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World

Trump says Russia, Ukraine reach energy ceasefire 'effective immediately'

Moscow, Kyiv do not immediately confirm such an agreement

Updated 11 Oct, 2026 08:41pm

World

Saudi-led coalition says new attack at Riyadh airport causes fire, day after strike kills 12

Says air defences intercept missile near airport

Updated 11 Oct, 2026 08:48pm

Sports

Smith sets new catching record as Australia take firm grip on Test

Smith took three superb catches on Sunday to take his Test tally to 222

Published 11 Oct, 2026 06:20pm

Pakistan

Federal govt forms 11-member advisory council to run KP affairs under governor

A new secretariat also set up due to a '196% surge' in terrorism and inadequate provincial cooperation

Updated 11 Oct, 2026 07:47pm

Pakistan

Govt deploys army ‘for security of lives, properties’ in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Army deployment authorised under Article 245 to restore order amid anti-govt protests

Published 11 Oct, 2026 06:11pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s envoy commends Lahore’s cultural, literary legacy at New York festival

Celebrates Lahore's cultural dynamism and intellectual vitality to foster global understanding through arts

Published 11 Oct, 2026 05:14pm

Pakistan

Tribute to Aziz Sheikh — a mentor, teacher and distinguished journalist

Ex-MPA says journalists and mentors like Aziz Sheikh leave a lasting legacy through their professional contributions

Published 11 Oct, 2026 05:09pm

Pakistan

PTI rejects emergency, governor's rule in KP, condemns arrests of CM Sohail Afridi, Junaid Akbar

Party chairman calls the move 'grave political mistake'

Published 11 Oct, 2026 04:17pm

World

Russia's Yandex says data centre in Vladimir area shut down after drone attack

No one was injured in the attack, ⁠but some of Yandex's services are currently unavailable to users, the company said

Published 11 Oct, 2026 01:07pm

World

Yemen's Houthis renew warning to airlines, travellers against using Saudi airports

A day ⁠after an attack on Riyadh’s ⁠international airport killed ⁠12 people

Published 11 Oct, 2026 12:59pm

Sports

New Zealand pick Allen, Ferguson, Seifert for India ODIs, Ravindra returns

Neither batter Allen nor fast bowler Ferguson have played a ‌50-over match for New Zealand since 2023, while Seifert's last ODI outing came in 2025

Published 11 Oct, 2026 12:52pm

Sports

Record-breaking Renshaw puts Australia on top in Durban

Mitchell Starc (6) followed quickly after being bowled by Mulder, and at it looked as though South Africa would run through the lower order

Published 11 Oct, 2026 12:48pm

Pakistan

12 Khwarij, Afghan Taliban killed in thwarted infiltration attempt in Kurram: ISPR

A Pakistan Army soldier also embraces martyrdom during the exchange of fire

Published 11 Oct, 2026 12:48pm

Sports

Barcelona cruise past Getafe, Real Madrid stutter to win over Villarreal

Real had the clearer first-half openings against Villarreal, with Kylian Mbappe's seventh-minute shot hitting the post

Published 11 Oct, 2026 12:42pm

Markets

Musk vows affordable Starlink in India days before Ambani's record Jio IPO

Musk did not specify prices for India, where mobile data costs about 8 cents per gigabyte, among the lowest in the world.

Published 11 Oct, 2026 12:35pm

World

Indian capital braces for second day of protests against poll chief

Police detained more than 2,000 people and locked down Delhi’s city centre to thwart Saturday’s protest

Published 11 Oct, 2026 12:30pm

Pakistan

Emergency, governor's rule imposed in KP as president approves cabinet decision

President approves measures under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution

Updated 11 Oct, 2026 06:17pm

Markets

World Bank in talks with dozens of countries about crisis aid, Banga says

Banga said the global economy had proven fairly resilient, in part due to big AI investments and adjustments ‌in supply and demand for oil

