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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

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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

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PDM's Quetta show

The Pakistan Democratic Movement's (PDM's) rally in Quetta was huge, indicating that its narrative has gripped not...

Published 27 Oct, 2020 02:59am

Markets

Après Gujranwala, Karachi

After the show of force by the 11-party Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) in Gujranwala and Karachi, what the near...

Published 20 Oct, 2020 02:42am

Opinion

Illusions and prospects

On the eve of the launch of the Pakistan Democratic Movement's (PDM's) campaign of rallies against the incumbent...

Published 13 Oct, 2020 02:45am

Markets

Political temperature rising

The arrest of Shahbaz Sharif by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from the Lahore High Court premises...

Published 29 Sep, 2020 02:57am

Opinion

The die is cast

Amidst much anticipation, the Multi-Party Conference (MPC) was held in Islamabad on September 20, 2020, hosted by ...

Published 22 Sep, 2020 02:39am

Opinion

Peace or surrender?

ARTICLE: After innumerable delays and amidst uncertainty, the intra-Afghan talks process was kicked off in Doha on...

Published 15 Sep, 2020 02:27am

Opinion

Fresh betrayals of the Palestinian cause

ARTICLE: After the United Arab Emirates (UAE) accepted the US-sponsored deal to recognise Israel formally by and by,...

Published 18 Aug, 2020 03:13am

Opinion

Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project

ARTICLE: Prime Minister Imran Khan has inaugurated the Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project (RRUDP) in Lahore...

Published 11 Aug, 2020 03:08am

Opinion

Decolonisation in consciousness and fact

ARTICLE: The US and subsequently many parts of the world have been in turmoil since the tragic death of George Floyd...

Published 04 Aug, 2020 02:47am

Opinion

The Baloch 'disappeared'

ARTICLE: How long are 11 years, or 4,000 days? Especially if the best part of them has been spent in a protest camp...

Published 21 Jul, 2020 02:55am

Opinion

Not much in the way of good news

ARTICLE: There is not much in the way of good news about Pakistan these days. However, there is plenty of bad news...

Published 14 Jul, 2020 02:57am

Opinion

BLM and us

ARTICLE: The killing of an Afro-American man, George Floyd, by police in Minneapolis, USA, has proved one of those...

Published 07 Jul, 2020 02:54am

Opinion

Beginning of the unravelling of the IK 'experiment'?

ARTICLE: Dark clouds are lowering over the horizon of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI)-led coalition government....

Published 30 Jun, 2020 03:10am

Opinion

The American uprising

ARTICLE: Riots have rocked 48 cities by now in the US, from east to west, north to south, following the death of an...

Updated 14 Jun, 2020 02:34am

Opinion

Rising coronavirus infections forced Russia on May 9, 2020 to curtail its celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. Russia usually holds grand military parades to commemorate the event. This year's 75th anniversary was pl

Published 12 May, 2020 12:06am

Opinion

Lives versus livelihoods

The great dilemma for all governments in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic is how to balance lives versus livelihoods. This dilemma is particularly acute for countries such as Pakistan, where the absence of universal healthcare and a social security syst

Published 05 May, 2020 12:06am

Opinion

The coronavirus pandemic, clerics, and terrorism

The whole ongoing kerfuffle about how to combat the coronavirus pandemic is not unique to Pakistan. Even the developed world is groping its way through the fog of incomprehension, misconception and feeble, halting measures. In Pakistan, the Pakistan Tehre

Published 28 Apr, 2020 12:54am

Opinion

Healthcare, social security systems needed

With all its tragedies, unprecedented complexities and uncertainties, the coronavirus pandemic should focus minds on the inadequacies in our healthcare and social security systems that need rectification at the earliest. Consider.

Published 21 Apr, 2020 03:03am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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