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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Will Trump sign on executive order relating to incarcerated leader?

“So the lesson learned is…” “Anyone facing charges or convicted can be elected to the highest office in a...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Accountants of the world unite

“It’s amazing what a political victory can do.” “Indeed, the 14-year jail sentence against The Man Who Must...

Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Can an Amin trump a Sadiq?

“So the meeting between Barrister Gohar, Gandapur and the Chief of Army Staff…” “Before you run at the ...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 05:45am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Gazans can return to their homes now?

“I heard Genocide Joe’s farewell speech.” “To be fair, he did wait to deliver the legacy speech till the...

Published 17 Jan, 2025 02:56am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Taking the bull by the tail?

“I have been to the Qadir University….” “Stop. Isn’t the subject sub judice?” “Well, I don’t think...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 03:04am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Pakistani has been invited to the Trump inauguration?

“I heard one Pakistani and one Pakistani alone has been invited to the Trump inauguration!” “Fake news.”...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 02:59am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Between GPS and anyone else, the GPS prevails

“So who gave in?” “Gave into what?” “Well on the 2nd of this month, the Nawalas, led by Greedy for...

Published 14 Jan, 2025 03:12am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Maryam and Ivanka

“I hear The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless has refused the Nawaz Sharif formula.” “Negotiations...

Published 11 Jan, 2025 02:48am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: The names starting with letter ain

“The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless has defended The Third Wife, nee spiritual guide, saying that she ...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 03:51am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Trump and Slavic women

“So now what?” “Trump says he is going to annex Greenland and the Panama canal.” “What about Ukraine? Why...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 07:03am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: The geriatrics have Nawaz Sharif’s complete trust

“So what kind of a system is this!” “Well, it’s now a multipolar world and I don’t think the US is willing...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 06:41am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: We watch PTV as the channel that gives us the truth?

“What is your source of news these days?” “I used to watch Western news channels but a few weeks ago a Western...

Published 07 Jan, 2025 07:06am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Third Wife injecting her own agenda item into the talks?

“The Opposition government talks…” “Stop right there. Let me correct you on two counts. First the opposition...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 08:18am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: NS and SS: the heirs are different

“What’s the difference between Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif?” “Why would it matter to you? They are a...

Updated 03 Jan, 2025 08:10am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Attacking a government building is a no-no in any country

“We never learn lessons, do we?” “Nawaz Sharif is still trying to challenge the great physicist Albert...

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:20am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Nawaz nominated to act as a reserve in the game?

“If Nawaz Sharif is the twelfth man in the field of cricket, then where does that leave Zardari sahib?” ...

Published 01 Jan, 2025 03:03am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: What is the way forward for Netanyahu?

“Bibi files…” “Yes they detail Netanyahu’s corruption ranging from accepting very expensive gifts ...

Updated 31 Dec, 2024 08:37am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: PPP has a plate that may have biryani, but they want barbecue

“Battles, battles everywhere and ne’er a war to win.” “Isn’t Coleridge’s quote; water, water everywhere...

Published 28 Dec, 2024 05:59am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: We have assassinated two of our prime ministers – Liaquat Ali Khan and Benazir Bhutto

“Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” “I believe this much quoted...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Sufism requires a way of life that few can afford today

“To be or not to be an elite.” “You crazy! We aren’t Sufis!” “That’s some reference! Sufism requires a...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:33am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: There is no gang of three in the West

“Whatever we are subjected to in childhood, we bestow on our children.” “A blanket statement from someone with...

Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:31am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: He has done a US-given pre-conditions for talks

“To talk or not to talk, that is the question!” “Much less of a dire narrative than Shakespeare’s to be or...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Which country started the First Daughter concept?

“So one US media giant is facing criticism for being duped by a man who claimed to be an inmate of the notorious...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:57am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: There are quite a few nasal deliverers amongst the current batch of federal ministers

“When you defend your performance against mounting criticism, what is the best approach?” “Hmmm go on the...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The concept of flow and stock

“There is the concept of flow and then there is the concept of stock.” “Yes, I know – the stock of energy...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 08:19am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Ex’ is not an epithet; it’s a prefix

“Do we have an award with the title of Person of the Year?” “Well, we have other much coveted titles.” “For...

Updated 14 Dec, 2024 08:30am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Learn the difference between talking figuratively and…

“So I don’t get it - who lost his source of power.” “If you mean The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:29am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Where is the retired Captain Safdar?

“It’s not easy to let power go.” “Not relevant in the Land of the Pure. Here it is essential to first...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 06:01am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Third Wife has more influence than the top party leadership appointed by the founder

The clash of the Titans. “Well, the US had been trying to get rid of the Assad dynasty for decades, not years,...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 07:20am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Once a terrorist always a terrorist

“It depends on the epithets you use.” “What?” “See you could be a rebel for some, terrorist for some and...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:13am

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
Dow Jones / Jan 21	44,025.81
India Sensex / Jan 22	76,197.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 22	39,646.25
Hang Seng / Jan 22	19,778.77
FTSE 100 / Jan 22	8,579.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 22	21,258.81

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 21	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 21	242,798
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 22	75.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 22	2,751.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 22	67.34
Petrol/Litre / Jan 23	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
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%)
Pak Elektron (Pref) / Jan 22 Pak Elektron Limited (Preference)(PELPS)	14.94 ▲ 1.36 (10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 22 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	15.51 ▲ 1.41 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Jan 22 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	54.45 ▲ 4.95 (10.00%)
Fecto Cement / Jan 22 Fecto Cement Limited(FECTC)	116.40 ▲ 10.58 (10.00%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 22 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	86.43 ▲ 7.86 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 22 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	738.34 ▲ 67.12 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 22 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.30 ▼ -0.70 (-11.67%)
Nagina Cot. / Jan 22 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	49.95 ▼ -5.55 (-10.00%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 22 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.21 ▼ -3.00 (-9.93%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 22 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	11.58 ▼ -1.26 (-9.81%)
TPL Life Insur. / Jan 22 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	51 ▼ -5.50 (-9.73%)
Masood Textile / Jan 22 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.05 ▼ -5.27 (-9.70%)
Karam Ceramics / Jan 22 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	55.98 ▼ -5.92 (-9.56%)
Mari Energies / Jan 22 Mari Energies Limited(MARI)	598 ▼ -61.53 (-9.33%)
Hala Enterprise / Jan 22 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	12.10 ▼ -1.21 (-9.09%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	114,034,653 ▲ 0.04
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,158,485 ▼ -0.07
Fauji Cement / Jan 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	83,500,175 ▲ 3.03
Bank Makramah / Jan 22 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,476,357 ▲ 0.02
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 22 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,402,152 ▲ 3.23
Lotte Chemical / Jan 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,042,045 ▼ -0.08
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,938,589 ▲ 1.04
Power Cement / Jan 22 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,682,567 ▲ 0.10
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	18,601,390 ▼ -0.41

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