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The usual suspects

Kudos to the Planning Commission for standing up for development! Well, for standing up somewhat, as far as numbers are

Published 08 Jul, 2019 06:34am

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Zamindar’s fixation with cane

Averages are the most brilliant invention in statistics, yet they can be used to manipulate facts in the most devious wa

Updated 05 Jul, 2019 11:53am

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Tyranny of optimism

Politicians, when in power, share a unique trait with tech entrepreneurs. It’s the trait of optimism on the basis of whi

Published 05 Jul, 2019 06:09am

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Roti, kapra, (and then maybe) makaan

As far as political promises go, surely Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan Housing Plan is neither original nor entirely fancifu

Updated 04 Jul, 2019 06:42am

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Bring land reforms to counter radicalism

Southern Punjab’s socio-economic makeup piqued public interest earlier this year, when news of counter-terrorism operati

Published 04 Jul, 2019 06:06am

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SOEs – clueless again

Yesterday’s piece on state-owned enterprises (SOEs) ended on the note that the fixing of SOEs doesn’t appear on the hori

Published 04 Jul, 2019 06:04am

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The ‘white’ elephants and the rope

There is simply no analogy between the actual elephant and the rope mindset, and the state owned enterprises (SOEs) in P

Published 04 Jul, 2019 06:02am

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CPI: time to welcome double digits

Expect the PTI to boast of inflation figures, first year in office. The CPI clocked in at 7.3 percent year-on-year for F

Published 03 Jul, 2019 06:24am

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Sick enterprises

The finance ministry’s latest report on the federal footprint on economy courtesy the state-owned enterprises (SOE) has

Published 03 Jul, 2019 06:19am

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An ode to shadows

Politics’ love affair with the shadows is a longstanding tradition. In the past, these behind-the-scene operatives have

Updated 03 Jul, 2019 06:31am

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Attn businesses: society is your biggest consumer

In late 2016, the British Council (Pakistan) partnered with Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) to launch a

Published 02 Jul, 2019 06:25am

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Dazed and confused

Readers know this column has an interest in following the US presidential campaigns, for what happens in DC still has an

Published 02 Jul, 2019 06:20am

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End of OTC?

As Pakistan struggles to meet FATF requirements, there is speculation that the branchless banking sector may be affected

Published 01 Jul, 2019 06:41am

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Asset declaration: ambiguities, lacunae, solutions

The deadline of the ongoing asset declaration scheme is nearly upon us. With three days left, a few ambiguities and lacu

Published 28 Jun, 2019 05:55am

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Naya Pakistan Housing: out of reach, out of touch?

Every promise that this government has made has been overly ambitious. Even a little venerable in its sheer ambition, th

Updated 28 Jun, 2019 01:44pm

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Crop-based exports: adapt or die?

Pakistan’s status as a low-value commodity exporter is at best a misnomer. Over the past decade, consolidated share of c

Published 28 Jun, 2019 05:44am

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Agri-exports: let’s not lose perspective!

What will take for Pakistani exports to pick up steam? Certainly not currency devaluation. Prima facie, that’s the verdi

Published 27 Jun, 2019 07:11am

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Farming our future

Who will be the farmer of the future? The globally renowned agricultural and food expert Prof. Louise Fresco raised this

Updated 01 Jul, 2019 09:17am

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Exports constant, but quality improves

Exports did not vote for change it appears. Eleven months into FY19, and they continue to be stubborn, refusing to move

Published 26 Jun, 2019 05:49am

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Whither cotton emergency?

For months, PTI’s economy team hinted at revolutionary steps for cotton revival on national forums including ECC and fed

Published 26 Jun, 2019 05:46am

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Want entrepreneurship? Change mindset!

Thanks to hyper changes in technology, it is one of the first times in human history when we don’t know what jobs will l

Published 26 Jun, 2019 05:41am

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Gold gets going

The global geo-political atmosphere is heating up. Just a few days back, a US surveillance drone was downed near the Ira

Published 26 Jun, 2019 05:31am

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How should employees Tweet?

Morality is an acquired taste. Little else can be said about it with certainty. Earlier this month, a bank employee twee

Published 25 Jun, 2019 05:43am

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The fog of FATF

On an issue that may potentially leave Pakistani citizens and businesses poorer in years to come, the federal government

Published 25 Jun, 2019 05:41am

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Contrasting provincial development budgets

All four provincial budgets are in. Now it’s time to examine how they fare against each other on development. It’s a que

Published 24 Jun, 2019 06:02am

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Tuition time in the parliament

The Leader of the Opposition in the Lower House proposed a Charter of Economy (CoE) to the government. In the next breat

Published 21 Jun, 2019 05:38am

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Budget FY20 for real estate sector

Among other taxation measures, Budget FY20 proposals for the property sector have been aimed at expanding the tax base a

Published 21 Jun, 2019 05:32am

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KP: high on development

After Fata’s merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), an already under-developed province’s development needs have increased

Published 20 Jun, 2019 06:59am

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Hafeez fights back!

At a post-budget conference organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan last Saturday, Dr Abdul Hafe

Published 19 Jun, 2019 06:31am

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Sindh struggles for development

For development, the budget is tight across the federating units. Just as Punjab, the province of Sindh has is also faci

Published 19 Jun, 2019 06:26am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16205.02
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7834.89
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17717.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 19	80.67
Petrol/Litre / Apr 20	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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