September 21, 2026
About 1,000 containers and trucks have been seized for security duty around the marches, halting supplies from Karachi, Faisalabad and Sargodha and leaving perishables to spoil within 72 hours.
September 5, 2026
The Sensitive Price Index rose 8.35pc year-on-year for the week ending 3 September and 0.65pc on the week, with onions up 26.3pc in seven days and 162.75pc over the year.
Listen to the article The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) expanded the record of the record on Wednesday, with the KSE-100 reference index crossing the sign 130,000 for the first time during intra-abdominal trade. At 1:00 pm Local time, the index is negotiated at 130,122.77, increased 1,923.35 points or 1.5%, from the previous closure of 128.199.42. The KS-100 touched an intraodam high of 130,137.57, while the low meeting was 128,616.11. Market volume reached over 220 million shares, with the total negotiable value of $ 19.21 billion. On Tuesday, the KSE-100 reference index increased by 2,300.18, or 1.83%, to close at 127,927.49,
Listen to the article Pakistan’s Weekly Sensitive Price Index (SPI) fell 0.77% to a week for the period ended on January 23, 2025, showing its fourth consecutive decline. The decrease is largely due to significant reductions in basic species prices, including tomatoes (-33%), eggs (-10%), onions (-10%) and potatoes (-7%). On an annual basis, the Spi recorded a moderate 0.5%rise, the lowest in almost seven years, marking the decline in inflationary pressures, according to Topline Research. “SPI reading is the lowest since data is available,” AHL’s research manager Tahir Abbas noted. According to the Pakistani Statistics Office (PBS), a significant
January 23, 2025
Climate change poses a significant threat to global food security. Rising temperatures, erratic weather patterns, and increasing frequency of extreme events disrupt agricultural productivity. Crops like wheat, rice, and maize are particularly vulnerable, leading to reduced yields and higher food prices. In addition, climate change exacerbates water scarcity and soil degradation, further hindering food production. Livestock farming is also affected, with heat stress and changing pasture conditions impacting animal health and productivity. To address these challenges, sustainable farming practices, such as crop diversification, conservation agriculture, and efficient water management, are essential. Governments and international organizations must also invest in research
Listen to the article KARACHI: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI), a key short-term gauge of inflation, fell 0.39% week-on-week for the week ending January 16, 2025, but year-on-year, the gauge rose 1.16%. The fall in inflation compared to the previous week was mainly due to the decline in prices of basic food items, including tomatoes, potatoes, onions and eggs. The SPI reading for the week under review fell to 322.71 points compared to 323.97 last week. In the same period last year, the index stood at 319 points. Significant week-on-week price declines were observed for staples including tomatoes (18.31%), potatoes
Islamabad: Pakistan’s annual inflation rate eased to 9.6 percent in August, the lowest level in nearly three years, due to a higher base effect and lower prices for non-perishable food items. However, there was a notable double-digit acceleration in the prices of other basic goods. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics reported on Monday that inflation slowed to 9.6 percent in August compared to the same month last year. This is the slowest rate since October 2021 when it was recorded at 9.2%. Details show that the decline in inflation is attributed to higher inflation rates in August last year and
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