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Cotton output target for Kharif missed

ISLAMABAD: The country has missed the cotton production target for the Kharif 2026-27 season, as the estimated...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Markets

IEA to accelerate oil reserve release

BRUSSELS: The International Energy Agency agreed on Wednesday to accelerate the release of oil stocks and to...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Rs2trn target set for SME financing

ISLAMABAD: The government has set an ambitious target to nearly double SME financing to Rs2 trillion and increase...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

SMEs digital portal launch likely by Nov-end

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday ordered the launch of a digital portal for small and...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Financing ML-1 project: PM orders unlocking commercial potential of railway land

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed authorities to accelerate work on the Main Line-1...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Financial inclusion index rises to 59.5: SBP

KARACHI: Pakistan’s financial inclusion index rose to 59.5 in 2025 from preceding year’s 58.1, reflecting a further...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

PM tells UN chief: India’s IWT abeyance decision has no legal basis

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday that India’s...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Power sector: Govt has moved to overhaul regulatory regime: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: The government has moved to overhaul the power sector regulatory regime amid growing solarisation,...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

FBR imposes new conditions on units seeking tax credit

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday imposed new conditions and restrictions on units intended...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Unrecovered VAT can push input cost up by 8.9pc: IMF study

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has highlighted significant distortions in tax systems that affect...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

Mariam Kayani made adviser to IMF ED

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday appointed Mariam Kayani, a BPS-20 officer of Pakistan Administrative Service...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

The Weather

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

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Editorials

Retailers must not be allowed to evade taxes

EDITORIAL: The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR’s) decision to begin nationwide mapping of markets and individual...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Editorials

Beyond 16

EDITORIAL: The Punjab government’s decision to raise the age threshold under the provincial vagrancy law from 14 to...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Business & Finance

FESCO region: Electricity conservation campaign launched

FAISALABAD: On the special directives of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO)...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s pharmaceutical exports hit three-year low of USD319m in FY26

KARACHI: Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) has reported that the country’s medicine exports...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Business & Finance

Cotton output boost: Govt must take steps on a war footing: KCA

KARACHI: The Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) has urged for immediate measures to boost cotton production aimed at...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

Pakistan, the Philippines agree to continue parliamentary relations

MANILA: Pakistan and the Philippines have agreed to further promote bilateral relations and cooperation in various...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Business & Finance

Desalination plant in Karachi: Delegation of Chinese investors meets Nasir

KARACHI: Sindh Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah chaired an important meeting with a delegation of...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

ATC indicts Imaan, Chattha

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday indicted human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari and her...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

18 terrorists killed in KP, Balochistan operations

RAWALPINDI: Security forces have intensified operations against terrorist elements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

Minister conveys PM’s message to JI chief

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday contacted...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

MQM workers’ acquittal: SC dismisses Sindh govt’s plea to review June 10 verdict

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court dismissed the Sindh government’s plea to review the June 10 judgment acquitting two...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

Arabian Sea: Navy seizes drugs worth USD96m

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy Ship YARMOOK, while deployed in the Arabian Sea, conducted two successful counter-narcotics...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

PIMS reform panel becomes active

ISLAMABAD: A special committee constituted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to reform the Pakistan Institute of...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

CM lauds NW operation

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed her appreciation for the security forces for killing...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

Minister heaps praise on CM for getting UN Award

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari has said that Maryam Nawaz did not receive an award...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Business & Finance

30,700-litre water storage tank in GB: Philip Morris, HHA complete construction

LAHORE: Philip Morris Pakistan Limited (PMPKL), in collaboration with Hashoo Hunar Association (HHA), has...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

Asif calls for important decisions regarding KP

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has called for “important decisions” regarding Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, accusing...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Business & Finance

Economic boost: Construction sector should evolve beyond domestic needs: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday called for...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Business & Finance

Boltlike launches next-generation audience intelligence ecosystem

LAHORE: Boltlike Solutions, a Brillanz Group company and official audience intelligence partner of MADsemble 2026,...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

