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Pakistan and IMF: A universal cure for all diseases

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and Pakistan reached a staff-level agreement on the fourth review of the...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 09:00am

Markets

NTT Data in final talks to build Anthropic's first data centre in Japan, Nikkei reports

NTT Data, Anthropic aim to sign agreement by the end of ⁠fiscal 2026 ending on March 31

Published 13 Oct, 2026 08:25am

World

Saudi warning system stayed silent before deadly airport attacks

On Monday, Saudi Arabia's civil defence authority issued its first alerts since September 29, warning of potential threats in Riyadh and southern cities

Published 13 Oct, 2026 08:20am

Markets

AI boom bolstered growth in global trade, benefiting China and India, IMF says

Global trade would have grown at a far slower rate without the AI boost, Tenreyro told reporters at the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank ‌in ⁠Bangkok

Published 13 Oct, 2026 08:10am

Markets

Indian rupee to extend recovery, RBI takes more steps to ease pressure

The Indian rupee is expected to open in the 95.50 to 95.60 range, per traders, having rallied 1% to settle at 95.77 to the dollar on Monday

Published 13 Oct, 2026 08:07am

World

ASEAN foreign ministers to tackle transboundary haze in November meetings

ASEAN foreign ministers will during a ‌meeting next month

Published 13 Oct, 2026 08:04am

World

South Korea says US raises intelligence cooperation concerns, Yonhap says

Kang did not detail ⁠Washington's concerns, but said communication between the two countries' intelligence agencies was continuing and had made progress

Published 13 Oct, 2026 08:02am

Markets

Dollar holds near 18-month high as geopolitical risks rise

The US dollar index , which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies

Published 13 Oct, 2026 07:56am

Markets

Nvidia's China AI-chip share falls as Huawei closes gap, report finds

Nvidia shipped 678,000 AI accelerators in China from January through June, down 44% from a year earlier, IDC data showed

Published 13 Oct, 2026 07:51am

Markets

Indian shares on track for muted open as inflation strengthens rate-hike concerns

GIFT Nifty futures were at 22,423.5

Published 13 Oct, 2026 07:49am

Markets

Asian stocks dive as focus on earnings, geopolitics

In stocks, MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 2% in early trading

Published 13 Oct, 2026 07:46am

Markets

Oil ticks lower as Russia diesel supply prospects counter Gulf supply risks

Brent crude futures fell 61 cents, or 0.57%, to $106.04 a barrel

Published 13 Oct, 2026 07:39am

Markets

Gold eases on firm dollar; spotlight on US inflation data

Spot gold fell 0.2% to $4,164.45 per ounce

Published 13 Oct, 2026 07:32am

World

Riyadh airport to remain shut this week

RIYADH: Authorities have extended the closure of Riyadh’s international airport until Saturday and airlines scrapped...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 06:25am

Markets

LDPL seeks gas supply for 235MW power plant

ISLAMABAD: Liberty Daharki Power Limited (LDPL) has urged the government to intervene for the immediate restoration...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 06:05am

World

Deadly airport attacks: Saudi says resilience tested, vows response

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s energy minister on Monday said the country had been tested but would mount a “serious”...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:50am

Markets

Oil prices rise by nearly USD2

NEW YORK/LONDON: Oil prices rose by nearly USD2 a barrel on Monday as attacks on Saudi Arabia outweighed the...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:40am

Markets

Petrol price cut by Rs2.93, HSD’s hiked by 61 paise

ISLAMABAD: In its daily revision, the government on Monday notified new fuel prices for October 13. According to an...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:38am

Pakistan

Governor’s rule, Emergency in KP: President summons NA, Senate sessions today

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned separately sessions of the National Assembly and Senate for today...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

PM forms body to oversee Centre’s KP affairs

ISLAMABAD: A day after the imposition of emergency measures and Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Prime...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

PM orders doubling of SME financing to Rs2.2trn

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed that the total value of loans for small and medium-sized...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Automated production monitoring systems: PM sets Dec 31st deadline

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday set December 31 as the deadline for rolling out automated...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

