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Privatisation concerns

EDITORIAL: The World Bank has cautioned the government of the distinct possibility of litigation in divesting/...

Updated 12 Oct, 2023 06:34am

Pakistan

Assets case against Dar, others: AC seeks arguments on court’s jurisdiction

ISLAMABAD: Accountability Court Tuesday sought arguments on the court’s jurisdiction in the assets beyond means...

Published 11 Oct, 2023 03:10am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Inflation is no longer bearable

“Has the caretaker finance minister been properly briefed by now?” “I would assume so. She took oath on 17...

Published 11 Oct, 2023 03:10am

Editorials

Economy: performance based on expediency?

EDITORIAL: Two and a half months after the staff-level agreement was reached on the Stand-By Arrangement with the...

Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am

Opinion

Poverty on the rise

Poverty levels have risen from 34.2 percent in 2022 to 39.4 percent in 2023, pushing 12.5 million people below the...

Updated 09 Oct, 2023 07:03am

Pakistan

Nawaz’s return a ray of hope for people: Dar

LAHORE: The Leader of the House in Senate and former Federal Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar said on Wednesday that the...

Published 05 Oct, 2023 06:23am

Editorials

Milking the system for what it is worth

EDITORIAL: During a press briefing in Washington DC, Julie Kozack, Director of Communications International Monetary...

Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

Widening Indo-Pak economic divide

This is the final part of a two-part series of articles, highlighting the differences between India and Pakistan’s...

Updated 02 Oct, 2023 07:15am

Editorials

Tax the rich

EDITORIAL: One reason our ruling class always paints IMF’s conditions as “harsh” is their own inability, rather...

Updated 29 Sep, 2023 09:29pm

Pakistan

Assets beyond means case: AC summons Dar on Oct 10

ISLAMABAD: In light of a Supreme Court judgment that struck down amendments made to the accountability law, the...

Published 27 Sep, 2023 06:08am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: A non-level playing field

“One former prime minister has criticised the slow speed of the eighty plus Shehbaz Sharif-led Cabinet and…”...

Published 27 Sep, 2023 06:08am

Editorials

Significant rise in poverty

EDITORIAL: World Bank officials while briefing the media noted that Pakistan’s poverty level rose to 39.4 percent...

Updated 27 Sep, 2023 07:05am

Editorials

PML-N has helped country avert default?

EDITORIAL: Nawaz Sharif, the undisputed leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), resident in the UK for ...

Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:33am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: NMN has spent a fortune on improving her optics

“So were you happy with the optics?” “Well the best optics in our country’s history were provided by The Man...

Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Economic team leaders are on the same page

“Hey things are looking up – the large scale manufacturing index registered negative 3.62 percent in July ...

Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am

Editorials

Financial account versus current account

EDITORIAL: The expectation during negotiations between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the government of...

Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am

Pakistan

PSDP 2023-24: Planning ministry disburses Rs135.41bn

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has authorised/disbursed Rs 135.41 billion...

Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:31am

Editorials

Big decline in remittances

EDITORIAL: Remittance inflows declined during the first two months of the current fiscal year against the comparable...

Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:31am

Opinion

Army and the rupee

An old Indian friend, editor of an international newspaper in the Gulf, asked last week if it was alright to run a...

Updated 14 Sep, 2023 06:28am

Pakistan

Urs of Data Ganj Bakhsh begins

LAHORE: The three-day 980th annual Urs celebrations of Hazrat Ali bin Usman Hajveri known as Data Ganj Bakhsh began,...

Published 06 Sep, 2023 03:37am

Opinion

Trade conundrum: who is at fault?

The July 2023 trade data indicates an improvement in the trade deficit – from negative 1.863 billion dollars to...

Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Plan A or Plan D?

“What is the most controversial word today in the Land of the Pure?” “A guess: where in this country will the...

Published 22 Aug, 2023 06:03am

Editorials

The govt debt

EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has uploaded government debt figures on its website that support the view of...

Updated 22 Aug, 2023 06:48am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Was Nawaz consulted?

“So Kakar is in.” “Yes he has made history.” “As in how? Wait I think I have got it. It’s the ways of...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Editorials

Mere legislation does not mean reform

EDITORIAL: Yesterday marked the country’s seventy-seventh Independence Day. While the honour to hoist the flag on...

Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:30am

Pakistan

Deadlock persists

ISLAMABAD: A “deadlock” continues to persist in finalising a future caretaker premier in the ongoing formal...

Published 12 Aug, 2023 06:26am

No problem with decision: Dar

ISLAMABAD: Senator Ishaq Dar has said that there is no problem with the decision invalidating the Review of...

Updated 12 Aug, 2023 11:00pm

PARTLY FACETIOUS: There is Plan A, Plan B, Plan C, Plan D, maybe even up to Plan Z

Opinion

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	158.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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