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World

Qatar gas plant blast kills 13, including Pakistani nationals, injures dozens: energy minister

DOHA: A huge blast at a Qatar gas hub killed 13 people and injured 66 others, the Gulf state’s energy minister said...

Updated 23 Jun, 2026 01:47am

Pakistan

PPP's Amjad Hussain elected unopposed as Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister

-Imran Nadeem was elected unopposed as Speaker of the GB Assembly

Published 22 Jun, 2026 10:05pm

Pakistan

Pakistan govt declares June 25, 26 as public holidays on account of Ashura

The federal government on Monday announced public holidays across the country on June 25 and 26 (Thursday and...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 09:29pm

Pakistan

Govt to discontinue fuel subsidy with PM’s approval, says DPM Dar

Cites declining fuel prices

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 09:50pm

Business & Finance

India's Tata Electronics hit by cyber breach claiming to expose Apple, Tesla trade secrets

The ransomware group has posted more than 200,000 files on the dark web

Published 22 Jun, 2026 08:36pm

World

Rubio heads to UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain to discuss Iran deal with Gulf allies

One point of particular concern among regional officials is the possibility of a $300 billion reconstruction fund for Tehran

Published 22 Jun, 2026 08:10pm

Markets

Gulf markets mixed as Iran reports progress in peace talks

Dubai’s main share index added 0.3%

Published 22 Jun, 2026 08:02pm

World

Key points from the first round of Iran-US talks in Switzerland

Abbas Araghchi hails 'major progress' achieved with help of mediators Pakistan, Qatar

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:22pm

Technology

X recovers after outage affects thousands globally, Downdetector shows

The outage begins around 9:00 a.m. ET, peaking at over 25,000 issues being reported in the U.S. before cooling to about 620 reports

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:42pm

Markets

India's central bank sold net $8.9 billion in April, gold holdings unchanged

The Reserve Bank of India says in its monthly bulletin that it purchases $16.23 billion and sells $25.17 billion in April

Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:37pm

Sports

Vondrousova given four-year ban for refusing anti-doping test

During a hearing, she says that stress, poor mental health, and concerns for her safety affect her decision-making

Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:27pm

Pakistan

Iranian President Pezeshkian to visit Pakistan on Tuesday

Pezeshkian to be accompanied by high-level delegation, including ministers and other high-ranking officials, Islamabad says

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:00pm

Pakistan

Pakistan Navy, Coast Guards seize narcotics worth $215m near Gwadar

Authorities confiscate 1,500 kilograms of hashish and 500 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as ice

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 09:47pm

Markets

India bonds steady as dicey Iran truce, liquidity crunch curb appetite

The yield on the benchmark 6.94% 2036 note ended at 6.8473%

Published 22 Jun, 2026 06:55pm

World

US authorises Iranian oil sales amid talks on final peace deal

Treasury issues temporary 60-day general license authorising production, delivery, and sale of Iranian oil

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 09:29pm

Technology

Meta's WhatsApp to be led by Indian startup founder Kunal Shah

CRED announces that it will raise about $900 million from Meta

Published 22 Jun, 2026 06:42pm

Markets

India likely won't export sugar for years as El Nino, ethanol squeeze supply

The twin pressures are poised to keep millions of tons of sugar off the world market

Published 22 Jun, 2026 06:25pm

Startup Recorder

SECP approves first digital lending product for women-led MSMEs

Khudmukhtar Khatoon is Pakistan's first digital, Shariah-compliant financing product, empowering women-led MSMEs with crucial asset funding

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 09:45pm

World

Fire at training centre in India's Lucknow kills at least eight, police say

Television visuals show a group of men in uniform carrying bodies as a crowd gathers nearby

Published 22 Jun, 2026 06:03pm

Markets

Indian financial firms to tap $1.5 billion overseas bonds this week, bankers say

'We expect the pricing for the PFC bond issue to ease to around 100 bps over Treasury'

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:52pm

Sports

Germany defender Schlotterbeck out of World Cup with ankle injury

Schlotterbeck, a starting centre-back, is injured early in the game and is replaced at halftime by Ruediger

