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Pakistan

UNSG candidate calls on Dar

ISLAMABAD: María Fernanda Espinosa, former Foreign Minister of Ecuador and currently candidate for the position of...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 05:37am

Pakistan

Violation of IWT an attack on sovereignty: Azma

LAHORE: Punjab Information and Culture Minister Azma Bokhari has said that India’s BJP-led government has adopted a...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 05:33am

Business & Finance

Visibility of price, sales tax on products mandatory: FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed manufacturers and importers of 56 goods/products...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 05:32am

Business & Finance

Carbon Levy: Experts raise questions about financing transformation to electric mobility

ISLAMABAD: The government has introduced a carbon levy on fossil fuels, proposed additional taxes on conventional...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Amjad Hussain sworn in as G-B chief minister

GILGIT: PPP’s Amjad Hussain on Monday was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan in a ceremony attended...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

NAB takes possession of Bahria Icon Tower

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has taken possession of the Bahria Icon Tower in Karachi valued...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Dar’s relatives: PTI seeks probe into crypto deals

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday demanded an independent probe into alleged cryptocurrency-linked...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

CM launches ‘Apna Khet’ scheme, allots land to 30,000 families

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Monday conducted the digital balloting for the Apna Khet, Apna Rozgar...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Business & Finance

Murad, IFC official agree to explore investment opportunities

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and International Finance Corporation Division Director for...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

NAB Karachi confiscates property worth Rs348m

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau, Karachi, has handed over physical possession of four immovable...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Khetran removed from Balochistan cabinet

QUETTA: The Balochistan government has removed Provincial Minister for Public Health Engineering Sardar Abdul Rehman...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Rain, windstorms forecast for upper, central regions

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological department has forecast widespread monsoon rain, windstorms, and thundershowers...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Unskilled workers: Sindh govt for raising minimum wage to Rs43,000

KARACHI: The Government of Sindh has proposed raising the minimum monthly wages for unskilled workers to Rs43,000...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Markets

‘Sustainability index’: PSX invites public feedback

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has launched a public consultation on its proposed PSX Sustainability...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Business & Finance

IPRE Customs records 201 IPR forfeiture cases

KARACHI: The Directorate of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement (IPRE) of Pakistan Customs has recorded 201 IPR...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Markets

Oil little changed as Saudi cuts prices

NEW YORK: Oil prices were little changed on Monday, trading around pre-Iran war levels as Saudi Arabia slashed its...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Business & Finance

Hybrid vehicles supply, import: 25pc ST rate will now be applicable

ISLAMABAD: Higher rate of 25 percent sales tax would now be applicable on the import and local supply of hybrid...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Zardari, Kyrgyzstan President visit Rukh Ordo Cultural Centre

CHOLPONATA, (Kyrgyzstan): President Asif Ali Zardari, accompanied by President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov,...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Conversion of steel sector AOPs into companies: SECP announces facilitation measures

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has announced special facilitation measures to...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

NA panel orders financial audit of WWF

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis has ordered financial audit of Workers...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Business & Finance

China/South Korea: New values on import of thermal paper/fax machine paper fixed

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has fixed new customs values on the import of thermal...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Bilawal says people of G-B should become rightful owners of their land

GILGIT: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir will...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

World

Trump says 500,000 children receive first USD1,000 Trump account deposits

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday the government had deposited the first USD1,000 into more than...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

World

French govt survives no-confidence vote over heatwave handling

PARIS: The French government survived a vote of no-confidence in parliament on Monday over its handling of a severe...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Pakistan mediating Libya unity push as rival camps seek deal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has quietly begun mediating between Libya’s rival eastern and western power centres, two...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Army pledges to protect country’s water rights

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top military leadership on Monday vowed to take “all necessary measures” to ensure the...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

World

India charges Hafiz Saeed in Pahalgam incident

NEW DELHI: India filed charges on Monday against the founder of a group in connection with a deadly attack on...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

FBR refuses to share highest taxpayers’ details with Senate body

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday informed a parliamentary committee that it could not...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

