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Markets

Japan's Nikkei slumps as chip selloff, geopolitical tensions dent risk appetite

The Nikkei was down 1.3% at 63,360.96

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:52am

Markets

Australian dollar extends losing streak against kiwi, yen, euro

Australian dollar extended a long losing streak against the yen, kiwi and euro on Thursday

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:49am

Markets

Thai baht/US dollar stronger on Thursday

The baht was 0.2% higher at 32.89 versus the dollar, after trading in a range of 32.890 to 32.990

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:42am

Markets

Chicago corn futures fall ahead of USDA monthly report

The most-active corn contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn lost 0.1% to $4.18-1/2 a bushel by 0210

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:39am

Markets

US-Iran war escalation set to drag India bonds lower

The yield on the benchmark 6.94% 2036 note may trade in the 6.92% to 6.98% range, a private bank trader said

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:35am

Markets

JGB yields dip as investors digest US strikes on Iran

The five-year yield fell 0.5 bps to 1.93%, reversing an earlier 0.5 bps rise to 1.940%

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:33am

World

Israeli military issues alert after detecting launches from Lebanon toward northern Israel

Israeli military said on Thursday that its home front command issued a precautionary directive after identification of launches from Lebanon toward northern Israel

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:30am

Markets

Palm rises on stronger rival oils, crude oil, soft ringgit

Palm oil contract for August delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 32 ringgit, or 0.71%, to 4,570 ringgit

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:27am

Markets

South Korean shares fall on Middle East conflict escalation

The benchmark KOSPI was down 141.39 points, or 1.83%, at 7,589.43

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:25am

Markets

Indian rupee braces for weaker start after Iran–US tensions ignite fresh oil rally

The rupee is expected to open in the 95.35-95.40 per dollar range, traders said, having settled at 95.2650 on Wednesday

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:23am

Markets

KSE-100 loses over 300 points

Hovers at 169,091.20, down by 336.24 points or 0.20%

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:21am

World

Air India crash report delayed due to unfinished engine examination, Bloomberg News reports

India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will likely issue a status report this week focused on the reasons behind the delay, the report added, citing people familiar with the matter

Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:50am

World

Seven dead in blast in China's Guangxi region

Seventeen ⁠more were injured and taken to hospital

Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:38am

Markets

Indian shares may open lower on fresh Mideast escalation, US inflation

GIFT Nifty futures ⁠were trading at 23,069

Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:35am

Markets

Shares retreat as techs extend losses, US strikes on Iran lift oil

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.9%

Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:26am

Markets

Oil rises $2 as Iran announces closure of Strait of Hormuz following US strikes

*Brent futures rose $2.30, or 2.47%, to $95.40 a barrel

Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:19am

Markets

Gold hits over 6-month low on rate-hike concerns amid Mideast conflict

Spot gold was ‌down 0.2% at $4,063.87 per ounce

Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:13am

Markets

Dollar shaky as investors weigh rate outlook, Middle East worries

The dollar index , which measures the US ⁠currency against six major peers, eased to 99.903

Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:08am

Business & Finance

Leghari-led committee to finalise draft auto policy

ISLAMABAD: The Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, is heading an 11-member sub-committee tasked...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:42am

Pakistan

NFC Award: Opposition accuses govt of seeking to curtail provincial shares

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on the federal...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:41am

Pakistan

NA passes two bills to ensure 33pc women’s representation

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday passed two bills aimed at ensuring 33 percent representation of women...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:39am

Pakistan

Punjab CM expresses grief over helicopter crash

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed grief over the crash of an Army MI-17 helicopter...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:37am

Pakistan

Ten members of a family killed as van plunges into ravine

RAWALPINDI: Ten members of a family were killed and 13 others injured when a passenger van plunged into a ravine and...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:35am

Pakistan

PM expresses satisfaction over record May remittances sent by overseas Pakistanis

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over a record USD 4.3 billion in...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:32am

Pakistan

Nehal pledges support for export sector

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nehal Hashmi on Wednesday pledged to advocate for the concerns of exporters at...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:31am

Pakistan

CM seeks report on death of sewer workers

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed grief over the death of two sewer workers who lost...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:29am

Pakistan

26 militants killed as Pakistan launches strikes on Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan carried out precise and calibrated strikes against terrorist hideouts and safe havens along the...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:24am

