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Syed Shabbar Zaidi

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

Opinion

Pakistan-US trade and economic relations

There are around 1 million people in the Pakistani diaspora living in the United States of America (USA). From 3 to...

Updated 12 Aug, 2025 09:31pm

Opinion

Documentation measures in Finance Act, 2025: an analysis

Pakistan is faced with the serious issue of non-documentation of economic transactions leading to substantial...

Published 18 Jul, 2025 06:21am

Opinion

A comment on Finance Act 2025—IV

Sales Tax Special Regime for Digitally delivered goods: Concept The supply of digitally ordered taxable goods by...

Published 06 Jul, 2025 02:42am

Opinion

Fragility not recognized

The history of Pakistan’s economy can be aptly summarised in three words: fragility not recognised. That since...

Updated 14 Jun, 2025 08:02am

Opinion

The Budget of Pakistan

The discussion and debates on budget are generally made in technical terms due to which the common man is not able ...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:40am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 24	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 24	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 26	161.74
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 26	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 26	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 26	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 26	3.61

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Jun 25	77,100.47
S&P 500 / Jun 26	7,354.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 26	69,360.88
Nasdaq / Jun 26	25,297.62
Hang Seng / Jun 26	22,671.86
FTSE 100 / Jun 26	10,508.02
Dow Jones / Jun 26	51,876.11
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 26	24,671.22
France CAC40 / Jun 26	8,384.87

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 24	18,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 24	368,985
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 26	69.23
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 26	4,088.74
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 26	76.38
Petrol/Litre / Jun 28	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jun 28	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 24 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	8.01 ▲ 1 (14.27%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 24 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	10.01 ▲ 0.94 (10.36%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	57.61 ▲ 5.24 (10.01%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / Jun 24 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	12.20 ▲ 1.11 (10.01%)
Feroze 1888 / Jun 24 Feroze1888 Mills Limited(FML)	57.48 ▲ 5.23 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jun 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.52 ▲ 3.05 (10.01%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 24 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	77.07 ▲ 7.01 (10.01%)
Buxly Paints / Jun 24 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	251.72 ▲ 22.88 (10%)
Chashma / Jun 24 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	101.19 ▲ 9.2 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jun 24 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	111.29 ▲ 10.12 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 24 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	22.28 ▼ -2.47 (-9.98%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 24 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	100.26 ▼ -11.12 (-9.98%)
Aruj Industries / Jun 24 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	10.80 ▼ -1.14 (-9.55%)
NIT PakistanXD / Jun 24 NIT Pakistan Gateway ETF(NITGETF)	37.25 ▼ -3.75 (-9.15%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 24 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	23.52 ▼ -2.32 (-8.98%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 24 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	43.13 ▼ -3.72 (-7.94%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 24 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	7.06 ▼ -0.51 (-6.74%)
Zuma Resources / Jun 24 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	104.71 ▼ -7.26 (-6.48%)
Popular Islamic / Jun 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.28 ▼ -1.26 (-5.35%)
TPL Insurance / Jun 24 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	25.60 ▼ -1.44 (-5.33%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	112,892,122 ▲ 0.33
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 24 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,295,107 ▲ 0.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	38,761,163 ▲ 0.01
Pak Elektron / Jun 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	31,348,609 ▲ 1.02
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 24 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	27,194,838 ▲ 3.85
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	21,872,379 ▲ 1.92
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 24 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	20,610,130 ▲ 0.11
Sui South Gas / Jun 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	20,069,542 ▼ -0.9
The Organic Meat / Jun 24 The Organic Meat Company Limited(TOMCL)	20,043,142 ▲ 2.92
B.O.Punjab / Jun 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,657,800 ▲ 0.26

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