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Anjum Ibrahim

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The heart is where a lot of decisions are made

“The Third Wife has sent a defamation notice to Notification Maryam Nawaz (NMN).” “Uh oh.” “NMN eat your...

Published 06 May, 2023 06:23am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Khan’s spiritual guide

“The Khan has publicly acknowledged that his wife is his murshid, a spiritual guide…” “I don’t see why...

Updated 05 May, 2023 07:12am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: An elite capture without qualifications

“Let’s say I am a bank manager and you are one of my biggest borrowers, you never implement structural changes...

Published 04 May, 2023 04:26am

Opinion

When and who must table FY24 budget?

With the exact date for the next elections still not set, be it by order of the apex court or a consensus between ...

Published 01 May, 2023 03:28am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Consensus on election date in sight?

“So what do you think? An agreement on elections will be forged?” “Well The Khan has done a two-one.” “I...

Published 29 Apr, 2023 06:04am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Oonth ke mounmein zeera

“Let the game begin.” “Excuse me?” “I said let the game begin.” “I had heard that expression in plural...

Published 28 Apr, 2023 06:08am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Can’t see the forest for the trees?

“We have taken the lead in the world on yet another matter.” “On refusing to learn any lesson from past flawed...

Published 27 Apr, 2023 06:24am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: We need to determine whether the pen is really sharp

“Notification Maryam Nawaz (NMN) before her departure to Saudi Arabia used to say that elections will not be held...

Published 20 Apr, 2023 06:30am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Ashiq’s ashiq

“Have you heard of a guy called Muhammad Safdar Awan?” “Not in that order – I mean there are many, many,...

Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Gifts to the already gift-ridden?’

“I will take strong exception if they decide to use my tax rupees to fund their umrah’s and...” “That’s ...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 06:21am

Opinion

Debt – a source of rising concern

During the ongoing World Bank/International Monetary Fund (IMF) spring annual meeting Gita Gopinath, the First ...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 06:41am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: We don’t need more than four pillars

“About that antique eight-seater bench of yours with the mother of all pearls inlaid…” “I told you mother of...

Published 15 Apr, 2023 06:19am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Sensitivities are running very high these days

“I have an antique eight seater.” “Antique or modern I never heard of an eight seater.” “Right the usual ...

Published 14 Apr, 2023 05:59am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: It’s Nawaz Sharif’s year?

“The year of the tiger is over?” “That’s what The Khan may wish for but so far Shehbaz Sharif remains on the...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 06:37am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Sharifs invited by Saudi royal family every Ramazan

“So what’s new?” “The Khan needs another opening batsman cause Notification Maryam Nawaz (NMN) has gone off...

Published 12 Apr, 2023 06:11am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Who’s better chess player? Shehbaz or NMN?

“I reckon Shehbaz Sharif is a much better chess player than Notification Maryam Nawaz (NMN).” “Not sure about...

Published 11 Apr, 2023 03:44am

Opinion

The GDP growth this year

The budgeted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate was an unrealistic 5 percent (10 June 2022), downgraded to 3...

Updated 10 Apr, 2023 01:14pm

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The wise of today may be the unwise of tomorrow

“The problem is that each stakeholder is playing a different game.” “A different game as in strategy or a...

Published 07 Apr, 2023 06:06am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: NMN versus the Third Wife

“Uh oh.” “The Supreme Court verdict…” “See the glass as half full – if this 85 plus cabinet goes then...

Published 06 Apr, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: The crippling impasse

“Good decision, you reckon?” “If you are referring to the ongoing politico-legal impasse…” “Nope.”...

Published 05 Apr, 2023 06:16am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 3	278.63
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 3	27,843
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 3	157.28
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 3	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 3	1.03

Stock	Volume
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	39,894.54
S&P 500 / Jan 2	5,868.55
Nasdaq / Jan 2	19,280.79
FTSE 100 / Jan 2	8,260.09
Dow Jones / Jan 2	42,392.27
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 2	20,024.66
France CAC40 / Jan 2	7,393.76
India Sensex / Jan 3	79,739.02

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 2	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 2	242,888.30
Petrol/Litre / Jan 3	252.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 3	73.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 3	2,657
Diesel/Litre / Jan 3	258.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Power / Jan 3 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	6.87 ▲ 1.00 (17.04%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 3 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	28 ▲ 2.55 (10.02%)
Arpak Int. / Jan 3 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	76.89 ▲ 6.99 (10.00%)
GOC (Pak) / Jan 3 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	79.20 ▲ 7.20 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 3 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	200.37 ▲ 18.22 (10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 3 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	175.52 ▲ 15.96 (10.00%)
Dewan Automotive Eng. / Jan 3 Dewan Automotive Engineering Limited(DWAE)	41.71 ▲ 3.79 (9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Jan 3 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	13.68 ▲ 1.24 (9.97%)
Hallmark Co. / Jan 3 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	1,199 ▲ 107.60 (9.86%)

Stock	Price
Frontier Ceram / Jan 3 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	31.28 ▼ -3.48 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 3 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	42.92 ▼ -4.77 (-10.00%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jan 3 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.81 ▼ -1.19 (-9.92%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jan 3 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	37.20 ▼ -4.05 (-9.82%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jan 3 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	11.33 ▼ -1.17 (-9.36%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jan 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.30 ▼ -2.57 (-8.60%)
Pak Paper Prod / Jan 3 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	166.60 ▼ -14.78 (-8.15%)
Khalid Siraj / Jan 3 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.12 ▼ -0.71 (-8.04%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jan 3 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	32.01 ▼ -2.72 (-7.83%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 3 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	89,478,727 ▲ 0.26
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,001,410 ▼ -0.04
Telecard Limited / Jan 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	61,073,411 ▼ -0.20
Cnergyico PK / Jan 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	52,175,076 ▼ -0.24
B.O.Punjab / Jan 3 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	37,387,280 ▼ -0.14
Fauji Cement / Jan 3 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	35,164,265 ▼ -2.67
Pak Elektron / Jan 3 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	33,998,434 ▲ 0.75
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 3 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	31,794,537 ▲ 0.40
Bank Makramah / Jan 3 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	28,281,840 ▲ 0.17

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