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:51pm

Markets

IT, energy stocks drag Sri Lankan shares lower

CSE All-Share index settled 0.48% lower at 22,253.52 points

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:45pm

Markets

Industrial metals prices buoyed by hopes for US-Iran deal

Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.9% at $13,723 a metric ton

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:40pm

World

India in talks to sell supersonic BrahMos missile to UAE, sources say

Talks between India, UAE at initial stages and progressing fast, says a source

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:30pm

World

US-Iran talks laid 'very good foundation for a successful final deal': Vance

'There is still a lot to do as we continue to make progress on the nuclear talks,' US vice president says

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:25pm

Markets

Saudi Arabia's April crude exports extend fall to lowest on record, JODI data shows

The country’s crude oil production stood at 6.316 million bpd in April

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:13pm

Markets

Palm oil extends gains on rival oil strength, weaker ringgit

Benchmark palm oil contract for September delivery on the BMDE climbed 25 ringgit, or 0.54%, to 4,671 ringgit a metric ton

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:06pm

World

India monsoon revives after two-week stall, heads into central belt

The monsoon delivers about 70% of the country’s annual rains and replenishes crucial water sources in an economy

Published 22 Jun, 2026 04:55pm

Pakistan

5.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Islamabad, parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Earthquake causes panic across Islamabad and northern Pakistan, with no immediate reports of damage

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 09:42pm

World

India seeks tariff advantage over peers in push to finalise US trade deal

New Delhi seeks a competitive tariff edge over regional peers, including ASEAN nations such as Vietnam

Published 22 Jun, 2026 04:30pm

Markets

Rupee registers gain against US dollar

Settles at 278.22 against greenback

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 09:06pm

Business & Finance

Cherat Packaging commissions second barrier film extrusion line

Informs stakeholders in a notice to the bourse

Published 22 Jun, 2026 03:59pm

Markets

Indian rupee snaps six-session winning streak as firmer dollar pinches

The currency ended the trading session at 94.6775 per dollar

Published 22 Jun, 2026 03:56pm

Life & Style

Alif Laila, Generation join hands to bring children's stories off the page

Reading kits combine storytelling, play, community craftsmanship

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 05:19pm

Markets

Indian shares rise on Reliance, IT rebound; Mideast hopes lift sentiment

India’s benchmark Nifty 50 rose 0.37% to 24,102.90, while Sensex added 0.38% to 77,094.07

Published 22 Jun, 2026 03:53pm

Markets

European shares subdued as investors weigh US-Iran talks

The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.05% ar 635.27 points

Published 22 Jun, 2026 02:53pm

Markets

Britain's pound, gilt prices hold lower after Starmer steps down

Sterling was last down 0.27% at $1.3202, showing little change on levels traded earlier

Published 22 Jun, 2026 02:50pm

Markets

London shares slip after PM Starmer says will resign

The internationally focussed FTSE 100 index slipped 0.1%

Published 22 Jun, 2026 02:43pm

World

Thirteen dead, dozens injured, after blast during restart at giant Qatar LNG site

There is no risk to the environment, and the plant's export capabilities are unaffected

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 07:41pm

World

Qatar brings LNG tankers into Hormuz despite shipping slowdown

QatarEnergy, whose LNG exports have been heavily curbed since the war began on February 28

Published 22 Jun, 2026 02:35pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz commends US, Iran leadership for commitment to constructive engagement

Washington, Tehran agree on roadmap for final deal

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 09:40pm

Markets

Gold price per tola gains Rs4,643 in Pakistan

10-gram gold sold at Rs378,345

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 06:51pm

World

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation

Says Starmer process of picking a new Labour Party leader will be launched in July

Published 22 Jun, 2026 01:55pm

World

Iran, US to start technical talks in Switzerland on implementing memorandum, says ISNA

Iran’s delegation is headed by Kazem Gharibabadi

Published 22 Jun, 2026 01:25pm

Markets

Australian shares flat as BHP and tech losses counter energy and consumer gains

The S&P/ASX 200 index was largely unchanged at 8,826

Published 22 Jun, 2026 12:09pm

Markets

Japan's Nikkei rises past 72,000 mark for first time as AI euphoria persists

The benchmark Nikkei 225 advanced 1.4% to 72,247.21 in early trading after touching a record intraday high of 72,269.64

Published 22 Jun, 2026 12:07pm

Markets

Aussie steady as Iran talks conclude; all eyes on inflation, jobs data

The kiwi dollar was also little changed at $0.5734 after falling 1.6% last week to hit a three-month low of $0.5724

