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Syed Shabbar Zaidi

Opinion

PRAL in, FBR out—II

While Part 1 of this article, published on October 16, 2026, received a positive reception, a common question was...

Updated 03 Nov, 2026 06:11am

Opinion

PRAL in, FBR out

Having engaged with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for more than four decades from both internal and external...

Updated 16 Oct, 2026 05:51am

Opinion

Competitive electricity market

The announcement to partially deregulate the power sector marks a positive step forward. Although specific details...

Updated 23 Sep, 2026 06:50am

Opinion

Pakistan’s cash flow: a four-year overview: An analysis of federal government inflows and outflows

The following table depicts the place from where the money comes for the federal government and where it goes....

Updated 31 Aug, 2026 06:08am

Opinion

National economic dementia

Dementia is not a singular disease, but a broad term for a syndrome characterized by a decline in memory, cognition,...

Published 28 Aug, 2026 05:28am

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

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate

Stock	Volume

Item	Value

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Nov 12 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.55 ▲ 0.86 (11.18%)
Security Investment Bank / Nov 12 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	10.53 ▲ 1 (10.49%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 12 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	10.96 ▲ 1 (10.04%)
Crescent Fib. / Nov 12 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	76.84 ▲ 6.99 (10.01%)
Prosperity Weav / Nov 12 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	61.02 ▲ 5.55 (10.01%)
Ansari Sug. / Nov 12 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	26.62 ▲ 2.42 (10%)
ARM Green Industries / Nov 12 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	99.24 ▲ 9.02 (10%)
Arpak Int. / Nov 12 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	138.71 ▲ 12.61 (10%)
Asim Textile / Nov 12 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	67.07 ▲ 6.1 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Nov 12 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	604.11 ▲ 54.92 (10%)

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 12 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	0.26 ▼ -0.2 (-43.48%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Nov 12 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.76 ▼ -0.6 (-13.76%)
Hira Textile / Nov 12 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.25 ▼ -0.5 (-10.53%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 12 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	20.76 ▼ -2.31 (-10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 12 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	77.98 ▼ -8.66 (-10%)
J.K.Spinning / Nov 12 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	372.26 ▼ -41.36 (-10%)
Popular Islamic / Nov 12 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	152.93 ▼ -16.99 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 12 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	14 ▼ -1.55 (-9.97%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 12 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	210.18 ▼ -23.09 (-9.9%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 12 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	76.60 ▼ -8.09 (-9.55%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	190,622,572 ▲ 0.03
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 12 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	147,355,708 ▼ -0.31
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 12 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	55,342,344 ▲ 0.03
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 12 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	35,381,209 ▲ 0.1
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 12 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	34,091,021 ▲ 0.08
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Nov 12 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	30,204,209 ▲ 0.04
Hascol Petrol / Nov 12 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	22,959,535 ▲ 0.24
Pak Elektron / Nov 12 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	21,421,963 ▲ 0.36
B.O.Punjab / Nov 12 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,558,575 ▼ -0.39
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 12 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	19,339,405 ▼ -0.29

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