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Tea

CM Maryam prepares tea at roadside stall

Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:57am

MURREE: Punjab Chief Minister Ma-ryam Nawaz Sharif stopped at a roadside tea stall on the Murree Expressway during...

KP traders say concerned over imposition of MRP on imported tea

Published 13 Oct, 2025 06:49am

PESHAWAR: Traders associated with the tea sector have raised serious concerns over imposition of minimum retail ...

How Pakistan’s tea habit brews an economic storm

Updated 09 Oct, 2025 08:37am

Tea, it’s more than just a morning ritual in Pakistan. It’s woven into conversations, culture, ceremonies, and...

Seed Council approves 38 new varieties in KP

Published 11 Aug, 2025 05:49am

PESHAWAR: The Provincial Seed Council in its meeting has approved 38 new varieties of fruits, vegetables, oilseeds,...

Illicit trade, smuggling: MoC says it doesn’t maintain any related data

Updated 06 Jun, 2025 02:51pm

Suggests a 'Whole-of-Government' approach to address the issue comprehensively

Health professionals assail trade of illicit, sub-standard tea

Published 15 Jul, 2024 07:33am

LAHORE: Terming the health risks associated with the illicit and sub-standard tea, health professionals said that...

Case for coffee

Published 29 May, 2024 06:32am

Pakistan is a tea-drinking nation, no doubt. But with changing demographics, slowly but surely, coffee penetration...

Sri Lanka repays $20m Iranian oil debt with tea

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka said Wednesday it had exported tea worth $20 million to Iran to partially repay its...

INTERNATIONAL TEA DAY: Brewing success for Pakistan's Tea Industry through e-commerce

Published 21 May, 2023 04:00am

TEXT: The potential of e-commerce to reshape Pakistan's tea industry is becoming increasingly evident, with key...

PTA fears tea shortage if containers remain stuck at ports

Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:01am

KARACHI: The Former Chairman of Pakistan Tea Association (PTA) and EC Member FPPCI Muhammad Shoaib Paracha has ...

Import of green tea from Vietnam and China: DGCV Karachi revises Customs values

Published 11 Jan, 2023 07:09am

ISLAMABAD: Directo-rate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has revised customs values on the import of green tea...

India’s Oct tea output drops 16.7% y/y, prices rise

Published 01 Dec, 2022 02:02pm

MUMBAI: India’s October tea production fell 16.7% from a year earlier to 160.67 million kilograms (kg), the...

Tea, coffee can be imported from Ethiopia at affordable rates, says envoy

Published 21 Nov, 2022 05:59am

KARACHI: Ambassador of Ethiopia and Plenipotentiary Jemal Beker Abdula has said that his country has surplus tea as...

India’s June tea output drops 17% as floods hit plucking

Published 22 Aug, 2022 05:30pm

MUMBAI: India’s June tea production fell 17.4% from a year earlier to 141.31 million kilograms (kg), the state-run...

‘Storm in a teacup’ as minister urges people to cut back on ‘chai’

Published 16 Jun, 2022 08:31am

ISLAMABAD: A minister has caused a storm in a teacup by urging citizens to cut back on drinking “chai” as a way...

Caffeine: beneficial or harmful?

Updated 12 Jun, 2022 04:02pm

Caffeine is good for improving attention span and cognitive function. However, it is essential to consider the negative implications of excessive consumption

3rd Pakistan Tea Convention held in Karachi

Published 23 May, 2022 02:35pm

KARACHI: The Pakistan Tea Association held the 3rd Pakistan Tea Convention at the Marriot Hotel, Karachi. The event...

Sri Lanka industry says 2022 exports could tumble 20%-30% on economic crisis

Published 08 Apr, 2022 11:17am

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan leaders from garments, tea and other industries said on Friday the country's goods and services...

KENYA-PAKISTAN TRADE RELATIONS

Published 14 Dec, 2021 06:40am

TEXT: Bilateral Relation between Kenya and Pakistan remains warm and cordial. Exports from Kenya to Pakistan have...

A Brewing Friendship As Strong As The Tea

Published 14 Dec, 2021 06:40am

TEXT: When the sun dawned upon the people of Kenya on 12th December 1964, very few people around the world knew what...

