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Anjum Ibrahim

Opinion

Hafeez Sheikh – a final farewell?

Dr Hafeez Sheikh was dismissed on 29 March 2021, ten and a half weeks before completing the six month tenure as the...

Updated 05 Apr, 2021 10:42am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: PM thought the tiger was caught by his toe

“Eenie, meeney, miney mo…”

Published 03 Apr, 2021 03:41am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: IK gives with one hand and…

“I would like to make a proclamation…” “Who do you think would be interested!? I mean it’s not as if you...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Hafeez, too, tested positive for Covid-19

“Now that Hafeez Sheikh has departed…” “He is still in the country I reckon – packing.” “May I tell...

Published 01 Apr, 2021 04:10am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The old king is dead long ago?

"One wheel of the two-wheeler economic team was constantly getting punctured

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Maryam and the Maulana

“The two best friends forever are down with a bad case of flu – high fever, sore throat and…” “As long as...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Opinion

Urgent need for research

Ministry of Finance uploaded the Monthly Economic Update and Outlook (Update) February 2021 on its website, and as...

Published 29 Mar, 2021 06:05am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Why has NAB decided to defer hearing?

“I was saddened to learn that National Accountability Bureau (NAB)

Published 27 Mar, 2021 05:41am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Khan’s tourism policy

“You know if you live somewhere you keep postponing a visit to landmark historical sites until someone from ...

Published 26 Mar, 2021 05:22am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Captain Safdar was ‘selected’ by Maryam

“Bilawal Bhutto Zardari hit back at Maryam for tweeting that he is The Khan’s replacement referring to him as ...

Published 25 Mar, 2021 05:08am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Difference between ‘bum’ and ‘bomb’

“I guess making a fashion statement is the antithesis of religion.” “You come up with some real bum ...

Published 24 Mar, 2021 05:10am

Opinion

The ‘bailout’ bill

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) amendment bill was approved by the cabinet on 9 March 2021 after less than a...

Published 22 Mar, 2021 04:18am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: Maryam possibly going inside jail

“So a changing of the guard is imminent, again?” “The only guards that change in this country are private...

Published 20 Mar, 2021 04:39am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Drawing parallels between Maryam and Ivanka

“What do The Maulana and Former First Daughter (FFD) have in common?” “I don’t like you to refer to her as...

Published 19 Mar, 2021 05:32am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: Hareesa, haleem and…

“I hear there was shivering with fear when the former first daughter said anyone who dares seek her dad’s return...

Published 18 Mar, 2021 03:56am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Drawing parallels

“Gill the Fish was attacked by eggs and ink and…” “I am reminded of a friend of mine who was a member of ...

Published 17 Mar, 2021 04:45am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Leg before the wicket

“Javed Lateef’s statement…” “Well, he purposely put his leg before the wicket.” “And that surprised...

Published 16 Mar, 2021 04:43am

Opinion

LSM performance

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) recent data indicates that the large scale manufacturing sector (LSM) has grown...

Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:22am

Opinion

Partly Facetious: The elephant in the room

"You heard of a business cycle?"

Published 13 Mar, 2021 04:28am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: A Lahori and a royalist

“I liked the Palace response to the Meghan Prince Harry interview.” “I didn’t know you are a royalist!”...

Published 11 Mar, 2021 05:25am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 10	278.14
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 10	277.97
USD to Japanese Yen / May 10	155.70
USD to Swiss Franc / May 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 10	1.25
Euro to USD / May 10	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 9	5214.08
Nasdaq / May 9	16346.27
Dow Jones / May 9	39387.76
India Sensex / May 10	72468.66
Tokyo Nikkei / May 10	38229.11
Hang Seng / May 10	18970.69
FTSE 100 / May 10	8438.19
Germany DAX 30 / May 10	18827.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 10	79.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 10	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 10	209019
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 10	2369.35
Cotton US¢/pound / May 10	78.18
Petrol/Litre / May 11	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 11 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 11 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 11 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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