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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 / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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