World

India says working to stop water flowing into Pakistan

NEW DELHI: India is working to ensure “not a single drop of water” will flow into neighbouring Pakistan, the water...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:22am

Business & Finance

Hormuz block sparks ‘never seen before’ disruption: Shell CEO

LONDON: The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has led to global energy disruptions “never seen before”, the chief...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:18am

World

Netanyahu to run for re-election after Trump raises doubts

TEL AVIV: Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election this year, his party announced on Wednesday, after US President...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:16am

Pakistan

India names Pandey as new chargé d’affaires in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: In a routine diplomatic development, India has nominated Dr. Satyanjal Pandey as its new chargé...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:11am

Business & Finance

DPC doubles coverage for ‘all eligible depositors’

KARACHI: The Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC) has doubled the coverage for all eligible depositors of its member...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:03am

Business & Finance

‘User Experience of Digital Payment Services’: SBP launches nationwide survey

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has launched a nationwide survey on “User Experience of Digital Payment...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:01am

Business & Finance

Federal Budget on 12th: Schehzad

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb will present the federal budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year in the...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:58am

Business & Finance

Diesel engines for generators from US, Europe: New customs values set to check under-invoicing

ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has introduced customs values on the import of...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:55am

Business & Finance

Jam, SPEC Refinery discuss Hub greenfield project progress

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan, on Wednesday held a meeting with a delegation of SPEC...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Pakistan

Agricultural tax: LHC rejects request to suspend notifications

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday turned down a request to suspend the impugned notifications about...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

FTS for small shopkeepers: PTBA raises legal, procedural concerns

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has formally written to Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb,...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:48am

BR Research

The Retail Fantasy

Every tax policy contains an implicit assumption. The latest retailer tax scheme contains one that deserves closer...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:43am

BR Research

Remittance rush: Don’t miss the fine print!

The headline number is hard to ignore. Workers’ remittances touched an unprecedented $4.25 billion in May 2026, the...

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 07:12am

BR Research

United Brands Limited

United Brands Limited (PSX: UBDL) was incorporated in Pakistan in 1965 as Batlay Match Industries Limited. The...

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 07:19am

Pakistan

Buffalo genetic resources: Pakistan, China sign MTA

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Wednesday signed a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) on buffalo genetic resources,...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

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

Pakistan

Sarwar Soomro’s poetry collection launched

KARACHI: “Sarwar Ko Yaad Rakhna” (Remembering Sarwar) was launched at Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, which was...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

PJBF urges govt to safeguard industrial investment, local manufacturing

KARACHI: The Pakistan Japan Business Forum (PJBF) has expressed serious concern over the reported consideration of a...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Dust, thunderstorm, rain likely across upper, central parts

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Wednesday forecast dust and windstorms, rain and...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Japanese CG attends book handover ceremony

KARACHI: The Consul General of Japan in Karachi, in collaboration with the Tokyo Foundation, attended a book...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

NCCIA for stronger institutional support to fight cybercrime

KARACHI: Additional Director of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), Karachi Zone, Muhammad Tariq...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Energy dept, its allied departments: PAC reviews audit paras, orders recovery of dues

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee-I (PAC-I) on Wednesday reviewed audit paras relating to the...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Punjab PA passes Walled City Lahore, 7 other bills

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Wednesday passed eight bills by a majority vote, including the Punjab Public...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Punjab reports sharp decline in poliovirus circulation

LAHORE: Punjab has recorded significant progress in reducing poliovirus circulation across the province, but health...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Over 600 Sikh pilgrims arrive for Jor Mela observance

LAHORE: More than 600 Indian Sikh pilgrims have arrived in Pakistan to participate in commemorative events marking...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Punjab launches ‘She Threads’ initiative for rural women

LAHORE: The Punjab government has expanded efforts to promote women’s economic empowerment through the “She Threads”...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Lake City Meadows organises plot hand-over ceremony

LAHORE: Lake City Meadows, formerly known as State Life Corporate Housing Society, achieved a significant milestone...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

Budget FY27: ICMA VP participates in consultative session

LAHORE: Muhammad Yasin, FCMA, Vice President ICMA and Chairman Research & Publications Committee, represented...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Rana Ihsaan meets NTU and KOICA teams

FAISALABAD: On Tuesday Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan, Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Commerce, held a meeting with...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Rs1bn recovery: Kissan Board seeks high-ups’ intervention