World

Millions fill Tehran for Khamenei funeral procession

TEHRAN: A vast sea of people on Monday filled the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Iran’s supreme...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Audit report paints Nepra’s grim picture

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), the country’s power sector regulator, has been...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

SBP limits minimum deposit profit rule

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday announced that minimum profit rate requirement on bank deposits...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

InvestPak launched: All citizens get direct access to govt securities: Aurangzeb

KARACHI: The federal government plans to gradually reduce its reliance on commercial banks for financing by...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

PBC presents export growth agenda to Aurangzeb

KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) on Monday has presented a private-sector-led export growth agenda to...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Govt debt stock surges to Rs82trn by May

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central government debt stock surged to Rs82 trillion by May 2026 due to massive borrowing from...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Gasification within 5km radius: PD to resolve decades-old issue in stakeholders meeting

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division is set to convene a meeting of all relevant stakeholders to resolve the...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Oil and gas companies’ profits: Senate panel directs ministry to submit details in two days

ISLAMABAD: A Senate sub-committee on Monday put the petroleum ministry on notice, directing it to submit within two...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (July 06, 2026) and the forecast for Tuesday (July 07 2026)....

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Editorials

Reclaiming railway land

EDITORIAL: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Railways has done well to seek a comprehensive report on...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 04:49am

Editorials

Growing the problem

EDITORIAL: There is little left to say about Pakistan’s population crisis that has not already been said over the...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 04:51am

BR Research

Taxing the same base harder

The taxation pressure on a relatively small pool of taxpayers is increasing. FBR has trumpeted an 86 percent...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

BR Research

International Industries Limited

International Industries Limited (PSX: INIL) was incorporated in Pakistan in 1948. The principal activity of the...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Immigration system: PM orders sweeping digitalisation of entire protectorates

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday ordered sweeping digitalisation of the entire Protectorates of...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Social protection initiatives: Faryal commends BISP reforms and expansion

KARACHI: Faryal Talpur, President Women Wing, Pakistan Peoples Party, visited the Benazir Income Support Programme...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Mayor visits Kharadar General Hospital, lauds its role

KARACHI: Selfless service is the guarantee of eternal well-being of humanity. The institutions and philanthropists...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Govt’s steps aimed at supporting sustainable growth highlighted

KARACHI: IBA hosted a seminar on the Federal Budget 2026–27, bringing together leading economists, policymakers, and...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Sports

Spain win it late to give Ronaldo bitter end to World Cup career

Mikel Merino scored a 91st-minute last-gasp winner for Spain

Published 07 Jul, 2026 03:45am

World

Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 3,535 as thousands remain displaced

16,740 people injured and 17,854 left without housing after the June 24 quakes

Published 07 Jul, 2026 02:37am

Business & Finance

Unilever reaffirms long-term commitment to Pakistan, bets on local manufacturing

Consumer goods giant Unilever remains committed to Pakistan as a long-term manufacturing and growth market despite...

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 10:21pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan received 'strong interest' from foreign investors for Discos privatisation: official

Industrial policy in finalisation phase, says Advisor to Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad

Published 06 Jul, 2026 09:36pm

World

Trump says there will either be a deal with Iran or US will 'finish the job'

Indirect US-Iran talks ended last week without any public sign of headway toward a lasting peace

Published 06 Jul, 2026 09:13pm

Sports

Paolini ends Eala's dream run with fourth-round victory

The 21-year-old left-hander Eala is the first player from the Philippines to go so far in a Grand Slam

Published 06 Jul, 2026 09:02pm

Pakistan

Military's top brass vows to sustain anti-terror operations, warns against hybrid threats

Maintains that lasting regional peace and stability depended on preventing the use of Afghan territory by militant proxies

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 11:24pm

Markets

Indian corporates leap into arbitrage plays, reviving pain point for rupee

The rupee fell to 95.4725 per US dollar on Monday

Published 06 Jul, 2026 08:18pm

Markets

Indian IT firms face muted Q1 as AI shift, weak demand weigh

India’s largest IT services company kicks off earnings on Thursday with peers Infosys, HCLTech and Wipro reporting later this month

