News stories for Farooq Hassan

Swinging Sialkot

Sialkot is in the news again. For the wrong reasons. As an alumnus of Sialkot, let me cast some light on swinging...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 06:40am

Opinion

The American deep state

Like a volcano, Afghanistan is on the boil again. Wrong. Volcanoes have a long period of dormancy – 20, 40, 50...

Published 02 Sep, 2021 04:21am

Opinion

Brand Ambassadors

Brands are a very important corporate asset. Some technology brand’s current value is between US$150 billion-200...

Published 10 Aug, 2021 04:39am

Opinion

Pakistan’s ‘Dr. No’

In this age of universal “Yes sir, three bags full sir” this might turn out to be an inspirational story. Then...

Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am

Opinion

Big global trends – 21st century

The world is a dynamo. Approximately 7.6 billion people (nobody knows the exact number). Different religions,...

Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am

Opinion

Japan under the fading spotlight

Japan is a fascinating country. I personally rate the Japanese as one of the ‘master’ races of the world. But ...

Published 16 Apr, 2021 03:40am

Opinion

Corporate ‘show boys’

We live in the media age. Unfortunately. Success is measured by photo ops, interviews, YouTube, TikTok. Certain...

Published 03 Apr, 2021 03:41am

Opinion

Brand management

In the 21st century brands are the most important corporate assets. According to Interbrand, the top 100 brands...

Published 09 Feb, 2021 04:43am

Markets

Govt U-turn is no bad thing

In 1962-63, I was doing high school in Sacramento, California. I was an American Field Service Exchange scholar. I...

Published 21 Nov, 2020 02:44am

Opinion

Middle East - shifting paradigm

Israel is making waves again. Nothing new. The current rapprochement was in the making for a long time. The UAE and...

Published 22 Sep, 2020 02:39am

Opinion

Take a knee - Part II

ARTICLE: Have you wondered who was the cruelest person in history? Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party? Genghis Khan and...

Published 01 Aug, 2020 01:12am

Opinion

Take a knee - I

ARTICLE: 'Take a knee' has taken the world by storm - from Japan, going west, to California. My own experience of...

Published 28 Jul, 2020 02:43am

Opinion

The sugar daddy

ARTICLE: In the past six months, the hapless citizens of Pakistan have been subjected to endless media onslaught on...

Published 30 Jun, 2020 03:10am

Opinion

The cardinal principle of British Raj - II

ARTICLE: When Zulfikar Ali Bhutto took over as President and Chief Martial Law Administrator in the early 1971, he...

Published 10 Jun, 2020 03:05am

Opinion

The cardinal principle of British Raj - I

ARTICLE: "To be a gentleman officer two trades are necessary - a good tailor and a good barber". Boris Johnson,...

Updated 10 Jun, 2020 10:47pm

Opinion

The honey trap

ARTICLE: The 'honey trap' is a word that encompasses many things. It was first coined by the spy agencies who used...

Updated 14 Jun, 2020 01:34am

Timing is everything. When you propose to your favourite lady, everything has to be timed right. The Moon in full bloom. The candle light at the dinner table. The 10-carat diamond ring in your pocket. She will say 'Yes'. When a trained fighter pilot is on

Updated 28 Sep, 2019 09:27am

Markets

Political and strategic dynamics of Kashmir-I

Indian Occupied Kashmir(IOK) is on the boil again. Like a volcano it erupts periodically. The response from both antagonists (Pakistan & India) is mired in familiar standardization - same rhetoric, same drama, same calls to the International Community for

Published 26 Aug, 2019 12:00am

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Political and strategic dynamics of Kashmir-I

Published 26 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Does Imran Khan have a tryst with destiny?

Pakistan is undergoing an unprecedented change. The driver is IK. I have never met IK except in 2005 when I invited him to address the Management Association of Pakistan on Leadership. Nor am I a card holder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. I have spent 52 ye

Published 20 Aug, 2019 12:00am

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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