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Sirajuddin Aziz

Opinion

Learning from China

Most of us learn proverbs at the primary school stage and many of us would have written essays upon essays on these...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 07:32am

Opinion

Lessons from Gaza

A lesson is where there is a learning over a structured period of time; and learning a lesson is to understand...

Updated 27 Jun, 2024 07:18am

Opinion

Burial of humanity

The dance of medieval barbarism with lethal weapons of 21st century is being played out, while the world watches;...

Updated 28 Mar, 2024 06:55am

Opinion

The sleeping Ummah 2.0.

My article titled, Sleeping Ummah, was published in year 2012, wherein I lamented at the lack of direction and the...

Published 10 Nov, 2023 03:07am

Opinion

Cremation of tolerant India—II

Fanatic supporters of BJP (readers must know that it is not representative of an average Indian) have torn down...

Updated 13 Sep, 2023 06:57am

Opinion

Cremation of tolerant India—I

For a very long time, India has mischievously hoodwinked the world regarding its perception. To the global audience,...

Updated 09 Sep, 2023 07:17am

Opinion

An indecent rendezvous–II

Later in the joint communiqué the US ‘aligned’ itself with India and signed the declaration that called upon...

Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:04am

Opinion

An indecent rendezvous–I

Americans since the Kennedy years have been in romance with India. The credit for this goes to Jawaharlal Nehru’s...

Published 29 Jun, 2023 04:19am

Opinion

Stubborn refusal to learn

Most Pakistanis belong to that community who were uniquely blessed to be guided and advised, fourteen centuries ...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 06:15am

Opinion

Leadership and economics

Upon the conclusion of every single overseas visit I am filled with sadness and a deep sense of disillusionment. ...

Updated 07 Jun, 2023 06:36am

Opinion

Seeds of accord

On March 15th, 44 BCE, Roman emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated, and thence came the term Ides Of March, which...

Updated 24 May, 2023 06:57am

Opinion

Not an era of principles

Perhaps many people are born into an era that they can never belong to. It serves as no surprise to have idiomatic...

Updated 28 Apr, 2023 06:37am

Opinion

IK bowls yorkers with accuracy – II

The Asian Tiger that we were supposed to be are more closer in look to an embarrassed tiger, whose tail hides ...

Published 08 Apr, 2023 06:21am

Opinion

IK bowls yorkers with accuracy–I

A cricketer par excellence, apparently has checkmated himself perilously on the political chess board. All...

Published 06 Apr, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

There’s no tomorrow with begging bowls

At school, while reading Charles Dickens’ (a personal favourite writer) novels, me and my classmates had developed...

Updated 02 Mar, 2023 06:55am

Opinion

At crossroads

Perhaps, no reader will be surprised with the caption of this piece. This heading has acquired the status of a...

Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:01am

Opinion

Politics and character

Perhaps many who enter the arena of politics with none or little appreciation of the “Risks” they are likely to...

Published 14 Jan, 2023 06:22am

Opinion

Transition from ‘Pinky’ to ‘Mohtarma’

Perhaps after Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Nawabzada Liaqat Ali Khan, Pakistan in its twisted history of the last 75 ...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am

Opinion

Politicians by inheritance

A politician is generally defined as a person who is ‘professionally’ involved in politics, especially as a...

Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am

Supplements

Treasure your homeland

TEXT: Almost a decade back, upon landing at Quaid-E-Azam international airport in Karachi, after an 8 days ...

Published 15 Aug, 2022 08:18am

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
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 2	71.98
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 2	2,635.56
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 2	68.76
Petrol/Litre / Jan 3	252.66

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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