Published 06 Jul, 2026 08:11pm

Opinion

Islamic banking is not the destination - it is the journey

The question of whether Islamic banks are truly Islamic rests on a confusion between two things: what they are...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:43pm

Sports

Trump says he asked FIFA chief to review red card foul

Trump intervened with FIFA over a 'horrible' red card for USA's Balogun, leading to its suspension and sparking global debate

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:42pm

Business & Finance

SECP urges businesses to corporatise, promote investment culture

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has urged the country’s business and industrial community...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:37pm

Markets

US stocks rise after holiday weekend, boosted by tech

Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 0.8% while S&P 500 added 0.4%

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:33pm

World

Two soldiers killed in ambush in India's restive northeast

The conflict has killed more than 250 people since it erupted in 2023

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:30pm

Markets

Microsoft joins AI-driven tech layoff wave with 4,800 job cuts

The software giant earlier this year offered voluntary buyouts to about 7% of its US workforce

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:04pm

World

Trump's Board of Peace says Palestinian technocratic committee must control Gaza arms

The NCAG which Trump established when he brokered the Gaza ceasefire in October 2025

Published 06 Jul, 2026 06:35pm

World

Afghanistan needs 'all hands on deck' including women, UN says

More than six million Afghans have had to return from Pakistan and Iran since September 2023

Published 06 Jul, 2026 06:32pm

Business & Finance

Post Budget 2026-27 seminar at IBA Karachi

IBA hosted a Seminar on the Federal Budget 2026–27, bringing together leading economists, policymakers, and public...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 06:31pm

Pakistan

Directorate General IPR Enforcement (customs) achieves strong operational performance in Financial Year 2025-26

Pakistan Customs Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement (IPRE) has recorded another productive year, safeguarding...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 06:28pm

Markets

Chicago corn, soybeans jump 3% on weather risks and China demand hopes

CBOT soybeans also added 3% to $11.82-1/4 a bushel, while CBOT wheat rose 1.8% to $6.10-1/4 a bushel

Published 06 Jul, 2026 06:24pm

Markets

Pakistan rupee registers marginal gain against US dollar

Settles at 278.11 against greenback

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 10:03pm

Business & Finance

Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb visits Arif Habib Group's Head Office

Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, along with leading entrepreneurs of Pakistan,...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 06:17pm

Markets

UAE crude output nears record following OPEC exit, sources says

June’s output was the highest since April 2020

Published 06 Jul, 2026 05:49pm

Markets

Indian bond yields slide on rain relief, continued foreign demand

The benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond yield settled at 6.6851%

Published 06 Jul, 2026 05:45pm

Pakistan

DPM Dar expresses support for UN's central role in global affairs

Reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment for international law and treaties

Published 06 Jul, 2026 05:04pm

World

Hamas announces dissolution of Gaza governing body

Since a ceasefire took effect in Gaza last October, the group has repeatedly said it is prepared to step aside from day-to-day governance

Published 06 Jul, 2026 05:01pm

Markets

Pakistan purchases more expensive LNG as flows via Strait of Hormuz fail to recover: report

Pakistan pays double for LNG, facing urgent supply gaps due to disruptions in the critical Strait of Hormuz

Published 06 Jul, 2026 04:57pm

World

Lebanon state media says Israeli strike on south kills 4, including 3 women

An agreement signed by US, Iran on ending the regional war last month also established a ceasefire in Lebanon

Published 06 Jul, 2026 04:55pm

Markets

India aims to make it easier to short by nearly doubling stocks eligible for borrowing, sources say

Stock scam scandals led India to develop strict requirements for its cash equities market

Published 06 Jul, 2026 04:49pm

Markets

India's first debt issue with NaBFID's credit enhancement set to launch in July, sources say

