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Markets

Sterling steady as US-Iran tensions flare up again

Against the euro, the pound was a touch weaker on the day at 85.47 pence

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:10pm

Markets

Britain's FTSE indexes fall as Trump says Iran deal 'over'

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell 1.3% to 10,519.17 points

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:07pm

Markets

India central bank backs crypto ban, tax department warns of evasion risks, documents show

India allows cryptocurrencies to exist in a grey zone after a court in 2018 strikes down RBI policies that effectively ban them

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:05pm

Markets

Sri Lankan shares close lower for seventh straight session on broad-based losses

CSE All Share index settled down 0.61% at 21,828.50

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:04pm

Business & Finance

Zia Chishti loses appeal as U.S. court upholds dismissal of defamation lawsuit

A U.S. federal appeals court affirmed the order dismissing the defamation lawsuit filed by former TRG Pakistan CEO...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:04pm

World

Syrian president arrives in Ankara for talks with Trump

Sharaa visited Washington in November last year seeking financial support for Syria

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:01pm

Sports

Egypt file complaint against referee after controversial World Cup exit

On Tuesday evening, Letexes ruled out a Mostafa Ziko goal ruled out when they were leading 1-0 after VAR intervened to spot a foul on Lisandro Martinez much earlier in the move

Published 08 Jul, 2026 04:55pm

Markets

UniCredit secures 47.6% of Commerzbank after buyout offer extension

UniCredit closes in on Commerzbank control, but faces a fierce battle for legitimacy and integration amid significant German resistance.

Published 08 Jul, 2026 04:52pm

Sports

Messi World Cup magic masks familiar penalty frailty

Messi overall career conversion rate of 116 goals from 150 attempts (77 percent) from the spot is bang on the global average

Published 08 Jul, 2026 04:49pm

Business & Finance

Govt invites US-based Pakistani business leaders to invest in homeland

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday addressed gatherings of...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 04:49pm

Business & Finance

Chevron tanker used for CPC oil hit by drone in Black Sea

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium plans to export about 1.6 million barrels per day of CPC Blend crude in July

Published 08 Jul, 2026 04:45pm

World

Trump's Board of Peace planning pilot 'humanitarian zone' in south Gaza: official

The pilot zone would be secured by multinational troops from the International Stabilization Force

Published 08 Jul, 2026 04:45pm

Pakistan

54 terrorists killed in ongoing operation in Balochistan: DG ISPR

42 civilians and security personnel also embraced martyrdom in the last four days

Updated 08 Jul, 2026 05:15pm

World

Mosque promised in India's Ayodhya settlement scaled back over funding shortfall

The town draws international attention because a Hindu mob demolishes the 16th-century Babri Mosque in 1992

Published 08 Jul, 2026 04:30pm

Markets

Foreign investors pare India rate-hike bets, fuel record 5-year swaps trading

India’s five-year OIS fell to a four-month low of 6.1%, only 10 basis points above where it was before the start of the Iran war

Published 08 Jul, 2026 04:19pm

Markets

India silver import curbs create shortages, push premiums to six-month high

Lower imports by India, which meets more than 80% of its silver demand through overseas purchases

Published 08 Jul, 2026 04:14pm

Markets

Copper drops, aluminium gains after Middle East flare-up

Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange shed 1.2% to $13,210 a metric ton

Published 08 Jul, 2026 04:11pm

Markets

Pakistan rupee registers marginal gain against US dollar

Settles at 278.07

Published 08 Jul, 2026 04:09pm

Markets

Palm up over 1%, hitting 2-week high on rival oil, crude oil strength

Dalian’s most-active soyoil contract rose 0.61%

Published 08 Jul, 2026 04:07pm

Markets

Indian rupee slumps to one-month low as oil soars after Trump says Iran deal is 'over'

The currency closed at 95.5550 per dollar, down 0.6% on the day

Published 08 Jul, 2026 04:05pm

Markets

Indian benchmarks log biggest one-day loss in three months as oil prices soar

Benchmark Nifty 50 fell 2.12% to 23,882.05 and the BSE Sensex slid 2.15% to 76,503.6

