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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Who’s Tom Taraba?

“I heard our GPS called Tom Taraba.” “Remind me who GPS is and who in the world is Tom Taraba?” “GPS is ...

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘It’s never what you say, but in which language you say that is important’

“So all hail to the gods of legality.” “Excuse me!” “I was referring to the recurring nightmare of the...

Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Patience is wearing thin!’

“Indeed and I define patience as the ability to count down before losing one’s cool and the people of Azad Jammu...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Samdhi who is so very greedy for hats

“I am a firm believer that only one hat must ever be worn!” “Hmmm that’s a sheer waste – what about the other hats...

Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

Opinion

Growth model needs to be long term

Pakistan has never achieved impressive growth rates in its history with the highest rate (average) achieved in the...

Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: Maryam far better than Buzdar?

“So is power talking to power?” “Will you give a break to Notification Maryam Nawaz (NMN). She is better than...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Maryam has shown her mettle

“I haven’t seen the apple of Nawaz Sharif’s eye for quite a few days now!” “You mean Notification Maryam...

Published 10 May, 2024 04:17am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Maryam should give motorbikes to her own daughters

“What do you think of Notification Maryam Nawaz (NMN) issuing a notification to provide free motorbikes to girls,...

Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Orange a colour that really doesn’t suit women in Punjab

“I can’t understand this obsession with colours.” “Well, some colours suit one skin type and doesn’t...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Dar the SSP

“What do you think of the performance of the Samdhi in Search of Portfolios (SSP)?” “Brings to mind a rather...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am

Opinion

Redemption of the power sector

A host of sectoral lacunas prevailing in the energy sector have yet to be tackled leave alone overcome and the...

Updated 06 May, 2024 07:04am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The best way forward is to show the rattler that you are not rattled

“Social media attacks can rattle anyone.” “Indeed, but isn’t it important not to let the rattler know that you are...

Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Ishaq Dar’s affidavit was the longest

“I reckon Nawaz Sharif was stopped because he was going to surpass Julius Caesar.” “Are you out of your mind! Caesar...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Maryam a trailbrazer

“You Know Notification Maryam Nawaz (NMN) is a trailblazer.” “Right she was the very first who was labelled as...

Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: All legal pledges to Nawaz have been honoured

“Greed is a sin.” “And if greed is fed through corruption, then…” “Right, but that’s greed for asset...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am

Opinion

The LSM sector

Large scale manufacturing (LSM) registered negative 0.52 (cumulative) July-January 2024 against negative 2.67 ...

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:25am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Maryam looked a lot better in police uniform than in her usual clothes

“What’s with our Brothers Karamazov?” “Excuse me?” “It’s a novel by Dostoevsky. The father ...

Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Our stakeholders do not have a history of poisoning the unseated…

“Seriously, do you really think that The Third Wife’s allegations of slow poisoning is a political ploy by The...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The journey from the cup to the lip is a bit longer than we thought

“So perception as opposed to on the ground reality.” “I am not sure what you are referring to but the charge...

Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Pakistan has a trade surplus with US

“So what’s up?” “The US has warned against trade pacts with Iran…” “Indeed, and Pakistan has a trade...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am

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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