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Markets

Gold trades near two-week high on cooling US rate-hike bets

Spot gold was steady at $4,175.02 per ounce

Published 06 Jul, 2026 08:01am

Markets

ECB's T2 payment system back up after brief incident impacting payments

When central banks and financial institutions in Europe need to send and receive large-value payments, they rely on T2

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:56am

Markets

Shares edge higher in Asia as oil dips, earnings loom

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.4%

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:53am

Markets

Indian shares likely to open higher on strong business updates from lenders

GIFT Nifty futures were at 24,322.5

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:49am

Markets

Indian rupee to track merchant flows, dollar; bonds await foreign buying cues

The Indian rupee declined nearly 1% last week to close at 95.21 per dollar on ‌Friday

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:45am

Markets

Dollar near two-week lows as rate-hike bets recede, embattled yen in focus

The dollar index , which measures the US currency against six other units, was at 100.9 in early trading

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:43am

Markets

Oil slips after OPEC+ agrees to raise output targets

Brent crude futures slid 24 cents, ‌or 0.33%, to $71.88 a barrel

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:38am

Sports

Haaland knocks Brazil out of World Cup as Norway reach quarters

Haaland scores twice late as Norway stuns Brazil 2-1, reaches first quarter-final

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:48am

Business & Finance

ABHI Microfinance Bank reports growth in revenues in 1Q 2026

KARACHI: ABHI Microfinance Bank Limited reported revenue of Rs4.874 billion by the end of the first quarter of 2026,...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

APS, PAAM form historic alliance

LAHORE: In a significant development aimed at organizing and elevating Pakistan’s alternative, homeopathic,...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Sports

UK, West Indies tours: Babar named skipper of Test squad

LAHORE: Batsman Babar Azam has been named skipper of the Test squads for the upcoming tours of West Indies and...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

Bilawal to attend GB CM’s oath ceremony today

GILGIT: Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, arrived in Skardu on Sunday ahead of...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

CM felicitates Americans on Independence Day

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has extended heartfelt felicitations to the people of the United...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

CM pays tribute to Capt Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Sunday paid rich tribute to Captain Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed,...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

DCs directed to intensify anti-encroachment drive

KARACHI: Commissioner Karachi Syed Hassan Naqvi has directed all Deputy Commissioners to continue and intensify...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Business & Finance

Domestic financing for improving railway’s network urged

KARACHI: Commenting on reports about the exclusion of the ML-1 railway project from the China–Pakistan Economic...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

Endowment fund for KP journalists approved

PESHAWAR: The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Sohail Afridi, has approved the establishment of an...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

Islamabad and Haripur: F’abad Agri University team visits key institutions

FAISALABAD: A high-level delegation from University of Agriculture Faisalabad visited key national innovation and...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

Flour prices surge nationwide, burdening households

ISLAMABAD: The flour prices have registered a fresh increase across country, putting additional financial pressure...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Business & Finance

IFC, MRA Bangladesh team visit SAFCO to Study Housing Finance

HYDERABAD: A high-level delegation from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

July 5 will forever remain darkest wound on democratic soul: Bilawal

KARACHI: Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that July 5 will forever remain...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

KP CM directs official machinery to move into ‘execution mode’

PESHAWAR: The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Sohail Afridi, has set out the provincial government’s...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Business & Finance

LCCI organises 11th session of Financial Advisory Baithak

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry organized the 11th session of its Financial Advisory Baithak,...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Markets

Weekly cotton review: Market witnesses return of bullish sentiment

KARACHI: The cotton market witnessed a return of bullish sentiment on Saturday after a period of price decline, as...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

New buses for Peshawar BRT ready for shipment

PESHAWAR: A total of 52 new buses procured for the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system are now ready for...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

University of Sindh: Over 700 candidates appear in pre-entry test for MPhil, PhD

HYDERABAD: More than 700 candidates appeared in the pre-entry test conducted by the University of Sindh on Sunday...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

AJK LA-23: PPP candidate withdraws in favour of JUI-F

ISLAMABAD: The candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has withdrawn in favour of the hopeful of Jamiat...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Business & Finance

PSDF, FPCCI sign MoU to strengthen collaboration

LAHORE: The Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) and the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

Railways Police foil smuggling of non-duty-paid goods

LAHORE: On the directions of Inspector General Railways Police, Muhammad Wisal Fakhar Sultan, Railways Police Sukkur...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

SALU committee recommends Rs4.58bn budget

HYDERABAD: The 45th meeting of the Finance and Planning Committee (FPC) of the Shah Abdul Latif University (SALU),...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

