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Markets

New oil & gas discoveries boost Pakistan’s energy reserves in 2025

Gas reserve life increased to 18 years, while oil reserve life improved to 11 year, says AHL

Published 06 Jun, 2026 02:32pm

Pakistan

PMD issues heatwave warning for Karachi next week

A heatwave alert is active for Karachi, with temperatures expected to reach 38°C, bringing very hot and dry conditions to the city this weekend.

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 02:43pm

Technology

Anthropic urges AI labs to pause development, warns humans risk losing control

AI's ability to complete tasks on its own has been doubling roughly every four months, says Anthropic

Published 06 Jun, 2026 02:08pm

Sports

Teenage sensation Sooryavanshi called up to India's T20I squad, Iyer named captain

India play Ireland in two T20Is later this month, before a five-match series against England in July

Published 06 Jun, 2026 01:56pm

Sports

Saudi Arabia beat Puerto Rico 3-0 after weather delay in first win under Donis

Captain Salem Al-Dawsari wraps up the scoring in the 88th minute with a fine solo run

Published 06 Jun, 2026 01:51pm

Markets

PSX new IPOs deliver 47% average return, boosting investor confidence

Pakistan’s capital market is showing strong momentum, with recent listings on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 12:56pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, Russia sign landmark accords to curb illegal immigration, narcotics trafficking

Minister Naqvi and Tajikistan's counterpart expressed grave concern over 25 terrorist organizations and rising narcotics from Afghanistan, posing regional threats.

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 01:01pm

Business & Finance

SECP takes action against 36 govt entities

Completes proceedings on 58 show-cause notices issued for failing to comply with statutory filing requirements

Published 06 Jun, 2026 12:05pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan signs MoU with Saudi, local partners for 140 acre Karachi waterfront development

Proposed project to be built on a 140‑acre KPT site on Karachi's MT Khan Road

Published 06 Jun, 2026 12:04pm

World

US says Iran fired seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait, Bahrain

The attack drones pose an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic

Published 06 Jun, 2026 11:49am

World

Iran's foreign minister says Lebanon not a bargaining chip in war

Iran is using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States. says Aoun

Published 06 Jun, 2026 11:39am

World

North Korea to build 10,000-ton destroyer, state media says before Xi visit

Kim may be seeking to showcase the country’s military capabilities ahead of Xi’s visit on Monday and Tuesday, Hong says

Published 06 Jun, 2026 11:28am

Sports

Germany's Karl ruled out of World Cup with muscle tear

Karl enjoys a meteoric rise this season as he helps Bayern clinch the domestic double and reach the Champions League semi-finals

Published 06 Jun, 2026 11:24am

Sports

Rahul, Sudharsan half-centuries power India to 209-2 at tea v Afghanistan

The pair combine for a partnership of 139 runs before Mohammad Saleem gets his second wicket of the day

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 02:32pm

World

India's 'Cockroach' youth movement founder arrives in New Delhi to protest Modi

Modi’s government blocks the movement’s X account in the country, a move the Cockroach Janta Party challenges in a Delhi court

Published 06 Jun, 2026 11:10am

World

US attacks Iranian sites after Iran launches drones, in latest Gulf flare-up

Trump says Tehran has less than 22% of its missiles left

Published 06 Jun, 2026 08:52am

Business & Finance

Govt urged to heed to FPCCI’s recommendations

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), has...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 07:50am

Pakistan

Iran wants to see world free of nuclear weapons: Iran CG

LAHORE: The Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Lahore, Mehran Mohadfar, has said that Iran aspires to...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 07:50am

Pakistan

Law ministry seeks Rs2bn for FY27 projects

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Law and Justice is seeking Rs2 billion for on-going and new schemes for the fiscal year...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 07:46am

Business & Finance

Minister reviews PRA’s collection performance

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Housing and Urban Development Bilal Yasin on Friday visited the headquarters of the...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 07:44am