Published 11 Oct, 2026 12:21pm

World

Isaias kills four, about 670,000 without power after landfall

The tornado threat is expected to continue on Saturday across parts of the Florida ⁠Panhandle, Georgia and the Carolinas, the NHC said

Published 11 Oct, 2026 10:41am

Markets

India's Infosys does not expect material impact from US PERM suspension

The US government said on Thursday it was suspending some major global tech and IT firms, including Infosys, from the PERM green card program

Published 11 Oct, 2026 10:32am

Markets

Nvidia in talks to invest further in Reflection AI or buy it, FT reports

Nvidia is already a major financial backer and strategic investor in Reflection AI, having invested $800 million in the startup, the FT reported

Published 11 Oct, 2026 10:29am

World

Erie, Pennsylvania shooter killed 8 people, then himself, police say

The shooter, who has yet to be identified, died of an apparent self-inflicted wound before officers arrived on the scene, said Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah

Published 11 Oct, 2026 10:25am

Markets

Middle East war, high debt levels to dominate IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok

The IMF says public debt is at the highest level since World War Two and will exceed 100% of GDP before 2030

Published 11 Oct, 2026 10:16am

World

Nepal urges villagers to evacuate after flood triggered by landslide

Mishra ‌said ⁠several houses and two suspension bridges had been swept away, and a hydroelectric project was damaged by the flood

Published 11 Oct, 2026 10:08am

World

Trump calls for replacing Ukraine's Zelenskiy in tussle over diesel deal with Russia

The Russian government said on Saturday it had partially lifted a ban on diesel exports

Published 11 Oct, 2026 10:04am

Markets

India unveils steel policy aiming for 604 million tons capacity by 2047

The steel ministry expects iron ore demand at 772 million tons and ⁠plans to secure access to high-grade reserves by pursuing foreign assets and joint ventures

Published 11 Oct, 2026 09:58am

World

India's 'cockroach' movement leader released from detention, lawyer says

'cockroach' ‌protest movement leader Abhijeet Dipke was released ⁠from detention

Published 11 Oct, 2026 09:54am

World

PM Shehbaz condemns Houthi attack on Saudi airport that killed 12, wounded over 300

The dead included four Saudis, two people from Bangladesh and one person each from the US, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt

Updated 11 Oct, 2026 10:21am

Business & Finance

India considers delaying UPI payment fee rollout

MUMBAI: India is considering delaying the rollout of a fee on large payments via its popular Unified Payments...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Business & Finance

China’s central bank adds to gold reserves for 23rd consecutive month

BEIJING: China’s central bank stepped up its gold purchases in September, extending its buying streak to a 23rd...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

world

US August wholesale inventories revised lower

WASHINGTON: US wholesale inventories increased less than initially thought in August as strong demand boosted sales,...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Business & Finance

China issues third batch of 2026 export quotas for low-sulfur fuel oil

SINGAPORE: China has issued its third batch of export quotas for low-sulfur marine fuel oil for 2026, totalling 1.07...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

world

Norway’s Sept core inflation steady

OSLO: Norway’s annual core inflation rate remained at 3.0 percent year-on-year in September, Statistics Norway (SSB)...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

world

Japanese PM’s campaign to shed reflationist image needs substance behind the speeches

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration is ramping up efforts to shed its growth and easy...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

world

US jobless claims hover near 57-year low

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

Tarar accuses PTI of ‘promoting’ terrorism in KP

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Saturday held Pakistan...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

MNA pledges parliamentary support to resolve issues facing Karachi

KARACHI: Member of the National Assembly, Mirza IkhtiarBaig, has pledged coordinated parliamentary support to...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

51 cases of various crimes reported in capital within one week

ISLAMABAD: Incidents of robbery, dacoity and car lifting have surged in the federal capital, with 51 cases of...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

Rain, thunderstorms forecast for upper parts through Oct 15

KARACHI: A westerly wave is likely to affect the upper parts of the country through October 15, bringing rain,...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