TIKA inaugurates upgraded Teach for Pakistan Training Centre

ISLAMABAD: The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) inaugurated the upgraded Teach for Pakistan...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

NSC Commander meets Dar

ISLAMABAD: Commander National Strategic Command, General Syed Aamer Raza, called on Deputy Prime Minister and...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Business & Finance

Pakistan sweeps 11 categories at ASOCIO Digital, AI Awards

KARACHI: Pakistan has made a strong mark at the Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO) Digital and...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Business & Finance

SDGs Investment Fair concludes

KARACHI: The National Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Investment Fair concluded here, bringing together federal...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Business & Finance

KE Chairman, Fahd discuss role of technology

ISLAMABAD: Chairman K-Electric Shaheryar Chishty called on Minister of State/Special Assistant to the Prime Minister...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Business & Finance

Used cars’ import: PAMA voices its concerns over EDB notification

KARACHI: Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA) has shown serious concerns over the EDB notification...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Business & Finance

Asghar Babrawala elected PSRMA chairman

KARACHI: Ali Asghar Babrawala has been elected unopposed as the Chairman of Pakistan Steel Re- Rolling Mills’...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

PTI cannot leverage street demos to intimidate the state, says Rana

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah made it clear that the Pakistan...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

PTI describes World Bank’s poverty report as ‘a charge sheet’ against govt

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday termed the World Bank’s latest poverty report...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

BR Research

OMC sales rise, but core demand remains weak

Pakistan’s oil marketing companies ended 1QFY27 with higher overall sales, but the headline growth masks continued...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

BR Research

Treet Corporation Limited

Treet Corporation Limited (PSX: TREET) is the flagship company of the Treet Group, with its core business centred on...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

Ahsan for declaring education, health issues ‘national emergency’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal called for declaring...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

Senate body expresses reservations over the absence of DG Hajj

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony expressed serious reservations over...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

Yellow Line: Sharjeel orders around-the-clock work

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to undertake...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

‘AI becoming vital tool for businesses’

KARACHI: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a vital tool for businesses and industries. This was...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

Ghotki/Qadirpur, Tando Allah Yar villages: Body reviews implementation 5-km gasification policy

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Petroleum was held on Wednesday under...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

Cabinet may approve new auto policy within next two weeks: Haroon

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan has said that the federal...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

Dar, Belarus security adviser review bilateral ties

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar received Belarusian...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

Governor calls for govt-business cooperation to boost economy

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has said closer cooperation, consultation and joint efforts...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

Governor dialogue: Governor for resolving issues through dialogue

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan stated that dialogue is the only solution to all issues. He...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

KATI concerned over seizure of transport containers

KARACHI: President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), Sheikh Umer Rehan, has expressed serious...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

Makkah defence pact: Liberation of Al-Aqsa Mosque must be top priority: JI

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has said the liberation of Al-Aqsa Mosque...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

Omani minister hails ‘Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar’ scheme

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday met Oman’s Minister of Housing and Urban Planning Dr...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Belarus agree to boost security cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Belarus on Wednesday expressed their commitment to further strengthen bilateral defence and...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Business & Finance

Various sectors: FBR notifies vendors for electronic production monitoring

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday notified vendors for electronic monitoring of production...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Business & Finance

Hosiery, knitwear exports: Rising costs put foreign orders at risk

KARACHI: Pakistan’s hosiery and knitwear exporters are struggling to retain the foreign orders as soaring production...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Business & Finance

Steel units: Instructions issued for correct tax filing

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed the steel melters/re-rollers and composite units to...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

KP CM slams governor for ‘unconstitutional’ meeting

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi has strongly condemned the meeting convened by...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

SC rules that a marriage could be dissolved on shiqaq grounds even without proven cruelty

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a marriage could be dissolved on grounds of shiqaq (marital...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Talks with IMF conclude on USD7bn EFF fourth review

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have concluded talks held from September 23 to October...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Business & Finance

