News stories for Anjum Ibrahim

Anjum Ibrahim

Partly Facetious: Their English requires a revisit

"I heard the Nawalas, Nawaz Sharifs loyalists content to chip away a bite at a time, were extremely upset at you referring to Asad Umer as the lion. I mean the lion symbol belongs to Nawaz Sharif's party and...."

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Partly Facetious : Qureshi-Tareen spat

"It was April Fool's day."

Published 03 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Partly Facetious: It's not about Imran Khan's personal life

"Change Khan means you don't do what your predecessors did."

Published 02 Apr, 2019 12:00am

The LSM sector

The Khan administration has taken several fiscal and monetary measures during its less than eight month tenure, at an estimated cost of over 150 billion rupees to the treasury as per independent economists, to jump-start the manufacturing sector. The rati

Published 01 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Partly Facetious : Snow White's step mom

"You remember what Snow White's step mom used to do daily?"

Published 30 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Partly Facetious : Profundity of 'Ehsaas'

"Buzdaar paida karna, Dr Sania Nishtar stated during the launch of The Khan's poverty alleviation programme Ehsaas..."

Published 29 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Partly Facetious : Running with the hare and hunting with the hounds

"If you're happy and you mean it clap your hands."

Published 28 Mar, 2019 12:00am

PARTLY FACETIOUS: I don't know what you're referring to

"Too many cooks spoil the broth."

Published 27 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Partly Facetious: Similarities between Macron and Imran

"Macron of France won 66.1 percent of the vote becoming the youngest French President ever at age 39."

Published 26 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Markets

Sector-specific distortions in Pakistan

A World Bank study titled "Pakistan@100 Shaping the Future" indicates that in Pakistan distortions are manifest in different ways in sector specific policies, including agriculture, power sector, financial sector and foreign trade; and maintains that stru

Published 25 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Partly Facetious : PM receives spiritual guidance

"Our Prime Minister receives spiritual guidance and need I add that keeps him in line."

Published 22 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Partly Facetious: Bilawal's spoken English is the best

"His spoken English is the best."

Published 21 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Partly Facetious : The Khan's Wife Number Three never said she admired Ataturk

"The Buzz stays or the Buzz goes?"

Published 20 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Partly Facetious: It's a good start, long live IK

"So the Who's Who of the federal cabinet was at the stadium to watch the finals of Pakistan Super League though the prime minister (PM) himself was not present."

Published 19 Mar, 2019 12:00am

The reasons for market uncertainty

The pervasive air of economic uncertainty continues to prevail in the country in spite of repeated assurances by Prime Minister Imran Khan, faithfully echoed by Finance Minister Asad Umer, that the economy is on the path towards recovery. The reason: with

Published 18 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Partly Facetious: But their children are not super rich

"It's generational I reckon."

Published 16 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Partly Facetious: Gap is narrowing

"Ideologically the gap is narrowing with the International Monetary Fund, so said the Finance Minister?"

Published 15 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Partly Facetious : What is an 'educated illiterate'?

"He is very shallow because his mind is very narrow - these are words uttered by a very famous Indian actor in a movie that can be applied to so many people."

Published 14 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Partly Facetious : Maryam's remarks linked to...

"I want to make a movie titled The Resurrection?"

Published 13 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Partly Facetious: Pakistani media being hailed

"Each one of us, according to our status, is eligible for some discount - the poor get cheaper electricity and gas, the bureaucrats get annual pay raises even in times of severe shortages like now as well as plots upon retirement, the middle classes wait

Published 12 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 17	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 17	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 17	149.75
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 17	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 17	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 17	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 16	5,842.47
Nasdaq / Oct 16	18,367.08
Dow Jones / Oct 16	43,077.70
India Sensex / Oct 17	81,029.70
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 17	38,911.19
Hang Seng / Oct 17	20,079.10
FTSE 100 / Oct 17	8,325.96
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 17	19,546.86

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 17	70.23
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 17	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 17	238,254
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 17	2,682.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 17	70.58
Petrol/Litre / Oct 18	247.03

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 18 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 18 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 18 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 18 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 18 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Budget 2024-25: income tax calculator for FY25

Most Popular