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Islamabad needs policy agility

Islamabad seems a bit too busy these days. Last week, there was celebration of a circular debt restructuring deal...

Published 29 Sep, 2025 02:56am

Leading with versatility

Turbulence. Volatile. Uncertainty. Unrest. Upheaval. Up and down. Disruptive. These are the times that were the...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 06:24am

In search of contentment

In a rush. In pursuit. In self-doubt. In agony. In ecstasy. In chaos. These are some words that depict our life or...

Published 02 Jul, 2025 06:50am

Power (generation) struggle continues

After a robust 22 percent year-on-year jump in electricity generation in April 2025, May barely moved the...

Updated 27 Jun, 2025 03:41am

WHO pandemic treaty

EDITORIAL: The recent landmark agreement reached by member states of the World Health Organisation (WHO) represents...

Updated 27 Apr, 2025 06:09am

The LSM sector

Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) has been a major recipient of subsidies - utilities (electricity tariff) including...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 03:09am

Imbalance–the seed of unhappiness

It is too much. I want to get out of it. There is no break. I am divided. These expressions have a familiar ring....

Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:23am

Global food prices since the pandemic

EDITORIAL: Ordinarily a 2.1pc dip in world food commodity prices over the course of a year, as was the case in 2024...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 02:44am

Beware the tides of 2025

It is the silver jubilee year. The millennials are the bygones. Gen Zee is up close and present. The Alphas are the...

Published 01 Jan, 2025 03:03am

Five years on, WHO urges China to share Covid origins data

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Monday implored China to share data and access to help understand how...

Published 31 Dec, 2024 06:32am

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As poor nations’ default wave peaks, cash shortage could take its place

LONDON: The punishing post-COVID wave of sovereign defaults has finally crested, with the likes of Ghana, Sri Lanka...

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 04:31pm

Covid subsidy to consumers: NA body summons KE CEO over non-payment

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s standing committee on industries and production has summoned the K-Electric CEO...

Updated 24 Sep, 2024 09:18am

Stirring up the soul, is it?

Is it déjà vu? Is it an illusion? Is it a knee-jerk? Is it real? Is it happening? These are all the questions that...

Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am

Business & Finance

China’s Q1 GDP growth solid but March data shows feeble demand

BEIJING: China’s economy grew faster-than-expected in the first quarter, data showed on Tuesday, offering some...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 11:53am

The blessed and the not-so-blessed economies

The world economy is in transition. The richest economies were exposed during Covid. Their might of resources was...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Novavax settles dispute with international vaccine group Gavi

NEW YORK: Novavax has agreed to pay back international vaccine group Gavi at least $475 million in cash or vaccines...

Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am

15 cases of JN.1 Covid variant detected

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Health Services and Regulations, Tuesday, confirmed Pakistan has detected...

Published 17 Jan, 2024 06:02am

Covid again

EDITORIAL: Now that it’s pretty clear that the Covid virus is making a comeback across the world – particularly...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

Passengers coming from abroad: Govt decides to conduct Covid testing

ISLAMABAD: Following the emergence of a new variant, JN-I, of Covid-19 globally, the government of Pakistan has...

Published 05 Jan, 2024 03:12am

Outlook 2024-I

Global perspective has recently changed as economies have shown to be more resilient than experts had anticipated....

Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am

Pfizer sues Poland and Hungary over Covid debts

BRUSSELS: Pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and BioNTech are suing the governments of Poland and Hungary alleging they...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am

Misplaced optimism about economy

Given elections are scheduled for early February, a few months into 2024 spring will bring into public life a new...

Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:12am

Exports: a recovery rooted in fundamentals?

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World

WHO warns of 'concerning' Covid trends ahead of winter

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned of “concerning trends” for Covid-19 ahead of winter in the...

Updated 06 Sep, 2023 09:05pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 17	280.77
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 17	280.52
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 18	155.18
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 18	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 18	1.32
Euro to USD / Nov 18	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Nov 17	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 17	6,672.41
Nasdaq / Nov 17	22,708.07
FTSE 100 / Nov 17	9,675.43
Dow Jones / Nov 17	46,590.24
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 17	23,590.52
France CAC40 / Nov 17	8,119.02
India Sensex / Nov 18	84,765.34
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 18	49,101.55
Hang Seng / Nov 18	25,996.57

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 17	15,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 17	369,223
Petrol/Litre / Nov 18	265.45
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 18	59.62
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 18	4,017.23
Diesel/Litre / Nov 18	284.44
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 18	63.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / Nov 18 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	7.78 ▲ 0.81 (11.62%)
F.Credit & Inv / Nov 18 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
EMCO Industries / Nov 18 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	74.54 ▲ 6.78 (10.01%)
Frontier Ceramics / Nov 18 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	94.73 ▲ 8.61 (10%)
IBL HealthCare / Nov 18 IBL HealthCare Limited(IBLHL)	73.36 ▲ 6.67 (10%)
Redco Textile / Nov 18 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	23.31 ▲ 2.12 (10%)
Sitara Energy / Nov 18 Sitara Energy Limited(SEL)	26.61 ▲ 2.42 (10%)
Sitara Peroxide / Nov 18 Sitara Peroxide Limited(SPL)	43.02 ▲ 3.91 (10%)
Supernet Tech. / Nov 18 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	1,882.73 ▲ 171.16 (10%)
Elahi Cotton / Nov 18 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	217.68 ▲ 19.79 (10%)

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Ind. / Nov 18 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	54.69 ▼ -6.07 (-9.99%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Nov 18 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	13.73 ▼ -1.52 (-9.97%)
Karam Ceramics / Nov 18 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	159.11 ▼ -16.62 (-9.46%)
Tata Textile / Nov 18 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	170 ▼ -16.98 (-9.08%)
Century Ins. / Nov 18 Century Insurance Company Limited(CENI)	52.01 ▼ -4.75 (-8.37%)
Gillette Pak / Nov 18 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	339.39 ▼ -25.43 (-6.97%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 18 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	231.10 ▼ -16.2 (-6.55%)
Fecto Cement / Nov 18 Fecto Cement Limited(FECTC)	178.49 ▼ -11.69 (-6.15%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 18 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	46 ▼ -2.83 (-5.8%)
Olympia Mills / Nov 18 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	40.58 ▼ -2.41 (-5.61%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	237,983,529 ▲ 0.18
Bank Makramah / Nov 18 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	116,224,379 ▲ 0.57
Beco Steel Ltd / Nov 18 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	86,078,849 ▲ 0.45
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,295,251 ▼ -0.13
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 18 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	31,968,873 ▲ 1.02
Telecard Limited / Nov 18 Telecard Limited(TELE)	30,853,899 ▼ -0.04
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 18 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	27,327,800 ▲ 0.72
Agha Steel Ind. / Nov 18 Agha Steel Ind.Ltd(AGHA)	15,434,988 ▲ 0.63
Treet Corp / Nov 18 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	12,697,835 ▲ 0.71
Cnergyico PK / Nov 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	11,750,565 ▲ 0.08

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