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Opinion

Default imminent?

The mantra “Pakistan is heading for a default” and the counter narrative “that it is not going to default”...

Published 26 Nov, 2022 04:13am

Opinion

Misconceived ML-1 railway project

During a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif early this month, both sides...

Published 19 Nov, 2022 06:17am

Opinion

Energy sector—hiding behind the truth

Speaking on the occasion of signing of dollar 3 billion loan by World Bank to develop energy infrastructure and to...

Updated 12 Nov, 2022 06:51am

Opinion

PM’s China visit: main takeaways

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif concluded his two-day November 1-2 visit to China. With effectively on one day at his...

Updated 05 Nov, 2022 07:06am

Opinion

Pakistan’s exports in the doldrums

Subsidies such as those relating to power tariffs have been the lifelines of our export industry, notably the ...

Published 29 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Opinion

No more concessions from global lenders

The Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on his recent visit to Washington could not apparently get concessions from the...

Published 22 Oct, 2022 05:42am

Opinion

Future of CPEC projects

The high point of roll out-of mega projects under the CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) was in the last tenure...

Published 15 Oct, 2022 05:38am

Opinion

The aftershocks of govt-IMF agreement

The aftershocks of the agreement with IMF are being felt by trade, industry and all segments of society....

Published 08 Oct, 2022 03:25am

Opinion

Dar: a solo flight no longer an option

The PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) stalwart Ishaq Dar, after securing safe water for his return, landed at Nur...

Published 01 Oct, 2022 04:20am

Opinion

IMF’s questionable approach to govts

Minister of State for Finance and Revenue, Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha, while addressing an event at the Lahore Chamber of...

Published 24 Sep, 2022 03:49am

Opinion

Fact sheet: renewable energy

Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif this week, in a meeting with a Chinese company that is interested to set up a...

Published 17 Sep, 2022 04:27am

Opinion

The IMF report

Ever since the incumbent government came to power some four months ago, all roads lead to the IMF (International...

Published 10 Sep, 2022 04:14am

Opinion

Rising electricity tariffs: a fact-sheet

The IMF (International Monetary Fund) conditionalities imposed with the grant of their loan is invariably cited by...

Published 03 Sep, 2022 04:25am

Opinion

Flood havoc and role of NDMA

Once again a national disaster in the shape of massive flooding has wreaked havoc across much of Pakistan and once...

Published 27 Aug, 2022 05:49am

Opinion

The 2021 GHI

Some 811 million people suffer from hunger in the world and 41 million live on the brink of famine. Moreover, 47...

Published 20 Aug, 2022 03:41am

Opinion

Need for forging new business alliances

Pakistan signed an inter-governmental framework agreement with the government of Denmark for interest-free loans in...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

Opinion

Power sector: accountability

Briefing the National Assembly Standing Committee on Power on the performance of power sector, its financial...

Published 06 Aug, 2022 04:02am

Opinion

PKR slide: SBP must act proactively

In these times of unprecedented economic emergency in the country, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman, ...

Published 30 Jul, 2022 03:39am

Opinion

A reality check on country’s fiscal status

The whole of the past week witnessed massive hammering of rupee (PKR) vis-à-vis the US dollar in the currency...

Published 23 Jul, 2022 04:10am

Opinion

The increasing Indo-Pak disparity

For a couple of early years of Pakistan’s and India’s independence, the disparity in terms of border security,...

Published 16 Jul, 2022 04:20am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 28	281.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 28	279.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 1	149.58
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 1	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 1	1.29
Euro to USD / Apr 1	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	5,580.94
Nasdaq / Mar 28	17,322.99
Dow Jones / Mar 28	41,583.90
India Sensex / Apr 1	77,103.74
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 1	35,624.48
Hang Seng / Apr 1	23,206.84
FTSE 100 / Apr 1	8,653.57
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 1	22,445.60
France CAC40 / Apr 1	7,860.39

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	17,085
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 1	71.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 1	3,158.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 1	66.88
Petrol/Litre / Apr 2	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 2	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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