LAHORE: The Kissan Board Pakistan (KBP) has called for the immediate intervention of top civil and military...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

Business community says concerned at PERA’s enforcement activities

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has sought the intervention of Chief Minister Punjab...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Murree Expressway accident: CM expresses grief over loss of lives

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow and grief over the loss of...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

WASA set to digitise billing system

LAHORE: The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Lahore is set to digitise its billing system next month by printing...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Senate panel approves bill to address discrepancy in PKT legal definition

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat unanimously approved the Standard Time...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Kamal highlights importance of public-private partnerships in health sector

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Health Services and Regulations Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday highlighted the...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Russia vow to strengthen bilateral ties

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday said Pakistan would further strengthen its partnership with the...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Afridi says his govt presented province’s case before NEC

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi has stated that the Government of Khyber...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

JazzWorld’s ‘Garaj’ partners with Balochistan PPRA

ISLAMABAD: Garaj, the enterprise cloud solutions platform from JazzWorld, has entered into a strategic partnership...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

KPRA North Region collects Rs3.315bn revenue so far

PESHAWAR: Director General (DG) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA), Irum Naz, visited the KPRA Regional...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

FBR to arrange technical briefing on budget tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to arrange a technical briefing on the federal budget...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

‘Water becomes threat to peace and security in region’

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar said that the entire South Asian region faces the threat of the “Akhand Bharat”...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Closing time for standalone grocery, kiryana stores extended

ISLAMABAD: The Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Fuel Conservation and Additional Austerity Measures on...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

World

Israeli strikes on south Lebanon kill 12

BEIRUT: Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 12 people on Wednesday, a Lebanese medical source said,...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

World

Belfast girds for more violence after stabbing suspect held

BELFAST: Belfast steeled itself Wednesday for a second night of violence directed at immigrants in Northern Ireland,...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

World

US judge sentences ex-Taliban commander to 42 years

NEW YORK: A former Afghan Taliban commander charged by the United States with abducting a journalist and supporting...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

World

Two babies from Congo orphanage die of Ebola

BUNIA (Congo): After her mother died in late May, baby Buswaza was brought to a church-run orphanage in eastern...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

ABAD team, KDA chief discuss builders’ issues

KARACHI: Led by Chairman Muhammad Hassan Bakhshi, delegation of the Association of Builders and Developers of...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Squash Development Project: Bank Alfalah to help restore sporting legacy

KARACHI: Bank Alfalah has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BARD Foundation to support the development...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

Agri, industry & mining sectors: CPEC-2.0 to create new JVs: PCJCCI

LAHORE: The China Pakistan Economic Corridor Phase-II (CPEC-2.0) is expected to generate significant Joint Ventures...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Markets

Experts call for cotton revival strategy urgently

LAHORE: Speakers at an international cotton conference stressed the need for an immediate and coordinated national...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

Govt urged to incorporate proposals of business community in budget

KARACHI: Former Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and former...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Large consignment of liquor seized near Gadani

ISLAMABAD: A large consignment of liquor was seized during a joint intelligence-based anti-smuggling operation...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

LESCO pledges uninterrupted power supply to textile industry

LAHORE: The Chief Executive Officer of the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO), Engr. Muhammad Ramzan Butt, has...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

PHMA, BBSHRRDB partner to boost industry-led skills development

KARACHI: In a significant step towards aligning workforce skills with industry needs, the Pakistan Hosiery...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Sindh budget to be people-friendly, says Dharejo

KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce Jam Ikramullah Dharejo met with various delegations at his...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Markets

Oil settles up nearly USD2

NEW YORK: Oil prices closed up nearly USD2 on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said the US is going to attack...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Senate unanimously approves five govt bills

ISLAMABAD: The Senate, the upper house of the parliament, on Wednesday, unanimously passed five government bills,...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

SC acquits two convicts in Baldia Town factory case

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court acquitted the main accused of Baldia Town factory fire case – Abdul Rehman alias Bhola...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

World

Water cut off for thousands of Iranians after US strikes

TEHRAN: Thousands of Iranians in the southern port town of Sirik have lost access to drinking water after US strikes...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Markets

Power regulator drops show-cause notice against LPCL

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has closed show cause notice issued to Lalpir Power...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

World Bank approves additional USD300m financing for T4HP

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has approved an additional USD 300 million in financing for the Tarbela Fourth...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Stock market, stationery items and solar panels: Tax rates to remain unchanged

ISLAMABAD: The taxation on stock market, stationery items and solar panels would remain the same in budget...

