News stories for Anjum Ibrahim

The World Bank ranked Pakistan as one of the top 20 improvers in Doing Business 2019 with a 28 point improvement - from 136 to 108 out of 190 countries. Prime Minister Imran Khan promptly tweeted that, "another of our manifesto commitments fulfilled, this

Updated 28 Oct, 2019 07:01am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: The bar was very, very low

"Compassion, justice, adherence to democratic norms..."

Published 26 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Opinion

Partly Facetious : PM presents his narrative

"On Wednesday, The Khan interacted with the media and presented his narrative as the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth."

Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Opinion

Partly Facetious Government narrative no longer compelling

"Why is it that once in government the narrative is no longer that compelling?"

Published 24 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Opinion

Partly Facetious Abuse of power visible everywhere

"America eat your heart out, Pakistan has beaten you yet again."

Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Opinion

Partly Facetious : Trump being impeached

"The world is changing."

Published 22 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Opinion

Growth versus high discount rate

Pakistan will experience the lowest growth rate in the region in fiscal year 2020 (ending 30 June 2020) at 2.4 percent, lower than Afghanistan's 3 percent, Sri Lanka's 3.3 percent, Maldives' 5.5 percent, Nepal's 6.4 percent and India's projected growth of

Updated 21 Oct, 2019 08:56am

Opinion

Partly Facetious : The Ashiq lady

"So has The Buzz turned into a Wasim Akram yet?"

Published 19 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Opinion

Partly Facetious : PIA needs capacity building

"I would like to say with extreme trepidation and no disrespect that ILS..."

Updated 18 Oct, 2019 05:54am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: Difference between mediator and facilitator

"So The Khan is working as a facilitator between Saudi Arabia and Iran while back home he is the...the...what's the antonym of facilitator? Prohibitor! Preventer!"

Updated 17 Oct, 2019 06:56am

Opinion

Partly Facetious : Non-event turned into event?

"Ha ha, ha - only the British can turn a much hyped event into a non-event."

Updated 16 Oct, 2019 07:22am

Opinion

Partly Facetious : What is Khan's mantra?

"There is a conflict I reckon."

Updated 15 Oct, 2019 07:55am

Opinion

Over-correction is bad economics

The day the Khan administration took over the reins of government on 20 August 2018 the budget deficit was under 6 percent of Gross Domestic Product (not at a danger level though it required belt tightening) while the current account deficit was a little

Updated 14 Oct, 2019 05:23am

Opinion

Partly Facetious : The mental health challenge

"Do you know the most challenging job ever?"

Updated 12 Oct, 2019 05:31am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: The Khan's most irksome habits

"I blame Mian sahib our three-time, all three-time dismissed prime minister."

Updated 11 Oct, 2019 07:50am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 31	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 31	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 31	156.20
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 31	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 31	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 30	5,906.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 30	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Dec 30	19,486.79
Dow Jones / Dec 30	42,573.73
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 30	19,909.14
India Sensex / Dec 31	78,017.14
Hang Seng / Dec 31	20,059.95
FTSE 100 / Dec 31	8,125.32

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 30	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 30	241,430.80
Petrol/Litre / Dec 31	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 31	71.59
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 31	2,605.88
Diesel/Litre / Dec 31	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Hira Textile / Dec 31 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	3.75 ▲ 0.45 (13.64%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 31 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	8.33 ▲ 1.00 (13.64%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Dec 31 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7.88 ▲ 0.88 (12.57%)
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 31 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	9.38 ▲ 1.00 (11.93%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 31 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.47 (11.75%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 31 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.99 ▲ 1.00 (11.12%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 31 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 31 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	39.33 ▲ 3.58 (10.01%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	65.45 ▲ 5.95 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 31 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.12 ▼ -0.98 (-16.07%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 31 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	7.60 ▼ -0.90 (-10.59%)
Nimir Resins / Dec 31 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	30.76 ▼ -3.42 (-10.01%)
Frontier Ceram / Dec 31 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	42.91 ▼ -4.77 (-10.00%)
Fateh Sports / Dec 31 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	78.50 ▼ -8.72 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Dec 31 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	203.81 ▼ -22.65 (-10.00%)
Noon Sugar / Dec 31 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	81.31 ▼ -9.03 (-10.00%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Dec 31 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	425.82 ▼ -47.31 (-10.00%)
Gammon Pak / Dec 31 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	45.59 ▼ -5.06 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Dec 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	212,308,919 ▲ 0.42
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	111,551,930 ▼ -0.05
B.O.Punjab / Dec 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	84,182,656 ▲ 0.28
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 31 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	66,177,767 ▲ 1.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 31 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	55,597,038 ▲ 0.69
Pak Refinery / Dec 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	50,017,805 ▲ 3.54
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 31 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	48,777,302 ▼ -0.02
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,320,218 ▲ 0.24
Pak Elektron / Dec 31 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	36,348,761 ▼ -0.91

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