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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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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	6,049.24
India Sensex / Jan 21	75,838.36
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,604.71
Nasdaq / Jan 21	19,756.78
Hang Seng / Jan 21	19,872.36
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,548.29
Dow Jones / Jan 21	44,025.81
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	21,042

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	75.89
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 21	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 21	242,798
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,749.13
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 21	67.43
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jan 22 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	8.95 ▲ 0.85 (10.49%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 22 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.57 ▲ 2.51 (10.02%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 22 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	738.34 ▲ 67.12 (10.00%)
Shadman Cotton / Jan 22 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	34.84 ▲ 3.04 (9.56%)
Popular Islamic / Jan 22 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	12.59 ▲ 1.06 (9.19%)
Paramount Mod / Jan 22 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	8.70 ▲ 0.70 (8.75%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 22 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24.90 ▲ 1.85 (8.03%)
Elahi Cot. / Jan 22 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	110.60 ▲ 7.60 (7.38%)
Shezan Inter. / Jan 22 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	142.98 ▲ 8.89 (6.63%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 22 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.11 ▼ -0.89 (-14.83%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 22 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.15 ▼ -0.39 (-11.02%)
Dewan Textile / Jan 22 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	7.28 ▼ -0.78 (-9.68%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jan 22 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	37.11 ▼ -3.89 (-9.49%)
Supernet Tech. / Jan 22 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	840.50 ▼ -86.41 (-9.32%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 22 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	340.03 ▼ -29.87 (-8.08%)
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%)
Sitara Chemical / Jan 22 Sitara Chemical Industries Limited(SITC)	307.01 ▼ -22.99 (-6.97%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	114,034,653 ▼ -0.04
Bank Makramah / Jan 22 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,476,357 ▲ 0.01
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,227,770 ▼ -0.03
Fauji Cement / Jan 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	53,698,225 ▲ 0.65
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 22 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,402,152 ▲ 2.70
Lotte Chemical / Jan 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,042,045 ▲ 0.02
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,938,589 ▲ 0.33
Power Cement / Jan 22 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,682,567 ▼ -0.06
B.O.Punjab / Jan 22 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,838,637 ▼ -0.07