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World

Iran says US attacks disrupt reopening of Strait of Hormuz, statement

The Guards added that transit capacity under Iran’s supervision had recovered to about 50% of pre-war levels over the past two weeks

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:24pm

Business & Finance

Salzgitter to take full control of HKM, cut 2,000 jobs

The company plans to reduce HKM’s workforce to roughly 1,000 positions from around 3,000 by the end of 2028

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:19pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan seeks urgent LNG cargo as Hormuz attacks disrupt Qatar supplies: report

This comes after maritime traffic through Hormuz slows down sharply due to renewed Middle East tensions

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:18pm

Business & Finance

Indian BPCL and Japan's Taiyo Oil buy US crude via tenders, sources say

Taiyo Oil bought 2 million barrels of U.S. crude for delivery in early October

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:15pm

World

India's monsoon to weaken over west, south, slowing crop sowing

Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala are likely to receive below-average rainfall

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:10pm

World

Oil tanker traffic through Hormuz at near standstill as attacks strain Iran truce

Just two tankers have so far sailed through strait in early hours of Thursday

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:59pm

Markets

India's dollar inflow salvo sparks record $120bn in corporate hedging as exporters return

Exporters booked a record $46.3 billion of hedges during the month, up 45% from a year earlier and 46% from May

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:50pm

World

India removes import duty on some electronics, smartphone parts

Exemption for lithium-ion cell manufacturing may spur investment in domestic battery production for electronics and electric mobility

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:44pm

World

India clinches agreement for Australian uranium supply

A joint statement said the arrangement allowed long-term uranium exports for exclusively peaceful purposes

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:43pm

Markets

Sri Lankan shares extend losing streak to eight sessions on broad-based losses

CSE All-Share index settled down 0.60% at 21,697.72

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:39pm

World

Palestinian legislative vote set for Nov 28: presidential decree

The last legislative elections in the Palestinian territories were held in 2006, when Hamas won

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:39pm

Markets

Copper climbs on Gulf de-escalation hopes, softer dollar

Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 2.1% at $13,437 a metric ton

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:37pm

Markets

Palm slips as Indonesia biodiesel allocation uncertainty continues

Dalian’s most-active soyoil contract fell 0.01%

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:34pm

Markets

Central bank intervention, oil price dip help Indian rupee edge modestly higher

Indian rupee closed at 95.3875 per dollar

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:32pm

Markets

Indian shares edge up; focus on TCS earnings, Mideast developments

Nifty 50 rose 0.34% to 23,962.80, while the BSE Sensex added 0.31% to 76,741.82

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:29pm

Markets

Value buyers lift India bonds; US-Iran war jitters, oil risks weigh

Benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond yield fell one basis point to end at 6.7517% on Thursday

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:26pm

Business & Finance

Bank Alfalah raises Rs20bn in Pakistan banking sector's largest TFC issuance

The successful issuance follows approval from the State Bank of Pakistan

Published 09 Jul, 2026 04:31pm

World

Lebanon says US delegation will oversee Israeli withdrawal from 'pilot zones'

Lebanon is demanding that Israel withdraw from these zones before taking part in a new round of negotiations scheduled for July 15 and 16 in Rome

Published 09 Jul, 2026 04:15pm

Markets

Pakistan rupee registers marginal gain against US dollar

Settles at 278.06

Updated 09 Jul, 2026 04:48pm

Markets

Pakistan stock market sees record 48% rise in investors: SECP

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) said on Thursday that Pakistan’s capital market had...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 04:02pm

Business & Finance

Ghani Dairies builds three international-standard dairy farm sheds

The information was shared in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) today

Published 09 Jul, 2026 03:13pm

Pakistan

UN chief lauds Pakistan's peace efforts in West Asia

The UN chief thanks Pakistan for its long-standing contribution to United Nations peacekeeping operations

Published 09 Jul, 2026 02:20pm

World

Heatwave linked to more than 5,000 deaths in Germany, RKI says

Around 4,270 of the deaths were among people aged 75 and older, the RKI said in a weekly report

Published 09 Jul, 2026 01:57pm

Markets

Gold price per tola gains Rs3,600 in Pakistan

Silver rate remains unchanged

Updated 09 Jul, 2026 05:56pm

Markets

Pakistan seeks to leverage London as a global financial hub

Meeting reviewed opportunities to expand cooperation in trade, investment, banking, remittances, capital markets, and financial services

