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World

Two dead in flooding in Spain's Catalonia region

Flights were cancelled or delayed at Barcelona airport, La Vanguardia newspaper reported on Saturday

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:38pm

Pakistan

KP govt backs out of counterterrorism commitments during talks: Naqvi

statement comes a day after second round of government-opposition talks ended in deadlock

Published 04 Oct, 2026 01:55pm

Sports

Saudi Arabia quietly shelving NEOM Stadium, one of 2034 World Cup venues

The NEOM Stadium was billed as an elevated arena in a glitzy 100-mile (160-km) steel and glass structure known as The Line, in turn part of the broader development known as NEOM

Published 04 Oct, 2026 01:14pm

Markets

South Korean president orders probe into data leaks across financial industry

Financial Services ‌Commission (FSC) Chairman Lee Eog-weon convened an emergency meeting with financial industry associations

Published 04 Oct, 2026 01:08pm

Sports

Sabalenka bundled out of China Open by Czech Bartunkova

Rybakina ⁠replaced Sabalenka at the top of the world rankings after the US Open

Published 04 Oct, 2026 12:59pm

Sports

Brazil tame India in 4-0 friendly win

Chelsea winger Estevao scored Brazil's first goal and assisted Pedro before Lino netted a second-half brace, helping Carlo Ancelotti's side conclude their tour of Australia and India with two ⁠wins and a draw

Published 04 Oct, 2026 12:49pm

Sports

Doubles from Kane and Saka power England to 7-0 rout of Croatia

Kane took his international tally to 89 goals in 124 appearances, moving within one cap of ⁠Peter Shilton’s England record

Published 04 Oct, 2026 12:46pm

World

Haunted by grief, Gaza's displaced still wait overseas for return

Among those killed were his wife, four of their adult sons and four small grandchildren including an infant only a few months old

Published 04 Oct, 2026 12:42pm

Pakistan

8 terrorists killed in DI Khan IBO: state media

3 key TTP commanders are among the dead

Published 04 Oct, 2026 12:29pm

Sports

France held to 1-1 draw as Italy dampen Zidane's home debut

Zidane's first home game in charge came against the same opposition he had faced in his final international match as a player

Published 04 Oct, 2026 11:20am

Life & Style

Exiled Russian filmmaker Zvyagintsev takes aim at Putin's war in Oscar bid

The film, which won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival this year and is an entry for the 2027 ‌Oscar for best international film

Published 04 Oct, 2026 11:14am

Life & Style

Hermes shows airy knits and slit skirts in spring/summer 2027 collection

Models wore loose-knit brown and black tops and ‌dresses revealing bandeau tops underneath, or mesh dresses embroidered with panels of fine leather strips

Published 04 Oct, 2026 11:09am

Markets

Nestle's low-fat dairy whitener sample found 'unsafe' in India, says regulator

In September, the regulator said it had found a Nestle baby ⁠food sample to be substandard

Published 04 Oct, 2026 11:06am

Markets

Renault to invest over €10 billion in France in EVs, affordable cars, CEO says

Renault Group will invest more than €10 billion in ‌France over the next five years in electric vehicles and more affordable cars

Published 04 Oct, 2026 11:03am

Sports

Pakistan finish Asian Games 2026 with 10 medals, best haul since 2002

Green Shirts failed to win gold in any sporting event

Published 04 Oct, 2026 11:02am

World

US Marine arrested on suspicion of murder in Japan's Okinawa

Devin Jacob Ballard, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the country’s southernmost prefecture

Published 04 Oct, 2026 10:58am

Markets

OpenAI safety employee quits, says 'time for trial and error is over'

Robinson said OpenAI relies heavily on what it calls 'iterative deployment,' releasing systems and strengthening safeguards when problems emerge

Published 04 Oct, 2026 10:54am

Sports

West Indies deny India clean sweep as Hope scores unbeaten 162

India were forced to rebuild after slipping to 4-2, but Rohit Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad steadied the innings with a 137-run partnership

Published 04 Oct, 2026 10:50am

Sports

Rybakina's first match as world number one ends in China Open defeat by Charaeva

The 27-year-old was playing for the first time since defeating four-times major winner Aryna Sabalenka to capture the US Open title last month

