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World

Iran targets US bases in Jordan and the Gulf after Trump orders strikes near Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in response they had targeted four sites at the U.S. al-Azraq base in Jordan using long-range missiles, Iranian media reported

Published 10 Jun, 2026 09:38am

World

Drones hit historic museum in Russia-annexed Crimea as officials alter train schedule

The museum commemorates the 1853-1856 Crimea War between the Russian ‌Empire and a coalition that included the Ottoman Empire. Russia was defeated in that war

Published 10 Jun, 2026 09:24am

Markets

BYD chairman says firm will be world's biggest automaker in 5 years as shares slide

BYD’s exports between January and May grew 65% from a year earlier, with Brazil

Published 10 Jun, 2026 09:19am

Markets

Gold drops as oil and dollar rise on renewed US-Iran hostilities

Spot gold lost 1.8% to $4,187.59 per ounce

Published 10 Jun, 2026 09:15am

Markets

Copper edges down as macro concerns weigh on tariff support

The most-traded copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was down 0.38% to 104,010 yuan ($15,354.52) a ton

Published 10 Jun, 2026 09:10am

Markets

Asian stocks slide, oil gains as Middle East tensions escalate

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 0.6%

Published 10 Jun, 2026 09:08am

Markets

Dollar steadies following US strikes on Iran and ahead of inflation data

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, edged up 0.01% to 100.02

Published 10 Jun, 2026 09:00am

Markets

Indian shares muted as rising Mideast tensions weigh

The benchmark Nifty 50 fell 0.04% at 23,233.95

Published 10 Jun, 2026 08:56am

Markets

Indian rupee likely to dip on weak risk, outflows; Middle East tensions flare

The ‌Indian rupee is expected to open in the 95.40 to 95.44 per dollar range, per traders

Published 10 Jun, 2026 08:53am

Markets

Oil rises nearly 1% as US launches new strikes against Iran, supply tightens

Brent crude rose 0.9% to $92.29/barrel and WTI climbed 0.8% to $88.97/barrel

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 08:43am

World

Rival Palestinian factions discuss Gaza disarmament

CAIRO: Members of Palestinian factions including Hamas agreed in principle for Gaza’s armed groups to hand over...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:33am

World

France bans Israeli minister in coordinated sanctions push

PARIS: France Tuesday banned Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country, the...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:29am

Pakistan

Protesters clash with police in AJK as strike shutters cities

MUZAFFARABAD: Cities and towns across Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) were brought to a standstill on Tuesday after...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:25am

Markets

Fifth Qatari-controlled LNG tanker exits Hormuz

SINGAPORE: A fifth Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker has transited the Strait of Hormuz with a cargo,...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:24am

Pakistan

Plea challenging capacity payment mechanism for IPPs dismissed

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed a constitutional petition challenging the capacity payment...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:22am

Business & Finance

Pakistan plans to join north-south transport corridor: Leghari

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy, Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has highlighted the expansion of bilateral...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:11am

Pakistan

Militants martyr 6, abduct 8 security personnel in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants martyred six paramilitary personnel and abducted eight others...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:06am

Business & Finance

Aaj News’ Sidra Iqbal addresses GIES on future of capital and value creation

ISTANBUL: Aaj News journalist and broadcaster Sidra Iqbal participated as an invited speaker at the 3rd Global...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

Security forces kill 14 terrorists in Khuzdar

ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 14 terrorists belonging to Indian proxy Fitna al Hindustan during an...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Business & Finance

KBP demands five-year ‘National Agricultural Policy’

LAHORE: The Kissan Board Pakistan (KBP) has called for the announcement of a five-year National Agricultural Policy...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

Punjab to prioritise skilled workforce development: minister

LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman on Tuesday underscored that transforming the province’s...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Business & Finance

Pakistan, Germany see untapped trade potential

LAHORE: German Ambassador to Pakistan Ina Lepel has said that Pakistan and Germany share long-standing friendly and...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

PSDF, BOP agree to launch ‘Parwaaz Card Scheme’

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

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

CM spearheading comprehensive institutional reforms: Azma

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bukhari said on Tuesday that the Chief Minister of...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

Punjab PA session: Speaker irked by absence of ministers

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly session on Tuesday witnessed heated discussions on education, deteriorating condition of...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Business & Finance

Punjab CM allows purchase of 1m tonnes of wheat from PASSCO

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved the purchase of wheat from PASSCO, to ensure...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

Smoking claims estimated 164,000 lives every year in Pakistan: report

LAHORE: Smoking claims estimated 164,000 lives in Pakistan each year and costs the country a whopping Rs 422 billion...

