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World

Iran media denies Trump claim that Tehran asked US not to strike

Says as long as US maintains its hostile actions, Strait of Hormuz will remain closed

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:58pm

World

At least 72 died in Spain's Ceuta migrant rush

A mass migrant influx into Spain's Ceuta enclave resulted in 72 deaths, fueling an international crisis and diplomatic pressure

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:46pm

World

Five dead, 41 missing after Indonesian ferry catches fire, authorities say

The ferry was carrying 271 passengers and crew members, 225 of whom have been rescued, agency data showed on Sunday afternoon

Published 02 Aug, 2026 03:54pm

Markets

China's central bank pledges timely policy tool adjustment

The People’s Bank of China will continue to implement an appropriately loose monetary policy and maintain ample liquidit

Published 02 Aug, 2026 03:49pm

World

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits east coast of North Island in New Zealand, GFZ says

*The ⁠quake hit at a depth of 10 ⁠km (6 miles), according to ⁠GFZ

Published 02 Aug, 2026 03:42pm

Sports

FIFA chief Infantino's position looks unacceptable, head of European leagues says

Regional ‌confederations ⁠UEFA and CONCACAF said on Saturday they had lost confidence in his leadership

Published 02 Aug, 2026 01:50pm

Sports

Arteta says he expects more reinforcements to arrive at Arsenal

They begin the defence of their Premier League title at home against promoted Coventry City on August 21

Published 02 Aug, 2026 01:47pm

Sports

Pegula sets up Washington Open final against Eala

The American then held ⁠to love to level the set at 5-5, broke again in the next game and served out the set when Shnaider sent a forehand wide

Published 02 Aug, 2026 01:44pm

Sports

Alexandra Eala upsets Naomi Osaka to reach final in Washington

The players traded early breaks before Eala made her move with the opening set tied ‌4-4

Published 02 Aug, 2026 01:41pm

Sports

Fritz outlasts compatriot Nakashima, set to face Jodar in Washington Open final

Later on Saturday, Jodar fought back from a set down to clinch a 6-7(6) 6-4 6-4 victory over Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo

Published 02 Aug, 2026 01:38pm

Sports

Fleming a 'big reason' for Root's return as England captain

Fleming coached Chennai Super Kings for ‌17 ⁠years in the Indian Premier League before leaving last month

Published 02 Aug, 2026 01:35pm

Markets

OPEC+ set for September quota increase followed by pause, sources say

The September increase would ‌complete ⁠a phased rollback of a 1.65 million bpd supply cut originally agreed in 2023

Published 02 Aug, 2026 01:30pm

Pakistan

Defence minister Asif backs Naqvi’s reform call, urges constitutional route

Also urges to start with NAP implementation

Published 02 Aug, 2026 12:30pm

Pakistan

Odorization plant testing causes unusual gas smell in parts of Karachi: SSGC

SSGC clarifies that all system pressures were normal and no gas leakage has been reported

Published 02 Aug, 2026 11:29am

Markets

WestJet flight attendants go on strike after talks fall through

Flight attendants at Canada’s ‌WestJet went on strike on Sunday

Published 02 Aug, 2026 11:23am

World

Trump says he will hold off on fresh Iran attack in hope of quick deal

Oil prices have stayed high since US and Israeli forces started the war with strikes on Iran on February 28

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 05:03pm

Markets

BYD's sales rise for third month, buoyed by exports

BYD’s overseas shipments of passenger vehicles and pickups jumped ⁠124.3% year on year to 179,841 units ⁠in July

Published 02 Aug, 2026 11:02am

World

Israeli strikes kill at least four in Gaza despite Trump announcing breakthrough

Palestinian ‌health officials said Israeli warplanes carried out separate strikes in Gaza City and Deir al-Balah

Published 02 Aug, 2026 10:58am

World

Fires on more than 250,000 acres of Washington state prompt evacuations

About 4,000 people were fighting more than a dozen fires throughout the state, Dave ‌Upthegrove, the state’s commissioner of public lands

Published 02 Aug, 2026 10:48am

Markets

Japan to announce Tokyo, Washington took joint action on yen, sources say

*Katayama is likely to stress the two countries' determination to combat what they consider excessive yen declines

Published 02 Aug, 2026 10:32am

World

Three dead in Idaho shopping center shooting

Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks told reporters the shooter was dead and the threat to the community was over

Published 02 Aug, 2026 10:25am

World

Landslide death toll rises in China's Gansu Province as heavy rains continue

Initial reports said 10 people had died after torrential rain hit ⁠Weiyuan County in Gansu's Dingxi City on July 26

Published 02 Aug, 2026 10:20am

Business & Finance

SMEDA joins hands with PAAPAM for Auto Show 2026

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has joined hands with the Pakistan...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Three-day Urs of Data Ganj Bakhsh begins today

LAHORE: A three-day, 983rd Urs celebrations of Hazrat Ali Hajveri, popularly known as Data Ganj Bakhsh, will begin...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (August 01 2026) and the forecast for Sunday (August 02 2026)....

