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Andleeb Abbas

Opinion

'Wilful' surrender

Abandoned. Deserted. Gone with the wind. That is what the anguished visuals show. A US Air Force plane taking off...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:20am

Opinion

Remodeling role models

Pulled a fast one. Beat the system. Left everybody standing. Got away again. What a cool con. These are some...

Published 16 Aug, 2021 05:59am

Opinion

Ideology of oppression

Bullying is a habit. Threat is a tool. Force is a conduct. Oppression is an ideology. Nobody is beyond the scope of...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 05:05am

Opinion

From geo-politics to geo-economics

Nearly everybody wants to talk to the Taliban. Nearly everybody thinks Pakistan is the medium for talks. Nearly...

Published 02 Aug, 2021 06:02am

Opinion

Lies, spies and spyware

James Bond 2021. The bad guy caressing the Prussian cat. Mega screen showing what his targets are doing. He raises...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 05:21am

Opinion

The Afghan conundrum

Gone. Abandoned. Runaway. Ditched. The American story in Afghanistan continues. The Afghanistan story in Afghanistan...

Published 19 Jul, 2021 06:17am

Opinion

Kleptocracy, hypocrisy, yet democracy

Not again. Corruption, corruption, corruption. Doesn't he have any other topic? It is just a cover-up for...

Published 12 Jul, 2021 05:26am

Opinion

Shades of 'Grey' of FATF

Task "forced". Technicalized. Politicized. These are examples of vocabulary being used for the latest FATF decision...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

Opinion

No more, absolutely not

"Seriously". The response of the anchor in utter disbelief tells the story. That one word "seriously" was loaded. It...

Published 28 Jun, 2021 04:38am

Opinion

The FY22 budget

Stunned. Stuttering. Stumbling. These are the three words that aptly describe the opposition in Pakistan. The budget...

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

Opinion

Run, hit, slap

A family going happily for a walk. Screeches, hit, run, crash. In a matter of seconds the happy walk turns into...

Published 14 Jun, 2021 03:39am

Opinion

Of pandemic, environment and humility

Punishment it was. Punishment it will be. Pandemic was almost a revenge of nature on human arrogance. As the World...

Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am

Opinion

When good news is bad

GDP growth rate for fiscal year 2020-2021 decreases to -7.7%. Elation. But wait a minute this is not Pakistan, but...

Published 31 May, 2021 03:12am

Opinion

Callous and cruel realpolitik

Bombed. Razed. Blasted. Burned. Buried. Last two weeks have witnessed what we regularly witness every few years....

Published 24 May, 2021 04:03am

Opinion

Mission of the missions

Mission impossible. Pakistani foreign missions improving their attitude, no way. Embassies serving overseas...

Published 17 May, 2021 06:14am

Opinion

Resetting regional relations

The ‘World War III’ is on. It has already killed over half a million people. It is the battle of the century...

Published 10 May, 2021 04:54am

Opinion

Bonding in adversity

In sickness and in health, for better, for worse. These are the vows that the most sacred bond of a marital union...

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

Opinion

Spirit of self-discipline

Ramazan is a month of restraint and discipline. The ability to curb your instincts and desires is the motive behind...

Published 29 Apr, 2021 03:52am

Opinion

Coalition against accountability

Accountability is always for the others. This is a sentiment that is true for personal, professional and political...

Published 19 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Opinion

Life responsibility

“It’s my life” sung by Jon Bon Jovi was a Chart buster song in 2000. Everybody loved the theme. It started the...

Published 12 Apr, 2021 03:59am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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