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 07:45am

BR Research

FBR must stop punishing compliance

The formal economy is approaching a breaking point. Compliant businesses and taxpayers can no longer be expected to...

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 07:13am

BR Research

Cement: Margins squeeze becomes clearer

Pakistan’s cement sector is set to close FY26 with its strongest volume performance in several years, but perhaps...

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 07:18am

Pakistan

Kamal highlights importance of population control

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Health Services Mustafa Kamal said that family planning is the gateway to...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

Italian envoy pays farewell call on Dar

ISLAMABAD: Italian Ambassador Marilina Armellin paid a farewell call on Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

KP’s share under NFC Award ‘the most pressing issue’: CM

PESHAWAR: The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Sohail Afridi, and the JUI-F chief, Maulana Fazlur...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Business & Finance

Only 55-60pc ST taxpayers file returns

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani tax experts said that, based on the historical trend, only 55 to 60 percent of the country’s...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

Stranded trucks to start re-entering via Torkham border from today

ISLAMABAD: After being stranded in Afghanistan for nearly nine months, more than 800 empty Pakistani trucks have...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

PM praises Global Fund for public health support

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that Pakistan attaches high importance to its partnership...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

World

Iran says US revoked World Cup ticket allocation for supporters

TEHRAN: Iran’s football federation on Tuesday said the United States has revoked its allocation of tickets for its...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

Minister outlines govt’s approach to CPEC phase-II

ISLAMABAD: Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, has outlined the...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Markets

Oil prices fall to seven-week low

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell about 3 percent to a seven-week low on Tuesday after Iran and Israel said they had halted...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

Civil servants: Foreign nationality declaration made mandatory

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has made it mandatory for all civil servants to disclose whether they or their...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

NA panel clears copyright and insurance bills

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel headed by Muhammad Nauman, MNA, on Tuesday cleared two key bills of the Ministry of...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

CDF, Lebanon army chief discuss regional situation

ISLAMABAD: General Rodolphe Haykal, Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces, called on Field Marshal Syed...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

MYT determination: Nepra rejects MEPCO’s review motion

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has rejected the review motion filed by Multan...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Govt debt surges Rs1.4trn in April alone

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central government debt surged by massive Rs 1.4 trillion in April alone, driven by heavy...

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:28am

Non-appointment of Commissioner for Indus Waters: Ministry seeks time for filing reply

ISLAMABAD: The counsel for the Ministry of Water and Power sought time to file a reply regarding the non-appointment...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

Separate sessions of NA, Senate today

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned separate sessions of the National Assembly and the Senate today...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

PM highlights transformative potential of agricultural sector

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday underscored the transformative potential of the country’s...

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:28am

Rs27bn proposed for 20 uplift projects

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has proposed an allocation of Rs 27 billion, including Rs5.7 billion in local...

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:27am

Business & Finance

Stakeholders for more equitable, transparent tax structure

LAHORE: A majority of participants at the Business Recorder Forum on challenges facing Pakistan’s textile sector...

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 07:58am

Big Discos: PM directs authorities to fast-track sell-off process

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed authorities to fast-track the privatisation of major...

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:32am

Tariff Policy Board greenlights duty relief to defence imports

ISLAMABAD: The Tariff Policy Board (TPB), an inter-ministerial body, headed by the Minister for Commerce, has...

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:31am

Budget: tax on hybrid cars may stay unchanged; up to 25pc sales tax on import of EVs likely

Sources tell Business Recorder several sales tax exemptions are set to expire on June 30, 2026

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:26am

Business & Finance

Aleem urges Saudi investors to invest in key transport networks

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister Abdul Aleem Khan has urged the Saudi investors to invest in Pakistan’s rapidly expanding...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

BISP generates Rs2.88trn real-income annually

ISLAMABAD: Each rupee transferred through Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) generates Rs2.34 in “real income,”...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Business & Finance

Budget proposals: PBF asks KP govt to focus on industrialisation

PESHAWAR: Chairman, Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter, Ashfaq Paracha has urged the...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

Call for ‘farmer compensation, accountability framework’

LAHORE: Amid growing concerns among maize growers over the performance of certain hybrid seed varieties,...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Business & Finance

Deceptive marketing: CCP recovers Rs30m from leading FMCG

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has recovered Rs30 million from a leading multinational...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

Education investment key for Pakistan’s future: PA Speaker

LAHORE: Speaker Punjab Assembly Malik Ahmed Khan has said that investing in world-class education is an essential...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Business & Finance

Maritime stability key to blue economy growth: PCJCCI

LAHORE: Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) Commercial Ambassador Adeel Munawar stated...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

Pak-China friendship reaches new heights: Tarar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Tuesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

The Cost of Delay: Pakistan's environment at a tipping point

ISLAMABAD: World Environment Day arrives each year with familiar pledges, speeches and symbolic commitments. Yet for...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (June 09, 2026) and the forecast for Wednesday (June 10, 2026)....