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Business & Finance

Prices of vegetables, fruits rising because of higher fuel prices, rains

ISLAMABAD: The continuous increase in fuel prices as well as supply disruptions owing to monsoon rains, the prices...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Business & Finance

Chinese envoy visits UAF, emphasizes modernization of agriculture sector

FAISALABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Jiang Zaidong, has reaffirmed China’s steadfast commitment to broadening...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

AJK polls:‘PML-N’s victory reflects confidence in Maryam’

LAHORE: Terming the Pakistan Muslim League (N)’s victory in the Azad Jammu & Kashmir elections as a clear...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Ahsan wins defamation suit

ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court has accepted a defamation suit filed by Federal Minister for Planning and...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

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

Pakistan

AJK situation: Bilawal welcomes ‘JKJAAC response’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that he received a response from...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Business & Finance

SCCI says concerned at border closure, taxes on ex-FATA/PATA

PESHAWAR: Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry urged the federal government to address concerns of Khyber...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Governor launches Independence Day celebrations

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nihal Hashmi on Saturday launched a 14-day programme to mark Pakistan’s...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Business & Finance

AI to revolutionize pharma industry, says expert

KARACHI: Artificial intelligence is poised to redefine Pakistan’s pharmaceutical sector, turning conventional...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Business & Finance

RTO Peshawar uncovers illegal cigarette manufacturing unit in Swabi

ISLAMABAD: In a major enforcement action against illicit cigarette manufacturing, the Regional Tax Office (RTO)...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Explosive material case: Three awarded 13-year jail term

ISLAMABAD: An Anti-terrorism Court (ATC) has sentenced three accused each to 13 years’ rigorous imprisonment in a...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Business & Finance

Awareness session held on e-vehicles sector

ISLAMABAD: The Energy Conservation Fund of the National Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority (NEECA),...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Punjab launches crackdown against beggar mafias

LAHORE: The Government of Punjab has decided to launch an organized and result-oriented crackdown against...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Khula doesn’t automatically forfeit dower: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) held that a decree of dissolution of marriage does not by itself decide the fate...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

CM greets woman boxer

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif congratulated Pakistan’s first woman boxer, Fatima Zahra, on...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

PML-N strongly responds to Bilawal’s ‘downfall’ remarks

LAHORE: Punjab Information and Culture Minister Azma Bokhari has said that Bilawal Zardari should first seek the...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Rain-related incidents: 46 lost lives in Punjab: PDMA

LAHORE: The (PDMA) on Saturday said 46 people have lost their lives and 288 others sustained injuries in...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Mayor inaugurates Khawaja Ajmer Nagri-Manghopir Road Dual Carriageway project

KARACHI: Mayor of Karachi, Barrister Murtaza Wahab, has inaugurated a 1,800-meter-long modern dual carriageway...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

JI says ‘our political system has failed’

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI) central chief, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Saturday said the country’s existing...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

‘New provinces can be created only thru constitutional process’

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Labour, Human Resources and Social Protection Saeed Ghani has said that new provinces...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Proposal advocating creation of new provinces rejected

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Sindh chapter president Nisar Ahmad Khuhro on Saturday rejected calls for the...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Business & Finance

BHP Port Hedland iron ore workers to strike August 8-9, if no pay deal reached

MELBOURNE: Workers at BHP Group’s Port Hedland iron ore operations in Western Australia plan to go on strike next...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Business & Finance

India’s Reliance ramps up diesel exports to Europe, Brazil in July

SINGAPORE/LONDON: India’s Reliance Industries ramped up diesel exports to Europe and Brazil in July, according to...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Business & Finance

US bars imports from 43 more cos over China’s alleged forced labour involving Uyghurs

WASHINGTON/ BEIJING: The United States on Friday banned imports from 43 more Chinese companies over alleged rights...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Business & Finance

