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A free-for-all

There is an environment of free-for-all in state politics, economy and governance for the last two months. The ...

Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am

Opinion

A chaotic economy

While the incumbent finance minister Miftah Ismail was still in the air on his way back, having announced successful...

Updated 07 May, 2022 08:48pm

Opinion

They elect to play the blame game

It has become a practice for every incoming government to start its tenure by harping the narrative that “All bad...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 05:53am

Opinion

Paradigm shift

Political gaming that climaxed this month witnessed the ouster of Imran Khan as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the...

Updated 23 Apr, 2022 10:26am

Opinion

Economic challenges for new govt

Successive governments commenced their tenures by endlessly criticising the economic policies and delivery of their...

Updated 16 Apr, 2022 11:11pm

Opinion

A sham democracy?

Democracy by definition is a system of government in which laws, policies, leadership and major undertakings of a...

Published 09 Apr, 2022 04:39am

Opinion

Testing times

Moody’s rating on financial health of the country is widely considered as meaningful with consequences for the...

Updated 02 Apr, 2022 12:26pm

Opinion

Can OIC walk the talk?

The two-day 48th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, which was attended by as many as 40 foreign...

Updated 26 Mar, 2022 10:43am

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CPEC projects under stress

The government has reportedly failed to convince the Chinese government to restart suspended work on 300MW ...

Updated 19 Mar, 2022 09:57am

Opinion

Auto industry: the deletion programme

The automotive industry in Pakistan is one of the fastest-growing industries in the country. It provides job...

Published 12 Mar, 2022 04:08am

Opinion

Industrialisation is the way to go

With a little over a year and a half left at the disposal of the incumbent government, it is making yet another...

Published 05 Mar, 2022 04:10am

Opinion

The rudderless energy sector

The country’s print media this week brought to surface the prevailing state of affairs in the energy sector of the...

Published 26 Feb, 2022 04:37am

Opinion

Stay orders: a termite in justice system?

The federal minister for information and broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry while addressing a press conference this week...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 04:15am

Opinion

Pakistan stands a chance

In the midst of boycott of Beijing Olympics by the US and its allies, Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan showed ...

Published 12 Feb, 2022 05:09am

Opinion

Container transportation by rail

Federal Minister for Railways Mohammed Azam Khan Swati has claimed that: “Pakistan Railways shall triple the...

Published 05 Feb, 2022 05:47am

Opinion

Flawed CPI?

As usual, the recent Transparency International’s report has caused quite a stir in the country as the loss of...

Updated 29 Jan, 2022 07:28am

Opinion

It’s about time govt enforced IPR

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is one subject that is consistently under the focus of Overseas Investors Chamber...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Opinion

Inflation — a world phenomenon

Consumers around the globe are experiencing higher prices for commodities and services. The reasons for this may ...

Published 15 Jan, 2022 05:50am

Opinion

Don’t scare the investor away, please—II

EPZA also had mobilised investment by promising the same to investors. If whole or part of this concession is...

Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am

Opinion

Don’t scare the investor away, please—I

In compliance with the conditions agreed with the IMF (International Monetary Fund), the government intends to ...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
B. F. Mod. / May 19 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	6.00 ▲ 1.00 (20.00%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / May 19 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.00 ▲ 1.00 (20.00%)
Silk Bank Ltd / May 19 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	1.24 ▲ 0.16 (14.81%)
Paramount Mod / May 19 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	8.00 ▲ 1.00 (14.29%)
Service Textile / May 19 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	10.90 ▲ 0.90 (9.00%)
Ruby Tex. / May 19 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	4.00 ▲ 0.30 (8.11%)
Aisha Steel Mill / May 19 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.85 ▲ 0.86 (7.83%)
First Imrooz Mod. / May 19 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	134.38 ▲ 9.37 (7.50%)
Janana D Mal / May 19 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	55.04 ▲ 3.84 (7.50%)
Sapphire Textile / May 19 Sapphire Textile Mills Limited(SAPT)	1004.55 ▲ 70.05 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
East West Ins. / May 19 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	77.07 ▲ -12.49 (-13.95%)
Pak. P.V.C. / May 19 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	4.32 ▲ -0.42 (-8.86%)
Trust Mod. / May 19 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	1.66 ▲ -0.14 (-7.78%)
Crescent Cotton / May 19 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	46.25 ▲ -3.75 (-7.50%)
Gatron Ind. / May 19 Gatron (Industries) Limited(GATI)	415.10 ▲ -33.65 (-7.50%)
AL-Noor Sugar / May 19 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	61.86 ▲ -5.01 (-7.49%)
Frontier Ceram / May 19 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	29.60 ▲ -2.39 (-7.47%)
S.G.Power / May 19 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	4.45 ▲ -0.35 (-7.29%)
Imperial Limited / May 19 Imperial Limited(IML)	13.95 ▲ -1.06 (-7.06%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / May 19 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	2.99 ▲ -0.22 (-6.85%)

Stock	Volume
Ghani Glo Hol / May 19 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	15,051,376 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,323,000 ▼ 0.00
Silk Bank Ltd / May 19 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	13,067,500 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	9,576,000 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7,490,536 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Cement / May 19 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	6,985,000 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / May 19 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	6,435,098 ▼ 0.00
Engro Polymer / May 19 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	5,808,622 ▼ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / May 19 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	5,229,500 ▼ 0.00
Pak Elektron / May 19 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	5,056,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 19	199.00
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 19	198.80
USD to Japanese Yen / May 19	128.45
USD to Swiss Franc / May 19	0.99
Pound Sterling to USD / May 19	1.23
Euro to USD / May 19	1.05
UK LIBOR % / May 19	0.82

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 19	3923.68
India Sensex / May 19	54208.53
Tokyo Nikkei / May 19	26205.29
Nasdaq / May 19	11418.16
Hang Seng / May 19	20041.14
FTSE 100 / May 19	7438.09
Dow Jones / May 19	31490.07
Germany DAX 30 / May 19	14007.76
France CAC40 / May 19	6352.94

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 19	110.10
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 19	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 19	113300.00
Gold Spot / May 19	1815.89
Cotton / May 19	128.99

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