Pakistan

NAB Lahore retrieves state land worth Rs433bn

LAHORE: Director General NAB Mirza Faran Baig and Senior Member Board of Revenue Punjab have said Punjab State...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 07:44am

Pakistan

NPMB moot on inter-provincial intelligence sharing scheduled month-end

ISLAMABAD: The government has convened a meeting of the National Police Management Board (NPMB) by end of this month...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 07:41am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s first OSS for clean energy launched

ISLAMABAD: Marking World Environment Day, TheNetwork for Consumer Protection, in collaboration with Consumers...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 07:38am

Business & Finance

PCJCCI hails first coal-based fertilizer plant under CPEC

LAHORE: The Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) has welcomed the establishment of...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 07:35am

Markets

Quality cotton production: Punjab govt, Primark agree to collaborate

LAHORE: Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani on Friday said that practical measures would be...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 07:30am

Business & Finance

Restoring FTR a win-win situation: KCCI

KARACHI: President of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Rehan Hanif has urged the government to...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 07:28am

Pakistan

Senate panel calls for MDCAT policy framework review

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Friday called for a comprehensive review of the Medical and Dental College...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 07:27am

Pakistan

Stupendous funds, efforts required to meet climate commitments

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will require an estimated USD565.7 billion in climate-related investment by 2035 to implement...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 07:26am

Business & Finance

TAC demands tax burden ease for tobacco export

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Tobacco Action Committee (TAC) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Irshad Khan, Friday urged the federal...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 07:24am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Friday (June 05, 2026) and the forecast for Saturday (June 06 2026)....

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Business & Finance

IT & Telecom projects likely to get Rs20bn in budget FY2026-27

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has proposed an allocation of Rs20 billion, including Rs8.24 billion in local...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Pakistan

Six terrorists killed in Panjgur IBO

ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed six terrorists linked to what the military described as the Indian proxy group...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Pakistan

GB polls: PTI-backed candidates, PPP raise concerns over procedures

ISLAMABAD: Controversy over the transparency of forthcoming Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections deepened on Friday,...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Pakistan

CM praises forces

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed appreciation over the successful operation in...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Business & Finance

High-value crop farmers: Askari Bank and Verdora Ventures launch Rs250m support facility

KARACHI: Askari Bank and Verdora Ventures Pvt Ltd have formalised a Rs 250 million farmer financing facility under...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Pakistan

Dar chairs meeting on Discos’ privatisation

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/ FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting of the...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Pakistan

One hundred more electric buses to be inducted: Sharjeel

KARACHI: Sindh government has approved induction of hundred more electric buses into the public transport network....

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Pakistan

Trailer for first literary thriller film ‘Vailkor’ launched

KARACHI: The trailer of Pakistan’s first literary thriller film “Vailkor” was officially launched at a ceremony held...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Pakistan

Gilgit-Baltistan: Bilawal pledges ownership rights, 18th Amendment protections

KARACHI: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday promised to ensure the right of ownership and the protections...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Pakistan

Sindh home dept, US delegation discuss security issues

KARACHI: A high-level virtual meeting was held between the Sindh Home department and a delegation from the United...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Pakistan

Judges’ appointment

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) handed over the services of two District and Sessions Judges (D&SJ) to the...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

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

Pakistan

CM underscores need for planting more trees, protecting natural resources

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has appealed to the public to plant more trees and safeguard...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Business & Finance

Tobacco export tax not applicable to growers: experts

ISLAMABAD: Amid concerns and misconceptions regarding the tax imposed on tobacco exports, tax experts have clarified...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Pakistan

Population-resource balance key to sustainable development: Sindh PA members

KARACHI: Government and opposition members of the Sindh Assembly stressed in a key policy meeting ahead of the...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Pakistan

Ethiopia, Pakistan agree to forge strong parliamentary bond

KARACHI: Ethiopia and Pakistan agreed on Friday to forge a strong parliamentary bond to enhance bilateral...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Pakistan