India’s record renewable generation in July cuts coal’s share in power mix to 1-year low

NEW DELHI: The share of coal in India’s power-generation mix dropped to its lowest in a year in July as...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Business & Finance

Japan bank SMFG’s Q1 profit jumps 3pc on robust loan demand

TOKYO: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group recorded a 33percent rise in first-quarter profit, marking the latest...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Business & Finance

Political instability to weigh on Romania’s deficit reduction efforts beyond 2026

BUCHAREST: Romania just avoided a downgrade from the last rung of investment grade as its budget deficit narrowed...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Business & Finance

South Korea July exports beat forecasts on robust demand for AI investments

SEOUL: South Korea’s exports grew more strongly than expected in July on global chip and computer demand for AI...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Business & Finance

HSBC to sell USD25bn Australian loan portfolio to Blackstone

BENGALURU: HSBC said on Friday it would sell its AUSD36 billion (USD25.30 billion) Australian home and personal loan...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Business & Finance

Canadian economy grows in May

OTTAWA: Canada’s economy grew by a greater-than-expected 0.3percent in May, pushed up in part by strength in the...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

JI launches ‘Green Karachi’ drive

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) launched a “Green Karachi” campaign on Saturday to help reverse the megacity’s...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Dozens of car lifting, theft incidents reported in federal capital

ISLAMABAD: Dozens of car lifting and theft incidents were reported across various police stations in the federal...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

PML-N MNA Malik Iqbal Channer passes away

BAHAWALPUR: Senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Malik...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

AJK elections 2nd phase: polling today

MUZAFFARABAD: Campaign for Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) second phase elections has come to an end as election...

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 04:47am

Pakistan

Pakistan condemns use of pellet guns in IIOJK

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan condemned the use of pellet guns in the Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), as...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Khaqan calls for reforms in governance

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Awam Pakistan Party (APP) chief Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday called for...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Nepali climber Nirmal Purja dies in Karakoram range

ISLAMABAD: Renowned Nepali-born mountaineer Nirmal Purja, who transformed high-altitude climbing by scaling the...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Nine Pakistanis deported from Poland

ISLAMABAD: Nine Pakistani nationals have been deported from Poland after their attempt to enter the European Union...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

World

14 Afghan migrants found dead in desert

HERAT, (Afghanistan): The bodies of 14 Afghans attempting to reach Iran were found in a scorching desert in...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

World

Majority of EU countries call for talks over migrant influx into Ceuta enclave

COPENHAGEN: A majority of EU countries called on Saturday for emergency talks on the sudden inflow of tens of...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

World

EU gets new powers over powerful AI from today

BRUSSELS, (Belgium): The European Union will from Sunday have the power to enforce landmark artificial intelligence...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

World

US to make visa bond program permanent for people from dozens of countries

WASHINGTON: The US State Department will make permanent a visa bond program that could require applicants from 50...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

World

Tanker struck by ‘unknown projectile’ off Oman: UKMTO

DUBAI: An “unknown projectile” struck a tanker off the coast of Oman, a British maritime agency said on Saturday, as...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan welcomes Gaza peace plan

Also appreciates mediating countries, including the United States of America, Egypt, Qatar, and Türkiye

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 09:10am

Saudi defence official visits US

Dr Khalid Al Biyari visited US to strengthen defence ties, military industry collaboration, technology transfer, regional security

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 09:07am

Steel melters to pay sales tax on basis of electricity consumed

ISLAMABAD: The steel melters, re-rollers and composite units of steel melting and re-rolling mills will pay sales...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Tarbela hydropower project extensions: World Bank reaffirms ‘satisfactory’ progress

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has reaffirmed satisfactory progress on Pakistan’s Tarbela Fourth Extension Hydropower...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

CM invites US investors to explore Punjab’s vast investment opportunities

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Saturday called for opening a new chapter in Pakistan-US...