Shalimar Express derails at Khanewal

ISLAMABAD: A bogie of the Shalimar Express derailed at Khanewal Junction on Sunday afternoon while traveling from...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Business & Finance

Gulf Cooperation Council: Suttar concerned at disruption to shipping, customs operations

KARACHI: Ismail Suttar, Founder Chairman of the Salt Manufacturers Association Pakistan (SMAP), has voiced concern...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

Tobacco growers to hold sit-in against heavy taxes on 20th

PESHAWAR: The Tobacco Dealers Association has announced an indefinite sit-in in front of the Parliament House in...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

Transfers and postings in PRA

LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has carried out a major reshuffle, transferring and appointing 19...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

Two suspected militants held in Gwadar

GWADAR: Two suspected militants were arrested during a joint operation carried out by police and law enforcement...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

Work on projects of youth engagement plan underway: Balochistan CM

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti said work is underway on several projects under the Youth...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

World

‘Very dangerous’ super typhoon nears US Pacific islands

UNITED STATES: Howling winds and lashing rains battered Guam and the Northern Marianas late Sunday hours before the...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Maritime sector undergoing huge reform drives

ISLAMABAD: From modernising ports and digitising customs operations to reviving ship recycling and strengthening...

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:53am

Socioeconomic transformation: Ahsan seeks role of overseas Pakistanis

ORLANDO, (USA): During his visit to the United States, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

World

Germany may withhold info from AfD-led state govts

BERLIN: German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Sunday that the federal government is considering withholding...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Business & Finance

PAF Group captain killed while trying to protect woman

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Group Captain was shot dead on Sunday after intervening to protect a woman...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

FTO bars public bodies from exceeding legal powers

ISLAMABAD: In a landmark judgment expected to guide the conduct of statutory institutions for years to come, the...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

‘AI-powered assistant’: Karandaaz, DTC enter into strategic partnership

KARACHI: Karandaaz Pakistan has entered into a strategic partnership with D-Tech & Consultancy Private Limited...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

World

Jewellery worth millions stolen in French museum burglary

STRASBOURG, (France): Jewellery worth millions of euros was stolen in a burglary at the museum of French luxury...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Telenor-Ufone merger may trigger job cuts

ISLAMABAD: Pakis-tan’s biggest telecom merger of Telenor and Ufone, has entered a new and difficult phase, with the...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Telecom bill protects private land: ministers

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Sunday...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Business & Finance

Iran and Qatar resume maritime trade

DUBAI: Maritime trade between Iran and Qatar has resumed after a roughly five-month suspension, Iran’s commercial...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Revenue forecasting approach realistic: FBR chief

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Mahmood Langrial has said that the revenue forecasting...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

IESCO delivers exceptional FY2025-26 performance

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has delivered an exceptional performance during the...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Consumers: AGP speaks of RLNG diversion burden

Auditors cited unjustified RLNG diversion, Rs 73.03bn subsidy, Rs 100.9bn total loss

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

USD331bn climate financing needed by 2030: SBP

KARACHI: As climate risks continue to intensify, Pakistan will require an estimated USD331 billion in climate...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (July 05 2026) and the forecast for Monday (July 06 2026)....

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

BR Research

Petroleum pricing: FY27 starts on a defensive note

The first fuel price notification of FY27 was expected to set the tone for the year. Instead, it has raised more...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

BR Research

Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited: performance and outlook

Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited (PSX: STPL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1996. The...

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:15am

Pakistan

AGP tells ombudsman: Observers concerned over female victims of workplace harassment

ISLAMABAD: The Office of the Advocate General Punjab (AGP) has submitted before the Punjab Ombudsperson for...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Business & Finance

Prices of daily use items remain firm

PESHAWAR: Prices of important daily use items, including vegetables, live chicken/meat, flour, sugar, pulses,...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Pakistan

US embassy marks Independence Day with historic illuminations

ISLAMABAD: On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of American independence, the US Embassy in Islamabad and the US...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

Editorials

Two economic updates and outlooks

EDITORIAL: The Finance Division released May and June Economic Update and Outlook on the last day of the fiscal year...

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:25am

Editorials

Protecting children beyond parental compromise

EDITORIAL: The Lahore High Court’s recent judgment in a child maintenance case reaffirms a principle that should...

