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Anjum Ibrahim

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The uniform for the chief fireman is still not ready

“You have to understand it’s all about the Law of Necessity.” “You being facetious!” “Good heavens no! It’s all...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:40am

Opinion

All is not quite well!

A reality check shows a yawning gap between the relatively small audience (external more than internal as the ...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 08:36am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Lies are outright lies…

“So what do you reckon? Lies, half-truths or full truth - no, no…that simply is not an option.” “In a world...

Published 03 Aug, 2024 06:46am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The two Lahori leaders

“The embargo continues.” “What embargo?” “The Man Who Must Remain Nameless still! It’s been at least year if not...

Published 02 Aug, 2024 05:55am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Rana versus the Brown Pope

“I am arranging a wrestling match, and I am taking bets.” “I don’t get you! I mean, given that not a single...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:06am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: How Naqvi can retain his position as Chairman PCB in spite of humiliating defeat

of our team? “Where is The Rana?” “The Rana?” “Our home-grown…” “Don’t say drug lord, for that was so wrongly...

Published 31 Jul, 2024 06:50am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Struggling to avert default

“So, I am curious, what happens if you take an investment banker and give him the country’s finance ...

Published 30 Jul, 2024 03:10am

Opinion

Social protection in Pakistan

In Pakistan poverty levels have reached a high of 40 percent, equivalent to those in Sub Sahara Africa, and hence...

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 07:13am

Opinion

The way forward

Sale of state-owned entities (SOEs) and not resuscitating the non-operational Pakistan Steel Mills is the mantra of...

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 07:11am

Opinion

Thoughts on the provincial budgets

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) budget was announced on 25 May, two and a half weeks before the federal budget was ...

Updated 15 Jul, 2024 08:14am

Opinion

An IMF budget or not?

Several prominent federal ministers publicly stated that the taxation measures approved by parliament on 28 June ...

Updated 08 Jul, 2024 08:43am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: They have no option but to be tax return filers

“So now what?” “Now they wait for the public to forget the budget.” “I don’t think that is likely – ...

Published 06 Jul, 2024 05:24am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Spades I reckon is the order of the day…’

“How would you translate the Urdu word anari into English?” “Unskilled?” “I hope this is not a dig at...

Published 05 Jul, 2024 03:17am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘If the gods are on your side, then who cares about the Plebeians’

“The split within a political party…” “Is fodder for the gods.” “What, are you pagan? Gods indeed.” “That is an...

Updated 04 Jul, 2024 08:22am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: President has immunity from paying taxes

“Immunity for the President while in office…” “Yeah, I heard the US Supreme Court ruled that President Trump cannot...

Updated 03 Jul, 2024 08:06am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘The Third Candidate is in jail’

“Two options and both bad so what do you get?” “Drop the ball is the expression.” “What ball? Hockey...

Published 02 Jul, 2024 05:07am

Opinion

Provincial surplus and the federal budget

To formulate federal and provincial budgets necessitates engagement between the federal government and its ...

Updated 01 Jul, 2024 07:38am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Biden came out as an old 82 and Trump came out as a young minus three years’

“I heard the Biden team was despondent after his performance in the first presidential debate…” “Ahhhh! I...

Published 29 Jun, 2024 06:40am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Lions do not hibernate’

“I take strong exception to the army…” “Hush, hush, that is not a…” “Why don’t you let me finish...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:41am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: ‘The First Daughter syndrome’

“So who do you think? Biden versus Trump?” “Why is the US political map getting to be like Pakistan’s?”...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:52am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 28	281.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 28	279.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 2	149.97
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 2	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 2	1.29
Euro to USD / Apr 2	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	5,580.94
Nasdaq / Mar 28	17,322.99
Dow Jones / Mar 28	41,583.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 1	8,653.57
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 1	22,445.60
France CAC40 / Apr 1	7,860.39
India Sensex / Apr 2	76,432.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 2	35,703.81
Hang Seng / Apr 2	23,135.12

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	17,085
Petrol/Litre / Apr 2	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 2	71.15
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 2	3,116.61
Diesel/Litre / Apr 2	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 2	68.26

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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