Published 04 Oct, 2026 10:43am

World

Latvia PM Kulbergs wins election held under shadow of Ukraine war

With 88% ‌of ballots counted, United List was on 36.6%, followed by the populist, MAGA-style Latvia First on 13.4%

Published 04 Oct, 2026 10:38am

World

US carrier George H.W. Bush visits Thailand after Middle East deployment

The Nimitz-class carrier had been operating in the ⁠Arabian Sea during the conflict with Iran, according to multiple media reports

Published 04 Oct, 2026 10:34am

World

Bosnia votes Sunday in election that could affect EU bid

Voters were casting ballots for the ‌country’s central tripartite presidency and national parliament

Published 04 Oct, 2026 10:29am

World

Germany's Merz arrives in Kyiv to finalize drone deal, release aid

The visit is also expected to finalize a deal for joint production of various kinds of drones

Published 04 Oct, 2026 10:24am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (October 03, 2026) and the forecast for Sunday (October 04 2026)....

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

PPRA rules: revamped framework

EDITORIAL: The government has notified the Public Procurement Rules 2026 with immediate effect and introduced a...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

Women and heart health

EDITORIAL: The finding that Pakistani women have the highest death rate from ischaemic heart disease among women in...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Business & Finance

Suzuki asks India suppliers to shorten production week in push for quality

NEW DELHI: Suzuki Motor has asked suppliers in India to halt production for one day a week for machine maintenance,...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

world

Germany may grow twice as fast this year as earlier thought, Bundesbank says

FRANKFURT: The German economy could grow around 1percent this year — roughly twice as fast as the most recent...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

world

Tokyo core inflation rate jumps in September

TOKYO: Annual core inflation in Japan’s capital accelerated in September at the fastest pace in 10 months,...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Technology

AI’s race to transform the world before the money runs out

LONDON: Never has so much cash flowed into a new technology as is pouring into AI, eclipsing the sums splurged on...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

world

China vows response if EU introduces moves targeting Chinese trade

BEIJING: China has vowed a “resolute response” to safeguard its industries if the European Union goes ahead with...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

world

Vietnam’s quarterly GDP grows fastest in 4 years as exports boom

HANOI: Vietnam’s gross domestic product grew 9.95percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, the fastest...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

world

Japan business mood improves, tankan survey shows

TOKYO: Japanese business confidence improved in the three months to September, a quarterly central bank survey...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Business & Finance

Sri Lanka central bank holds key rate at 8.75pc as Iran war keeps inflation high

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank kept its key policy rate unchanged at 8.75percent on Wednesday ahead of the budget...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Business & Finance

Fed seen skipping Oct rate hike as job market cools

NEW YORK: Federal Reserve policymakers on Friday got more reason to wait before raising interest rates again to...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

world

What is Radiant World and why is it in the news?

SINGAPORE: Iron ore trader Radiant World has been at the centre of a widening crisis since banks and counterparties...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

world

US inflation rises less than expected in Aug

WASHINGTON: US inflation increased less than expected in August, which could see financial markets further reduce...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Massager item prices to go up as FBR ups assessment values

ISLAMABAD: The prices of massage chairs, foot massagers and other massagers/equipment would increase in Pakistan, as...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Govt extends Rangers’ deployment in ICT, parts of Punjab

ISLAMABAD: The government on Saturday extended the deployment of Rangers in Islamabad and parts of Punjab until...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

APEAF acknowledges PM’s focus on exports growth

KARACHI: The All Pakistan Exporters Associations Forum (APEAF) has clarified its earlier reaction to Prime Minister...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

CERN warns against growing cybersecurity risks

ISLAMABAD: The National CERT has warned organisations against growing cybersecurity and data-governance risks...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Gulbahar Tobacco Int’l FZE issues clarification

ISLAMABAD: This press release is being issued in response to the news report dated 21.07.2026 titled “Afghan-Linked...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Sindh govt allocates Rs5bn to activate Karachi sewage treatment plant

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Saturday said the activation of Treatment Plant-I (TP-I) under...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Dar reviews AJK development agenda