Global TRADE

Published 14 Dec, 2021 06:40am

TEXT: Kenya is world largest producer and leading exporter of black tea. The country is also ranked amongst the...

TOURISM IN KENYA

Published 14 Dec, 2021 06:40am

TEXT: Kenya is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations owing to its rich diversity of tourist...

Unilever sells tea arm, including Lipton, for 4.5bn euros

Published 22 Nov, 2021 05:31am

LONDON: British consumer goods group Unilever on Thursday said it had agreed to sell its global tea business,...

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Published 26 Jun, 2021 03:24am

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Friday (June 25, 2021)...

Govt urged to remove MRP on tea import

Published 14 Jun, 2021 03:39am

KARACHI: Pakistan Tea Association chairman M Aman Paracha highlighted that in federal budget MRP on commercial...

FY22 Budget: Tax relief on beverages, cigarettes, tea under study

Published 01 May, 2021 03:28am

ISLAMABAD: The government is in the process of finalising budget proposals to provide tax benefit/reduction to three...

Tea imports increase 17pc in 8 months

Published 13 Apr, 2021 05:02pm

The tea imports during July-February (2020-21) stood at $379.312 million against the imports of $324.371 million during July-February (2019-20).

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 16	278.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 16	278.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 16	162.16
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 16	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 16	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 16	1.15
SOFR % / Jul 16	3.55

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 15	7,572.40
Nasdaq / Jul 15	26,269.23
Dow Jones / Jul 15	52,658.64
India Sensex / Jul 16	77,417.61
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 16	66,796.79
Hang Seng / Jul 16	25,160.73
FTSE 100 / Jul 16	10,456.17
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 16	24,850.49
France CAC40 / Jul 16	8,330.54

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jul 16	310.71
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 16	79.40
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 16	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 16	364,399
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 16	4,026.75
Diesel/Litre / Jul 16	323.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 16	80.72

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 16 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	10.50 ▲ 1 (10.53%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 16 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	15.46 ▲ 1.41 (10.04%)
Asim Textile / Jul 16 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	25.83 ▲ 2.35 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 16 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	48.80 ▲ 4.44 (10.01%)
Shams Textile / Jul 16 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	57.38 ▲ 5.22 (10.01%)
GOC (Pak) / Jul 16 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	186.73 ▲ 16.98 (10%)
Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 16 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	22.22 ▲ 2.02 (10%)
Ideal Spinning / Jul 16 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	60.72 ▲ 5.52 (10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 16 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.88 ▲ 3.08 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 16 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	247.46 ▲ 22.5 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 16 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,079.41 ▼ -231.05 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 16 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	108.43 ▼ -12.05 (-10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 16 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	12.27 ▼ -1.36 (-9.98%)
Service Textile / Jul 16 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	69.19 ▼ -7.62 (-9.92%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jul 16 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.76 ▼ -1.29 (-9.89%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 16 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	45.06 ▼ -4.89 (-9.79%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 16 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.33 ▼ -0.85 (-9.26%)
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 16 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	3.59 ▼ -0.36 (-9.11%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 16 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	378.17 ▼ -31.64 (-7.72%)
Bawany Air Products / Jul 16 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	29.90 ▼ -2.23 (-6.94%)

Stock	Volume
Lotte Chemical / Jul 16 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	70,092,212 ▼ -0.23
TPL Properties / Jul 16 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	52,568,244 ▲ 0.64
Ittefaq Iron Ind / Jul 16 Ittefaq Iron Industries Limited(ITTEFAQ)	35,220,476 ▼ -0.49
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 16 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	33,339,192 ▲ 0.27
Cnergyico PK / Jul 16 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	21,257,809 ▲ 0.09
B.O.Punjab / Jul 16 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,011,767 ▲ 0.47
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	18,985,661 ▲ 0.04
Oilboy Energy / Jul 16 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	16,189,711 ▲ 1.16
LSE Capital / Jul 16 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	16,024,307 ▼ -0.14
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 16 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	14,612,486 ▲ 2.49

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