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Syed Shabbar Zaidi

Opinion

‘Learning From Others’—II

In Pakistan we do not appreciate the fact that we have lived beyond our means’ for far too long at our own peril....

Updated 24 May, 2023 06:49am

Opinion

‘Learning From Others’–I

This writer has borrowed the title for his article from the autobiography of Syed Babar Ali titled ‘Learning From...

Updated 23 May, 2023 06:47am

Opinion

Resilience, helplessness or loss of trust?—II

In other words, the country is on the verge of a sovereign default. This recognition is an admission for cure; ...

Updated 14 Apr, 2023 07:16am

Opinion

Resilience, helplessness or loss of trust?–I

The Pakistanis are battling an inflation rate of over 35 percent, a policy rate of 21 percent, depletion in value of...

Updated 13 Apr, 2023 07:20am

Opinion

We don’t yet know what lies in store for us—II

The entire nation is waiting for a rather irrelevant document called the Staff Level Agreement (SLA) with the...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Opinion

We don’t yet know what lies in store for us–I

The Muslims of the subcontinent of India got an independent state for themselves in 1947. Unfortunately, however, ...

Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am

Opinion

Trying to look at Pakistan through Piketty’s prism – II

4- Pakistan is world’s only country where majority of the elected members of its parliament decided to give it a...

Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am

Opinion

Trying to look at Pakistan through Piketty’s prism–I

French economist Thomas Piketty’s erudite book Capital and Ideology published in 2019 is considered to be an...

Updated 22 Mar, 2023 06:47am

Opinion

Economy: we need medication to correct account acidity

On February 19, 2023 there was an article on Bloomberg titled China’s Debt Noose Could Strangle Pakistan by Mihir...

Published 09 Mar, 2023 06:23am

Opinion

Pakistan: political illusions and economic delusions

There is no pure economics for a state; it is always a political economy. Whilst examining the effect of the present...

Published 24 Feb, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

After the IMF tranche

On December 16, 2021 at a Hamdard University seminar where Dr Miftah Ismail was another speaker, I had said that...

Updated 14 Feb, 2023 01:05pm

Opinion

The tested players: two lost decades of Pakistan

A review of the economic condition during the period from 2002 to 2023 reflects two lost decades of Pakistan. During...

Published 27 Jan, 2023 06:41am

Opinion

FDI: disastrous policies

This writer has been writing following in response to the news that the Government of Pakistan is considering...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 06:33am

Opinion

Pakistan: a state and its citizens in state of denial – II

History cannot be undone; however, the complacency that crept in can somehow be brought to the surface. Given the...

Updated 05 Jan, 2023 06:32am

Opinion

Pakistan: a state and its citizens in state of denial – I

On December 16, 2021 at a seminar at Hamdard University where Dr Miftah Ismail, who later became country’s finance...

Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am

Opinion

Solution: import substitution

Pakistan is facing the worst-ever economic crisis in its history. Fiscal and current accounts do not balance; and...

Published 28 Dec, 2022 04:12am

Opinion

A tale of two siblings

Monday on October 31, 2022, Chandrasakeran, the Chairman of Tata Sons of India, announced the following: “It is...

Published 03 Nov, 2022 05:50am

Opinion

Deemed rent–indeed, a bad law

This is the second article on the subject. A concept of tax on deemed rent has been introduced by the Finance Act,...

Published 14 Sep, 2022 04:45am

Opinion

Economy: no light at the end of the tunnel

In my personal view a primary problem with regard to Pakistan’s economy is that there is a lack of complete and...

Published 07 Sep, 2022 04:13am

Opinion

Determining an individual’s residency status: some taxation anomalies

The Finance Act, 2022 has virtually decided that a Pakistani citizen can be taxed in Pakistan even if he never comes...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Petrol/Litre / Nov 23	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Diesel/Litre / Nov 23	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 23 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 23 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 23 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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