IMF warns energy shock

SINGAPORE: The global economy is under threat from persistently high energy prices, record public debt and risks...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Markets

Petrol price up by Rs1.82, HSD’s down by 91 paise

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday announced fuel prices for October 8, under which the price of petrol has been...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

UN chief praises Pakistan’s peace efforts

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s concerns over terrorism emanating from Afghanistan, the Jammu and Kashmir dispute and India’s...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Markets

Oil prices settle down

HOUSTON: Oil prices settled lower on Wednesday following a choppy session after the International Energy Agency...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Pakistan

Troops deployed in KSA across multiple domains: DG ISPR

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has confirmed that its military personnel are currently deployed in Saudi Arabia across multiple...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Business & Finance

Govt hikes petrol price by Rs1.82, cuts diesel by Re0.91 per litre

New prices are effective for October 8

Published 07 Oct, 2026 10:49pm

Pakistan

Pakistani forces already stationed in Saudi Arabia, says DG ISPR

Pakistani military personnel are already deployed in Saudi Arabia in several capacities, Director General...

Published 07 Oct, 2026 10:25pm

Business & Finance

SME financing rises Rs23bn to Rs1.137trn by Sept-end: Finance Division

Outstanding financing to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) increased by Rs23 billion to over Rs1.137 trillion by...

Published 07 Oct, 2026 10:18pm

World

Trump says he'll fire advisers LaCivita, Blair 'if there's a conflict'

Trump has tapped the pair to lead campaign operations ahead of the November 3 US midterm election

Published 07 Oct, 2026 09:34pm

World

Scientists in Vienna and Beijing create world's first nuclear clocks

The 50-year dream of nuclear clocks is now a reality! Vienna and Beijing teams have created devices set to revolutionize timekeeping and fundamental physics

Published 07 Oct, 2026 08:24pm

Markets

Energy stocks drag Sri Lankan shares lower

CSE All-Share index settled 0.64% lower at 20,517.55 points

Published 07 Oct, 2026 08:04pm

World

Rahul Gandhi, Indian opposition lawmakers detained over election chief protest for second day

Indian police detained Rahul Gandhi and opposition lawmakers protesting the election chief, demanding his resignation over disputed voter lists

Published 07 Oct, 2026 08:01pm

Markets

Gulf bourses retreat as Saudi-Houthi tensions surge

Saudi Arabia's benchmark index slipped 0.5%

Published 07 Oct, 2026 07:50pm

Pakistan

Enough is enough: KP cannot be left to ‘Taliban allies’, says defence minister

Criticises Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and his cabinet for focusing on a political long march instead of the security situation

Published 07 Oct, 2026 07:47pm

Markets

Nasdaq, S&P 500 slip from record highs as yields and oil rebound

Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 472.21 points

Published 07 Oct, 2026 07:42pm

Pakistan

Pakistan observes World Maritime Day 2026, highlights maritime sector development

Pakistan Marks World Maritime Day 2026 with the collaboration of The Nautical Institute (Pakistan Branch), Institute...

Published 07 Oct, 2026 06:53pm

Pakistan

UN chief meets PM Sharif, Field Marshal Munir, discusses international peace efforts

Guterres appreciates Pakistan's efforts towards peaceful resolution of regional conflict

Updated 07 Oct, 2026 10:32pm

Pakistan

KP CM calls governor’s meeting with senior officials ‘unconstitutional’, seeks legal opinion

Demands NFC share, tribal districts’ financial rights and provincial dues

Published 07 Oct, 2026 06:00pm

Pakistan

Pakistan Navy seizes narcotics worth $96mn in Arabian Sea operations

operations lead to recovery of around 850kg of ice and 2,000kg of cannabis from concealed compartments

Published 07 Oct, 2026 05:58pm

Markets

India-bound sunflower oil cargoes face cancellation, delays as war disrupts Russian shipments

Black Sea port attacks are causing critical delays in sunflower oil shipments to India, pushing the nation to secure more palm oil

