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Opinion

Farcical shenanigans

The country is beset with serious crises in the economic, political and security fields. Yet if one glances at the...

Published 07 Mar, 2023 03:16am

Opinion

Time to wake up

What had been forecast by this writer after the post-APS military operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP’s)...

Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

The untouchables

Our culture respects the dead. Condolences pour in from near and far, even from ‘enemies’. The faults of the...

Published 07 Feb, 2023 06:48am

Opinion

Palestinians abandoned

The new year has dawned in the midst of increased repression by Israel of Palestinians under its occupation. In the...

Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:01am

Opinion

Two PAs’ dissolution and after?

The kerfuffle regarding the dissolution of the Punjab Assembly has finally been laid to rest after Chief Minister...

Published 17 Jan, 2023 06:02am

Opinion

Pakistan’s deepening crisis

Pakistan’s crisis is deepening by the day. First and foremost, it’s the economy stupid! Pakistan has throughout its...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 06:47am

Opinion

Terrorism hydra, again

A pale sun greeted a troubled Pakistan on the first day of the new year. Traditional greetings wishing friends and...

Published 03 Jan, 2023 03:25am

Opinion

Has Imran Khan shot his bolt?

Imran Khan finally announced the date for the dissolution of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial Assemblies...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Opinion

Wages of the original sin

The incident of unprovoked and indiscriminate shelling by Afghan Taliban forces at the Chaman border on December 11,...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Opinion

Bajwa tales

The fierce ping pong of statements by the government and the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) continues...

Updated 06 Dec, 2022 06:38am

Opinion

The season of swan songs

Outgoing COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa in an address to the Defence and Martyrs Ceremony at GHQ on November 23, ...

Published 29 Nov, 2022 06:41am

Opinion

Historic accord

The climate summit COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, has produced a historic accord on funding to help vulnerable...

Published 22 Nov, 2022 03:23am

Opinion

Master of U-turns

Whatever other foibles Imran Khan may be accused of, consistency is not amongst them. Ever since his ouster through ...

Published 15 Nov, 2022 05:52am

Opinion

Twists and turns

The gun attack on Imran Khan’s container during the Long March in Wazirabad evoked condemnation across the...

Published 08 Nov, 2022 05:56am

Opinion

Even six swallows may not a spring make

Imran Khan and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) are feeling extremely chuffed at his winning six of the seven...

Published 18 Oct, 2022 06:02am

Opinion

Terrorist hydra raises its head/s again

Since the victory of the Afghan Taliban in August 2021, and contrary to the fond hopes of our establishment that...

Published 11 Oct, 2022 05:54am

Opinion

A fighter to the last

Veteran Baloch progressive leader and president of the Awami Workers Party (AWP) Yousuf Mustikhan passed away early...

Published 04 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Opinion

Politics as usual?

With media reports full of the flood victims’ suffering, is ‘politics as usual’ justified? Or is this a ...

Published 20 Sep, 2022 05:51am

Opinion

Minus one?

While vast areas of the country and millions of people suffer the consequences of the massive monsoon rains and...

Published 13 Sep, 2022 06:12am

Opinion

Water, water everywhere…

The country lies devastated by unprecedented monsoon rains and floods. Over half of Pakistan is under water, leaving...

Published 30 Aug, 2022 06:21am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 2	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 2	278.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 2	156.70
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 2	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 2	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 2	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 1	5,881.63
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Jan 1	19,310.79
Dow Jones / Jan 1	42,544.22
India Sensex / Jan 2	79,764.68
Hang Seng / Jan 2	19,586.19
FTSE 100 / Jan 2	8,177.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 2	19,923.95

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 1	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 1	241,773.70
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 2	71.98
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 2	2,635.56
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 2	68.76
Petrol/Litre / Jan 3	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Siddiqsons Tin / Jan 2 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	6.66 ▲ 0.80 (13.65%)
Escorts Bank / Jan 2 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.85 ▲ 0.80 (13.22%)
Tri-Star Power / Jan 2 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	5.87 ▲ 0.63 (12.02%)
Ittefaq Iron Ind / Jan 2 Ittefaq Iron Industries Limited(ITTEFAQ)	9.47 ▲ 1.00 (11.81%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 2 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.69 ▲ 4.34 (10.01%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	79.20 ▲ 7.20 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Jan 2 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	629.66 ▲ 57.24 (10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Jan 2 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	217.42 ▲ 19.77 (10.00%)
Exide (PAK) / Jan 2 Exide Pakistan Limited(EXIDE)	889.49 ▲ 80.86 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Prudential Mod. / Jan 2 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	2.97 ▼ -0.72 (-19.51%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 2 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.90 ▼ -3.10 (-10.00%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 2 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	34.76 ▼ -3.86 (-9.99%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jan 2 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	108.10 ▼ -11.97 (-9.97%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 2 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	78.60 ▼ -8.62 (-9.88%)
National Silk / Jan 2 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50 ▼ -5.44 (-9.81%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 2 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	37.41 ▼ -4.04 (-9.75%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 2 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.36 ▼ -3.53 (-8.85%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 2 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.51 ▼ -0.51 (-8.47%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 2 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	88,905,675 ▲ 0.88
Cnergyico PK / Jan 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	71,999,946 ▼ -0.11
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	71,859,219 ▲ 0.03
Pak Int.Bulk / Jan 2 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	62,831,962 ▼ -0.20
Telecard Limited / Jan 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	60,523,518 ▲ 0.72
B.O.Punjab / Jan 2 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	45,412,470 ▼ -0.17
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 2 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	41,276,943 ▲ 0.26
Pak Elektron / Jan 2 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	33,978,834 ▲ 0.11
Aisha Steel Mill / Jan 2 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	33,731,868 ▼ -0.39

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