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World

Starmer considers political future, could decide as early as Monday

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was considering his political future on Sunday, after rival Andy...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 06:09am

KP presents Rs121.74bn supplementary budget

PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa presented a supplementary budget of Rs121.74 billion. The...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

125 demands for grants approved: NA rejects over 200 cut motions

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Sunday approved 125 demands for grants exceeding Rs4.40 trillion for various...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

BR Research

Agritech Limited

Agritech Limited (PSX: AGL) was incorporated in Pakistan in 1959 as Pak-American Fertilizers Limited. The company is...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Editorials

NFC Award: a system under strain

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

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

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...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

Southern Punjab: Welfare initiatives improving the lives of people: Azma

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

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

PPP leader claims his party now larger than PML-N and PTI

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party Lahore President Faisal Mir has claimed that the party has organisationally become...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

Punjab Assembly session: Govt, opposition continue heated debate on budget

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly witnessed another day of heated exchanges between the government and the opposition...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

Minister reviews arrangements for Muharram across Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: A high-level meeting chaired by Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bukhari was held to...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

337 Indian Sikh pilgrims arrive

LAHORE: A second group of 337 Indian Sikh pilgrims arrived in Pakistan through the Wagah Border to participate in...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

Father’s Day: Punjab CM explains significance of fatherhood

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, in her special message on Father’s Day, paid tribute to every...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Markets

Weekly Cotton Review: Prices suffer a steep decline

KARACHI: Cotton prices have suffered a steep decline since the start of the current season, falling by five thousand...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

73rd birth anniversary: Bilawal pays rich tribute to Benazir

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has paid rich tribute to Shaheed Mohtarma...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

Several parts of country: Thunderstorms, strong winds and heavy rainfall predicted

ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday issued a nationwide weather advisory, warning...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

Govt-PTI contacts gain momentum

ISLAMABAD: Informal contacts between the government and the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have gathered...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

Zardari hails Benazir as trailblazing leader for women

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday paid an emotional tribute to former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

PIA enhances baggage allowance on Beijing route

ISLAMABAD: Seeking to regain altitude after its privatisation, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Sunday...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

6th Muharram procession traffic plan issued

RAWALPINDI: Acting on the directives of Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Farhan Aslam, Chief Security Officer Traffic...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

FGEHA initiates practical measures to transform sectors F-14, F-15

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) has initiated practical measures to transform...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

ANP rejects KP budget

PESHAWAR: The Awami National Party (ANP), while rejecting the provincial budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27, called it a...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

KP govt has no development plan: QWP

PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) provincial chairman Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao has criticised the Pakistan...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

ICT anti-dengue campaign: 24 people detained, 5 premises sealed

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad district administration has intensified its anti-dengue campaign, detaining 24 individuals...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

World Music Day: Music carries message of love: CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, in her message on World Music Day, said that music serves as an...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

Two Sikh tourists killed in accident

MANSEHRA: Two tourists were killed and five others seriously injured when a dumper truck overturned onto a tourist...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

Benazir is a shining symbol of democracy, public rights: Nasir

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah paid rich tribute to Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

PA session adjourned following MPA’s death

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly session here on Sunday was cut short and adjourned until Monday morning following the...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

PM’s, CDF’s efforts in promoting peace, stability lauded

KARACHI: Muhammad Bashir Janmuhammad, business leader, Chairman Pak-Malaysia Business Council & Westbury Group...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

Sharjeel pays glowing tribute to BB on birth anniversary

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport, and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

PDP calls for revival of ration card system

KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Altaf Shakoor said that in order to provide food assistance to the...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

Naya Nazimabad Foundation awards 200 scholarships

KARACHI: Naya Nazimabad Foundation has awarded some 200 scholarships to students of Jinnah University for Women...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

BR Research

The recovery that wasn't

Even when businesses were becoming more confident about the economic recovery and the trajectory of growth,...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

BR Research

Defensive by default

Scarcity in Pakistan is not a fiction. Capital has always been short, credibility hard-won, policy unreliable, and...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Business & Finance

KP govt earmarks Rs524.3bn under ADP for 2026-27

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has earmarked Rs 524.3 billion under Annual Development Programme for...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Markets

Prices of kitchen items remain firm in open market

PESHAWAR: Prices of important kitchen items, including vegetables, cooking oil/ghee, sugar, flour, live...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

World

Ukraine attack kills five as Crimea halts public fuel sales

MOSCOW: Four people were killed and 28 wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian-controlled peninsula of...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

