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Huzaima Bukhari

Opinion

Removing institutional impediments

The past few days have witnessed some encouraging positive developments on the country’s financial front providing...

Updated 20 Oct, 2023 06:30am

Opinion

Economic impasse and political instability

The economic challenges of Pakistan are appallingly enduring, and unless we effectively address fiscal discipline...

Updated 13 Oct, 2023 06:26am

Opinion

Combatting rising human trafficking

Migrant smuggling is a deadly business operated by groups that seek to profit from thousands of people, without any...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:03am

Opinion

Perpetual failure under AML-CFT regime

Our defective governance system has rendered the state and nation susceptible to numerous internal and external...

Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am

Opinion

Grim challenges before 29th CJP

On completion of term of Justice Umar Ata Bandial as 28th Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Justice Qazi Faez Isa ...

Published 22 Sep, 2023 03:40am

Opinion

Eccentric currency market reforms

September 2023 holds some significant importance for Pakistan, marked by a series of notable events. In the first...

Updated 15 Sep, 2023 07:21am

Opinion

SOEs, fiscal discipline & reforms

Despite a wave of privatization in the last 3 decades, SOEs still contribute significantly to the economic growth of...

Updated 08 Sep, 2023 06:31am

Opinion

Heavy indebtedness & power sector crisis

In terms of new commitments, the Government of Pakistan signed new agreements, worth USD 7,228 million, during the...

Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am

Opinion

Anatomy of ‘Debt Management Strategy’

Pakistan’s persistent fiscal imbalance has cast a negative shadow on the overall economic scenario. Unless...

Updated 25 Aug, 2023 07:02am

Opinion

Pakistan & Argentina: two economic scenarios

“On July 28, the Argentine authorities and IMF staff reached a staff-level agreement on the combined fifth and sixth...

Updated 18 Aug, 2023 06:17am

Opinion

New AML/CFT Authority

The series of challenges faced by Pakistan has no end. Besides political and economic hurdles, Pakistan’s most...

Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am

Opinion

The corruption challenge

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued regulations granting banks access to asset declarations of high-level...

Updated 04 Aug, 2023 06:43am

Opinion

Economic challenges: timely actions needed

The coalition government of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is approaching completion of its tenure in the...

Published 28 Jul, 2023 03:03am

Opinion

Fair elections and economic stability

“Gross financing needs are very large, mostly due to large debt service payments, while external market financing...

Published 21 Jul, 2023 07:08am

Opinion

Tax targets versus tax gap — II

The State should not collect advance taxes from those who are not chargeable to tax. Provisions like section 236 of...

Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am

Opinion

Tax targets versus tax gap—I

“…the FBR’s revenue target has been increased to Rs 9,415 billion, requiring a 31% increase over collection of...

Updated 14 Jul, 2023 06:47am

Opinion

Unaddressed economic challenges

The debate and anxiety throughout Pakistan in the aftermath of the stalled Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme...

Updated 07 Jul, 2023 05:59am

Opinion

Flawed budgetary measures

Pakistan’s prevailing outlook paints a grim picture of a state in deep trouble. In view of perpetual political...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:36am

Opinion

FY23: a very bad year for economy

The Economic Survey of Pakistan (2022-23), released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), as per tradition a day before...

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

Budget 2023-24: Impediments to a viable economy

The provisional data issued by the National Accounts Committee portray a bleak picture of the economy where real GDP...

Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 30	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 30	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 30	157.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 30	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 30	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 27	5,970.84
Nasdaq / Dec 27	19,238.48
Dow Jones / Dec 27	42,992.21
India Sensex / Dec 30	78,209.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 30	39,894.54
Hang Seng / Dec 30	20,041.42
FTSE 100 / Dec 30	8,116.01
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 30	19,935.78

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 27	234,225
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 28	17,785
Petrol/Litre / Dec 30	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 30	70.32
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 30	2,612.39
Diesel/Litre / Dec 30	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cnergyico PK / Dec 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7.52 ▲ 1.00 (15.34%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 30 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.99 ▲ 1.00 (12.52%)
Abdullah Shah / Dec 30 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	7.20 ▲ 0.79 (12.32%)
Dost Steels Ltd. / Dec 30 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	6.70 ▲ 0.72 (12.04%)
Telecard Limited / Dec 30 Telecard Limited(TELE)	9.63 ▲ 1.00 (11.59%)
Media Times Ltd / Dec 30 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.40 ▲ 0.24 (11.11%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 30 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	10.03 ▲ 1.00 (11.07%)
B.O.Punjab / Dec 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10.48 ▲ 1.00 (10.55%)
Idrees Tex. / Dec 30 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	14.27 ▲ 1.30 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
National Silk / Dec 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.90 ▼ -5.54 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 30 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 30 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	28.50 ▼ -2.56 (-8.24%)
Shahzad Tex. / Dec 30 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.50 ▼ -2.37 (-7.93%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 30 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	38.50 ▼ -3.21 (-7.70%)
Dewan Textile / Dec 30 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.90 ▼ -0.56 (-7.51%)
Engro Poly(Pref / Dec 30 Engro Poly(Pref)(EPCLPS)	11.10 ▼ -0.90 (-7.50%)
Habib Sugar / Dec 30 Habib Sugar Mills Limited(HABSM)	79 ▼ -5.26 (-6.24%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 30 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.35 ▼ -0.90 (-5.90%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Dec 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	125,453,825 ▲ 1.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 30 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,428,605 ▲ 0.32
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	96,647,456 ▲ 0.13
B.O.Punjab / Dec 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	84,168,029 ▲ 1.00
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 30 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	48,777,302 ▲ 0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,290,268 ▲ 0.19
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 30 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	40,065,544 ▼ -3.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 30 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	36,275,641 ▲ 4.05
Hascol Petrol / Dec 30 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,627,314 ▼ -0.09

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