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Andleeb Abbas

Opinion

90 seconds – from disasters to destinies

He drives me crazy. She makes me so mad. They rile me to hit back. His insolence makes my head go haywire. Her smirk...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 02:59am

Opinion

A narrative of life

Is it for real? Is it fiction? Is it a dream? Is it an illusion? Is it happening? These are some of the...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 06:52am

Opinion

Beware the tides of 2025

It is the silver jubilee year. The millennials are the bygones. Gen Zee is up close and present. The Alphas are the...

Published 01 Jan, 2025 03:03am

Opinion

Do new year resolves work?

Oh really, absolutely, frankly and actually. Well!!! These are some exclamations expressed about forming new year...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:10am

Opinion

Parenting in disruptive times

What happens when your daughter messages you with lol written at the end? If you are a baby boomer parent you will...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 07:34am

Opinion

Failing to get along

It was an empty relationship. She just does not understand. He just does not listen. There were just too many...

Updated 11 Dec, 2024 08:29am

Opinion

Expense or an asset?

Do a survey of companies. Ask the leadership a question-“What are your biggest assets”? Almost all of them will...

Updated 27 Nov, 2024 07:47am

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
FTSE 100 / Jan 20	8,520.54
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 20	20,990.31
France CAC40 / Jan 20	7,733.50
India Sensex / Jan 21	76,270.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,027.98

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 20	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 20	242,541
Petrol/Litre / Jan 21	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	77.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,724.49
Diesel/Litre / Jan 21	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 21 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.60 ▲ 1.00 (11.63%)
Globe Residency / Jan 21 Globe Residency REIT(GRR)	17.36 ▲ 1.58 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	25.06 ▲ 2.28 (10.01%)
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	3.74 ▲ 0.34 (10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.65 ▲ 3.24 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	671.22 ▲ 61.02 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 21 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	77.59 ▲ 7.05 (9.99%)
Shadman Cotton / Jan 21 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	31.82 ▲ 2.89 (9.99%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 21 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	108.84 ▲ 9.84 (9.94%)

Stock	Price
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	22.51 ▼ -2.48 (-9.92%)
Kohat Textile / Jan 21 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	32.32 ▼ -2.58 (-7.39%)
Punjab Oil / Jan 21 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147 ▼ -11.02 (-6.97%)
Parmount Sp. / Jan 21 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.30 ▼ -0.31 (-6.72%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 21 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	106 ▼ -7.47 (-6.58%)
S.G.Power / Jan 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.20 ▼ -0.61 (-6.22%)
GOC (Pak) / Jan 21 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	64.99 ▼ -4.10 (-5.93%)
Prosperity Weav / Jan 21 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	35 ▼ -2.00 (-5.41%)
Saritow Spinning / Jan 21 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	9.40 ▼ -0.53 (-5.34%)

Stock	Volume
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,473,543 ▼ -0.13
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	57,800,421 ▲ 0.34
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	56,891,848 ▼ -0.03
Fauji Cement / Jan 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	38,118,034 ▲ 1.94
Cnergyico PK / Jan 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,908,789 ▲ 0.28
Hascol Petrol / Jan 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	24,273,766 ▼ -0.16
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	22,896,108 ▼ -1.28
Hub Power Co. / Jan 21 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	21,405,956 ▼ -2.89
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 21 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	19,827,701 ▲ 2.70

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