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:28am

Technology

Owner's consent mandatory for telecom infrastructure on private property: Tarar

Shaza says expanding internet access remains key priority of Ministry of IT

Updated 05 Jul, 2026 10:49pm

Sports

Djokovic makes Wimbledon history to reach quarter-finals

The 39-year-old is through to his 17th Wimbledon quarter-final and his ninth in a row

Published 05 Jul, 2026 09:36pm

Pakistan

Govt to spend Rs1.6bn to boost weather forecasting, early warning systems

Pakistan is bolstering climate resilience with significant investments in advanced weather systems, disaster preparedness, and green growth initiatives.

Published 05 Jul, 2026 08:47pm

Markets

Iraq signs deal with oil services giant Halliburton

Says the deal with Halliburton aligns with the government’s plans to boost oil and gas production capacity

Published 05 Jul, 2026 06:52pm

Pakistan

PAF officer martyred while saving woman from abduction attempt: police

Interior minister directs authorities to ensure swift arrest of perpetrator

Updated 05 Jul, 2026 08:44pm

Markets

OPEC+ approves further oil output increase as Hormuz exports start to recover

Seven core members have hiked their output quotas from April through July by almost 800,000 bpd

Updated 05 Jul, 2026 08:23pm

World

At least eight shot, including four children, in New York, ABC News reports

The injured included two men, two women, and four children — aged 14, 12, 7 and 6 — according to the ‌news ⁠outlet

Updated 05 Jul, 2026 03:09pm

World

China, Russia navies to hold drills off China coast

The drills are an annual occurrence, 'aimed ‌at ⁠jointly addressing security challenges and maintaining regional peace and stability', it said

Published 05 Jul, 2026 01:28pm

World

Qatar says all maritime activities will resume immediately

This reverses a June 29 advisory that had urged the temporary suspension ⁠of sailing and fishing boats until further notice, though commercial shipping was exempted

Published 05 Jul, 2026 01:24pm

Markets

Foxconn second-quarter revenue jumps, company cautions on geopolitics

That was above a T$2.372 trillion LSEG SmartEstimate, which gives greater weight to forecasts from analysts who are more consistently accurate

Published 05 Jul, 2026 01:20pm

World

Three sons of Iran's slain leader Khamenei appear at funeral, not his successor

Mostafa, Meysam and Masoud Khamenei praying behind the coffins laid out in the vast courtyard of Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla

Published 05 Jul, 2026 01:06pm

Sports

Babar Azam returns as Pakistan Test captain for West Indies, England tours

The decision marks Babar's third stint as Pakistan's Test skipper

Published 05 Jul, 2026 01:02pm

Pakistan, Türkiye must transform political ties into dynamic economic partnership: Dar

Says two countries can leverage their geographical position to strengthen trade, investment and regional connectivity

Published 05 Jul, 2026 12:06pm

Sports

Fearless Eala topples Swiatek as shocks rock Wimbledon

Disgruntled Polish third seed Swiatek lost a titanic first-set battle that lasted almost 90 minutes and had no answer to a fearless Eala after that as ‌she lost 7‑6(9) 6-2

Published 05 Jul, 2026 11:22am

Sports

England ready to write their own chapter in iconic match, says Tuchel

Tuchel acknowledged the conditions during England's first training session in the capital and insisted his players would not use them as an excuse

Published 05 Jul, 2026 11:11am

World

As Venezuela death toll rises, survivor recounts days beneath the rubble

He spent two days and seven hours trapped in the rubble, wedged ‌between two pieces of rebar, before civilian rescuers pulled him out

Published 05 Jul, 2026 11:05am

Sports

Bethell spoils Sooryavanshi's big day as England edge out India

The 22-year-old Bethell hit a thunderous unbeaten 76 from 46 balls, including five sixes

Published 05 Jul, 2026 10:59am

Sports

Canada tell fans 'the journey is only just beginning' after Morocco defeat

Moments after their 3-0 last-16 loss to Morocco, Canada Soccer's Instagram account posted a heartfelt tribute to supporters

Published 05 Jul, 2026 10:54am

Sports

Mbappe keeps cool as France survive furnace against Paraguay

With temperatures reaching 39 degrees Celsius (102.2°F), France found clear openings hard to come by against a Paraguay side who defended ruggedly

Published 05 Jul, 2026 10:51am

World

Justice Department says Adani case should end because of foreign jurisdiction, small chance of success

The Justice Department on Saturday responded with a 10-page filing outlining why it sought to dismiss all charges with prejudice against Adani and other ⁠defendants

