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Back to basics

EDITORIAL: Of all the ideas being tossed around these days, from all quarters, to control deficits and rescue the...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am

World

‘Sea change’: disruptive Saudi prince shows new pragmatism with Iran

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman once compared Iran’s supreme leader to Hitler, but has now green-lit...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 11:06am

Opinion

Disclosure principles of ‘beneficial ownership’

It is common practice across the globe that anonymous shell companies are formed to hold funds or conduct financial...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am

BR Research

Interview with Shahzad Saleem – Chairman, Nishat Chunian Group

‘Reimagining Pakistan’ Shahzad Saleem is the Chairman of Nishat Chunian Group. He founded Nishat Chunian Limited...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 08:42am

Opinion

Neoliberalism, austerity, and climate change crisis

‘Scientists have delivered a “final warning” on the climate crisis, as rising greenhouse gas emissions push ...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am

World

Billionaire Ambani adopts familiar playbook in India cola battle vs Coke, Pepsi

CHENNAI/NEW DELHI: Indian industrial giant Reliance is reviving a historic local cola brand with plans to use its...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 10:02am

BR Research

Plight of the labour class

If these are not the toughest times an average Pakistani citizen has faced, the toughest must have been close to...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 08:47am

Editorials

We are Pakistanis, firstly and lastly

EDITORIAL: Today, it has been 83 years since a historic resolution was passed for establishment of a separate...

Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am

Opinion

Shock, awe and ICC warrants

It must be a coincidence that ICC (International Criminal Court) issued arrest warrants for Russian President...

Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am

Opinion

Trying to look at Pakistan through Piketty’s prism – II

4- Pakistan is world’s only country where majority of the elected members of its parliament decided to give it a...

Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am

Business & Finance

Trade between Pakistan and UAE: Khor Fakkan port to be more efficient, says official

Khor Fakkan Container Terminal (KCT) is the only fully-fledged operational container terminal within the United Arab...

Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am

Editorials

Relief packages: a euphemism for subsidies

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced two relief packages, read subsidies, for the poor and...

Published 22 Mar, 2023 06:24am

Opinion

The challenge of analysis paralysis

Healthy minds lead to a healthy society. To overcome out of the trough of poverty, corruption, immorality, and...

Updated 22 Mar, 2023 06:44am

Opinion

Trying to look at Pakistan through Piketty’s prism–I

French economist Thomas Piketty’s erudite book Capital and Ideology published in 2019 is considered to be an...

Updated 22 Mar, 2023 06:47am

Opinion

The perils of politics in Pakistan

We all have heard the story of The Pied Piper of Hamelin in our childhood. Well it’s still relevant today in terms...

Updated 22 Mar, 2023 06:50am

Life & Style

Amid an uncertain economic environment, Pakistan's fashion industry pivots to maintain sales

A weakening rupee, rising inflation and a tight leash on imports brought on by depleting foreign exchange reserves...

Published 22 Mar, 2023 04:52am

BR Research

‘Tell me how this ends’

The crises facing Pakistan are not new. The economy is used to a major boom-bust cycle every 3-4 years; the politics...

Published 22 Mar, 2023 08:47am

Opinion

Healthcare in Sindh is not ailing

Providing free quality public healthcare has been a cornerstone of the Pakistan People’s Party manifesto. The...

Updated 22 Mar, 2023 06:54am

World

Waning funds threaten Gandhi's South African legacy

Physical legacy of Gandhi's historic stay in South Africa is decaying for want of funds, his granddaughter says

Updated 22 Mar, 2023 06:37pm

Editorials

The build-up of wider inflationary risks

EDITORIAL: The World Bank in its latest publication “Food Security Update” awarded Pakistan the dubious title of...

Updated 21 Mar, 2023 06:52am

Opinion

Falling exports and imports

The February figures of exports, imports and balance of trade have just been released. They tell a story of extreme...

Updated 21 Mar, 2023 07:01am

Opinion

Unending political conflict

Imran Khan has claimed that unknown assassins were positioned at the Judicial Complex Islamabad on March 18, 2023...

Updated 21 Mar, 2023 07:03am

BR Research

Current account in forceful balance

The current account was almost hung in the balance last month. The outcome is not natural but forced through import...

Updated 21 Mar, 2023 11:52am

Editorials

‘Reimagining Pakistan’

EDITORIAL: Ideas about rescuing the economy, especially about ending its dependence on donor bailouts, come a dime a...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Opinion

Toshakhana: asset accumulation

The release of the list of those who received extremely expensive gifts during their official foreign tours (mostly...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Opinion

Economic impasse is a ticking bomb waiting to go off

Nothing is going right in the country. The sovereign default is inevitable without an IMF (International Monetary...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am

BR Research

Female startups more vulnerable to uncertainty?