People of Sindh: Arslan slams remarks of Safdar

Karachi: Mayor Sukkur and Spokesperson for the Government of Sindh, Barrister Arslan Islam Sheikh has said that the...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Business & Finance

SAPT given 7-day deadline on cargo damage, pilferage

KARACHI: The Collector of the Collectorate of Customs Appraisement has directed the South Asia Port Terminal (SAPT)...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Pakistan

AJK govt bans JK-JAAC

ISLAMABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has declared the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Business & Finance

‘Go cashless’ drive during Eid-ul-Azha: Over Rs34bn transactions done via digital channels: SBP

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) had launched a nationwide “go cashless” campaign during Eid-ul-Azha 2026...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Business & Finance

Daraz, Alibaba urge govt to facilitate digital commerce

ISLAMABAD: As budget consultations for the fiscal year 2026-27 gather pace, leading e-commerce platforms, Daraz and...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

World

US judge blocks Trump restrictions on legal immigration

WASHINGTON: A federal judge on Friday ruled that US President Donald Trump’s administration had adopted a series of...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

World

Ireland bans two Israeli ministers from entering country

DUBLIN: Ireland announced on Friday it has banned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and finance...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Business & Finance

Pakistan Chemical Expo 2026 opens in Lahore

LAHORE: The two-day Pakistan Chemical Expo 2026 commenced in Lahore on Friday with a grand inauguration ceremony,...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

World

Russian economy has not collapsed: Putin

SAINT PETERSBURG: The Russian economy has not fallen apart, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, dismissing...

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 06:43am

World

Leak on space station triggers brief safety alert

WASHINGTON: Astronauts working on the International Space Station briefly sheltered in a docked capsule Friday as...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Markets

Petrol price slashed by Rs4, HSD’s unchanged

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday announced an Rs 4 per litre reduction in the ex-depot price of petrol,...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Weekly SPI inflation down 0.56pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation fell by 0.56 percent during the week ending June 4, 2026,...

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 09:21am

World

IAEA strongly reacts to UAE plant attack

VIENNA: Last month’s drone attack on the UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant was a “serious compromise of nuclear safety,...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Pakistan, Iran discuss regional stability

DUSHANBE: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni in Tajikistan on...

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 09:19am

Business & Finance

US may issue country-specific sanction waivers for oil

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that the Trump administration could grant future...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Pakistan

Infrastructure planning & implementation: TI-P flags corruption risks, governance gaps

ISLAMABAD: The Transparency International Pakistan (TI-P) has unveiled its flagship report, “Infrastructure...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

World

Feared global hunger crisis ‘coming to pass’ as Mideast war lingers: UN

GENEVA: “Pessimistic” predictions that the Middle East war could push tens of millions more people into acute hunger...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

Different ministries, divisions: Rs30bn TSGs approved by ECC

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb chairs ECC meeting

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 09:32am

Rs91bn set aside for 49 power projects under PSDP

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has earmarked Rs 91 billion for 49 power sector projects under the Public Sector...

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 09:20am

Savings target set at 14.3pc of GDP

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has set the national savings target at 14.3 percent of GDP for the fiscal year...

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 09:21am

Budget 2026-27: TPU to address classification disputes, revise PCT headings

ISLAMABAD: The Tax Policy Unit (TPU) of the Ministry of Finance will address customs classification disputes and...

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 09:29am

Business & Finance

Govt to impose 1pc tax on retail sales up to Rs200m

ISLAMABAD: In a major pre-budget move aimed at broadening Pakistan’s narrow tax base, the government on Friday...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:09am

FASTER refund system: Govt to curb payments to non-compliant taxpayers

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to impose major restrictions on the payment of refunds under the...

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 09:22am

MoC seeks Rs20bn budget support for rice exporters vs India

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce has reportedly sought Rs 20 billion budget support already extended to the rice...