World

Israel army chief in south Lebanon, says Hezbollah in ‘difficult position’

JERUSALEM: Israel’s military chief said on Sunday that Hezbollah had suffered a severe blow fighting Israeli forces...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

World

Jordan hangs six after nine-year death penalty pause

AMMAN: Jordan hanged on Sunday six men convicted of killing security personnel, a government official said, ending a...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

World

Erdogan orders talks to reopen Orthodox Christian seminary

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan ordered officials on Sunday to resume talks on reopening an Orthodox...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

World

Colombians vote in presidential runoff

BOGOTÁ: Colombians began voting in a presidential runoff Sunday, choosing between a hard-right, White House-backed...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

World

Madrid scraps public screening of Spain World Cup match over heat

MADRID: The public screening of Spain’s World Cup match against Saudi Arabia in Madrid later on Sunday has been...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

World

Bolivia declares state of emergency, deploys military to quell protests

LA PAZ: Bolivia’s president declared a state of emergency on Saturday and deployed soldiers and bulldozers to raze...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

World

France hosts street music festival despite worsening heatwave

PARIS: France went ahead with its annual street music festival on Sunday in a boiling heatwave, with a third of the...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

World

Ethiopian PM’s party secures win in national election

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party (PP) won a landslide victory in legislative...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

World

Swiss US-Iran talks venue a playground of world leaders, movie stars

BURGENSTOCK (Switzerland): The uber-plush Burgenstock resort perched high above Switzerland’s Lake Lucerne — the...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

G-B CM’s slot: Bilawal names Amjad as PPP’s candidate

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday announced Advocate Amjad Hussain...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

World

Man charged over suspected anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh

LONDON: Scottish authorities said on Saturday they charged a man in connection with attacks in Edinburgh that...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

World

Europe braces for prolonged heatwave as temperatures approach 40°C

ROME/MADRID/PARIS: A severe heatwave gripped much of Europe on Sunday, with temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

Aurangzeb urges PTI to return to standing committees

ISLAMABAD: In a pointed yet conciliatory overture to the opposition, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Sunday...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Govt set to hand over PIA to new owners by month-end

ISLAMABAD: The government is set to hand over Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to its new owners by the end of...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

R-4 ministers discuss Islamabad MoU’s implementation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkiye on Sunday reaffirmed their coordination to promote regional...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

PM forms high-level body on Telecom Reorganisation Bill

ISLAMABAD: Amid mounting political scrutiny and public concern over property rights, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Balochistan Assembly approves Rs1.089trn budget

QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly on Sunday approved the provincial budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, clearing...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Finance Bill (2026): NA body cautious govt against amendments without scrutiny

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance Sunday cautioned government against introducing...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

NA body told: Many amendments incorporated in Finance Bill

ISLAMABAD: Major amendments have been proposed in the Finance Bill 2026 to incorporate key recommendations of the...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

NA body approves key safeguards

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance approved a number of key amendments including...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Business & Finance

Mango exports shrink as Middle East war impacts linger

TANDO ALLAHYAR: Beneath the scorching sun in southern mango belt, labourers balance on tree branches, working at a...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

World

Iranians walk out of talks venue after Trump threat

Ongoing disagreements and renewed fighting in Lebanon.

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 05:37am

Pakistan

PM, Swiss vice president discuss cooperation in various sectors

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis met Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif, commending Pakistan's mediation in the US-Iran MoU and exploring new cooperation avenues.

Published 21 Jun, 2026 10:31pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, Egypt discuss ways to enhance trade, investment collaboration

Dar, Abdellaty agree to re-inaugurate existing bilateral mechanisms

Published 21 Jun, 2026 10:05pm

World

Iran warns US to 'be careful' after Trump threat

Trump threatens to strike Iran over its support for Hezbollah

Published 21 Jun, 2026 09:50pm

Sports

India hails Sooryavanshi after record 11-ball half-century

Sooryavanshi made 94 off just 29 deliveries

Published 21 Jun, 2026 08:20pm

World

Vance hails 'historic' moment as US-Iran talks start in Switzerland

Araghchi, Ghalibaf are leading the talks for Tehran

Updated 21 Jun, 2026 08:13pm

World

Trump threatens to strike Iran over support for Hezbollah

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 30 people on Saturday in eastern and southern Lebanon

Updated 21 Jun, 2026 08:10pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Egypt call for lasting US-Iran settlement

