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Anjum Ibrahim

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: What’s a very potent defence in a court of law?

“Does The Khan have deniability?” “In a court of law deniability is a very potent defence suggested by many a...

Published 10 Dec, 2022 07:09am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: They’ve played their cards right

“I have a suggestion.” “Okaaay but if it’s to a political party leader it’s a waste of time – The Khan...

Published 09 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: What’s ego?

“Ego is inherited or is it developed?” “In the Land of the Pure ego is inherited as well as developed and is...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Look at our three national leaders

“It’s location, location, location.” “In real estate.” “And in politics. Look at our three national...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 05:54am

Opinion

Inflation: the fault is in ourselves

Inflation has reached politically untenable levels in the ongoing year, considerably higher than the high rates...

Published 05 Dec, 2022 06:09am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Trainer Parveen Rashid

“Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.” “Who said that?” “John F Kennedy after the...

Published 03 Dec, 2022 05:51am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Zardari always relies on his legal team

“14 members of the English cricket team are suffering from a viral infection.” “See I would take strong...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 05:47am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: An ultimately retired army chief

“The outgoing army chief…” “How about the ultimately retired army chief!” “I can’t understand you...

Published 01 Dec, 2022 05:47am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Journalists and generalists

“We are a nation of generalists.” “I don’t get you.” “We have a law minister who has a commerce degree,...

Published 30 Nov, 2022 05:53am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: Khan will get everyone to resign

“The Khan hit a six.” “Right and The Rana’s return volley…” “Hey a volley is possible in tennis, it ...

Published 29 Nov, 2022 05:57am

Opinion

Growth takes the cake!

Several economic team leaders throughout the world rely on data manipulation to show a performance that is at odds...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 06:13am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The cascading effect?

“The entire country is seeing the glass as half full but for the life of me I don’t see why.” “What in the...

Published 26 Nov, 2022 04:13am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: A duck, quack, quack…

“How do you define lame-duck?” “A duck, quack, quack, that has become lame. And perhaps it’s all those who...

Published 25 Nov, 2022 05:48am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The 24/7 television challenge

“Nah nah nah poooh pooh…” “You are what? Two years old?” “All the hype and the result was as per...

Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Toshakhana case

“Nawaz Sharif has been avenged.” “Just because the Toshakhana case against The Khan is being heard in a court...

Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Sheikh Rashid’s unsavoury comment

“How would you define a man?” “I presume you mean apart from the obvious physical…” “Yep.” “Oh I...

Published 22 Nov, 2022 03:23am

Opinion

Economic framework yet to be finalized

Setting the bar unrealistically high or looking at filling the glass up to more than capacity by any administration...

Published 21 Nov, 2022 06:23am

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 6	278.68
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 6	278.48
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 6	158.25
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 6	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 6	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 6	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 6	5,975.38
India Sensex / Jan 6	77,964.99
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 6	40,264.50
Nasdaq / Jan 6	19,864.98
Hang Seng / Jan 6	19,502.29
FTSE 100 / Jan 6	8,249.66
Dow Jones / Jan 6	42,706.56
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 6	20,216.19

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 6	73.32
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 6	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 6	234,225
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 6	2,638.79
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 6	68.81
Petrol/Litre / Jan 7	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Goodluck Ind. / Jan 6 Good Luck Industries Ltd.(GIL)	1,283.35 ▲ 85.86 (7.17%)
Pak Elektron (Pref) / Jan 6 Pak Elektron Limited (Preference)(PELPS)	12.44 ▲ 0.34 (2.81%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.64 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jan 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	739.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jan 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jan 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	86.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jan 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	137.75 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jan 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,282.05 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jan 6 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	19 ▼ -1.00 (-5.00%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 6 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	250.10 ▼ -4.84 (-1.90%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.64 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jan 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	739.99 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jan 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jan 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	86.99 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jan 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	137.75 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jan 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,282.05 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	73,230,816 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jan 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	57,326,691 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Jan 6 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	54,376,196 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 6 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	48,486,153 ▲ 0.00
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 6 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	47,351,133 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 6 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	47,018,900 ▲ 0.00
Bank Makramah / Jan 6 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	34,268,257 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Jan 6 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	32,625,743 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Jan 6 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	26,761,290 ▲ 0.00

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