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 09:30am

Turkiye tackles inflation, Pakistan stumbles: ADB

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan lacks the industrial capacity, export diversification and productivity levels required to...

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 09:22am

Pakistan, KSA finalise series of investment deals

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on Friday agreed to deepen economic cooperation, with both sides finalising a...

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 09:20am

World

Putin says he currently sees no reason to meet Ukraine's Zelenskiy

US, Zelenskiy said the majority of Russians had grown tired of Ukrainian missile and drone attacks

Published 06 Jun, 2026 02:34am

World

Lebanon president tells Iran 'not your job to interfere' in country

"It's not your country, it's our country... It's not your job to interfere into our country," Aoun said

Published 06 Jun, 2026 12:26am

Business & Finance

India ramps up support for faltering rupee after holding fire on rates

The measures include scrapping capital gains tax for foreign holders of government bonds

Published 05 Jun, 2026 11:27pm

Perspectives

Transforming public safety in Pakistan through grassroots civic technology

In a rapidly developing world, urban safety and crisis communication remain critical challenges for emerging...

Published 05 Jun, 2026 11:27pm

Pakistan

Govt cuts petrol price by Rs4 per litre, keeps diesel's unchanged

New prices come into effect from June 6

Published 05 Jun, 2026 11:17pm

Business & Finance

ECC approves key grants, sectoral policy measures

Approved grants include Rs692.9mn for security arrangements undertaken during Islamabad Peace Talks

Published 05 Jun, 2026 10:55pm

Pakistan

Pakistan rejects India's remarks on Gilgit-Baltistan polls, reiterates Kashmir stance

Pakistan rejected India's "baseless" comments on Gilgit-Baltistan, highlighting human rights abuses and calling for Kashmir's self-determination.

Published 05 Jun, 2026 09:43pm

Markets

Budget 2026-27: real estate sector seeks tax reforms to spur investment

Withholding tax under Section 236C should be reduced to improve market liquidity, ABAD chairman says

Published 05 Jun, 2026 09:14pm

Life & Style

Madonna stuns fans with New York pop-up concert

Madonna, along with Shakira and K-pop megastars BTS, will headline a Super Bowl-style halftime show at the World Cup final

Published 05 Jun, 2026 09:04pm

Markets

Indian bonds rally after RBI rate pause, FX-boosting measures

RBI offered cheaper currency swaps for public-sector companies’ overseas loans

Published 05 Jun, 2026 07:55pm

Markets

Sri Lankan shares extend losing streak to five sessions, logs weekly loss

CSE All Share index settled down 0.07% at 21,744.13

Published 05 Jun, 2026 07:16pm

Markets

India's ICICI Prudential AMC restricts subscription in gold ETF

Large inflows can be difficult for gold ETFs to absorb during periods of heavy demand

Published 05 Jun, 2026 07:15pm

World

Iran says it fired warning missiles and drones at US warships in Gulf of Oman

The exchange comes amid heightened tensions over maritime security around Iran

Published 05 Jun, 2026 07:13pm

Sports

Spurs sign Robertson on free transfer after Liverpool exit

'He is a proven winner at the highest level over a long period and is someone who can be a big player for us,' Roberto De Zerbi says

Published 05 Jun, 2026 07:04pm

Markets

India scraps capital gains tax on foreign investors in government debt to support Indian rupee

The decision aims to attract more stable foreign capital as the rupee weakens by over 5% this year

Published 05 Jun, 2026 07:00pm

World

First tranche of US-India trade deal likely by mid-July, says India trade minister

'We had a full team of officials from different divisions of trade from the U.S. in Delhi,' Goyal says

Published 05 Jun, 2026 06:59pm

Markets

UAE markets gain despite stalled US-Iran peace talks

Dubai's main share index rose 0.9%

Published 05 Jun, 2026 06:52pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan risks missing global supply chain shift without pro-export budget measures: PTC

Pakistan could miss a major opportunity to boost exports and attract global buyers relocating supply chains unless...