The deal will be the first to use NaBFID’s partial credit enhancement facility

Published 06 Jul, 2026 04:46pm

Markets

Indian Oil, HPCL buy 7 million barrels of crude via tenders, trade sources say

The cargoes are scheduled for delivery between late August and early September

Published 06 Jul, 2026 04:41pm

Markets

Indian rupee hits three-week low as firmer dollar, NDF maturities pinch

The rupee closed at 95.3950 per dollar, down 0.2% on the day

Published 06 Jul, 2026 04:31pm

Markets

Indian shares rise to 10-week high; HDFC Bank leads after strong Q1 growth

Nifty 50 rose 0.66% to 24,430.35, while the BSE Sensex added 0.67% to 78,285.07

Published 06 Jul, 2026 04:12pm

Business & Finance

Chery Master Pakistan expands dealership network with grand opening of Chery South in Karachi

Chery Master Pakistan, introduced by Master Auto Engineering Private Limited, a Master Group company, has further...

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 07:58pm

Pakistan

Rain, windstorms likely in upper, central Pakistan until July 8: PMD

Warns rainfall may cause urban flooding in Islamabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:17pm

Business & Finance

FPCCI urges handover of Cotton Exchange Building to KCA

Says closure severely impacts Pakistan's cotton economy

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:09pm

Markets

Gold price per tola drops by Rs2,400 in Pakistan

International rate of gold declines by $24 to reach $4,150 per ounce

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 06:45pm

World

Earthquake of magnitude 5.81 strikes Mindanao, Philippines, GFZ says

The Philippine seismology agency Phivolcs said no damage or aftershocks were expected ‌from ⁠the offshore tremor

Published 06 Jul, 2026 01:51pm

Pakistan

Trade, investment on agenda as President Zardari reaches Kyrgyzstan

Two leaders to review entire spectrum of Pakistan-Kyrgyzstan relations

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 11:01pm

Life & Style

What's in a song? The story behind the music playing at World Cup stadiums

The playlists give an interesting cultural snapshot of the World Cup, in which 48 teams participated for the first time in 2026

Published 06 Jul, 2026 12:44pm

Life & Style

F1 drivers amuse British GP crowd with Lego car chaos

A ⁠team of 20 designers, engineers and Lego builders at a factory in Kladno in the Czech Republic took more than 6,400 hours to create ⁠the cars

Published 06 Jul, 2026 12:37pm

Life & Style

A Minute With: Christopher Nolan on telling the epic 'Odyssey' story on the big screen

Nolan discussed ‌how he approached the sweeping story and discovered a way to adapt it from text to screen

Published 06 Jul, 2026 12:20pm

Pakistan

President, PM express grief over martyrdom of Group Captain Asim Tariq

Police arrest the suspected gunman

Published 06 Jul, 2026 12:19pm

Sports

Tuchel hails England heart as they battle through Mexican storm

The significance of the tie was not lost on the England manager, who said the size of the occasion had the feel of further ⁠on in the tournament

Published 06 Jul, 2026 12:16pm

Sports

Gauff beats Bencic and a curfew to reach first Wimbledon quarters

Bencic, a semi-finalist here last year and Olympic champion in 2021

Published 06 Jul, 2026 12:12pm

Sports

Australia dominate England to win T20 World Cup

Sciver-Brunt and Kemp upped the ante but the modest target was insufficient to ⁠test Australia

Published 06 Jul, 2026 12:09pm

Markets

Australian shares ease as banks, consumer stocks drag; commodity stocks limit losses

The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.2% to 8,826

Published 06 Jul, 2026 11:58am

Markets

Japan's Topix rises on lower oil prices, Nikkei weighed down by tech

The benchmark Nikkei 225, which is heavily weighted by tech shares

Published 06 Jul, 2026 11:54am

Markets

Thai baht/US dollar weaker on Monday

the baht was 0.12% lower at 33.19 versus the dollar, after trading in a range of 33.160 to 33.230