Published 08 Jul, 2026 04:02pm

Markets

Govt submits 82MW solar project PC-1 to ECNEC

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on Wednesday, chaired a high-level review meeting on the 100-megawatt (MW) solar...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 03:06pm

Pakistan

PM directs authorities to intensify search for crashed cargo aircraft

Pakistan-registered Boeing 737 cargo plane with five crew members on board lost contact with air traffic control on Tuesday night

Published 08 Jul, 2026 02:36pm

World

Trump says interim accord with Iran to end war is 'over'

The US on Tuesday also revoked a license allowing Iran to sell oil after three tankers were ⁠hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz

Updated 08 Jul, 2026 02:28pm

Markets

Gold price drops by Rs4,700 per tola in Pakistan

International rate of gold declines by $47 to reach $4,078 per ounce

Published 08 Jul, 2026 01:43pm

World

Thousands march as Khamenei's funeral procession crosses into Iraq

Iraqi and Iranian flags fluttered above the crowd, alongside the banners of powerful Iran-backed Iraqi militias whose supporters joined the procession

Published 08 Jul, 2026 01:22pm

World

Iran targets sites in Bahrain, Kuwait after wave of US strikes

The Kuwaiti army says air defences were confronting 'hostile' missile and drone attacks

Published 08 Jul, 2026 12:13pm

Markets

New Zealand's central bank raises cash rate to 2.5%, as expected

The central bank has slashed rates by 325 basis points since August 2024 to support an economy struggling to gain traction as inflation receded

Published 08 Jul, 2026 11:43am

Business & Finance

Aurangzeb visits SECP, pledges support for capital markets and ease of doing business

Authorities preparing to extend the mandatory motor insurance regime to Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan

Updated 08 Jul, 2026 12:15pm

Markets

China lifts fuel export curbs for July, sources say

Only state-owned companies were permitted to export gasoline, diesel and jet fuel in the past few months

Published 08 Jul, 2026 11:39am

World

NATO leaders meet in Ankara after Trump rekindles disputes over Iran, Greenland

The 32 NATO leaders met for a dinner on Tuesday evening but the main session of their summit takes place on Wednesday

Published 08 Jul, 2026 11:36am

World

White House invites Lebanon's Aoun to visit US on July 21, official says

Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement in Washington last month

Published 08 Jul, 2026 11:30am

Business & Finance

IPP S.G. Power enters Pakistan's medical devices business

The company expects to strengthen its position in Pakistan’s medical devices sector and create a platform for future growth

Published 08 Jul, 2026 11:26am

Markets

New Zealand shares slip after RBNZ's first hike in 3 years, Australian stocks fall

New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index dropped 0.6% to 13,678.92

Published 08 Jul, 2026 11:19am

Markets

Yuan near one-week low as dollar strength weighs; PBOC shifts to defence

The yuan was last 0.08% lower at 6.7994 to the dollar, the weakest level since June 29

Published 08 Jul, 2026 11:17am

Markets

India bonds dragged by rise in oil prices, Treasury yields on fresh US-Iran hostilities

The benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond yield was at 6.7246% as of 10:00 a.m. IST, after closing at 6.6958% in the previous session

Published 08 Jul, 2026 11:15am

Markets

Japan Q3 aluminium premiums soar to highest since 2015 on Mideast supply squeeze

Japan sourced nearly 30% of its aluminium ingot imports, including primary and alloy metal, from the region in 2025

Published 08 Jul, 2026 11:13am

Markets

JGB yields hit 30-year highs on inflation, fiscal concerns

The 10-year JGB yield rose as much as 2.5 basis points (bps) to 2.865% and the 20-year JGB yield rose 4 basis points to 3.85%

Published 08 Jul, 2026 11:10am

Markets

OpenAI to unveil GPT-5.6 on Thursday after delaying launch

Sol is OpenAI's most advanced model yet, while Terra is the mid-tier lower-cost model and Luna is the most cost-efficient option