World Bank has mobilised USD3.2bn in private capital since 2022

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank Group has mobilised nearly USD3.2 billion in private capital for Pakistan since 2022,...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

PPMC applies for power service provider registration

ISLAMABAD: Power Planning and Monitoring Company (PPMC), the policy, strategic and technical arm of the federal...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Winter gas load management plan: PD seeks PM-led CCoE’s nod

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has sought approval from the Prime Minister-led Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE)...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Panel concerned over nominal petrol price cuts

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Monday raised concerns over the extent of petroleum price reductions,...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (October 12, 2026) and the forecast for Tuesday (October 13, 2026)....

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

Asian refiners buy spot Nov Saudi oil

SINGAPORE: Several Asian refiners bought November Saudi crude in the spot market as Saudi Arabia pushed to move more...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Industrial workers: Punjab launches mobile health services

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Monday inaugurated a mobile health programme comprising 65...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Maryam slams KP’s 13-year record

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Monday criticised the performance of successive governments in...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

CM e-bikes scheme sets new popularity record among youth

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s “CM E-Bikes Scheme” has set new popularity records among young...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

National Grid Pakistan signs MoU with TEVTA Punjab

LAHORE: The National Grid Pakistan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Technical Education and...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

Fatima Fertilizer partners with EP&CCD for environmental sustainability

LAHORE: Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited and the Environment Protection & Climate Change Department...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

One-window facilitation, SEZs vital for investment: Qaiser

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Board of Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh has stressed the need for one-window...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Senate panel informed: 98 foreign-funded projects included in FY27 PSDP

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives was informed that a total...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

CCP using AI-assisted tools for product analysis: chairman

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s competition watchdog is using AI-assisted analysis and web-scraping to track potentially...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

DRAP announces 2D barcoding and serialization

ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has announced that compliance with the 2D barcoding and...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

MoFA, HEC sign MoU on integration of databases

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday witnessed the...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

SBCA introduces town-wise system

KARACHI: The Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) has introduced a town-wise administrative system in Karachi and...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

Income tax returns: FBR urged to grant more time for submission

KARACHI: Ismail Suttar, Chairman of the Salt Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (SMAP), has called on the Federal...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

CMA CGM’s vessel berths at KGTL

KARACHI: CMA CGM’s vessel Marlin berthed at Karachi Gateway Terminal Limited (KGTL), carrying more than 2,000...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Romana Qadeer passes away

KARACHI: Romana Qadeer, wife of late businessman Alhaj Khawaja Qadeer Ahmed, mother of Khawaja Atique Ahmed, passed...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Commissioners of six KPK divisions changed in major reshuffle

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has ordered a major reshuffle in the provincial bureaucracy, announcing...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

Tanners’ association expresses concern over monitoring system

KARACHI: The Chairman of the Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA), Muhammad Azam Malik, has expressed deep concern...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Women Tech Quest marks 10th edition with 1,000 participants

KARACHI: As many as 1,000 women took part in the 10th edition of Women Tech Quest (WTQ) 2026, a technology...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

JI inaugurates road in New Karachi

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) inaugurated Shahrah Khalid Hussain Johari in New Karachi on Monday, declaring that the...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

Pakistan-China economic cooperation: ICCI for promoting practical business models, JVs

ISLAMABAD: Federal capital’s business community has stressed the need for strengthening Pakistan-China economic...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Setting up of cricket stadium and sports arena: IHC seeks replies from govt, CDA to intra-court appeal

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued notices to the federal government, the Capital...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

Filing of Income Tax returns: FBR chairman urged to further extend deadline to Nov 15

ISLAMABAD: Tax advisers, consultants, tax experts and chartered accountants have requested the Federal Board of...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

Chinese firm ready to invest in EVs, other sectors

ISLAMABAD: China’s Shengtang Group expressed keen interest in investment in Pakistan, saying that the group plans to...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Brazil agree to strengthen defence cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Brazil have agreed to further strengthen bilateral defence and security cooperation, with a...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Court grants five-day remand of suspect in Laiba case

