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Pakistan

Pakistan budget, hit by Iran war and IMF, to squeeze middle class: Reuters

The burden of higher fuel and power costs and taxes will fall largely on formally registered businesses and salaried workers in the South Asian nation

Published 11 Jun, 2026 03:57pm

Business & Finance

SBP releases inaugural Research Agenda to guide policy, regulatory research

Says Research Agenda systematically organized around three strategic core themes

Published 11 Jun, 2026 03:42pm

Markets

Gold price drops by Rs9,720 per tola in Pakistan

International rate of gold declines by $97 to reach $4,102 per ounce

Published 11 Jun, 2026 02:23pm

Business & Finance

Economic Survey: Agriculture lags, services leads FY26 growth

Pakistan misses 4.2% GDP growth target, records 3.7% growth in FY26
Economic size rose to $452.1 billion, the largest-ever economic size recorded in Pakistan’s history

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 03:56pm

Pakistan

Govt working to free Pakistanis held by Somali pirates despite complex challenges: FO

Pakistan urges Mideast peace, and reaffirms Kashmir's disputed status

Published 11 Jun, 2026 01:43pm

Markets

European shares edge higher ahead of ECB rate verdict; Mideast tensions eyed

The pan-European STOXX 600 index edged 0.3% higher to 620.24 points

Published 11 Jun, 2026 01:36pm

Markets

Pakistan-bound LNG tanker among vessels exits Strait of Hormuz

The tankers then reappeared on ship-tracking data on June 10

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 01:55pm

Markets

World Bank says Indonesia's GDP to slow to 5% in 2026 as fiscal pressures rise

The forecast by the World Bank is lower than Indonesia’s growth projections of 5.4% to 6%

Published 11 Jun, 2026 01:27pm

Markets

Major Gulf markets dip amid fresh escalation in US-Iran conflict

The United States and Iran traded airstrikes for a second straight day

Published 11 Jun, 2026 01:25pm

Life & Style

Deezer launches free AI music detector for users of major streaming platforms

The free detector allows users of around 20 of the most common streaming platforms to scan their playlists for synthetic music

Published 11 Jun, 2026 01:24pm

Markets

Ford to recall more than 548,000 US vehicles over defective center console

The ⁠issue relates to the console’s chrome plating, which may bubble and peel over time, potentially resulting in sharp edges

Published 11 Jun, 2026 01:17pm

Markets

South African rand gains as dollar wavers amid Middle East tensions

The rand traded at 16.5375 against the U.S. dollar , up 0.2% from its previous close

Published 11 Jun, 2026 12:45pm

Sports

World Cup set for kickoff after high ticket prices, visa issues dog buildup

Trump confirmed on Wednesday he plans to attend some World Cup matches, without providing details

Published 11 Jun, 2026 12:32pm

World

Three Indian sailors killed aboard ship hit by US off Oman: Indian shipping minister

'It is deeply unfortunate to learn of the tragic incident aboard the Palau-flagged MT Settebello,' Sarbananda Sonowal said in a statement

Published 11 Jun, 2026 12:26pm

Sports

Pakistan beat Afghanistan to clinch International Football Tournament title

Prime Minister Shehbaz congratulates the squad

Published 11 Jun, 2026 12:05pm

Markets

Copper falls as escalating Mideast conflict fuels slowdown concerns

The most-traded copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange tumbled 1.5% to 102,910 yuan ($15,187.43) a ton

Published 11 Jun, 2026 11:56am

Markets

China and Hong Kong stocks fall on tech losses, renewed Mideast tensions in focus

In Hong Kong, the benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 1.1%

Published 11 Jun, 2026 11:33am

Markets

China's yuan dips as seasonal FX demand picks up, Mideast tensions remain in focus

The onshore yuan traded at 6.7766 per dollar as of 0246 GMT, slightly weaker than the previous close of 6.7738

Published 11 Jun, 2026 11:30am

Business & Finance

Jam Kamal pledges to address tobacco industry concerns

Holds meeting with delegation Pakistan Tobacco Company

Published 11 Jun, 2026 11:25am

World

Kuwait reopens airspace after temporary suspension following Iranian attacks

Kuwait had closed its airspace and suspended air traffic earlier on Thursday as a precautionary measure following Iranian attacks

