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Sufficient sugar stock available, NA told

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain said that total sugar...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 07:24am

ECC hints at deregulating sugar sector

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has indicated the possibility of deregulating...

Updated 10 Apr, 2025 08:44am

Sugar situation report: PAC summons secretaries over non-submission

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) summoned secretaries Industries and Productions, Commerce and Food...

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 08:50am

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Food minister rebuts reports about sugar price discrepancies

Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain on Tuesday refuted concerns regarding...

Updated 25 Mar, 2025 10:26pm

Sufficient sugar stocks available: Minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R) Rana Tanveer Hussain on Monday said that...

Updated 25 Mar, 2025 08:49am

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Sugar: the shock is temporary

Repeat after me: in an industry where producers engage only in opportunistic exports — and where the domestic market...

Published 21 Mar, 2025 07:05am

Sugar crisis under close scrutiny: CCP

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) on Tuesday disclosed that it is closely monitoring the...

Updated 19 Mar, 2025 03:03pm

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SAB discusses availability of sugar, price stability ahead of Ramazan

ISLAMABAD: The ongoing increase in sugar price, ie, from Rs6,150 per 50 kg bag to Rs7,550 per bag shows that the...

Published 22 Feb, 2025 07:49am

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‘Rs130/kg’: govt decides to set up sugar stalls at municipal level in Ramadan

The government has decided to set up sugar stalls at the municipal level to provide sugar at lower rates during the...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 10:30pm

PSMA supports govt’s Ramazan relief efforts

LAHORE: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (Punjab Zone) has said that the sugar industry appreciates and supports...

Updated 19 Feb, 2025 09:16am

PSMA drawn into talks: Govt acts to stabilise retail prices of sugar

ISLAMABAD: The refined sugar prices over the past three months have witnessed an increase of Rs1,100 per 50-kg bag...

Updated 12 Feb, 2025 09:14am

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Minister for taking strict action against sugar hoarders

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain chaired an important meeting of the...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:48am

BD keen to import sugar on G2G basis

KARACHI: Bangladesh has expressed interest in importing up to 15,000 metric tons sugar from Pakistan on a...

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 08:57am

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Sugar Advisory Board meeting: Tanveer assures stability in sugar prices

Federal Minister for Industries and Production, Rana Tanveer Hussain said on Friday that all necessary measures...

Updated 03 Jan, 2025 09:36pm

FBR decides to carry out video surveillance of sugar mills

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to monitor production of all sugar mills through video...

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 09:45am

FBR closes down sugar mill in Sindh

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has closed one sugar mill in Sindh, as the track-and-trace system and...

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 02:49pm

Business & Finance

Sugar mills: PM orders CCTV surveillance

ISLAMABAD: In an effort to crackdown on ‘sugar mafia’ ahead of the sugar crushing season, Prime Minister Shehbaz...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

Business & Finance

Sugar sector: PM orders crackdown on tax evaders, hoarders

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed authorities including the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Federal...

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 09:24pm

PSMA seeks nod to export more sugar

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has sought government’s permission to export more sugar,...

Updated 08 Nov, 2024 09:53am

Sugar export to Tajikistan: SBP asks banks to process transactions

KARACHI: Pakistan is set to export 40,000 tons of sugar to Tajikistan under bilateral trade arrangements on a...

Updated 19 Oct, 2024 02:55pm

Business & Finance

ECC allows additional export of surplus sugar

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet allowed additional export of 0.500 million MT of...

Published 12 Oct, 2024 06:17am

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De-regulating the sugar industry: do not drop the ball again

The sugar industry is in trouble, but it need not morph into a crisis. Last week, the industry association wrote a...

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 01:24pm

Cabinet bodies asked to strictly comply with directives

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has directed that Cabinet Committees strictly comply with its directions and that any...

Updated 26 Sep, 2024 09:17am

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Don’t let the industry use free trade as a ruse!

