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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Exceptions are fundamental to legislation?

Published 29 Apr, 2026 05:57am

“I was thinking who I would have as a cabinet member in a national government.” “That would be an inane exercise at...

PARTLY FACETIOUS: A leaf out of Arms and the Man

Published 11 Apr, 2026 06:16am

“What is the first lesson that a politician must learn?” “How to….no that’s not relevant anymore.” “What were you...

Achakzai underscores need for forming ‘national govt’

Published 08 Apr, 2026 08:16am

ISLAMABAD: The opposition leader in National Assembly Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Tuesday urged the formation of a...

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Some animals are more equal than others?

Published 27 Feb, 2026 05:11am

“So there was no response to a greeting by a loyalist of The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless.” ...

Reconciliation: an option never to lose

Published 31 Dec, 2025 06:40am

I had just entered college, and in those growing years, I would passionately watch every single speech and press...

‘Thus passes the glory of the earth’

Updated 03 Dec, 2025 06:21am

‘Sic transit gloria mundi’ is a Latin idiom I learnt in my first year of college during the English literature...

OPINION: Economic development and bureaucracy

Updated 19 Nov, 2025 07:32am

The developed nations of the world are a reflection and testimony to the need for bureaucratic input alongside its...

Of ministers and secretaries

Updated 15 Oct, 2025 07:45am

This piece is about the imperative need for harmony between politicians and bureaucracy. The unanimity must not be ...

Shabbar criticises ‘institutional failures’ in country

Published 12 Oct, 2025 07:39am

KARACHI: Tax expert Shabbar Zaidi on Saturday criticized Pakistan’s institutional failures, saying that while...

Traders, politicians reject hike in POL products’ prices

Updated 21 Jul, 2025 08:46am

PESHAWAR: Traders, leaders of political parties and members of civil society have rejected the recent increase in...

FBR not used as political victimisation tool: chairman

Updated 10 Jul, 2025 09:00am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial, Wednesday, categorically stated that the...

Important briefing for politicians today

Published 04 May, 2025 05:49am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar and Director General ISPR Lieutenant...

Increasing democratic deficit

Published 16 Apr, 2025 06:11am

EDITORIAL: Whilst the Senate with its incomplete composition has completed the first year of its term on Wednesday,...

Bhutto is alive!

Updated 04 Apr, 2025 06:32am

When we say “Zinda Hai Bhutto Zinda Hai,” some people mock it due to their biased and narrow-minded thinking,...

‘Politics and economy’

Published 28 Mar, 2025 06:52am

This is apropos a Business Recorder oped “Politics and economy” carried by the newspaper a couple of weeks ago....

Light of hope

Published 19 Mar, 2025 06:24am

Regardless of how violently the wick of hope flickers due to changing dynamics and the burden of past misdeeds, it...

Foreign diplomats, politicians, scholars condemn terrorism

Published 17 Mar, 2025 07:20am

LAHORE: In a significant show of solidarity, foreign diplomats, politicians, and renowned scholars have unanimously...

Trial of civilian in military courts: Why politicians always hide behind judiciary, asks SC

Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:44am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court questioned why the politicians always hide behind judiciary, but do nothing when they...

Pakistan’s political crisis: rethinking people’s future

Published 07 Feb, 2025 06:32am

Pakistan’s political landscape is a tapestry woven with threads of military interventions, dynastic rule, judicial...

Leadership contextualized

Published 29 Jan, 2025 06:46am

Perhaps as a keen student of history, the quest of mine is to enquire how leadership characteristics evolve in...

Mujeeb met his fate: PM

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 08:50am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that youth empowerment and the united efforts by the...

Farooq Satter lauded Arif Habib’s efforts to combat global warming

Updated 08 Aug, 2024 07:44am

KARACHI: Senior politician and National Assembly member Farooq Sattar has lauded Arif Habib’s comprehensive ...

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘The pigeons come home to roost’

Published 07 Jun, 2024 06:24am

“The opinions of the individual supreme court justices during the full court hearing appear to be split.” “But...

PML-N leader urges Parliament to play its role in bringing judicial reforms

Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Senator Talal Chaudhry on Wednesday urged Parliament ...

Politicians: Plea against attribution of buildings dismissed

Published 19 Apr, 2024 05:07am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition being not maintainable filed against attribution of...

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Lawyers don’t have the charisma that politicians have

Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:06am

“So the dismemberment of the party of The Man Who Must Remain Nameless…” “One reality-check please: the more...

Violations of privacy rights

Updated 22 Mar, 2024 05:28am

Pakistan not only faces economic and political challenges but has also to contend with multiple pressing issues...

Beyond colonial legacies—II

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

An additional critical factor contributing to the governance and economic challenges in Pakistan is the dominance of...

‘Elderly politicians’ are no solution: Bilawal

Updated 20 Dec, 2023 09:49am

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Tuesday that elderly politicians...

Bilawal underscores need for ‘new’ approach to politics

Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am

QUETTA: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday stressed the need for a new way of...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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