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World Food Programme says ending aid for half million in Gaza due to funding shortfall

Published 19 Oct, 2026 03:01pm

The reductions bring down to 1.1 million people – still roughly half of war-battered Gaza’s population

World Food Day: Minister reaffirms govt’s commitment to food security

Published 16 Oct, 2026 05:31am

ISLAMABAD: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the...

WFP, PDMA discuss disaster preparedness and response

Published 26 Sep, 2026 05:19am

LAHORE: Country Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) Pakistan Anita Hirsch met with Director General...

More than 700 humanitarian aid trucks enter Afghanistan from Pakistan

Published 16 Aug, 2026 04:30pm

According to WFP, following deadly earthquakes last year nearly 14 million Afghans are facing acute hunger

BISP organises World Breastfeeding Week

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

ISLAMABAD: BISP, with the support of UNICEF, WHO, WFP and MNHSRC organised the World Breastfeeding Week 2026 launch...

From oil shock to hunger crisis

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

EDITORIAL: The United Nations is now warning that a global hunger crisis feared at the outset of the Middle East...

UN warns 17m risk food insecurity in Afghanistan

Published 17 Dec, 2025 06:12am

GENEVA: The number of people facing acute food insecurity in Afghanistan this winter is on the rise, and now stands...

Nigeria faces record hunger amid insurgent attacks, aid cuts

Published 25 Nov, 2025 02:04pm

Violence has escalated in 2025, with attacks by insurgents including al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM)

UN food agencies warn of 16 hunger hotspots

Published 13 Nov, 2025 05:59am

ROME: Two UN food agencies warned Wednesday that millions more people around the globe could face famine, with...

Criticality of investment in nutrition

Updated 28 Oct, 2025 06:48am

In a country where almost 40 percent of children under five face the silent crisis of stunting, Benazir Nashonuma...

Cash transfers to adolescents moderately reduce adolescent anemia: study

Published 14 Sep, 2025 02:54am

ISLAMABAD: A study conducted by ‘Nutrition International’ in collaboration with Benazir Income Support Programme...

BISP Chairperson, WFP official discuss collaboration

Published 14 May, 2025 05:56am

ISLAMABAD: Chair-person Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Rubina Khalid held a meeting with World Food...

Sindh, WFP launch Rs578mn School Meals Pilot project in Malir

Updated 02 May, 2025 03:49pm

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Coco Ushiyama, the Country Director of the World Food...

Food supplies for only two weeks left in Gaza: UN

Published 28 Mar, 2025 07:00am

ROME: The UN’s World Food Programme warned Thursday it had only two weeks’ worth of food left in Gaza, where...

Govt schools: Students in Sindh to be provided free lunch

Published 30 Jan, 2025 06:47am

KARACHI: The Sindh government, in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP), has decided to provide free...

Two killed in Gaza as aid convoy looted: WFP

Published 31 Dec, 2024 01:01am

GAZA STRIP: Two people have been killed in northern Gaza as gunmen attacked an aid convoy, the World Food Programme...

Wheat flour fortification: SFA, WFP ink MoU

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

KARACHI: Sindh Food Authority (SFA) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have entered into a Memorandum of...

41pc Pakistani women anaemic: survey

Published 01 Sep, 2024 02:46am

ISLAMABAD: The National Nutrition Survey report ‘Cost of In Action Tool’ revealed that more than 41 percent of...

Disaster response and school meals programme: Sindh CM, WFP official agree to join hands

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:27am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and United Nations World Food Program (WFP) Country Director Ms...

Sudan crisis ‘almost catastrophic’: WFP chief

Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am

PARIS: The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is “almost catastrophic”, the head of the UN food agency said Monday,...

2022 flood victims in Sindh still struggling to cope with losses

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

ISLAMABAD: The 2022 flood victims in Sindh who were devastated by the worst ever flooding in the country’s ...

WFP suspends Yemen food aid in rebel-held areas

Published 06 Dec, 2023 04:27am

DUBAI: The World Food Programme said Tuesday it was suspending its food distribution in Houthi-controlled areas of...

Agriculture: the rising trajectory

Published 30 Nov, 2023 04:53am

Agriculture forms the backbone of Pakistan’s economy as it provides livelihoods to almost two-thirds of the...

Gaza population lacks food, faces malnutrition, UN food programme official says

Published 09 Nov, 2023 11:13pm

BRUSSELS: All of Gaza's 2.3 million inhabitants lack sufficient food and face malnutrition a month into Israel's...

UN agencies call for ceasefire and humanitarian access throughout Gaza

Published 21 Oct, 2023 11:06pm

U.N. agencies called on Saturday for a ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access throughout Gaza after 20 ...

Food, fresh water rapidly running out: WFP

Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:50am

ROME: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that crucial supplies were running ...

Ominous warning

Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:31am

EDITORIAL: It’s a shame that funding cuts to the World Food Programme (WFP) risks pushing approximately 24 million...

Nobody should go to sleep empty stomach

Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am

This is apropos a Business Recorder news item “WFP warns cuts could push 24m people to brink of famine” carried...

WFP warns cuts could push 24m people to brink of famine

Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am

GENEVA: The World Food Programme said Tuesday that shrinking funding was forcing it to drastically slash rations in...

UN talks seek to fix ‘broken’ food system

Updated 25 Jul, 2023 10:07am

In a world of plenty, it is outrageous that people continue to suffer and die from hunger, says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

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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 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	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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