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Working abroad – on the rise

It should not come as a surprise that people in Pakistan, increasingly want to work abroad. The year gone by saw a...

Published 08 Jan, 2024 07:40am

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An interview with Dr. Adil Najam, Dean Emeritus at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University

‘Adaptation is the failure of mitigation, but adaption is not the opposite of mitigation’ Dr. Adil Najam is the...

Updated 08 Jan, 2024 03:07pm

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Bleeding monsters

The best-performing state-owned power distribution company in Pakistan is loss-making. There are ten of them. There...

Published 05 Jan, 2024 08:39am

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1HFY24 – Fall in oil sales

The oil sales by the oil marketing sector during the first half of FY24 (1HFY24) witnessed a decline of around 15...

Published 05 Jan, 2024 08:35am

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Atlas Battery Limited

Atlas Battery Limited (PSX: ATBA) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1966. The company...

Published 05 Jan, 2024 08:24am

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CY23: disaster, stability, and hope

After all that’s said or done, the fact of the matter is that the bleeding has stopped under the caretaker setup....

Updated 04 Jan, 2024 12:07pm

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Winter power shortage: not a mystery

In a country where the power demand is low in winters while the generation capacity is higher than the peak summer...

Published 04 Jan, 2024 09:23am

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Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited

Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited (PSX: LOTCHEM) is a manufacturer and supplier of Purified Teraphthalic Acid (PTA)....

Published 04 Jan, 2024 09:19am

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WPI: Energy prices take center stage

If petroleum prices don’t get you, energy prices will. This has been the story on the inflation front of late. The...

Published 03 Jan, 2024 09:05am

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Startup ecosystem 2023

The year 2021 was a defining moment for tech firms, with significant global expansion. The trend continued through...

Published 03 Jan, 2024 09:01am

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Packages Limited

Packages Limited (PSX: PKGS) is a public listed company incorporated in Pakistan. The company was established as a...

Published 03 Jan, 2024 08:51am

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Inflation: Throwing gas on fire

Inflation is not coming down. The headline number stood at 29.7 percent in December 2023 – slightly higher than...

Updated 02 Jan, 2024 11:39am

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Playing snakes and ladders

You know the biggest and only strategy that goes into playing the board game snakes and Ladders? Avoid the snakes....

Published 02 Jan, 2024 08:57am

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Hoechst Pakistan Limited

Hoechst Pakistan Limited (PSX: HPL) (formerly known as Sanofi-aventis Pakistan Limited) was incorporated in Pakistan...

Published 02 Jan, 2024 08:52am

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Will oil fare better in 2024?

From Russia and Ukraine still engaged in war, to Israel’s onslaught in Gaza, from big shipping companies refusing to...

Published 01 Jan, 2024 07:21am

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Interview with Amir Iqbal, CEO - Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company

‘We need tailor-made local yet out-of-the-box financial solutions for Thar’ Amir was appointed as the Chief...

Published 01 Jan, 2024 07:18am

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Rice exports: irrational exuberance?

Pakistan’s rice exports seem to be coming into their own. According to the monthly external trade statistics...

Published 29 Dec, 2023 09:34am

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Gul Ahmed Textile Mills

Gul Ahmed group has been operating as a textile trader since 1900s. However, the group commenced its manufacturing...

Published 29 Dec, 2023 09:27am

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Tariff adjustments: More in store

With the quarterly tariff adjustment for 1QFY24 notified, consumers are all set to pay the highest per-unit price...

Published 28 Dec, 2023 08:00am

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Nestle sets the way

Earlier this month, Nestlé Pakistan inaugurated a 2.5 MW solar power plant, which is under its Rs2 billion...

Updated 28 Dec, 2023 03:53pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.64
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 19	4967.23
India Sensex / Apr 19	73088.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Nasdaq / Apr 19	15282.01
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16224.14
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7895.85
Dow Jones / Apr 19	37986.40
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17737.36

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	83.14
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 19	214935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2391.93
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 19	81.02
Petrol/Litre / Apr 20	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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