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Anjum Ibrahim

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: School of lies

“There are three kinds of lies, lies, damned lies and statistics.” “I have heard that one, many times before,...

Published 06 Jun, 2023 05:33am

Opinion

China as our lender of the last resort

Administrations/researchers in the West have been accusing China of being an unforgiving lender to developing...

Published 05 Jun, 2023 03:27am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Indeed, a ‘suicide attack’

“It’s nothing short of a suicide attack.” “What are you referring to? You must narrow it down – I mean...

Published 03 Jun, 2023 03:52am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: It was a big belly to big belly embrace

“You gotta play your cards right in life.” “Agreed but sometime the cards that are dealt are not winning...

Published 02 Jun, 2023 03:56am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: ‘The lady doth protest too much, methinks’

“Why do you think the International Monetary Fund (IMF) referred to the country’s politics while saying that we...

Published 01 Jun, 2023 03:34am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Sticks and stones may break my bones…

“So who is taking the decisions?” “On what subject?” “Really! You live in the Land of the Pure and you ...

Published 31 May, 2023 03:57am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Belief is extremely partisan concept

“So who do you believe?” “I reckon belief is an extremely partisan concept - I don’t think the Khanzadehs...

Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am

Opinion

Domestic and foreign savings: Government must cease reliance

National savings rate is an important indicator of an economy’s financial health, and its identity with investment...

Published 29 May, 2023 04:27am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Beware the Ides of March’

“I am sad.” “Is it the 9 May…” “Nope but speaking of the month of May, Shakespeare warned of the ides of...

Updated 27 May, 2023 07:16am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: We all do what our conscience dictates?

“Conscience is good and bad and…” “OK so not an animal thingy.” “Hey this is neither the time nor the...

Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Murshed always trumps the guided

“The Khan’s twitter account is increasingly in Urdu instead of English.” “Hmmm, that’s because reportedly...

Published 25 May, 2023 06:27am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Crazy glue or super glue’

“The Khan can dump The Man with the Plane, he can dump The Man on whom he bestowed a senatorship against quite a...

Published 24 May, 2023 05:57am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Offering arguments in favour of IK, NS, SS, NMN

“I am not an apologist for The Khan but…” “Stop right there – my experience is whenever anyway distances...

Published 23 May, 2023 06:14am

Opinion

Let next elected govt present budget

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, unconditionally backed by Nawaz Sharif, the party supremo, as well as by Prime Minister...

Published 22 May, 2023 06:23am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Khan has lost the battle

“Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone is an English proverb…” “Stop right there. The...

Updated 20 May, 2023 06:26am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: There’s a need for dialogue now

“Dialogue and not monologue is what is needed.” “Well both sides are engaged in monologues – and government...

Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Political workers must not be tried under Army Act

“I see the same pattern.” “What pattern? Disclaiming responsibility by a party head, and for good measure...

Published 18 May, 2023 06:10am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Spiritual guidance is person specific

“I always thought we are a nation that believes in getting a second opinion.” “My mother was diagnosed with...

Published 17 May, 2023 06:22am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Einstein’s theory doesn’t explain the black hole

“The theory of relativity is close to the hearts of the people of the Land of the Pure.” “Well I for one...

Published 16 May, 2023 03:23am

Opinion

Dwindling forex reserves and bravado

Consumer Price Index rose to 36.4 percent in April - a rise of one percent from March 2023, 23.7 percent from March...

Updated 15 May, 2023 08:15am

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 24	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 24 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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