Published 05 Jul, 2026 10:45am

World

Heat wave disrupts Fourth of July events across US, strains power grids

The fair, designed to showcase all 50 states, was temporarily closed on Friday afternoon as temperatures reached 101 degrees Fahrenheit

Published 05 Jul, 2026 10:40am

World

Mass grief in Iran at Khamenei funeral after US, Israel war killing

Dressed in black and draped in the red, white and green flags of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Published 05 Jul, 2026 10:34am

World

Trump gives campaign-style July 4 speech on National Mall for US 250th anniversary

After a storm-related delay of nearly two hours, Trump appeared on the National Mall in Washington to deliver a speech that mixed broad appeals to patriotism with pointed attacks on perceived ideological threats at home and abroad

Published 05 Jul, 2026 10:17am

Markets

Uber pauses Europe food delivery expansion as it pursues Delivery Hero deal, FT reports

Uber no longer plans ‌to ⁠launch food delivery in five of the seven countries it had ⁠targeted for expansion this year, including Austria, Norway ⁠and Greece

Published 05 Jul, 2026 10:07am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (July 04, 2026) and the forecast for Sunday (July 05 2026)...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Editorials

Keeping protected areas protected

EDITORIAL: The deliberations at a recent webinar on the Margalla Hills National Park have once again brought into...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Editorials

Relentless settlement expansion

EDITORIAL: The recent debate at the United Nations Security Council underscored a reality that has become...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Attracting investment needs removal of key obstacles: Qaiser

KARACHI: Federal Minister for the Board of Investment (BOI) Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh has said that while Pakistan’s...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Bus accident: KP CM announces compensation package

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mohammad Sohail Afridi has announced a financial assistance package for...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Karachi mayor opens park

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Saturday inaugurated a newly developed Green Belt Park in Shireen...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

PCJCCI for digital transformation of small industries

LAHORE: The Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) has stressed that the digital...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Punjab becomes first province to digitally map citizens’ health profiles

LAHORE: Punjab has become the first province in the country to digitally map the health and demographic profiles of...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Punjab govt to expand housing loans scheme

LAHORE: In a major initiative of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif to facilitate deserving families and...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Govt to implement cleanliness initiative across all hospitals

LAHORE: Following directives from Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the Punjab government is preparing to...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Rescue-1122 equipped with modern equipment

LAHORE: Under the leadership of the Chief Minister Punjab, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, several important projects have been...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Punjab sets benchmark in performance: Azma

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari said that under the leadership of Chief Minister...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

4.33m driving licences issued during current year

LAHORE: The Punjab police are actively engaged across the province in ensuring best public service delivery and...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Sports

PCB inks MoU with AUST for cricket promotion

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) through its Domestic Cricket Operations (DCO) Department has signed a...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Business & Finance

Excise dept achieves record revenue collection

LAHORE: Director General Excise, Taxation & Narcotics Control Punjab, Umar Sher Chattha, has said that the...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Summit to drive dialogue on future of financial sector

KARACHI: The Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) has announced the second edition of the Pakistan Banking Summit 2026...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Three killed in Islamabad; girl student found dead in hostel at Jamia Hafsa

ISLAMABAD: Incidents of violent crime, including murder and attempted murder, witnessed an increase in the federal...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Editorials

Two economic updates and outlooks

EDITORIAL: The Finance Division released May and June Economic Update and Outlook on the last day of the fiscal year...

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:25am

Editorials

Protecting children beyond parental compromise

EDITORIAL: The Lahore High Court’s recent judgment in a child maintenance case reaffirms a principle that should...

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:28am

Editorials

Keeping protected areas protected

EDITORIAL: The deliberations at a recent webinar on the Margalla Hills National Park have once again brought into...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Editorials

Relentless settlement expansion

EDITORIAL: The recent debate at the United Nations Security Council underscored a reality that has become...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Editorials

The missing accountability after the audit

EDITORIAL: Every few weeks, another audit report exposes billions of rupees in irregularities somewhere within...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

The perils of diluting constitutional safeguards

EDITORIAL: The recent judgment by a five-member Supreme Court bench on the admissibility of forensic experts’...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

Dilution of monetary policy

EDITORIAL: A webinar titled ‘Managing Stability During Uncertain Times: Role of Monetary Policy in Pakistan’...

Published 03 Jul, 2026 05:13am

Editorials

A tragedy of negligence

EDITORIAL: The collapse of the roof of a private tuition centre in Lahore’s Kahna area, which claimed the lives of...