Cairo meeting welcomes Islamabad MoU as step toward regional de-escalation

Published 21 Jun, 2026 06:21pm

Sports

Gill to skipper India against England, Kohli to play if fit

Says Iyer will serve as vice-captain for the series

Published 21 Jun, 2026 05:37pm

Markets

Pakistan's mango exports shrink as Middle East war impacts linger

Says mango export sales to fall at least 30% this year

Published 21 Jun, 2026 05:21pm

World

Mediator Qatar confirms launch of US-Iran talks in Switzerland

Qatar announces the start of US-Iran talks in Switzerland, focused on achieving a permanent peace in the Middle East

Published 21 Jun, 2026 05:07pm

Pakistan

Pakistan enters critical 24-hour weather window, warns NDMA

NDMA warns Pakistan faces thunderstorms, heavy rain, urban flooding, and glacier risks over the next 12-24 hours

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:56pm

World

Top-level US-Iran peace talks to begin at Swiss resort with Hormuz in spotlight

High-stakes peace talks between the US and Iran commence in Switzerland, complicated by a disputed Strait of Hormuz closure and ongoing Lebanon ceasefire violations.

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:21pm

World

Israel says it 'eliminated' two Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives tied to major funding network

Israeli military said on ‌Sunday that they 'eliminated' Hussein Qadra and Mohammed Farra

Published 21 Jun, 2026 11:40am

Sports

Japan rout Tunisia 4-0 in World Cup's 1,000th match

Daichi Kamada opened the scoring ⁠after four minutes, bundling home Keito Nakamura’s low cross from close range

Published 21 Jun, 2026 11:34am

Life & Style

Goldfish Swimbappe's World Cup predictions make a splash in Toronto

Every day, the orange creature lines up in the middle of the pitch to predict the day’s match winners

Published 21 Jun, 2026 11:30am

Life & Style

Ralph Lauren sports cross-generational appeal at Milan fashion show

The show comes at a moment of relative strength for Ralph Lauren. The brand, which dressed Team USA for the Winter Olympics this year

Published 21 Jun, 2026 11:27am

Life & Style

Deep-sea denizens go years without food with clever biological fix

Those creatures are called deep-sea isopods, a group of crustaceans with flattened ‌and segmented bodies that, as new research reveals, have resolved the dilemma with a multifaceted biological fix

Published 21 Jun, 2026 11:24am

World

Report says UK PM Starmer ready to quit, but source says he is still focused on the job

A government source said Starmer remained focused on his job and pointed to previous statements he has made to that effect

Updated 21 Jun, 2026 03:41pm

Technology

Tech experts urge focus on five-layer AI stack to boost IT sector in Pakistan

Five-layer AI stack includes energy, chips, infrastructure, models and applications

Published 21 Jun, 2026 11:00am

Sports

Fifteen saves, one point: Room leads Curacao to World Cup history

Ecuador goalkeeper Hernan Galindez said Room had the game of his life against the South American side

Published 21 Jun, 2026 10:20am

Sports

US advance to World Cup round of 32 with dominant 2-0 win over Australia

Freeman nodded in the simplest of headers just before the break, the goal initially ruled out for offside but given on review, prompting the US bench to flood the pitch in celebration

Published 21 Jun, 2026 10:15am

Sports

Ecuador coach says World Cup hopes 'not over yet' after shock Curacao draw

'Life has taught me you have to always continue to work, always learn, and challenges can become opportunities,' Beccacece told reporters

Published 21 Jun, 2026 10:11am

World

US VP Vance arrives in Switzerland for peace talks with Iran

Vance and ‌his ⁠wife arrived at Emmen Air Base in Switzerland ⁠at 5:59 a.m.

Published 21 Jun, 2026 10:05am

Markets

Yoghurt wars: Danone-Chobani clash underscores wider protein battle

The Paris-based company accused Chobani of copying its product and misleading consumers to improve sales, allegations Chobani dismissed

Published 21 Jun, 2026 09:59am

World

Bangladesh's premier looks to China, Malaysia for investment, jobs in first trip

The six-day trip comes as Rahman's administration seeks ‌foreign capital to support an ambitious economic agenda, while strengthening ties with key Asian partners

Published 21 Jun, 2026 09:50am

World

Israeli strikes kill at least 20 in Lebanon hours after ceasefire

Israel said the strikes were a response to projectiles fired overnight by the Iran-backed group

Published 21 Jun, 2026 09:38am

World

Los Angeles mayor declares emergency over warehouse fire

The fire started on ⁠Wednesday in the city’s historic Boyle Heights neighborhood near downtown