Published 08 Jul, 2026 11:07am

Markets

China, Hong Kong stocks gain as chip, AI rally lead rebound

The benchmark Hang Seng Index rallied 2.4% to a three-week high, and was on track for the best day in over a month

Published 08 Jul, 2026 11:01am

Markets

Palm rebounds on stronger rival oils, crude oil prices

Palm oil contract for September delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 30 ringgit, or 0.66%, to 4,577 ringgit ($1,123.19) a metric ton

Published 08 Jul, 2026 10:58am

Markets

Thai baht/US dollar weaker on Wednesday

The baht was 0.21% lower at 33.39 versus the dollar, after trading in a range of 33.340 to 33.405

Published 08 Jul, 2026 10:54am

Sports

Lorenzo rues Colombia's missing spark after Swiss shootout heartbreak

Lorenzo also took off Luis Suarez late on, with the forward having already picked up a yellow card on the hour mark

Published 08 Jul, 2026 10:52am

Sports

World Cup grind beginning to take its toll on Norway squad, says coach

Striker Jorgen Strand Larsen is one of those dealing with health issues, Solbakken added

Published 08 Jul, 2026 10:48am

Markets

MEPCO posts Rs1.05bn profit in 2025-26, reverses Rs36bn loss

The recovery was gradual and sustained rather than a one-off correction, adds Ministry of Energy

Published 08 Jul, 2026 10:47am

Markets

Aluminium rises as US-Iran ceasefire tested

The most-traded aluminium contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was up 0.72% at 23,085 yuan ($3,396.60) a ton

Published 08 Jul, 2026 10:40am

Markets

Japan's Nikkei falls in volatile trade as tech tracks Nasdaq selloff

The benchmark Nikkei was down 0.72% at 67,763,91

Published 08 Jul, 2026 10:38am

Markets

South Korean shares fall as volatility heightens in chipmaker stocks

The benchmark KOSPI was down 161.84 points, or 2.11%, at 7,494.47

Published 08 Jul, 2026 10:35am

Markets

New Zealand dollar rallies as RBNZ raises rates, signals more hikes

The kiwi faces resistance at $0.5726, with support around $0.5627

Published 08 Jul, 2026 10:33am

Markets

Oil climbs, bonds slide on Mideast hostilities

Asian equity markets make a shaky attempt at staying steady through Wednesday

Published 08 Jul, 2026 10:30am

Markets

Stocks tumble at PSX, KSE-100 down 4,600 points amid US-Iran tensions

Benchmark index settles at 181,629.36
Selling pressure accelerates following Trump's comment on Iran

Updated 08 Jul, 2026 04:43pm

World

At least 21 killed in landslide in China's Gansu province as rescue efforts end, Xinhua says

The landslide hit a valley in Tanchang county early on Tuesday morning, trapping 33 people

Published 08 Jul, 2026 08:21am

Markets

Indian rupee fragile recovery faces test from oil rally, higher US yields

The ‌Indian rupee is expected to open in the 95.14-95.18 range, according to traders, after settling at 94.9675 on Tuesday

Published 08 Jul, 2026 08:18am

Markets

BHP iron ore workers vote to strike on July 16 at Port Hedland

Unions have called for the action after six months of negotiations that have failed to reach an agreement on terms for a four-year labour deal

Published 08 Jul, 2026 08:16am

Markets

Dollar at week-high after US resumes Iran strikes; RBNZ hike hoists kiwi

The greenback strengthened 0.2% to 162.46 yen , advancing for a fourth day to reached the strongest level since July 2.

