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Markets

Govt decreases petrol price by Rs2.20, diesel's by Rs1.50 per litre for next 3 days

New prices will be effective from Saturday till Monday

Published 08 Aug, 2026 12:06am

Perspectives

Integration of AI in defence and private sector

As Pakistan hosted the Indus RAS (Robotics and Autonomous Systems) Expo 2026 in Islamabad, the event served as more...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 09:48pm

Business & Finance

FESCO privatisation: Turkiye, China, Pakistan firms eye stake

Three companies from Türkiye, one from China, and eight from Pakistan submit Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for privatisation of Faisalabad Electric Supply Company

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 11:31pm

World

Floods in India's northeast kill nearly 100

Flood waters have submerged more than 14,000 hectares of cropland, an area almost one-and-a-half times the size of Paris

Published 07 Aug, 2026 09:14pm

Markets

US stocks gain as surprise payrolls fall quells rate-hike fears

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 55.37 points, or 0.10%, to 53,940.47

Published 07 Aug, 2026 09:04pm

World

Italy says will not lift Spain travel curbs until security risks ruled out

Spain threatened earlier on Friday to impose reciprocal measures on travelers from Italy unless Rome lifted by Sunday the border controls it imposed last week

Published 07 Aug, 2026 09:01pm

World

Trump says Congress wants to regulate AI industry 'out of business'

Trump’s remarks underscore a widening debate in Washington over how aggressively to police a fast-moving AI industry

Published 07 Aug, 2026 08:56pm

Business & Finance

ICICI Bank, Axis Bank tap dollar debt again in less than two months, bankers say

Both the debt placements will close for subscription next week and will be placed privately

Published 07 Aug, 2026 08:26pm

Business & Finance

Ziad Bashir assumes charge as PBC chairman

Haider Ali elected vice chairman

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 11:16pm

Business & Finance

Ola Electric posts narrower first quarter loss on higher EV sales

Ola says orders nearly double from the previous quarter to about 44,000 units

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:01pm

Markets

Indian bonds clock first weekly rise in five on dovish RBI, easing crude

The yield on India’s benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond ended at 6.7651%

Published 07 Aug, 2026 06:54pm

Sports

Fleming 'like me, but better': McCullum on new England Test coach

'The England and Wales Cricket Board has done incredibly well to get someone who has options all round the world,' McCullum tells

Published 07 Aug, 2026 06:51pm

Markets

Dubai edges higher, Abu Dhabi falls amid Middle East tensions

Dubai’s main share index gained 0.5%

Published 07 Aug, 2026 06:07pm

World

India reviewing bilateral investment treaty model, official says

India receives lower net foreign direct investment in recent years than other Asian nations

Published 07 Aug, 2026 06:04pm

Technology

Take-Two sticks to annual bookings outlook, says on track for 'GTA VI' November launch

Grand Theft Auto VI launches November 19, with 'exceptional' pre-orders and billions expected, following GTA V's 230 million units

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:56pm

Business & Finance

Titan posts profit surge on strong jewellery demand

Strong gold demand led to a 63% surge in quarterly profit for India's Titan, highlighting its dominant position in the rapidly growing jewellery sector

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:49pm

Pakistan

Sindh announces new school timings effective from Aug 6

The Sindh Education Department has revised school timings across the province, with the new schedule taking effect for all schools from August 6.

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 06:17pm

Business & Finance

India's Reliance books supertanker at record freight price to lift Iraqi crude

Reliance set a new record, paying up to $25 million for an Iraqi crude tanker, a cost offset by Iraq's steep oil discounts amid regional shipping dangers

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:43pm

World

England striker Toney charged with assault at London nightclub

'Ivan Toney of Northampton, was charged on Thursday, 31 July with assault causing actual bodily harm,' police says

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:40pm

World

Bangladeshi cricket star Shakib, a Hasina ally, says he is ready to return home and face trial if given security

The former Bangladeshi captain’s case highlights the wider fallout from Hasina’s ouster, which has left scores of her allies facing criminal charges

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:33pm

Business & Finance

India court grants Dabur interim relief against food regulator's order over '100%' claims

Dabur India obtained a Delhi High Court stay on an FSSAI order concerning "100%" claims on its products.

