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Pakistan

Seven killed, 33 injured as rainstorm hits Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A severe rainstorm in NW Pakistan tragically killed 7 and injured 33, while authorities issue urgent warnings for heightened flood risks from melting glaciers.

Published 14 Jun, 2026 11:35am

Sports

Scotland's rare opening win takes pressure off, says coach Clarke

Clarke's Scotland ‌failed to win a single game at the last two Euros, and with Morocco and Brazil still to come at the World Cup

Published 14 Jun, 2026 11:11am

Sports

Ancelotti's Brazil escape Morocco scare after first-half horror show

Some Brazilian observers called it the team’s worst spell of football since the 7-1 loss to Germany in 2014, though unlike that national trauma, ‌Saturday’s stumble will likely prove inconsequential

Published 14 Jun, 2026 11:00am

Sports

Qatar hail first World Cup point after late goal stuns Switzerland in 1-1 draw

The result left Group B wide open, with all teams locked on a point each following co-hosts Canada's 1-1 draw with Bosnia & Herzegovina

Published 14 Jun, 2026 10:52am

World

US, Iran inch closer to deal, timing remains unclear

Trump wrote on Truth Social that after a framework deal is signed, the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil supplies that Iran has blocked, would immediately be 'open to all'

Published 14 Jun, 2026 10:47am

World

Doctors in England call off strikes after last-minute offer in long-running dispute

Fletcher said doctors would vote on the offer. If they reject it, he warned, the union would move ahead with plans for strike action ‌next month

Published 14 Jun, 2026 10:35am

Markets

Australia tribunal rejects move by Japan's Inpex to stop LNG strike

The strike at the 9.3-million-ton-per-year facility will now run until June 23 with a ban on the loading of all cargoes

Published 14 Jun, 2026 10:30am

Markets

Amazon voiced concerns about Anthropic AI models before US crackdown, source says

Jassy's involvement sheds light on the extraordinary move by Anthropic on Friday to shut down its latest models globally in response to national security orders from President Donald Trump's administration

Published 14 Jun, 2026 10:27am

Markets

UK, Japan set to agree $24 billion investment, tech partnerships

The offshore wind component is expected to support 5.9 gigawatts of capacity across projects in ‌Scotland ⁠and the Celtic Sea

Published 14 Jun, 2026 10:23am

World

Shark attack pushes Australian state to review drone curbs

Emergency services were called to Coogee Beach in eastern Sydney on Saturday morning following reports that a 35-year-old woman had been bitten by a large shark about 30 metres (100 feet) from the shore

Published 14 Jun, 2026 10:17am

World

Japan to send delegation to Greenland to evaluate rare earth extraction, Nikkei says

The visit would include officials from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, ⁠trading companies and the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security

Published 14 Jun, 2026 10:12am

Sports

Scotland hang on for first World Cup win since 1990 with 1-0 victory over Haiti

A close-range effort by Che Adams was saved by Johny Placide only for the ball to fall to McGinn whose shot was deflected over the Haiti goalkeeper and into the net

Published 14 Jun, 2026 10:09am

Perspectives

Physiotherapists becoming partners in recovery

Modern healthcare is evolving rapidly, and patient care is becoming increasingly complex. According to the World...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 10:00am

Sports

Morocco expose Brazil flaws but settle for draw in World Cup heavyweight clash

The result leaves the group finely balanced ahead of Haiti's meeting with Scotland later on Saturday

Published 14 Jun, 2026 09:50am

Business & Finance

Budget fails to meet real economic needs: HSATI

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad SITE Association of Trade and Industry Chairman Zubair Ghangra, Senior Vice President Aamir...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Business & Finance

CCoP reviews PIACL divestment closing progress

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

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Pakistan

G-B elections-related complaints to be decided tomorrow: CEC

GILGIT: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Raja Shahbaz Khan said on Saturday that under...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Pakistan

Ayaz vows protection to MPs

ISLAMABAD: Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Saturday said that if he could not ensure the...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Pakistan

Int’l Albinism Awareness Day: CM calls for protection of rights of persons with albinism

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, in her message on the occasion of International Albinism...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Pakistan

LCCI holds seminar to promote religious tolerance

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) organized a seminar titled “Ehtram-e-Muharram-ul-Haram...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Pakistan

PSDF, BOP ink deal to launch ‘Parwaaz Card’

LAHORE: Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) and The Bank of Punjab (BOP) have signed an agreement to...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Business & Finance

Traders seek removal of fixed tax component from newly-proposed scheme

LAHORE: The Chairman of the Supreme Council All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajiran, Naeem Mir, has urged the government to...