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 04:45am

Pakistan

Army major martyred: Security forces kill 12 militants in KP, Balochistan operations

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s security forces killed 12 militants in two separate intelligence-based operations in North...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

April-June 26: Discos seek positive adjustment to recover Rs23bn from consumers

ISLAMABAD: Power Distribution Companies (Discos) have sought a positive adjustment of up to Rs 1 per unit to recover...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

CM mourns Iqbal Channar’s demise

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed profound sorrow over the demise of former Member of...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

KWSC pledges uninterrupted services during Chehlum

KARACHI: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) has put its emergency response teams on high alert to...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

Minister calls for governance restructuring to address digital age challenges

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan has emphasised that reforming and restructuring the...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

NA speaker praises security forces for eliminating terrorists in North Waziristan

ISLAMABAD: Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Saturday paid rich tributes to the security forces...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

PM meets Nawaz: PML-N to form govt in AJK: Tarar

LAHORE: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) President and former Prime...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Pakistan

PSDF, BISP sign MoU for vocational training

LAHORE: The Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Benazir...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

Business & Finance

SME auto entrepreneurs highlight challenges to SMEDA Director

LAHORE: A delegation of SME entrepreneurs from Lahore’s auto sector met Mashood Khan, Director SMEDA, to highlight...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

World

Israeli strikes kill two in Gaza, destroy medicine storage warehouses

Israel has continued to carry out strikes on Gaza since agreeing last October to a US-mediated ceasefire

Published 01 Aug, 2026 09:56pm

World

UN says Israeli demolitions in Lebanon 'deeply concerning'

The statement comes a day after the Israeli military carried out large overnight detonations near a UNESCO-listed castle

Published 01 Aug, 2026 09:12pm

Markets

First time in 23 months: foreign investors emerge as net buyers at PSX in July 2026

Foreigners inject net $34.4mn, mainly in banking and E&P sectors

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 10:28pm

Perspectives

The man who stayed

How one clinical research leader's decision to remain in Pakistan helped open the country to more than USD 200 million in international clinical trial investment in 2026

Published 01 Aug, 2026 07:25pm

World

US embassies urge citizens to 'consider departing' Middle East

The Middle East war broke out on February 28 when the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran

Published 01 Aug, 2026 06:37pm

Perspectives

Why Pakistan’s growth still not reducing poverty

Pakistan’s economy today presents a familiar contradiction. The headline indicators suggest stabilisation is taking...

Published 01 Aug, 2026 06:30pm

World

Turkiye, Iraq sign one-year oil pipeline deal

Pipeline to Turkish port of Ceyhan currently carries around 170,000 bpd

Published 01 Aug, 2026 06:00pm

Pakistan

Army major martyred in fire exchange with terrorists in North Waziristan: ISPR

Says five Indian-sponsored terrorists also killed

Published 01 Aug, 2026 05:52pm

Life & Style

Data-led Pakistan Influencer Awards unveiled in Karachi

Initiative aims to promote credibility, transparency and meaningful influence across Pakistan's growing creator economy

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 06:32pm

Sports

Fit-again Litton boosts Bangladesh squad for Australia Tests

The 31-year-old had been sidelined since June with a left calf injury

Published 01 Aug, 2026 04:31pm

Pakistan

China reaffirms unwavering support for Pakistan, pledges stronger strategic partnership

Pakistan and China celebrate the PLA's 99th anniversary

Published 01 Aug, 2026 03:45pm

Sports

FIFA faces fresh transparency calls after retreat on World Cup sell-off plan

The backlash has also raised questions about Infantino’s political capital as he prepares to seek another term in office

Published 01 Aug, 2026 03:35pm

Business & Finance

Indian Oil Corp boost spot oil buy amid Middle East crisis

'Our spot volume jumped from 50% to almost 84%, and the situation is very very dynamic,' Anuj Jain says

Published 01 Aug, 2026 03:28pm

Pakistan

Pakistan welcomes positive developments in implementation of Gaza Peace Plan

Pakistan trusts that these efforts will contribute to the realisation of the inalienable right of the Palestinian, says FO

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 04:12pm

Business & Finance

Jam Kamal adds to calls for governance reforms

Reform and restructure in the governance model is the only way forward, says minister

Published 01 Aug, 2026 12:49pm

Business & Finance

The power of going public – ABHI Bank IPO

Eighteen months ago, we acquired a broken bank. Since then, through our secured lending model and digital-first...

Published 01 Aug, 2026 12:45pm

Pakistan

Noted climber Nirmal Purja among 10 dead in avalanche in Pakistan - officials

Purja completed summit of 14 highest peaks in the world in just over six months in 2019

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 09:52pm

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...

Published 14 Jul, 2026 05:00am

Editorials

For SMEs, credit access alone insufficient

EDITORIAL: The Finance Minister, Mohammad Aurangzeb, while speaking at a summit hosted by the Pakistan Banks...