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:27pm

Markets

Sri Lankan shares snap five-week losing streak

CSE All Share index settled 0.47% higher at 21,370.09

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:23pm

Markets

Copper heads for strongest week since May on supply concerns and tight stocks

Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.3% at $14,141 a metric ton

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:14pm

Markets

Indian rupee nudges up on-week; traders stay cautious as oil firms, US payrolls loom

Indian rupee closed at 95.2075 per dollar

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:10pm

Markets

Rupee inches up against US dollar

Settles at 277.71

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 09:07pm

Markets

Palm slips, but logs weekly gains

Dalian’s most-active soyoil contract rose 0.27%

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:02pm

Markets

Indian shares slip, trim weekly gains as financials, oil pressures weigh

Nifty 50 dropped 0.27% to 24,570.65, while the BSE Sensex closed 0.58% lower at 78,499.17

Published 07 Aug, 2026 04:50pm

Markets

India's largest lender SBI beats quarterly profit view on healthy loan growth

Its gross loan book grew 18.63% year-on-year, while deposits grew 9.73%

Published 07 Aug, 2026 04:48pm

Business & Finance

L&T says unit that houses drones to see threefold revenue growth over five years

'We have been building locally, now we can go global, and we would like this to scale up,' Ramchandani says

Published 07 Aug, 2026 04:43pm

Markets

Gold price per tola gains Rs5,100 in Pakistan

Price of silver increases by Rs280 to reach Rs6,939 per tola.

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 06:22pm

Business & Finance

The Vertical strengthens its legacy with the groundbreaking of elevation, reinforcing Its position among Pakistan's fastest-growing developers

The Vertical, one of Pakistan’s fastest-growing and most trusted real estate developers, has marked another...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 02:55pm

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Türkiye agree to treat attack on one as attack on all

Agreement aimed at strengthening collective deterrence against any act of aggression, says FO

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 08:52pm

Sports

PSG sign France midfielder Akliouche from Monaco

French media reported that the 24-year-old France international cost around €50 million

Published 07 Aug, 2026 01:46pm

Sports

Real Madrid secure Vinicius Jr with new long-term deal

Vinicius also had a demanding summer ‌with ⁠Brazil at the World Cup, where they were eliminated by Norway in the last 16

Published 07 Aug, 2026 01:42pm

Sports

Coco Gauff voices concern over potential to 'weaponize' gene testing

Mandatory testing for the DNA segment known as the SRY gene was approved as part of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics for all tennis participants

Published 07 Aug, 2026 01:36pm

Business & Finance

After Nishat Group, Sapphire Fibres joins race for FESCO privatisation

SFL says it may form a consortium once the approval is granted

Published 07 Aug, 2026 01:34pm

Sports

Mexico, Argentina back Infantino as FIFA fight rages on

On Thursday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) unanimously backed Infantino’s leadership

Published 07 Aug, 2026 01:32pm

Sports

Markram returns home from The Hundred for personal reasons

Aiden Markram has returned home from the Manchester Super Giants due to personal reasons

Published 07 Aug, 2026 01:26pm

Business & Finance

HBL strengthens footprint in Sindh, expanding prestige banking and trade services

HBL, Pakistan’s premier financial institution, has further strengthened its presence in Sindh with the inauguration...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 12:49pm

Markets

Indian bonds buckle under oil spike, fresh debt sale

The benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond yielded 6.7869% at 10:40 a.m. IST, 2 basis points above Thursday’s close

Published 07 Aug, 2026 12:47pm

Markets

Palm oil extends losses on weaker rivals, but on track for weekly gain

The contract has gained 0.6% this week and is on track for its fourth weekly rise in five weeks

Published 07 Aug, 2026 12:45pm

Markets

Thai baht/US dollar weaker on Friday

The baht was 0.15% lower at 33.15 versus the dollar, after trading in a range of 33.110 to 33.155

Published 07 Aug, 2026 12:43pm

Markets

Australian stocks ease from record highs as rising oil prices fuel investor caution

The S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.1% to 9,263.60 points

Published 07 Aug, 2026 12:41pm

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars pause for cues on US, RBA rate outlooks