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

BR Research

Gharibwal Cement Limited

Gharibwal Cement Limited (PSX: GWLC) was incorporated in Pakistan as public limited company in 1960. The principal...

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 07:29am

Pakistan

Punjab CNF foils drug trafficking attempts in 52 operations

LAHORE: The Punjab Counter Narcotics Force (CNF) conducted 52 successful operations over the past two weeks as part...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

Karachi’s New Sabzi Mandi: One-window facilitation desk for transporters being established

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to establish a special one-window facilitation desk at Karachi’s New Sabzi...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Technology

Pakistani consumers turning to AI to enhance shopping experience: report

KARACHI: Pakistani consumers are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to enhance their shopping...

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 07:46am

Business & Finance

PSMA urges govt to resolve issues of soap industry

KARACHI: Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Soap Manufacturers Association (PSMA), Tariq Zakaria has urged the government...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Business & Finance

PRAL front desk set up at Karachi LTO

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established a PRAL Front Desk at the Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) in...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Business & Finance

‘UBG patron-in-chief united business community’

KARACHI: Gulzar Feroz, central spokesperson for the United Business Group (UBG), has said that the UBG...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

Alkhidmat Karachi, LCI organise tree plantation drive

KARACHI: Alkhidmat Karachi, in collaboration with Lucky Core Industries (LCI), organized a mega tree plantation...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Business & Finance

Traders demand withdrawal of taxes in former Fata, Pata areas

PESHAWAR: Representatives of chambers of commerce and trader organisations from Malakand Division and the merged...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

Sindh urges Centre, Irsa to ‘restore’ its water quota

KARACHI: The Sindh Government has demanded that the federal government and Irsa immediately restore downstream water...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Business & Finance

New tax policy must not ignore small businesses: Memon

HYDERABAD: The President of the Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry, Muhammad Saleem Memon, while...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Editorials

Budget delayed, budget denied?

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

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Editorials

A fragile truce

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

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

World

World conflicts hit peak in 2025: report

OSLO: The world saw the highest number of state conflicts since the Second World War in 2025, a Norwegian study said...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

World

Party over purity: US voters unlikely to turn backs on troubled candidates: polls

WASHINGTON: Few Americans would abandon their party’s candidate over controversies such as Democrat Graham Platner’s...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

World

Blast from recovered shell kills 7 Afghans

KABUL: Seven people were killed in eastern Afghanistan when a scrap collector sawed into a recovered shell,...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

World

One shot as Kenyan protests at US Ebola centre turn violent

NANYUKI (Kenya): At least one person was shot as Kenyan police fought violent running battles with protesters...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

World

Xi hails deeper understanding at end of North Korea summit

SEOUL/BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up on Tuesday his first visit to North Korea in seven years,...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

FIA DG informs NA panel: 10,000 Pakistanis used student visas to seek asylum in UK

ISLAMABAD: The Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Dr Usman Anwar on Tuesday informed a...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Business & Finance

65 consignments arriving from Iran abandoned by traders

ISLAMABAD: Around 65 consignments arriving from Iran were abandoned by the concerned traders after entry into...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

Conduct of intra-party polls: ECP to hear case against ‘banned’ TLP on 17th

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has fixed for hearing a case against Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Business & Finance

FBR gives July 8 deadline to tax officials

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has given a deadline of July 8, 2026 to all tax officials to submit...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

AJK govt initiates sedition probe against Shaukat, Kh Mehran

MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has initiated formal legal proceedings against Shaukat...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

World

US launches new strikes on Iran after helicopter downed

US helicopter downed while patrolling Hormuz, Trump says

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 08:49am

Pakistan

President summons National Assembly, Senate sessions on June 10

President Zardari has approved summoning parliament sessions on June 10 for the FY27 federal budget, though reports suggest a potential delay to June 12 for its presentation.

Published 09 Jun, 2026 11:30pm

World

Trump blames Iran for helicopter attack, says US must respond

Helicopter was patrolling ⁠Strait of Hormuz, says US president

Updated 09 Jun, 2026 11:03pm

World

Indian economy, government finances, see mounting costs from Iran war

NEW DELHI: A few months ago, India’s economy was humming along nicely. Inflation was benign and growth was steady -...