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Monday granted police a five-day physical remand of the main suspect in a case of...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Governor’s rule necessary to restore peace in KP: Muqam

PESHAWAR: Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s provincial president Amir Muqam...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

18 officers transferred in major KP police shuffle

PESHAWAR: In a high level shake-up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, IG Zulfiqar Hameed has issued a notification for...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

Riyadh Energy Forum: Govt says crisis extends beyond oil and gas to shipping and insurance

RIYADH: Federal Minister for Petroleum, Ali Pervaiz Malik attended the 17th International Energy Forum (IEF)...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

Lucky Islamic capital protected fund launched

KARACHI: Lucky Investments Limited has launched the Lucky Islamic Capital Protected Fund Plan I (LICPFP I), a...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Water storage: Sindh CM visits Three Gorges Dam to study Chinese model

YICHANG (China): Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah visited the world-renowned Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

Tanvir nominated for FPCCI presidential slot

KARACHI: The Core Committee of the United Business Group (UBG) Southern Zone has formally and unanimously approved...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

UBL Rural Bank and UATC sign strategic alliance

KARACHI: United Bank Limited (UBL) Rural Bank and Universal Agri Tractor Company (UATC), part of the G.M. Group,...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Saylani, TiKA inaugurate modern vocational training centre

KARACHI: Consul General of Türkiye in Karachi, Ergül Kadak, has said that working with Saylani on humanitarian and...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

LDA seals 43 commercial properties

LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has intensified its twin-pronged offensive against urban violations,...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

Restaurant, cafe sector: PRA expanding digital monitoring to curb tax evasion

LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has announced a major push to curb tax evasion in the restaurant and cafe...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Four NTU Faisalabad Faculty members named among world’s top 2pc of scientists

FAISALABAD: Bringing pride to National Textile University Faisalabad, four distinguished faculty members have been...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

APTMA lauds Customs crackdown on import fraud

LAHORE: Pakistan’s textile millers have welcomed a Customs crackdown on import fraud but say more must be done to...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Punjab EPA intensifies pre-smog crackdown on brick kilns

LAHORE: The Punjab Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has intensified its pre-smog enforcement campaign, with 2,710...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Editorials

KPK at a crossroads

EDITORIAL: With the federal government following through on its threat to impose emergency and governor’s rule on...

Updated 13 Oct, 2026 06:21am

Editorials

Cut in social sectors by provinces

EDITORIAL: Reports indicate that the visiting international Monetary Fund (IMF) mission in discussions with the...

Updated 13 Oct, 2026 06:41am

Pakistan

PTI says will challenge emergency, governor’s rule in PHC

ISLAMABAD, Oct 12: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Monday announced he would...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Hundreds of PTI workers, leaders detained in KP

PESHAWAR: Authorities have detained hundreds of members of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party after...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Dar defends imposition of emergency, governor’s rule

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday defended the federal...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Emergency, governor’s rule: JUI-F lawmaker moves resolution in Senate

ISLAMABAD: A lawmaker from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazal (JUI-F) has moved a resolution in the Senate Secretariat that...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Governor’s rule, emergency: PPPP’s SG says matter will be placed before parliament

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Secretary General Syed Nayyer Hussain Bukhari said that...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

ICT admin begins removal of containers

ISLAMABAD: The district administration on Monday started the removal of at least a thousand containers placed around...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

BR Research

Cheap at noon, dear at night

Pakistan’s electricity market is developing a sharp divide between daylight and darkness. Between April and August...

Updated 13 Oct, 2026 06:48am

BR Research

Berger Paints (Pakistan) Limited: performance and outlook

Berger Paints (Pakistan) Limited (PSX: BERG) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1950 and...