Published 03 Jul, 2026 05:13am

Editorials

FBR: Barely exceeding twice-reduced target

EDITORIAL: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected 12.957 trillion rupees last fiscal year (1 July 2025 to 30...

Published 02 Jul, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

No refuge for terror

EDITORIAL: Cross-border terrorism cannot become an accepted feature of Pakistan’s security environment. The latest...

Published 02 Jul, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

The local govt void

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s democratic evolution is in many ways the story of its failure to truly devolve power, which...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Editorials

Rights of way, rights at risk

EDITORIAL: The government’s ambition to accelerate digital connectivity and expand telecommunications infrastructure...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Editorials

The ‘missing’ economic update, outlook

EDITORIAL: The Finance Division has yet to upload its May 2026 Economic Update and Outlook, a document that would...

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 06:25am

Editorials

Treaties, when convenient

EDITORIAL: A treaty that survives wars, crises and decades of political hostility only to be set aside unilaterally...

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 06:26am

Editorials

The cost of administered pricing

EDITORIAL: With international oil prices retreating after the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the government’s...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Editorials

Waste-to-energy projects: better late than never

EDITORIAL: It’s encouraging that Pakistan has finally moved to develop a comprehensive national policy for...

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 04:23pm

Editorials

The cost of impunity

EDITORIAL: The unusually apologetic tone adopted by senior Punjab Police and Crime Control Department (CCD)...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Editorials

The anaemia challenge

EDITORIAL: The findings of the WOMAN-2 study, presented in the report “The Missing Evidence: Anaemia, Postpartum...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Editorials

HIV: Time to act

EDITORIAL: The concerns raised at the recent community dialogue in Karachi over the growing number of HIV infections...

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:20am

Editorials

Women’s inheritance rights

EDITORIAL: The landmark ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on women’s inheritance rights is a timely...

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:23am

Editorials

Finance Act 2026

EDITORIAL: The Finance Bill 2026 was passed by the National Assembly with 35 amendments, including extending sales...

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 06:53am

Editorials

Borrowing prosperity

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s central government debt rose by Rs1.4 trillion in April alone, pushing the total debt stock to...

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 06:54am

Editorials

Population ‘bomb’

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s annual population growth rate is estimated at 2.55 percent which implies the addition of...

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Editorials

Open for exits

EDITORIAL: An economy that loses more foreign exchange through profit repatriation than it gains through foreign...

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Editorials

KP Budget

EDITORIAL: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) budget for 2026-27 presented by Chief Minister Sohail Afridi unveiled a total...

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

Editorials

Balochistan Budget

EDITORIAL: Balochistan’s latest budget arrives wrapped in the language of fiscal discipline, development and prudent...

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

Editorials

NFC Award: a system under strain

EDITORIAL: A recent media report has highlighted a view gaining traction within policymaking circles that the NFC...

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:43am

Editorials

Policing and the inviolability of the home

EDITORIAL: The recent judgment of the Peshawar High Court is a timely reminder that constitutional rights cannot be...

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:43am

Editorials

A crisis decades in the making

EDITORIAL: Few national failures have been forecast as accurately and ignored as consistently as Pakistan’s water...

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Editorials

A preventable tragedy

EDITORIAL: The horrific loss of at least 10 lives, including five children, in a fiery crash on the Islamabad-Murree...

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Editorials

US-Iran breakthrough

EDITORIAL: With President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian finally signing the Islamabad...

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:39am

Editorials

Health spending: the cost of neglect

EDITORIAL: The latest Pakistan Economic Survey 2025-26 presents a disturbing picture of the country’s public health...

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:42am

Editorials

Why the secrecy

EDITORIAL: The government is hush-hush about the quantum of tax relief offered and new taxes imposed in the recently...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Editorials

Sindh Budget

EDITORIAL: Sindh presented a 3,525 billion-rupee budget with the major reliance for revenue remaining on federal...

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 02:56pm

Editorials

Pakistan’s savings crisis

EDITORIAL: One of the more underappreciated aspects of Pakistan’s economic malaise has been the alarming collapse in...

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 06:24am

Editorials

Punjab Budget

EDITORIAL: The Punjab budget envisages total revenue of 1209 billion rupees from own resources (only 749 billion...

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

Beyond symbolic sanctions

EDITORIAL: France’s decision to ban Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country, in...

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 05:59am

Editorials

Maintaining the policy rate

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee met on the previously scheduled date – 15 June – and decided to keep the...

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Editorials

From oil shock to hunger crisis

EDITORIAL: The United Nations is now warning that a global hunger crisis feared at the outset of the Middle East...