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 05:49am

Business & Finance

PTEA says it’s a ‘balanced, growth-oriented budget’

FAISALABAD: The Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) termed the Federal Budget 2026-27 a balanced and...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Business & Finance

Chinese co announces investment

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce Choudhry Shafay Hussain held a meeting with Chairman of...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Business & Finance

New definition of cost of immovable property received thru inheritance proposed

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Bill 2026 (Bill) has proposed a new definition of cost of immovable property received through...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Business & Finance

Failure to provide fiscal relief to poultry sector could lead to higher food prices: PPA

LAHORE: The Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) has voiced serious concerns over the Federal Budget 2026-27, warning...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Business & Finance

SM Tanveer welcomes ‘growth-oriented budget’

LAHORE: SM Tanveer, Patron-in-Chief of the United Business Group (UBG) and leader of the FPCCI, has termed the...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Pakistan

ICT witnesses over 35 incidents of major crimes

ISLAMABAD: The capital city witnessed over 35 incidents of major crimes, including carjacking, murders, mobile phone...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Pakistan

Kissan Ittehad rejects budget, warns of protests

LAHORE: Kissan Ittehad Pakistan on Saturday rejected the proposed federal budget for FY2026-27, terming it...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Pakistan

21 millitants killed in North Waziristan

RAWALPINDI: Security Forces killed 21 more khwarij, including four ring leaders, belonging to Indian-sponsored Fitna...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Business & Finance

‘Sanascendant Real Estate Expo’ to be held in London

LAHORE: Sanascendant Real Estate Expo 2026 would be held from 28th to 30th August 2026 at ExCeL London, United...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Pakistan

Farmer wing of PTI rejects budget

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) farmers wing on Saturday rejected the federal budget...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Pakistan

LDA orders fast execution of expansion works

LAHORE: Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Director General Tahir Farooq has ordered execution teams to fast-track...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Sports

Youth Cricket Super League

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Sports Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar inaugurated the ‘Youth Cricket Super League’ by playing...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Editorials

Too important to trust locally?

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s long-term development challenge is no mystery. Child malnutrition, stunting, poor educational...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Editorials

Forest fires: A growing environmental emergency

EDITORIAL: The devastating forest fire that recently swept through the Kotli Sattian area of Murree district in...

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 07:00am

Markets

Prices of essential kitchen items show mixed trend

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items showed a mixed trend during the last week as compared to the...

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 07:33am

Pakistan

Karachi ‘denied’ fair share: JI chief

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chief and opposition leader in the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC),...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Business & Finance

PBF voices its concerns over several key aspects of budget

KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has expressed concerns over several key aspects of the Federal Budget...

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 06:34am

Business & Finance

There’s nothing in budget for growth of exports: Suttar

KARACHI: Ismail Suttar, founder chairman Salt Manufacturers Association Pakistan (SMAP) has expressed serious...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Markets

Brent falls to lowest since March on likely peace deal

HOUSTON: Brent crude prices fell to their lowest levels since early March as traders grew more confident about an...

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 06:56am

Pakistan

North Waziristan: CM commends security forces for killing 48 terrorists

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has commended the security forces for eliminating 48 terrorists during a...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Pakistan

Sindh Governor calls for urgent collective action on climate change

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nihal Hashmi on Saturday called for urgent and collective action to address...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Pakistan

Laptops distributed at Metropolitan University: Sindh Governor urges young to embrace modern technology

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nihal Hashmi on Saturday urged young Pakistanis to embrace modern technology,...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Sports

Naqvi announces reforms to strengthen cricket

LAHORE: Announcing a series of reforms including a computerised central contract system, data-driven player...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Heated budget debate: PM extends an olive branch to opposition

ISLAMABAD: In a charged political atmosphere already running high on budget fumes, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on...

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 07:45am

CoC for apex court judges: SJC approves amendments

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) approved amendments in the Code of Conduct for judges of the superior...

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 07:49am

World

Five killed in India military transport plane crash

NEW DELHI: Five Indian air force personnel were killed when a military plane crashed while landing at a base in the...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Pakistan

Budget Desk established to assist MNAs

ISLAMABAD: Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Saturday announced the establishment of a dedicated...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Pakistan

LHC protects bride’s rights under Nikahnama

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has held that a bride cannot be deprived of her right by interpretation of the...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

World

UAE to unlock billions of dollars for Iran?

DUBAI/LONDON: United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, four sources said, in a...