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday chaired a...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Govt must focus on micro-level stability: PBIF

KARACHI: The President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), Mian Zahid Hussain, has proposed...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

PTML, myco partner for EPL discounts

ISLAMABAD: Leading telecom and digital services provider, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTML), through...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Farmers warn of climate change risks, food security challenges

MULTAN: Farmers’ representatives called for timely measures to safeguard country’s food security amid growing...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Bilawal says Centre was ready to impose emergency in KP

ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday said the federal government had made up its mind to...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

No roads are blocked in Islamabad, says Ministry of Information

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Saturday said no roads were blocked in Islamabad;...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

PPP leader congratulates newly-elected President HCSTSI

HYDERABAD: Senior Vice President of Pakistan People’s Party, District Hyderabad, Azhar Ali Siyal, met with the newly...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

FCCI president welcomes appointment of new RPO of Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: President of the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI), Arif Ehsan Malik, has welcomed the...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Naqvi apprises PM about progress in talks with PTI

LAHORE: Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here on Saturday and discussed...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Hypertension affects 42pc of Pakistanis, say cardiologists

ISLAMABAD: Hypertension is estimated to affect 42 percent of Pakistani adults, cardiologists said, as they conducted...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Five killed in armed clash in Larkana

LARKANA: Five people lost their lives when an armed clash erupted between two rival groups due to old enmity in...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Governor urges a focus on character-building

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nihal Hashmi has called on teachers to combine academic education with...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Experts urge parents to discourage their children from eating fast food

KARACHI: Pakistan is witnessing an alarming increase in the burden of heart and other diseases. The lack of...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Murad vows to strengthen specialised healthcare

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday reaffirmed the provincial government’s commitment to...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Punjab, GB to sign MoU on cooperation in livestock and fisheries

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has constituted a high-level committee to promote cooperation with...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Spain, Punjab explore expanding ties in trade, culture

LAHORE: The Chief Minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, and Spanish Ambassador Carlos Aragon Gil Delaserna on...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

LHC turns down petitions seeking property tax exemption

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed two petitions seeking exemption from property tax for a private...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Cotton arrivals depict 5.39pc increase YoY

LAHORE: Cotton arrivals in Pakistan increased by 5.39 percent year-on-year to 3.208 million bales by September 30,...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Anti-polio drive

RAWALPINDI: Public health authorities in Rawalpindi will launch a week-long Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI)...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Paapam seeks urgent consultation with PM

LAHORE: The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (Paapam) has formally approached...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

KP’s ‘fake Aristotle’ feels no shame: Azma

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari, reacting to a statement by Muzammil Aslam, said...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

PA speaker for strengthening political dialogue

LAHORE: Speaker Punjab Assembly Malik Ahmad Khan has stressed the need for strengthening political dialogue,...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Mobile police station launched in Sialkot

SIALKOT: In line with the vision of Punjab Chief Minister (CM) and directives of the Inspector General of Police...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

CBD Punjab lake upgradation project enters final stage

LAHORE: Lahore is set to witness a new era of environmental sustainability and modern architecture as the CBD Lake...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

world

Protests over housing flare in Spain

MADRID: Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Madrid and other cities in Spain on Saturday to demand affordable...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

world

Israeli strike kills 5 in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Gaza’s civil defence agency and a hospital said on Saturday that an overnight...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

FO protests the killing of citizens by Indian Border Security Force

Pakistan categorically rejects any attempt to mischaracterise the deceased as “infiltrators”

Updated 04 Oct, 2026 11:40am

Taxable goods makers: Production monitoring system made mandatory

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has made it mandatory for the manufacturers of specified taxable goods...

Updated 04 Oct, 2026 11:17am

SHC rules a stockbroker liable to pay sales tax in Sindh

ISLAMABAD: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has held that a stockbroker is liable to pay sales tax in Sindh, as the...

Updated 04 Oct, 2026 11:18am

Sindh Solar Energy Project rated by WB as ‘moderately unsatisfactory’

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) has rated the outcome of USD 93.1 million Sindh Solar...

