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Anjum Ibrahim

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Agri package under focus

“This is really what sacrificing one’s political capital by taking economically extremely challenging conditions...

Published 15 Nov, 2022 05:52am

Opinion

The CPEC

The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) began amidst much fanfare in 2015 subsequent to the visit of the Chinese...

Updated 14 Nov, 2022 06:25am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Where stakeholders fear to tread

“Power to the public!” “Indeed, where the government and powerful stakeholders feared to tread the public’s...

Updated 12 Nov, 2022 06:39am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS The ‘Babar Awan Eleven’

“Thank you BAE, you made Pakistan proud.” “I don’t understand - BAE is a global defence company ...

Published 11 Nov, 2022 05:54am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The role of a rating agency

“I have opened a rating agency.” “Ah from a nobody to a somebody.” “Excuse me?” “Well as a rating...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:04am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: IK’s letter to Alvi

“Decadent Western capitalist.” “Excuse me?” “They never give gifts to our heads of government while the...

Published 09 Nov, 2022 03:41am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Play cricket not politics

“Going, going, going…gooooonnnn…back in play.” “Ha ha, that’s the way the cricket cookie crumbles for...

Published 08 Nov, 2022 05:56am

Opinion

The cost of political uncertainty

The failed attempt on the life of former prime minister Imran Khan has raised temperatures throughout the country...

Published 07 Nov, 2022 05:49am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Did we not learn anything from BB’s assassination?

“I am devastated.” “Indeed, my question: did we not learn anything from Benazir Bhutto’s assassination?”...

Published 05 Nov, 2022 05:53am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The credibility of a journalist’s source

“What’s so funny?” “It’s what our political pundits are saying that’s so funny.” “What? That the...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 05:56am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Daddy is great and daddy will return’

“I am a swing voter.” “Ooops.” “What?” “That makes you neutral and there is no room for neutrality...

Published 03 Nov, 2022 05:50am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Twitter generation

“Nawaz Sharif so directed in a tweet.” “The Twitter generation – Trump used it and now Nawaz Sharif.”...

Published 02 Nov, 2022 04:37am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Rishi Sunak’s Gujranwala link

“Rishi Sunak eat your heart out!” “Hey back off, as an adherent of the Hindu religion and with a constituency...

Updated 02 Nov, 2022 01:18am

Opinion

Inflation and Pakistan

Inflation is largely an outcome of government policies ranging from an unsustainable budget deficit to heavy ...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:23am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: What happened on Pakistan’s Fateful Thursday Past?

“What’s the difference between a politician, a journalist and a spy chief?” “Oh dear.” “Aesop, the guy...

Published 29 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Vawda’s presser

“What’s with Faisal Vawda?” “He bowled a googly…” “Indeed that left all reeling but The Khan has yet...

Published 28 Oct, 2022 05:58am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: A card game that is played by physically much less fit people

“The Khan will play his trump card this Friday, the long march will start from Liberty market Lahore.” ...

Published 27 Oct, 2022 05:54am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The man with no portfolio or…

“Why, oh why?” “I tell you, to remain above the curve ain’t easy.” “That’s setting the bar rather ...

Published 26 Oct, 2022 05:52am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Both men married a number of times but…

“Why, oh why?” “That lament is kind of old fashioned.” “Hey there is nothing old fashioned about a lament...

Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am

Opinion

What went wrong?

The post-floods growth scenario has become controversial with International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Asian...

Published 24 Oct, 2022 05:45am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 2	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 2	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 2	155.37
USD to Swiss Franc / May 2	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 2	1.25
Euro to USD / May 2	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
FTSE 100 / May 1	8121.24
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Germany DAX 30 / May 1	17932.17
France CAC40 / May 1	7984.93
India Sensex / May 2	74720.19
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 30	207390
Petrol/Litre / May 2	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 2	79.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 2	2311.74
Diesel/Litre / May 2	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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