2022 was a brutal year for the startup space in the country, especially after the phenomenal funding boom in 2020...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 07:39am

Markets

UBS takeover of Credit Suisse: the main points

ZURICH: The takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS will create a banking giant unprecedented in the history of...

Updated 20 Mar, 2023 03:27pm

Business & Finance

Two weeks of banking turbulence

PARIS: After three US regional lenders collapsed and UBS swooped to buyout troubled Credit Suisse to avoid a wider...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:58pm

BR Research

Jazz in CY22

The leading mobile network operators (MNO) had a relatively good year in 2022, despite the macroeconomic turbulence...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 07:41am

Editorials

Uncertainty about polls

EDITORIAL: With the benefit or wisdom of hindsight, the PTI (Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf) leadership must have realized...

Published 19 Mar, 2023 03:33am

Opinion

Prosperity: criticality of private sector

“The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones.” - John Maynard Keynes Innovation is...

Published 19 Mar, 2023 03:33am

Editorials

IMF: delay deadliest form of denial?

EDITORIAL: The IMF (International Monetary Fund) Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) is still awaited. State Bank of...

Updated 18 Mar, 2023 06:50am

Opinion

Saudi Arabia: a paradigm shift–I

It was in October 2018 that President Donald Trump is reported to have made a remark highly critical remark about ...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am

Technology

Pakistan to miss IT export target unless human talent is developed: VP Emeritus

IT exports stand at mere $1.52 billion in first seven months of fiscal year 2023

Published 18 Mar, 2023 08:27pm

Opinion

AI: the best solution?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a term coined by emeritus Stanford Professor John McCarthy. It is the science and...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am

Life & Style

Saddam's rusting yacht serves as picnic spot for Iraqi fishermen

BASRA, Iraq: Capsized in a river in southern Iraq, the rusting wreck of a yacht that belonged to Saddam Hussein...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 02:58pm

Editorials

LSMI: growth engine revving low

EDITORIAL: The latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) for Large Scale Manufacturing Index...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Opinion

New FATF guidelines: Shell companies and beneficial ownership

Shell companies are considered the safest means to stash wealth created through criminal activities. Incorporation ...

Updated 17 Mar, 2023 06:42am

Opinion

Austerity and the threat of another pandemic

‘During the peak of the Omicron wave in January 2022, US congressional leaders across the political spectrum were...

Updated 17 Mar, 2023 06:44am

BR Research

The tightrope between recoveries and circular debt

To end (or limit) the increase in the power sector circular debt flow, under the condition of the IMF, the ...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 08:53am

Editorials

Dodging austerity

EDITORIAL: While people are finding it harder and harder to grapple with the constantly rising cost of living, those...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Editorials

Bank borrowing

EDITORIAL: Bank deposits grew by 15 percent in one year to 22.92 trillion rupees in February 2023 compared to 19.91...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Business & Finance

‘Cheapest’ label won’t help Pakistan increase exports: Finnish businessman

He remains positive that Pakistan will exit current economic crisis

Published 16 Mar, 2023 08:40pm

Pakistan

Pakistan's ex finance chief Miftah warns against any kind of debt restructuring

Difficult task to get China and the West to sit on one table for such an endeavour, he says

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 09:46am

Opinion

The MbS reset

The Arab press hasn’t buzzed like this since al Qaeda (AQ) hijacked the so-called Arab Spring in Libya and Syria,...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am

BR Research

Fauji’s flirtation with food industry

Earlier this year, the Securities & Exchange Commission allowed Fauji Foundation’s subsidiaries to inject...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 08:01am

Sports

World record-holding Pakistan umpire Aleem Dar steps down

LAHORE: Pakistan veteran Aleem Dar stepped down Thursday from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires after officiating in a...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 07:30pm

Editorials

Ever more elusive IMF tranche?

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a short statement shared by the Media Wing of the Prime Minister’s...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Opinion

Inefficient land use

Domestic commerce historically has been ignored by both policymakers and researchers in Pakistan to date. This is...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 25 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 25 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	4,011,170 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Mar 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	3,877,000 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Mar 25 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	1,839,174 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Mar 25 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	1,788,500 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Mar 25 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	1,517,500 ▲ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 25 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	1,464,753 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 25 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	1,323,297 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Mar 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	1,307,610 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 25 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	1,204,138 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Mar 25 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	1,161,000 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	285.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 24	130.73
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 24	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 24	1.22
Euro to USD / Mar 24	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 22	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	3970.99
India Sensex / Mar 24	57527.10
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 24	27385.25
Nasdaq / Mar 24	11823.96
Hang Seng / Mar 24	19915.68
FTSE 100 / Mar 24	7405.45
Dow Jones / Mar 24	32237.53
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 24	14957.23
France CAC40 / Mar 24	7015.10

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 22	175068
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 24	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 24	1978.21
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 24	76.54

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