Updated 08 Jul, 2026 11:55am

Markets

Indian shares set to open lower as US-Iran tensions lift oil prices

GIFT ‌Nifty futures were trading at 24,235

Published 08 Jul, 2026 07:51am

World

US charges imprisoned Indian gang leader with ordering 2023 murder of Canadian Sikh separatist

A ‌federal indictment unsealed in Los Angeles alleges Bishnoi and Satinderjeet Singh, also known as 'Goldy Brar,' ordered the shooting of Nijjar outside a Sikh temple in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey

Published 08 Jul, 2026 07:48am

Markets

Gold eases as fresh US-Iran tensions lift oil prices, rate-hike bets

Spot gold fell 0.1% to $4,100.32 per ounce

Updated 08 Jul, 2026 11:54am

Markets

Oil jumps over 5% after Trump says deal with Iran 'over'

Brent crude futures gained $3.82, or 5.15%, hitting $77.98 a barrel

Updated 08 Jul, 2026 02:11pm

Business & Finance

FY25-26: 21 listed cos raise Rs20bn thru further issuance of capital

ISLAMABAD, Twenty-one listed companies raised over Rs. 20 billion through further issuance of capital during FY...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 07:16am

Business & Finance

‘Immense commercial opportunities available in Malawi’

KARACHI: Highlighting Africa as one of the world’s most promising untapped trade frontiers, the Honorary Consul of...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 07:12am

Pakistan

Audit report finds NDMA underutilised funds

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan has observed that the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 07:10am

Business & Finance

Banking Mohtasib disposes of 36,280 complaints in 2025

ISLAMABAD: The Banking Mohtasib Pakistan disposed of 36,280 complaints in 2025 despite carrying forward 13,793...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 07:08am

Business & Finance

Feasibility study for LPG infrastructure expansion to be initiated

KARACHI: EngroVopak Terminal Limited (EVTL), Pakistan’s leading chemical and gas terminal operator, has partnered...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 07:00am

Business & Finance

HCSTSI concerned over prolonged electricity outages

HYDERABAD: Acting President of the Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry (HCSTSI), Ahmed Idrees...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 06:58am

Pakistan

JI demands petrol price cut, calls for protests over levy

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Sindh chief Kashif Saeed Sheikh has said the federal government’s decision to reduce...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 06:57am

Pakistan

18th Amendment: Kamal concerned at incomplete implementation

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Health Services Mustafa Kamal has said that he does not oppose the 18th...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 06:54am

Pakistan

Condemn/surplus vehicles: KP govt notifies panel for disposal

PESHAWAR: The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has modified an Auction Committees for condemned and surplus vehicles...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 06:53am

Business & Finance

LCCI, PISMIDA sign MoU to promote industrial growth

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) and the Pakistan Industrial Sewing Machine Importers...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 06:29am

Business & Finance

Lucky Investments launches Shariah-compliant dividend yield fund

KARACHI: Lucky Investments Limited has launched the Lucky Islamic Dividend Yield Fund (LIDYF), an open-end...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 06:27am

Pakistan

Sindh's uplift projects: NA panel concerned at ‘inadequate’ federal funding

KARACHI: Parliamentarians from different political parties on Tuesday voiced strong reservations over what they...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 06:22am

Pakistan

PAC body reviews Ministry’s audit objections, probes irregularities

ISLAMABAD: A sub-committee of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday took up audit objections relating to...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 06:20am

Pakistan

Pakistan-Bulgaria political consultations held

ISLAMABAD: The sixth round of Pakistan-Bulgaria Bilateral Political Consultations was held in Islamabad on Tuesday....

Published 08 Jul, 2026 06:18am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (July 07, 2026) and the forecast for Wednesday (July 08 2026)....

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

BR Research

Pakistan’s digital jump, and the gap beneath it

Pakistan’s latest reading in the ICT Development Index 2026 is encouraging, but it is not a clean success story. It...

Updated 08 Jul, 2026 06:04am

BR Research

Ibrahim Fibres Limited: performance and outlook

Ibrahim Fibres Limited (PSX: IBFL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1986. The company is...

