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Opinion

The ‘peace’ mantra

Pakistan’s leaders, civilian and military, have been piping the ‘peace in Afghanistan’ tune for some time now,...

Published 03 Aug, 2021 04:35am

Opinion

Bring me news of fresh disasters

At precisely the conjuncture when Pakistan is in the process of attempting to recreate a new avatar for itself as a...

Published 20 Jul, 2021 04:14am

Opinion

Portents of a disaster foretold

For all the apparent angst being displayed by Pakistan’s ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) regarding...

Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am

Opinion

Water conflicts

The reasons for the collapse of the ancient Indus Valley riverine Civilisation are unclear, but most experts are...

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:59am

Opinion

Betrayal of the Palestinians

The current round of violence in Palestine was triggered by the Israeli security forces trying to quell protests...

Published 18 May, 2021 05:05am

Opinion

Religious extremist terrorism’s spread

Recent events in Mozambique centring on religious extremist terrorists seizing Pemba, the capital of the northern...

Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am

Opinion

World Press Freedom Day

May 3, 2021 passed as World Press Freedom Day in relative quietude given the damper on all aspects of life wrought ...

Published 04 May, 2021 04:26am

Opinion

TLP: the state’s continuing blunders

The violent clashes in the past few days between the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and the law enforcement...

Published 20 Apr, 2021 04:00am

Opinion

PPP’s solo flight

On the occasion of the 42nd death anniversary of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on April 4, 2021, Pakistan People’s Party...

Published 06 Apr, 2021 04:23am

Opinion

PDM, Aurat March, Myanmar and all that

The long title of today’s column does not reflect the lack of an important subject that can stand alone, but the...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Opinion

Aurat March and its ‘critics’

As every year, this year too Pakistan’s women joined their sisters round the globe in rallying for their rights on...

Published 16 Mar, 2021 04:43am

Opinion

International Mother Language Day

February 21 is celebrated worldwide as Mother Languages Day. In Pakistan too, even a cursory glance at the ...

Published 23 Feb, 2021 05:20am

Opinion

Anti-corruption mantra, anyone?

Amidst the hectic to and fro of nominations for the upcoming Senate elections, the video scandal showing some...

Published 16 Feb, 2021 04:07am

Opinion

Military coup in Myanmar

On a cold, wintry morning of Monday, February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military proved the weeks-long rumours of an...

Published 02 Feb, 2021 04:29am

Opinion

Afghanistan ‘peace’ deal review

With the change from Donald Trump to Joe Biden at the helm in Washington, the expected review if not reversal of ...

Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:05am

Opinion

Darkness descends

The people of Pakistan had barely had opportunity to recover their breath after the horrendous massacre of 11 Hazara...

Published 12 Jan, 2021 03:01am

Opinion

PTI's 'anti-worker' policies

Nothing has exposed the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf's (PTI's) anti-worker policies than the surprise...

Published 01 Dec, 2020 03:05am

Opinion

G-B: rerun of 2018 general elections

The interim, unofficial results of the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) election show a disconcerting, familiar pattern. At ...

Published 17 Nov, 2020 02:55am

Opinion

The people have spoken

The nail-biting finish to the incredibly close US presidential election is finally here. Democrat Joe Biden has won,...

Published 10 Nov, 2020 02:54am

Markets

Portents of trouble ahead

The war of words and hostile rhetoric between the government and the opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)...

Published 03 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 1	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 1	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 1	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 1	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 1	1.26

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Jan 1	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Jan 1	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Jan 1	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 1	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 1	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 1	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 1	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 1	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Jan 1	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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