3rd Chitral Expo 2026 inaugurated by commandant scouts

CHITRAL: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), Peshawar in collaboration with the Chitral Chamber of...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

ATC disposes of petition filed by Imaan, Chattha

ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday disposed of a petition filed by human rights lawyer Imaan...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

SSUET Chancellor pays tribute to Dr Qadeer on death anniversary

KARACHI: On this solemn occasion marking the death anniversary of our esteemed national hero, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan,...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

Punjab minister, Canadian MPs discuss religious harmony

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Minorities Affairs Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora held separate meetings with Canadian...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

PM keen to solve problems facing power looms sector: SAPM Haroon

FAISALABAD: Prime Minister of Pakistan is serious to resolve the problems confronted by the power looms sector and a...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

Textile industry warns against levy on imports

LAHORE: Pakistan’s textile industry has warned the Punjab government that a new infrastructure levy on imports will...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

Rs10bn subsidy agreed: CM orders wheat, flour supply at affordable prices

LAHORE: Expressing strong displeasure over the increase in flour prices, Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

Punjab govt approves Rs500m seed money: Youth Innovation, Incubation Competition winners to receive cash prizes

LAHORE: The Punjab government has established a fund for the Centre of Excellence on Countering Violent Extremism...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

LUMS launches centre to measure air pollution

LAHORE: The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has launched the Centre for Air Pollution and...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

No point in meeting PM unless PL abolished: Hafiz Naeem

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman has said there is no point in meeting Prime Minister Shehbaz...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

CBD Punjab moves forward with diplomatic enclave

LAHORE: In line with the vision of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz to enhance Punjab’s international profile, the...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

PSB promotes 211 officers

LAHORE: The Punjab Selection Board (PSB) has approved promotion of 211 officers to BS-19. The decision was taken in...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

EIB delegation visits WASA Lahore office

LAHORE: A delegation from the European Investment Bank (EIB) visited the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Lahore...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

Karachi hit by up to 18 hours of daily power load-shedding

KARACHI: Karachiites are facing power outages of up to 18 hours, adding to public miseries as residents struggle...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

PM for national strategy to contain diabetes

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday called for a comprehensive national strategy to prevent...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

FPCCI demands govt bring power tariff below 9 cents per unit

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), has...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

Arms Ordinance: District judiciary resolves over 86pc cases across Punjab

LAHORE: The district judiciary across Punjab has successfully resolved over 86 percent of pending cases registered...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

Sindh Governor calls on PA Speaker

LAHORE: Governor Sindh Nehal Hashmi on Saturday visited the Punjab Assembly and met Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

Dar reviews JMC moot preparations

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/ FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired an...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

Suspect arrested in Rs9.3m fraud case

ISLAMABAD: Police have arrested a suspect accused of defrauding Laiba Aijaz, 20, a student at the International...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

Paposh Market sealed, 9 arrested for illegal parking fees

KARACHI: The Karachi administration has stepped up citywide action against encroachments, illegal parking, fire...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

On the sidelines of IPU Assembly: Senate chairman takes up trade ties with world’s parliamentary leaders

ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani held a series of high-level meetings with parliamentary leaders...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

JI demands Nepra action over up to 18 hours of power load-shedding

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Saturday demanded immediate action by the National Electric Power Regulatory...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Documentation eased: SBP amends its housing finance PRs

The amendments have been introduced to facilitate customers availing housing finance

Updated 11 Oct, 2026 02:26pm

KE flags likelihood of increased loadshedding

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric has warned that a looming shortage of re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG), coupled with...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Cabinet approval sought: KP faces grim prospect of emergency

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have decided to seek federal cabinet...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

PM orders installation of smart scanners at airports

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday ordered the immediate installation of smart scanners at all...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Aurangzeb approves NICL BoDs’ reconstitution

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) has approved the reconstitution of the Board...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Ecnec greenlights 11 uplift projects

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) has approved 11 development projects...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Poultry sector offers investment potential: Aurangzeb

LAHORE: Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that Pakistan’s poultry sector offers significant...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

FBR integrates 13,731 big retailers

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has integrated 13,731 big retailers, textile/leather retailers and...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

National Technology Park renamed ‘Danish IT Park’

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday renamed Islamabad’s National Technology Park as the Danish IT...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

PM assures Fazl of no plan to impose emergency?

