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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 / Dec 30	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 30	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 30	156.45
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 30	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 30	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 30	5,906.94
India Sensex / Dec 30	78,248.13
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 30	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Dec 30	19,486.79
Hang Seng / Dec 30	20,111.38
FTSE 100 / Dec 30	8,121.01
Dow Jones / Dec 30	42,573.73
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 30	19,909.14

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 30	71.36
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 30	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 30	241,430.80
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 30	2,604.69
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 30	68.76
Petrol/Litre / Dec 31	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cnergyico PK / Dec 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7.52 ▲ 1.00 (15.34%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 30 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.99 ▲ 1.00 (12.52%)
Abdullah Shah / Dec 30 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	7.20 ▲ 0.79 (12.32%)
Dost Steels Ltd. / Dec 30 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	6.70 ▲ 0.72 (12.04%)
Telecard Limited / Dec 30 Telecard Limited(TELE)	9.63 ▲ 1.00 (11.59%)
Media Times Ltd / Dec 30 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.40 ▲ 0.24 (11.11%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 30 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	10.03 ▲ 1.00 (11.07%)
B.O.Punjab / Dec 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10.48 ▲ 1.00 (10.55%)
Idrees Tex. / Dec 30 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	14.27 ▲ 1.30 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
National Silk / Dec 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.90 ▼ -5.54 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 30 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 30 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	28.50 ▼ -2.56 (-8.24%)
Shahzad Tex. / Dec 30 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.50 ▼ -2.37 (-7.93%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 30 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	38.50 ▼ -3.21 (-7.70%)
Dewan Textile / Dec 30 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.90 ▼ -0.56 (-7.51%)
Engro Poly(Pref / Dec 30 Engro Poly(Pref)(EPCLPS)	11.10 ▼ -0.90 (-7.50%)
Habib Sugar / Dec 30 Habib Sugar Mills Limited(HABSM)	79 ▼ -5.26 (-6.24%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 30 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.35 ▼ -0.90 (-5.90%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Dec 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	125,453,825 ▲ 1.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 30 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,428,605 ▲ 0.32
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	96,647,456 ▲ 0.13
B.O.Punjab / Dec 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	84,168,029 ▲ 1.00
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 30 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	48,777,302 ▲ 0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,290,268 ▲ 0.19
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 30 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	40,065,544 ▼ -3.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 30 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	36,275,641 ▲ 4.05
Hascol Petrol / Dec 30 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,627,314 ▼ -0.09

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