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 09:13am

FY26 Economic Survey: Economy remains fragile despite recovery claims

ISLAMABAD: Despite claims of notable stabilization, Pakistan’s economy in FY2025–26 remains fundamentally fragile,...

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 09:12am

Finance Bill: Govt to introduce third slab in FED on cigarettes

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to take a bold step in budget to control the growing share of 56 percent of...

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 07:31am

Business & Finance

Pakistan receives highest-ever monthly remittances

KARACHI: Pakistan received a record USD 4.25 billion in workers’ remittances in May 2026, the highest monthly inflow...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

NFC Award: PM holds out assurance to KP CM

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Wednesday said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has...

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 09:13am

FCC rules caretaker govt not authorised to make policy decisions

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) declared that the caretaker government functions merely as a...

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 09:14am

‘Govt is providing subsidy despite sharp rise in fuel prices’

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that the government is providing subsidy to the...

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 09:12am

4pc growth target set: Rs3.669trn uplift outlay approved by economic council

Approves a four-point agenda and revised economic indicators for the outgoing fiscal year 2025-26

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 09:16am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Wednesday (June 10, 2026) and the forecast for Thursday (June 11 2026)....

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Sindh launches e-portal to digitalise public service

KARACHI: The Science and Information Technology Department, Government of Sindh, has successfully launched its newly...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

World

Hegseth: US to bomb 'key facilities' in Iran on Wednesday

Hegseth said Iran had been given a chance to make a deal but had not taken it

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 07:40am

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

Editorials

Arrogance of impunity

EDITORIAL: The shocking treatment of international humanitarian activists intercepted aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla...

Updated 27 May, 2026 04:19am

Editorials

Oil smuggling: a dangerous parallel market

EDITORIAL: The surge in Iranian oil smuggling into Pakistan during the ongoing Middle East conflict has exposed...

Updated 26 May, 2026 07:27am

Editorials

Quetta bombing: terrorism continues to pose a grave threat

EDITORIAL: The horrific suicide bombing near the Chaman railway crossing in Quetta on Sunday is yet another grim...

Updated 26 May, 2026 07:30am

Editorials

A new policy for the automobile sector

EDITORIAL: The government is coming up with the Automobile and Auto Parts Manufacturing Policy 2026–31. The New...

Updated 25 May, 2026 07:02am

Editorials

Tax collection: a system designed to fail

EDITORIAL: Clearly, Pakistan’s repeated failure to meet tax collection targets is not merely a fiscal problem; it...

Updated 25 May, 2026 08:03am

Editorials

Law, deterrence and mental health

EDITORIAL: The Federal Shariat Court’s decision to restore Section 325 of the Pakistan Penal Code reflects an...

Published 24 May, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

Relentless terror in KP

EDITORIAL: The renewed wave of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is a grim reminder that Pakistan’s security...

Published 24 May, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

Rebound in textile exports

EDITORIAL: Federal Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released provisional data that showed textile exports rebounding in...

Updated 23 May, 2026 06:26am

Editorials

A welcome award on Indus waters

EDITORIAL: Pakistan has expressed “utmost satisfaction” over the supplemental award by the Permanent Court of...

Published 23 May, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

Balochistan’s minerals sector gets security boost

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent directive to deploy the Frontier Corps across Balochistan’s...

Published 22 May, 2026 06:05am

Editorials

Licensed cruelty

EDITORIAL: Senator Sherry Rehman has performed an important public service by exposing the grim reality hidden...

Published 22 May, 2026 06:05am

Editorials

Push for boosting provincial resources

EDITORIAL: The federal government has urged the provincial governments to increase own-resources and emphasised the...

Published 21 May, 2026 05:01am

Editorials

NAB reform now imperative

EDITORIAL: Among the many findings and recommendations put forward by the IMF’s Governance and Corruption Diagnostic...

Updated 21 May, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

A step forward, but on paper

EDITORIAL: The passage of the Domestic Workers Welfare Bill, 2025, by the Sindh Assembly, is undoubtedly a welcome...

Updated 21 May, 2026 05:42am

Editorials

China’s consent to revise IPP deals

EDITORIAL: The Pakistan government is making efforts to persuade the Chinese Independent Power Producers (IPPs),...