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday assured JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman that the federal...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Finance Minister leaves for Bangkok

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, departed for Bangkok, Thailand, to...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

world

India unveils tough curbs on dollar demand to defend rupee

MUMBAI: India on Saturday unveiled fresh measures to shore up the rupee, redirecting oil companies’ dollar purchases...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

KP police issue fresh operational guidelines

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police have issued fresh operational guidelines, authorising the use of tear gas,...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

CM Afridi urges people to reach Swabi today

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi has invited the people from across Pakistan to...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

Blocking of shares held by major shareholders: Time prescribed for insurers extended: SECP

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has extended by three months the time period...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

DG ECP martyred in Tank attack

PESHAWAR: Director General (DG) Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Shamshad Akhtar, martyred in a terrorist...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

Non-resident shippers & charterers: FBR proposes e-mechanism for filing tax returns, paying taxes

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed a comprehensive electronic mechanism for filing of income...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

Leather, paper items: FBR initiates e-monitoring of production

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will electronically monitor production of leather and paper and...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

world

India detains ‘cockroach’ movement leaders

NEW DELHI: Indian police detained the head of the satirical “cockroach” online movement on Saturday as hundreds of...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

10 terrorists killed in Barkhan operation

QUETTA: At least 10 terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Hindustan were killed during an intelligence-based operation...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

world

Major Saudi conferences to proceed, organisers say, despite deadly airport attack

RIYADH/DUBAI: The organisers of two major Saudi energy and investment conferences said their events will go ahead...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

world

Germany pursues new Russia sanctions despite US diesel deal

BERLIN: Germany said Saturday it would continue to push for new EU sanctions against Russia despite Moscow’s...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

world

Eight killed in shooting at Pennsylvania home

NEW YORK: A man shot and killed eight people, including two children, at a home in the US state of Pennsylvania...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

world

Nobel peace laureate Pillay calls US sanctions on ICC ‘unacceptable’

OSLO: The winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, judge and former UN rights chief Navi Pillay, on Saturday called...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

Zardari briefed on KP law and order

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi and Federal Interior Minister Senator Mohsin Naqvi called...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

Dar holds telephone talk with Maldives FM

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a telephone conversation with...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (October 10, 2026) and the forecast for Sunday (October 11 2026)....

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Editorials

Reform, not more privilege

EDITORIAL: Reiterating Pakistan’s opposition to adding new permanent members to the United Nations Security Council,...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Editorials

Lahore’s expanding pollution season

EDITORIAL: Lahore appears determined to collect every variety of environmental emergency, with the latest warning...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

world

Canada’s employment surprisingly shrinks in Sept, jobless rate inches up

OTTAWA: Canada’s economy stunned widespread expectations to post a massive job loss in September and the...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

world

China adds 10.52m urban jobs in Jan-Sept, to roll out services jobs policy

BEIJING: China added 10.52 million urban jobs in the first nine months of the year, meeting 87.7 percent of its...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Business & Finance

India central bank takes steps to support rupee, opens dollar window for oil companies

MUMBAI: India’s central bank has announced more measures to support the rupee on Saturday after the currency fell to...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

world

Nearly 30 years after IMF rescue, Thailand faces new economic test

BANGKOK: Ekniti Nitithanprapas was a young graduate student in the United States when Thailand devalued the baht in...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

world

India joins global rate-tightening wave with first hike in nearly 4 years

MUMBAI: The Indian central bank raised its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5 percent on Wednesday,...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Business & Finance

Finance minister approves reconstitution of NICL Board of Directors

The Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) approved on Saturday reconstitution of the Board of...

