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Dr Farid A Malik

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

Opinion

Developing Cholistan

All eyes are fixed on the development of Cholistan. Corporate farming is being considered. Canals are being planned...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 06:22am

Opinion

Periodic table of elements versus Constitution

The subject of Chemistry revolves around the Periodic Table in which 118 known elements are arranged in rows and...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 07:27am

Opinion

Awam Ka Muqadama

In all litigation (Muqadama) there is a ‘Complainant’ and ‘Respondent’ while the case is heard by the judge in an...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 03:51am

Opinion

Easy money bane or boom?

While finishing up my Masters programme in the USA, I received an interesting letter from the bank which said:...

Updated 08 Jan, 2025 08:22am

Opinion

Essentials for foreign investments

Every investment carries risk, for which rule of law is essentially required. Agreements must be honoured and...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 07:03am

Opinion

Facing external pressures

On expiry of my term as Chairman Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) in August 2005, I paid a farewell visit to the...

Updated 18 Dec, 2024 07:51am

Opinion

Dealing with the undesirables

Protests of the undesirables are in the spotlight in the land of the pure, whose purity has been seriously tarnished...

Published 01 Dec, 2024 03:13am

Opinion

Behind Trump’s comeback: ballot or bullet?

The right to bear arms was enshrined in the US Constitution in the year 1787. Since then, the citizens have enjoyed...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 06:28am

Opinion

26th Amendment a ‘suicide attack’

The 1973 Constitution was enacted unanimously by a legislative assembly elected through free and fair elections held...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 06:51am

Opinion

Reserves increased from two weeks to two months, bravo!

A beaming Finance Minister and former President of the country’s largest bank proudly announced that the foreign...

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 08:32am

Opinion

Democracy under attack

Despite its shortcomings democracy is widely hailed as the best-known system of governance known to mankind. It...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:33am

Opinion

Job description of Chief Justice

Writing the job description (JD) of the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) was a daunting task. As Chairman, Pakistan...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

Opinion

Jamandru faults

Jamandru is a Punjabi word which means ‘At birth’. Pakistan was born on August 14, 1947, with serious birth...

Published 14 Oct, 2024 07:30am

Opinion

Technology prevails

Technology; the strongest resource of our times, is grossly mis-understood in the Islamic World. While technology...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 03:15am

Opinion

Political ‘surrender’ of 1958 that shook the foundations of Pakistan

History is full of accounts of surrender and retreat. In the American Civil war (1861-1865) Confederate General in...

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 07:18am

Opinion

Qarz Mubarak!

There is jubilation all around in government circles, The IMF has agreed on a $ 7 billion loan package at 5% per...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 07:14am

Opinion

Aaeen Saazi

It seems Aaeen Saazi (Constitution Making) is an unending struggle in the land of the pure. Perhaps the only...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:10am

Opinion

Struggle for steel continues

Steel is the basic building block of development. It was due to the influential import lobbies that Pakistan lagged...

Published 05 Sep, 2024 06:19am

Opinion

Selected or elected PMs?

Despite being a constitutional democracy since August 14, 1973, mass confusion prevails in the mechanism of...

Published 04 Sep, 2024 07:16am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 18	280.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 18	280.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 18	149.48
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 18	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 18	1.30
Euro to USD / Mar 18	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Mar 18	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 18	5,614.66
India Sensex / Mar 18	75,301.26
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 18	38,107.27
Nasdaq / Mar 18	17,504.12
Hang Seng / Mar 18	24,753.88
FTSE 100 / Mar 18	8,705.23
Dow Jones / Mar 18	41,581.31
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 18	23,380.70
France CAC40 / Mar 18	8,114.57

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 18	66.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 18	17,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 18	272,076
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 18	3,035.15
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 18	66.43
Petrol/Litre / Mar 19	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 19	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Mar 19 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.95 ▲ 0.96 (10.68%)
Int. Knit. / Mar 19 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	21.74 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
S.S.Oil / Mar 19 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	100.95 ▲ 9.18 (10%)
National Silk / Mar 19 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	41.04 ▲ 3.73 (10%)
Bunnys Limited / Mar 19 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	19.14 ▲ 1.74 (10%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 19 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	57.78 ▲ 5.25 (9.99%)
NBP PGETF / Mar 19 NBP Pakistan Growth Exchange Traded Fund(NBPGETF)	25.59 ▲ 2.31 (9.92%)
Imperial Limited / Mar 19 Imperial Limited(IML)	18.67 ▲ 1.67 (9.82%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	16.88 ▲ 1.45 (9.4%)
Sally Textile / Mar 19 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	8.80 ▲ 0.72 (8.91%)

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Mar 19 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	7.88 ▼ -1 (-11.26%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Mar 19 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	51.27 ▼ -5.7 (-10.01%)
Idrees Tex. / Mar 19 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	22.91 ▼ -2.54 (-9.98%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 19 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	830.01 ▼ -90.86 (-9.87%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Mar 19 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	29 ▼ -2.75 (-8.66%)
Bank of Khyber / Mar 19 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	15.70 ▼ -1.39 (-8.13%)
Equity Modaraba / Mar 19 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.22 (-6.83%)
Adam Sugar / Mar 19 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	45.11 ▼ -2.95 (-6.14%)
Habib Metropol. / Mar 19 Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited(HMB)	89.33 ▼ -4.5 (-4.8%)
EFU General / Mar 19 EFU General Insurance Limited(EFUG)	120.10 ▼ -5.29 (-4.22%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 19 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	59,131,134 ▲ 0.15
B.O.Punjab / Mar 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,470,727 ▼ -0.03
Fauji Cement / Mar 19 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	24,985,777 ▲ 1.18
Pak Refinery / Mar 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	21,542,769 ▲ 0.08
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 19 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	18,343,221 ▲ 3.58
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,372,163 ▲ 0.04
Pak Elektron / Mar 19 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	13,260,442 ▲ 0.1
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,040,046 ▲ 0
Flying Cement / Mar 19 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	10,712,051 ▲ 0.11
Barkat Frisian Agro / Mar 19 Barkat Frisian Agro Limited(BFAGRO)	10,258,343 ▼ -0.02

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