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Opinion

SAARC is no longer relevant

That SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) has been facing since 2016 a situation in which any...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 08:19am

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Export industry: challenges and solutions

It is heartening to note that a multinational company operating in Pakistan has successfully showcased and set an...

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 08:22am

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Even-handed approach to sanctions?

What should not have happened has happened. Iran has moved the International Court of Arbitration in Paris against...

Updated 02 Nov, 2024 07:58am

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Speaking out in defence of IMF lending

Following the approval of a $7 billion funding agreement by International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board, there...

Updated 26 Oct, 2024 07:46am

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IMF: reputation at stake

A new report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) disclosed that the lender has risked its reputation by...

Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:48am

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Regaining global relevance

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Islamabad provides a once in lifetime opportunity to Pakistan to...

Updated 12 Oct, 2024 08:14am

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The ‘last’ IMF programme?

Nathan Porter, director of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) mission for Pakistan, in a recent interview...

Updated 05 Oct, 2024 07:51am

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IMF lending: tougher tasks lie ahead

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), upon securing all pre-conditions, announced this week the approval of the...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:21am

Opinion

Pakistan’s power sector - a case study

The Chief Executive Officer of K-Electric (KE), Monnis Alvi, while speaking at the Korangi Association of Trade and...

Updated 21 Sep, 2024 08:12am

Opinion

All eyes on IMF’s $7bn EFF

The grant of subsidies and tax incentives by the government are two measures that never escape a reprimand by the...

Updated 14 Sep, 2024 07:58am

Opinion

Govt has no business being in business

Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in a televised speech this Tuesday cleared the air on IMF (International...

Updated 07 Sep, 2024 08:58am

Opinion

Power sector woes– AGP report says it all

A damming report by the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) says it all insofar as the massive mess-up in the domestic...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Opinion

Economic corridor: unfinished agenda

Although much steam out of CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) has been let out, the unquestionable positivity...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 07:39am

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IT business migration to Dubai

Pakistanis, having systematically moved their capital overseas and invested $11 billion in properties in Dubai,...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 11:56am

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FDI and its drivers: a perspective

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is all about country perception and country perception is all about political and...

Updated 10 Aug, 2024 07:16am

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End of the road!

“Our hand has now been forced because we have reached a level that if we don’t expand the net and bring the...

Updated 03 Aug, 2024 07:26am

Opinion

IPPs: one of the most difficult conundrums

For decades the public at large has been agitating in futility against electricity tariff hikes and power cuts. This...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 07:26am

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IMF is here to stay

The IMF and Pakistani authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on a 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF)...

Updated 20 Jul, 2024 06:00am

Opinion

‘Do more’, IMF asks Pakistan

The Pakistan budget 2024-25 appears to have largely satisfied the IMF (International Monetary Fund), prompting it to...

Updated 13 Jul, 2024 07:35am

Opinion

Emerging challenges to the economy

The budget 2024-25 formulated to qualify for the 25th IMF programme has been passed by the parliament. Now the IMF...

Updated 06 Jul, 2024 06:53am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 21	70.60
Petrol/Litre / Nov 22	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 22 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 22 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 22 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 22 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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