Published 09 Jul, 2026 01:47pm

Business & Finance

ADB trims Pakistan's FY2027 growth outlook to 3.7%, raises inflation forecasts

Projects higher inflation pressured by energy costs, remittances, and global conflicts

Published 09 Jul, 2026 01:47pm

Markets

European shares gain as tech stocks rebound; Middle East in focus

The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.5% at 639.12 points

Published 09 Jul, 2026 01:44pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan seeks enhanced cooperation with Croatia in key sectors

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets H.E. Dr Gordan Grlić Radman, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs

Published 09 Jul, 2026 12:15pm

Markets

South Korean shares rebound from 7-week low on tech-buying

The benchmark KOSPI closed up 45.12 points, or 0.62%, at 7,291.91

Published 09 Jul, 2026 12:09pm

World

Death toll from south China floods rises to 39

Twenty-six of the deaths were linked to a dam breach at Liulan Reservoir, with seven still missing there, state news agency Xinhua reported

Published 09 Jul, 2026 12:01pm

World

Iran's Tehran-Mashhad railway suspended after US strikes: state TV

Khamenei was killed in the US-Israeli strikes on February 28 that began the Middle East war

Published 09 Jul, 2026 11:56am

World

French foreign minister blames Iran for US attacks

The United States and Iran traded strikes for the second day Thursday as they battle over the strategic Strait of Hormuz

Published 09 Jul, 2026 11:50am

Markets

South African rand firms ahead of key manufacturing data

The rand traded at 16.3450 against the dollar , about 0.5% ⁠up from its previous close

Published 09 Jul, 2026 11:47am

Life & Style

'The Pitt' and 'Hacks' rack up nominations for television's Emmy Awards

HBO Max topped all networks with 122 nominations this year, followed by Netflix with 111

Published 09 Jul, 2026 11:43am

Life & Style

Justin Bieber added to World Cup final halftime show lineup

The World Cup final will take place in ⁠East Rutherford, New Jersey, just outside ⁠of New York City

Published 09 Jul, 2026 11:36am

Sports

Fery keeps Britain believing ahead of Zverev showdown in Wimbledon semi-final

A panicked Fritz said he had been caught off guard by the right knee tendonitis that flared up three games into his clash

Published 09 Jul, 2026 11:29am

Sports

Andreescu reflects on past triumphs over Williams ahead of Canadian Open

Andreescu was just 19 years old when she defeated Williams, then 37, in straight sets, becoming the first Canadian player to win a Grand Slam title

Published 09 Jul, 2026 11:23am

Sports

England must cut Haaland's supply lines, says Rogers

Asked how to contain Haaland, England midfielder ⁠Morgan Rogers laughed

Published 09 Jul, 2026 11:17am

Sports

Saibari out for Morocco but coach says France game will not hold any surprises

They must, however, cope on Thursday without striker Ismael Saibari, who hurt his hamstring early in their last-16 victory over Canada

Published 09 Jul, 2026 11:13am

Business & Finance

Pakistan's seafood exports hit record $568mn in FY26

Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry says frozen fish remains the leading export commodity with earnings of US$105.09m

Published 09 Jul, 2026 11:13am

Sports

France, Morocco bring post-colonial ties and family feel to Boston

Their paths reflect the dense sporting links between the countries, and Morocco’s ability to turn its diaspora into a competitive strength

Published 09 Jul, 2026 11:10am

Life & Style

Paramount will not close its Warner Bros deal before July 22 amid Oregon probe

Paramount has said it will not close its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros before July 22

Published 09 Jul, 2026 11:00am

Markets

Overseas Pakistanis send $41.6bn in FY26 as SBP ends incentive schemes

Remittances into Pakistan stood at $3.475 billion in June
Analysts attribute increase to a stable rupee, formal banking channel shifts, and a growing overseas workforce.

