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Anjum Ibrahim

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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

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘What did Naqvi have to say about the ignominious defeat to the US?’

“The Pope hath spoken.” “I wasn’t aware he has said anything lately. Oh, you mean what he said this Friday...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:17am

Opinion

Budget: inflation must be top priority

Inflation is pushing an ever increasing number below the poverty line (currently estimated at 40 percent comparable...

Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:13am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Samdhi and Sunak

“Uh Oh!” “You will have to narrow it down. There are too many uh oh situations.” “Take a guess.” “The Deputy Prime...

Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:00am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘The pigeons come home to roost’

“The opinions of the individual supreme court justices during the full court hearing appear to be split.” “But...

Published 07 Jun, 2024 06:24am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Some poodles are more equal than others…’

“So, what is with the debates between Starmer and Sunak?” “Well, you can’t accuse the British of doing a...

Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Miftah Ismail is the new Shabbar Zaidi?

“Prime Minister and his band of merry cabinet members are off to China and I think this may be an appropriate time...

Published 05 Jun, 2024 06:41am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Prosecution’s cases are falling by the wayside’

“So the same o same o.” “Yep, but there is one major change.” “Oh, that a former president of the US has...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am

Opinion

Budget: govt between a rock and a hard place

Contrary to earlier reports that the budget for next fiscal year will be presented to parliament on the 7June it is...

Published 03 Jun, 2024 06:30am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Black sheep in English means someone who has done something bad…

“What’s the difference between a black goat and a black bumblebee?” “For your information, there are black...

Published 01 Jun, 2024 06:59am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Maneka’s claim

“I hear Greedy for Portfolios Samdhi (GPS) has his heart set on it.” “He ain’t getting the Finance Ministry...

Published 31 May, 2024 06:58am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘She should fire her tailor’

“So tell me why was the notification for a countrywide holiday on 28 May so late in the coming. I mean, it was well...

Updated 30 May, 2024 06:51am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Countrywide tree-plantation is a must

“We are resilient.” “Indeed, with record high temperatures in the country….” “Well, it’s damned if the government...

Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am

Opinion

Budget projections for FY25

There is overwhelming evidence that approval of the budget for next fiscal year, reportedly to be presented to...

Updated 27 May, 2024 06:33am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: We have achieved stability?

“So a grand state owned entity (SOE) sale is on the cards.” “Indeed and this means incoming dollars,...

Published 25 May, 2024 06:33am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Raoof Hassan has done a Third Wife’

“It’s not as if I don’t have much sympathy for Raoof Hassan after his attack.” “He suffered, I wouldn’t...

Published 24 May, 2024 05:49am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: What actually constitutes defamation?

“So explain the Punjab defamation bill to me.” “An aggrieved person can go to the one-man tribunal, appointed by the...

Updated 23 May, 2024 05:43am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Nawaz Sharif needs companionship

“The Greedy for Portfolios Samdhi (GPS) is in Kazakhstan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ...

Published 22 May, 2024 05:54am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘A non-Muslim can come up with a wise proverb’

“Gautama Buddha is credited with a wise saying, do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate...

Published 21 May, 2024 03:39am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 16	278.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 16	278
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 16	140.12
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 16	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 16	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 16	1.11

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 13	5,626.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 13	36,581.76
Nasdaq / Sep 13	17,683.98
Dow Jones / Sep 13	41,393.78
India Sensex / Sep 16	82,885.81
Hang Seng / Sep 16	17,373.83
FTSE 100 / Sep 16	8,275.77
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 16	18,647.93

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 16	68.86
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 16	18,935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 16	229,767
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 16	2,588.68
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 16	70.47
Petrol/Litre / Sep 17	249.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 17 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Sep 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Sep 17 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Sep 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Sep 17 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Sep 17 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Sep 17 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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