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Zia Ul Islam Zuberi

Opinion

Rising traffic accidents

Deaths in traffic accidents have become such a serious matter that the Karachi police chief had to hold a press...

Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:33am

Opinion

Walking is a blessing

Walking is such a blessing. You realize when, for one reason or the other, this God given gift is restricted or...

Updated 14 Dec, 2024 08:36am

Opinion

Print making a comeback

Don’t have the exact date but print media first appearing in the form of newspaper dates back to the 17th ...

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 08:53am

Opinion

Some Karachi attractions

While working for a Swiss firm I had the opportunity to welcome several foreigners to Karachi and after taking care...

Published 30 Nov, 2024 06:26am

Opinion

Catch you later

In an attempt to seek her opinion, I sent an article to a colleague and in return got a short message or should I ...

Updated 23 Nov, 2024 06:54am

Opinion

Preparing for smog

In the early days of Pakistan, we did not have the luxury of Sui gas. I still remember my mother cooking on coals ...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 08:20am

Opinion

Controlling container traffic

A horrible accident took place around the Native Jetty Bridge the other day. A truck with containers was crossing ...

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 08:24am

Opinion

Diseases and pollution

It has been abnormally hot in the city of Karachi. The daytime temperatures have, at times, been above 40 degrees ...

Updated 02 Nov, 2024 07:59am

Opinion

Homeschooling in Pakistan

Do you know how many children are out of schools in Pakistan? In 2021 the number was 26.2 million, which reached 26...

Updated 26 Oct, 2024 07:51am

Opinion

A Safari in Karachi

There is an alarming increase in the number of some species of animals that dominate the landscape in Karachi. This...

Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:48am

Opinion

A book on your lap

Books that in days gone by had our undivided attention are now competing with many other competitors. There was a...

Updated 12 Oct, 2024 08:36am

Opinion

Entire system needs a revamp

Looks and feels like good news but then there is many a slip between the cup and the lip as the saying goes. We will...

Updated 05 Oct, 2024 08:40am

Opinion

Old habits die hard

I wonder how many children in modern times have even seen a comic book. In my childhood comic books were the...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:23am

Opinion

Trapped in circumstances

Poverty is found in different shapes and sizes in the country. Not many families can eat meat even a few times in a...

Updated 21 Sep, 2024 08:14am

Opinion

Saga of motorcycle snatching

There is startling data regarding snatching of motorcycles in the city of Karachi. According to Citizen Police...

Updated 14 Sep, 2024 08:01am

Opinion

Who will bell the cat?

Traffic accidents have been the most disturbing news in the past weeks. There was this unfortunate accident in which...

Updated 07 Sep, 2024 07:26am

Opinion

Need for modern farming practices

As climate change threatens the country there are also apprehensions about the negative effects it will have on farm...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 07:16am

Opinion

Uncontrolled weather

It was not too long ago that I had written about the unusual deaths by lightning strikes across the country. This...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 07:40am

Opinion

Focus on the game

American astronaut Neil Armstrong when he placed his foot on the surface of moon for the first time said “That is...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 08:14am

Opinion

Climate change challenge

Everyone seems to be complaining these days, whether you are in a wedding party or any other gathering for that...

Updated 10 Aug, 2024 07:19am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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