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Anjum Ibrahim

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Dar held a press conference with like-minded media

“So what do you reckon? Sp or Sa?” “I don’t get you! Sp as in sun protection cream or Sa as in music –...

Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am

Opinion

Pakistan and IMF

The second and final review of the nine-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Published 25 Mar, 2024 06:05am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Dar’s suits and his ties

“One can learn lessons from one’s predecessors.” “Agreed. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (SS) invited the...

Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: What about a ‘Lie Perception Index’?

“I have decided to launch my own survey company.” “Hmmm.” “Why the skepticism? I mean the work isn’t...

Published 22 Mar, 2024 04:57am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: In Pakistan, we do have royalty

“H and H have been vindicated.” “I am not sure about that, Her Highness the Princess of Wales doctored the...

Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The profundity of a notification

“Notification Maryam Nawaz (NMN) has issued a notification.” “Oh? I thought as she is now notification...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Zardari sahib has the best teeth in town

“Do you know what is the overarching focus on our airwaves?” “Our fatalities on the 16 March attack by the...

Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am

Opinion

Aurangzeb: legitimate expectations?

Expectations are extremely high with the appointment of Muhammad Aurangzeb as finance minister on 11 March 2024 – ...

Published 18 Mar, 2024 04:56am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The art of borrowing

“Can you lend me a hundred thousand rupees?” “Don’t have it, sorry. Just tighten your belt…” “Hey ...

Published 16 Mar, 2024 06:26am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Nawaz Sharif no longer first news item or second

“Hmmm.” “That sounds ominous.” “The airwaves are full of comments about the end of project The Man Who...

Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Shutting down the Adiala jail?

“I don’t understand how you can shut down a jail?” “By a notification, and considering that it is a...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: A new notification referring to an old one

“A notification has been issued that Maryam Nawaz will not henceforth be referred to as Notification Maryam Nawaz...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 06:32am

Opinion

A recalcitrant rupee!

The budget for the current fiscal year, reviewed and amended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a prior...

Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Ancient Mariner

“Water, water, everywhere and never a drop to drink.” “And what prompted this line from, wasn’t it...

Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Educated and not so well-educated

“Traditions vary markedly…” “From one region to another, one country to another, one…” “I was...

Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:14am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Daddy has done her a disservice

“I reckon the human race understands the principle of reciprocity.” “You scratch my back and I will scratch...

Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am

Opinion

Self-praise is no honour

The Caretaker Cabinet expressed satisfaction at its six-month two-and-half-week performance during its meeting on 22...

Updated 04 Mar, 2024 04:40am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Aik Zardari sab par bhari?

“Some renaming is required.” “The Man Who Must Remain Nameless…” “No, leave him be, he has no name as...

Published 02 Mar, 2024 04:16am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: What is not written in IMF’s Articles of Agreement?

“So The Man Who Must Remain Nameless dictated a letter to I assume his lawyers to on-send it to the International...

Published 01 Mar, 2024 02:59am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: We always complicate elections

“Oh what a tangled web we weave.” “Quoting Shakespeare ain’t gonna resonate in the Land of the Pure.”...

Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am

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%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 21 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	72.50 ▼ -6.07 (-7.73%)
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%)
S.G.Power / Jan 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.15 ▼ -0.66 (-6.73%)
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%)
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%)

Stock	Volume
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,473,543 ▼ -0.11
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)	37,044,339 ▲ 1.84
Cnergyico PK / Jan 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,010,624 ▲ 0.27
Hascol Petrol / Jan 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	24,273,766 ▼ -0.14
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	22,896,108 ▼ -1.23
Hub Power Co. / Jan 21 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	21,405,956 ▼ -2.74
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 21 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	19,827,701 ▲ 2.70

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