Updated 09 Jul, 2026 06:24pm

Markets

Chicago soybeans rise on China demand; wheat, corn slip ahead of USDA report

Soybeans futures edged higher on Thursday as traders took positions following confirmation of US soybean sales to China

Published 09 Jul, 2026 10:53am

Markets

China's producer inflation hits near 4-year high in June

The consumer price index (CPI) climbed 1.0% from the same month last year, after gaining 1.2% in May

Published 09 Jul, 2026 10:49am

Markets

Thai baht/US dollar weaker on Thursday

The baht was 0.18% lower at 33.51 versus the dollar, after trading in a range of 33.430 to 33.560

Published 09 Jul, 2026 10:46am

Markets

China stocks steady as chip rally offsets drag in metals, consumer shares

China's blue-chip CSI300 Index held its ground at 4,758 points by the lunch break

Published 09 Jul, 2026 10:42am

Markets

Yuan pulls up from one-week low as PBOC sets strongest fix in three years

Spot yuan opened at 6.8005 per dollar and was last trading at 6.796

Published 09 Jul, 2026 10:37am

Markets

Elevated oil, Treasury yields to test Indian bond bulls' resolve

The benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond yield is expected to trade between 6.73% and 6.79%

Published 09 Jul, 2026 10:30am

Markets

Palm flat as firmer Dalian, crude oil counter weak Chicago soyoil

palm oil contract for September delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange rose 6 ringgit

Published 09 Jul, 2026 10:25am

Markets

New Zealand dollar extends rally as markets price in hikes

The kiwi dollar firmed another 0.3% to $0.5718, after rising 0.4% overnight

Published 09 Jul, 2026 10:23am

Markets

Australian shares extend losses on MidEast jitters, banks and miners top drag

The S&P/ASX 200 index lost 0.8% to 8,715

Published 09 Jul, 2026 10:18am

Markets

Japan's Nikkei rebounds as AI shares gain, oil tempers broader mood

The Nikkei 225 index climbed 1.5% to 67,832.41 in morning trade

Published 09 Jul, 2026 10:13am

Markets

Volatility at PSX, KSE-100 sheds nearly 400 points

Benchmark index settles at 181,259.67

Updated 09 Jul, 2026 06:12pm

Sports

Egypt depart World Cup with bitter taste despite breaking new ground

Egypt complained bitterly, with coach Hossam Hassan floating conspiracy theories, after their 3-2 defeat

Published 09 Jul, 2026 09:59am

Markets

Adani Enterprises, France's Dioxycle partner on low-carbon chemicals in India

Formic ⁠acid and its derivatives are widely used across industries including textiles, agriculture and manufacturing

Published 09 Jul, 2026 09:55am

Markets

Japan benchmark bond yield extends rise after hitting 30-year high

The 10-year JGB yield rose 3.5 basis points to 2.900%, the highest since September 1996

Published 09 Jul, 2026 09:52am

World

Four die in Delhi building collapse as rains batter India, trigger landslides

In the Maharashtra city of ⁠Pune, near Mumbai, a large mound of garbage collapsed at a waste treatment facility

Published 09 Jul, 2026 09:49am

Markets

Apple to spend $30 billion on Broadcom chips as it boosts US sourcing

Broadcom shares rose more than 4%, while Apple shares were down marginally

Published 09 Jul, 2026 08:27am

Markets

Oil rises as US-Iran conflict clouds peace prospects

Brent crude futures were up 53 cents, or 0.68%, to $78.55 a barrel

Updated 09 Jul, 2026 06:02pm

Markets

SK Hynix US listing more than seven times oversubscribed, source says

*SK Hynix declined to comment. The person declined to be identified as details of the share sale were confidential

Published 09 Jul, 2026 08:15am

World

Typhoon Bavi churns towards Taiwan as China braces for landfall

Bavi is set to be the largest storm by size to hit Taiwan since 1987, Jason Chang, Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration forecaster

Published 09 Jul, 2026 08:12am

Markets

Oil worries return for Indian rupee as US-Iran tensions flare again

The Indian rupee is set to open flat-to-weaker against the dollar, following Wednesday's 0.6% slide to 85.5550

Published 09 Jul, 2026 08:10am

Markets

Indian shares seen opening higher, but sentiment guarded on Mideast risks

GIFT Nifty futures were trading at 23,995.5

Published 09 Jul, 2026 08:07am

Markets

Gold dips as Mideast hostilities revive inflation concerns

Spot gold fell 0.3% to $4,066.24 per ounce

Updated 09 Jul, 2026 10:07am

Markets

Asian shares climb on chip rally, oil jumps as Gulf hostilities resume

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.8%

Published 09 Jul, 2026 07:58am

Markets

Dollar stands tall as Gulf tensions fuel oil price surge, Fed hike bets

The US dollar index , which measures the currency against a basket of ⁠six peers, was little changed at 100.96

