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Anjum Ibrahim

Opinion

An IMF budget or not?

Several prominent federal ministers publicly stated that the taxation measures approved by parliament on 28 June ...

Updated 08 Jul, 2024 08:43am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: They have no option but to be tax return filers

“So now what?” “Now they wait for the public to forget the budget.” “I don’t think that is likely – ...

Published 06 Jul, 2024 05:24am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Spades I reckon is the order of the day…’

“How would you translate the Urdu word anari into English?” “Unskilled?” “I hope this is not a dig at...

Published 05 Jul, 2024 03:17am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘If the gods are on your side, then who cares about the Plebeians’

“The split within a political party…” “Is fodder for the gods.” “What, are you pagan? Gods indeed.” “That is an...

Updated 04 Jul, 2024 08:22am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: President has immunity from paying taxes

“Immunity for the President while in office…” “Yeah, I heard the US Supreme Court ruled that President Trump cannot...

Updated 03 Jul, 2024 08:06am

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

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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