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Winning political points for optics

Recently, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif made surprise visits to various Utility Stores (USC) outlets in the federal...

Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am

Pakistan

Utility stores witness historic surge in sales

ISLAMABAD: The utility stores in Pakistan have witnessed a historic surge in sales, reportedly due to the impact of...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

Punjab to provide cheaper sugar at utility stores

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to provide cheap sugar at utility stores across the province, it emerged...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 09:23am

Wheat flour rates at Utility Stores rise sharply

ISLAMABAD: The Caretaker Government has massively increased the flour prices at Utility Stores across Pakistan,...

Updated 20 Aug, 2023 09:30am

Rs5bn PM’s ‘Ramazan Relief Package’ announced

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday announced a Ramazan Relief Package worth Rs 5 billion to provide maximum relief...

Updated 22 Mar, 2023 09:03am

Pakistan

KP govt announces Rs19.77bn flour package for Ramazan

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Food and Irrigation Fazal Elahi has said that despite financial challenges...

Published 21 Mar, 2023 06:29am

PM orders action against hoarders, profiteers

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed that legal action should be taken against hoarders and...

Updated 28 Feb, 2023 09:35am

Business & Finance

Prices of some branded items increased at all Utility Stores

KARACHI: In order to improve demand and supply and ensure uninterrupted supply of branded items, prices of certain...

Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:12am

Pakistan

USC launches subsidy under PM’s Relief Package

ISLAMABAD: The Utility Stores Corporation (USC) has launched targeted and untargeted subsidy for the convenience of...

Published 06 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Business & Finance

USC says consistent on provision of subsidised items under PM’s relief package

ISLAMABAD: Utility Stores Corporation (USC) is consistent in providing subsidized items to general public under ...

Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am

Pakistan

USC introduces system for purchasing subsidised items

ISLAMABAD: On the special orders of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Utility Stores Corporation (USC) is providing...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:12am

Markets

Prices of kitchen items show mixed trend

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed a mixed trend during this week, revealed a survey...

Published 18 Sep, 2022 06:05am

Pakistan

Govt increases prices of various commodities in utility stores

Passes on impact of higher cost to consumers

Published 02 Sep, 2022 04:17pm

Markets

‘Essential commodities available at all Utility Stores’

KARACHI: Subsidized items sugar, ghee and flour are available in abundance at all Utility Stores across the ...

Published 24 Jul, 2022 05:04am

Markets

‘Utility stores will continue to work on providing subsidised products’

KARACHI: Utility stores will continue to work on providing subsidised products for the relief of the public, said...

Published 23 Jun, 2022 06:05am

Pakistan

Govt to provide subsidy on five essential items at utility stores: PM Shehbaz

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday decided in principle to provide subsidies on five essential items including...

Published 20 Jun, 2022 09:33pm

Business & Finance

Rs3bn subsidy given for ghee scheme, says Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Marriyum Aurangzeb Monday said the government is giving a...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 05:56am

Business & Finance

Govt jacks up flour rates at utility stores

The move could further fuel inflation

Updated 27 May, 2022 03:31pm

Markets

Utility stores raise rates of food items as Ramazan package ends

Govt to provide subsidy on five items instead of 19

Published 07 May, 2022 05:01pm

Pakistan

Utility stores requried to display price lists prominently

HYDERABAD: On the special instructions of Federal Ombudsman Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi, Syed Saghar Hussain Zaidi, Regional...

Published 01 May, 2022 05:11am

Pakistan

Low income people gravitate to utility stores

PESHAWAR: The price hike and profiteering stricken people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are looking towards utility stores ...

Published 25 Apr, 2022 06:17am

Business & Finance

Cannot bear burden of subsidy on petroleum prices, says Miftah ahead of IMF meeting

Finance minister confident of programme revival, will travel to Washington later in the day

Updated 20 Apr, 2022 08:27pm

Essential kitchen items maintained uptrend this year

ISLAMABAD: Prices of all the essential kitchen items from January 2021 to December 2021 regularly witnessed an...

Published 31 Dec, 2021 04:11am

Remittances post 12pc growth in Q1

KARACHI: The inflows of home remittances posted 12 percent growth during the first quarter of this fiscal year...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 03:58am

Pakistan

Taha Aziz joins Utility Stores Corporation as MD

ISLAMABAD: Syed Taha Aziz Magrabi has joined Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan as the Managing Director. He...

Published 02 Sep, 2021 04:21am

Tarin explains impact of spike in global food prices

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Monday said that cartelization is not acceptable at any cost and stern...

Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am

Markets

Sugar, wheat flour shortage at USC outlets

ISLAMABAD: Sugar, wheat flour, and some other subsidised commodities are in short supply at most Utility Stores...

Published 15 Apr, 2021 03:22am

Business & Finance

USC launches Ramazan Relief Package 2021

ISLAMABAD: Under the directive of Prime Minister of Pakistan, Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan, (USC) launches...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:34am

Business & Finance

ECC approves Ramadan package for Utility Stores

In the meeting, it was decided that 19 essential items would be subsidized at the utility stores, under the Ramadan package.

Published 10 Mar, 2021 11:58pm

NPMC informed: USC all set to import 50,000 tons of sugar

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) was informed on Monday that the Utility ...

Updated 23 Feb, 2021 09:31am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 14	278.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 14	278.07
USD to Japanese Yen / May 14	156.42
USD to Swiss Franc / May 14	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 14	1.26
Euro to USD / May 14	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 13	5221.42
Nasdaq / May 13	16388.24
FTSE 100 / May 13	8414.99
Dow Jones / May 13	39431.51
Germany DAX 30 / May 13	18742.22
France CAC40 / May 13	8209.28
India Sensex / May 14	72853.85
Tokyo Nikkei / May 14	38227.19

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 13	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 13	207733
Petrol/Litre / May 14	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 14	79.23
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 14	2344.20
Diesel/Litre / May 14	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 14 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 14 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 14 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 14 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 14 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 14 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 14 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 14 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 14 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 14 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 14 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 14 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 14 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 14 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 14 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 14 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 14 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 14 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 14 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 14 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 14 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 14 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 14 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 14 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 14 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 14 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 14 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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