Published 10 Oct, 2026 09:38pm

Pakistan

Shehbaz orders end to unnecessary questioning of air passengers by customs officials

Directs authorities to replace manual baggage checks with smart scanners at airports

Published 10 Oct, 2026 08:45pm

Pakistan

President, PM discuss political, security situation

Meeting comes amid escalating tensions between federal government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led KP govt, with Islamabad considering extraordinary constitutional measures, including imposition of an emergency in province

Published 10 Oct, 2026 07:52pm

Perspectives

Who rules the rules in cyberspace?

In cyberspace, where digital “state of nature” indicates a presence of hackers, trolls, cyber threats, and...

Updated 10 Oct, 2026 10:10pm

Editorials

Reform, not more privilege

EDITORIAL: Reiterating Pakistan’s opposition to adding new permanent members to the United Nations Security Council,...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Editorials

Lahore’s expanding pollution season

EDITORIAL: Lahore appears determined to collect every variety of environmental emergency, with the latest warning...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Editorials

Pro-growth policies

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for a shift from stabilization to pro-growth policies with a...

Updated 10 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Editorials

Democracy, terms and conditions apply

EDITORIAL: There should be no remaining excuse for delaying local government elections where the Election Commission...

Updated 10 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Editorials

IMF: We have secured the coveted agreement

EDITORIAL: The staff-level agreement on the fourth review of the $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the...

Updated 09 Oct, 2026 03:34pm

Editorials

Renewed surge in violence

EDITORIAL: The figures reported by the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) are deeply disturbing. At...

Updated 09 Oct, 2026 07:06am

Editorials

Retailers must not be allowed to evade taxes

EDITORIAL: The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR’s) decision to begin nationwide mapping of markets and individual...

Updated 08 Oct, 2026 06:25am

Editorials

Protecting minors under Punjab’s vagrancy law

EDITORIAL: The Punjab government’s decision to raise the age threshold under the provincial vagrancy law from 14 to...

Updated 08 Oct, 2026 03:47pm

Editorials

IMF programme

EDITORIAL: Reports indicate that the visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) team will reach a staff-level...

Published 07 Oct, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

The ‘dead man’ turns up alive

EDITORIAL: India’s latest attempt to establish a Pakistani hand behind terrorism in occupied Kashmir has run into a...

Published 07 Oct, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

The provincial revenue problem

EDITORIAL: Sindh government spokesperson Sukhdev Hemnani’s recent observation that federal revenue shortfalls are...

Updated 06 Oct, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

Need for restraint

EDITORIAL: The federal government’s decision to open a dialogue with the opposition rather than resort to...

Updated 06 Oct, 2026 05:39am

Editorials

Remittance incentives

EDITORIAL: One of the prime reasons for balance of payments sustainability and the build-up of SBP’s forex reserves...

Updated 05 Oct, 2026 05:38am

Editorials

Democracy, subject to revision

EDITORIAL: The controversy surrounding India’s electoral-roll revisions has brought the independence of its Election...

Updated 05 Oct, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

PPRA rules: revamped framework

EDITORIAL: The government has notified the Public Procurement Rules 2026 with immediate effect and introduced a...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

Women and heart health

EDITORIAL: The finding that Pakistani women have the highest death rate from ischaemic heart disease among women in...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

ADB, World Bank and IMF: Pakistan's growth forecasts

EDITORIAL: Asian Development Bank has forecast Pakistan’s growth for the ongoing fiscal year at 3.7 percent – 0.3...

Updated 03 Oct, 2026 01:53pm

Editorials

Milk them, then cap them

EDITORIAL: Dairy and livestock farmers demanding a seat at the policy table are asking for something considerably...

Updated 03 Oct, 2026 06:17am

Editorials

State of the economy

EDITORIAL: The September Update and Outlook has been uploaded by the Finance Division on its website and presents a...