Published 22 Jun, 2026 12:05pm

Markets

Palm oil extends gains, tracking Dalian and Chicago oils higher

Palm oil contract for September delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was up 39 ringgit, or 0.84%, at 4,685 ringgit

Published 22 Jun, 2026 12:02pm

Markets

Soybeans climb on soyoil rally, China buying

The most active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) was up 0.24% at $11.45-1/2 a bushel

Published 22 Jun, 2026 11:46am

Markets

China's yuan steady as traders' focus shifts to US rates from Iran war

The dollar index was also steady in Asia trading, hovering above 100 after touching a one-year high the previous session

Published 22 Jun, 2026 11:44am

Sports

Iran leave note of thanks in LA locker room after draw with Belgium

Los Angeles hosted both of Iran's Group G matches so far, with the team returning to their base in Tijuana, Mexico between games

Published 22 Jun, 2026 11:39am

Sports

England docked 12 WTC points for slow over-rate in Oval Test

New Zealand levelled the three-test series with a 253-run victory against England, who were found 12 overs short of the target

Published 22 Jun, 2026 11:25am

Markets

London copper edges up after volatile Mideast peace negotiations

Benchmark three-month copper on the LME was up 0.41% to $13,650.5 a metric ton

Published 22 Jun, 2026 11:20am

World

Bangladesh PM asks Malaysia to reopen labour market to Bangladeshi workers

Malaysia has been a key destination for Bangladeshi migrant workers, whose remittances are a crucial source of foreign exchange for the South Asian nation

Published 22 Jun, 2026 11:17am

Technology

SK Hynix overtakes Samsung to become Korea's most valuable company

For SK Hynix, the achievement marks the culmination of one of the biggest turnarounds in South Korea’s corporate history

Published 22 Jun, 2026 11:14am

Sports

Bazeley frustrated with New Zealand's second-half letdown against Egypt

Egypt, who drew 1-1 with Belgium in their opener, top the group with four points while New Zealand are bottom with one

Published 22 Jun, 2026 11:10am

Business & Finance

Loads Limited, Chinese firm explore JV in Pakistan's copper sector

Discussions at a preliminary stage, says Loads

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 09:35pm

World

Russian drone hits Turkish dry cargo vessel, Ukrainian Navy says

There were casualties among the nine crew members who are nationals of Egypt, Turkiye and India

Published 22 Jun, 2026 11:06am

Markets

China stocks rise on higher risk appetite; Hong Kong falls as traders brace for new stocks

In Hong Kong, Hang Seng dropped 1%

Published 22 Jun, 2026 10:58am

Markets

Thai exports post double-digit growth in May, ministry says

Customs-cleared exports rose by 23.1% in April from a year earlier

Published 22 Jun, 2026 10:54am

Markets

India bonds walk tightrope on steady oil, shaky US-Iran truce

The 10-year yield has eased for four straight weeks, paring nearly 20 basis points, tracking the slide in oil prices

Published 22 Jun, 2026 10:51am

World

Congo says confirmed Ebola cases rise over 1,000

In an update on Saturday, the government put confirmed cases at 956 and deaths at 247

Published 22 Jun, 2026 10:46am

Sports

Salah inspires Egypt to beat New Zealand 3-1 for historic World Cup win

By the 10th minute of stoppage time, the Egyptian fans were whistling loudly for the referee to end the game

Published 22 Jun, 2026 10:44am

World

UK's Starmer could set out exit timetable on Monday as Burnham waits in the wings

Starmer had said on Friday he would stand in any formal Labour leadership contest that sought to replace him

Published 22 Jun, 2026 10:40am

World

Three killed and five injured in school shooting in central Philippines

The Tacloban City Police Office is investigating to determine the circumstances behind the incident

Published 22 Jun, 2026 10:34am

Markets

PSX surrenders early gains, KSE-100 ends lower by 450 points

Benchmark index settles at 178,471.86 points

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 06:20pm

Business & Finance

Grow Safe’s advanced fire system goes Operational

KARACHI: Grow Safe has successfully completed and commissioned a state-of-the-art 500 GPM fire hydrant system for a...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 08:17am

Pakistan

Education, health, agri, industry: ‘Higher spending yet to translate into visible improvements’

LAHORE: The federal government and the Punjab government have unveiled their budgets for fiscal year 2026-27,...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 08:09am

Pakistan

Himmat Cards distributed among 29,768 special children

LAHORE: On the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the distribution of Himmat Cards among...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 08:06am

