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Anjum Ibrahim

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘The Three Stooges’

“So The Khan thanked the Three Stooges for diverting the attention of the public away from the price of tomatoes...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 04:53am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: PM going to deliver last ball of his over?

“I reckon we should stop drawing analogies from cricket.” “Why? The vote of no-confidence is yet to…”...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 05:40am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: There’s difference between mice and rats

There’s difference between mice and rats “I agree with The Khan…” “About what? The three mice who are ...

Published 15 Mar, 2022 05:43am

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Primary versus budget deficit

Setting time bound quantitative targets for primary deficit, defined as minus interest and repayment of principal as...

Published 14 Mar, 2022 07:01am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Maryam good at public speeches

“Look at the glass as half full…I mean you Nawalas and Zardis simply don’t understand the value of being...

Published 12 Mar, 2022 04:08am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: I can’t understand PM’s anger

“You read or seen the movie Where Angels Fear to Tread?” “I missed the movie but wasn’t aware that there ...

Published 11 Mar, 2022 05:12am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: The old Diana Ross song

“U-turns maybe the mark of a great leader…” “Well, I reckon The Khan was referring to flexibility as a key...

Published 10 Mar, 2022 06:30am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan have one thing in common

“In the old days…” “What? You planning on telling me a fairy story cause that’s how most of them ...

Published 09 Mar, 2022 06:44am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Khan will ensure that he never goes out of power

“So let me get this right…the Khan will be dangerous if the vote of no-confidence is successful and The Khan ...

Published 08 Mar, 2022 05:15am

Opinion

The relief package

This week past the Prime Minister announced a series of populist measures that opponents decry are targeted to break...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 06:07am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: There’s always bad with the good

“So what’s with this hype about vote of no-confidence?” “Why don’t you just enjoy its fallout.”...

Published 05 Mar, 2022 04:10am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Khan was a ‘dictator’ captain

“There is one team that is getting extremely popular in Pakistan.” “Hmmm, that couldn’t be The Khan’s...

Published 04 Mar, 2022 04:37am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: It’s an algebra equation

“It’s not clear who the Chaudharys of Gujrat are going to support — The Khan or the ...

Published 03 Mar, 2022 04:39am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: A ‘drone strike’?

“So is that the drone strike by The Khan that Sheikh Rashid warned of?” “From where I am sitting it wasn’t ...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 04:35am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: There’s no comparative data

“So is it or isn’t it going to happen?” “What? Wait, let me guess…yes, The Khan will take the people of...

Published 01 Mar, 2022 05:34am

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Lies, damned lies and statistics

Mark Twain wrote, “figures often beguile me particularly when I have the arranging of them myself, in which case...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 06:44am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: PM and Putin have little in common

“The Khan and The Putin have little in common so what in the world did they talk about for three hours?” “I...

Published 26 Feb, 2022 04:37am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Khan has nothing but contempt for Maryam?

“Steal, engage in grand larceny which I define as taking what should not accrue to you or your heirs if you follow...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 06:19am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: What’s best form of defence?

“All politicians, without exception, have foot in the mouth disease.” “That’s hardly a defence…”...

Published 24 Feb, 2022 06:34am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: PM’s scheduled Russia visit

“So Putin sat down with his team, got each and every team member to give their take on the Ukraine issue on...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 04:54am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 9	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 9	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 9	158.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 9	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 9	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 9	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 8	5,918.25
Nasdaq / Jan 8	19,478.88
Dow Jones / Jan 8	42,635.20
India Sensex / Jan 9	77,704.13
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 9	39,516.87
Hang Seng / Jan 9	19,288.79
FTSE 100 / Jan 9	8,263.49
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 9	20,277.66

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 8	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 8	237,483
Petrol/Litre / Jan 9	252.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 9	73.16
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 9	2,659.11
Diesel/Litre / Jan 9	258.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Next Capital / Jan 9 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.49 ▲ 1.00 (10.54%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 9 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 9 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	64 ▲ 5.82 (10.00%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 9 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	325.73 ▲ 29.61 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 9 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	66.64 ▲ 6.06 (10.00%)
JDW Sugar / Jan 9 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	995.45 ▲ 90.50 (10.00%)
Matco Foods Ltd / Jan 9 Matco Foods Limited(MFL)	48.59 ▲ 4.40 (9.96%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jan 9 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	48 ▲ 3.90 (8.84%)
Asim Textile / Jan 9 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	16.42 ▲ 1.31 (8.67%)

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / Jan 9 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.81 ▼ -0.58 (-10.76%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 9 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	6.85 ▼ -0.79 (-10.34%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.94 ▼ -7.88 (-10.00%)
Air Link Com. / Jan 9 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	191.54 ▼ -21.28 (-10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 9 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	160.68 ▼ -17.85 (-10.00%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 9 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	11.25 ▼ -1.25 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 9 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	140.74 ▼ -15.64 (-10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Jan 9 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	61.70 ▼ -6.85 (-9.99%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 9 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	21.81 ▼ -2.42 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	520,199,852 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	48,176,163 ▼ -0.07
Cnergyico PK / Jan 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	41,301,063 ▼ -0.31
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 9 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	34,830,810 ▼ -1.04
Sui South Gas / Jan 9 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	27,158,451 ▼ -1.88
Pak Refinery / Jan 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,532,091 ▼ -1.53
Pak Elektron / Jan 9 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,028,613 ▼ -0.87
Lotte Chemical / Jan 9 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,891,091 ▲ 0.34
B.O.Punjab / Jan 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,667,050 ▼ -0.02

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