Published 09 Jun, 2026 08:51pm

Markets

India overtaken as South Korea, Taiwan ride AI wave

BENGALURU: The Indian equity market’s sudden drop to seventh in the global market cap rankings has sent shudders...

Published 09 Jun, 2026 08:45pm

Sports

ICC rates Gaddafi, Lord's pitches as 'unsatisfactory'

Imposes demerit point on both venues

Published 09 Jun, 2026 08:41pm

Pakistan

Soldier martyred, 14 terrorists killed in Balochistan operation: ISPR

Security forces neutralized 14 Indian-backed terrorists in Balochistan during an IBO, thwarting planned attacks, though one brave soldier was martyred in the intense exchange.

Published 09 Jun, 2026 08:31pm

Markets

India's gold tariff hike fuels smuggling revival, squeezes banks and refiners

Gold smuggling fell from 156.1 tons in 2023 to 69.2 metric tons the following year

Published 09 Jun, 2026 08:24pm

World

US Energy Secretary says ship traffic through Strait of Hormuz rising 'very meaningfully'

Vessel movements on Strait have largely been blocked since US, Israeli strikes on Iran in late February

Published 09 Jun, 2026 07:51pm

Pakistan

Bahrain National Guard commander meets Pakistan military leadership, discusses defence cooperation

Two sides reaffirm commitment to strengthening defense ties, regional security, and collaboration on advanced tech

Published 09 Jun, 2026 07:49pm

Markets

US stocks rise as oil prices pull back

S&P 500 gained 0.7% to 7,456.69, while Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 0.9% to 26,159.37

Published 09 Jun, 2026 07:16pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz consults agriculture stakeholders ahead of budget, announces reform push

Pakistan's PM met agriculture stakeholders to shape the FY2026-27 budget, with new reforms hailed as a 'game changer' for economic transformation.

Published 09 Jun, 2026 06:01pm

World

India's opposition urges government to absorb oil price shock, warns on growth

Says the government had benefited from years of lower crude oil prices but chose to raise taxes instead of passing relief to consumers

Published 09 Jun, 2026 05:55pm

Markets

India's fertiliser ministry seeks to double subsidy fund as cost of Iran war mounts

India imports fertilisers such as urea and DAP, as well as liquefied natural gas, a key feedstock for ‌urea ⁠production

Published 09 Jun, 2026 05:34pm

Markets

India 10-year bond logs best close in 7 weeks as oil prices ease

The benchmark 6.48% 2035 bond yield fell 4.5 basis points to 6.9082%

Published 09 Jun, 2026 05:29pm

World

Israel launches deadly strikes on Lebanon's Tyre after warning

The health ministry said rescuers were still searching through the rubble of the strike for survivors

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:59pm

Editorials

Budget delayed, budget denied?

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

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Editorials

A fragile truce

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

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Editorials

Taxing traders: a political test

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

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

A long-overdue harvest of common sense

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

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

Budget 26-27: Stabilisation fatigue is now setting in

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

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:02am

Editorials

CPEC outcome

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

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

The death of white gold

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

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Editorials

The organ trade scandal

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

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Editorials

Worrisome export fall

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

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 06:57am

Editorials

Pakistan’s investment climate: confidence in short supply

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

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 12:09pm

Editorials

Widening trade deficit

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

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

Terrorism’s dangerous momentum

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

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

A disturbing tally

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

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

Budget postponement raises multiple questions

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

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 12:56pm

Editorials

The cost of impunity

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

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 06:48am

Editorials

The plight of PSDP

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

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Water cannot be weaponised

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

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

When taxes punish formal businesses

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

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

Defined Contributory Pension

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

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:41am

Editorials

Undoing NFC Award’s population bias

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

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:40am

Editorials

The pope’s AI’s warning

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

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

A very harsh annual budget in the offing?

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

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Bracing for Super El Nino

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

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

The cost of mismanagement

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

Updated 30 May, 2026 06:09am

Editorials

An impossible bargain

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

Updated 30 May, 2026 07:33am

Editorials

Slow death of a city of teeming millions

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

Published 27 May, 2026 03:13am

Editorials

Arrogance of impunity

EDITORIAL: The shocking treatment of international humanitarian activists intercepted aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla...

Updated 27 May, 2026 04:19am

Editorials

Oil smuggling: a dangerous parallel market

EDITORIAL: The surge in Iranian oil smuggling into Pakistan during the ongoing Middle East conflict has exposed...

