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Anjum Ibrahim

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Shehbaz yet to defy his elder brother

“Ishaq Dar has DOG.” “I don’t think so - I mean if he had a pet we would have known right!” “How would...

Updated 18 Mar, 2023 06:48am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Malala certainly does us proud

“Malala Yousafzai looked really nice at the Oscars.” “Better than…” “Hey stop comparing her with others....

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:16am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: IK’s rationale rather credible

“I reckon in Pakistan this question doesn’t apply.” “So what question does apply?” “Who is more in the...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Twelfth person’ or ‘twelfth man’?

“So compare a tin of pineapples with a five karat ring?” “I heard The Khan’s twelfth person in the team say...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: What’s ‘de-seatable’?

“What’s the difference between say a cult and a voter?” “Well in established democracies where democracy ...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 03:18am

Opinion

Policies and their implementation

Policies in Pakistan’s multiple sectors are well researched, many compiled with donor funding which enables...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The elusive IMF review

“Dar says that the IMF review is taking longer than it should have.” “Did he say why?” “The Khan!”...

Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Khan has yet to prove his mettle

“The Rana will be remembered as building gateways all over the capital.” “Gateway to heaven is a novel.”...

Published 10 Mar, 2023 03:46am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: When the cat’s away, the mice will play

“I do accept that Gallup Pakistan is a far cry from Gallup international and I am not going to refer to the series...

Published 09 Mar, 2023 06:23am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Khan’s popularity

“I will have you know The Khan’s popularity graph declined by 5 percent on Monday…” “Which survey?”...

Published 08 Mar, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The difference between a leader and a jackal

“Notification Maryam Nawaz (NMN) has told us the difference between a leader and a jackal, why are you ...

Published 07 Mar, 2023 03:16am

Opinion

Inflation out of control

Consumer price index (headline inflation) rose by 31.5 percent in February (up by 3.7 percentage points from...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:36am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘The criticised were criticisers once’

“Retirement unlocks one’s tongue.” “Only retirement?” “Well retirement certainly, I am not sure who you...

Published 04 Mar, 2023 06:10am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Govt lawyers left the field open

“The word that comes to mind is Wile E with respect to the court decision on the date of polls in Punjab and ...

Published 03 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The difference between their ordeals

“Timid as a mouse is all I can say.” “I don’t know about your encounters with mice but there is one big fat...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:23am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: How has the Khan gained weight?

“The case of the Two Tarars requires a revisit.” “The two Tarars? Reminds me of the two British comedians who...

Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:21am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The culture of reinterpreting words

“Mummyyyyyyyyyy.” “You OK? I mean whenever I am not well or in a deep doo-doo I think of my mummy…” “Oye...

Published 28 Feb, 2023 06:15am

Opinion

A reality-check desperately required

The damning indictment of Pakistan’s economic policies continues with the latest attack by Managing Director...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Khan was always a great bowler

“The Khan abuses and Notification Maryam Nawaz (NMN) lobs the ball right back with a few additional stones thinly...

Published 25 Feb, 2023 06:23am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: What’s actually behind NAB chairman’s resignation?

“I blame the stakeholders for the resignation of the Chairman National Accountability Bureau.” “Hey to urge...

Published 24 Feb, 2023 06:00am

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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