Come late, come safe. Following a clarion call by the IMF to liberalize Pakistan’s farm commodity markets and remove...

Updated 25 Sep, 2024 11:23am

ECC grants conditional approval to sugar export to Tajikistan

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet granted conditional approval for export of...

Updated 21 Sep, 2024 02:46pm

Extension given in sugar export shipment

KARACHI: Following the directives of the federal government, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed 15 days...

Updated 07 Sep, 2024 08:50am

SAB approves sugar export to Tajikistan on G2G basis

ISLAMABAD: The Sugar Advisory Board (SAB), on Tuesday, following permission by the Cabinet’s Economic Coordination...

Updated 14 Aug, 2024 10:21am

Need stressed to implement much delayed TTS

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent commitment to robust tax enforcement has underscored the urgent...

Updated 06 May, 2024 09:02am

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All is quiet on the sugar front

All is quiet on the sugar front. At a time when reports of a demand slowdown should have put prices in reverse gear,...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 10:49am

Track and trace system: PM directs removal of all legal hitches

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed that all the legal obstacles in the full implementation of the...

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 08:51am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	281.98
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	281.78
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	144.31
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.34
Euro to USD / May 20	1.13
UK LIBOR % / May 19	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 19	5,963.60
Nasdaq / May 19	19,215.46
Dow Jones / May 19	42,792.07
India Sensex / May 20	81,629.44
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	37,529.49
Hang Seng / May 20	23,696.60
FTSE 100 / May 20	8,722.40
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	23,957.82
France CAC40 / May 20	7,898.31

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 19	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 19	293,638
Petrol/Litre / May 20	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 20	62.75
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 20	3,212.69
Diesel/Litre / May 20	254.64
Cotton US¢/pound / May 20	65.53

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / May 20 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	10.25 ▲ 1 (10.81%)
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.46 ▲ 0.8 (10.44%)
AN Textile Mills / May 20 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
Hala Enterprise / May 20 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	16.70 ▲ 1.52 (10.01%)
Kohat Textile / May 20 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	37.36 ▲ 3.4 (10.01%)
Bunnys Limited / May 20 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	41.01 ▲ 3.73 (10.01%)
Khyber Textile / May 20 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,432.07 ▲ 130.19 (10%)
Pak Datacom / May 20 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	120.88 ▲ 10.99 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / May 20 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	15,073.80 ▲ 1370.36 (10%)
Saritow Spinning / May 20 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	14.08 ▲ 1.28 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / May 20 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7.15 ▼ -0.96 (-11.84%)
Service Textile / May 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	15.12 ▼ -1.68 (-10%)
Rupali polyester / May 20 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	18.10 ▼ -2.01 (-10%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / May 20 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	40.05 ▼ -4.45 (-10%)
Shadman Cotton / May 20 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	28.72 ▼ -3.18 (-9.97%)
Ashfaq Textile / May 20 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	11.12 ▼ -1.22 (-9.89%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / May 20 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	59 ▼ -6.29 (-9.63%)
Shahzad Tex. / May 20 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.10 ▼ -2.77 (-9.27%)
Liven Pharma / May 20 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	62.01 ▼ -6.13 (-9%)
Sindh Abadgar / May 20 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	57 ▼ -5.51 (-8.81%)

Stock	Volume
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 20 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	25,181,033 ▲ 1.32
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 20 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	21,473,976 ▼ -0.46
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / May 20 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	12,443,730 ▲ 1.11
Gul Ahmed / May 20 Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited(GATM)	10,262,907 ▲ 0.29
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	8,690,591 ▲ 0.02
Waves Home Appliances / May 20 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	7,259,045 ▲ 0.6
Kohinoor Spining / May 20 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	6,943,685 ▲ 0.12
Pak Refinery / May 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	6,016,782 ▲ 0.1
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	4,745,679 ▼ -0.01
Bunnys Limited / May 20 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	4,471,977 ▲ 3.73

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