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When the courts surrender?

During the devastation of WW-II Winston Churchill said, “Thank God. If the courts are working, nothing can go...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 07:28am

Editorials

Cat’s out of the bag

EDITORIAL: Rumours that plans were afoot to delay the general election, due at the end of the year, turned out to be...

Published 14 Aug, 2023 06:29am

Caretaker prime minister: Only politicians on PPP-PML(N) shortlist for slot

LAHORE: Consultations are going on among coalition partners of the incumbent government for the caretaker setup,...

Updated 30 Jul, 2023 09:52am

Editorials

Political despondency and economic despair

EDITORIAL: A recent survey by Gallop World Poll has only confirmed what most Pakistanis already understand pretty...

Published 27 May, 2023 06:09am

Opinion

Govt on course to wind things up

A politician looks up to the next election while a statesman’s vision extends beyond the welfare of the next two...

Updated 13 May, 2023 06:25am

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

Dog-eat-dog season

Perhaps ordinary, concerned Pakistanis expecting the so-called audio leaks to pit one central state institution...

Updated 27 Apr, 2023 07:02am

Editorials

Inauspicious anniversary

EDITORIAL: How ironic that the country is tumbling from one political-constitutional crisis to another in the year...

Updated 21 Mar, 2023 06:54am

Opinion

Toshakhana: asset accumulation

The release of the list of those who received extremely expensive gifts during their official foreign tours (mostly...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Opinion

Everybody’ll want the establishment back

If you’ve followed Pakistani politics for two-and-a-half decades, especially as a journalist, you’ll understand that...

Published 29 Dec, 2022 05:59am

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

Punjab: politicians wade into deeper, murkier waters

Governor de-notifies chief minister
PTI rejects governor’s action, Speaker says vote on no-confidence motion will be in first week of Jan

Updated 23 Dec, 2022 08:42am

Pakistan

Flood relief: Alvi urges politicians to pace up efforts

Politics and floods are not a zero-sum situation, the president emphasises

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:13am

Editorials

Games politicians play

EDITORIAL: Minister for Water Resources Syed Khurshid Shah of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was spot on when he...

Published 18 Jun, 2022 06:00am

Business & Finance

Federal budget attracts mixed reaction from politicians, traders

PESHAWAR: Federal budget for financial year 2022-23 has received mixed reaction from politicians, traders, ...

Published 13 Jun, 2022 06:19am

Opinion

Political circus: will this ever end?

Perhaps, the immediate answer from any of my compatriots to this interrogative caption is, no. A vehement, no. There...

Published 22 May, 2022 06:03am

Opinion

Up for grabs: Karachi

Politics makes strange bed fellows. This is adapted from a line in the play, ‘The Tempest’ by William ...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 05:36am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 17	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 17	278.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 17	156.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 17	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 17	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 17	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
India Sensex / Jan 17	76,619.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 17	38,451.46
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Hang Seng / Jan 17	19,584.06
FTSE 100 / Jan 17	8,505.22
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 17	20,903.39

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 17	78.88
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 17	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 17	242,283
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 17	2,703.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 17	67.60
Petrol/Litre / Jan 18	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 17 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	7.60 ▲ 1.00 (15.15%)
S.G.Power / Jan 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.51 ▲ 1.00 (11.75%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Jan 17 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	10.50 ▲ 1.00 (10.53%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 17 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	12.82 ▲ 1.17 (10.04%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 17 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	23.62 ▲ 2.15 (10.01%)
Agritech Non-voting / Jan 17 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	24.20 ▲ 2.20 (10.00%)
Arif Habib Ltd. / Jan 17 Arif Habib Limited(AHL)	66.21 ▲ 6.02 (10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Jan 17 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	15.95 ▲ 1.45 (10.00%)
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	77.09 ▲ 7.01 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
JS Global Banking / Jan 17 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	19.77 ▼ -2.75 (-12.21%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 17 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.35 ▼ -0.72 (-11.86%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 17 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7 ▼ -0.88 (-11.17%)
Service Textile / Jan 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	14.98 ▼ -1.66 (-9.98%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jan 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.01 ▼ -0.43 (-9.68%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 17 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.51 ▼ -2.70 (-8.94%)
Mandviwala / Jan 17 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	21.50 ▼ -2.00 (-8.51%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 17 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.23 ▼ -0.65 (-6.58%)
Tata Textile / Jan 17 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	47.10 ▼ -2.80 (-5.61%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	103,704,415 ▲ 0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	37,108,232 ▲ 0.04
Hub Power Co. / Jan 17 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	36,743,585 ▲ 5.79
Hascol Petrol / Jan 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	32,265,861 ▲ 0.83
Dewan Motors / Jan 17 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	28,402,498 ▲ 2.84
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	24,195,904 ▲ 7.01
Pak Refinery / Jan 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,625,081 ▲ 0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16,675,539 ▲ 0.30
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,024,776 ▲ 0.09

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