Updated 09 Jul, 2026 10:06am

Pakistan

‘PM Elimination Programme’ reviewed: ‘Over 10m people living with Hepatitis C’

ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting was told that more than 10 million people in Pakistan are estimated to be living...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 07:05am

Business & Finance

Chinese Consul General highlights CPEC 2

LAHORE: Chinese Consul General Sun Yan has said that Pakistan and China are entering a new and advanced phase of...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 07:00am

Business & Finance

Clearing agents demand opening of Torkham border

PESHAWAR: President, Torkham Border Clearing Agents, Mujib Shinwari has demanded the central and provincial...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:57am

Pakistan

‘Green Property Certificate’ initiative: DC reviews Lahore land records digitalisation

LAHORE: The digitalisation of Lahore’s urban land management entered its next phase as Deputy Commissioner Captain...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:56am

Business & Finance

FBR must refund amount after assessment order quashed: FTO

ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Zafar Hijazi has ruled that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) cannot...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:51am

Business & Finance

FPCCI hosts ‘Home to Hub Initiative’

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

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:50am

Pakistan

Harbour uplift priority of Sindh govt: Malkani

KARACHI: Sindh Provincial Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Muhammad Ali Malkani has said that the Sindh...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:48am

Pakistan

Merged districts, Malakand: KP urges Center to defer tax exemption withdrawal

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi has written to Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:47am

Pakistan

Mayor disburses Rs310m pension dues, announces digital pension cards

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Wednesday distributed Rs310 million as pension arrears among...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:46am

Pakistan

HIV-affected children: SESSI approves Rs2bn endowment fund

KARACHI: The Sindh Employees’ Social Security Institution on Wednesday approved the establishment of a Rs2 billion...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:45am

Pakistan

UHS approves first MS Stroke Intervention degree

LAHORE: The University of Health Sciences (UHS) has approved Pakistan’s first MS Stroke Intervention (Level-IV)...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:40am

Business & Finance

PTML secures approvals to adopt ‘e&’ as brand identity

ISLAMABAD: Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (PTML), the surviving entity after the merger with Telenor Pakistan, has...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:39am

Pakistan

Secretary ED gets 3-month extension as OGRA chief

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has extended the additional charge of Chairman, Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:36am

Pakistan

Saudi envoy, Dar talk on Islamabad MoU

ISLAMABAD: Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmad Al-Malkiy, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, called on the...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:27am

Business & Finance

Imported paper: APPMA welcomes duty rationalisation

KARACHI: Muhammad Anis Noor Muhammad, Senior Vice Chairman, All Pakistan Paper Merchants Association (APPMA) has...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:22am

Business & Finance

Overstayed cargo at ports: Customs Computerised System to automatically determine penalty

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue’s Customs Computerised System will automatically determine the amount of...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:16am

Business & Finance

LEFC project cost: NA body expresses reservations over disparity

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Division (EAD) expressed reservations over...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:14am

Pakistan

Acquired land must be used for approved public purpose: FCC

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court ruled that land acquired for a specified public purpose continues to...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:09am

Pakistan

Balochistan attacks: 38 security men martyred, 54 terrorists neutralised: ISPR

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan witnessed three major terrorist attacks in four days, followed by security operations in...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:06am

Pakistan

Armed forces recalibrating strategy for evolving warfare: CDF

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Wednesday said...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:01am

Pakistan

Wreckage of cargo plane found in sea

KARACHI: The wreckage from a K2 Airways cargo Boeing 737 that vanished over the Arabian Sea the previous night have...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:59am

Business & Finance

PBF urges govt to reduce oil prices

KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has urged the federal government to announce a minimum reduction of Rs30...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:25am

Markets

Oil settles at multi-week high

NEW YORK: Crude oil prices settled nearly 5 percent higher on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump threatened...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:23am

BR Research

Pakistan’s solar revolution: phase-two in full swing

For three years, the panel import numbers did the talking. Every fresh release from customs data showed another...

