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Anjum Ibrahim

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Who is the fittest in Pakistan?

“If you support survival of the fittest theory who do you reckon is the fittest in this Land of the Pure?”...

Published 19 Jun, 2021 03:23am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Sanitizers and our MPs

“I would like to know if sanitizers are provided to our parliamentarians at the tax payers’ expense or they buy...

Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The longest running series

“Reminded me of the sit-com Orange is the New Black.” “Orange is the New Black is not a situation comedy –...

Published 17 Jun, 2021 03:27am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Ganging up against China

"So what's up with the G-7?" "Ganging up against China!" "Hmmm, so Biden is doing a Trump!" "Well, he is doing a...

Published 16 Jun, 2021 03:39am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: New govt in Israel: there’s been no horse-trading

“Netanyahu is out after 12 years…” “Yes, but the new government has been formed with a razor thin majority...

Published 15 Jun, 2021 03:30am

Opinion

FY22 budget: a work in progress

The budget 2020-21 is, at best, a work in progress - more so than previous budgets reliant on an over dose of...

Published 14 Jun, 2021 03:39am

Budget 2021-22

Extremely generous Eidi?

The budget 2021-22 can best be described as an extremely generous Eidi to the people of this country: 10 percent...

Updated 12 Jun, 2021 01:43pm

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The fault always lies with previous govts

“Third down…” “Hey back off, true that The Khan’s third year is about to be completed but the fault lies...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

Growth versus inclusive growth

The Economic Survey, a document presented with much fanfare by the finance minister a day before the budget speech,...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Mafiaistan’

“So what is the unifier in the Land of the Very Pure?” “Don’t be facetious…” “About what?”...

Published 10 Jun, 2021 03:22am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Heirlooms?

"Speaking of substitutes and complements you would advise The Perennial Confrontationist (TPC) to not act as a...

Published 09 Jun, 2021 03:29am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Bilawal and his dad complement each other

“In economics the concept of complement and substitute are very important.” “And that would interest me...

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am

Opinion

Is economic thinking changing for the better?

Pakistan is currently on its twenty third International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme and faces the most stringent...

Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: It’s not cricket!

“They are playing tennis…”

Updated 06 Jun, 2021 03:47am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Some tricky relationships

“If you are not the top honcho in a Pakistani political party you have to run with the hare and hunt with the...

Published 04 Jun, 2021 05:06am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Nearly 4pc GDP growth no joke

“So why in the world doesn’t the opposition put up or shut up? A 3.94 percent growth rate during a pandemic year...

Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:13am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Neither Triple X nor Triple H

“The LLL of the PML-N…”

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: What's dangerous?

"Too much exposure is dangerous..." "Agreed, too much exposure to the sun is a known cause of skin cancer."...

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:59am

Opinion

The growth rate controversy

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has claimed Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of 3.94 percent in the...

Published 31 May, 2021 03:12am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: A frog or a toad?

"Yaaaay."

Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am

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 25	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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