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Dr Farid A Malik

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Business & politics: highly questionable relationship

States are run on compassion not commissions and kickbacks. People come before profits. Businesses must be...

Published 07 Jul, 2024 03:08am

Opinion

Election Commission of India saved Indian democracy?

The Election Commission of India (ECI) saved Indian democracy by holding free and fair, credible elections. While...

Published 05 Jul, 2024 03:17am

Opinion

Return of the East India Company?

In the year 1874 the East India Company was dissolved. The British Parliament took direct control of the Indian...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 06:42am

Opinion

Start manufacturing, stop assembling

In the year 1992 on my return from abroad, I wanted to book a Japanese car under ‘transfer of residence’. As I...

Published 02 Apr, 2024 04:38am

Opinion

The power of pen

Every tragedy comes with a lesson. Liaquat Ali Chattha, the then Commissioner of Rawalpindi division, held a press...

Updated 20 Mar, 2024 04:12am

Opinion

The President pleads for merit

In one of his last speeches as President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi pleaded for merit. Yes, no society can advance...

Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am

Opinion

Healing, not dealing, for civilian supremacy

In his very first speech after taking over the mantle in 1971 of what remained of Jinnah’s Pakistan, Zulfikar Ali...

Updated 28 Feb, 2024 10:06am

Opinion

Flood waters have reached Islamabad?

It seems that the flood waters are now gushing towards the capital of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. I remember ...

Published 25 Feb, 2024 04:51am

Opinion

Feb 8 not an ‘ODI’

On February 8, 2024 the nation will head towards the ballot box. Hopefully, the people of the Islamic Republic of...

Updated 08 Feb, 2024 05:23am

Opinion

Energy security is a must

In the 21st century the universe we live in is going through an energy transition. While the West after depleting...

Published 01 Feb, 2024 04:52am

Opinion

The energy rip-off

Once an energy surplus country today it faces a circular debt of Rs 5.725 trillion, in addition to the power...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am

Opinion

Merit alone must prevail

Compromise on merit has hurt us badly. I have had the chance of meeting several senior Defense Officers who rose to...

Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am

Opinion

Does Pakistan need copper?

The Business Recorder of January 08, 2024, carried a headline ‘Co asked to share logistic requirements for Reko Diq...

Updated 17 Jan, 2024 02:33pm

Opinion

Attaining energy security through coal

Coal is back but with application of Clean Coal Technologies which augers well for Pakistan, this was the clear...

Published 07 Jan, 2024 02:43am

Opinion

Why Raj is remembered?

My late mother used to talk about ‘Ungrez Ki Hukamat’ (Rule of the Colonists or Raj). Although she was an...

Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am

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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