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Anjum Ibrahim

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘The Third Candidate is in jail’

“Two options and both bad so what do you get?” “Drop the ball is the expression.” “What ball? Hockey...

Published 02 Jul, 2024 05:07am

Opinion

Provincial surplus and the federal budget

To formulate federal and provincial budgets necessitates engagement between the federal government and its ...

Updated 01 Jul, 2024 07:38am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Biden came out as an old 82 and Trump came out as a young minus three years’

“I heard the Biden team was despondent after his performance in the first presidential debate…” “Ahhhh! I...

Published 29 Jun, 2024 06:40am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Lions do not hibernate’

“I take strong exception to the army…” “Hush, hush, that is not a…” “Why don’t you let me finish...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:41am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: ‘The First Daughter syndrome’

“So who do you think? Biden versus Trump?” “Why is the US political map getting to be like Pakistan’s?”...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:52am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The difference between responses

“There is a wide gap between institutional response versus a politician’s response.” “Why did you use the...

Published 26 Jun, 2024 03:15am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Public discourse on social media is taking the lead in shaping public opinion’

“There is a difference between discourse and policy.” “Of course there is. I don’t understand why you raised this…”...

Updated 25 Jun, 2024 07:37am

Opinion

The FY25 budget

“I am from the corporate world”, Muhammad Aurangzeb, Federal Finance Minister, proudly stated in a post-budget...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:21am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Bilawal’s reservations addressed?

“So all is well that ends well.” “You mean Bilawal’s reservations about the budget have been resolved.” “Pledged to...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 07:49am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The ‘Brown Pope’ hasn’t quit the PCB chairmanship yet

“The Brown Pope is in action.” “Oh! I thought he had done all he could for the cricket team…” “Don’t be facetious.”...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘We taxpayers give residences to cabinet members and...’

“What’s with politicians!” “Mark Twain wrote, reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:31am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘NMN is a lady and not a malefactor’

“Hunter Biden has been found guilty on three counts…” “The US has taken the lead there.” “Have you...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am

Opinion

Anatomizing budget

The budget 2024-25 exercise is akin to a five-legged kangaroo - one leg manacled by the International Monetary Fund...

Updated 13 Jun, 2024 07:49am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘French President has forgotten how unpopular he is’

“So what do you mean by surgery?” “That’s rather a silly question. Surgery is when you have an operation and...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

Opinion

Neither up-to-date nor unbiased

The Economic Survey’s relevance, limited to data analysis, is neither up to date (limited to July-March or for ...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘What did Naqvi have to say about the ignominious defeat to the US?’

“The Pope hath spoken.” “I wasn’t aware he has said anything lately. Oh, you mean what he said this Friday...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:17am

Opinion

Budget: inflation must be top priority

Inflation is pushing an ever increasing number below the poverty line (currently estimated at 40 percent comparable...

Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:13am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Samdhi and Sunak

“Uh Oh!” “You will have to narrow it down. There are too many uh oh situations.” “Take a guess.” “The Deputy Prime...

Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:00am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘The pigeons come home to roost’

“The opinions of the individual supreme court justices during the full court hearing appear to be split.” “But...

Published 07 Jun, 2024 06:24am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Some poodles are more equal than others…’

“So, what is with the debates between Starmer and Sunak?” “Well, you can’t accuse the British of doing a...

Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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