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Anjum Ibrahim

Opinion

Policies and their implementation

Policies in Pakistan’s multiple sectors are well researched, many compiled with donor funding which enables...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The elusive IMF review

“Dar says that the IMF review is taking longer than it should have.” “Did he say why?” “The Khan!”...

Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Khan has yet to prove his mettle

“The Rana will be remembered as building gateways all over the capital.” “Gateway to heaven is a novel.”...

Published 10 Mar, 2023 03:46am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: When the cat’s away, the mice will play

“I do accept that Gallup Pakistan is a far cry from Gallup international and I am not going to refer to the series...

Published 09 Mar, 2023 06:23am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Khan’s popularity

“I will have you know The Khan’s popularity graph declined by 5 percent on Monday…” “Which survey?”...

Published 08 Mar, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The difference between a leader and a jackal

“Notification Maryam Nawaz (NMN) has told us the difference between a leader and a jackal, why are you ...

Published 07 Mar, 2023 03:16am

Opinion

Inflation out of control

Consumer price index (headline inflation) rose by 31.5 percent in February (up by 3.7 percentage points from...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:36am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘The criticised were criticisers once’

“Retirement unlocks one’s tongue.” “Only retirement?” “Well retirement certainly, I am not sure who you...

Published 04 Mar, 2023 06:10am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Govt lawyers left the field open

“The word that comes to mind is Wile E with respect to the court decision on the date of polls in Punjab and ...

Published 03 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The difference between their ordeals

“Timid as a mouse is all I can say.” “I don’t know about your encounters with mice but there is one big fat...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:23am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: How has the Khan gained weight?

“The case of the Two Tarars requires a revisit.” “The two Tarars? Reminds me of the two British comedians who...

Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:21am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The culture of reinterpreting words

“Mummyyyyyyyyyy.” “You OK? I mean whenever I am not well or in a deep doo-doo I think of my mummy…” “Oye...

Published 28 Feb, 2023 06:15am

Opinion

A reality-check desperately required

The damning indictment of Pakistan’s economic policies continues with the latest attack by Managing Director...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Khan was always a great bowler

“The Khan abuses and Notification Maryam Nawaz (NMN) lobs the ball right back with a few additional stones thinly...

Published 25 Feb, 2023 06:23am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: What’s actually behind NAB chairman’s resignation?

“I blame the stakeholders for the resignation of the Chairman National Accountability Bureau.” “Hey to urge...

Published 24 Feb, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Pervaiz Elahi to be president of PTI!

“This is highly irregular.” “What? To invoke Section 144 on the one hand while announcing a decision not to...

Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: What gives rise to enigmas?

“That was very funny.” “The Khan’s trek towards the Lahore High Court which without traffic should have ...

Published 22 Feb, 2023 03:30am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The audios are absolutely illegal

“I think we have to take credit where its due.” “Well the reign of Shahbaz Sharif and company began on 29...

Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

Who has cost Pakistan more?

The blame game for the prevailing deep economic crisis continues with only one out of the three national parties,...

Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: One bite at a time

“So where is the most hated man in this country?” “For Nawalas, the one bite at a time supporters of Mian...

Published 18 Feb, 2023 03:33am

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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