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Anjum Ibrahim

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Their political leap year

“My request: will the man with real power stand forward.” “If I was Bill Clinton do you know which letter I...

Published 19 Nov, 2022 06:05am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ZB does receive some spiritual guidance

“So any lessons learned?” “As a race we Pakistanis are not given to learning any lessons from our mistakes or...

Published 18 Nov, 2022 05:53am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: How men talk about you

“I don’t understand this hype about one looming appointment made controversial.” “Well I do, it’s an...

Updated 17 Nov, 2022 09:39pm

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: A case of assets beyond means?

“So now what?” “So now shut up about Dar sahib’s case of assets beyond means.” “I thought he said...

Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Agri package under focus

“This is really what sacrificing one’s political capital by taking economically extremely challenging conditions...

Published 15 Nov, 2022 05:52am

Opinion

The CPEC

The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) began amidst much fanfare in 2015 subsequent to the visit of the Chinese...

Updated 14 Nov, 2022 06:25am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Where stakeholders fear to tread

“Power to the public!” “Indeed, where the government and powerful stakeholders feared to tread the public’s...

Updated 12 Nov, 2022 06:39am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS The ‘Babar Awan Eleven’

“Thank you BAE, you made Pakistan proud.” “I don’t understand - BAE is a global defence company ...

Published 11 Nov, 2022 05:54am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The role of a rating agency

“I have opened a rating agency.” “Ah from a nobody to a somebody.” “Excuse me?” “Well as a rating...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:04am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: IK’s letter to Alvi

“Decadent Western capitalist.” “Excuse me?” “They never give gifts to our heads of government while the...

Published 09 Nov, 2022 03:41am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Play cricket not politics

“Going, going, going…gooooonnnn…back in play.” “Ha ha, that’s the way the cricket cookie crumbles for...

Published 08 Nov, 2022 05:56am

Opinion

The cost of political uncertainty

The failed attempt on the life of former prime minister Imran Khan has raised temperatures throughout the country...

Published 07 Nov, 2022 05:49am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Did we not learn anything from BB’s assassination?

“I am devastated.” “Indeed, my question: did we not learn anything from Benazir Bhutto’s assassination?”...

Published 05 Nov, 2022 05:53am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The credibility of a journalist’s source

“What’s so funny?” “It’s what our political pundits are saying that’s so funny.” “What? That the...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 05:56am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Daddy is great and daddy will return’

“I am a swing voter.” “Ooops.” “What?” “That makes you neutral and there is no room for neutrality...

Published 03 Nov, 2022 05:50am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Twitter generation

“Nawaz Sharif so directed in a tweet.” “The Twitter generation – Trump used it and now Nawaz Sharif.”...

Published 02 Nov, 2022 04:37am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Rishi Sunak’s Gujranwala link

“Rishi Sunak eat your heart out!” “Hey back off, as an adherent of the Hindu religion and with a constituency...

Updated 02 Nov, 2022 01:18am

Opinion

Inflation and Pakistan

Inflation is largely an outcome of government policies ranging from an unsustainable budget deficit to heavy ...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:23am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: What happened on Pakistan’s Fateful Thursday Past?

“What’s the difference between a politician, a journalist and a spy chief?” “Oh dear.” “Aesop, the guy...

Published 29 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Vawda’s presser

“What’s with Faisal Vawda?” “He bowled a googly…” “Indeed that left all reeling but The Khan has yet...

Published 28 Oct, 2022 05:58am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 24	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 24 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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