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Anjum Ibrahim

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Khawaja abandoned his narrative of the day before

“There are some narratives that are so flawed that I can’t understand why they not only continue but gain momentum.”...

Updated 13 Sep, 2024 07:59am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘I am ideologically on the same side as Harris…’

“I saw the Harris-Trump debate, and you know I don’t quite agree with the analysis by one major US news...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 03:48am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The low-hanging fruit were the PTI parliamentarians

“What’s your take on all this?” “Well, the rats are away and the…” “Rats? It’s more like playing cops and robbers,...

Updated 11 Sep, 2024 08:24am

Opinion

An intriguing televised address

Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, in a televised address to the nation this Tuesday past claimed that the...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 07:59am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Comparisons must not be between apples and oranges

“I would like to give a few examples and then…” “Relating to?” “Relating to restive provinces in a...

Published 07 Sep, 2024 06:59am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: A culture of freebies or a culture of defeat?

“Well, we do have very limited fiscal space, so I would strongly urge…” “Indeed we do and God bless the Sharifs -...

Published 06 Sep, 2024 07:24am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Who is the SHO in the Pakistan Cricket Board?

“The cricket team…” “Well, The Brown Pope diagnosed a hernia and the patient required an open-heart surgery...

Published 05 Sep, 2024 06:19am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Politicians must talk amongst themselves to resolve the deadlock

“The airwaves are full of discussions on who is agreeable to negotiating with whom?” “Well, The Man Who Must Remain...

Updated 04 Sep, 2024 07:23am

Opinion

Stability versus general well-being

Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb since he took oath ten days less than six months on 12 March 2024 has...

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 07:16am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Country needs results not a litany of sacrifices…

“Terror attacks, horrendously cruel terrorist attacks…” “Right, and the sacrifices made by the law enforcement...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 07:18am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The battle of wills is on again

“Ooopsy daisy.” “What?” “Well, like everything in the Land of the Pure, it’s damned if you do and...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:08am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: President Zardari with a PhD in Reconciliation…

“The Brown Pope was directed to go to Quetta and…” “Who dared to direct…” “Well it wasn’t the Prime...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Was 10-wicket loss to BD before the attacks in Balochistan?

“The ones that have been conferred two hats…” “There was no discussion – it was here, take it…” ...

Published 28 Aug, 2024 06:22am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The steady deterioration of our cricket team’s performance

“Didn’t anyone tell The Brown Pope that the security threat in Islamabad’s Blue Area has weakened considerably?”...

Published 27 Aug, 2024 06:44am

Opinion

Electric Vehicles come to Pakistan

Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb claimed at the launching ceremony of BYD, a Chinese company globally ...

Updated 26 Aug, 2024 07:36am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: We dance to the tune of our own drummer

“I am less toxic of the two candidates was put forth by Kamala Harris in her acceptance speech.” “Well she...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:23am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Lewinsky presented an unwashed dress as evidence

“Freedom is valued by all.” “Indeed it is – be it lack of freedom due to external factors or internal...

Published 23 Aug, 2024 03:24am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The three principles of the French Revolution

“I was listening to the Democratic Party Convention and as Doug Emhoff, the husband of Kamala Harris, came on the...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:01am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: An apple does not fall far from the tree

“The world is going crazy!” “Your world or world in general?” “Both. Let me explain the US Democratic Party is...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 06:43am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Maryam looked relaxed and dutiful next to her dad

“What did you think of The Father, the Daughter and their grasp of basic economics?” “How many notifications does it...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

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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