News stories for Muhammad Waqar Rana

Muhammad Waqar Rana

Opinion

Judicial independence after 26th Amendment

26th Constitutional Amendment after a hyped political drama now stands part of the constitution. It has been acted...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 06:41am

Opinion

Sharifuddin Pirzada: a legend grossly misunderstood

A lawyer’s fame is like a writing on a sand beach. In the turbulent political and constitutional history of...

Published 12 Jun, 2023 06:26am

Opinion

The farce of caretaker govts

The preamble to the constitution and the Objectives Resolution (1949) clearly mandate that state shall exercise its...

Updated 29 Mar, 2023 07:19am

Opinion

A grand dialogue

It has been generally noticed in the course of history of mankind that when a people face great upheavals and...

Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

Politics of narratives and redlines

Baroness Onora O’ Neill, in her Reith lectures on BBC (2002), published in book form by the Cambridge University...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:05am

Opinion

Judicialization of politics

Judicialization of politics means that courts exercise judicial power to decide political questions. Superior courts...

Updated 26 Oct, 2022 11:46am

Opinion

A new political accord

Pakistan is now seventy-five. In these long years there were very few occasions when a genuine joy was felt by the...

Published 12 Oct, 2022 05:46am

Opinion

Taxation power and democracy

In the wake of an apparent economic crisis, caused by multiple reasons, particularly a killing self-inflicted...

Updated 27 Jun, 2022 06:30am

Opinion

An economic doomsday?

Economy is the most important aspect of a modern state’s life. Pakistan faces an unprecedented and deep economic...

Published 13 May, 2022 05:59am

Opinion

Estranged federation

The federation of Pakistan faces an unprecedented estrangement and discontent from its people in different ...

Published 02 May, 2022 05:46am

Opinion

Hostile no-confidence motion

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led federal government ended on 10 April 2022 with the passing of a no-confidence...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am

Opinion

Indian secularism and Islamophobia

India pretends to the world that it is a socialist, secular and democratic republic. These great but equally elusive...

Published 20 Mar, 2022 06:04am

Opinion

New electoral reforms — II

The second and more important reason for the failure of democracy in Pakistan is that the electoral process has been...

Published 22 Dec, 2021 06:13am

Opinion

New electoral reforms—I

Reforms are a process of improvement whereby political institutions are revitalized for better performance and...

Updated 08 Dec, 2021 06:48am

Opinion

Politics and judiciary

Pakistan’s judiciary is in the eye of a political storm. A former Chief Justice has been accused of his ...

Updated 04 Dec, 2021 01:38pm

Opinion

Legislation in joint sitting

Pakistan’s Parliament in an unprecedented move passed a number of controversial bills in a hurriedly summoned ...

Published 18 Nov, 2021 03:58am

Opinion

Season of change?

Political dramas have identical plots like Greek tragedies. An unusual movement on the political stage of Pakistan...

Published 28 Oct, 2021 04:06am

Opinion

Media and rule of law

Freedom of speech and press are the hallmarks of a free society. Media educates and informs people. It helps them...

Published 30 Sep, 2021 04:15am

Opinion

Public offices and partymen

A constitutional government on a liberal tradition is established where political power is exercised subject to...

Published 10 Jul, 2021 03:42am

Opinion

The Afghan conundrum

On 14 April 1988 when the Geneva Accords were being signed to end the war and the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan,...

Published 23 Jun, 2021 04:26am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 16	285.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 16	284.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 16	147.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 16	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 16	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 16	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Jul 15	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 16	6,263.70
India Sensex / Jul 16	82,634.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 16	39,663.40
Nasdaq / Jul 16	20,730.49
Hang Seng / Jul 16	24,517.76
FTSE 100 / Jul 16	8,926.56
Dow Jones / Jul 16	44,254.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 16	24,009.38
France CAC40 / Jul 16	7,722.09

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 16	66.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 16	16,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 16	305,212
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 16	3,359.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 16	68.56
Petrol/Litre / Jul 17	272.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 17	284.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Mod. / Jul 16 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	8.72 ▲ 1 (12.95%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jul 16 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.84 ▲ 0.84 (10.5%)
First Treet Manuf / Jul 16 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jul 16 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	20.19 ▲ 1.84 (10.03%)
Haseeb Waqas / Jul 16 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	26.03 ▲ 2.37 (10.02%)
Safe Mix Con.Lt / Jul 16 Safe Mix Concrete Limited(SMCPL)	26.93 ▲ 2.45 (10.01%)
EMCO Industries / Jul 16 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	54.03 ▲ 4.91 (10%)
D.M. Corporation / Jul 16 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	49.60 ▲ 4.51 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jul 16 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	34,809.60 ▲ 3164.55 (10%)
Bunnys Limited / Jul 16 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	99.62 ▲ 9.06 (10%)

Stock	Price
East West Ins. / Jul 16 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	51.56 ▼ -5.73 (-10%)
Fazal Cloth / Jul 16 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	345.50 ▼ -37.88 (-9.88%)
Mughal Energy / Jul 16 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	20 ▼ -2 (-9.09%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 16 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	135.51 ▼ -13.04 (-8.78%)
National Silk / Jul 16 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	131.05 ▼ -12.55 (-8.74%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jul 16 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	135.02 ▼ -12.31 (-8.36%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Jul 16 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	320.52 ▼ -29.2 (-8.35%)
Pak Synthetics / Jul 16 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	64.65 ▼ -5.32 (-7.6%)
P.T.C.L. / Jul 16 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	21.98 ▼ -1.71 (-7.22%)
Mehmood Tex / Jul 16 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	385.26 ▼ -29.91 (-7.2%)

Stock	Volume
DH Partners / Jul 16 DH Partners Limited(DHPL)	32,446,015 ▲ 3.56
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,087,869 ▲ 0.01
P.T.C.L. / Jul 16 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,091,859 ▼ -1.71
Thatta Cement / Jul 16 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	10,349,584 ▲ 4.13
B.O.Punjab / Jul 16 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	9,992,877 ▼ -0.09
Sui South Gas / Jul 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	9,503,155 ▼ -1.12
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,927,034 ▲ 0
Beco Steel Ltd / Jul 16 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	8,230,822 ▲ 1.61
Pak Stock Exchange / Jul 16 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	7,942,700 ▼ -0.26
Dewan Cement / Jul 16 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	7,520,945 ▼ -0.26

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