Published 11 Jun, 2026 11:24am

Markets

Australian shares drop as US strikes on Iran, Hormuz closure spook investors

The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.8% to 8,583

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:58am

Sports

Americans Amanda Anisimova, Iva Jovic cruise into London quarters

A finalist at this event along with Wimbledon in 2025, Anisimova dropped just four points behind her first serve

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:55am

Markets

Japan's Nikkei slumps as chip selloff, geopolitical tensions dent risk appetite

The Nikkei was down 1.3% at 63,360.96

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:52am

Markets

Australian dollar extends losing streak against kiwi, yen, euro

Australian dollar extended a long losing streak against the yen, kiwi and euro on Thursday

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:49am

Markets

Thai baht/US dollar stronger on Thursday

The baht was 0.2% higher at 32.89 versus the dollar, after trading in a range of 32.890 to 32.990

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:42am

Markets

Chicago corn futures fall ahead of USDA monthly report

The most-active corn contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn lost 0.1% to $4.18-1/2 a bushel by 0210

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:39am

Markets

US-Iran war escalation set to drag India bonds lower

The yield on the benchmark 6.94% 2036 note may trade in the 6.92% to 6.98% range, a private bank trader said

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:35am

Markets

JGB yields dip as investors digest US strikes on Iran

The five-year yield fell 0.5 bps to 1.93%, reversing an earlier 0.5 bps rise to 1.940%

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:33am

World

Israeli military issues alert after detecting launches from Lebanon toward northern Israel

Israeli military said on Thursday that its home front command issued a precautionary directive after identification of launches from Lebanon toward northern Israel

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:30am

Markets

Palm rises on stronger rival oils, crude oil, soft ringgit

Palm oil contract for August delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 32 ringgit, or 0.71%, to 4,570 ringgit

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:27am

Markets

South Korean shares fall on Middle East conflict escalation

The benchmark KOSPI was down 141.39 points, or 1.83%, at 7,589.43

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:25am

Markets

Indian rupee braces for weaker start after Iran–US tensions ignite fresh oil rally

The rupee is expected to open in the 95.35-95.40 per dollar range, traders said, having settled at 95.2650 on Wednesday

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:23am

Markets

KSE-100 loses over 300 points

Hovers at 169,091.20, down by 336.24 points or 0.20%

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:21am

World

Air India crash report delayed due to unfinished engine examination, Bloomberg News reports

India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will likely issue a status report this week focused on the reasons behind the delay, the report added, citing people familiar with the matter

Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:50am

World

Seven dead in blast in China's Guangxi region

Seventeen ⁠more were injured and taken to hospital

Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:38am

Markets

Indian shares may open lower on fresh Mideast escalation, US inflation

GIFT Nifty futures ⁠were trading at 23,069

Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:35am

Markets

Shares retreat as techs extend losses, US strikes on Iran lift oil

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.9%

Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:26am

Markets

Oil rises more than $1 as escalation in US-Iran strikes unnerve traders

Brent futures rose $1.48, or 1.59%, to $94.58 a barrel

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 11:21am

Markets

Gold hits over 6-month low on rate-hike concerns amid Mideast conflict

Spot gold was ‌down 0.2% at $4,063.87 per ounce

Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:13am

Markets

Dollar shaky as investors weigh rate outlook, Middle East worries

The dollar index , which measures the US ⁠currency against six major peers, eased to 99.903

Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:08am

Business & Finance

Leghari-led committee to finalise draft auto policy

ISLAMABAD: The Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, is heading an 11-member sub-committee tasked...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:42am

Pakistan

NFC Award: Opposition accuses govt of seeking to curtail provincial shares

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on the federal...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:41am

Pakistan

NA passes two bills to ensure 33pc women’s representation

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday passed two bills aimed at ensuring 33 percent representation of women...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:39am

Pakistan

Punjab CM expresses grief over helicopter crash

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed grief over the crash of an Army MI-17 helicopter...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:37am

Pakistan

Ten members of a family killed as van plunges into ravine

RAWALPINDI: Ten members of a family were killed and 13 others injured when a passenger van plunged into a ravine and...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:35am

Pakistan

PM expresses satisfaction over record May remittances sent by overseas Pakistanis

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over a record USD 4.3 billion in...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:32am

Pakistan

Nehal pledges support for export sector

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nehal Hashmi on Wednesday pledged to advocate for the concerns of exporters at...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:31am

