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Shahid Sattar

Opinion

Cotton ‘crisis’: challenges, opportunities, and way forward–II

However, the initiative faces challenges such as ensuring quality seeds, adopting advanced farming techniques, and...

Published 06 Aug, 2023 03:18am

Opinion

Cotton ‘crisis’: challenges, opportunities, and way forward–I

Stagnation in Pakistan’s rural economy has been ongoing over the last decade for a multitude of reasons. The...

Published 02 Aug, 2023 06:47am

Opinion

Exports collapsing under power sector burden

The fundamental premise upon which the foundations of modern-day economics stand is that resources are finite and...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:26am

Opinion

Beyond the needle and thread: Women’s empowerment through textile exports

Women hold up half the sky, but whether they are compensated for this effort in Pakistan remains questionable. As of...

Updated 07 Jun, 2023 06:42am

Opinion

Income inequality: export-led growth only solution

Pakistan is currently in difficult circumstances, grappling with deindustrialization and widespread unemployment. ...

Published 18 May, 2023 06:10am

Opinion

Traceability essential for sustainability

UNDERSTANDING TRACEABILITY The United Nations Global Compact defines traceability as ‘the ability to identify and...

Published 07 May, 2023 03:21am

Opinion

Remittances: boon or bane for growth?–II

The Dutch Disease is characterized by a rapid increase in one sector at the cost of other sectors. Firstly, the...

Updated 20 Apr, 2023 07:03am

Opinion

Remittances: boon or bane for growth?–I

Pakistan is the sixth largest recipient of remittances in the world, with the State Bank of Pakistan declaring a...

Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Opinion

Future at stake: deindustrialization–II

The analysis presented in the first part (carried by the newspaper on Wednesday) of this two-part series of article...

Published 16 Apr, 2023 03:36am

Opinion

Future at stake: deindustrialization—I

Following the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) revolution of the 1990s, the international economy...

Updated 12 Apr, 2023 06:58am

Opinion

The need for policy reforms

Industrial economic size refers to the scale or size of industrial activities within an economy, typically measured...

Updated 05 Apr, 2023 06:47am

Opinion

Overcoming barriers to female labour force participation–II

Social and gender norms Social beliefs majorly hinder women’s engagement in paid employment in Pakistan. Women are...

Published 02 Apr, 2023 03:02am

Opinion

Overcoming barriers to female labour force participation–I

According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2021, Pakistan ranked 153rd out of 156 countries on the gender parity ...

Updated 01 Apr, 2023 07:09am

Opinion

The challenge of rising interest rates

While inflation has become a major topic for debate in today’s world politics, it is actually a tale as old as...

Published 26 Mar, 2023 03:19am

Opinion

Textile industry: water management

Unsustainable industrial water consumption has become a massive environmental sustainability challenge. Discharge of...

Published 05 Mar, 2023 03:36am

Opinion

Pakistan’s textile industry: Barriers to renewable energy transition

Energy sector is the largest GHG producer in Pakistan. It is estimated that the energy demand in the country will...

Published 26 Feb, 2023 03:27am

Opinion

EU’s textile waste and used clothing in Pakistan

With the rising global trends in fast fashion, the export of textile waste or unwanted clothes to destinations...

Published 14 Feb, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

Sustaining exports –decarbonization

Pakistan’s exports-based economy is heavily reliant upon its textile sector. More than 60% of the country’s...

Published 01 Jan, 2023 03:14am

Opinion

ESG and country’s textile industry

Pakistan’s textile sector is experiencing a rising requirement from the global community of buyers to enhance...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 05:54am

Opinion

Environmental sustainability under EU’s GSP+ — II

Pakistan has ratified all conventions related to climate change and ozone depleting substances (ODSs). The global ...

Updated 17 Nov, 2022 06:51am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 11	280.02
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 11	279.82
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 11	147.18
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 11	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 11	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 11	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 10	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 10	5,614.56
Nasdaq / Mar 10	17,468.32
FTSE 100 / Mar 10	8,600.22
Dow Jones / Mar 10	41,911.71
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 10	22,620.95
France CAC40 / Mar 10	8,047.60
India Sensex / Mar 11	73,943.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 11	36,649.57
Hang Seng / Mar 11	23,539.43

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 10	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 10	262,345
Petrol/Litre / Mar 11	255.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 11	66.06
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 11	2,894.43
Diesel/Litre / Mar 11	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 11	65.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Mar 11 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	9.84 ▲ 0.99 (11.19%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Mar 11 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	35.37 ▲ 3.22 (10.02%)
Khyber Textile / Mar 11 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	499.98 ▲ 45.45 (10%)
Supernet Ltd. / Mar 11 Supernet Limited (GEM)(GEMSPNL)	19.25 ▲ 1.75 (10%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Mar 11 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	355.73 ▲ 32.34 (10%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 11 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	44.26 ▲ 4.02 (9.99%)
Barkat Frisian Agro / Mar 11 Barkat Frisian Agro Limited(BFAGRO)	24.22 ▲ 2.2 (9.99%)
Kohinoor Mills / Mar 11 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	33.02 ▲ 3 (9.99%)
Idrees Tex. / Mar 11 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	19.61 ▲ 1.78 (9.98%)
JS Investments / Mar 11 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	23.98 ▲ 2.17 (9.95%)

Stock	Price
Int. Knit. / Mar 11 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	16.18 ▼ -1.8 (-10.01%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 11 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	50.18 ▼ -5.58 (-10.01%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Mar 11 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	9.90 ▼ -1.1 (-10%)
Ideal Sp. / Mar 11 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	14.53 ▼ -1.56 (-9.7%)
Suhail Jute / Mar 11 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	93.09 ▼ -8.49 (-8.36%)
IGI Life Ins / Mar 11 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	15.60 ▼ -1.28 (-7.58%)
Suraj Cotton / Mar 11 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	112.05 ▼ -8.93 (-7.38%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Mar 11 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	15.05 ▼ -1.14 (-7.04%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 11 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.32 ▼ -0.7 (-6.99%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 11 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.52 ▼ -5.48 (-6.94%)

Stock	Volume
Power Cement / Mar 11 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	24,823,328 ▼ -0.25
Fauji Cement / Mar 11 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	22,194,869 ▼ -0.61
B.O.Punjab / Mar 11 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,119,854 ▲ 0.06
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 11 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	19,750,525 ▼ -1.04
Sui South Gas / Mar 11 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	17,959,994 ▲ 0.91
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,157,996 ▼ -0.03
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,661,305 ▼ -0.06
National Bank / Mar 11 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	12,201,169 ▼ -0.41
At-Tahur Ltd. / Mar 11 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	11,338,540 ▲ 3.22
Silk Bank Ltd / Mar 11 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	10,587,366 ▲ 0

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