Updated 08 Jul, 2026 07:23am

Pakistan

Sharjeel says action will be taken against wheat hoarders

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to take strict action against wheat hoarders across the province and will...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

Business & Finance

Business leaders for shift from road to water transport

KARACHI: The country’s top business leaders on Tuesday called for a shift from road to water transport to cut...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

Pakistan

Islamabad LG polls: PM seeks summary to meet legal requirements

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has allowed to present a key summary before the federal cabinet for its...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

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

Markets

Oil gains after vessels attacked near Strait of Hormuz

NEW YORK: Oil prices rose more than 2 percent on Tuesday after reports of attacks on vessels near the Strait of...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

Pakistan

‘Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar’ programme: Nearly 125,000 houses progressing rapidly towards completion: CM

LAHORE: Under the “Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar” programme, nearly 125,000 houses across Punjab were progressing rapidly...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

Pakistan

LDA, PHA: PAC-1 orders probe into financial ‘irregularities’

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee-I (PAC-I) on Monday ordered an inquiry into alleged...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

Pakistan

Registrar lacks judicial power to reject petitions as frivolous: FCC

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) declared that the Registrar (of superior courts) does not possess...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

Business & Finance

Customs values on import of branded potato chips revised

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has revised Customs values on the import of branded...

Updated 08 Jul, 2026 05:48am

Business & Finance

USD4.6bn foreign-funded projects: Senate panel orders report on delays, cost overruns

ISLAMABAD: A Senate sub-committee on Economic Affairs on Tuesday ordered federal and provincial authorities to...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

Pakistan

Dar reviews country’s engagements with multilateral initiatives

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday chaired a meeting to...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

Pakistan

Sisters, legal team not allowed to meet IK at jail

ISLAMABAD: The sisters of incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and members of his legal...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

Business & Finance

Pursuing country’s industrialisation agenda: Financial close of Rs4.76bn 10-year ISTFF announced

KARACHI: A consortium of banks, managed by The Bank of Punjab (BOP), together with InfraZamin Pakistan Limited,...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

Business & Finance

Court-protected period: ATIR DB Islamabad annuls Super Tax default surcharge

ISLAMABAD: A two-member Bench of Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue Islamabad has set aside default surcharge on...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

Business & Finance

Loads Ltd via rights issue: CCP approves Treet’s additional stake acquisition

ISLAMABAD: Treet Corporation Ltd is expanding its footprint in Pakistan’s automotive industry after the Competition...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

Business & Finance

PTML announces its executive management team

ISLAMABAD: Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (PTML) on Tuesday announced its executive management team, ushering in a new...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

Pakistan

Cargo plane goes missing

KARACHI: A Pakistan-registered Boeing 737 cargo plane with five crew members on board lost contact with air traffic...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

Business & Finance

New customs values for mineral water notified

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

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

World

UK hard-right leader resigns as MP

LONDON: British anti-immigrant politician Nigel Farage announced Tuesday he would resign as a member of parliament...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan agree to establish strategic partnership

CHOLPON-ATA: Pakistan and the Kyrgyz Republic have reaffirmed their strong commitment to establishing a strategic...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

World

Crowds bid farewell to Khamenei in Qom

TEHRAN: Funeral proceedings for the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei concluded in the country’s...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

World

Qatari LNG tanker at risk of exploding after two vessels struck

DOHA: Three tankers were hit in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, including an LNG carrier at risk of explosion, as...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

World

Foreign investments rebound but recovery uneven: UN

GENEVA: Worldwide foreign direct investment rose in 2025 after two years of decline, the United Nations said...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

Business & Finance

Financial risks from ME war still remain: BoE

LONDON: The Bank of England on Tuesday warned that economic risks from the Middle East conflict could amplify...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

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

Editorials

Protecting children beyond parental compromise

EDITORIAL: The Lahore High Court’s recent judgment in a child maintenance case reaffirms a principle that should...

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:28am

Editorials

Keeping protected areas protected

EDITORIAL: The deliberations at a recent webinar on the Margalla Hills National Park have once again brought into...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Editorials

Relentless settlement expansion

EDITORIAL: The recent debate at the United Nations Security Council underscored a reality that has become...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Editorials

The missing accountability after the audit

EDITORIAL: Every few weeks, another audit report exposes billions of rupees in irregularities somewhere within...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

The perils of diluting constitutional safeguards

EDITORIAL: The recent judgment by a five-member Supreme Court bench on the admissibility of forensic experts’...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

Dilution of monetary policy

EDITORIAL: A webinar titled ‘Managing Stability During Uncertain Times: Role of Monetary Policy in Pakistan’...