Published 20 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

The end of the unipolar moment

EDITORIAL: Donald Trump arrived in Beijing seeking strategic relief and left with little more than carefully staged...

Published 20 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Gulf dependence clouds remittance outlook

EDITORIAL: The latest figures released by the State Bank of Pakistan present a mixed picture of the country’s...

Updated 19 May, 2026 06:24am

Editorials

Generating electricity from waste: better late than never

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s directive to prepare a roadmap for generating electricity from solid...

Updated 19 May, 2026 12:57pm

Editorials

Privilege in custody

EDITORIAL: The recent controversy surrounding the arrest of an alleged drug dealer, Pinky, in Karachi has once again...

Updated 19 May, 2026 06:22am

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If wishes were horses...

Pakistan's textile exporters face a "recipe for disaster" as abrupt withdrawal of government support, high costs, and a sticky exchange rate cripple their competitiveness.

Updated 18 May, 2026 07:01am

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Supporting SMEs and exports: govt still searching for roadmaps

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s latest directive to formulate a “comprehensive roadmap” for supporting...

Updated 18 May, 2026 08:01am

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Israel: misleading narratives

EDITORIAL: Israel’s growing diplomatic isolation over its genocidal campaign in Gaza appears to have prompted...

Updated 18 May, 2026 08:02am

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 10	278.56
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 10	278.36
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 10	160.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 10	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 10	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 10	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 10	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 10	7,266.99
India Sensex / Jun 10	73,918.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 10	64,179.27
Nasdaq / Jun 10	25,169.50
Hang Seng / Jun 10	24,407.96
FTSE 100 / Jun 10	10,254.81
Dow Jones / Jun 10	49,918.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 10	24,195.31
France CAC40 / Jun 10	8,161.83

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 10	92.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 10	378,170
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 10	4,068.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 10	75.30
Petrol/Litre / Jun 11	377.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 11	380.78

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 11 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	11.74 ▲ 1.07 (10.03%)
Data Agro / Jun 11 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	103.47 ▲ 9.41 (10%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Jun 11 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	513.04 ▲ 46.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 11 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	22.14 ▲ 2.01 (9.99%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 11 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	25.99 ▲ 2.36 (9.99%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 11 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	133.90 ▲ 11.22 (9.15%)
United Brands / Jun 11 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	28.49 ▲ 2.38 (9.12%)
Asia Ins. / Jun 11 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	39.89 ▲ 3.27 (8.93%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 11 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.60 ▲ 0.54 (8.91%)
Zephyr Textile / Jun 11 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	18.25 ▲ 1.35 (7.99%)

Stock	Price
Premium Textile / Jun 11 Premium Textile Mills Limited(PRET)	452.11 ▼ -42.89 (-8.66%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Jun 11 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	45 ▼ -3.52 (-7.25%)
Husein Industries / Jun 11 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	32.51 ▼ -2.52 (-7.19%)
Idrees Tex. / Jun 11 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	53.60 ▼ -4.08 (-7.07%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jun 11 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	201.05 ▼ -13.59 (-6.33%)
First Treet Manuf / Jun 11 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	17.45 ▼ -1.13 (-6.08%)
Rupali polyester / Jun 11 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	24.50 ▼ -1.52 (-5.84%)
Apna Microfin. / Jun 11 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	23 ▼ -1.39 (-5.7%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jun 11 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	21.50 ▼ -1.26 (-5.54%)
Sapphire Textile / Jun 11 Sapphire Textile Mills Limited(SAPT)	1,450 ▼ -64.13 (-4.24%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 11 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	13,154,711 ▲ 0.13
Oilboy Energy / Jun 11 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10,109,501 ▲ 2.01
Loads Limited / Jun 11 Loads Limited(LOADS)	8,469,460 ▲ 0.53
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 11 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	6,836,344 ▲ 0.4
Amreli Steels / Jun 11 Amreli Steels Limited(ASTL)	6,316,063 ▲ 0.2
TPL Properties / Jun 11 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	5,823,758 ▼ -0.16
The Organic Meat / Jun 11 The Organic Meat Company Limited(TOMCL)	5,278,980 ▲ 0.43
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 11 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	4,992,308 ▼ -0.2
TPL REIT Fund I / Jun 11 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	4,811,567 ▲ 0.28
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 11 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	4,748,778 ▲ 0.47

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