Updated 02 Oct, 2026 05:58am

Editorials

An epidemic of street crime

EDITORIAL: One wonders whether there will ever come a time when the people of Karachi can go about their daily lives...

Updated 02 Oct, 2026 06:01am

Editorials

Ongoing IMF review

EDITORIAL: Reports on the discussions between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team and the government indicate...

Updated 01 Oct, 2026 07:22am

Editorials

Tackling the smog challenge

EDITORIAL: As the smog season approaches, Punjab’s preparations show a welcome shift from seasonal alarm to...

Updated 01 Oct, 2026 07:23am

Editorials

Water shortage

EDITORIAL: Reports suggest that Pakistan is bracing for 25 percent water shortage during rabi season that has raised...

Updated 30 Sep, 2026 06:09am

Editorials

Terrorism, with plausible deniability

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s accusation at the UN General Assembly that India has turned terrorism into an instrument of...

Updated 30 Sep, 2026 06:10am

Editorials

Information, upon request

EDITORIAL: When the best-performing provincial government in a national assessment complies with only 59 percent of...

Updated 29 Sep, 2026 06:02am

Editorials

Why FDI remains elusive

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s improving external position and better sovereign credit profile have yet to translate into the...

Updated 29 Sep, 2026 06:06am

Editorials

The civil service challenge

EDITORIAL: Pakistan does not lack ideas for civil service reform; what it has long lacked though is the political...

Published 28 Sep, 2026 04:13am

Editorials

A temporary breather in RLNG import

EDITORIAL: The recent international oil price crisis due to the ongoing war, which has engulfed the Gulf region, is...

Published 28 Sep, 2026 04:13am

Editorials

Drill now, drown later

EDITORIAL: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ accusation that Big Oil has treated the atmosphere as an “open...

Published 27 Sep, 2026 02:24am

Editorials

Closing the gap, from the bottom

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s strongest annual improvement in gender parity in a decade would ordinarily be cause for...

Published 27 Sep, 2026 02:24am

Editorials

Global trade disruptions

EDITORIAL: The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO’s) recently uploaded report dated 2026 titled A Critical Juncture of...

Published 26 Sep, 2026 05:19am

Editorials

Converging crises

EDITORIAL: Just when Pakistan could have done with a little less uncertainty, the security and political temperature...

Published 26 Sep, 2026 05:19am

Editorials

A tax scheme in trouble

EDITORIAL: The latest figures on the Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme expose the familiar failure of yet another attempt to...

Published 25 Sep, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

Export-led growth?

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a meeting with prominent industrialists and businessmen on Tuesday...

Published 25 Sep, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

Include planning ministry in IMF negotiations

EDITORIAL: International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme is a whole of the government programme engaging federal and...

Updated 24 Sep, 2026 06:35am

Editorials

Is Pakistan open for business?

EDITORIAL: When 91 percent of respondents say that doing business in Pakistan is difficult, there is little room...

Updated 24 Sep, 2026 01:32pm

Editorials

Aurangzeb's press briefing: No questions asked

EDITORIAL: Federal finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb called a press briefing—during which he entertained no...

Updated 23 Sep, 2026 11:19pm

Editorials

Illegal immigration: No ticket to Europe

EDITORIAL: A 64 percent decline in illegal immigration from Pakistan to Europe is an achievement worth...

Updated 23 Sep, 2026 01:23pm

Editorials

Sound governance: the key to growth

EDITORIAL: The contrasting views of two key cabinet members at an event held recently have brought into focus a...

Updated 22 Sep, 2026 06:46am

Editorials

A welcome change of scenery

EDITORIAL: Transferring more than 3,000 patwaris across Punjab in a single day is the sort of administrative...

Updated 22 Sep, 2026 06:48am

Editorials

SOEs: Govt must reduce footprint

EDITORIAL: Reportedly, the financial health of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is deteriorating fast, as net fiscal...

