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Sirajuddin Aziz

Opinion

Governance: the missing piece

We as a Nation, per haps, rank better than many other developing countries to the extent that we think ahead and are...

Updated 21 Jul, 2026 06:38am

Opinion

Our bureaucracy does need a check

Will Durant in his introduction (he has titled it as ‘Invitation’) to the book, The Pleasures of Philosophy,...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 09:30pm

Opinion

Prepense ignorance

Speak to any person, whether living in rural or urban environment, the individual would not only surprise with his...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Opinion

Information deluge

Since the decade of the fifties the speed of technological advancements in the arena of communication is mind...

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Opinion

Beyond budget

Since my years of adolescence to till date, I have been witness to enthusiastic and passionate debates about the...

Updated 17 Jun, 2026 06:42am

Opinion

Who will do it?

Each one of us can guarantee that there is hardly any compatriot of ours who doesn’t know what ails us as a society...

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 06:52am

Opinion

A beguiling game of optics and briefings

Perhaps the substance of any meeting gets diluted if the associated ‘optics’ are not kept in full alignment with the...

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

Opinion

Embracing change and the new order

Change and the speed of change have always been overwhelming. With each passing century and decades, the speed of...

Published 27 May, 2026 03:13am

Opinion

What’s critical: ownership or management?

The ownership and management, both are important. However, they must remain distinct. If the lines of demarcation...

Published 20 May, 2026 02:34am

Opinion

Criticality of education

If societies and nations begin to accept moral lapses, it is a sign of gnawing decay of its values, principles, and...

Updated 13 May, 2026 06:28am

Opinion

Emerging new world order

The world, as it existed in the year 2025 and until as recently as February, 2026 has changed completely; it isn’t...

Updated 06 May, 2026 08:15am

Opinion

The abominable Modi-Shah duo

Leaders are expected to possess that minimum discerning ability which allows them to read and feel the pulse of the...

Published 29 Apr, 2026 05:57am

Opinion

Leadership being redefined

The quality of human capital of any society or a nation is dependent upon the quality of leadership. Followers are...

Updated 22 Apr, 2026 08:05am

Opinion

‘MEPTO’: the answer in emerging new world order

Regardless of the outcome of the Islamabad talks between United States of America and Islamic Republic of Iran, the...

Published 15 Apr, 2026 06:01am

Opinion

Falsehood-inspired deceptions

Perhaps it just takes one falsehood to spoil and destroy a million truths. A liar remains a liar even if he attempts...

Updated 08 Apr, 2026 06:49am

Opinion

Beginnings and endings

Perhaps, the most unwisely thing to do is to begin with no knowledge of what the end would be. It is the end that...

Updated 01 Apr, 2026 08:54am

Opinion

Reignite patriotism—II

Patriotism is not to be misunderstood as a tool that can be used to infringe upon fundamental rights or to revoke...

Published 25 Mar, 2026 02:12am

Opinion

Reignite patriotism—I

Patriotism is: “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” (William Shakespeare in Julius Caesar.)...

Published 18 Mar, 2026 04:35am

Opinion

Promote consultation

Powerful leaders consider it demeaning for themselves to ask for advice. The leadership across the 57, nay only 56...

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 05:50am

Opinion

War helps no cause

Recently, two slaughtermen got together in Tel Aviv to express solidarity with each other, in their nefariously...

Updated 04 Mar, 2026 05:03am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 31	278
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 31	277.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 31	157.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 31	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 31	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 31	1.15
SOFR % / Jul 31	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 31	7,489.72
India Sensex / Jul 31	78,094.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 31	64,362.02
Nasdaq / Jul 31	25,373.85
Hang Seng / Jul 31	25,884.43
FTSE 100 / Jul 31	10,868.05
Dow Jones / Jul 31	52,485.03
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 31	25,629.24
France CAC40 / Jul 31	8,509.64

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 31	84.67
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 31	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 31	369,029
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 31	4,046.15
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 31	81.79
Petrol/Litre / Aug 2	336.03
Diesel/Litre / Aug 2	392.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 31 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	7.92 ▲ 1 (14.45%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jul 31 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Cres.Star Ins. / Jul 31 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	6.04 ▲ 0.62 (11.44%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 31 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	13.41 ▲ 1.22 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Jul 31 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	38.38 ▲ 3.49 (10%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 31 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	24.19 ▲ 2.2 (10%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jul 31 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	1,151.46 ▲ 104.68 (10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jul 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	191.79 ▲ 17.44 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 31 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	38.75 ▲ 3.52 (9.99%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 31 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	38.96 ▲ 3.54 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 31 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	20.40 ▼ -2.27 (-10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 31 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	148.54 ▼ -15.74 (-9.58%)
Imperial Limited / Jul 31 Imperial Limited(IML)	21.16 ▼ -1.82 (-7.92%)
Kohinoor Power / Jul 31 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	25.84 ▼ -2.2 (-7.85%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 31 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.56 ▼ -0.74 (-7.18%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	24.04 ▼ -1.82 (-7.04%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 31 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.12 ▼ -2.88 (-6.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 31 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	8.76 ▼ -0.57 (-6.11%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jul 31 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	77.70 ▼ -4.87 (-5.9%)
Bhanero Textile / Jul 31 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	830.44 ▼ -48.56 (-5.52%)

Stock	Volume
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 31 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	178,796,682 ▲ 0.04
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 31 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	81,740,502 ▼ -2.27
Cnergyico PK / Jul 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	50,456,921 ▲ 0.13
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 31 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	48,675,508 ▲ 1
TPL Properties / Jul 31 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,842,886 ▲ 0.64
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 31 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	31,454,195 ▲ 0.02
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,353,328 ▲ 0
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 31 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	27,658,286 ▲ 1.15
Oilboy Energy / Jul 31 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	22,266,613 ▲ 0.66
Pak Refinery / Jul 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	21,805,902 ▲ 3.51

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