Pakistan

KP allocates Rs334bn for health sector

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has allocated Rs 334 billion for health in fiscal year 2026-27. Of the...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 08:06am

Business & Finance

LCCI chief, Netherlands envoy discuss trade cooperation

LAHORE: President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Faheem Ur Rehman Saigol, and Robert Jan...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 08:06am

Business & Finance

Maximum facilities to exporters urged

KARACHI: A young leader of the United Business Group (UBG) and prominent businessman Shehzad Mobeen has said that...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 08:04am

Pakistan

NADRA issues notices to 1,152 suspected CNIC holders

PESHAWAR: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has issued notices to 1,152 suspected...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:55am

World

Police seize $572 million cocaine in Australia's biggest haul

Two men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested after allegedly attempting to flee the scene on foot

Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:53am

Pakistan

Pakistan, UN Women intensify struggle to end honour killings

KARACHI: Pakistani authorities, women’s rights advocates and the United Nations have pledged to strengthen...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:52am

Sports

President's Trophy Grade-II Gold final to begin on 29th

LAHORE: Kingsmen Academy and MIT Solutions are set to lock horns in the final of the President’s Trophy Grade-II...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:51am

World

US military says it struck vessel in Caribbean, killing two

*The US Southern Command said that no US military forces were harmed. ‌It ⁠described those killed as "male narco-terrorists," without offering details

Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:50am

Pakistan

Saylani chief for cutting transport fares, air and rail charges

KARACHI: Founder and Chairman of Saylani Welfare International Trust, Maulana Bashir Farooqui, has welcomed the...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:48am

Markets

Work on several hydropower projects in KP enters final stages: PEDO

PESHAWAR: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Provincial Energy Development Organization (PEDO) Engineer Anwar-ul-Haq has...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:47am

Markets

Indian shares set to rise as US-Iran talks progress, oil eases

GIFT Nifty futures were trading at ‌24,129.50

Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:46am

Markets

Dollar firms as cracks emerge in peace deal, pound dips on Starmer uncertainty

The pound was 0.24% weaker at $1.32055, while the euro softened 0.1% to $1.1462

Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:44am

World

Zurich airport: No-fly zone for Iran talks disrupted flights

VIENNA: A technical fault in air traffic control, triggered by security measures for peace talks between the US and...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:42am

Markets

Oil falls after US-Iran talks signal easing supply risks

Brent crude was down $1.46, or 1.8%, at $79.11 a barrel

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 05:16pm

World

King Charles to reveal personal tax bill: Palace

LONDON: King Charles III will reveal his personal tax bill in a bid to improve transparency, Buckingham Palace...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:33am

Markets

Stocks rally in Asia as Iran cites progress in talks

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 1.0%, while Chinese blue chips were flat

Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:32am

World

Marchers in Prague protest govt’s public media funding changes

PRAGUE: Thousands marched in Prague on Sunday to protest against the Czech government’s planned overhaul of a...

Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:28am

Markets

Indian rupee to track dollar moves, oil outlook; bonds to react on foreign investor activity

The Indian rupee rose 0.8% last week to 94.32, its best weekly performance in 11 weeks, helped by a drop in crude prices after the US-Iran peace deal

Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:27am

Markets

Gold rebounds from one-week low as Iran cites progress in peace talks

Spot gold was up 1.2% at $4,209.03 per ounce

Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:24am

World

US and Iran conclude high-level talks in Switzerland, mediators say

Iranian officials left negotiating room, used mediators instead: Iran media

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 07:10am

Vance praises Pakistan’s role in talks

ZURICH/BÜRGENSTOCK: US Vice President JD Vance has praised Pakistan’s role in facilitating peace efforts between...

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 09:23am

World

Starmer considers political future, could decide as early as Monday

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

Published 22 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Business & Finance

KP presents Rs121.74bn supplementary budget

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

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 09:20am

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

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

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 09:22am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (June 21, 2026) and the forecast for Monday (June 22 2026)....

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

BR Research

Agritech Limited: performance and outlook

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

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 03:46pm

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

Pakistan

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

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

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

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

Editorials

The high cost of easy revenues

EDITORIAL: Pakistan is simultaneously running tight fiscal and monetary policies through primary fiscal surpluses...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Editorials

Budget: getting close to plugging the gap

EDITORIAL: Credible though still unconfirmed reports suggest that the two major coalition partners - the Pakistan...

