News stories for Andleeb Abbas

Andleeb Abbas

Opinion

The real and present killer

Bomb blasts. Shoot-outs. Missiles. All are killers. When they happen, there is uproar. There is panic. There are...

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 08:27am

Opinion

The ‘Trump card’

Close. Neck to neck. Touch and go. These were the general comments till the last vote was cast on 5th November in...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 07:12am

Opinion

When business starts politicking

“I want to leave, it is getting too political”. “I cannot breathe, it is choking”. “Nothing I say gets...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 07:12am

Opinion

Is it really ‘none of your business’?

‘Mind your own business’. ‘What is personal is not professional’. ‘Do not mix business with pleasure’. These are...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 06:32am

Opinion

Talent dilemma—to be, or not to be…

What a talent. Spectacular, superb. These are some exclamations that we normally hear when we see some extraordinary...

Published 23 Oct, 2024 06:52am

Opinion

When trust goes down…

Business goes down. Stock market goes down. Growth goes down. These are the hot news ingredients that become...

Updated 16 Oct, 2024 08:39am

Opinion

Reversing the business strategy

There is reverse production. There is reverse marketing. There is reverse pricing. These are all functional...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Opinion

And the brand lives on…

The product dies. The factory shuts down. The shelves become empty. The shops forget it. The mind stores in memory....

Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Opinion

It’s just a debate

Make or break. Win or lose. Change perceptions. Transform opinions. These are some objectives of the importance of...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Opinion

Soft power—Pakistani storytelling potential

A good story attracts. A gripping story grips. A great plot provokes. From Shakespeare to Hollywood the storytelling...

Updated 19 Sep, 2024 07:58am

Opinion

When real intelligence is lost

Hit the bottom. New low. Down and out. The performance of the cricket team has been stunning. Words are not enough....

Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:31am

Opinion

Mental cost of social media

When joke becomes a reality—a cartoon on a person sitting in an addiction treatment clinic. The doctor is asking him...

Published 28 Aug, 2024 07:06am

Opinion

Bangladesh — more of the same change?

It began with Afghanistan. Then it was Sri Lanka. Now it is Bangladesh. Scenes are almost identical. Public outrage...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 07:35am

Opinion

Highs and lows of ‘the event’

A spectacle to behold. Records to break. The biggest. The brightest. A global village. The most eyeballs. A sports...

Updated 14 Aug, 2024 07:23am

Opinion

PIA’s predicament

From Perfect in the Air (PIA) to Perhaps I Arrive (PIA). The story of the national carrier is way more than a...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 06:30am

Opinion

Enigma of assessing attitudes

She is a whiner. He is shirker. Never reaches on time. Has an excuse for everything; is rude; is mocking; is...

Published 31 Jul, 2024 06:40am

Opinion

The unglamorous part of leading

We see fame. We see wealth. We see respect. We see adulation. We see success. We see impact. That is what we see and...

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 08:26am

Opinion

Role modelling values

Children do not follow what you say but what you do. What you value you emulate. Behaviour is the key to values...

Published 17 Jul, 2024 02:42am

Opinion

Don’t manage; coach them

Manage the crisis. Manage the budget. Manage the meeting. Manage the demand. All of this is the core of managing...

Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am

Opinion

A ship without the leader

Just a name. Just a designation. Just a title. Just a nobody. Imagine being in the highest seat and being powerless....

Published 04 Jul, 2024 06:38am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 20	278.13
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 20	277.93
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 20	154.96
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 20	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 20	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 20	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
India Sensex / Nov 20	77,578.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 20	38,072.42
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Hang Seng / Nov 20	19,668.80
FTSE 100 / Nov 20	8,085.07
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 20	19,004.78

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 20	68.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 20	17,885
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 20	238,940
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 20	2,655.46
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 20	70.41
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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