News stories for Dr Ikramul Haq

Dr Ikramul Haq

Opinion

Unaddressed economic challenges

The debate and anxiety throughout Pakistan in the aftermath of the stalled Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme...

Updated 07 Jul, 2023 05:59am

Opinion

Flawed budgetary measures

Pakistan’s prevailing outlook paints a grim picture of a state in deep trouble. In view of perpetual political...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:36am

Opinion

FY23: a very bad year for economy

The Economic Survey of Pakistan (2022-23), released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), as per tradition a day before...

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

Budget 2023-24: Impediments to a viable economy

The provisional data issued by the National Accounts Committee portray a bleak picture of the economy where real GDP...

Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am

Opinion

Budget-2023-24: Yet another ritualistic exercise

Majority of the Pakistanis are going to be dejected after hearing the second budget of the outgoing alliance...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 07:00am

Opinion

IMF, Constitution & tax codes

“The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday urged Pakistan to follow the Constitution in order to resolve its...

Published 02 Jun, 2023 03:56am

Opinion

Paradigm shift in tax policy

‘The impact of economic growth on the lives of people is partly a matter of income distribution, but it also...

Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am

Opinion

Budget, taxes, revival & growth

Fiscal consolidation should be as growth-friendly as possible. In general, tax base-broadening reforms are ...

Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am

Opinion

Time to invest in human capital

The contemporary concept of a “nation state” revolves around a nation, community and/or society that is...

Updated 12 May, 2023 06:24am

Opinion

Critical economic challenges

Pakistan’s recent economic crisis, brewing since last few years, intensified in the last quarter of fiscal year...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am

Opinion

Constitution and right to privacy

The Supreme Court of Pakistan, in Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and Others v President of Pakistan and Others (1998 PLD SC...

Published 28 Apr, 2023 06:08am

Opinion

Time to invest in ESG

The global community is working to transform the world by implementing sustainable development goals (SDGs) to...

Updated 21 Apr, 2023 02:56pm

Opinion

Disastrous year under the PDM

Pakistan’s economy is under stress with low foreign reserves and high inflation. Activity has fallen with policy...

Updated 14 Apr, 2023 07:05am

Opinion

Constitution, trichotomy & crises

April 10, 2023 marks 50 years of 1973 Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The constitution of Pakistan has...

Updated 07 Apr, 2023 06:30am

Opinion

Daunting fiscal challenges

Since the assumption of power in April 2022, the coalition government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has been...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Opinion

Disclosure principles of ‘beneficial ownership’

It is common practice across the globe that anonymous shell companies are formed to hold funds or conduct financial...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Opinion

New FATF guidelines: Shell companies and beneficial ownership

Shell companies are considered the safest means to stash wealth created through criminal activities. Incorporation ...

Updated 17 Mar, 2023 06:42am

Opinion

Salvation lies in structural reforms

Pakistan’s persistent economic failures, amongst other factors, are the result of constant disregard of the...

Published 10 Mar, 2023 03:46am

Opinion

FATF: upcoming challenges

The first meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) after Pakistan’s exit from the list of jurisdictions...

Updated 03 Mar, 2023 06:55am

Opinion

Countering illicit financial flows

The illicit movement of funds is a global challenge, threatening domestic and international financial systems. The...

Updated 24 Feb, 2023 06:34am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 18	154.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 18	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 18	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 18	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
India Sensex / Apr 18	72488.99
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	37716.66
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Hang Seng / Apr 18	16385.87
FTSE 100 / Apr 18	7877.05
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 18	17837.40

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 18	82.64
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 18	2374.36
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 18	80.61
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00