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World Food Programme

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...

Iran says it is reviewing a US ceasefire plan but no talks; Trump says Tehran leaders want a deal

Published 26 Mar, 2026 10:36am

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said while there had been no dialogue or negotiation with the US

Sindh govt, USDA allocate USD80m to school meals programme

Published 19 Feb, 2026 04:34am

KARACHI: The Government of Sindh and the United States Department of Agriculture’s McGovern-Dole International Food...

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...

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...

Trump says many are starving in Gaza, vows to set up food centres

Published 29 Jul, 2025 12:20am

CAIRO: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday many people were starving in Gaza and suggested Israel could do...

Fuel shortages in Gaza at ‘critical levels’, UN warns

Published 13 Jul, 2025 03:02am

GENEVA: The United Nations warned Saturday that dire fuel shortages in the Gaza Strip had reached “critical...

Deadly break in at UN warehouse as aid trickles into Gaza

Published 29 May, 2025 11:43am

CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations warehouse in war-torn Gaza was broken into by “hordes of...

UN says more food needed in Gaza as looting hampers deliveries

Published 23 May, 2025 11:24pm

CAIRO: Israeli airstrikes killed at least six Palestinians guarding aid trucks against looters, Hamas officials said...

Multiple UN agencies call for urgent renewal of ceasefire in Gaza as death toll mounts

Published 07 Apr, 2025 10:57pm

GENEVA: The heads of six U.N. agencies called on Monday for an urgent renewal of the ceasefire in Gaza, warning of...

U.S. lifts pause on food donations for World Food Programme

Published 11 Feb, 2025 01:14pm

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: The United States has lifted a pause on food donations, the U.N. World Food Programme said,...

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...

Sweden doubles aid to Gaza, but ends UNRWA funding

Published 20 Dec, 2024 10:54pm

STOCKHOLM: Sweden announced plans Friday to stop funding to the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency in response to an...

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...

US incredibly concerned about humanitarian situation in Gaza, State Department says

Published 10 Oct, 2024 12:12am

WASHINGTON: The United States is incredibly concerned about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, particularly in...

UN agencies voice concern about Lebanon food supplies, disease outbreaks

Published 08 Oct, 2024 02:49pm

GENEVA: A World Food Programme official voiced concern on Tuesday about Lebanon’s ability to feed itself, saying...

UN sends emergency food aid for one million Lebanese

Published 29 Sep, 2024 03:20pm

ROME: The World Food Programme on Sunday said it had launched an emergency operation to provide meals for one...

Energy drink craze peps and pacifies weary Afghans

Published 11 Sep, 2024 01:17pm

HEART: A production line in a warehouse in western Afghanistan churns out 24 energy drinks every second, feeding a...

US-based aid group says Israeli strike Thursday on Gaza convoy killed 4

Published 30 Aug, 2024 11:28pm

GAZA STRIP: A US-based aid group said on Friday an Israeli air strike killed four people accompanying its convoy in...

US to wind down Gaza pier operations soon, Pentagon says

Published 11 Jul, 2024 11:41pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S. military’s humanitarian pier off the coast of Gaza, which has been hampered by bad weather and...

500 Balochistan schools to benefit from school meal programme

Published 08 Jul, 2024 08:25am

ISLAMABAD: World Food Programme (WFP), Government of Balochistan and Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) are...

Israeli army announces ‘tactical pause’ in part of southern Gaza

Updated 16 Jun, 2024 07:59pm

International mediators have been pressing Israel and Hamas to agree to a ceasefire deal laid out by US President Joe Biden

Israel reserves ‘right to protect itself’ after Iran attack: Netanyahu

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 18	278.46
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 18	278.26
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 18	161.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 18	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 18	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 18	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 18	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 18	7,500.58
India Sensex / Jun 18	77,409.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 18	71,053.49
Nasdaq / Jun 18	26,517.93
Hang Seng / Jun 18	23,924.81
FTSE 100 / Jun 18	10,399.70
Dow Jones / Jun 18	51,546.70
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 18	25,026.80
France CAC40 / Jun 18	8,467.98

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 18	76.14
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 18	19,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 18	387,615
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 18	4,194.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 18	79.67
Petrol/Litre / Jun 19	373.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 19	378.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 18 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jun 18 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	9.76 ▲ 1 (11.42%)
Paramount Spinning / Jun 18 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	8.80 ▲ 0.88 (11.11%)
Intermarket Securities / Jun 18 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	20.08 ▲ 1.83 (10.03%)
Gul Ahmed / Jun 18 Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited(GATM)	30.12 ▲ 2.74 (10.01%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 18 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	28.35 ▲ 2.58 (10.01%)
S.G.Power / Jun 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	55.29 ▲ 5.03 (10.01%)
Agritech Limited / Jun 18 Agritech Limited(AGL)	52.92 ▲ 4.81 (10%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 18 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	36.42 ▲ 3.31 (10%)
Berger Paints / Jun 18 Berger Paints Pakistan Limited(BERG)	109.97 ▲ 10 (10%)

Stock	Price
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 18 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.53 ▼ -0.87 (-10.36%)
TPL Insurance / Jun 18 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	22.57 ▼ -2.51 (-10.01%)
Service Textile / Jun 18 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	42.39 ▼ -4.71 (-10%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 18 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	34.79 ▼ -3.27 (-8.59%)
Shahtaj Textile / Jun 18 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	136 ▼ -9.91 (-6.79%)
Ansari Sug. / Jun 18 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	23.50 ▼ -1.55 (-6.19%)
Faisal Sp. / Jun 18 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	327.11 ▼ -21.42 (-6.15%)
Crescent Fib. / Jun 18 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	62.50 ▼ -4.09 (-6.14%)
Mughal Energy / Jun 18 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	21.10 ▼ -1.38 (-6.14%)
ARM Green Industries / Jun 18 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	47.50 ▼ -2.84 (-5.64%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 18 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	229,041,231 ▲ 0.44
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	57,350,101 ▲ 0.06
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	56,098,716 ▲ 0.03
Service Long March / Jun 18 Service Long March Tyres Limited(SLM)	39,425,718 ▼ -0.61
Media Times Ltd / Jun 18 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	36,344,627 ▲ 0.42
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 18 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	32,594,506 ▲ 4.25
Pak Elektron / Jun 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	30,452,623 ▲ 0.74
Power Cement / Jun 18 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	27,594,233 ▲ 1.64
Bunnys Limited / Jun 18 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	27,316,716 ▲ 0.39
B.O.Punjab / Jun 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	25,087,209 ▼ -0.07

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