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‘Frosty’ exchanges

Perhaps it is appropriate that these lines are being written on April Fool’s Day. What lends this credence is the...

Published 02 Apr, 2024 04:38am

Opinion

Massacre in Russia

The toll of the horrendous terrorist attack on March 23, 2024 at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow’s northern suburb...

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 04:43am

Opinion

A plethora of issues

Normally one tries to focus on one critical issue that appears to be central when sitting down to pen these columns....

Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am

Opinion

A tangled web indeed

As could be anticipated, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf’s (PTI’s) protests on March 10, 2024 against alleged...

Updated 12 Mar, 2024 05:09am

Opinion

Challenges, challenges

The shape of the post-election regime has been more or less settled, with the remaining Presidential election on...

Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am

Opinion

Lull before the storm?

One cannot really claim with confidence that the storm of dust kicked up by the controversies surrounding Elections...

Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am

Opinion

An (in)credible election!

The 2024 elections have aroused a perfect storm of allegations of gerrymandering, rigging and manipulation of...

Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am

Opinion

One, two, three knockout punch

By the time these lines appear in print, the elections will be just two days away. However, what has emerged as one...

Published 06 Feb, 2024 05:00am

Opinion

Elections and prospects

As the date for general elections, February 8, 2024, looms, the election campaign scene exhibits some troubling...

Updated 30 Jan, 2024 05:30am

Opinion

Back from the brink

After an exchange of missile attacks on alleged Baloch subversive elements in each other’s territory, Pakistan and...

Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:14am

Opinion

Balochistan: engagement or suppression?

The rough treatment meted out to peaceful families of Baloch missing persons by the Islamabad police has placed this...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Opinion

Crises old and new

It is hardly breaking news on the first day of the new (not so happy) year that Pakistan faces a slate of challenges...

Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am

Opinion

Exacerbating the problem

The state’s penchant for turning a molehill into a mountain has been on ‘glorious’ display in Islamabad these...

Updated 26 Dec, 2023 05:06am

Opinion

Nawaz Sharif: prospects and challenges

The view of most analysts is that Nawaz Sharif is poised to become Prime Minister (PM) for the fourth time as a...

Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am

Opinion

Israel bent on genocide

Only the naïve could have imagined that Israel would continue the truce that allowed the exchange of some of the...

Published 05 Dec, 2023 03:01am

Opinion

Fallout of the Gaza war

One and a half months after Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel from Gaza on October 7, 2023, and despite the...

Updated 28 Nov, 2023 02:13pm

Opinion

The Palestinian resistance

The ongoing Israel-Gaza war began with the spectacular attack by Hamas into Israel on October 7, 2023. Hamas...

Updated 24 Oct, 2023 05:52am

Opinion

Have the people risen?

Arriving on the back of backbreaking inflation across the board, the increased tariff in electricity bills has ...

Updated 05 Sep, 2023 07:12am

Opinion

Descent into madness, barbarism

The events of August 16, 2023 in Jaranwala have evoked an unusual chorus in harmony of condemnation. And so they...

Updated 22 Aug, 2023 08:48pm

Opinion

Legitimacy crisis

On this 76th independence anniversary of Pakistan, the heart is sorely charged, the spirit wilting and the mind ...

Updated 15 Aug, 2023 06:58am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 11	278.22
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 11	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 11	151.51
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 11	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 11	1.28
Euro to USD / Dec 11	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 10	6,034.91
Nasdaq / Dec 10	19,687.24
Dow Jones / Dec 10	44,247.83
India Sensex / Dec 11	81,526.14
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 11	39,372.23
Hang Seng / Dec 11	20,155.05
FTSE 100 / Dec 11	8,253.09
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 11	20,332.98

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 11	68.78
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 11	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 11	243,059.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 11	2,690.75
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 11	69.26
Petrol/Litre / Dec 12	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / Dec 12 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.95 ▲ 0.85 (20.73%)
Grays Leasing / Dec 12 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	6.28 ▲ 0.86 (15.87%)
JS Global Banking / Dec 12 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	22.89 ▲ 3.00 (15.08%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Dec 12 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	9.12 ▲ 1.00 (12.32%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 12 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	11.61 ▲ 1.06 (10.05%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 12 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	12.51 ▲ 1.14 (10.03%)
United Brands / Dec 12 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	20.53 ▲ 1.87 (10.02%)
Gharibwal Cement / Dec 12 Gharibwal Cement Limited(GWLC)	46.16 ▲ 4.20 (10.01%)
Pakistan Hotels Developers / Dec 12 Pakistan Hotels Developers Limited(PHDL)	63.21 ▲ 5.75 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Dec 12 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2.55 ▼ -0.54 (-17.48%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 12 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	33.45 ▼ -3.72 (-10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 12 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	50.29 ▼ -5.59 (-10.00%)
Mughal Energy / Dec 12 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	20.39 ▼ -2.26 (-9.98%)
Hussain Industries / Dec 12 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	18.68 ▼ -2.07 (-9.98%)
East West Insu.(R) / Dec 12 East West Insurance Company Limited (R)(EWICR3)	23.50 ▼ -2.51 (-9.65%)
Chenab Ltd / Dec 12 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	6.99 ▼ -0.66 (-8.63%)
Hala Enterprise / Dec 12 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	14.16 ▼ -1.29 (-8.35%)
Sana Ind / Dec 12 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	27 ▼ -1.99 (-6.86%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	200,870,859 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Dec 12 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	150,687,962 ▲ 0.22
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 12 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	134,743,839 ▲ 0.52
Telecard Limited / Dec 12 Telecard Limited(TELE)	64,202,370 ▲ 0.31
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 12 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	60,850,821 ▲ 1.23
Lotte Chemical / Dec 12 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	54,690,818 ▲ 2.05
B.O.Punjab / Dec 12 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	50,948,552 ▲ 0.16
Sui South Gas / Dec 12 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	38,558,980 ▲ 3.36
Pak Elektron / Dec 12 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	36,822,105 ▲ 1.34

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