News stories for Huzaima Bukhari

Huzaima Bukhari

Opinion

True riba-free Islamic banking

The motivation to provide interest- (riba) free financial services is derived from the desire of Muslim communities...

Updated 11 Oct, 2024 08:20am

Opinion

IMF programme & reform priorities

The long-awaited US$ 7 billion 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF), finally approved by the Executive Board of the...

Updated 04 Oct, 2024 08:28am

Opinion

FATF evaluations

India’s progress in combating illicit finance was brought into focus on September 18, 2024, with the release of ...

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 08:13am

Opinion

Political turmoil & reset for unity

As one of nine nuclear-armed states of the world, Pakistan plays a significant role in regional geopolitics. ...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:10am

Opinion

Renewing foreign relationships

Pakistan and the United States have a multifaceted historic relationship marked by noteworthy cooperation across...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:53am

Opinion

Challenges before FBR’s new chairman

FBR (Federal Board of Revenue) has failed to meet original tax targets for the last six fiscal years, three of the...

Published 06 Sep, 2024 07:23am

Opinion

Digitization key to revenue growth

Pakistan has been facing the perpetual challenge of expanding its tax base without any tangible results, a situation...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 07:19am

Opinion

The challenge of disinformation

The internet has led the world to an unprecedented revolution, fundamentally transforming how we access and share...

Published 23 Aug, 2024 03:33am

Opinion

Constitutionalism the only remedy

“Even the most ardent purposivists must first and foremost primarily respect the actual text of a statute and should...

Published 16 Aug, 2024 06:56am

Opinion

Lessons from illusionary revolutions

Amid escalating student-led protests and mounting unrest, Bangladesh’s long-serving Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am

Opinion

IMF programme & challenges

Pakistan’s economic journey took a momentous turn after it bid farewell to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...

Published 02 Aug, 2024 05:55am

Opinion

OECD, Pakistan & tax evasion

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an international organization dedicated to...

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 08:22am

Opinion

Old wine in new bottles

The incumbent government, as all earlier ones, is jubilant over securing a staff-level agreement with International...

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 07:04am

Opinion

Regressive taxes, neglected reforms

Pakistan’s reliance on bilateral, trilateral, and friendly countries to fulfill its financial requirements not only...

Published 05 Jul, 2024 03:17am

Opinion

Country needs Operation Azm-e-Istehkam

The ghastly attacks of September 11, 2001, on Twin Towers, tragically claimed lives of innocent Americans, who left...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 06:42am

Opinion

Fixing fiscal imbalances

Though Pakistan’s fiscal imbalances have been persisting since its inception, yet no serious efforts are yet in ...

Updated 21 Jun, 2024 07:26am

Opinion

Budget: an analysis

Flanked by the Deputy Prime Minister, Muhammad Ishaq Dar, once hailed as the PM-N’s (Pakistan Muslim...

Updated 14 Jun, 2024 07:56am

Opinion

Budget: rationalise taxation

On the eve of another ritual exercise of announcing federal budget, official date has yet to be finalised, expected...

Published 07 Jun, 2024 06:24am

Opinion

Budget & tax policy

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

Updated 31 May, 2024 07:29am

Opinion

Budgets 2024: thinking afresh

“Simplify taxes, reduce the cost of excessive documentation, open the economy for higher growth and employment,...

Updated 24 May, 2024 05:49am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	285.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	284.83
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 18	148.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 18	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 18	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 18	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Jul 17	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	6,297.36
Nasdaq / Jul 17	20,885.65
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	8,972.64
Dow Jones / Jul 17	44,484.49
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,370.93
France CAC40 / Jul 17	7,822
India Sensex / Jul 18	81,655.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 18	39,814.67
Hang Seng / Jul 18	24,750.73

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	16,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	304,441
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	272.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 18	67.99
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 18	3,338.84
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	284.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 18	68.84

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Grays Leasing / Jul 18 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	7.98 ▲ 0.91 (12.87%)
Abdullah Shah / Jul 18 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	9.41 ▲ 1 (11.89%)
Chenab Ltd / Jul 18 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.65 ▲ 1 (11.56%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jul 18 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	10.47 ▲ 1 (10.56%)
LSE Capital / Jul 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.62 ▲ 0.62 (10.33%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 18 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	10.72 ▲ 1 (10.29%)
Sitara Peroxide / Jul 18 Sitara Peroxide Limited(SPL)	19.46 ▲ 1.77 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 18 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	167.65 ▲ 15.24 (10%)
Bunnys Limited / Jul 18 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	120.54 ▲ 10.96 (10%)
Pakistan Services / Jul 18 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,216.22 ▲ 110.57 (10%)

Stock	Price
PIA Holding Co.B / Jul 18 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	34,461.50 ▼ -3829.02 (-10%)
B. F. Modaraba / Jul 18 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	11.45 ▼ -1.13 (-8.98%)
Arpak Int. / Jul 18 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	59.36 ▼ -5.55 (-8.55%)
Habib Insurance / Jul 18 Habib Insurance Company Limited(HICL)	15.49 ▼ -1.39 (-8.23%)
IGI Life Ins / Jul 18 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	20 ▼ -1.78 (-8.17%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 18 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	42.72 ▼ -3.53 (-7.63%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Jul 18 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	27.30 ▼ -2.21 (-7.49%)
Pak Synthetics / Jul 18 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	66 ▼ -5.21 (-7.32%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 18 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	125.15 ▼ -9.18 (-6.83%)
Kohat Textile / Jul 18 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	65 ▼ -4.74 (-6.8%)

Stock	Volume
Ghani Chemworld / Jul 18 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	23,895,069 ▲ 0.64
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,788,865 ▲ 0.11
First Dawood Prop. / Jul 18 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	14,249,710 ▲ 0.15
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 18 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	11,481,013 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,577,532 ▼ -0.28
DH Partners / Jul 18 DH Partners Limited(DHPL)	9,609,539 ▲ 3.11
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	8,428,502 ▼ -0.02
Chenab Ltd / Jul 18 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	7,504,669 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Jul 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6,934,544 ▼ -0.07
Askari Bank / Jul 18 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	6,568,646 ▼ -0.73

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