The kiwi dollar was steady at $0.5863, after dipping 0.3% overnight

Published 07 Aug, 2026 12:38pm

Markets

South African rand edges up as firm gold supports ahead of US jobs data

The rand was trading at 16.34 against the dollar, up about 0.2% from its previous close

Published 07 Aug, 2026 12:36pm

World

Thai teen kills 8 in rampage at home and school before shooting himself

Police said the shooter, who was 14 years old, fired at least 26 bullets, and was found with 34 additional ammunition rounds

Published 07 Aug, 2026 12:34pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan, Belarus push local currency payment mechanism to boost bilateral trade

The Belarusian envoy informed that the number of Pakistani workers employed in Belarus had increased considerably

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 01:12pm

Markets

Japan's Nikkei ends lower as AI-related stocks decline

The Nikkei ended 0.12% lower at 65,606.71, after falling as much as 1.57% earlier in the session

Published 07 Aug, 2026 12:29pm

Markets

South Korean shares log seventh straight weekly loss as AI, chip worries persist

The KOSPI has fallen 31% since its June 22 record close, though it remains about 48% higher for the year

Published 07 Aug, 2026 12:28pm

Pakistan

Security forces kill 10 terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: ISPR

Says Fitna Al Khwarij attempted to attack check posts in South Waziristan

Published 07 Aug, 2026 12:21pm

World

Trump says he thinks war with Iran will end 'pretty soon'

US defence companies building ⁠more production plants, including facilities for Patriot and Tomahawk missiles, adds president

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 11:39pm

Technology

PTA announces new eSIM pricing policy effective mid-August 2026

Reduces maximum initial eSIM issuance fee to Rs1,500

Published 07 Aug, 2026 12:00pm

Business & Finance

Maritime minister forms committee to finalise fish export incentive scheme

Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry constituted on Friday a four-member committee...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 11:09am

Business & Finance

Daewoo Express raises Rs4bn in third Sukuk

The Sukuk issue was oversubscribed 2.24x

Published 07 Aug, 2026 10:22am

Markets

Selling returns to PSX, benchmark index ends week on a negative note

KSE-100 Index settles at 181,430.02 on Friday

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 06:37pm

World

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes off western Philippines; tremors felt in capital

PHIVOLCS said no damage was expected from ⁠the earthquake, though aftershocks were possible

Published 07 Aug, 2026 08:20am

World

Japan orders evacuations as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, cancels 500 flights

Authorities issued evacuation orders for nearly 260,000 residents in Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures, while Toyota suspended work at nine factories on Friday

Published 07 Aug, 2026 08:17am

World

Pakistani among 11 civilians wounded in Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia as kingdom warns of wider threat

Maliki accused the Houthis of indiscriminately shelling civilian areas in violation of international humanitarian law

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 11:39pm

Markets

Indian rupee recovery hangs in balance on return of oil risks before US jobs data

The Indian rupee is expected to open in the 95.35-95.40 range, per traders, having settled at 95.22 to the dollar on Thursday

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:58am

Markets

Philippines Q2 GDP grows 2.3% yr/yr, slower than expected

Annual inflation slowed for a third straight month in July to ‌6.2% ⁠from 6.4% in June, due to a slower increase in transport costs

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:55am

Markets

China's July exports climb 23.9% y/y, imports up 27.5%

Imports were ⁠expected to have gained 27.9%, after a ⁠36% jump in June

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:52am

Markets

Indian shares on track for muted start as earnings, Mideast in focus

GIFT Nifty futures were at ‌24,653 points

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:49am

Markets

Asian shares pause for US jobs, oil extends gains on Mideast risk

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan held flat and was down 0.4% for the week

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:47am

Markets

Dollar drifts higher as traders eye Iran talks ahead of US jobs data

Against the euro , the greenback edged up to $1.1521 after strengthening about 0.3% in the prior session

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:44am

Markets

Gold heads for best week since January, US jobs data in focus

Spot gold was up 0.4% at $4,254.11 per ounce

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 12:14pm

Markets

Oil gains on US jobs report, worries over peace talks

Brent crude futures were up 84 cents, or 1.02%, at $83.33 a barrel

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 09:22pm

Pakistan

Experts warn of health impacts of sub-optimal breastfeeding

LAHORE: While only 45pc of newborns in Pakistan were put to breast milk within the first hour of life, experts...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:21am