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 05:41am

Minimum tax for certain traders doubled

Pakistan's Finance Bill 2026 proposes significant tax hikes, including a doubled minimum tax for distributors of packaged goods, mobile phones, and electronics, from 0.25% to 0.5%, impacting various sectors.

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 10:33am

Refineries’ upgradation: Sales tax waived on capital goods imports

ISLAMABAD: The government has granted an exemption of sales tax on import of capital goods for upgradation and...

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 07:39am

Business & Finance

Outsourcing seized goods’ auction: Senate panel approves customs proposal

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance Saturday approved a customs proposal under the Finance Bill 2026...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

NA panel concerned at fixed tax scheme for traders

Lawmakers question the budget's ambitious revenue targets and new taxes, noting limited focus on stimulating economic growth, investment, and employment.

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Tax disputes: FBR introduces digital solution

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced digital solution to expedite the resolution of tax...

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 07:40am

Sec 47AAA introduced in Finance Bill: IR appeals will be vetted by scrutiny committee

ISLAMABAD: In a significant move to streamline tax litigations, the federal government has introduced Section 47AAA...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Business & Finance

IR officials get enhanced sales tax audit powers

ISLAMABAD: Finance Bill 2026 has increased sales tax audit powers of the Inland Revenue officials from July 1, 2026....

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Pakistan

Dar talks to Swiss, Saudi, and Egyptian FMs

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held three important...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

World

Trump says Iran peace deal to be signed today, opening Hormuz

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said a long-awaited deal to end the war in the Middle East is scheduled to be...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

PD, IMF discuss gas sector circular debt settlement plan

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division (PD) is currently engaged in discussions with the International Monetary Fund...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

World

US, India to tackle trade at G7 but deal not imminent, US officials say

WASHINGTON: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will travel to India the week after the G7 leaders summit, a...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Pakistan

Disaster-related funding hiked

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reduced allocations under key climate spending categories in Budget 2026-27...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Shehbaz hopes for US-Iran peace deal within 24 hours

PM says world is closer to a US-Iran peace deal than ever before

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 09:26am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (June 13, 2026) and the forecast for Sunday (June 14 2026)....

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Business & Finance

Budget FY27: PBC welcomes several growth-oriented steps

KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has welcomed several growth-oriented measures announced in the Federal...

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 06:05am

Business & Finance

Budget ‘guarantor’ of economic stability: Tufail

KARACHI: President of the United Business Group (UBG) and former President of the FPCCI, Zubair Tufail has described...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Pakistan

Bilawal demands G-B CEC’s resignation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has demanded the resignation of the...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Business & Finance

PHMA urges SBP not to hike rates

KARACHI: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) has urged the State Bank of Pakistan...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

World

Trump says US-Iran deal to be signed Sunday, Hormuz to open afterwards

Iran had offered a different timeline earlier in the day, but nonetheless signalled an agreement was in the offing.

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 11:29pm

Business & Finance

Senate, NA finance committees raise concerns over 'ambitious' revenue target for FY27

Govt aims to collect Rs15.26trn through FBR in coming fiscal year

Published 13 Jun, 2026 09:45pm

World

Starmer tells Rutte UK will publish defence plan before NATO July summit

Starmer and Rutte agreed allies must strengthen ⁠collective defence and deliver more quickly in response to shared and evolving threats

Published 13 Jun, 2026 08:45pm

Sports

Raducanu reaches Queen's semi-final despite injury scare

The quarter-final match had been held over from Friday after dismal weather earlier in the week ‌had ⁠snagged the schedule

Published 13 Jun, 2026 07:41pm

Sports

Brazil enter the fray at the World Cup

In other games, 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar play Switzerland in Santa Clara before Australia take on Turkey in Vancouver to close out the day

Published 13 Jun, 2026 07:32pm

Sports

Ghana protests to Canada after player Partey is denied visa for World Cup

'Ghana has dispatched an official note of protest" to Canada, said,the statement adding that the "note also requested that Canada reviews its unfortunate decision'

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:49pm

World

Iran says deal with US won't be signed Sunday: state media

'We have to wait and see about the exact time of signing; although it will not be tomorrow,' Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei says

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 11:11pm

World

Thousands turn out for anti-racism rally after Belfast unrest

Protesters carried placards with slogans such as 'Hate is the only threat to our streets' and 'Belfast stands against racism'

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:31pm

Business & Finance

PWC AFF’s Federal Budget 2026

Published 13 Jun, 2026 05:23pm

Business & Finance

Commentary on Finance Bill, 2026

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 07:24pm

Pakistan

Final Iran-US peace deal to be finalised in next 24 hours: PM Shehbaz

Says electronic signing and technical talks planned next week to secure lasting regional peace

