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Pakistan’s finmin curse

Asad Umar’s removal from the Q-Block is a story bigger than Asad himself; it is also bigger than the PTI and its real or

Published 24 Apr, 2019 05:55am

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Selling a purge

Communist regimes in the middle-half of the twentieth century were notorious for what Western historians would later lab

Published 23 Apr, 2019 06:00am

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Groundwater law: bring it in 21st century

Pakistan’s water sector legislative landscape suffers from the disease of extremes: there are either too many competing

Published 23 Apr, 2019 05:56am

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Exports — betting on quantity

Exports at $17 billion in 9MFY19 – are virtually at the same level where they were in 9MFY18. For a few, it may be worri

Published 23 Apr, 2019 05:52am

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Exploring NFC to boost exports

It’s not funny when a former minister expresses his helplessness, his “wounds”, over the weaknesses of institutional, or

Published 22 Apr, 2019 06:35am

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Ehsaas: the good, the bad, the strange

If there is one feeling, screaming out from the government’s Ehsaas document, it is this: PM Khan’s heart may be in the

Published 22 Apr, 2019 06:33am

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Hindsight is always 20-20

“Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the Lord to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what

Published 22 Apr, 2019 06:24am

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Going, going, gone!

With weather around, good cloud cover, and a fast and bouncy pitch – it will always be tough batting first. Tougher, if

Published 19 Apr, 2019 06:20am

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The FM sent packing

The Finance Minister Asad Umar has quit. Is it a good decision? That will depend on who replaces him. There is little

Published 19 Apr, 2019 06:19am

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Fauji earnings: sunshine in a downpour

In 1HFY19, cement production and dispatches for Fauji Cement (PSX: FCCL) were down while clinker production and revenues

Published 19 Apr, 2019 06:17am

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Dolmen City REIT in 9MFY19

Drawing close to its four years in operations, Dolmen City REIT (PSX: DCR) announced its financial performance for 9MFY1

Published 19 Apr, 2019 06:01am

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Gold succumbs to bears

The global economy seems to have steadied ship and the jitters have given way to optimism by market participants. This s

Published 18 Apr, 2019 06:20am

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Tax reforms: PTI’s plan of action

What’s PTI’s plan of action for tax reforms, and will it really work? These are some of the most asked questions by busi

Published 17 Apr, 2019 07:00am

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A crowded bench

Political observers in Pakistan are concerned about the outcome of elections in India and consequences of a potential NA

Published 17 Apr, 2019 06:37am

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Reading PTI’s economic roadmap

A roadmap that does not mention the distance between two points, or, as is in today’s digital world, does not tell you t

Published 16 Apr, 2019 06:55am

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Trends in agricultural employment

Finally! Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has released its annual compendium (for FY18) on trends in labour market, a

Published 16 Apr, 2019 06:48am

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Startups: long-term bet

The PTI gave an ambitious plan of creating 10 million jobs in the next five years. However, the economic slowdown has gi

Published 15 Apr, 2019 06:41am

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(Not) dealing with zombies

If Pakistan’s social and economic problems were to be given the face of a relatable movie character, it would probably b

Published 12 Apr, 2019 07:03am

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Exports refuse to rise

Imports continue the journey south – hitting a 30-month low of $4.1 billion in March 2019, registering a 21 percent year

Published 12 Apr, 2019 06:33am

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CPI rebasing: no more simple averages please!

The much awaited rebasing and reassigning of weights for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has reportedly been approved by

Published 11 Apr, 2019 06:32am

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Agri-nomics needs stakeholders not consumers

Official estimates put the contribution of agriculture sector at no more than one-fifth of Pakistan’s GDP. Yet, commenta

Published 11 Apr, 2019 06:27am

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“Ehsas” for the poor

After the launch if Insaaf heath cards, the government has recently taken another step in the human capital domain. Unde

Published 11 Apr, 2019 06:10am

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Tax amnesty 2019: no place to hide?

Never mind PTI’s U-turn on tax amnesties; much has been written about it in this space. (See Tax amnesty: putting the c

Updated 10 Apr, 2019 06:58am

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Processed milk – embrace not divorce

Pakistan’s economic potential is hidden in agriculture and its value addition. Within it, the dairy sector has significa

Published 10 Apr, 2019 05:53am

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Polls apart

Observers of Indo-Pak bilateral are eagerly awaiting the make-up of next government in New Delhi. Two days from now, Ind

Published 09 Apr, 2019 04:50am

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Correcting inflation computation

Inflation expectations are being mismanaged. There are not much demand side inflationary pressures. Inflation is low wor

Published 08 Apr, 2019 07:22am

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Khan’s dream team

When Imran Khan was rallying for general elections 2018, he promised he has a dream team of 200 people who can fix Pakis

Published 08 Apr, 2019 07:17am

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Children and air pollution

Look no further than South Asia for a region that will have its children’s’ life shortened the most due to air pollution

Published 08 Apr, 2019 07:13am

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Rice: time to adopt SRI

Pakistan’s rice is a highly export centric commodity, with an average 60 percent of total domestic production going towa

Published 05 Apr, 2019 06:39am

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PTV’s losses: the devil is in the details

The good old PTV was under fire this week when the Senate was recently informed that the state-owned national television

Published 04 Apr, 2019 06:42am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	152.98
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.26
Euro to USD / May 3	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
FTSE 100 / May 2	8149.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 2	17906.01
France CAC40 / May 2	7916.49
India Sensex / May 3	74412.88

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 2	206619
Petrol/Litre / May 3	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	79.12
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2308.69
Diesel/Litre / May 3	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 3 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 3 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 3 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 3 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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