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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

Opinion

A tired merry-go-round

Imran Khan’s conviction in the Toshakana case on August 5, 2023 and subsequent imprisonment in Attock Jail may ...

Published 08 Aug, 2023 06:37am

Opinion

Bajaur atrocity

Pakistan’s long standing affliction of religious extremist terrorism is far from over. In Khar, Bajaur, Khyber...

Updated 01 Aug, 2023 06:39am

Opinion

Elections loom amid a myriad questions

The bizarre is not only commonplace, some argue it is the norm in Pakistan. Take for example the latest offering by...

Updated 25 Jul, 2023 06:54am

Opinion

Religious minorities’ woes

Amidst all the kerfuffle about general elections looming on the horizon, our attention has been diverted...

Updated 18 Jul, 2023 06:15am

Opinion

Strategic miscalculations regarding TTP

Given the political and economic instability and uncertainty afflicting Pakistan, it is all too easy to forget the...

Updated 11 Jul, 2023 06:40am

Opinion

The more things change…

After a three weeks sojourn in the UK, returning to Pakistan was a case of an overdose of déjà vu. But I must not...

Updated 04 Jul, 2023 05:59am

Opinion

PTI’s meltdown

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of Imran Khan is imploding. The initial trickle of ‘seasonal sparrows’ (fasli...

Updated 06 Jun, 2023 05:57am

Opinion

Endgame PTI

The events of the last two weeks have shaken Pakistan to the core. Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9, 2023 by the...

Updated 23 May, 2023 06:42am

Opinion

PTI’s future?

The conflict between the two sides of the political elite, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the military, the...

Published 16 May, 2023 03:23am

Opinion

Same old mantra all round

He came, he saw, he ‘conquered’. That is the take of hardline ‘patriots’ and a large section of our media on...

Published 09 May, 2023 05:37am

Opinion

Perilous state of the working class

International Labour Day or May Day is celebrated worldwide on May 1 every year in commemoration of the struggle of...

Published 02 May, 2023 05:59am

Opinion

Sudan turmoil

In a world already troubled and divided profoundly by the ongoing and seemingly endless war in Ukraine, Sudan has...

Updated 25 Apr, 2023 06:45am

Opinion

Teetering on the edge

The crisis that has Pakistan in its unrelenting grip has left the country teetering on the edge of a new ...

Updated 18 Apr, 2023 06:55am

Opinion

Institutional meltdown

The business of writing a weekly column has become increasingly stressful in recent days. One reason for this is the...

Published 11 Apr, 2023 03:44am

Opinion

Hanging by a hair’s thread

As these lines are being written, all eyes are once more fixed on the Supreme Court (SC) hearing on the issue of...

Published 04 Apr, 2023 03:24am

Opinion

Unending political conflict

Imran Khan has claimed that unknown assassins were positioned at the Judicial Complex Islamabad on March 18, 2023...

Updated 21 Mar, 2023 07:03am

Opinion

Something’s gotta give

A small group of alienated members of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) have...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 03:18am

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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