Updated 04 Oct, 2026 11:19am

‘National compliance authority’ on the cards: SAPM

LAHORE: The government is preparing to establish a national compliance authority to address sustainability and...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

LHC validates powers of tax authorities under AMLA

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has held that the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) empowers the tax authorities to...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Faceless regime: Experts question new audit policy parameters

ISLAMABAD: Tax experts have raised a question before the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to explain in detail the...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

world

Flames, smoke at Aramco facility south of Saudi capital

RIYADH: Flames and smoke were seen rising from a facility belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco south of the kingdom’s...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

world

‘Handful’ of G20 countries reject US stance on excess industrial capacity

MILWAUKEE: A “handful” of Group of 20 trade ministers rejected US calls to curb excess industrial capacity and...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

world

IEA: 325 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves released

PARIS: The International Energy Agency said Saturday that member countries had so far released 325 million barrels...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

11 Indian-backed terrorists killed in Balochistan, KP

RAWALPINDI: The security forces personnel have eliminated 11 Indian-sponsored terrorists affiliated with Fitna...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

CTD foils major terror plot: Indian RAW agent amongst 13 arrested in Punjab

LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab on Saturday arrested 13 terrorists belonging to various...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Pakistan

Pakistanis killed in Somalia: Arrangements made to repatriate bodies

ISLAMABAD: Following the instructions of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, arrangements are under way to...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

world

India detains protesters demanding election chief resignation

NEW DELHI: Indian police detained dozens of youth protestors in New Delhi on Saturday during the second consecutive...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Govt-PPP talks with PTI end in a stalemate

ISLAMABAD: The second round of government-opposition talks ended in deadlock on Saturday night after the opposition...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

JI to hold ‘Gaza march’ today

KARACHI: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) will hold a Gaza March on Shahrah-i-Quaideen at 4pm on Sunday (Oct 4), with JI chief...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

CM Punjab invited to Muscat to receive ‘UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour’

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has been invited to Muscat to receive the prestigious UN-Habitat...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

world

Five charged in France over alleged Hamas funding

PARIS: Five people have been charged in France on suspicion of sending funding via humanitarian groups to a third...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

world

China slams US ‘lie’ over Starbucks stores in Xinjiang

BEIJING: China’s foreign ministry accused a US congressional committee on Saturday of “fabricating claims” after its...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

world

20 die in Nigerian road accident

LAGOS: A multiple-vehicle road crash on a highway has killed 20 people in northcentral Nigeria’s Plateau state,...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

world

Medical plane carrying six people missing off US east coast

WASHINGTON: The US Coast Guard launched a search operation Saturday for a medical evacuation plane that went missing...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

world

Houthis say Saudi Arabia launches dozens of strikes on Yemen capital

SANAA: Yemen’s Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of launching dozens of strikes on Sanaa on Saturday, while an AFP...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

World

Argentina unveils passports-for-investment scheme

Argentina now offers citizenship for a $350,000 investment, a bold move by President Milei to attract foreign capital amid economic reforms and public debate

Published 03 Oct, 2026 10:13pm

World

Ukraine will hit Russian refineries in response to Moscow's 'new doctrine' of airstrikes

Moscow says it is retaliating for strikes on Russia

Published 03 Oct, 2026 10:07pm

Perspectives

AI and the imitation game

“Maria, this is Fauzia. I’m having trouble reaching Ahmed at the moment, so can you please click on the link I’ve...

Published 03 Oct, 2026 08:47pm

Markets

325 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves released: IEA

The update came a day after G7 countries agreed to immediately release 100 million barrels of diesel

Published 03 Oct, 2026 06:31pm

World

Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe in attempted 'terrorist attack', UAE says

UAE investigators describe incident as attempted terror attack

Published 03 Oct, 2026 05:32pm

Life & Style

‘Hanging by a Wire’ selected as Pakistan’s Oscar entry

Mohammed Ali Naqvi’s documentary thriller ‘Hanging by a Wire’ has been selected as Pakistan’s submission in the...

Published 03 Oct, 2026 05:24pm

World

Fire, smoke seen near Aramco facility in Riyadh, witness says

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Saturday’s fire

Published 03 Oct, 2026 05:11pm

Business & Finance

Muhammad Yasin takes charge as president of ICMA Pakistan

Muhammad Yasin, FCMA, has assumed charge as President of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of...