Pakistan

CM seeks report on death of sewer workers

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed grief over the death of two sewer workers who lost...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:29am

Pakistan

26 militants killed as Pakistan launches strikes on Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan carried out precise and calibrated strikes against terrorist hideouts and safe havens along the...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:24am

World

India says working to stop water flowing into Pakistan

NEW DELHI: India is working to ensure “not a single drop of water” will flow into neighbouring Pakistan, the water...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:22am

Business & Finance

Hormuz block sparks ‘never seen before’ disruption: Shell CEO

LONDON: The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has led to global energy disruptions “never seen before”, the chief...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:18am

World

Netanyahu to run for re-election after Trump raises doubts

TEL AVIV: Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election this year, his party announced on Wednesday, after US President...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:16am

Pakistan

India names Pandey as new chargé d’affaires in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: In a routine diplomatic development, India has nominated Dr. Satyanjal Pandey as its new chargé...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:11am

Business & Finance

DPC doubles coverage for ‘all eligible depositors’

KARACHI: The Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC) has doubled the coverage for all eligible depositors of its member...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:03am

Business & Finance

‘User Experience of Digital Payment Services’: SBP launches nationwide survey

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has launched a nationwide survey on “User Experience of Digital Payment...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:01am

Business & Finance

Federal Budget on 12th: Schehzad

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb will present the federal budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year in the...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:58am

Business & Finance

Diesel engines for generators from US, Europe: New customs values set to check under-invoicing

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

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:55am

Business & Finance

Jam, SPEC Refinery discuss Hub greenfield project progress

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan, on Wednesday held a meeting with a delegation of SPEC...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Pakistan

Agricultural tax: LHC rejects request to suspend notifications

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday turned down a request to suspend the impugned notifications about...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

FTS for small shopkeepers: PTBA raises legal, procedural concerns

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has formally written to Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb,...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:48am

BR Research

The Retail Fantasy

Every tax policy contains an implicit assumption. The latest retailer tax scheme contains one that deserves closer...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:43am

BR Research

Remittance rush: Don’t miss the fine print!

The headline number is hard to ignore. Workers’ remittances touched an unprecedented $4.25 billion in May 2026, the...

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 07:12am

BR Research

United Brands Limited

United Brands Limited (PSX: UBDL) was incorporated in Pakistan in 1965 as Batlay Match Industries Limited. The...

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 07:19am

Pakistan

Buffalo genetic resources: Pakistan, China sign MTA

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Wednesday signed a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) on buffalo genetic resources,...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Editorials

The high cost of easy revenues

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

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Editorials

Budget: getting close to plugging the gap

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

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 06:52am

Pakistan

Sarwar Soomro’s poetry collection launched

KARACHI: “Sarwar Ko Yaad Rakhna” (Remembering Sarwar) was launched at Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, which was...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

PJBF urges govt to safeguard industrial investment, local manufacturing

KARACHI: The Pakistan Japan Business Forum (PJBF) has expressed serious concern over the reported consideration of a...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Dust, thunderstorm, rain likely across upper, central parts

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Wednesday forecast dust and windstorms, rain and...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Japanese CG attends book handover ceremony

KARACHI: The Consul General of Japan in Karachi, in collaboration with the Tokyo Foundation, attended a book...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

NCCIA for stronger institutional support to fight cybercrime

KARACHI: Additional Director of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), Karachi Zone, Muhammad Tariq...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Energy dept, its allied departments: PAC reviews audit paras, orders recovery of dues

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee-I (PAC-I) on Wednesday reviewed audit paras relating to the...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Punjab PA passes Walled City Lahore, 7 other bills

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Wednesday passed eight bills by a majority vote, including the Punjab Public...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Punjab reports sharp decline in poliovirus circulation

LAHORE: Punjab has recorded significant progress in reducing poliovirus circulation across the province, but health...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Over 600 Sikh pilgrims arrive for Jor Mela observance

LAHORE: More than 600 Indian Sikh pilgrims have arrived in Pakistan to participate in commemorative events marking...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Punjab launches ‘She Threads’ initiative for rural women

LAHORE: The Punjab government has expanded efforts to promote women’s economic empowerment through the “She Threads”...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Lake City Meadows organises plot hand-over ceremony

