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Anjum Ibrahim

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Thinking about and planning for future, not just the present

“It’s all relative, isn’t it! I reckon double think is the right phrase to use – a phrase used by George...

Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Trump has returned with the electoral as well as the popular vote

“So the Khanzadehs believe that Trump will, get this, order the release of The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and...

Updated 08 Nov, 2024 08:42am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: De jure versus de facto

“I have a theory…” “Conspiracy or…” “Or, my theory is that the biggest threat to democracy is not an autocrat or a...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:16am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: It’s more efficacious to act than talk

“Is it a quid pro quo?” “I don’t think so — you double the numbers and give a five-year term to…”...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 06:45am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: What is done today is undone tomorrow in this country

“Nothing less than Nishan-i-Haider for Greedy for Portfolios Samdhi (GPS). His list of services is rising by the...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

Opinion

Privatisation and SBP

Heads should roll in the aftermath of the fiasco of the Thursday bidding of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) as...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: It’s not Aleem Khan’s fault

“Yet another feather in the cap.” “Mine, yours or Harry’s?” “Harry’s?” “Isn’t that the expression, Tom, Dick, and...

Updated 02 Nov, 2024 06:51am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Third Wife was silent

“So how goes it!” “How what goes?” “The conspiracy theory. The Third Wife is out, and I am not sure if she...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 07:29am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The challenge of conspiracy theories

“Interesting!” “Please stop, I am sick and tired of conspiracy theories, so let it be.” “Well, we do need...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 06:52am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘The cleverly dispersed Bilawal Houses are the White House’

“So where is the Third Wife these days?” “No longer in Adiala.” “I know, but is she being feted at the...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 06:36am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The concept of namak halali

“It’s no laughing matter.” “If you are brought up on the concept of namak halali (which can be translated ...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am

Opinion

The economics of conflict

Conflict has a vastly different impact on different economies based on how insulated it may be (either voluntarily ...

Updated 28 Oct, 2024 08:31am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Plan D has been activated

“Ali Amin Gandapur – that name has how many ains– the twenty-fourth letter of the alphabet?” “Oh for...

Published 26 Oct, 2024 05:55am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: We refer to social media as a fake outlet

“So the ongoing summit in Kazan, Russia…” “Is being underplayed and on some Western channels dismissed as a...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:29am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The challenge of sifting truth from fake news

“Yayyy.” “What is that in aid for? The extent of divisiveness within the country and without is simply...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Cricket is not a game played at the Olympics

“You have reserves in national sports teams, and to my mind, reserves are the same as…” “Do reserves include...

Published 23 Oct, 2024 06:22am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The 26th Amendment

“So what do you think of the twenty-sixth amendment of our constitution – and need I add the amendments began...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

Opinion

IMF programme: lack of ingenuity?

The narrative led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is that the economy has...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 07:07am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘The Palestinians don’t operate like the PML-N high command’

“I have a theory…” “Oh dear me.” “What? Why such despondency over my having a theory?” “I bet you it’s a conspiracy...

Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:48am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Why in the world did you kick me out of the prime minister’s house?

“It reminds me of the Israel American relationship.” “I know the nature of that relationship – the tail wags...

Published 18 Oct, 2024 06:10am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 30	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 30	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 30	157.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 30	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 30	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 27	5,970.84
Nasdaq / Dec 27	19,238.48
Dow Jones / Dec 27	42,992.21
India Sensex / Dec 30	78,209.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 30	39,894.54
Hang Seng / Dec 30	20,041.42
FTSE 100 / Dec 30	8,116.01
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 30	19,935.78

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 27	234,225
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 28	17,785
Petrol/Litre / Dec 30	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 30	70.32
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 30	2,612.39
Diesel/Litre / Dec 30	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cnergyico PK / Dec 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7.52 ▲ 1.00 (15.34%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 30 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.99 ▲ 1.00 (12.52%)
Abdullah Shah / Dec 30 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	7.20 ▲ 0.79 (12.32%)
Dost Steels Ltd. / Dec 30 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	6.70 ▲ 0.72 (12.04%)
Telecard Limited / Dec 30 Telecard Limited(TELE)	9.63 ▲ 1.00 (11.59%)
Media Times Ltd / Dec 30 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.40 ▲ 0.24 (11.11%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 30 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	10.03 ▲ 1.00 (11.07%)
B.O.Punjab / Dec 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10.48 ▲ 1.00 (10.55%)
Idrees Tex. / Dec 30 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	14.27 ▲ 1.30 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
National Silk / Dec 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.90 ▼ -5.54 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 30 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 30 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	28.50 ▼ -2.56 (-8.24%)
Shahzad Tex. / Dec 30 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.50 ▼ -2.37 (-7.93%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 30 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	38.50 ▼ -3.21 (-7.70%)
Dewan Textile / Dec 30 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.90 ▼ -0.56 (-7.51%)
Engro Poly(Pref / Dec 30 Engro Poly(Pref)(EPCLPS)	11.10 ▼ -0.90 (-7.50%)
Habib Sugar / Dec 30 Habib Sugar Mills Limited(HABSM)	79 ▼ -5.26 (-6.24%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 30 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.35 ▼ -0.90 (-5.90%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Dec 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	125,453,825 ▲ 1.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 30 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,428,605 ▲ 0.32
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	96,647,456 ▲ 0.13
B.O.Punjab / Dec 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	84,168,029 ▲ 1.00
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 30 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	48,777,302 ▲ 0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,290,268 ▲ 0.19
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 30 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	40,065,544 ▼ -3.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 30 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	36,275,641 ▲ 4.05
Hascol Petrol / Dec 30 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,627,314 ▼ -0.09

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