Published 21 Jun, 2026 09:25am

Pakistan

Pakistan, US, Qatar leaders expect talks to promote global peace

Vance says we would not be here without the field marshal

Updated 21 Jun, 2026 08:52pm

World

Iranian delegation arrives in Switzerland for US talks: Bern

We welcome the arrival of the Iranian delegation in Switzerland, the Swiss foreign ministry

Published 21 Jun, 2026 03:55am

World

US VP Vance departs Washington for Iran talks in Switzerland

I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on, Vance

Published 21 Jun, 2026 03:49am

Aurangzeb stoutly defends FY27 budget

The minister said the government had received positive feedback from lawmakers and stakeholders regarding the budget

Updated 21 Jun, 2026 09:48am

Finance body approves increase in token tax

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance on Saturday approved a substantial increase in token...

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

NA approves Rs40.74trn charged expenditure from Federal Consolidated Fund

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Saturday approved charged expenditure amounting to Rs40.742 trillion from the...

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Historic saving of Rs5bn achieved in NA’s budget: Speaker

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said that a historic saving of Rs5 billion had been achieved...

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Policy & Enforcement: govt estimates tax measures to generate over Rs1trn

ISLAMABAD: The government has worked out the revenue impact of around Rs1.02 trillion of the proposed...

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Govt to amend tobacco rules to eliminate WAP concept

ISLAMABAD: The government is set to amend the Tobacco Marketing Control Rules, 2016 and Martial Law Order (MLO) 487...

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

NA body approves National Tariff Policy 2025-30

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance on Saturday approved the second phase of National...

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Govt to remove age restriction of 5 years on commercial imports of used cars

ISLAMABAD: Federal Secretary, Ministry of Commerce Jawad Paul on Saturday disclosed before National Assembly...

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

World

Trump heaps praise on Pakistan for mediation

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has credited Pakistan with “really helping” the United States secure a peace deal...

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

World

US forces denies Iran’s claims of closure

WASHINGTON: The US military on Saturday denied Iran’s claims that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, saying the...

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Pakistan

Iran-US technical talks: PM Shehbaz, Field Marshal Asim Munir depart for Switzerland

Discussions being held as follow-up to recently signed Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding

Updated 21 Jun, 2026 02:56am

World

China’s rare earths curbs extend pressure on supply to Japan

SINGAPORE: China’s exports to Japan of several rare earths used for powerful magnets were negligible in May, data...

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Editorials

NFC Award: a system under strain

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

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

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...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

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

Editorials

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

Editorials

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

Editorials

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

Editorials

Budget delayed, budget denied?

EDITORIAL: While technically there is no delay in the presentation of the budget to parliament, with 16 June the...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Editorials

A fragile truce

EDITORIAL: The uneasy calm that followed the Iran-US truce agreed in April, and included a halt to hostilities in...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Editorials

Taxing traders: a political test

EDITORIAL: The announcement last week of the Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for small traders and shopkeepers is the latest...

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

A long-overdue harvest of common sense

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s decision to adopt a National Agricultural Biotechnology Policy comes after years of declining...

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

Budget 26-27: Stabilisation fatigue is now setting in

EDITORIAL: Balancing the budget is becoming increasingly difficult. Despite imposing exorbitant taxes on the formal...

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:02am

Editorials

CPEC outcome

EDITORIAL: Federal Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Khan Leghari, during a press conference on Sunday, acknowledged...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

The death of white gold

EDITORIAL: Punjab’s cotton acreage has fallen to its lowest level in nearly six decades, while national production...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Editorials

The organ trade scandal

EDITORIAL: The revelations emerging from the Supreme Court regarding illegal organ transplantation in Punjab expose...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Editorials

Worrisome export fall

EDITORIAL: When the Uraan Pakistan initiative was launched at the tail end of 2024, it envisioned transforming the...

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 06:57am

Editorials

Pakistan’s investment climate: confidence in short supply

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s investment climate was already struggling long before the latest Business Confidence Index...

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 12:09pm

Editorials

Widening trade deficit

EDITORIAL: Trade deficit July-May 2026 widened to negative 34.758 billion dollars against negative 29.585 billion...

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

Terrorism’s dangerous momentum

EDITORIAL: Pakistan recorded 128 terrorist attacks in May, up 27 percent from April, while civilian deaths rose by...

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

A disturbing tally

EDITORIAL: The disclosure before the Lahore High Court, during the recent hearing of a petition seeking the recovery...