Published 13 Jun, 2026 04:26pm

Markets

Gold price per tola gains Rs4,370 in Pakistan

Reaches 444,336

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 06:00pm

World

Military transport plane crashes in India, casualties unknown

The Russian-made Antonov An-32 meets with an accident today while landing at Jorhat, a city in Assam state

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 06:36pm

Sports

Bangladesh cricket board urges probe after player alleges police assault

Nayeem Hasan says he is stopped by police in the city of Chattogram and physically abused

Published 13 Jun, 2026 01:49pm

World

Lebanon reports Israeli strikes in south after evacuation warning

The Israeli army warning urged residents to 'evacuate your homes immediately and move to the north of the Zahrani River'

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 06:38pm

Business & Finance

Post-budget presser: Aurangzeb defends 'pro-growth' measures, says in 'constant consultation' with the IMF

Aurangzeb on Friday unveiled a Rs18.77 trillion federal budget for fiscal year 2026-27

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 04:19pm

Life & Style

Gold fever sends some vintage luxury watches to the melting furnace

Used models by the likes of Omega and LVMH’s TAG Heuer are most hit by the trend

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 05:31pm

Business & Finance

Abolition of 18% sales tax on shipping industry a major boost to maritime economy: minister

Says removing sales tax on shipping will significantly cut business costs, enhance competitiveness, and attract new investment, strengthening Pakistan's vital maritime sector

Published 13 Jun, 2026 12:52pm

World

Trump's name removal from Kennedy Center pushed to Saturday due to thunderstorms

A federal judge in Washington declines a request to temporarily pause an order to remove Trump's name from the Kennedy Center

Published 13 Jun, 2026 10:46am

Sports

US victory over Paraguay was built on team togetherness, not individual effort: Pochettino

It is the first time the U.S. has scored four goals in a World Cup match

Published 13 Jun, 2026 10:41am

Business & Finance

US clears Paramount's $111bn Warner Bros. takeover

The Antitrust Division approves the blockbuster deal without demanding a single change

Published 13 Jun, 2026 10:34am

Sports

Mboko to miss Wimbledon, hopes to play doubles with Serena again

She suffers a medial collateral ligament injury in her opening singles match against Karolína Plíšková

Published 13 Jun, 2026 10:27am

Business & Finance

China 'strongly dissatisfied' with Pentagon move against top Chinese tech firms

If Chinese firms are not treated fairly, Beijing will 'inevitably retaliate resolutely and forcefully'

Published 13 Jun, 2026 10:16am

Sports

England hit by training kit theft ahead of Kansas City arrival

'We are investigating a possible theft of equipment from a team vehicle that arrived in Kansas City with items missing this evening,' police says

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 05:30pm

World

Iran peace deal looms while new military action flares near Strait of Hormuz

Proposed deal calls for reopening strait, U.S. lifting blockade

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 11:13pm

Business & Finance

Budget lacks measures to boost production: FPCCI

KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Friday said the federal budget 2026–27...

Published 13 Jun, 2026 07:48am

Pakistan

Final text of US-Iran peace deal agreed: PM

ISLAMABAD/DUBAI/ WASHINGTON/PARIS: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said that a final text of the US-Iran...

Published 13 Jun, 2026 07:44am

Business & Finance

Rs160.5bn sell-off target set

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has set the privatization target of Rs 160.500 billion for fiscal year 2026-27....

Published 13 Jun, 2026 07:16am

Business & Finance

Electronic cigarettes: FED on e-liquid raised to Rs16,500

ISLAMABAD: Under the Finance Bill 2026-27, the federal government has increased Federal Excise Duty on e-liquid for...

Published 13 Jun, 2026 07:07am

Rs650bn in enforcement & tax policy steps introduced

ISLAMABAD: The government has taken enforcement and tax policy measures of nearly Rs 650 billion including...

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 09:15am

Rs3.01trn defence budget proposed

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday proposed a defence budget of Rs3.01 trillion for FY2026-27, marking an...

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 09:15am

Editorials

Too important to trust locally?

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s long-term development challenge is no mystery. Child malnutrition, stunting, poor educational...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Editorials

Forest fires: A growing environmental emergency

EDITORIAL: The devastating forest fire that recently swept through the Kotli Sattian area of Murree district in...

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 07:00am

Editorials

The Budget

EDITORIAL: The federal finance minister, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, presented yesterday the third budget of the...