Published 06 Jul, 2026 11:46am

Markets

Benchmark JGB yields rise toward 30-year high as fiscal fears cloud auctions

The 10-year JGB yield climbed 2 basis points (bps) to 2.790%

Published 06 Jul, 2026 11:41am

Business & Finance

Pakistan launches InvestPak Portal, eyes to reduce govt reliance on banks

Govt aims to free up banks for private sector lending

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 01:02pm

Markets

India bonds seen little changed with traders eyeing fresh cues

The benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond yield is expected to trade between 6.70% and 6.74%

Published 06 Jul, 2026 11:23am

Markets

Kiwi dollar drifts lower as RBNZ policy decision looms

The kiwi fell 0.4% to $0.5687, after climbing 1.3% last week to as high as $0.5727

Published 06 Jul, 2026 11:20am

Markets

South Korea shares drop on chip stocks valuation uncertainties

The benchmark KOSPI was down 240.93 points, or 2.98%, at 7,847.4

Published 06 Jul, 2026 11:18am

Markets

China's yuan eases against the dollar as traders search for direction

The dollar index was up 0.1% in Asia trade

Published 06 Jul, 2026 11:15am

Editorials

Reclaiming railway land

EDITORIAL: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Railways has done well to seek a comprehensive report on...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 04:49am

Editorials

Growing the problem

EDITORIAL: There is little left to say about Pakistan’s population crisis that has not already been said over the...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 04:51am

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

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

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 6	278.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 6	278.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 6	162.07
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 6	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 6	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 6	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 6	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 6	7,537.43
India Sensex / Jul 6	78,285.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 6	69,737.69
Nasdaq / Jul 6	26,121.16
Hang Seng / Jul 6	23,616.32
FTSE 100 / Jul 6	10,651.77
Dow Jones / Jul 6	53,055.91
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 6	25,817.89
France CAC40 / Jul 6	8,479.87

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 6	68.72
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 6	17,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 6	375,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 6	4,164.18
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 6	78.30
Petrol/Litre / Jul 7	297.53
Diesel/Litre / Jul 7	309.50

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 6 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	5.42 ▲ 1 (22.62%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 6 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	10.51 ▲ 1 (10.52%)
Habib Insurance / Jul 6 Habib Insurance Company Limited(HICL)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Tri-Star Power / Jul 6 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	18.12 ▲ 1.65 (10.02%)
Aruj Industries / Jul 6 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	11.54 ▲ 1.05 (10.01%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jul 6 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	22.41 ▲ 2.04 (10.01%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 6 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	32.87 ▲ 2.99 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 6 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	44.83 ▲ 4.08 (10.01%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jul 6 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	19.68 ▲ 1.79 (10.01%)
Ansari Sug. / Jul 6 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	34.43 ▲ 3.13 (10%)

Stock	Price
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Jul 6 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	44.02 ▼ -4.89 (-10%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 6 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	21.63 ▼ -2.4 (-9.99%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jul 6 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	18.05 ▼ -1.97 (-9.84%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jul 6 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	12.02 ▼ -1.23 (-9.28%)
HBL Total Tre. ETF / Jul 6 HBL Total Treasury ETF(HBLTETF)	104.67 ▼ -8.9 (-7.84%)
Asim Textile / Jul 6 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	25.43 ▼ -2.09 (-7.59%)
Paramount Mod / Jul 6 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	14.82 ▼ -1.17 (-7.32%)
Dewan Textile / Jul 6 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	11.23 ▼ -0.87 (-7.19%)
Kohat Textile / Jul 6 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	151.23 ▼ -11.49 (-7.06%)
Redco Textile / Jul 6 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	32.85 ▼ -2.24 (-6.38%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jul 6 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	66,770,551 ▲ 0.9
Lotte Chemical / Jul 6 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	42,069,179 ▲ 1.18
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 6 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	36,545,201 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Jul 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,865,720 ▲ 0.18
B.O.Punjab / Jul 6 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	28,228,777 ▲ 0.28
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jul 6 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	27,957,329 ▲ 0.84
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jul 6 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	26,304,562 ▼ -0.01
Pak Elektron / Jul 6 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	22,354,525 ▲ 1.33
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 6 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	19,843,892 ▲ 2.34
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 6 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	18,767,081 ▲ 0.36

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