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Fiscal mess - straighten the priorities

Budget-making is in the process. This one is a tough budget to make. Covid-19 demands stimulus; but the fiscal deficit is already too high. The government is asking for no new taxes and demanding stimulus for industries and vulnerable. The government want

Updated 31 May, 2020 08:04am

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Coronavirus hopes and fears centre on 'immunity'

Could exposure to the coronaviruses that cause the common cold help protect against COVID-19? Is herd immunity closer than previously thought?

Published 31 May, 2020 12:04am

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Badly hit California economy aims to reverse virus 'free fall'

Millions unemployed, world-famous tourist attractions closed, movie sets shuttered and a huge deficit looming: California has been among the states hardest hit by the pandemic economically.

Published 31 May, 2020 12:04am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: But the Buzz stays

"Yeh alam showk ka deekha na jai...translated it means this level of interest or zest is difficult to perceive..."

Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am

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The challenge of SOEs

The 190 State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) comprising Public Sector Companies (PSCs), Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) and Authorities, employing a total of over 425,000 personnel, incur a colossal loss of around Rs 500 billion a year. In other words,

Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am

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A tale of two horses

Unfortunately, the exact quote, which by the way succinctly brings out the message, cannot be published - blame it on the censor board. Be that as it may, the more refined version comes out thusly: you cannot ride two horses with one behind.

Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am

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In the US, camera phones increasingly expose racism

From the death of a black man in Minneapolis to a racist incident in Central Park, camera phones are increasingly being used as a weapon against racism even when justice doesn't always follow.

Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am

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Budgets 2020 amid Covid-19 crisis - III: Fiscal challenges and 18th Amendment

The failure to tap the actual tax potential by the federal and provincial governments is the real issue and not the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 [hereinafter "18th Amendment"] vis-à-vis the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award. Dismal

Updated 21 Jun, 2020 01:38pm

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Global policy post-Covid-19

There were already discussions gaining momentum since the Global Financial Crisis 2007/08 in many policy corners of economy and politics globally - but still remained far from reaching any meaningful threshold in terms of consequences on three main areas

Updated 13 Jun, 2020 09:49pm

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Alibaba extends its reach in China as coronavirus outbreak opens doors

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is emerging as one of China's biggest corporate winners of the coronavirus crisis, gaining the opportunity to expand its businesses and solidify its status as a critical part of the country's socio-economic engine.

Published 29 May, 2020 12:05am

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Partly Facetious : Nawaz too relied on spiritual guidance

"What is Zardari sahib's legacy, do you reckon?"

Published 29 May, 2020 12:05am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 22	278.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 22	278.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 22	155.66
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 22	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 22	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 22	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	6,049.24
Nasdaq / Jan 21	19,756.78
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,548.29
Dow Jones / Jan 21	44,025.81
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	21,042
France CAC40 / Jan 21	7,770.95
India Sensex / Jan 22	76,197.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 22	39,646.25

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 21	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 21	242,798
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 22	75.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 22	2,751.94
Diesel/Litre / Jan 22	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jan 22 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	8.95 ▲ 0.85 (10.49%)
Apna Microfin. / Jan 22 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.49 ▲ 0.96 (10.07%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 22 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.57 ▲ 2.51 (10.02%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 22 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	24.29 ▲ 2.21 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jan 22 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	54.45 ▲ 4.95 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 22 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	738.34 ▲ 67.12 (10.00%)
Flying Cement / Jan 22 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	27.54 ▲ 2.50 (9.98%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jan 22 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	36.10 ▲ 3.10 (9.39%)
Popular Islamic / Jan 22 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	12.59 ▲ 1.06 (9.19%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 22 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.11 ▼ -0.89 (-14.83%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 22 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	34.87 ▼ -3.87 (-9.99%)
TPL Life Insur. / Jan 22 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	51 ▼ -5.50 (-9.73%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 22 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	340.03 ▼ -29.87 (-8.08%)
Karam Ceramics / Jan 22 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	56.98 ▼ -4.92 (-7.95%)
Supernet Tech. / Jan 22 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	855.10 ▼ -71.81 (-7.75%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 22 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	105 ▼ -8.47 (-7.46%)
Mandviwala / Jan 22 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	21.25 ▼ -1.70 (-7.41%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 22 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	20.99 ▼ -1.65 (-7.29%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	114,034,653 ▲ 0.21
Bank Makramah / Jan 22 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,476,357 ▲ 0.09
Fauji Cement / Jan 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	65,653,173 ▲ 2.35
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,227,770 ▼ -0.02
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 22 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,402,152 ▲ 2.63
Lotte Chemical / Jan 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,042,045 ▼ -0.14
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,938,589 ▲ 1.09
Power Cement / Jan 22 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,682,567 ▲ 0.21
B.O.Punjab / Jan 22 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,838,637 ▼ -0.16