News Archives for Opinion - 2025-06-07

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Opinion - 2025-06-07

Beyond the divide: rethinking federal-provincial collaboration for economic transformation—I

As Pakistan stands at a critical economic crossroads—grappling with slow growth, rising debt, and deepening...

Updated 07 Jun, 2025 05:55am

Fixing budget to unleash growth

Every year, Pakistan’s federal budget arrives with familiar choreography: a frantic scramble for revenue, a...

Updated 07 Jun, 2025 05:46am

India’s hegemonic designs

One reality which emerged out of the recent India-Pakistan conflict is that India is one among equal in the...

Updated 07 Jun, 2025 05:47am

Some nightmarish flights

It was a horrible nightmarish experience for passengers on a flight from Karachi to Lahore recently. Passengers were...

Updated 07 Jun, 2025 05:49am

Pakistan’s vaccine independence: a national imperative

Pakistan stands at a critical crossroads in public health policy. With seven million births annually and a ...

Published 07 Jun, 2025 04:59am

Letters

‘Despite crushing defeat, Modi remains unlearned’

This is apropos three letters to the editor from this writer carried by the newspaper on Wednesday, Thursday and...

Published 07 Jun, 2025 04:59am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 12	282.73
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 12	282.53
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 12	143.91
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 12	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 12	1.35
Euro to USD / Jun 12	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 11	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 11	6,022.24
Nasdaq / Jun 11	19,615.88
Dow Jones / Jun 11	42,865.77
India Sensex / Jun 12	82,355.26
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 12	38,173.09
Hang Seng / Jun 12	24,037.41
FTSE 100 / Jun 12	8,864.73
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 12	23,697.86
France CAC40 / Jun 12	7,718.48

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 11	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 11	302,554
Petrol/Litre / Jun 12	253.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 12	67.42
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 12	3,343.62
Diesel/Litre / Jun 12	254.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 12	67.28

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Invest Bank / Jun 12 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	6.11 ▲ 1 (19.57%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 12 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	6.61 ▲ 1 (17.83%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jun 12 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	5.21 ▲ 0.53 (11.32%)
Apna Microfin. / Jun 12 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.64 ▲ 0.97 (10.03%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 12 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	70.80 ▲ 6.44 (10.01%)
Saif Textile / Jun 12 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	17.25 ▲ 1.57 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 12 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	43.07 ▲ 3.92 (10.01%)
Bannu Woollen / Jun 12 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	44.41 ▲ 4.04 (10.01%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 12 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	42.20 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 12 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	28.50 ▲ 2.59 (10%)

Stock	Price
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 12 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	20,987.89 ▼ -2331.99 (-10%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 12 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,993.94 ▼ -221.55 (-10%)
Otsuka Pakistan / Jun 12 Otsuka Pakistan Limited(OTSU)	398.57 ▼ -42.15 (-9.56%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 12 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	14.54 ▼ -1.45 (-9.07%)
First Capital Equities / Jun 12 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.01 ▼ -0.39 (-8.86%)
Pak Paper Prod / Jun 12 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	158.38 ▼ -12.76 (-7.46%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 12 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	6.17 ▼ -0.49 (-7.36%)
Hinopak Motor / Jun 12 Hinopak Motors Limited(HINO)	374.16 ▼ -28.7 (-7.12%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jun 12 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.06 ▼ -1.99 (-6.85%)
ECOPACK Ltd / Jun 12 Ecopack Limited(ECOP)	85.11 ▼ -6.09 (-6.68%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jun 12 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	55,899,181 ▲ 0.78
Fauji Cement / Jun 12 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	50,597,576 ▲ 0.49
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	49,327,936 ▼ -0.08
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 12 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	49,092,533 ▼ -0.07
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 12 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	40,260,789 ▲ 0.74
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 12 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	38,519,154 ▼ -0.24
Invest Bank / Jun 12 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	38,443,385 ▲ 1
Dewan Cement / Jun 12 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	27,852,990 ▼ -0.43
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 12 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	26,083,851 ▼ -0.18
Treet Corp / Jun 12 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	24,336,515 ▼ -0.27