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Partly Facetious: Another new year but...

"Another new year but the faces are the same."

Updated 02 Jan, 2020 06:58am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: There are narrative proverbs...

"Literature is lacking in proverbs on narrative."

Published 01 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: Our culture is so pervasive...

"Locals are not as good as foreigners I reckon."

Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Opinion

The first quarterly review report of the twenty-third International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme for Pakistan was uploaded on its website on 23 December, four days after Board approval that is a requirement for a tranche release prompting Pakistan's econ

Updated 30 Dec, 2019 06:10am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: Unlearning knowledge

"I used to wonder how one can unlearn knowledge of some discipline one has painstakingly acquired."

Updated 28 Dec, 2019 08:18am

Opinion

Partly Facetious : Who defines national interest?

"Have lessons been learned?"

Updated 27 Dec, 2019 08:52am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: There's a need for drawing a lesson from the Queen

"Head of institutions, including the government, should draw a lesson from the Queen."

Updated 27 Dec, 2019 09:11am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: A tale of two CMs

"Murad Ali Shah is a puppet of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari."

Updated 24 Dec, 2019 05:27am

Opinion

Human Development Report 2019

Pakistan was ranked 152 out of 189 countries on Human Development Index (HDI) as per the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) annual report. The index measures long-term progress on life expectancy, knowledge (number of years of schooling) and stan

Updated 23 Dec, 2019 06:51am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: Clueless

"Some have an on off switch and some don't."

Updated 21 Dec, 2019 07:13am

Opinion

Partly Facetious : Foreign policy never based on morals

"I urge you to see the glass as half full."

Updated 20 Dec, 2019 05:31am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: Definition of traitor

"Define traitor."

Updated 20 Dec, 2019 06:16am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: SRB challenging SBP data

"Welcome to the Naya (new) Pakistan."

Updated 18 Dec, 2019 07:51am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: Sheikh Rashid never remains in wilderness for long

"A new breed of chief executives has surfaced - a breed that does not like to be criticized, refuses to abide by the constitution and laws governing their country and believe in ethnic/religious/sectarian cleansing - whether it be Modi's India or Oban's H

Updated 17 Dec, 2019 09:50am

Opinion

Economic predictions

Predictions on the movement of key macroeconomic indicators based on policies under consideration/implementation are the norm as they provide a clear path to achieving specified desired targets. Multilateral agencies as and when they provide loans to supp

Updated 16 Dec, 2019 05:43am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: PM deserves praise

"Imran Khan to my mind has taken three decisions for which he must be praised and would be long remembered."

Updated 14 Dec, 2019 07:03am

Opinion

Partly Facetious : Lawyers on the rampage

"Did you see the Lahore lawyers rampage?"

Published 13 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Opinion

Partly Facetious : Opposition reacts rather than acts

"If you bestow a favour then you have to be gracious about it. That's what Islam teaches us."

Updated 12 Dec, 2019 09:17am

Opinion

Partly Facetious : The proverbial 'same page'

"What is the origin of being on the same page?"

Updated 11 Dec, 2019 06:06am

Opinion

Partly Facetious ; We're learning some lessons

"Hey I heard that someone played a number on Parveen Rashid!"

Updated 10 Dec, 2019 04:45am

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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