Updated 13 Oct, 2026 06:56am

Pakistan

Seerat Endowment Fund announced

ISLAMABAD: On Prime Minister’s directions, the federal government has announced the establishment of a Seerat...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

PCDMA urges FBR to extend deadline for filing returns

KARACHI: The Pakistan Chemicals & Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA) has urged the Federal Board of Revenue...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

PFUJ (Workers) ‘rejects’ imposition of governor’s rule

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (Workers) has “rejected” the imposition of governor’s rule and...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

PIBF for coordinated efforts to combat poverty, revive economy

LAHORE: Expressing grave concern over the recent World Bank report in which it was claimed that 48 per cent of the...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Punjab EPA intensifies pre-smog crackdown on brick kilns

LAHORE: The Punjab Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has intensified its pre-smog enforcement campaign, with 2,710...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Youth Innovation Competition: UMT students win Rs1m for developing DNA testing method

LAHORE: Students from the University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore, have secured first position in a...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

World

Fury as US federal agents search anti-Trump lawmaker’s home

WASHINGTON: US federal agents searched the Washington home of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday as part...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

World Bank Group, IMF meetings in Bangkok: Aurangzeb assumes chairmanship of Borrowers Platform

BANGKOK: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb held a series of meetings and...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

Dextrose monohydrate: NTC imposes 10.79pc anti-dumping duty

ISLAMABAD: The National Tariff Commission (NTC) has imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty of 10.79 percent on...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Two army pilots martyred as training aircraft crashes

RAWALPINDI: Two Pakistan Army pilots embraced martyrdom after a Mushshak training aircraft crashed due to a...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

PM directs development of Danish IT Park

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the development of the Danish IT Park in Islamabad into...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Oman’s FM arrives today

ISLAMABAD: Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi is scheduled to arrive in Pakistan on...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Setting aside an order-in-original: No unlimited period for re-adjudication: apex court

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ruled that setting aside of an original order by the appellate forum and remanding it...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

World

Thousands march in New Delhi to demand election chief resign

NEW DELHI: Thousands of protesters marched in New Delhi on Monday demanding the resignation of India’s election...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

IMF-World Bank meetings: Policymakers take on energy shock, rising debt

BANGKOK: Finance ministers and central bankers meet in Bangkok this week for the annual gatherings of the...

Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am

World

Houthis claim attack targeting Riyadh airport with ballistic missile

The group also targeted the Khamis Mushait base in the kingdom's south with a drone

Published 13 Oct, 2026 12:37am

Business & Finance

Govt decreases petrol price by Rs2.93, increases diesel's by Re0.61 per litre

New prices effective for Tuesday, October 13

Published 12 Oct, 2026 11:32pm

Markets

Europe's STOXX 600 ends higher as bank stocks cushion oil price hit

Pan-European STOXX 600 index closed 0.65% higher at 635.65 points

Published 12 Oct, 2026 09:58pm

Markets

FTSE 100 ends higher as financial, medical stocks offset crude price hit

Blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose nearly 1% to 10,656.28 points

Published 12 Oct, 2026 09:53pm

Pakistan

Russian interior minister arrives in Pakistan on four-day visit

This marks the first visit to Pakistan by a Russian interior minister

Published 12 Oct, 2026 09:12pm

Sports

England increase central contracts to record 39

England cricket reaches a record 39 centrally contracted players, expanding its talent pool with new additions and securing long-term deals for key stars

Updated 12 Oct, 2026 09:49pm

World

Trump defends Russia diesel deal as lawmakers from both parties complain

Deal to cut fuel prices sparks bipartisan outcry, as critics warn it undermines sanctions and aid for Ukraine

Published 12 Oct, 2026 08:46pm

Sports

Bergs stuns Alcaraz in Shanghai as Zverev claims year-end top ranking

Carlos Alcaraz's shock Shanghai defeat by Zizou Bergs unexpectedly crowned Alexander Zverev as the ATP's year-end world number one

Published 12 Oct, 2026 08:13pm

Markets

Saudi shares fall after second airport attack as Gulf trade stays cautious

Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index dropped 0.7%

Published 12 Oct, 2026 07:23pm

Markets

Industrial stocks drag Sri Lankan shares lower

CSE All-Share index settled 0.28% lower at 20,260.06 points

Published 12 Oct, 2026 07:18pm

Editorials

KPK at a crossroads

EDITORIAL: With the federal government following through on its threat to impose emergency and governor’s rule on...

