News stories for Dr Ikramul Haq

Dr Ikramul Haq

Opinion

‘Beneficial Owner’

“Beneficial owner refers to the natural person(s) who ultimately owns or controls a customer and/or the natural...

Updated 09 Dec, 2022 06:36am

Opinion

Legal fiction, Section 7E & Constitution

The Elahi Cotton case (it is the most misunderstood and misapplied judgement) makes absolutely clear that any item ...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 05:47am

Opinion

Conceptual poverty of foreign policy

By looking closely at the interlinked deprivations of poor people, this report provides valuable insights on how to...

Published 25 Nov, 2022 05:48am

Opinion

Putting the record straight: a rejoinder

In response to our article [FBR: dismal income tax collection, Business Recorder, November 11, 2022], the Federal...

Updated 18 Nov, 2022 10:29am

Opinion

FBR: dismal income tax collection

The continuously declining dismal share of income tax in overall tax collection during the last many years testifies...

Published 11 Nov, 2022 05:54am

Opinion

Exit from FATF ‘grey list’

“The FATF welcomes Pakistan’s significant progress in improving its AML/CFT regime. Pakistan has strengthened ...

Updated 28 Oct, 2022 06:30am

Opinion

Recovery of stolen assets

The global institutions in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) are working with...

Published 21 Oct, 2022 05:57am

Opinion

Pakistan in deep debt trap

Pakistan’s precarious financial situation, persisting for the last many decades, has landed it into a deep debt...

Published 14 Oct, 2022 03:39am

Opinion

FATF/Pakistan: beyond grey list

Pakistan’s trip on the list of Jurisdictions under increased monitoring maintained by the Financial Action Task...

Published 07 Oct, 2022 05:59am

Opinion

Dar, diplomacy & economic viability–II

Pakistan is still relying on the traditional methods to generate foreign exchange. The major export items to the USA...

Published 02 Oct, 2022 05:48am

Opinion

Dar, diplomacy & economic viability – I

“Our foreign policy is one of friendliness and goodwill towards all the nations of the world. We do not cherish...

Updated 30 Sep, 2022 06:12am

Opinion

Vital judicial reforms

“The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility of ensuring that our government never oversteps its proper...

Published 23 Sep, 2022 05:50am

Opinion

Structural reforms

Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, ...

Published 16 Sep, 2022 06:04am

Opinion

Need for all-out reforms

Economic growth is strongly related to good governance and political stability in a country. Unfortunately, during...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:09am

Opinion

IMF, floods & economy

“Pakistan’s economy has been buffeted by adverse external conditions, due to spillovers from the war in Ukraine,...

Published 02 Sep, 2022 06:00am

Opinion

Multiple challenges

Pakistan is the fifth most populous country in the world which as on August 23, 2022 is 230,052,620 as per...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:35am

Opinion

FATF’s appraisal of technical compliance

For Pakistan, the outcome of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) meeting, held in Berlin on June 17, 2022, ...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 05:57am

Opinion

Pakistan at 75

Rule of law, transparency, accountability and fair treatment to all citizens are considered as the fundamental...

Published 12 Aug, 2022 05:44am

Opinion

Pakistan and FATF: the next steps

Pakistan was placed on the list of Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring in 2018 by the Financial Action Task...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am

Opinion

The tax gap

In a recent disclosure, the Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) admitted that tax gap of Pakistan is Rs 3,000...

Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Petrol/Litre / Nov 23	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Diesel/Litre / Nov 23	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 23 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 23 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 23 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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