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Periodic table of elements versus Constitution

The subject of Chemistry revolves around the Periodic Table in which 118 known elements are arranged in rows and...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 07:27am

Opinion

‘For democracy, talking is more important than agreeing ‘

It is indeed heartening to note that the third round of talks between the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

Published 14 Jan, 2025 03:12am

Opinion

Dec 27: A metaphor for sacrifice for country and people

Some moments in a nation’s history are remembered for centuries. December 27, 2007, stands as a deeply tragic day...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 07:04am

Opinion

Perilous pattern

Recent political developments allude to a mindset characterized by impulsive decision-making, overenthusiasm,...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 07:19am

Pakistan

JI chief spells out threats to democracy

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Amir Engr Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has said that trends of interest-centric...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 06:59am

Pakistan

Mayor praises KPC for promoting, strengthening democracy

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi, Barrister Murtaza Wahab, said that Karachi Press Club (KPC) is our historical heritage, and...

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 09:09am

Opinion

A legacy of democracy, sacrifice, and public service

November 30, 1967, stands as a defining moment in Pakistan’s political history—a day that reshaped the nation’s...

Updated 30 Nov, 2024 06:54am

Opinion

Democracy under attack

Despite its shortcomings democracy is widely hailed as the best-known system of governance known to mankind. It...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:33am

Opinion

Jamandru faults

Jamandru is a Punjabi word which means ‘At birth’. Pakistan was born on August 14, 1947, with serious birth...

Published 14 Oct, 2024 07:30am

Opinion

Political ‘surrender’ of 1958 that shook the foundations of Pakistan

History is full of accounts of surrender and retreat. In the American Civil war (1861-1865) Confederate General in...

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 07:18am

Editorials

Democracy at a crossroads

EDITORIAL: In a detailed statement issued to mark the International Day of Democracy, being observed on September ...

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 07:35am

Opinion

Selected or elected PMs?

Despite being a constitutional democracy since August 14, 1973, mass confusion prevails in the mechanism of...

Published 04 Sep, 2024 07:16am

Pakistan

Bilawal reaffirms PPP’s commitment to democracy, unity

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, in his message on the occasion of ...

Updated 15 Aug, 2024 08:09am

Pakistan

Democracy, constitutionalism, and equality: Bilawal vows to uphold core principles

ISLAMABAD: On the occasion of Pakistan's Independence Day, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal...

Published 14 Aug, 2024 06:40am

Opinion

Lessons from illusionary revolutions

Amid escalating student-led protests and mounting unrest, Bangladesh’s long-serving Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am

World

Pope deplores state of democracy, warns against ‘populists’

TRIESTE, (Italy): Pope Francis denounced populist politics and what he called “the dross of ideology” on Sunday,...

Published 08 Jul, 2024 06:03am

Pakistan

CM for upholding principles of parliamentary democracy

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif in her message on the International Day of Parliamentary System of...

Published 01 Jul, 2024 07:01am

Opinion

Our Constitution: A sacred document

Confusion prevails over the definition of state (Riasat). Perhaps Pakistan is the only country in the world that was...

Published 24 May, 2024 05:58am

Opinion

Yes-man democracy

Why all the fuss about dragging Ayub Khan out of his grave just to get at Omar Ayub Khan? The man has every right to...

Updated 23 May, 2024 05:49am

Opinion

Balancing power: the struggle for genuine democracy in Pakistan

A country is fundamentally a political entity, governed by a distinct political framework. Yet, challenges arise ...

Published 20 May, 2024 05:44am

Opinion

Navigating change: Strategies for empowering Pakistani democracy

Elected representatives, including those in the National Assembly, provincial assemblies, Senate, and local...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 04:46am

Pakistan

JUI-F chief addresses lawyers

LAHORE: Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said “The constitution of the country was ...

Published 07 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Opinion

Economy on a knife-edge after election

With ballot-box rigging, arbitrary arrests, politicization of the judiciary, media censorship, and endless internet...

Updated 07 Mar, 2024 08:06am

Editorials

And another needless crisis

EDITORIAL: So, the next roadblock in the national journey back to a proper, functioning democracy has been placed by...

Published 28 Feb, 2024 06:10am

Opinion

Flood waters have reached Islamabad?

It seems that the flood waters are now gushing towards the capital of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. I remember ...

Published 25 Feb, 2024 04:51am

Editorials

Democracy in trouble

EDITORIAL: As global headlines continue to be dominated by news of wars, immigration crises, flawed electoral...

Published 25 Feb, 2024 04:51am

Pakistan

PDP chairman for political reconciliation to help protect democracy

KARACHI: Urgent political reconciliation is necessary to save the fragile democracy of our country, as growing...

Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am

President speaks of criticality of ‘true mandate’

Congratulates people on taking part in the voting process during the general elections

Updated 12 Feb, 2024 10:11am

Nation went to the polls despite security challenges: PM

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar Saturday said voters in the general elections exercised ...

Updated 11 Feb, 2024 09:25am

Pakistan

Participation of youth vital to strengthening democracy: PM

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday said youth should be engaged in the political...

Published 06 Feb, 2024 05:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 25	150.44
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 25	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 25	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 25	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,876.83
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,938.34
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,409.08
FTSE 100 / Mar 25	8,663.80
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 25	23,109.79
France CAC40 / Mar 25	8,108.59

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.63
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.24
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 26 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	3.01 ▲ 1 (49.75%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.99 ▲ 1 (11.12%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 26 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.40 ▲ 1.04 (10.04%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 26 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	737.77 ▲ 67.07 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 26 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	110.80 ▲ 10.07 (10%)
East West Ins. / Mar 26 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	63 ▲ 5.71 (9.97%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 26 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	1,069 ▲ 96.88 (9.97%)
Hussain Industries / Mar 26 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.29 ▲ 2.42 (9.73%)
United Insurance / Mar 26 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	18.90 ▲ 1.59 (9.19%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 26 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	277 ▲ 22.92 (9.02%)

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / Mar 26 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.51 ▼ -0.48 (-12.03%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Mar 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	57.61 ▼ -6.37 (-9.96%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Mar 26 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	12.08 ▼ -1.33 (-9.92%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 26 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	72.20 ▼ -7.37 (-9.26%)
MCB Invest. Managmt. / Mar 26 MCB Investment Management Limited(MCBIM)	75.03 ▼ -5.93 (-7.32%)
Faisal Sp. / Mar 26 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	301 ▼ -22.08 (-6.83%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Mar 26 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	9.20 ▼ -0.66 (-6.69%)
Ruby Textile / Mar 26 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	6.55 ▼ -0.46 (-6.56%)
Unicap Modaraba / Mar 26 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3 ▼ -0.21 (-6.54%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Mar 26 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	6.89 ▼ -0.48 (-6.51%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,534,658 ▲ 1.6
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,825,615 ▼ -1.3
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,454,846 ▲ 0.12
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,412,844 ▲ 0.02
B.O.Punjab / Mar 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,207,107 ▲ 0.11
P.S.O. / Mar 26 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	8,838,908 ▲ 8.33
Sui South Gas / Mar 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	7,601,850 ▲ 0.43
Pak Refinery / Mar 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	7,461,474 ▲ 0.81
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 26 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	7,039,319 ▲ 0.1
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	6,798,041 ▲ 0.14

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