Pakistan

MDCAT for 2026 now on Sept 20: PMDC

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has officially rescheduled the Medical and Dental College...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:18am

Pakistan

Media bodies must hold fake news peddlers accountable: Azma

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari has said that journalism is a sacred, responsible...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:17am

Pakistan

New rules governing foreign media access criticised

ISLAMABAD: The country’s leading rights and journalists’ groups on Thursday criticised the government’s new rules...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:17am

Pakistan

New provinces talks after Imran’s release: Raja

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Salman Akram Raja on Thursday said that discussions...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:16am

Pakistan

Pakistan records seventh-warmest July on record in 2026

KARACHI: Pakistan experienced its seventh-warmest July on record in 2026, while the country’s night time...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:16am

Business & Finance

Trade, investment, energy and other sectors: Pakistan, Azerbaijan discuss cooperation

LAHORE: Azerbaijan’s outgoing Ambassador to Pakistan, Khazar Farhadov, on Thursday called on Acting Governor Punjab...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:14am

Pakistan

PTI announces march towards Islamabad on Sept 7

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced march towards federal capital Islamabad on September 27, 2026...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:12am

Pakistan

Punjab opens August premium number plate e-auction

LAHORE: The registration process for the online auction of premium vehicle registration numbers for the month of...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:08am

Pakistan

PDMA: Punjab rivers mostly flowing within normal range

LAHORE: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab said on Thursday that water flow remains normal...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:04am

Pakistan

Security forces kill 12 terrorists in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 12 terrorists belonging to the Indian proxy group “Fitna al Hindustan” in two...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 06:58am

Business & Finance

Sindh govt keen to promote industrialization: SACM

KARACHI: Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of Sindh for Investment and Public-Private Partnership, Syed Qasim...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 06:57am

Pakistan

SMAP, PMYP, NAVTTC announce launch of free technical training programme

KARACHI: The Salt Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (SMAP), in collaboration with the Prime Minister’s Youth...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 06:51am

Pakistan

SSC results announced across Punjab

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Education Rana Sikandar Hayat on Tuesday announced the Matriculation (SSC) results of...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 06:46am

Business & Finance

UBG voices concern over increased trade deficit

KARACHI: President of the United Business Group (UBG) and former president of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 06:42am

Markets

Wafi Energy expands fuel storage with new gasoline tank in KP

KARACHI: Wafi Energy Pakistan Limited has expanded its fuel storage infrastructure with the inauguration of a 7.4...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 06:31am

Business & Finance

Swift issuance of refunds: KTBA urges FBR chairman to simplify procedure

KARACHI: Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has requested the Chairman, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), to introduce...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 06:30am

Pakistan

PHC rejects pleas of two ex-Afghan generals seeking stay in Pakistan

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday dismissed petitions filed by two former Afghan military...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 06:29am

Pakistan

Presidential delay in judicial appointments: IHC reserves verdict on petition’s maintainability

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) reserved its verdict on the maintainability of a petition challenging...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 06:27am

Business & Finance

2 Thar mining blocks help country save USD3.2bn: Sindh CM

KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday said the provincial government has established the...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 06:24am

Markets

Petrol price cut by Rs3.19, HSD’s by Rs1.50

ISLAMABAD: In its last two fuel price reviews, the federal government revised the Petroleum Levy (PL) rate upward on...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 06:20am

Pakistan

Chinese envoy calls on PM

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday and...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 06:18am

Business & Finance

FBR warns taxpayers: Traditional practices, informal shortcuts no longer effective

KARACHI: Rashid Mahmood Langrial, Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), has said that Pakistan’s tax...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 06:16am

Pakistan

AJK elections: Pakistan rejects baseless remarks by India

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has categorically rejected the baseless and politically motivated remarks by the Indian Ministry...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 06:16am