Published 03 Oct, 2026 04:27pm

World

Israeli strike kills five, including four women, in Gaza, health officials say

A Gaza City apartment building was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, killing five Palestinians, including women, amidst ongoing regional tensions

Published 03 Oct, 2026 03:32pm

Editorials

PPRA rules: revamped framework

EDITORIAL: The government has notified the Public Procurement Rules 2026 with immediate effect and introduced a...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

Women and heart health

EDITORIAL: The finding that Pakistani women have the highest death rate from ischaemic heart disease among women in...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

ADB, World Bank and IMF: Pakistan's growth forecasts

EDITORIAL: Asian Development Bank has forecast Pakistan’s growth for the ongoing fiscal year at 3.7 percent – 0.3...

Updated 03 Oct, 2026 01:53pm

Editorials

Milk them, then cap them

EDITORIAL: Dairy and livestock farmers demanding a seat at the policy table are asking for something considerably...

Updated 03 Oct, 2026 06:17am

Editorials

State of the economy

EDITORIAL: The September Update and Outlook has been uploaded by the Finance Division on its website and presents a...

Updated 02 Oct, 2026 05:58am

Editorials

An epidemic of street crime

EDITORIAL: One wonders whether there will ever come a time when the people of Karachi can go about their daily lives...

Updated 02 Oct, 2026 06:01am

Editorials

Ongoing IMF review

EDITORIAL: Reports on the discussions between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team and the government indicate...

Updated 01 Oct, 2026 07:22am

Editorials

Tackling the smog challenge

EDITORIAL: As the smog season approaches, Punjab’s preparations show a welcome shift from seasonal alarm to...

Updated 01 Oct, 2026 07:23am

Editorials

Water shortage

EDITORIAL: Reports suggest that Pakistan is bracing for 25 percent water shortage during rabi season that has raised...

Updated 30 Sep, 2026 06:09am

Editorials

Terrorism, with plausible deniability

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s accusation at the UN General Assembly that India has turned terrorism into an instrument of...

Updated 30 Sep, 2026 06:10am

Editorials

Information, upon request

EDITORIAL: When the best-performing provincial government in a national assessment complies with only 59 percent of...

Updated 29 Sep, 2026 06:02am

Editorials

Why FDI remains elusive

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s improving external position and better sovereign credit profile have yet to translate into the...

Updated 29 Sep, 2026 06:06am

Editorials

The civil service challenge

EDITORIAL: Pakistan does not lack ideas for civil service reform; what it has long lacked though is the political...

Published 28 Sep, 2026 04:13am

Editorials

A temporary breather in RLNG import

EDITORIAL: The recent international oil price crisis due to the ongoing war, which has engulfed the Gulf region, is...

Published 28 Sep, 2026 04:13am

Editorials

Drill now, drown later

EDITORIAL: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ accusation that Big Oil has treated the atmosphere as an “open...

Published 27 Sep, 2026 02:24am

Editorials

Closing the gap, from the bottom

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s strongest annual improvement in gender parity in a decade would ordinarily be cause for...

Published 27 Sep, 2026 02:24am

Editorials

Global trade disruptions

EDITORIAL: The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO’s) recently uploaded report dated 2026 titled A Critical Juncture of...

Published 26 Sep, 2026 05:19am

Editorials

Converging crises

EDITORIAL: Just when Pakistan could have done with a little less uncertainty, the security and political temperature...

Published 26 Sep, 2026 05:19am

Editorials

A tax scheme in trouble

EDITORIAL: The latest figures on the Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme expose the familiar failure of yet another attempt to...

Published 25 Sep, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

Export-led growth?

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a meeting with prominent industrialists and businessmen on Tuesday...

Published 25 Sep, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

Include planning ministry in IMF negotiations

EDITORIAL: International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme is a whole of the government programme engaging federal and...

Updated 24 Sep, 2026 06:35am

Editorials

Is Pakistan open for business?

EDITORIAL: When 91 percent of respondents say that doing business in Pakistan is difficult, there is little room...

