News stories for Dr Farid A Malik

Dr Farid A Malik

Opinion

Pakistan's energy crisis is a failure of policy, not resources

In a world driven by technology, energy plays a dominant role. Most countries have evolved special mechanisms to...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 08:55pm

Opinion

Working together for Pakistan

Nations must work together to rise and prosper. Divisions are always deadly. Unification has played a key role in...

Updated 13 May, 2026 06:39am

Opinion

‘Give me loan and leave me alone’

Till October 1958, Pakistan was debt free. As a nation, we lived within our means. There were simplicity and...

Published 03 May, 2026 02:25am

Opinion

China’s goal: technical self-reliance by 2030

China’s march forward continues. The People’s Republic has embarked on an economic transition based on technological...

Published 20 Mar, 2026 06:15am

Opinion

Fixing the shadow economy

In the land of the pure, the informal sector continues to grow, whereas the formal remains in the shadow. By some...

Updated 16 Feb, 2026 05:40am

Opinion

Iqbal’s poetry, Sikander’s prose, Jinnah’s struggle

Sir Dr Muhammad Allama Iqbal is buried in the Hazoori Bagh compound on the left side of the staircase leading to the...

Published 20 Nov, 2025 03:13am

Opinion

Those who draw salary must serve

Salary is paid against work. Financial compensation is tied to performance of duties. In the United States when the...

Published 07 Nov, 2025 06:27am

Opinion

Entering the semiconductor sector

With grand fanfare the Prime Minister (PM) recently announced entering the huge Semiconductor Sector of the world....

Updated 04 Nov, 2025 07:01am

Opinion

National standards the pathway to development

Standards are a basic requirement for product development. Considering their importance, Pakistan Standards...

Updated 16 Oct, 2025 06:43am

Opinion

Benefitting from our mineral wealth

It has been reported that the mineral wealth of Pakistan is estimated at $ 7 trillion mainly because it remains...

Updated 10 Oct, 2025 07:04am

Opinion

Rise and fall of SOEs

State-Owned Ent erprises (SOEs) were once a pride of the nation. During the decade of the seventies a Board of...

Updated 07 Oct, 2025 07:58am

Opinion

An ounce of prevention is needed

It is widely believed that ‘An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure’. There are sixteen ounces in a...

Published 24 Sep, 2025 03:45am

Opinion

From Chairman Mao to President Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping, dressed in the Chairman Mao’s uniform, took guard of honour from the largest ever...

Updated 10 Sep, 2025 06:40am

Opinion

Power versus people

There is a standoff between power and people, each holding on to its domain. In a democratic dispensation, power...

Published 31 Jul, 2025 06:54am

Opinion

Bureaucracy the main hurdle

Modernizing governance is the biggest challenge faced by the government the ‘Baboo’-friendly Prime Minister (PM)...

Published 22 Jul, 2025 06:54am

Opinion

Will Iran sign the Abraham Accord?

Abraham Accord is being discussed for peace in the Middle East (ME). Descendants of Hazrat Ibrahim (Abraham) A.S. ...

Updated 19 Jul, 2025 08:28am

Opinion

Know thy enemy

In the recent Iran-Israel conflict the Islamic Republic of Iran was able to withstand the combined onslaughts by the...

Updated 10 Jul, 2025 07:00am

Opinion

From iron to copper age

Pakistan entered the Iron Age in the year 1973 when work commenced on the construction of Pakistan Steel Mills ...

Published 22 Apr, 2025 06:43am

Opinion

Fence is the best defence

Insulation from the turmoil-laden Afghanistan is the best option for Pakistan. Afghan War III must be avoided at all...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 06:36am

Opinion

Uraan to trillion-dollar economy

It is indeed unfortunate that the policymakers remain totally disconnected with the prevalent ground realities in...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 05:28am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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