Published 03 Jul, 2026 05:13am

Editorials

A tragedy of negligence

EDITORIAL: The collapse of the roof of a private tuition centre in Lahore’s Kahna area, which claimed the lives of...

Published 03 Jul, 2026 05:13am

Editorials

FBR: Barely exceeding twice-reduced target

EDITORIAL: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected 12.957 trillion rupees last fiscal year (1 July 2025 to 30...

Published 02 Jul, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

No refuge for terror

EDITORIAL: Cross-border terrorism cannot become an accepted feature of Pakistan’s security environment. The latest...

Published 02 Jul, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

The local govt void

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s democratic evolution is in many ways the story of its failure to truly devolve power, which...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Editorials

Rights of way, rights at risk

EDITORIAL: The government’s ambition to accelerate digital connectivity and expand telecommunications infrastructure...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Editorials

The ‘missing’ economic update, outlook

EDITORIAL: The Finance Division has yet to upload its May 2026 Economic Update and Outlook, a document that would...

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 06:25am

Editorials

Treaties, when convenient

EDITORIAL: A treaty that survives wars, crises and decades of political hostility only to be set aside unilaterally...

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 06:26am

Editorials

The cost of administered pricing

EDITORIAL: With international oil prices retreating after the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the government’s...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Editorials

Waste-to-energy projects: better late than never

EDITORIAL: It’s encouraging that Pakistan has finally moved to develop a comprehensive national policy for...

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 04:23pm

Editorials

The cost of impunity

EDITORIAL: The unusually apologetic tone adopted by senior Punjab Police and Crime Control Department (CCD)...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Editorials

The anaemia challenge

EDITORIAL: The findings of the WOMAN-2 study, presented in the report “The Missing Evidence: Anaemia, Postpartum...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Editorials

HIV: Time to act

EDITORIAL: The concerns raised at the recent community dialogue in Karachi over the growing number of HIV infections...

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:20am

Editorials

Women’s inheritance rights

EDITORIAL: The landmark ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on women’s inheritance rights is a timely...

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:23am

Editorials

Finance Act 2026

EDITORIAL: The Finance Bill 2026 was passed by the National Assembly with 35 amendments, including extending sales...

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 06:53am

Editorials

Borrowing prosperity

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s central government debt rose by Rs1.4 trillion in April alone, pushing the total debt stock to...

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 06:54am

Editorials

Population ‘bomb’

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s annual population growth rate is estimated at 2.55 percent which implies the addition of...

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Editorials

Open for exits

EDITORIAL: An economy that loses more foreign exchange through profit repatriation than it gains through foreign...

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Editorials

KP Budget

EDITORIAL: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) budget for 2026-27 presented by Chief Minister Sohail Afridi unveiled a total...

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

Editorials

Balochistan Budget

EDITORIAL: Balochistan’s latest budget arrives wrapped in the language of fiscal discipline, development and prudent...

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

Editorials

NFC Award: a system under strain

EDITORIAL: A recent media report has highlighted a view gaining traction within policymaking circles that the NFC...

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:43am

Editorials

Policing and the inviolability of the home

EDITORIAL: The recent judgment of the Peshawar High Court is a timely reminder that constitutional rights cannot be...

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:43am

Editorials

A crisis decades in the making

EDITORIAL: Few national failures have been forecast as accurately and ignored as consistently as Pakistan’s water...

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Editorials

A preventable tragedy

EDITORIAL: The horrific loss of at least 10 lives, including five children, in a fiery crash on the Islamabad-Murree...

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Editorials

US-Iran breakthrough

EDITORIAL: With President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian finally signing the Islamabad...

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:39am

Editorials

Health spending: the cost of neglect

EDITORIAL: The latest Pakistan Economic Survey 2025-26 presents a disturbing picture of the country’s public health...

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:42am

Editorials

Why the secrecy

EDITORIAL: The government is hush-hush about the quantum of tax relief offered and new taxes imposed in the recently...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Editorials

Sindh Budget

EDITORIAL: Sindh presented a 3,525 billion-rupee budget with the major reliance for revenue remaining on federal...