Updated 24 Sep, 2026 01:32pm

Editorials

Aurangzeb's press briefing: No questions asked

EDITORIAL: Federal finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb called a press briefing—during which he entertained no...

Updated 23 Sep, 2026 11:19pm

Editorials

Illegal immigration: No ticket to Europe

EDITORIAL: A 64 percent decline in illegal immigration from Pakistan to Europe is an achievement worth...

Updated 23 Sep, 2026 01:23pm

Editorials

Sound governance: the key to growth

EDITORIAL: The contrasting views of two key cabinet members at an event held recently have brought into focus a...

Updated 22 Sep, 2026 06:46am

Editorials

A welcome change of scenery

EDITORIAL: Transferring more than 3,000 patwaris across Punjab in a single day is the sort of administrative...

Updated 22 Sep, 2026 06:48am

Editorials

SOEs: Govt must reduce footprint

EDITORIAL: Reportedly, the financial health of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is deteriorating fast, as net fiscal...

Updated 21 Sep, 2026 05:35am

Editorials

AI needs rules

EDITORIAL: The decision by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google to jointly develop an AI standards body is a telling...

Updated 21 Sep, 2026 05:38am

Editorials

Backbone, badly bent

EDITORIAL: Calling the district judiciary the backbone of Pakistan’s justice system is entirely appropriate, because...

Published 20 Sep, 2026 02:22am

Editorials

A state failing its children

EDITORIAL: That 1,914 cases of violence and abuse against children were reported across Pakistan in just the first...

Published 20 Sep, 2026 02:22am

Editorials

State of the economy: a mixed picture

EDITORIAL: Recent data releases indicate a marked improvement in critical macroeconomic indicators that reinforce...

Updated 19 Sep, 2026 05:30am

Editorials

Cleaning up the game

EDITORIAL: It seems the rapid expansion of online gaming and gambling has created a remarkably convenient new...

Updated 19 Sep, 2026 05:34am

Editorials

Tax system: Persuasion cannot replace enforcement

EDITORIAL: When the head of the country’s tax authority must ask business leaders to persuade retailers to comply...

Updated 18 Sep, 2026 02:47pm

Editorials

Devolved, only on paper?

EDITORIAL: It turns out that sixteen years after the 18th Constitutional Amendment transferred major...

Updated 18 Sep, 2026 05:47am

Editorials

Relief on petrol price for optics only?

EDITORIAL: The Economic Coordination cabinet has approved a 75 billion-rupee relief package for three months (24.6...

Updated 17 Sep, 2026 01:23pm

Editorials

Possession, nine-tenths of ownership?

EDITORIAL: It turns out that more than 3,000 government houses in Karachi are under illegal occupation, an audit...

Published 17 Sep, 2026 02:47am

Editorials

Holding policy rate: the right decision

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee kept the policy rate unchanged at 11.5 percent which must be supported. Any...

Updated 16 Sep, 2026 06:26am

Editorials

The cost of revolving-door bureaucracy

EDITORIAL: The appointment of Pakistan’s seventh federal health secretary in 18 months should not be viewed as...

Updated 16 Sep, 2026 07:51am

Editorials

Power market: from paper to practice

EDITORIAL: Power regulator Nepra’s approval of uniform Use of System Charges (UoSC) is an important step towards...

Published 15 Sep, 2026 04:57am

Editorials

UN rebuke to India

EDITORIAL: The findings of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) should concern anyone...

Published 15 Sep, 2026 04:57am

Editorials

Immovable property

EDITORIAL: According to a report carried by this newspaper recently, withholding tax collection by FBR from...

Updated 14 Sep, 2026 06:04am

Editorials

While the world burns, literally

EDITORIAL: The latest rise in global food prices offers an uncomfortable measure of how several crises are beginning...

Updated 14 Sep, 2026 06:05am

Editorials

Forecast: official unpreparedness

EDITORIAL: The warning that the developing El Nino could become the strongest since comparable monitoring began...

Published 13 Sep, 2026 02:36am

Editorials

Bridging exclusion

EDITORIAL: The UN General Assembly’s consensus adoption on Wednesday of Pakistan’s resolution on “Access to...

