News stories for Dr Maqsudul Hasan Nuri

Rise of populism in contemporary world: boon or bane?

Following the Russian-Ukraine war (February 2022) and global economic recession, democratic norms are seen to ...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 03:18am

Opinion

Russia-Ukraine war divides the world – II

Communist states viz., Cuba, Vietnam and North Korea have been generally supportive of Russia. In South America,...

Published 09 Aug, 2022 03:37am

Opinion

Russia-Ukraine war divides the world – I

The Russian invasion of Ukraine about four months ago has divided the world community amongst pro-Russia, ...

Published 07 Aug, 2022 05:41am

Opinion

Historical and socio-cultural antecedents: Russo-Ukrainian war (2022) — II

During the rule of imperial Russia and under the Soviet Union, Russian was the common language of public life in...

Updated 30 Jun, 2022 06:35am

Opinion

Historical and socio-cultural antecedents: Russo-Ukrainian war (2022) — I

Russia attacked neighboring Ukraine on 24 February 2022 after prolonged concentration of forces on Ukraine borders....

Published 05 Jun, 2022 05:54am

Opinion

China’s paradigm of international relations

The recent visit of PM Imran Khan to China on the occasion of opening of winter Olympics in Beijing shall hopefully...

Published 12 Feb, 2022 05:09am

Opinion

Border control and management by leveraging technologies — II

Below herewith are proffered some generic and specific policy measures. Mostly, policy recommendations tend to be...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 04:21am

Opinion

Border control and management by leveraging technologies — I

The recent disturbances at some points along Pak-Afghan border under the newly-installed Taliban regime underline ...

Published 07 Jan, 2022 06:22am

Opinion

Genesis of global populism

The concept of 'illiberal democracy' introduced by a US scholar, Fareed Zakaria, has enjoyed a notable currency....

Published 11 Aug, 2021 04:27am

Opinion

Rise of populism in the post-Covid world

Populist sentiments seem to be resurfacing in the wake of Covid-19 as a virulent variant, Delta, spreads across many...

Published 25 Jul, 2021 05:20am

Markets

Cuban response to the coronavirus pandemic - II

ARTICLE: In the field of bio-technological research Cuban contribution is noteworthy, e.g., a drug, Interferon...

Published 24 Jun, 2020 03:13am

Opinion

Cuban response to coronavirus pandemic - I

ARTICLE: Since the eruption in late 2019 in China of Coronavirus (re-named COVID-19) many developing countries'...

Published 18 Jun, 2020 03:05am

Electric cars: quest for clean and affordable energy

Recently the government announced that Pakistan will be able to manufacture and put on road electric cars by 2030 which is a welcome news. With rapid industrialization many big cities in the world are faced with serious traffic problems. Rising oil prices

Published 30 May, 2019 12:00am

Challenges and future prospects of ODR - II

Like any new discovery or application, there is always resistance to change. But once it becomes handy, and its benefits realized it is accepted as the new norm. Many mediators initially resisted encroachment of technology in dispute resolution, concerned

Published 01 May, 2019 12:00am

Dispute resolution through employment of digital technologies - I

Technology, especially digital technology is progressing at a breakneck speed. Normally we tend to assume that not much has happened in the last decade or so. But stupendous changes have indeed taken place, particularly in the field of communication techn

Published 30 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 17	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 17	278.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 17	156.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 17	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 17	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 17	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
India Sensex / Jan 17	76,619.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 17	38,451.46
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Hang Seng / Jan 17	19,584.06
FTSE 100 / Jan 17	8,505.22
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 17	20,903.39

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 17	78.88
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 17	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 17	242,283
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 17	2,703.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 17	67.60
Petrol/Litre / Jan 18	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 17 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	7.60 ▲ 1.00 (15.15%)
S.G.Power / Jan 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.51 ▲ 1.00 (11.75%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Jan 17 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	10.50 ▲ 1.00 (10.53%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 17 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	12.82 ▲ 1.17 (10.04%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 17 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	23.62 ▲ 2.15 (10.01%)
Agritech Non-voting / Jan 17 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	24.20 ▲ 2.20 (10.00%)
Arif Habib Ltd. / Jan 17 Arif Habib Limited(AHL)	66.21 ▲ 6.02 (10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Jan 17 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	15.95 ▲ 1.45 (10.00%)
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	77.09 ▲ 7.01 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
JS Global Banking / Jan 17 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	19.77 ▼ -2.75 (-12.21%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 17 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.35 ▼ -0.72 (-11.86%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 17 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7 ▼ -0.88 (-11.17%)
Service Textile / Jan 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	14.98 ▼ -1.66 (-9.98%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jan 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.01 ▼ -0.43 (-9.68%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 17 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.51 ▼ -2.70 (-8.94%)
Mandviwala / Jan 17 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	21.50 ▼ -2.00 (-8.51%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 17 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.23 ▼ -0.65 (-6.58%)
Tata Textile / Jan 17 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	47.10 ▼ -2.80 (-5.61%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	103,704,415 ▲ 0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	37,108,232 ▲ 0.04
Hub Power Co. / Jan 17 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	36,743,585 ▲ 5.79
Hascol Petrol / Jan 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	32,265,861 ▲ 0.83
Dewan Motors / Jan 17 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	28,402,498 ▲ 2.84
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	24,195,904 ▲ 7.01
Pak Refinery / Jan 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,625,081 ▲ 0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16,675,539 ▲ 0.30
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,024,776 ▲ 0.09

Markets →

Budget 2024-25: income tax calculator for FY25

Most Popular