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Syed Shabbar Zaidi

Opinion

Governance structure in Pakistan—II

Status in other countries Before moving further, it would be advantageous to see the administrative units in various...

Updated 12 Aug, 2026 07:00am

Opinion

Governance structure in Pakistan—I

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has stated at the Pakistan Economic Summit held on 29-30 July in Islamabad...

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 06:34am

Opinion

To a layman, ‘imputed income’ term confusing

This author wrote an article for this esteemed paper last week when the draft for the special regime for retailers...

Published 30 Jul, 2026 05:15am

Opinion

Special tax procedure - back to square one—II

Illustration A A tyre manufacturer produces tyres worth Rs 5 billion where the margin of profit is say 25 percent....

Updated 23 Jul, 2026 06:50am

Opinion

Special tax procedure - back to square one—I

Through SRO S.R.O. 1109(I)/2026 dated July 14, 2026 the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed a Special...

Updated 22 Jul, 2026 06:33am

Opinion

Is debt servicing manageable?

As per the International Monetary Fund Report (IMF), there are only four (4) countries in the world where the...

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 07:03am

Opinion

FDI in Pakistan: some misconceptions

The writer of this article has spent over 40 years in the accounting firm that, at one time, was almost the sole...

Published 02 May, 2026 06:16am

Opinion

Investments in West by cash-rich GCC nations: Value of a foreign asset—II

Let us examine what Qatar and the Qatari population owns in a real sense. Firstly, it is to be understood that the...

Updated 06 Apr, 2026 05:28am

Opinion

Investments in West by cash-rich GCC nations: Value of a foreign asset — I

This writer is a qualified and trained accountant; and he has been working on a ‘going concern’ assumption for...

Published 05 Apr, 2026 02:32am

Opinion

Karachi’s revival-post ME conflict

Karachi has been a very lucky city from 1729 the year when it was founded to the 1980s. It was called the Paris of...

Published 31 Mar, 2026 05:24am

Opinion

Analysing ME conflict through historical lens—II

It increasingly appears that on account of social changes in the USA and the pressure the country is facing against...

Updated 29 Mar, 2026 05:17am

Opinion

Analysing ME conflict through historical lens—I

Four major constants have emerged during the last over a hundred years, the 20th Century, for the Middle East and...

Published 27 Mar, 2026 06:40am

Opinion

Pakistan’s economy 2000-2025—II

Prior to entering into a detailed discussion on these matters it is important to examine whether or not the failures...

Published 15 Mar, 2026 02:21am

Opinion

Pakistan’s economy 2000-2025—I

The following table provides a comparative analysis of Pakistan’s economy from 2000-2025 in relation to other...

Updated 06 Mar, 2026 07:07am

Opinion

The Pakistani stock market: a perspective

As of February 19, 2026, the KSE-100 Index experienced a significant downturn in recent sessions, closing at...

Updated 26 Feb, 2026 06:18am

Opinion

Constitutional right: sales tax on wholesale and retail trade services

The author, when he was the Partner in a professional accounting firm, was the motivator of the view that after the...

Updated 30 Dec, 2025 06:29am

Opinion

Wealth tax: technical error in prescribed form

A revised form of Wealth Tax Statement for the tax period 2025 has been introduced. This statement has prescribed an...

Published 26 Sep, 2025 07:21am

Opinion

Qatar must not put all eggs in one basket

Israeli attack on Qatari soil is not an unexpected act in the light of the present dominating situation of Israelis...

Updated 22 Sep, 2025 07:53am

Opinion

Terrorism challenge: trust in institutions

Erosion of trust of the young generation in the social and economic future of Pakistan is the main reason for...

Updated 08 Sep, 2025 07:10am

Opinion

People’s trust in institutions

Articles 169 and 170 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 read with Sections 8 and 12 of...

Published 04 Sep, 2025 02:55am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 11	277.87
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 11	277.67
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 11	159.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 11	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 11	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 11	1.15
SOFR % / Aug 11	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 11	7,728.20
India Sensex / Aug 11	78,154.25
Nasdaq / Aug 11	26,445.45
FTSE 100 / Aug 11	10,844.19
Dow Jones / Aug 11	53,791.85
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 11	26,391.42
France CAC40 / Aug 11	8,714.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 12	66,996.61
Hang Seng / Aug 12	25,361.63

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 11	83.45
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 11	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 11	394,149
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 11	4,370.32
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 11	84.39
Petrol/Litre / Aug 12	325.92
Diesel/Litre / Aug 12	382.25

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Siddiqsons Tin / Aug 11 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	9.71 ▲ 0.95 (10.84%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Aug 11 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.80 ▲ 0.82 (10.28%)
Aruj Industries / Aug 11 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	12.95 ▲ 1.18 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Power / Aug 11 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	18.34 ▲ 1.67 (10.02%)
Ashfaq Textile / Aug 11 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	40.76 ▲ 3.71 (10.01%)
Ruby Textile / Aug 11 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	23.19 ▲ 2.11 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Aug 11 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	74.79 ▲ 6.8 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 11 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	277.72 ▲ 25.25 (10%)
IGI Life Ins / Aug 11 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	21.89 ▲ 1.99 (10%)
Tata Textile / Aug 11 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	172.39 ▲ 15.67 (10%)

Stock	Price
Dawood Equities / Aug 11 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	23.64 ▼ -2.59 (-9.87%)
Fateh Ind. / Aug 11 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	286.78 ▼ -31.21 (-9.81%)
TPL Insurance / Aug 11 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	62.84 ▼ -6.34 (-9.16%)
Jubilee Spinning / Aug 11 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	54.39 ▼ -4.42 (-7.52%)
East West Ins. / Aug 11 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	62.23 ▼ -4.99 (-7.42%)
Engro Powergen / Aug 11 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	24.99 ▼ -1.7 (-6.37%)
F.Credit & Inv / Aug 11 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	32.11 ▼ -2.12 (-6.19%)
Kohinoor Mills / Aug 11 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	10.68 ▼ -0.64 (-5.65%)
Trust Mod. / Aug 11 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	18.94 ▼ -1.02 (-5.11%)
Bawany Air Products / Aug 11 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	30.43 ▼ -1.6 (-5%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	133,907,407 ▼ -0.29
K-Electric Ltd. / Aug 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	61,848,727 ▲ 0
Hascol Petrol / Aug 11 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	45,032,184 ▲ 1.06
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 11 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	40,090,062 ▲ 0.01
Pak Refinery / Aug 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	31,666,040 ▲ 0.91
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,282,358 ▲ 0
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 11 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	24,832,349 ▲ 0.27
Siddiqsons Tin / Aug 11 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	24,355,243 ▲ 0.95
B.O.Punjab / Aug 11 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	22,518,009 ▼ -1.17
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Aug 11 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	21,091,236 ▲ 0.19

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