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Opinion

GSP+ status: a major success

The European Parliament has decided to extend the existing GSP (Generalized System of Preferences) for another four...

Updated 25 Nov, 2023 05:42am

Opinion

The health toll of air pollution

One thing which still remains binding between Pakistan and India and reminds us of each other is the weather and the...

Updated 18 Nov, 2023 06:56am

Opinion

Unchallenged grey market in Pakistan

The greatest challenge facing the country is its failing economy and one of the factors contributing towards it is...

Published 11 Nov, 2023 06:30am

Opinion

Pakistan must adapt to climate change

Pakistan is among the top ten countries most vulnerable to climate change, according to the 2020 Global Climate Risk...

Updated 04 Nov, 2023 06:27am

Opinion

When the chips are down

When the chips are down, the going gets tough and as a consequence taking hard and strategic decisions becomes...

Published 28 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

There’s hope for a better tomorrow

Pakistan is undergoing testing times in political stability and economic sustainability. Hope for a better tomorrow...

Published 21 Oct, 2023 06:05am

Opinion

Loss-making SOEs must be privatized

The SOEs are required to be privatised. This compulsion is driven by no other reason than that going forward, no...

Updated 14 Oct, 2023 06:09am

Opinion

Implementation – a key challenge

The World Bank issues ‘policy advice’ to Pakistan, from time to time, on key reforms, structural weaknesses and...

Updated 07 Oct, 2023 06:42am

Opinion

The changing world order: a perspective

Driven by spectacular economic excellence and independence of countries, which for years remained subjugated under...

Updated 23 Sep, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

G20 summit a big moment for India?

Riding on the success of the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on moon, India hosted a BRICS meeting and soon thereafter a ...

Published 16 Sep, 2023 03:03am

Opinion

Bills: repenting for the sins of others

Jolted by the severe backlash against highly inflated power bills resulting in protests across the country joined by...

Published 09 Sep, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

Public sentiment taken for granted

The public sentiment has mostly been taken for granted by the governments and the parliamentarians as a class with ...

Updated 02 Sep, 2023 07:59am

Opinion

Daunting challenges facing the caretakers

The caretaker government has stepped in amidst massive economic and political challenges demanding promulgation of ...

Published 26 Aug, 2023 06:13am

Opinion

Pakistan’s journey since Independence

Pakistan celebrated its 76th independence day amidst nationwide fanfare, coinciding with a change of government in...

Published 19 Aug, 2023 06:59am

Opinion

PIA to go under the hammer

The last leg of the incumbent government witnessed numerous policy decisions and legislations - one of them is the...

Updated 12 Aug, 2023 07:30am

Opinion

Future drivers of country’s growth

The incumbent government, in the very last leg of its tenure, has sowed the seeds of agriculture, mineral and mines,...

Published 05 Aug, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

Hunger in Pakistan

Pakistan hosts the poorest population with per capita income at $1550 compared with Bangladesh at $2660 and India at...

Published 29 Jul, 2023 05:28am

Opinion

SOEs: privatisation the only solution

Driven by the current ‘four-point must list of IMF’ to qualify for the next tranche of Fund’s lending in...

Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:15am

Opinion

Euphoria must not give way to despair

The nation is in a state of euphoria since it successfully clinched an International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) $3...

Updated 15 Jul, 2023 06:31am

Opinion

‘Charter of economy’ - an exercise in futility

Calls for delineating a ‘charter of economy’ have become a trend in Pakistan. The leaderships of almost all...

Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Power / Nov 30 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	5.88 ▲ 1.00 (20.49%)
Paramount Mod / Nov 30 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	10.26 ▲ 1.00 (10.80%)
S.G.Power / Nov 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	5.17 ▲ 0.46 (9.77%)
Bela Auto / Nov 30 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	7.98 ▲ 0.69 (9.47%)
Samba Bank / Nov 30 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	8.57 ▲ 0.72 (9.17%)
Media Times Ltd / Nov 30 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	1.80 ▲ 0.14 (8.43%)
Service Textile / Nov 30 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	10.95 ▲ 0.84 (8.31%)
Arctic Textile / Nov 30 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	14.84 ▲ 1.04 (7.54%)
Image Pakistan / Nov 30 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	19.05 ▲ 1.33 (7.51%)
Prosperity Weav / Nov 30 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	32.94 ▲ 2.30 (7.51%)

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Mutual / Nov 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	4.40 ▼ -0.85 (-16.19%)
Dewan Textile / Nov 30 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	3.55 ▼ -0.60 (-14.46%)
Bawany Air Products / Nov 30 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	9.01 ▼ -0.97 (-9.72%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Nov 30 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.80 ▼ -0.70 (-9.33%)
Premier Insurance / Nov 30 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	7.23 ▼ -0.67 (-8.48%)
GOC (Pak) / Nov 30 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	55.41 ▼ -4.49 (-7.50%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 30 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	46.29 ▼ -3.75 (-7.49%)
Metro Steel / Nov 30 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	23.10 ▼ -1.87 (-7.49%)
Universal Network (GEM) / Nov 30 Universal Network Systems Limited (GEM)(GEMUNSL)	35.66 ▼ -2.88 (-7.47%)
Feroze 1888 / Nov 30 Feroze1888 Mills Limited(FML)	86.10 ▼ -6.90 (-7.42%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	79,242,500 ▲ 0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	57,449,984 ▼ -0.02
B.O.Punjab / Nov 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	44,327,667 ▲ 0.19
Cnergyico PK / Nov 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,321,478 ▼ -0.05
Treet Corp. (R) / Nov 30 Treet Corporation Limited (R)(TREETR2)	27,240,170 ▲ 0.01
Pak Refinery / Nov 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,938,598 ▼ -0.13
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Nov 30 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	15,398,500 ▼ -0.27
TPL Properties / Nov 30 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	14,283,958 ▼ -0.19
Oil & Gas Dev. / Nov 30 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	12,904,027 ▼ -0.67
The Searle Co. / Nov 30 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	12,454,526 ▼ -1.30

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 29	285.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 29	285.02
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 29	147.23
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 29	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 29	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 29	1.10
UK LIBOR % / Nov 28	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 28	4554.89
Nasdaq / Nov 28	14281.76
Dow Jones / Nov 28	35416.98
India Sensex / Nov 29	66637.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 29	33302.60
Hang Seng / Nov 29	16952.85
FTSE 100 / Nov 29	7431.46
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 29	16036.43
France CAC40 / Nov 29	7246.91

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 28	17735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 28	185614
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 29	76.48
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 29	2043.84
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 29	79.36

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