Markets

Oil gains on rising concerns about Red Sea shipping

Brent gained 3.83% to $82.49; WTI rose 2.75% to $77.29 per barrel

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 07:32am

World

Houthis kill dozens of Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces

DUBAI: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis killed dozens of Saudi-supported government troops in missile and drone attacks...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:48am

Business & Finance

US set to import most ME crude since Iran war began

HOUSTON: US imports of Middle Eastern crude are set to hit about 600,000 barrels per day in August, the highest...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:43am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Thursday (August 06, 2026) and the forecast for Friday (August 07 2026)...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:15am

Pakistan

Public sector organizations: Panel questions million-rupee salaries

ISLAMABAD: A Senate committee on Thursday questioned million-rupee salaries in public sector organisations, seeking...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:15am

Editorials

Digital monitoring deserves support

EDITORIAL: The government’s decision to accelerate the digital transformation of the Oil and Gas Regulatory...

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 07:26am

Editorials

Kashmir: the unfinished business of peace

EDITORIAL: The observance of Youm-e-Istehsal Kashmir is an annual reminder that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:15am

Business & Finance

MCB delivers resilient H1’26 performance, declares second interim cash dividend of 90pc

LAHORE: MCB Bank Limited announced its financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2026, reflecting resilient...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:15am

Pakistan

CM rejects taxing bottled drinking water

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Thursday rejected an initial proposal to impose charges on...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:15am

Pakistan

PPP demands inquiry into AJK polling process

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Thursday alleged widespread irregularities in the recently held Azad...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:15am

Editorials

Digital monitoring deserves support

EDITORIAL: The government’s decision to accelerate the digital transformation of the Oil and Gas Regulatory...

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 07:26am

Editorials

Kashmir: the unfinished business of peace

EDITORIAL: The observance of Youm-e-Istehsal Kashmir is an annual reminder that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:15am

Editorials

Recovery on familiar terms

EDITORIAL: The latest editions of the Planning and Finance Divisions’ Monthly Development and Economic updates...

Updated 06 Aug, 2026 05:51am

Editorials

The terror challenge

EDITORIAL: The latest security assessment by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) paints...

Updated 06 Aug, 2026 05:54am

Editorials

The power sector’s unfinished business

EDITORIAL: The latest debate surrounding Pakistan’s power sector offers a useful reminder that reform is seldom a...

Published 05 Aug, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

No double standard on hate speech

EDITORIAL: The Australian Federal Court’s decision to uphold the finding that Senator Pauline Hanson engaged in...

Updated 05 Aug, 2026 06:31am

Editorials

Redrawing the problem?

EDITORIAL: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s observation that Pakistan’s governance system has effectively...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Editorials

A policy for refineries at last

EDITORIAL: Finally, a brownfield refinery policy has been approved. It took six years and three governments to...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Editorials

Water security cannot wait

EDITORIAL: The recent spike in water flows in the Chenab River has once again drawn attention to Pakistan’s growing...

Published 03 Aug, 2026 02:22am

Editorials

Beyond the exam paper leak

EDITORIAL: The Indian Supreme Court’s intervention in the aftermath of the youth protests over medical entrance...

Published 03 Aug, 2026 02:22am

Editorials

Waiting for the next flood

EDITORIAL: Another monsoon, another death toll crossing the one hundred mark, another round of emergency meetings,...

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 04:56am

Editorials

A question of conservation

EDITORIAL: The controversy surrounding recent interventions at Mohra Moradu and Sirkap, two archaeological sites...

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 05:12am

Editorials

Seeds of neglect

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s cotton collapse is no longer merely an agricultural problem. It has become a recurring...

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 06:29am

Editorials

Hepatitis emergency

EDITORIAL: The grim statistics released by the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) on this year’s World Hepatitis Day...

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 06:32am

Editorials

Monetary policy: unanimity needs explaining

EDITORIAL: The State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to keep the policy rate unchanged at 11.5 percent was hardly...

Published 31 Jul, 2026 05:44am

Editorials

Harvesting bumper crop yet facing potential crisis

EDITORIAL: The federal government, reportedly, has asked the provinces to submit their wheat requirements in writing...

Published 30 Jul, 2026 05:15am

Editorials

Poisoning Rawal Lake

EDITORIAL: The latest fish deaths in Rawal Lake underscore the growing toll of environmental neglect. While the...

