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Anjum Ibrahim

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

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Because of The Rana my petrol bill has risen sky high and…

“Ran sahib, Rana sahib, Rana sahib…” “Repetition reminds me of a rosary and a rosary has religious…”...

Published 04 Apr, 2023 03:24am

Opinion

Pension reforms

Throwing Molotov cocktails (petrol bombs) at the police and in return tear-gassed and water-cannoned with, as is the...

Published 03 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Understanding lawyers’ fees

“Ali Zafar, a Senator and The Khan’s lawyer in several key cases…” “Does the one follow the other?”...

Published 01 Apr, 2023 06:21am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The spouse is under no obligation

“It’s called the art of deflection, my question to you: who excels at this art amongst our politicians?”...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: A living kaleidoscope?

“Tuesday was an eye opener.” “Indeed the observations in the apex court…” “Hey easy does it. This is not...

Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Spoils can be real spoiler sometimes

“I was on the Constitution Avenue in Islamabad and I saw….” “Which other city would you expect Constitution...

Published 29 Mar, 2023 06:27am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: NMN also uses hair colour? Dark brown?

“Snow White’s stepmother, the wicked witch, would ask the mirror to tell her who was the fairest of them ...

Published 28 Mar, 2023 06:21am

Opinion

The IMF-govt trust deficit

The Pakistani public is being subjected to extremely disturbing macroeconomic indicators with each subsequent update...

Published 27 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Most cookies crumble

“So now what?” “The cookie crumbled in this country a long time ago.” “I don’t quite understand your...

Published 25 Mar, 2023 06:25am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: There’s a legacy of bitterness

“Is there anyone out there who cares about his or her legacy?” “Jinnah, we all respect him and love him...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The profoundness of a scream

“The Khan says his veiled wife screamed from behind the mirror as the police raided his residence and……”...

Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Some descriptive epithets for bitter or scornful laughter

“So is there any possibility of some kind of rapprochement?” “What does that word mean?” “Well Zardari...

Published 22 Mar, 2023 06:24am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Maryam needs to overcome three challenges

“Name calling is now routine. Notification Maryam Nawaz (NMN) was labeled the Queen of Liars and The Khan as a...

Published 21 Mar, 2023 06:29am

Opinion

Toshakhana: asset accumulation

The release of the list of those who received extremely expensive gifts during their official foreign tours (mostly...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Shehbaz yet to defy his elder brother

“Ishaq Dar has DOG.” “I don’t think so - I mean if he had a pet we would have known right!” “How would...

Updated 18 Mar, 2023 06:48am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Malala certainly does us proud

“Malala Yousafzai looked really nice at the Oscars.” “Better than…” “Hey stop comparing her with others....

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:16am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: IK’s rationale rather credible

“I reckon in Pakistan this question doesn’t apply.” “So what question does apply?” “Who is more in the...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Twelfth person’ or ‘twelfth man’?

“So compare a tin of pineapples with a five karat ring?” “I heard The Khan’s twelfth person in the team say...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: What’s ‘de-seatable’?

“What’s the difference between say a cult and a voter?” “Well in established democracies where democracy ...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 03:18am

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	157.26
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
S&P 500 / Jan 3	5,942.47
India Sensex / Jan 3	79,223.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 3	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Jan 3	19,621.68
Hang Seng / Jan 3	19,760.27
FTSE 100 / Jan 3	8,223.98
Dow Jones / Jan 3	42,732.13
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 3	19,906.08

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 3	73.96
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 3	243,488.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 3	2,640.22
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 3	67.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 4	18,285
Petrol/Litre / Jan 5	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Power / Jan 3 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	6.87 ▲ 1.00 (17.04%)
Dewan Textile / Jan 3 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	7.50 ▲ 0.70 (10.29%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 3 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	28 ▲ 2.55 (10.02%)
Asim Textile / Jan 3 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	14.72 ▲ 1.34 (10.01%)
Bannu Woollen / Jan 3 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	39.34 ▲ 3.58 (10.01%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	87.12 ▲ 7.92 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Jan 3 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	692.63 ▲ 62.97 (10.00%)
Arpak Int. / Jan 3 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	76.89 ▲ 6.99 (10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Jan 3 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	79.30 ▲ 7.21 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	165.85 ▼ -18.43 (-10.00%)
Pak Paper Prod / Jan 3 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	163.24 ▼ -18.14 (-10.00%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jan 3 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.81 ▼ -1.19 (-9.92%)
National Silk / Jan 3 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.96 ▼ -5.48 (-9.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	37.50 ▼ -3.95 (-9.53%)
Escorts Bank / Jan 3 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.22 ▼ -0.63 (-9.20%)
Intermarket Securities / Jan 3 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	67.01 ▼ -6.76 (-9.16%)
Premium Textile / Jan 3 Premium Textile Mills Limited(PRET)	365.10 ▼ -34.90 (-8.72%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jan 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.30 ▼ -2.57 (-8.60%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 3 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	89,478,727 ▲ 0.26
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,529,816 ▼ -0.06
Telecard Limited / Jan 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	61,073,411 ▼ -0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jan 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	56,752,893 ▲ 0.01
Fauji Cement / Jan 3 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	54,319,935 ▼ -2.12
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 3 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	47,336,133 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	47,012,733 ▼ -0.21
B.O.Punjab / Jan 3 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	37,387,280 ▲ 0.11
Bank Makramah / Jan 3 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	34,237,257 ▲ 0.25

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