Updated 26 May, 2026 07:27am

Editorials

Quetta bombing: terrorism continues to pose a grave threat

EDITORIAL: The horrific suicide bombing near the Chaman railway crossing in Quetta on Sunday is yet another grim...

Updated 26 May, 2026 07:30am

Editorials

A new policy for the automobile sector

EDITORIAL: The government is coming up with the Automobile and Auto Parts Manufacturing Policy 2026–31. The New...

Updated 25 May, 2026 07:02am

Editorials

Tax collection: a system designed to fail

EDITORIAL: Clearly, Pakistan’s repeated failure to meet tax collection targets is not merely a fiscal problem; it...

Updated 25 May, 2026 08:03am

Editorials

Law, deterrence and mental health

EDITORIAL: The Federal Shariat Court’s decision to restore Section 325 of the Pakistan Penal Code reflects an...

Published 24 May, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

Relentless terror in KP

EDITORIAL: The renewed wave of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is a grim reminder that Pakistan’s security...

Published 24 May, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

Rebound in textile exports

EDITORIAL: Federal Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released provisional data that showed textile exports rebounding in...

Updated 23 May, 2026 06:26am

Editorials

A welcome award on Indus waters

EDITORIAL: Pakistan has expressed “utmost satisfaction” over the supplemental award by the Permanent Court of...

Published 23 May, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

Balochistan’s minerals sector gets security boost

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent directive to deploy the Frontier Corps across Balochistan’s...

Published 22 May, 2026 06:05am

Editorials

Licensed cruelty

EDITORIAL: Senator Sherry Rehman has performed an important public service by exposing the grim reality hidden...

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 9	278.57
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 9	278.37
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 9	160.41
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 9	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 9	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 9	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 9	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 9	7,386.65
Nasdaq / Jun 9	25,678.82
FTSE 100 / Jun 9	10,227.33
Dow Jones / Jun 9	50,872.11
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 9	24,433.06
France CAC40 / Jun 9	8,203.43
India Sensex / Jun 10	74,322.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 10	64,166.71
Hang Seng / Jun 10	24,292.95

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 9	89.03
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 9	389,534
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 9	4,242.54
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 9	75.30
Petrol/Litre / Jun 10	377.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 10	380.78

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 10 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	10.67 ▲ 1 (10.34%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 10 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	62.55 ▲ 5.69 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Jun 10 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	31.55 ▲ 2.87 (10.01%)
Ansari Sug. / Jun 10 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	18.74 ▲ 1.7 (9.98%)
IGI Life Ins / Jun 10 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	21.75 ▲ 1.94 (9.79%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 10 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	42.49 ▲ 3.76 (9.71%)
Asia Ins. / Jun 10 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37 ▲ 3.16 (9.34%)
Popular Islamic / Jun 10 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	27.99 ▲ 2.3 (8.95%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jun 10 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	55 ▲ 4.43 (8.76%)
First Treet Manuf / Jun 10 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	19.40 ▲ 1.36 (7.54%)

Stock	Price
Sanghar Sugar / Jun 10 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	114.01 ▼ -12.41 (-9.82%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 10 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	17,014 ▼ -1376 (-7.48%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jun 10 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	151.02 ▼ -10.81 (-6.68%)
Dewan Automotive Eng. / Jun 10 Dewan Automotive Engineering Limited(DWAE)	26.05 ▼ -1.76 (-6.33%)
Sitara Energy / Jun 10 Sitara Energy Limited(SEL)	30.05 ▼ -1.9 (-5.95%)
AKD Hospitality / Jun 10 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	168.01 ▼ -10.16 (-5.7%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jun 10 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.04 ▼ -0.81 (-5.45%)
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 10 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	16.59 ▼ -0.75 (-4.33%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Jun 10 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	67 ▼ -3 (-4.29%)
Paramount Spinning / Jun 10 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	7.56 ▼ -0.33 (-4.18%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 10 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	8,222,754 ▲ 0.04
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 10 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	6,504,205 ▲ 0.13
Telecard Limited / Jun 10 Telecard Limited(TELE)	3,883,909 ▲ 0.16
Oilboy Energy / Jun 10 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	3,782,105 ▲ 0
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	2,939,528 ▼ -0.02
Big Bird Foods / Jun 10 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	2,630,190 ▲ 0.98
TPL REIT Fund I / Jun 10 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	1,837,491 ▲ 0.19
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 10 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	1,374,509 ▲ 1
Zuma Resources / Jun 10 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	1,158,407 ▲ 1.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 10 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	1,073,236 ▼ -0.04

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