Updated 21 Sep, 2026 05:35am

Editorials

AI needs rules

EDITORIAL: The decision by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google to jointly develop an AI standards body is a telling...

Updated 21 Sep, 2026 05:38am

Editorials

Backbone, badly bent

EDITORIAL: Calling the district judiciary the backbone of Pakistan’s justice system is entirely appropriate, because...

Published 20 Sep, 2026 02:22am

Editorials

A state failing its children

EDITORIAL: That 1,914 cases of violence and abuse against children were reported across Pakistan in just the first...

Published 20 Sep, 2026 02:22am

Editorials

State of the economy: a mixed picture

EDITORIAL: Recent data releases indicate a marked improvement in critical macroeconomic indicators that reinforce...

Updated 19 Sep, 2026 05:30am

Editorials

Cleaning up the game

EDITORIAL: It seems the rapid expansion of online gaming and gambling has created a remarkably convenient new...

Updated 19 Sep, 2026 05:34am

Editorials

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Relief on petrol price for optics only?

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Possession, nine-tenths of ownership?

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 9	277.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 9	277
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 9	158.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 9	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 9	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 9	1.12
SOFR % / Oct 8	3.87

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 9	7,811.54
India Sensex / Oct 9	72,472.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 9	69,030.92
Nasdaq / Oct 9	27,366.17
Hang Seng / Oct 9	24,211.35
FTSE 100 / Oct 9	10,552.05
Dow Jones / Oct 9	51,654.95
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 9	25,087.27
France CAC40 / Oct 9	7,803.33

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 9	91.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 9	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 9	378,031
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 9	4,194.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 9	80.54
Petrol/Litre / Oct 11	398.30
Diesel/Litre / Oct 11	396.24

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 9 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	6.98 ▲ 1 (16.72%)
ARM Green Industries / Oct 9 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	55.19 ▲ 5.02 (10.01%)
B. F. Modaraba / Oct 9 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	21.43 ▲ 1.95 (10.01%)
Sitara Peroxide / Oct 9 Sitara Peroxide Limited(SPL)	50.89 ▲ 4.63 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Oct 9 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	111.99 ▲ 10.18 (10%)
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 9 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	40.37 ▲ 3.67 (10%)
Fateh Ind. / Oct 9 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	317.22 ▲ 28.84 (10%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Oct 9 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	37.41 ▲ 3.4 (10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 9 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	745.47 ▲ 67.77 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Oct 9 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	72.60 ▲ 6.6 (10%)

Stock	Price
Asim Textile / Oct 9 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	66.20 ▼ -7.35 (-9.99%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Oct 9 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.45 ▼ -1.6 (-9.97%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 9 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	39.44 ▼ -3.44 (-8.02%)
Paramount Mod / Oct 9 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.09 ▼ -1.13 (-7.95%)
Pak Leather Crafts / Oct 9 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	46.08 ▼ -3.92 (-7.84%)
Crescent Fib. / Oct 9 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	51.02 ▼ -4.24 (-7.67%)
Bela Auto / Oct 9 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	67.65 ▼ -5.6 (-7.65%)
Olympia Mills / Oct 9 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	62.93 ▼ -4.88 (-7.2%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Oct 9 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.14 ▼ -0.49 (-6.42%)
Sally Textile / Oct 9 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	14.51 ▼ -0.93 (-6.02%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Oct 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	27,276,548 ▲ 0.13
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,123,072 ▲ 1.95
Treet Corp / Oct 9 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	22,903,682 ▲ 1.47
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,515,311 ▼ -0.01
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 9 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13,282,421 ▲ 1.64
Waves Home Appliances / Oct 9 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	10,545,250 ▼ -0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,957,666 ▲ 0.09
TPL Properties / Oct 9 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	7,476,630 ▲ 0.58
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 9 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	7,151,594 ▼ -0.06
TPL REIT Fund I / Oct 9 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	6,627,364 ▲ 0.64

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