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 06:52am

Editorials

Budget delayed, budget denied?

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

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Editorials

A fragile truce

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

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Editorials

Taxing traders: a political test

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

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

A long-overdue harvest of common sense

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

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

Budget 26-27: Stabilisation fatigue is now setting in

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

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:02am

Editorials

CPEC outcome

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

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

The death of white gold

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

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Editorials

The organ trade scandal

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

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Editorials

Worrisome export fall

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

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 06:57am

Editorials

Pakistan’s investment climate: confidence in short supply

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

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 12:09pm

Editorials

Widening trade deficit

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

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

Terrorism’s dangerous momentum

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

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

A disturbing tally

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

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

Budget postponement raises multiple questions

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

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 12:56pm

Editorials

The cost of impunity

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

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 06:48am

Editorials

The plight of PSDP

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

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Water cannot be weaponised

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

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

When taxes punish formal businesses

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

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

Defined Contributory Pension

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

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:41am

Editorials

Undoing NFC Award’s population bias

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

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:40am

Editorials

The pope’s AI’s warning

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

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

A very harsh annual budget in the offing?

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

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Bracing for Super El Nino

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

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

The cost of mismanagement

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

Updated 30 May, 2026 06:09am

Editorials

An impossible bargain

EDITORIAL: US President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to tie the normalisation of relations between Muslim-majority...

Updated 30 May, 2026 07:33am

Editorials

Slow death of a city of teeming millions

EDITORIAL: Karachi’s collapse into one of the world’s least liveable cities is no longer merely an urban planning...

Published 27 May, 2026 03:13am

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 19	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 22	161.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 22	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 22	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 22	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 19	3.69

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 18	7,500.58
Nasdaq / Jun 18	26,517.93
Dow Jones / Jun 18	51,564.70
India Sensex / Jun 22	77,261.32
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 22	72,604.55
Hang Seng / Jun 22	23,552.35
FTSE 100 / Jun 22	10,369
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 22	24,967.26
France CAC40 / Jun 22	8,385.85

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 19	19,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 19	374,205
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 22	75.35
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 22	4,185.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 22	79.91
Petrol/Litre / Jun 23	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jun 23	311.47

Stock	Price
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 22 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	6.01 ▲ 1 (19.96%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 22 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.16 ▲ 0.63 (11.39%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jun 22 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	17.90 ▲ 1.63 (10.02%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 22 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	22.50 ▲ 2.05 (10.02%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jun 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	34.38 ▲ 3.13 (10.02%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 22 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	21.97 ▲ 2 (10.02%)
Husein Industries / Jun 22 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	44.63 ▲ 4.06 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jun 22 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	27.70 ▲ 2.52 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jun 22 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	24.72 ▲ 2.25 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jun 22 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	42.20 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Millat Tractors / Jun 22 Millat Tractors Limited(MTL)	312.38 ▼ -294.88 (-48.56%)
Agritech Limited / Jun 22 Agritech Limited(AGL)	52.81 ▼ -5.4 (-9.28%)
Pak Synthetics / Jun 22 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	132.45 ▼ -11.99 (-8.3%)
National Silk / Jun 22 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	207.79 ▼ -16.55 (-7.38%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jun 22 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	42.84 ▼ -2.89 (-6.32%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jun 22 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	64.80 ▼ -4.27 (-6.18%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 22 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	169.88 ▼ -10.74 (-5.95%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jun 22 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	48.66 ▼ -2.88 (-5.59%)
Octopus Digital / Jun 22 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	36.20 ▼ -2.06 (-5.38%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	50.77 ▼ -2.71 (-5.07%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	59,558,108 ▼ -0.03
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 22 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	59,270,992 ▲ 0.8
TPL Properties / Jun 22 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	56,035,517 ▲ 0.71
Sui South Gas / Jun 22 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,023,298 ▲ 0.91
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jun 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	30,194,155 ▲ 3.13
Oilboy Energy / Jun 22 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	27,894,240 ▲ 2
Loads Limited / Jun 22 Loads Limited(LOADS)	23,907,499 ▲ 0.32
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 22 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	21,866,447 ▼ -0.29
Dar-es-Salaam / Jun 22 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	18,768,017 ▲ 2.05
Service Long March / Jun 22 Service Long March Tyres Limited(SLM)	18,498,415 ▲ 0.21

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