Updated 13 Oct, 2026 06:21am

Editorials

Cut in social sectors by provinces

EDITORIAL: Reports indicate that the visiting international Monetary Fund (IMF) mission in discussions with the...

Updated 13 Oct, 2026 06:41am

Editorials

A national emergency demands local bodies

EDITORIAL: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal’s call to declare education, health, nutrition, clean water and population...

Updated 12 Oct, 2026 05:41am

Editorials

SOEs: An unending burden on the exchequer

EDITORIAL: The fiscal performance of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is deteriorating fast despite the government’s...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 12	277.17 ▼ -0.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 12	276.97 ▼ -0.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 12	158.43 ▲ 0.12
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 12	0.83 ▲ 0.0041
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 12	1.32 ▼ -0.0025
Euro to USD / Oct 12	1.12 ▼ -0.0041
SOFR % / Oct 8	3.87 ▼ -0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 12	7,807.24
India Sensex / Oct 12	71,924.68
Nasdaq / Oct 12	27,245.90
FTSE 100 / Oct 12	10,656.28
Dow Jones / Oct 12	51,850.55
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 12	25,277.68
France CAC40 / Oct 12	7,832.88
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 13	67,292.39
Hang Seng / Oct 13	24,073.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 12	93.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 12	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 12	377,174
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 12	80.60
Petrol/Litre / Oct 13	395.37
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 13	4,177.96
Diesel/Litre / Oct 13	396.85

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 12 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	7.98 ▲ 1 (14.33%)
Amreli Steels / Oct 12 Amreli Steels Limited(ASTL)	18.22 ▲ 1.66 (10.02%)
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Oct 12 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	23.71 ▲ 2.16 (10.02%)
Secure Logistics-Trax Group / Oct 12 Secure Logistics-Trax Group Limited(SLGL)	14.50 ▲ 1.32 (10.02%)
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 12 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	44.41 ▲ 4.04 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Oct 12 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	46.26 ▲ 4.21 (10.01%)
Kohinoor Power / Oct 12 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	25.82 ▲ 2.35 (10.01%)
Kohat Textile / Oct 12 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	102.03 ▲ 9.28 (10.01%)
Saif Textile / Oct 12 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	39.45 ▲ 3.59 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Oct 12 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	123.19 ▲ 11.2 (10%)

Stock	Price
Century Ins. / Oct 12 Century Insurance Company Limited(CENI)	40.36 ▼ -20.14 (-33.29%)
Pak Oilfields / Oct 12 Pakistan Oilfields Limited(POL)	673.03 ▼ -91.26 (-11.94%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Oct 12 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.86 ▼ -0.33 (-10.34%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 12 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	41.44 ▼ -4.6 (-9.99%)
Shadman Cotton / Oct 12 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	80.70 ▼ -8.95 (-9.98%)
AKD Hospitality / Oct 12 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	136.58 ▼ -14.64 (-9.68%)
Mughal Energy / Oct 12 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	37.25 ▼ -3.84 (-9.35%)
Jubilee Spinning / Oct 12 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	45.04 ▼ -4.16 (-8.46%)
Ahmad Hassan / Oct 12 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	80.67 ▼ -7.24 (-8.24%)
Attock Petroleum / Oct 12 Attock Petroleum Limited(APL)	525.33 ▼ -45.48 (-7.97%)

Stock	Volume
Treet Corp / Oct 12 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	27,311,850 ▲ 0.37
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,349,561 ▼ -0.02
Waves Home Appliances / Oct 12 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	19,790,254 ▲ 0.05
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 12 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,632,005 ▲ 0.38
Cnergyico PK / Oct 12 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,450,611 ▼ -0.11
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 12 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	12,567,094 ▲ 0.09
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 12 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	12,061,557 ▼ -0.03
TPL Properties / Oct 12 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	8,246,740 ▼ -0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 12 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	7,933,491 ▼ -0.16
Lotte Chemical Pakistan / Oct 12 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	6,769,886 ▼ -0.08

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