LAHORE: Lake City Meadows, formerly known as State Life Corporate Housing Society, achieved a significant milestone...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

Budget FY27: ICMA VP participates in consultative session

LAHORE: Muhammad Yasin, FCMA, Vice President ICMA and Chairman Research & Publications Committee, represented...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Rana Ihsaan meets NTU and KOICA teams

FAISALABAD: On Tuesday Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan, Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Commerce, held a meeting with...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Rs1bn recovery: Kissan Board seeks high-ups’ intervention

LAHORE: The Kissan Board Pakistan (KBP) has called for the immediate intervention of top civil and military...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

Business community says concerned at PERA’s enforcement activities

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has sought the intervention of Chief Minister Punjab...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Murree Expressway accident: CM expresses grief over loss of lives

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow and grief over the loss of...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

WASA set to digitise billing system

LAHORE: The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Lahore is set to digitise its billing system next month by printing...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Senate panel approves bill to address discrepancy in PKT legal definition

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat unanimously approved the Standard Time...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Kamal highlights importance of public-private partnerships in health sector

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Health Services and Regulations Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday highlighted the...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Russia vow to strengthen bilateral ties

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday said Pakistan would further strengthen its partnership with the...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Afridi says his govt presented province’s case before NEC

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi has stated that the Government of Khyber...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

JazzWorld’s ‘Garaj’ partners with Balochistan PPRA

ISLAMABAD: Garaj, the enterprise cloud solutions platform from JazzWorld, has entered into a strategic partnership...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

KPRA North Region collects Rs3.315bn revenue so far

PESHAWAR: Director General (DG) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA), Irum Naz, visited the KPRA Regional...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

FBR to arrange technical briefing on budget tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to arrange a technical briefing on the federal budget...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

‘Water becomes threat to peace and security in region’

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar said that the entire South Asian region faces the threat of the “Akhand Bharat”...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Closing time for standalone grocery, kiryana stores extended

ISLAMABAD: The Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Fuel Conservation and Additional Austerity Measures on...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

World

Israeli strikes on south Lebanon kill 12

BEIRUT: Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 12 people on Wednesday, a Lebanese medical source said,...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

World

Belfast girds for more violence after stabbing suspect held

BELFAST: Belfast steeled itself Wednesday for a second night of violence directed at immigrants in Northern Ireland,...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

World

US judge sentences ex-Taliban commander to 42 years

NEW YORK: A former Afghan Taliban commander charged by the United States with abducting a journalist and supporting...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

World

Two babies from Congo orphanage die of Ebola

BUNIA (Congo): After her mother died in late May, baby Buswaza was brought to a church-run orphanage in eastern...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

ABAD team, KDA chief discuss builders’ issues

KARACHI: Led by Chairman Muhammad Hassan Bakhshi, delegation of the Association of Builders and Developers of...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Squash Development Project: Bank Alfalah to help restore sporting legacy

KARACHI: Bank Alfalah has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BARD Foundation to support the development...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

Agri, industry & mining sectors: CPEC-2.0 to create new JVs: PCJCCI

LAHORE: The China Pakistan Economic Corridor Phase-II (CPEC-2.0) is expected to generate significant Joint Ventures...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Markets

Experts call for cotton revival strategy urgently

LAHORE: Speakers at an international cotton conference stressed the need for an immediate and coordinated national...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Editorials

The high cost of easy revenues

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

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Editorials

Budget: getting close to plugging the gap

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

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 06:52am

Editorials

Budget delayed, budget denied?

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

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Editorials

A fragile truce

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

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Editorials

Taxing traders: a political test

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

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

A long-overdue harvest of common sense

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

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

Budget 26-27: Stabilisation fatigue is now setting in

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

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:02am

Editorials

CPEC outcome

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

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

The death of white gold

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

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Editorials

The organ trade scandal

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

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Editorials

Worrisome export fall

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

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 06:57am

Editorials

Pakistan’s investment climate: confidence in short supply

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

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 12:09pm

Editorials

Widening trade deficit

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

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

Terrorism’s dangerous momentum

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

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

A disturbing tally

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

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

Budget postponement raises multiple questions

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

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 12:56pm

Editorials

The cost of impunity

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

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 06:48am

Editorials

The plight of PSDP

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

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Water cannot be weaponised

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

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

When taxes punish formal businesses

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

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

Defined Contributory Pension

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

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:41am

Editorials

Undoing NFC Award’s population bias

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

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:40am

Editorials

The pope’s AI’s warning

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

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

A very harsh annual budget in the offing?

