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Anjum Ibrahim

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Why is rupee weakening against USD?

“So why is the dollar strengthening against the rupee?” “If Dar is to be believed…” “Depends?”...

Published 14 Dec, 2022 05:57am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The profundity of linguistics

“What does level playing field mean?” “In our politics it means you say tomaaato the British way and I say...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Opinion

PML-N versus PML-N

The markedly different perceptions of the state of the Pakistan economy today between PML-N’s stopgap finance...

Updated 12 Dec, 2022 06:40am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: What’s a very potent defence in a court of law?

“Does The Khan have deniability?” “In a court of law deniability is a very potent defence suggested by many a...

Published 10 Dec, 2022 07:09am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: They’ve played their cards right

“I have a suggestion.” “Okaaay but if it’s to a political party leader it’s a waste of time – The Khan...

Published 09 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: What’s ego?

“Ego is inherited or is it developed?” “In the Land of the Pure ego is inherited as well as developed and is...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Look at our three national leaders

“It’s location, location, location.” “In real estate.” “And in politics. Look at our three national...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 05:54am

Opinion

Inflation: the fault is in ourselves

Inflation has reached politically untenable levels in the ongoing year, considerably higher than the high rates...

Published 05 Dec, 2022 06:09am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Trainer Parveen Rashid

“Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.” “Who said that?” “John F Kennedy after the...

Published 03 Dec, 2022 05:51am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Zardari always relies on his legal team

“14 members of the English cricket team are suffering from a viral infection.” “See I would take strong...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 05:47am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: An ultimately retired army chief

“The outgoing army chief…” “How about the ultimately retired army chief!” “I can’t understand you...

Published 01 Dec, 2022 05:47am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Journalists and generalists

“We are a nation of generalists.” “I don’t get you.” “We have a law minister who has a commerce degree,...

Published 30 Nov, 2022 05:53am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: Khan will get everyone to resign

“The Khan hit a six.” “Right and The Rana’s return volley…” “Hey a volley is possible in tennis, it ...

Published 29 Nov, 2022 05:57am

Opinion

Growth takes the cake!

Several economic team leaders throughout the world rely on data manipulation to show a performance that is at odds...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 06:13am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The cascading effect?

“The entire country is seeing the glass as half full but for the life of me I don’t see why.” “What in the...

Published 26 Nov, 2022 04:13am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: A duck, quack, quack…

“How do you define lame-duck?” “A duck, quack, quack, that has become lame. And perhaps it’s all those who...

Published 25 Nov, 2022 05:48am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The 24/7 television challenge

“Nah nah nah poooh pooh…” “You are what? Two years old?” “All the hype and the result was as per...

Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Toshakhana case

“Nawaz Sharif has been avenged.” “Just because the Toshakhana case against The Khan is being heard in a court...

Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Sheikh Rashid’s unsavoury comment

“How would you define a man?” “I presume you mean apart from the obvious physical…” “Yep.” “Oh I...

Published 22 Nov, 2022 03:23am

Opinion

Economic framework yet to be finalized

Setting the bar unrealistically high or looking at filling the glass up to more than capacity by any administration...

Published 21 Nov, 2022 06:23am

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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