Updated 09 Jul, 2026 07:32am

BR Research

Pak Leather Crafts Limited: performance and outlook

Pak Leather Crafts Limited (PSX: PAKL) is incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company. It was established...

Updated 09 Jul, 2026 07:38am

Pakistan

MoU signed: PSW, LUMS partner to strengthen trade facilitation ecosystem

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Single Window (PSW) and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) have signed a...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Pakistan to host OIC ministerial moot on women on 12th

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host the 9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women on July 12 and 13, 2026 in Islamabad, the...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan urges Iran, US to uphold MoU commitments

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday expressed its deep concern at the escalation in tensions and disturbing...

Updated 09 Jul, 2026 09:23am

Govt forms panel to resolve steel sector registration issues

ISLAMABAD: The government Wednesday decided to constitute a “Troubleshooting Committee” to immediately resolve...

Updated 09 Jul, 2026 09:34am

Business & Finance

Aurangzeb urges balanced business regulation

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Wednesday that regulators must maintain a balance between...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:04am

OICCI says security amongst top concerns in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) on Tuesday released its Security Survey...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:04am

SBP governor urges banks to embrace digital transformation

KARACHI: Pakistan’s banking industry must embrace digital transformation and expand lending to agriculture, small...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Senate body concerned at NHA’s rising debt

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives expressed serious concern...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Editorials

Cost of incomplete gas reforms

EDITORIAL: The latest increase in re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) prices is not merely another routine...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Editorials

Water must not be weaponised

EDITORIAL: While India’s unilateral decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance constitutes a...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Editorials

NFC reform and limits of fiscal devolution

EDITORIAL: The World Bank’s report on fiscal federalism in Pakistan should prompt a more serious debate on the 18th...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

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

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 8	278.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 8	278.07
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 9	162.43
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 9	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 9	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 9	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 8	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 8	7,482.71
Nasdaq / Jul 8	25,870.65
Dow Jones / Jul 8	52,348.39
India Sensex / Jul 9	76,957.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 9	67,910.01
Hang Seng / Jul 9	24,037.16
FTSE 100 / Jul 9	10,534.87
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 9	25,019.09
France CAC40 / Jul 9	8,290.43

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 8	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 8	368,858
Petrol/Litre / Jul 9	297.53
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 9	74.37
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 9	4,065.81
Diesel/Litre / Jul 9	309.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 9	79.61

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Jul 9 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	7.84 ▲ 1 (14.62%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 9 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	8.71 ▲ 1 (12.97%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jul 9 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	6.19 ▲ 0.71 (12.96%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 9 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	9.55 ▲ 1 (11.7%)
S.G.Power / Jul 9 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	104.56 ▲ 9.51 (10.01%)
Saif Textile / Jul 9 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	47.59 ▲ 4.33 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 9 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	37.57 ▲ 3.42 (10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 9 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	66.13 ▲ 6.01 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 9 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	431.37 ▲ 39.22 (10%)
Chashma / Jul 9 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	123.82 ▲ 11.26 (10%)

Stock	Price
Premier Sugar / Jul 9 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	638.72 ▼ -70.97 (-10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 9 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	95.81 ▼ -10.65 (-10%)
Agritech Non-voting / Jul 9 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	36 ▼ -4 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Jul 9 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	39.62 ▼ -4.4 (-10%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 9 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	23.96 ▼ -2.66 (-9.99%)
Pak Leather Crafts / Jul 9 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	59.60 ▼ -6.43 (-9.74%)
Sindh Modaraba / Jul 9 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	24.25 ▼ -2.53 (-9.45%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jul 9 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	10.90 ▼ -1.1 (-9.17%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jul 9 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	64.05 ▼ -5.72 (-8.2%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jul 9 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	19.10 ▼ -1.63 (-7.86%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	211,563,133 ▲ 0.67
LSE Capital / Jul 9 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	58,237,432 ▲ 1
Pak Refinery / Jul 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,193,273 ▲ 3.47
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jul 9 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	48,544,441 ▼ -0.7
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	37,028,307 ▲ 0.11
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	36,206,112 ▲ 0
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 9 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	32,538,637 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Jul 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	25,402,658 ▲ 0.02
Thatta Cement / Jul 9 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	17,010,222 ▲ 2.78
Pak Elektron / Jul 9 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	16,646,368 ▲ 0.41

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