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Editorials

Fiscal fault lines could test budget outlook

EDITORIAL: While the FY2026-27 budget has been framed as a pro-growth package aimed at reviving economic activity...

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

Editorials

A nation failing its children

EDITORIAL: The scale of Pakistan’s child labour crisis came into sharp focus at the International Labour...

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

Editorials

Policy contradictions stall progress

EDITORIAL: One of the more damaging flaws of governance in Pakistan today is the disconnect between what...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Editorials

The price of delay

EDITORIAL: Billions of rupees worth of foreign-funded development projects are once again facing delays, not because...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Editorials

Too important to trust locally?

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s long-term development challenge is no mystery. Child malnutrition, stunting, poor educational...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Editorials

Forest fires: A growing environmental emergency

EDITORIAL: The devastating forest fire that recently swept through the Kotli Sattian area of Murree district in...

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 07:00am

Editorials

The Budget

EDITORIAL: The federal finance minister, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, presented yesterday the third budget of the...

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 06:44am

Editorials

Jul-Mar: growth poor, but still not too bad?

EDITORIAL: The 3.7 percent growth for 2025-26 in the Economic Survey, limited to nine months of data (July-March),...

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

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Breaking the cycle of acid attacks

EDITORIAL: The horrific acid attack on a young female doctor at a government hospital in Quetta has once again...

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

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The high cost of easy revenues

EDITORIAL: Pakistan is simultaneously running tight fiscal and monetary policies through primary fiscal surpluses...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

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Budget: getting close to plugging the gap

EDITORIAL: Credible though still unconfirmed reports suggest that the two major coalition partners - the Pakistan...

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 06:52am

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 3	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 3	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 3	161.34
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 3	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 3	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 5	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 2	7,483.24
Nasdaq / Jul 2	25,832.67
Dow Jones / Jul 2	52,900.07
India Sensex / Jul 3	77,938.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 3	69,243.68
Hang Seng / Jul 3	23,310.80
FTSE 100 / Jul 3	10,679.03
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 3	25,779.31
France CAC40 / Jul 3	8,508.07

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 2	17,780
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 3	68.69
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 3	378,031
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 3	4,176.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 3	77.12
Petrol/Litre / Jul 6	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 6	311.47

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Jul 3 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	7.98 ▲ 0.96 (13.68%)
Ansari Sug. / Jul 3 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	31.30 ▲ 2.85 (10.02%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 3 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	29.88 ▲ 2.72 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jul 3 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	51.87 ▲ 4.72 (10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Jul 3 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	24.73 ▲ 2.25 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 3 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	293.11 ▲ 26.65 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 3 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	179.23 ▲ 16.29 (10%)
IbrahimFibres / Jul 3 Ibrahim Fibres Limited(IBFL)	271.37 ▲ 24.67 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 3 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	106.67 ▲ 9.7 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	114.95 ▲ 10.45 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 3 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.03 ▼ -2.67 (-10%)
Chashma / Jul 3 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	132.21 ▼ -14.24 (-9.72%)
UBLPakistanETF / Jul 3 UBLPakistan Enterprise ETF(UBLPETF)	30.75 ▼ -2.72 (-8.13%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jul 3 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	219.97 ▼ -14.2 (-6.06%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 3 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	35.31 ▼ -2.06 (-5.51%)
Sitara Chemical / Jul 3 Sitara Chemical Industries Limited(SITC)	811.04 ▼ -46.47 (-5.42%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.76 ▼ -1.13 (-5.41%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jul 3 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	13.25 ▼ -0.75 (-5.36%)
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	16.79 ▼ -0.89 (-5.03%)
Next Capital / Jul 3 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	13.11 ▼ -0.69 (-5%)

Stock	Volume
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 3 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	72,948,993 ▼ -0.04
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	48,406,341 ▼ -0.89
TPL Properties / Jul 3 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	34,286,380 ▲ 0.41
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jul 3 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	27,424,496 ▲ 2.43
Secure Logistics-Trax Group / Jul 3 Secure Logistics-Trax Group Limited(SLGL)	26,707,486 ▲ 0.23
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 3 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	25,865,871 ▲ 0
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 3 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	21,845,437 ▲ 0.11
Lotte Chemical / Jul 3 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	21,059,671 ▲ 0.91
Pak Reinsurance / Jul 3 Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited(PAKRI)	18,996,584 ▲ 0.39
P.T.C.L. / Jul 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	16,650,708 ▲ 1.65

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