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Wheat crisis

Wheat crisis after sugar shock

Updated 30 Aug, 2025 08:00am

EDITORIAL: The government’s approach to food markets continues to betray a lack of understanding of the simplest...

Pakistan’s wheat ‘crisis’: time to formulate new policies

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 06:59am

As Pakistan’s largest reservoirs, Tarbela and Mangla, teeter near dead levels, the nation faces a dual crisis, acute...

From wheat crisis to food crisis: a reality check

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 07:23am

The wheat market in Pakistan has been a subject of intense debate and scrutiny, particularly due to the significant...

Protest by flour mills

Published 14 Jul, 2024 02:55am

EDITORIAL: The countrywide strike by flour mills, which began on July 11, has put into sharp focus the lack of...

Sustainable wheat crop: strategies

Published 05 Jun, 2024 06:44am

The recent wheat crisis in Pakistan can be attributed to two primary factors. Firstly, the Punjab government ...

The revolving door of instability in Pakistan

Published 16 May, 2024 08:34pm

The current state of affairs in Pakistan is deeply concerning as the country appears to be slipping back into...

Wheat crisis: PM suspends PASSCO higher-ups

Updated 13 May, 2024 11:12pm

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday ordered the suspension of the Managing Director and General Manager...

Wheat, wheat everywhere…

Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am

The wheat crisis has thrown up a host of troubling questions that revolve around the persistent wisdom that in our...

Punjab’s wheat crisis

Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am

EDITORIAL: There’s a reason PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) is being blamed, and will not be able to escape...

VC UAF for increasing productivity of wheat

Published 14 Nov, 2023 05:08am

FAISALABAD: By 2030, wheat deficit may rise to 7 million tonnes in the country if productivity is not increased, ...

PA proceedings: Sindh govt says there exists no wheat crisis in province

Published 06 May, 2023 06:23am

KARACHI: The treasury on Friday ruled out any wheat crisis in the province, informing the Sindh Assembly on fresh...

Indian wheat hits fresh record high on delay in stock release

Published 23 Jan, 2023 07:11pm

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Indian wheat prices hit a fresh record high on Monday, following a delay in releasing extra stocks...

Wheat crisis

Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:35am

Agrarian economy of Pakistan employs a large workforce and considered vital from a social, livelihood and foreign...

Russian winter wheat sowing accelerates after rain

Published 04 Oct, 2022 05:55am

MOSCOW: Farmers in Russia have accelerated winter wheat sowing after recent rain eased dry soil conditions in some...

EU wheat prices climb as hopes for sea corridor from Ukraine fade

Published 07 Jun, 2022 05:47am

LONDON: Euronext wheat rose sharply on Monday as intense fighting in Ukraine diminished hopes that a sea corridor...

Wheat: from crisis to catastrophe

Published 16 Mar, 2022 08:11am

Less than a month after USDA reaffirmed its forecast of record wheat output in China during 2022-23, the country has...

Another wheat crisis in the offing?

Updated 01 Mar, 2022 12:30pm

A urea shortage; lower cultivated area; and a war in Europe. Is another wheat crisis in the offing? Not yet. Between...

‘New’ wheat crisis has begun to take shape: Zahid

Published 13 Feb, 2022 05:48am

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum ...

Wheat ‘crisis’: TCP chairman likely to face the music

Updated 14 Sep, 2021 10:22am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has reportedly held Chairman TCP responsible for...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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