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Anjum Ibrahim

Opinion

The narrative must change

The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR’s) narrative, irrespective of the many chairmen it has been subjected to -...

Published 19 Aug, 2024 03:20am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Welcome to the world of US politics

“I know you insist we were the trailblazers on many counts and the United States followed, but there is one thing...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 06:12am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: There are the elites who do a good lobbying job for their own interest

“So the Omni guy Majeed has been given a national award.” “Not yet, but yes he is on the list.” “And the...

Updated 16 Aug, 2024 07:19am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Mainstream media and social media

“What is the difference in the speed of dissemination between mainstream media and social media?” “Before I ...

Published 15 Aug, 2024 06:46am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The fault for not welcoming Nadeem Ashraf lay with her dratted tailor

“Can anyone explain the composition of the welcome committee?” “Welcome committee for what occasion? I don’t...

Updated 13 Aug, 2024 07:52am

Opinion

Inflation decline and no feel-good factor

The July inflation data was released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on the 1 of August, showing a ...

Published 12 Aug, 2024 06:36am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: Arshad Nadeem has done this country proud

“The nation heard of one joyous event after….after years.” “Notification Maryam Nawaz’s chief of army staff uniform...

Updated 12 Aug, 2024 07:16am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The US is going the Pakistan route?

“The US airwaves are focused on the reasons why Kamala Harris chose Tim Walz as her running mate.” “Right and...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Nature or nurture

“I have it on very good authority that Greedy for Portfolios Samdhi (GPS) has expressed extreme, but very extreme,...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 06:22am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: There’s a philosopher in all of us

“We always but always give an easy out to our adversaries.” “We as in?” “Pakistanis.” “If that were so, the ongoing...

Updated 07 Aug, 2024 06:20am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The uniform for the chief fireman is still not ready

“You have to understand it’s all about the Law of Necessity.” “You being facetious!” “Good heavens no! It’s all...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:40am

Opinion

All is not quite well!

A reality check shows a yawning gap between the relatively small audience (external more than internal as the ...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 08:36am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Lies are outright lies…

“So what do you reckon? Lies, half-truths or full truth - no, no…that simply is not an option.” “In a world...

Published 03 Aug, 2024 06:46am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The two Lahori leaders

“The embargo continues.” “What embargo?” “The Man Who Must Remain Nameless still! It’s been at least year if not...

Published 02 Aug, 2024 05:55am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Rana versus the Brown Pope

“I am arranging a wrestling match, and I am taking bets.” “I don’t get you! I mean, given that not a single...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:06am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: How Naqvi can retain his position as Chairman PCB in spite of humiliating defeat

of our team? “Where is The Rana?” “The Rana?” “Our home-grown…” “Don’t say drug lord, for that was so wrongly...

Published 31 Jul, 2024 06:50am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Struggling to avert default

“So, I am curious, what happens if you take an investment banker and give him the country’s finance ...

Published 30 Jul, 2024 03:10am

Opinion

Social protection in Pakistan

In Pakistan poverty levels have reached a high of 40 percent, equivalent to those in Sub Sahara Africa, and hence...

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 07:13am

Opinion

The way forward

Sale of state-owned entities (SOEs) and not resuscitating the non-operational Pakistan Steel Mills is the mantra of...

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 07:11am

Opinion

Thoughts on the provincial budgets

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) budget was announced on 25 May, two and a half weeks before the federal budget was ...

Updated 15 Jul, 2024 08:14am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 20	278.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 20	278.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 20	156.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 20	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 20	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
India Sensex / Jan 20	77,231.09
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 20	38,932.72
Hang Seng / Jan 20	19,990.17
FTSE 100 / Jan 20	8,532.51
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 20	20,903.07

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 17	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 17	242,283
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 20	77.94
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 20	2,707.81
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 20	67.60
Petrol/Litre / Jan 21	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Bank Makramah / Jan 20 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	3.61 ▲ 0.91 (33.70%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 20 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.60 ▲ 1.00 (13.16%)
Apna Microfin. / Jan 20 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.50 ▲ 0.97 (10.18%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 20 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	11.61 ▲ 1.06 (10.05%)
Loads Limited / Jan 20 Loads Limited(LOADS)	17 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
AKD Securities / Jan 20 AKD Securities Limited(AKDSL)	24.93 ▲ 2.27 (10.02%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 20 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	18.24 ▲ 1.66 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Jan 20 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	254.47 ▲ 23.13 (10.00%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jan 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.44 ▲ 4.86 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Hussain Industries / Jan 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	31.09 ▼ -3.45 (-9.99%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 20 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	334.01 ▼ -35.89 (-9.70%)
Parmount Sp. / Jan 20 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.61 ▼ -0.44 (-8.71%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jan 20 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	38.04 ▼ -3.46 (-8.34%)
MithchellsFruit / Jan 20 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	279 ▼ -24.10 (-7.95%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jan 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	19.26 ▼ -1.62 (-7.76%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 20 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	11.80 ▼ -0.99 (-7.74%)
Service Textile / Jan 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	13.82 ▼ -1.16 (-7.74%)
Masood Textile / Jan 20 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	52.02 ▼ -4.22 (-7.50%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	101,934,297 ▼ -0.01
Lotte Chemical / Jan 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,408,954 ▲ 1.94
Bank Makramah / Jan 20 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	57,604,421 ▲ 0.91
Hub Power Co. / Jan 20 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	36,888,747 ▲ 0.70
Hascol Petrol / Jan 20 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	32,496,536 ▲ 0.17
Dewan Motors / Jan 20 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	28,438,701 ▲ 1.02
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 20 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	24,244,731 ▲ 7.71
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	19,741,577 ▲ 2.08
The Searle Co. / Jan 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	17,062,686 ▲ 4.29

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