Published 05 Jun, 2026 06:43pm

Markets

Indian companies willing to deepen presence in Venezuela, India's oil minister says

New Delhi said on Thursday that Venezuela sees it as a preferred partner in the energy sector

Published 05 Jun, 2026 06:40pm

Markets

Indian rupee posts biggest daily gain in 2 months as RBI ramps up currency defence

Indian rupee gained 0.9% to end at 94.9450 per dollar

Published 05 Jun, 2026 06:20pm

Markets

Fading hopes of a US-Iran peace deal push copper lower

Benchmark three-month copper on the LME was down 1.1% at $13,771.50 a metric ton

Published 05 Jun, 2026 06:10pm

World

Iran declares support for Hezbollah with wider peace deal in doubt

'This war will end only when it ends in Lebanon as well,' Abbas Araqchi tells TV station

Published 05 Jun, 2026 06:06pm

Markets

India's measures to protect Indian rupee seen drawing about $40 billion, analysts say

New Delhi has exempted overseas investors and the BIS from capital gains tax on interest or gains from sale of government bonds

Published 05 Jun, 2026 06:00pm

World

US forces board sanctioned vessel in Indian Ocean, Pentagon says

Washington imposes a blockade on Iran’s trade by sea

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:55pm

Markets

Eid-ul-Azha 2026: SBP says Go Cashless campaign saw Rs34bn in digital transactions

Significant increase in both volume and value of digital transactions, central bank says

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:45pm

Markets

Telenor considering sale of Pakistan’s Easypaisa: report

Telenor is working with Citigroup on the sale

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:32pm

Markets

Indian shares inch lower after RBI pause; log weekly losses on crude surge, outflows

RBI raises its inflation projection for the ongoing financial year to 5.1% from 4.6% and trims its GDP growth forecast to 6.6% from 6.9%

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:30pm

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...

Published 22 May, 2026 06:05am

Editorials

Push for boosting provincial resources

EDITORIAL: The federal government has urged the provincial governments to increase own-resources and emphasised the...

Published 21 May, 2026 05:01am

Editorials

NAB reform now imperative

EDITORIAL: Among the many findings and recommendations put forward by the IMF’s Governance and Corruption Diagnostic...

Updated 21 May, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

A step forward, but on paper

EDITORIAL: The passage of the Domestic Workers Welfare Bill, 2025, by the Sindh Assembly, is undoubtedly a welcome...

Updated 21 May, 2026 05:42am

Editorials

China’s consent to revise IPP deals

EDITORIAL: The Pakistan government is making efforts to persuade the Chinese Independent Power Producers (IPPs),...

Published 20 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

The end of the unipolar moment

EDITORIAL: Donald Trump arrived in Beijing seeking strategic relief and left with little more than carefully staged...

Published 20 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Gulf dependence clouds remittance outlook

EDITORIAL: The latest figures released by the State Bank of Pakistan present a mixed picture of the country’s...

Updated 19 May, 2026 06:24am

Editorials

Generating electricity from waste: better late than never

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s directive to prepare a roadmap for generating electricity from solid...

Updated 19 May, 2026 12:57pm

Editorials

Privilege in custody

EDITORIAL: The recent controversy surrounding the arrest of an alleged drug dealer, Pinky, in Karachi has once again...

Updated 19 May, 2026 06:22am

Editorials

If wishes were horses...

Pakistan's textile exporters face a "recipe for disaster" as abrupt withdrawal of government support, high costs, and a sticky exchange rate cripple their competitiveness.

Updated 18 May, 2026 07:01am

Editorials

Supporting SMEs and exports: govt still searching for roadmaps

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s latest directive to formulate a “comprehensive roadmap” for supporting...

Updated 18 May, 2026 08:01am

Editorials

Israel: misleading narratives

EDITORIAL: Israel’s growing diplomatic isolation over its genocidal campaign in Gaza appears to have prompted...