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

Budget postponement raises multiple questions

EDITORIAL: In a press release dated 29 May President Asif Ali Zardari summoned the budget session of the National...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 12:56pm

Editorials

The cost of impunity

EDITORIAL: The latest escalation of Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon, despite a US-brokered ceasefire...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 06:48am

Editorials

The plight of PSDP

EDITORIAL: The allocation for next year’s Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), a prime mover of the country’s...

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Water cannot be weaponised

EDITORIAL: India’s attempt to weaken the sanctity of the Indus Waters Treaty has elevated a long-standing bilateral...

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

When taxes punish formal businesses

EDITORIAL: While the minister of state for finance has assured a traders’ delegation during recently held...

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

Defined Contributory Pension

EDITORIAL: Reports suggest that the government intends to implement the Defined Contributory Pension (DCP) in the...

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:41am

Editorials

Undoing NFC Award’s population bias

EDITORIAL: A rare political consensus is emerging around one of Pakistan’s most sensitive fiscal questions: whether...

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:40am

Editorials

The pope’s AI’s warning

EDITORIAL: Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical “Magnificent Humanity” arrives as a timely moral reckoning with the...

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

A very harsh annual budget in the offing?

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its mission to Pakistan (13 to 20 May) and in a press...

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Bracing for Super El Nino

EDITORIAL: From record-breaking heat waves and destructive floods to prolonged droughts and crop failures, Pakistan...

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

The cost of mismanagement

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s mega dam projects are once again becoming case studies in the same institutional failures that...

Updated 30 May, 2026 06:09am

Editorials

An impossible bargain

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 19	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 19	161.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 19	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 19	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 19	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 19	3.69

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 18	7,500.58
Nasdaq / Jun 18	26,517.93
Hang Seng / Jun 18	23,924.81
Dow Jones / Jun 18	51,564.70
India Sensex / Jun 19	77,409.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 19	71,250.06
FTSE 100 / Jun 19	10,363.27
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 19	24,985.82
France CAC40 / Jun 19	8,421.14

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 19	77.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 19	19,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 19	374,205
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 19	4,155.71
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 19	79.67
Petrol/Litre / Jun 22	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jun 22	311.47

Stock	Price
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 19 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	5.01 ▲ 1 (24.94%)
Dewan Sugar / Jun 19 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	7.34 ▲ 0.73 (11.04%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jun 19 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	10.76 ▲ 1 (10.25%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 19 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	20.45 ▲ 1.86 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jun 19 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	45.73 ▲ 4.16 (10.01%)
Husein Industries / Jun 19 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	40.57 ▲ 3.69 (10.01%)
Agritech Limited / Jun 19 Agritech Limited(AGL)	58.21 ▲ 5.29 (10%)
Avanceon Ltd / Jun 19 Avanceon Limited(AVN)	38.39 ▲ 3.49 (10%)
Berger Paints / Jun 19 Berger Paints Pakistan Limited(BERG)	120.97 ▲ 11 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Jun 19 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	189.13 ▲ 17.19 (10%)

Stock	Price
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 19 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	15.72 ▼ -1.75 (-10.02%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 19 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	20.90 ▼ -2.3 (-9.91%)
Sally Textile / Jun 19 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	14.57 ▼ -1.32 (-8.31%)
ICC Industries / Jun 19 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	12.37 ▼ -1.04 (-7.76%)
Asia Ins. / Jun 19 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	35.11 ▼ -2.77 (-7.31%)
TPL Properties / Jun 19 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10.24 ▼ -0.8 (-7.25%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 19 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	32.28 ▼ -2.45 (-7.05%)
Service Textile / Jun 19 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	39.78 ▼ -2.94 (-6.88%)
Quice Food / Jun 19 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	34.18 ▼ -2.46 (-6.71%)
First IBL Mod. / Jun 19 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	11.83 ▼ -0.81 (-6.41%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jun 19 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	87,347,852 ▲ 0.69
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 19 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	80,623,569 ▼ -0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 19 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	47,045,284 ▼ -1.75
B.O.Punjab / Jun 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	34,168,331 ▼ -0.85
TPL Properties / Jun 19 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	33,155,810 ▼ -0.8
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,689,766 ▼ -0.29
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,520,392 ▼ -0.02
Lotte Chemical / Jun 19 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	31,177,846 ▼ -0.25
Saif Power Ltd. / Jun 19 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	28,289,747 ▲ 0.69
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 19 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	23,842,938 ▼ -1.95

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