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

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Bracing for Super El Nino

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

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

The cost of mismanagement

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

Updated 30 May, 2026 06:09am

Editorials

An impossible bargain

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

Updated 30 May, 2026 07:33am

Editorials

Slow death of a city of teeming millions

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

Published 27 May, 2026 03:13am

Editorials

Arrogance of impunity

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

Updated 27 May, 2026 04:19am

Editorials

Oil smuggling: a dangerous parallel market

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

Updated 26 May, 2026 07:27am

Editorials

Quetta bombing: terrorism continues to pose a grave threat

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

Updated 26 May, 2026 07:30am

Editorials

A new policy for the automobile sector

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

Updated 25 May, 2026 07:02am

Editorials

Tax collection: a system designed to fail

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

Updated 25 May, 2026 08:03am

Editorials

Law, deterrence and mental health

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

Published 24 May, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

Relentless terror in KP

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

Published 24 May, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

Rebound in textile exports

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

Updated 23 May, 2026 06:26am

Editorials

A welcome award on Indus waters

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

Published 23 May, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

Balochistan’s minerals sector gets security boost

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

Published 22 May, 2026 06:05am

Editorials

Licensed cruelty

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

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

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 10	278.56
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 10	278.36
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 11	160.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 11	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 11	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 11	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 10	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 10	7,266.99
Nasdaq / Jun 10	25,169.50
Dow Jones / Jun 10	49,918.78
India Sensex / Jun 11	74,071.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 11	64,194.91
Hang Seng / Jun 11	24,151.19
FTSE 100 / Jun 11	10,319.53
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 11	24,172.12
France CAC40 / Jun 11	8,180.87

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 10	378,170
Petrol/Litre / Jun 11	377.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 11	90.59
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 11	4,094.57
Diesel/Litre / Jun 11	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 11	75.27

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 11 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	11.74 ▲ 1.07 (10.03%)
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 11 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	21.66 ▲ 1.97 (10.01%)
Cherat Packaging / Jun 11 Cherat Packaging Limited(CPPL)	101.30 ▲ 9.21 (10%)
Data Agro / Jun 11 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	103.47 ▲ 9.41 (10%)
Elahi Cotton / Jun 11 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	259.78 ▲ 23.62 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 11 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	134.95 ▲ 12.27 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 11 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	46.86 ▲ 4.26 (10%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Jun 11 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	513.04 ▲ 46.64 (10%)
Zephyr Textile / Jun 11 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)
EMCO Industries / Jun 11 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	51.05 ▲ 4.64 (10%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Automotive Eng. / Jun 11 Dewan Automotive Engineering Limited(DWAE)	25.05 ▼ -2.61 (-9.44%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Jun 11 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	15.97 ▼ -1.63 (-9.26%)
ARM Green Industries / Jun 11 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	46.70 ▼ -4.47 (-8.74%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 11 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	48.75 ▼ -4.37 (-8.23%)
Dadex Eternit / Jun 11 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	104 ▼ -9 (-7.96%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 11 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	26.16 ▼ -2.12 (-7.5%)
Sally Textile / Jun 11 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	13.90 ▼ -1.07 (-7.15%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 11 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.80 ▼ -0.6 (-7.14%)
Paramount Spinning / Jun 11 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	6.74 ▼ -0.49 (-6.78%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jun 11 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	16.77 ▼ -1.19 (-6.63%)

Stock	Volume
F. Nat.Equities / Jun 11 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	118,059,983 ▲ 0.03
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 11 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	53,543,476 ▲ 1.97
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 11 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	34,314,189 ▲ 0.75
Loads Limited / Jun 11 Loads Limited(LOADS)	30,757,385 ▲ 0.71
TPL REIT Fund I / Jun 11 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	26,555,485 ▲ 0.67
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 11 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	25,370,306 ▲ 0.2
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 11 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	24,267,573 ▲ 0.09
TPL Properties / Jun 11 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	24,156,577 ▼ -0.24
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,647,611 ▲ 0.01
At-Tahur Ltd. / Jun 11 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	13,945,303 ▲ 1.04

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