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Mirza M Hamza

Opinion

Divided below, sovereign above

The year is 1858. Undivided India is a patchwork of kingdoms, principalities and districts, and on paper power...

Updated 12 Sep, 2026 07:54am

Opinion

The price of cool air: why electricity costs so much in Pakistan

Nothing beats the heat in the summer months, especially June and July. With record temperatures across Pakistan this...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 09:12pm

Opinion

A faltering alliance

Recent comments by J.D. Vance on Israeli cabinet members demonstrate a break from the usual pampering of Israeli...

Published 12 Jul, 2026 10:16pm

Perspectives

The banks' favourite borrower

Pakistan’s FY27 budget, presented on June 12, allocated Rs8.054 trillion to interest payments. That is about 43% of...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 08:26pm

Opinion

Budget FY27: choosing growth over stability

Pakistan has acquired stability. The dollar has been stable since late 2023 and inflation has been curbed. Even tax...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Perspectives

Beyond the IMF baseline: Pakistan’s hard fiscal choices in FY27 budget

On April 27, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) raised the policy rate by 100 basis points to 11.5%, its first hike...

Published 02 Jun, 2026 07:06pm

Perspectives

A national policing template?

Management is all about timely decision-making with the available resources at hand. Data is therefore an essential...

Published 20 May, 2026 07:40pm

Opinion

Rules rewritten

Modern state behaviour is outpacing the codification of international law. Take the Lotus case, for example, which...

Published 12 May, 2026 06:01am

Opinion

After Islamabad

Twenty-one hours of direct talks in Islamabad between Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s parliamentary speaker...

Published 14 Apr, 2026 02:25am

Opinion

In dire straits

America is midway through the fourth week of a war that shows no signs of stopping. The Strait of Hormuz remains...

Published 23 Mar, 2026 05:24am

Opinion

Childcare is economic infrastructure

This year’s International Women’s Day carried an uncomfortable reminder for Pakistan. The country ranked last among...

Published 19 Mar, 2026 06:08am

Opinion

The price of ‘Epic Fury’

On Saturday, the United States and Israel launched a major coordinated military assault against Iran, codenamed...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 05:25am

Opinion

Living beyond means

“We Musalmans in general and young men in particular, do not know the value of money. A paisa saved today is two...

Updated 24 Feb, 2026 05:51am

Opinion

OPINION: The road towards stagnation

The IMF Executive Board approved another 1.2 billion dollars for Pakistan on December 9. Along with the press...

Updated 23 Dec, 2025 07:28am

Opinion

Debt addiction

Many economists believe that debt is not inherently destabilizing, at least theoretically. A country’s debt burden...

Published 14 Nov, 2025 06:41am

Opinion

The rare earth race

Bill Emmott in his 2017 book “The Fate of the West” argued how America’s collapse almost certainly triggers ...

Updated 22 Oct, 2025 06:58am

Opinion

Between optimism and obligation

The recent talks with IMF ended seemingly positive, with Finance Minister Aurangzeb describing the whole affair as...

Updated 15 Oct, 2025 07:53am

Opinion

An economic mirage

Pakistan’s stock market has been crowned the world’s best performer, surging 98.7 percent year-on-year to ...

Published 03 Oct, 2025 06:24am

Opinion

The hydraulic break point

Pakistan has survived three states since 1947: the partition state, the truncated state after 1971, and the...

Published 11 Sep, 2025 06:50am

Opinion

From tariffs to tokens

With America’s obsession to gain revenue by restricting trade through customs and tariffs, a historical similarity...

Published 28 Aug, 2025 06:11am

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World
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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