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 02:56pm

Editorials

Pakistan’s savings crisis

EDITORIAL: One of the more underappreciated aspects of Pakistan’s economic malaise has been the alarming collapse in...

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 06:24am

Editorials

Punjab Budget

EDITORIAL: The Punjab budget envisages total revenue of 1209 billion rupees from own resources (only 749 billion...

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

Beyond symbolic sanctions

EDITORIAL: France’s decision to ban Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country, in...

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 05:59am

Editorials

Maintaining the policy rate

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee met on the previously scheduled date – 15 June – and decided to keep the...

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Editorials

From oil shock to hunger crisis

EDITORIAL: The United Nations is now warning that a global hunger crisis feared at the outset of the Middle East...

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Editorials

Fiscal fault lines could test budget outlook

EDITORIAL: While the FY2026-27 budget has been framed as a pro-growth package aimed at reviving economic activity...

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

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A nation failing its children

EDITORIAL: The scale of Pakistan’s child labour crisis came into sharp focus at the International Labour...

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

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Policy contradictions stall progress

EDITORIAL: One of the more damaging flaws of governance in Pakistan today is the disconnect between what...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

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The price of delay

EDITORIAL: Billions of rupees worth of foreign-funded development projects are once again facing delays, not because...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

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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

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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

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The Budget

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

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 06:44am

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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

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 7	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 7	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 8	162.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 8	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 8	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 8	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 7	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 7	7,503.85
Nasdaq / Jul 7	25,818.69
Dow Jones / Jul 7	52,925.15
India Sensex / Jul 8	77,782.18
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 8	67,268.49
Hang Seng / Jul 8	24,241.74
FTSE 100 / Jul 8	10,604.19
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 8	25,225.57
France CAC40 / Jul 8	8,377.55

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 7	17,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 7	372,887
Petrol/Litre / Jul 8	297.53
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 8	72.62
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 8	4,127.97
Diesel/Litre / Jul 8	309.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 8	80.72

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 8 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	8.55 ▲ 1 (13.25%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 8 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	9 ▲ 1 (12.5%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jul 8 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	12.29 ▲ 1.12 (10.03%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 8 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	12.72 ▲ 1.16 (10.03%)
Next Capital / Jul 8 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	17.34 ▲ 1.58 (10.03%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 8 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	60.12 ▲ 5.47 (10.01%)
Cresent Jute / Jul 8 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	16.82 ▲ 1.53 (10.01%)
Equity Modaraba / Jul 8 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	12.31 ▲ 1.12 (10.01%)
Service Textile / Jul 8 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	47.69 ▲ 4.34 (10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 8 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	392.15 ▲ 35.65 (10%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 8 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	26.62 ▼ -2.96 (-10.01%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 8 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,720.29 ▼ -191.14 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 8 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	95.05 ▼ -10.56 (-10%)
Sally Textile / Jul 8 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	16.11 ▼ -1.79 (-10%)
Premier Sugar / Jul 8 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	709.69 ▼ -78.85 (-10%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jul 8 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	20.73 ▼ -2.3 (-9.99%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Jul 8 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	736 ▼ -73.92 (-9.13%)
Saritow Spinning / Jul 8 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	22.40 ▼ -2.2 (-8.94%)
Dewan Sugar / Jul 8 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	7.40 ▼ -0.68 (-8.42%)
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 8 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	5.88 ▼ -0.54 (-8.41%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	212,238,777 ▲ 0.08
Cnergyico PK / Jul 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	102,169,949 ▲ 0.21
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	75,506,910 ▼ -0.31
LSE Capital / Jul 8 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	61,849,171 ▲ 0.58
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jul 8 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	57,995,186 ▲ 1.12
Pak Refinery / Jul 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	44,834,186 ▲ 0.98
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 8 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	40,973,853 ▲ 0.05
B.O.Punjab / Jul 8 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	40,512,766 ▼ -1.42
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 8 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	29,027,672 ▼ -5.41
Hira Textile / Jul 8 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	27,578,866 ▼ -0.24

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