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textile sector

‘Pakistan imports about USD800m worth of US cotton’

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

ISLAMABAD: The textile sector remains a central component of trade between Pakistan and the United States, with...

11M textile exports rise 1.83pc to USD16.665bn YoY

Updated 17 Jun, 2026 09:36am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s textile sector exports increased by 1.83 percent, reaching USD 16.665 billion during the first...

LSM sector grows 6.5%

Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:14am

ISLAMABAD: The manufacturing sector registered a strong recovery during 2025-26, as the Large Scale Manufacturing...

WATCH: Budget 26-27: what does the textile industry want?

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:46pm

A Business Recorder Forum held earlier this week brought together stakeholders from the textile sector, including...

Punjab launches ‘She Threads’ initiative for rural women

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

LAHORE: The Punjab government has expanded efforts to promote women’s economic empowerment through the “She Threads”...

APTMA wants customs tariff overhaul

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has presented the government with an extensive set of...

The death of white gold

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

EDITORIAL: Punjab’s cotton acreage has fallen to its lowest level in nearly six decades, while national production...

Policymakers must stop treating textile as yesterday’s industry

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Pakistan’s textile industry has changed dramatically over the last decade. Yet much of the policy discourse remains...

‘Upcoming budget will expose true priorities of state’

Published 24 May, 2026 02:23am

ISLAMABAD: Patron-in-Chief of the Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA), Khurram Mukhtar, has said that the...

Rebound in textile exports

Updated 23 May, 2026 06:26am

EDITORIAL: Federal Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released provisional data that showed textile exports rebounding in...

MoC reviewing joint budget proposals of textile industry

Updated 22 May, 2026 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: The Tax Policy Unit of the Ministry of Finance is reviewing budget proposals jointly submitted by the...

Integrating AI into textile processing industry

Updated 22 May, 2026 07:55am

The transformation imperative The textile processing industry stands at the threshold of profound technological...

Textile sector exports up 1.3%

Published 20 May, 2026 02:32pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s textile sector exports showed an increase of 1.29 percent, reaching USD 15.025 billion during...

Budget proposals to be shared with IMF, govt assures textile sector

Updated 18 May, 2026 09:17am

Textile industry demands urgent tax, energy, and refund reforms, warning high costs and Rs327bn in pending refunds cripple competitiveness.

If wishes were horses...

Updated 18 May, 2026 07:01am

Pakistan's textile exporters face a "recipe for disaster" as abrupt withdrawal of government support, high costs, and a sticky exchange rate cripple their competitiveness.

Chinese textile giant sets up major Pakistan manufacturing facility, eyes $500mn annual exports

Published 13 May, 2026 10:09am

Chinese firm Challenge Fashion is investing heavily in Pakistan's textile sector, with plans for major manufacturing expansion

Textile sector urges restoration of Export Facilitation Scheme, final tax regime

Longer utilisation period expected to reduce the exporters cost

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	278.36
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 30	162.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 30	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 30	1.33
Euro to USD / Jun 30	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 30	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 30	7,499.36
India Sensex / Jun 30	76,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 30	70,062.32
Nasdaq / Jun 30	26,213.72
Hang Seng / Jun 30	22,881.02
FTSE 100 / Jun 30	10,497.12
Dow Jones / Jun 30	52,319.20
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 30	24,995.81
France CAC40 / Jun 30	8,403.99

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 30	69.50
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 30	17,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 30	364,228
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 30	4,015.43
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 30	76.80
Petrol/Litre / Jul 1	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 1	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 1 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	9.16 ▲ 1 (12.25%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jul 1 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	7.80 ▲ 0.77 (10.95%)
Asim Textile / Jul 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 1 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.27 ▲ 2.21 (10.02%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	86.52 ▲ 7.87 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 1 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.62 ▲ 4.06 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 1 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	30.22 ▲ 2.75 (10.01%)
Paramount Mod / Jul 1 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	14.07 ▲ 1.28 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 1 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	242.24 ▲ 22.02 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 1 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	88.15 ▲ 8.01 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jul 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	38.61 ▼ -4.29 (-10%)
JS Investments / Jul 1 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	42.51 ▼ -3.17 (-6.94%)
Meezan PakistanXD / Jul 1 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	18.35 ▼ -1.32 (-6.71%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Jul 1 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	67.59 ▼ -4.34 (-6.03%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 1 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	24.50 ▼ -1.5 (-5.77%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 1 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	37.20 ▼ -2.2 (-5.58%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 1 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	11.49 ▼ -0.62 (-5.12%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jul 1 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	49.05 ▼ -2.42 (-4.7%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jul 1 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4 ▼ -0.18 (-4.31%)
Ansari Sug. / Jul 1 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	27.85 ▼ -1.2 (-4.13%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	68,885,627 ▼ -0.18
B.O.Punjab / Jul 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	51,868,519 ▲ 0.91
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 1 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	23,217,431 ▲ 0.59
P.T.C.L. / Jul 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	21,251,517 ▲ 5.47
Hascol Petrol / Jul 1 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	19,616,983 ▲ 0.17
Pak Qatar Family / Jul 1 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	17,308,038 ▲ 2.15
Meezan PakistanXD / Jul 1 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	15,295,000 ▼ -1.32
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	15,246,872 ▼ -0.25
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,043,077 ▲ 0.03
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 1 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,171,840 ▼ -0.31

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