Updated 18 May, 2026 08:02am

Editorials

The war getting more and more expensive

EDITORIAL: Saudi Aramco’s warning that global markets have already lost nearly one billion barrels of oil supply...

Updated 17 May, 2026 07:02am

Editorials

India’s rights record under scrutiny

EDITORIAL: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s (USCIRF’s) renewed call for the US...

Updated 17 May, 2026 07:22am

Editorials

The SLA documents

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) uploaded the staff level agreement (SLA) documents on the third...

Published 16 May, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

Votes without verdicts

EDITORIAL: The principle that “justice delayed is justice denied” has once again become painfully relevant to this...

Published 16 May, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

Patchwork economics

EDITORIAL: The flood of sector-specific demands placed before the Senate Standing Committee on Finance ahead of the...

Published 15 May, 2026 06:03am

Editorials

Iran-US war: a dangerous deadlock

EDITORIAL: President Donald Trump’s rejection of Iran’s counter-proposals – submitted in response to the terms...

Updated 15 May, 2026 07:40am

Editorials

State of the economy

EDITORIAL: Finance Division released the Summary of Consolidated Federal and Provincial Fiscal Operations July-March...

Published 14 May, 2026 05:59am

Editorials

The illusion of stability

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Updated 13 May, 2026 07:54am

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AI’s threat to global finance

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 5	278.61
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 5	278.41
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 5	160.29
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 5	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 5	1.33
Euro to USD / Jun 5	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 5	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 5	7,383.74
India Sensex / Jun 5	74,243.34
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 5	66,588.12
Nasdaq / Jun 5	25,709.43
Hang Seng / Jun 5	24,961.95
FTSE 100 / Jun 5	10,368.05
Dow Jones / Jun 5	50,866.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 5	24,759.05
France CAC40 / Jun 5	8,218.24

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 5	90.54
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 5	401,012
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 5	4,328.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 5	77.48
Petrol/Litre / Jun 6	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 6	380.78

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 5 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	7.76 ▲ 1 (14.79%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jun 5 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	8.16 ▲ 1 (13.97%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 5 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	8.03 ▲ 0.97 (13.74%)
Paramount Spinning / Jun 5 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	8.41 ▲ 1 (13.5%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 5 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	8.98 ▲ 1 (12.53%)
First Capital Equities / Jun 5 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.30 ▲ 0.52 (10.88%)
Merit Packaging / Jun 5 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	10.35 ▲ 1 (10.7%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 5 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 5 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	23.28 ▲ 2.12 (10.02%)
Waves Corporation / Jun 5 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	10.98 ▲ 1 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 5 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	40.49 ▼ -4.5 (-10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 5 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	66.80 ▼ -7.4 (-9.97%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 5 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	29.96 ▼ -2.48 (-7.64%)
Shams Textile / Jun 5 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	38.17 ▼ -2.48 (-6.1%)
Bela Auto / Jun 5 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	55.85 ▼ -3.14 (-5.32%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Jun 5 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	385.55 ▼ -19.67 (-4.85%)
Sana Ind / Jun 5 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	39.70 ▼ -2.02 (-4.84%)
Dewan Textile / Jun 5 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	9.65 ▼ -0.48 (-4.74%)
JS Investments / Jun 5 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	40.01 ▼ -1.99 (-4.74%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jun 5 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	75.03 ▼ -3.61 (-4.59%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 5 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	42,057,629 ▲ 0.57
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 5 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	41,999,765 ▲ 0.49
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 5 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	41,811,517 ▲ 0.9
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 5 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	26,493,657 ▼ -0.2
Hascol Petrol / Jun 5 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	23,842,888 ▼ -0.01
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 5 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	22,157,441 ▲ 0.08
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	18,104,460 ▲ 0.02
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 5 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	17,319,572 ▲ 1
B.O.Punjab / Jun 5 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,286,456 ▼ -0.46
Unity Foods Ltd / Jun 5 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	15,013,265 ▼ -0.11

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