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 06:44am

Editorials

Jul-Mar: growth poor, but still not too bad?

EDITORIAL: The 3.7 percent growth for 2025-26 in the Economic Survey, limited to nine months of data (July-March),...

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

Editorials

Breaking the cycle of acid attacks

EDITORIAL: The horrific acid attack on a young female doctor at a government hospital in Quetta has once again...

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

Editorials

The high cost of easy revenues

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

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Editorials

Budget: getting close to plugging the gap

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

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 06:52am

Editorials

Budget delayed, budget denied?

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

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Editorials

A fragile truce

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

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Editorials

Taxing traders: a political test

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

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

A long-overdue harvest of common sense

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

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

Budget 26-27: Stabilisation fatigue is now setting in

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

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:02am

Editorials

CPEC outcome

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

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

The death of white gold

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

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Editorials

The organ trade scandal

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

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Editorials

Worrisome export fall

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

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 06:57am

Editorials

Pakistan’s investment climate: confidence in short supply

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

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 12:09pm

Editorials

Widening trade deficit

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

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

Terrorism’s dangerous momentum

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

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

A disturbing tally

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

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

Budget postponement raises multiple questions

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

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 12:56pm

Editorials

The cost of impunity

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

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 06:48am

Editorials

The plight of PSDP

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

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Water cannot be weaponised

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

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

When taxes punish formal businesses

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

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

Defined Contributory Pension

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

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:41am

Editorials

Undoing NFC Award’s population bias

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

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:40am

Editorials

The pope’s AI’s warning

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

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

A very harsh annual budget in the offing?

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

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Bracing for Super El Nino

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

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

The cost of mismanagement

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

Updated 30 May, 2026 06:09am

Editorials

An impossible bargain

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

Updated 30 May, 2026 07:33am

Editorials

Slow death of a city of teeming millions

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

Published 27 May, 2026 03:13am

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...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 12	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 12	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 12	160.24
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 12	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 12	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 12	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 12	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 12	7,431.46
India Sensex / Jun 12	75,527.95
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 12	66,020.04
Nasdaq / Jun 12	25,888.84
Hang Seng / Jun 12	24,718.10
FTSE 100 / Jun 12	10,471.72
Dow Jones / Jun 12	51,202.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 12	24,635.30
France CAC40 / Jun 12	8,350.87

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 12	84.88
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 12	21,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 12	375,947
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 12	4,219.33
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 12	76.42
Petrol/Litre / Jun 14	373.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 14	378.78

Stock	Price
Arctic Textile / Jun 12 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)
Zephyr Textile / Jun 12 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	20.45 ▲ 1.86 (10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 12 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	37.02 ▲ 3.37 (10.01%)
Elahi Cotton / Jun 12 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	285.76 ▲ 25.98 (10%)
National Silk / Jun 12 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	161.26 ▲ 14.66 (10%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 12 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	28.59 ▲ 2.6 (10%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 12 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	92.20 ▲ 8.38 (10%)
Siddiqsons Tin / Jun 12 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	8.44 ▲ 0.73 (9.47%)
IGI Holdings / Jun 12 IGI Holdings Limited(IGIHL)	284.15 ▲ 23.93 (9.2%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Jun 12 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	100.33 ▲ 8.38 (9.11%)

Stock	Price
Idrees Tex. / Jun 12 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	50.10 ▼ -5.57 (-10.01%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 12 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	121.46 ▼ -13.49 (-10%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jun 12 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9.45 ▼ -1 (-9.57%)
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 12 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	22.19 ▼ -2.28 (-9.32%)
ARM Green Industries / Jun 12 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	46.40 ▼ -4.77 (-9.32%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 12 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.80 ▼ -2.36 (-9.02%)
East West Ins. / Jun 12 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	48.54 ▼ -4.42 (-8.35%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 12 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	5.20 ▼ -0.45 (-7.96%)
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 12 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	15.42 ▼ -1.33 (-7.94%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 12 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	20.42 ▼ -1.72 (-7.77%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 12 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	57,747,470 ▲ 0.15
B.O.Punjab / Jun 12 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	52,924,034 ▲ 0.93
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 12 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	52,648,271 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	40,511,471 ▲ 0
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 12 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	35,896,472 ▲ 4.01
Oilboy Energy / Jun 12 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	33,427,696 ▼ -1.72
F. Nat.Equities / Jun 12 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	28,855,016 ▼ -0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 12 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	25,681,007 ▼ -0.82
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 12 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	24,755,100 ▲ 0.24
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 12 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	20,120,122 ▲ 0.31

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