Published 13 Jul, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

The emergency that never ends

EDITORIAL: More than two years after declaring a National Education Emergency, Pakistan still has 25-26 million...

Published 13 Jul, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

Value on the hoof

EDITORIAL: Punjab’s decision to permit the export of live animals has reopened an important debate about the...

Published 12 Jul, 2026 03:02am

Editorials

Encroaching on the Ravi floodplain

EDITORIAL: One of the greatest misconceptions surrounding the Ravi is that a river which remains largely dry for...

Published 12 Jul, 2026 03:02am

Editorials

Inflation should not hamper accountability

EDITORIAL: Accountability laws exist to protect the public interest, not to create technical escape routes for those...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 06:31am

Editorials

A fragile peace

EDITORIAL: The latest exchange of strikes between the United States and Iran has raised fresh concerns about the...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 06:33am

Editorials

Federal govt debt: the sovereign-financial system loop

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s federal government debt reached Rs81.9 trillion by end-May 2026. The number is large, but the...

Published 10 Jul, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

Cost of incomplete gas reforms

EDITORIAL: The latest increase in re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) prices is not merely another routine...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Editorials

Water must not be weaponised

EDITORIAL: While India’s unilateral decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance constitutes a...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Editorials

NFC reform and limits of fiscal devolution

EDITORIAL: The World Bank’s report on fiscal federalism in Pakistan should prompt a more serious debate on the 18th...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

Editorials

Reclaiming railway land

EDITORIAL: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Railways has done well to seek a comprehensive report on...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 04:49am

Editorials

Growing the problem

EDITORIAL: There is little left to say about Pakistan’s population crisis that has not already been said over the...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 04:51am

Editorials

Two economic updates and outlooks

EDITORIAL: The Finance Division released May and June Economic Update and Outlook on the last day of the fiscal year...

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:25am

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 31	278
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 31	277.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 31	157.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 31	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 31	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 31	1.15
SOFR % / Jul 31	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 31	7,489.72
India Sensex / Jul 31	78,094.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 31	64,362.02
Nasdaq / Jul 31	25,373.85
Hang Seng / Jul 31	25,884.43
FTSE 100 / Jul 31	10,868.05
Dow Jones / Jul 31	52,485.03
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 31	25,629.24
France CAC40 / Jul 31	8,509.64

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 31	84.67
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 31	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 31	369,029
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 31	4,046.15
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 31	81.79
Petrol/Litre / Aug 2	336.03
Diesel/Litre / Aug 2	392.38

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 31 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	7.92 ▲ 1 (14.45%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jul 31 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Cres.Star Ins. / Jul 31 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	6.04 ▲ 0.62 (11.44%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 31 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	13.41 ▲ 1.22 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Jul 31 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	38.38 ▲ 3.49 (10%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 31 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	24.19 ▲ 2.2 (10%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jul 31 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	1,151.46 ▲ 104.68 (10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jul 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	191.79 ▲ 17.44 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 31 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	38.75 ▲ 3.52 (9.99%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 31 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	38.96 ▲ 3.54 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 31 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	20.40 ▼ -2.27 (-10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 31 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	148.54 ▼ -15.74 (-9.58%)
Imperial Limited / Jul 31 Imperial Limited(IML)	21.16 ▼ -1.82 (-7.92%)
Kohinoor Power / Jul 31 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	25.84 ▼ -2.2 (-7.85%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 31 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.56 ▼ -0.74 (-7.18%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	24.04 ▼ -1.82 (-7.04%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 31 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.12 ▼ -2.88 (-6.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 31 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	8.76 ▼ -0.57 (-6.11%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jul 31 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	77.70 ▼ -4.87 (-5.9%)
Bhanero Textile / Jul 31 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	830.44 ▼ -48.56 (-5.52%)

Stock	Volume
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 31 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	178,796,682 ▲ 0.04
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 31 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	81,740,502 ▼ -2.27
Cnergyico PK / Jul 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	50,456,921 ▲ 0.13
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 31 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	48,675,508 ▲ 1
TPL Properties / Jul 31 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,842,886 ▲ 0.64
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 31 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	31,454,195 ▲ 0.02
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,353,328 ▲ 0
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 31 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	27,658,286 ▲ 1.15
Oilboy Energy / Jul 31 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	22,266,613 ▲ 0.66
Pak Refinery / Jul 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	21,805,902 ▲ 3.51

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