Published 13 Sep, 2026 02:36am

Editorials

New map for old problems?

EDITORIAL: That Pakistan’s present governance structure has failed to deliver adequately to a population of around...

Published 12 Sep, 2026 05:46am

Editorials

GSP+ at risk

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s trade relationship with the European Union is facing an important test, and the message from...

Updated 12 Sep, 2026 07:34am

Editorials

Remittances doing well

EDITORIAL: Remittance inflows rose by 15 percent during July-August 2026 compared to the same period the year before...

Published 11 Sep, 2026 06:00am

Editorials

Waiting for the water

EDITORIAL: A warning that the Indus has shifted nearly 4.5 kilometres east of Larkana over roughly 35 years and is...

Published 11 Sep, 2026 06:00am

Editorials

Petrol, HSD: Daily pricing adjustment

EDITORIAL: The government’s decision to adjust the price of petroleum and products on a daily basis from 18 July...

Published 10 Sep, 2026 06:20am

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No time for climate complacency

EDITORIAL: The latest assessment by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), based on 45 years of climate data...

Published 10 Sep, 2026 06:20am

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 2	277.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 2	277.07
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 2	157.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 2	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 2	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 2	1.13
SOFR % / Oct 1	3.87

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,909.70
S&P 500 / Oct 2	7,722.72
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 2	68,309.46
Nasdaq / Oct 2	27,190.86
Hang Seng / Oct 2	23,972.29
FTSE 100 / Oct 2	10,461.95
Dow Jones / Oct 2	51,176.96
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 2	25,231.20
France CAC40 / Oct 2	7,897.19

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 2	91.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 2	18,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 2	377,774
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 2	4,141.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 2	78.88
Petrol/Litre / Oct 4	392.76
Diesel/Litre / Oct 4	399.64

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Oct 2 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	7.21 ▲ 1 (16.1%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 2 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	19.88 ▲ 1.81 (10.02%)
Dandot Cement / Oct 2 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	19.87 ▲ 1.81 (10.02%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 2 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	17.25 ▲ 1.57 (10.01%)
Arpak Int. / Oct 2 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	141.82 ▲ 12.89 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 2 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	315.63 ▲ 28.69 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 2 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	93.26 ▲ 8.48 (10%)
Noon Sugar / Oct 2 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	87 ▲ 7.91 (10%)
Towellers Ltd. / Oct 2 Towellers Limited(TOWL)	132.36 ▲ 12.03 (10%)
Kohinoor Energy / Oct 2 Kohinoor Energy Limited(KOHE)	16.76 ▲ 1.52 (9.97%)

Stock	Price
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 2 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	35.70 ▼ -3.97 (-10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 2 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	40.96 ▼ -4.55 (-10%)
Asim Textile / Oct 2 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	112.10 ▼ -12.46 (-10%)
Buxly Paints / Oct 2 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	418.57 ▼ -46.51 (-10%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 2 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	39.63 ▼ -4.4 (-9.99%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 2 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	23.53 ▼ -2.61 (-9.98%)
Dadex Eternit / Oct 2 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	131.41 ▼ -12.77 (-8.86%)
Barkat Frisian Agro / Oct 2 Barkat Frisian Agro Limited(BFAGRO)	28.51 ▼ -2.71 (-8.68%)
JS Global Cap. / Oct 2 JS Global Capital Limited(JSGCL)	137.38 ▼ -12.15 (-8.13%)
Oilboy Energy / Oct 2 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	17.03 ▼ -1.35 (-7.34%)

Stock	Volume
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 2 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	42,508,520 ▲ 0.01
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	40,080,634 ▲ 0
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 2 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	29,509,663 ▲ 1.57
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 2 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	28,172,021 ▼ -2.61
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 2 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	25,073,393 ▼ -0.27
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	23,525,673 ▼ -0.09
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 2 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,226,008 ▼ -0.51
Cnergyico PK / Oct 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	20,891,792 ▼ -0.26
Pak Refinery / Oct 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,786,560 ▼ -0.87
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 2 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	12,475,872 ▼ -0.11

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