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Huzaima Bukhari

Opinion

Wheat crisis

Agrarian economy of Pakistan employs a large workforce and considered vital from a social, livelihood and foreign...

Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:35am

Opinion

Road to self-sustainability

During the last few decades, global economies have been facing tough challenges. The recent spell started in March...

Updated 13 Jan, 2023 07:28am

Opinion

FBR: Dwindling tax collection

Pakistan has one of the world’s lowest tax ratios, stemming from five main weaknesses: complexity, a narrow tax...

Published 06 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

2023: Disappointments & hopes

Year 2022 is bidding farewell to Pakistan leaving behind some unpleasant memories, natural disaster in the form of...

Updated 30 Dec, 2022 06:45am

Opinion

Criticality of resolution of Kashmir dispute

Today, the conflict over Kashmir between India and Pakistan is more than seven decades old with both neighboring...

Published 23 Dec, 2022 05:54am

Opinion

Cross-border illegal currency movement

Good governance plays an important role in setting the direction of any country. It ensures transparency and ...

Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Opinion

‘Beneficial Owner’

“Beneficial owner refers to the natural person(s) who ultimately owns or controls a customer and/or the natural...

Updated 09 Dec, 2022 06:36am

Opinion

Conceptual poverty of foreign policy

By looking closely at the interlinked deprivations of poor people, this report provides valuable insights on how to...

Published 25 Nov, 2022 05:48am

Opinion

Putting the record straight: a rejoinder

In response to our article [FBR: dismal income tax collection, Business Recorder, November 11, 2022], the Federal...

Updated 18 Nov, 2022 10:29am

Opinion

FBR: dismal income tax collection

The continuously declining dismal share of income tax in overall tax collection during the last many years testifies...

Published 11 Nov, 2022 05:54am

Opinion

Confiscation and recovery of assets

EDITORIAL: Countries should consider adopting measures that allow such proceeds or instrumentalities to be...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 05:56am

Opinion

Exit from FATF ‘grey list’

“The FATF welcomes Pakistan’s significant progress in improving its AML/CFT regime. Pakistan has strengthened ...

Updated 28 Oct, 2022 06:30am

Opinion

Recovery of stolen assets

The global institutions in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) are working with...

Published 21 Oct, 2022 05:57am

Opinion

Pakistan in deep debt trap

Pakistan’s precarious financial situation, persisting for the last many decades, has landed it into a deep debt...

Published 14 Oct, 2022 03:39am

Opinion

FATF/Pakistan: beyond grey list

Pakistan’s trip on the list of Jurisdictions under increased monitoring maintained by the Financial Action Task...

Published 07 Oct, 2022 05:59am

Opinion

Dar, diplomacy & economic viability–II

Pakistan is still relying on the traditional methods to generate foreign exchange. The major export items to the USA...

Published 02 Oct, 2022 05:48am

Opinion

Dar, diplomacy & economic viability – I

“Our foreign policy is one of friendliness and goodwill towards all the nations of the world. We do not cherish...

Updated 30 Sep, 2022 06:12am

Opinion

Vital judicial reforms

“The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility of ensuring that our government never oversteps its proper...

Published 23 Sep, 2022 05:50am

Opinion

Structural reforms

Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, ...

Published 16 Sep, 2022 06:04am

Opinion

Need for all-out reforms

Economic growth is strongly related to good governance and political stability in a country. Unfortunately, during...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:09am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 2	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 2	278.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 2	156.70
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 2	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 2	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 2	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 1	5,881.63
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Jan 1	19,310.79
Dow Jones / Jan 1	42,544.22
India Sensex / Jan 2	79,764.68
Hang Seng / Jan 2	19,586.19
FTSE 100 / Jan 2	8,177.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 2	19,923.95

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 1	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 1	241,773.70
Petrol/Litre / Jan 2	252.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 2	71.98
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 2	2,635.56
Diesel/Litre / Jan 2	258.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Siddiqsons Tin / Jan 2 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	6.66 ▲ 0.80 (13.65%)
Escorts Bank / Jan 2 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.85 ▲ 0.80 (13.22%)
Tri-Star Power / Jan 2 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	5.87 ▲ 0.63 (12.02%)
Ittefaq Iron Ind / Jan 2 Ittefaq Iron Industries Limited(ITTEFAQ)	9.47 ▲ 1.00 (11.81%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 2 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.69 ▲ 4.34 (10.01%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	79.20 ▲ 7.20 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Jan 2 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	629.66 ▲ 57.24 (10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Jan 2 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	217.42 ▲ 19.77 (10.00%)
Exide (PAK) / Jan 2 Exide Pakistan Limited(EXIDE)	889.49 ▲ 80.86 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Prudential Mod. / Jan 2 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	2.97 ▼ -0.72 (-19.51%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 2 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.90 ▼ -3.10 (-10.00%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 2 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	34.76 ▼ -3.86 (-9.99%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jan 2 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	108.10 ▼ -11.97 (-9.97%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 2 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	78.60 ▼ -8.62 (-9.88%)
National Silk / Jan 2 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50 ▼ -5.44 (-9.81%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 2 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	37.41 ▼ -4.04 (-9.75%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 2 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.36 ▼ -3.53 (-8.85%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 2 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.51 ▼ -0.51 (-8.47%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 2 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	88,905,675 ▲ 0.88
Cnergyico PK / Jan 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	71,999,946 ▼ -0.11
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	71,859,219 ▲ 0.03
Pak Int.Bulk / Jan 2 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	62,831,962 ▼ -0.20
Telecard Limited / Jan 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	60,523,518 ▲ 0.72
B.O.Punjab / Jan 2 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	45,412,470 ▼ -0.17
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 2 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	41,276,943 ▲ 0.26
Pak Elektron / Jan 2 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	33,978,834 ▲ 0.11
Aisha Steel Mill / Jan 2 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	33,731,868 ▼ -0.39

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