Published 30 Jul, 2026 05:15am

Editorials

Agriculture’s productivity is the problem

EDITORIAL: The Prime Minister is right to place agriculture and livestock at the centre of Pakistan’s export growth...

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 06:08am

Editorials

The settlers’ impunity

EDITORIAL: The latest orgy of violence unleashed by Israeli settlers across the occupied West Bank is yet another...

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 06:09am

Editorials

Korea South-East Power Company's proposed $1bn hydropower investment: humongous cost of regulatory indecision

EDITORIAL: The complaint by Korea South-East Power Company (KOEN) over the prolonged regulatory limbo surrounding...

Updated 28 Jul, 2026 01:21pm

Editorials

Private school quota for deserving students: the real challenge

EDITORIAL: The Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training meeting recently rightfully...

Updated 28 Jul, 2026 01:28pm

Editorials

Austerity must also apply to the officialdom

EDITORIAL: This is the fifth consecutive budget presented under the premiership of Shehbaz Sharif. One common theme...

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 05:58am

Editorials

When denials stop working

EDITORIAL: States that conduct covert operations beyond their own borders generally rely on one assumption:...

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 06:01am

Editorials

The widening price of war

EDITORIAL:Wars have a habit of expanding far beyond the intentions of those who begin them. That danger is now...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Editorials

Plight of Longi chilli

EDITORIAL:An investigative report on Kunri’s famed chilli industry is a cautionary tale of how short-term commercial...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Editorials

Another GSP+ warning

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s relationship with the European Union’s GSP+ scheme has acquired a familiar rhythm. Every...

Updated 25 Jul, 2026 05:07am

Editorials

Planning in the dark

EDITORIAL: Flood management depends upon one principle above all others: timely information. Rivers do not respect...

Updated 25 Jul, 2026 05:08am

Editorials

Beyond NGC’s tariff determination

EDITORIAL: Power regulator Nepra’s determination of the National Grid Company’s (NGC) multi-year tariff for FY23...

Published 24 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Editorials

A rare reckoning

EDITORIAL: The recent judicial declaration of a man’s death, nearly three decades after his enforced disappearance,...

Published 24 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Editorials

Population and the NFC Award

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s description of the NFC Award’s 82 percent population weightage as...

Updated 23 Jul, 2026 06:34am

Editorials

Daily petroleum pricing: a welcome step, indeed

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s petroleum sector has seldom been associated with policy continuity. Governments have often...

Published 22 Jul, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

The peace that ambiguity broke

EDITORIAL: Peace agreements often emerge not because every disagreement has been resolved, but because negotiators...

Published 22 Jul, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

Representation without taxation

EDITORIAL: The opposition expressed by lawmakers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the imposition of taxes in the merged...

Updated 21 Jul, 2026 06:02am

Editorials

9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women: Beyond declarations

EDITORIAL: The repeated emphasis at the 9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women on translating commitments into...

Updated 21 Jul, 2026 02:29pm

Editorials

Confusion in auto sector

EDITORIAL: The auto policy is in limbo. The Auto Industry Development and Export Policy (AIDEP 2021–26) expired on...

Published 20 Jul, 2026 05:50am

Editorials

Saving our forests

EDITORIAL: The Senate Sub-Committee’s review of forestry regulation in Gilgit-Baltistan has brought into focus a...

Published 20 Jul, 2026 05:50am

Editorials

The slow abandonment of Karachi

EDITORIAL: Karachi’s latest ranking among the world’s least liveable cities should surprise no one. A city that has...

Published 19 Jul, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

The world is finally listening

EDITORIAL: For years, allegations of systematic discrimination against India’s Muslim minority were routinely...

Published 19 Jul, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

The digital divide

EDITORIAL: A cashless economy cannot be built on unreliable internet. That uncomfortable reality sits at the heart...

Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am

Editorials

Devolution unfinished

EDITORIAL: More than a decade-and-a-half after the 18th Constitutional Amendment fundamentally altered Pakistan’s...

Updated 18 Jul, 2026 07:57am

Editorials

The cost of insecurity

EDITORIAL: Investment follows confidence. It seeks stability, predictability and the reasonable expectation that...

Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am

Editorials

Justice beyond procedure

EDITORIAL: The Supreme Court’s reminder that procedural law exists “to give voice to human suffering, not to silence...

Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am

Editorials

The IMF may have Pakistan’s cycle backwards

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan’s economy to grow by 3.5 percent in FY27,...

Updated 16 Jul, 2026 05:58am

Editorials

An avoidable drug crisis

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s healthcare debate has long been dominated by one question: how to keep medicines affordable?...

Published 15 Jul, 2026 02:14am

Editorials

Culture of privilege in an Islamic republic

EDITORIAL:The Senate committee’s approval of a bill seeking to extend blue passports to the dependent children of...

Published 15 Jul, 2026 02:14am

Editorials

Record remittances: but no room for over-celebration

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s overseas workers’ remittances have done it again. At $41.6 billion in FY26, inflows reached...

Published 14 Jul, 2026 05:00am

Editorials

A strategic shift in Gaza

EDITORIAL: Hamas’ decision to dissolve the governing body that has administered Gaza for nearly two decades...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 7	277.91
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 7	277.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 7	158.34
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 7	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 7	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 7	1.15
SOFR % / Aug 7	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 6	7,709.96
Nasdaq / Aug 6	26,348.35
Dow Jones / Aug 6	53,885.10
India Sensex / Aug 7	78,518.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 7	65,039.16
Hang Seng / Aug 7	25,530.59
FTSE 100 / Aug 7	10,887.21
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 7	26,278.17
France CAC40 / Aug 7	8,720.34

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 7	77.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 7	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 7	389,519
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 7	4,291.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 7	83.50
Petrol/Litre / Aug 8	327.62
Diesel/Litre / Aug 8	380.86

Stock	Price
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 7 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.84 ▲ 1.26 (10.02%)
Secure Logistics-Trax Group / Aug 7 Secure Logistics-Trax Group Limited(SLGL)	17.68 ▲ 1.61 (10.02%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Aug 7 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	46.39 ▲ 4.22 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Aug 7 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	61.81 ▲ 5.62 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 7 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	229.52 ▲ 20.87 (10%)
Frieslandcampina / Aug 7 Frieslandcampina Engro Pakistan Limited(FCEPL)	121.30 ▲ 11.03 (10%)
Faisal Sp. / Aug 7 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	358.06 ▲ 32.55 (10%)
Imperial Limited / Aug 7 Imperial Limited(IML)	23.65 ▲ 2.15 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 7 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	78.43 ▲ 7.13 (10%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 7 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	29.92 ▲ 2.72 (10%)

Stock	Price
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Aug 7 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.30 ▼ -0.68 (-8.52%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 7 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	42.40 ▼ -3.59 (-7.81%)
Trust Mod. / Aug 7 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	18.68 ▼ -1.57 (-7.75%)
Fateh Sports / Aug 7 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	163 ▼ -12.99 (-7.38%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 7 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	53 ▼ -3.74 (-6.59%)
JS Investments / Aug 7 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	43.11 ▼ -2.87 (-6.24%)
Gadoon Textile / Aug 7 Gadoon Textile Mills Limited(GADT)	340.50 ▼ -21.59 (-5.96%)
Tri-Star Power / Aug 7 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	17.50 ▼ -1.1 (-5.91%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Aug 7 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	200 ▼ -11.98 (-5.65%)
Paramount Spinning / Aug 7 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.84 ▼ -0.53 (-4.66%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	160,375,761 ▲ 0.94
B.O.Punjab / Aug 7 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	51,877,276 ▲ 0.54
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Aug 7 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	24,213,917 ▲ 0.36
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Aug 7 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	20,000,093 ▲ 0.27
Nishat ChunPow / Aug 7 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	18,203,069 ▲ 0.44
Nishat Power / Aug 7 Nishat Power Limited(NPL)	15,132,818 ▼ -0.38
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 7 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	15,115,408 ▼ -0.37
Hascol Petrol / Aug 7 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	13,678,550 ▲ 0.32
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 7 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	12,519,587 ▲ 1.26
Maple Leaf Cement / Aug 7 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,461,383 ▼ -0.89

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