: SPARC proposes 26pc hike in FED on cigarettes

Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:14am

ISLAMABAD: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) Friday proposed a 26 percent increase ...

Decline in production: Tobacco industry accused of declaring misleading statistics

Updated 26 May, 2023 08:50am

ISLAMABAD: The tobacco industry is declaring misleading statistics about the decline in the declared production of...

SAU, UBL and SPDC team up to produce good quality cotton seeds

Published 25 Apr, 2023 06:25am

HYDERABAD: Agriculture experts have identified lack of certified cotton seeds in Sindh and sale of substandard seeds...

Experts urge govt to impose health levy on tobacco products

Published 21 Jul, 2022 05:40am

ISLAMABAD: Health experts have urged the government to impose health levy on tobacco products to save precious ...

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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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