Published 07 Oct, 2026 05:46pm

Sports

Australia’s Head hits back at critics 'putting a bullet' through the team

Travis Head fires back at ex-player critics, defending Australia's team selections and dismissing their harsh judgments as unfair

Published 07 Oct, 2026 05:41pm

Sports

Gauff falls to Mertens at China Open after 'draining' few days

Drained by recent social media abuse, Coco Gauff suffered a surprising defeat to Elise Mertens, ending her China Open campaign

Published 07 Oct, 2026 05:10pm

Sports

Man City should accept punishment for rule breaches, says Lineker

Gary Lineker believes Manchester City should accept responsibility for financial rule breaches to help heal the English game

Published 07 Oct, 2026 05:07pm

Markets

Gold down 1% as dollar gains; Fed minutes in focus

Spot gold fell 1.1% to $4,119.01 per ounce

Published 07 Oct, 2026 05:03pm

World

France suspends use of stun grenades to police student protests

Student protests over education conditions escalate in France, prompting a government review of police tactics after a severe injury

Published 07 Oct, 2026 04:59pm

World

Turkiye sending technical, defensive support to Saudi Arabia to help fight Houthis, officials say

Pakistan and Turkiye are activating their Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, sending defensive and technical aid to Saudi Arabia to combat Houthi aggression

Published 07 Oct, 2026 04:51pm

Business & Finance

Govt plans to raise mortgage finance to 5% of GDP by 2035

Presentation highlighted that construction supports 72 allied industries

Published 07 Oct, 2026 04:44pm

Markets

Palm falls for second session on stockpile fears

Soyoil prices on the Chicago Board of Trade fell 0.64%

Published 07 Oct, 2026 04:18pm

Markets

Copper slips on firmer dollar, supported by supply worries

Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was down 0.1% at $14,405.50 a metric ton

Published 07 Oct, 2026 04:01pm

Markets

Rupee registers gain against US dollar

Setles at 277.02

Updated 07 Oct, 2026 07:28pm

Markets

India bank liquidity surplus likely to decline by financial year-end, RBI Chief says

RBI Governor confirms India's banking system liquidity surplus is temporary, anticipating its absorption by the financial year-end

Published 07 Oct, 2026 03:53pm

Pakistan

Govt open to talks, but demands cannot be met through instability: Sanaullah

Urges PTI to put national interest above political agenda

Published 07 Oct, 2026 03:53pm

Markets

Indian shares decline as RBI rate hike signals tighter policy

Nifty 50 fell 0.76% to 22,603.05, while the Sensex shed 0.59% to 72,638.7

Published 07 Oct, 2026 03:48pm

Markets

Indian rupee nears record low despite RBI hike, governor says markets can be irrational

Indian rupee gave up early session gains to hit a low of 96.8450 per dollar

Published 07 Oct, 2026 03:43pm

World

Kagan and Soai win 2026 Nobel chemistry prize

They also share 12 million Swedish crowns ($1.2 million), as well as the fame of winning arguably the world’s most prestigious science award

Published 07 Oct, 2026 03:00pm

Markets

SECP Introduces Passive Equity Sub-Fund under Voluntary Pension Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has introduced a Passive Equity Sub-Fund under the...

Published 07 Oct, 2026 02:59pm

Markets

Gold price per tola drops Rs3,100 in Pakistan

International rate of gold declines by $31 to reach $4,119 per ounce

Published 07 Oct, 2026 02:56pm

Business & Finance

Aurangzeb urges microfinance sector to shift to cashflow-based lending

Aurangzeb also urged microfinance institutions to focus on bringing new borrowers into the financial system

Published 07 Oct, 2026 02:43pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan plans tougher telecom rules, national roaming obligations for dominant operators

Authority to be empowered to determine technical feasibility, operational scope

Published 07 Oct, 2026 02:36pm

Editorials

Retailers must not be allowed to evade taxes

EDITORIAL: The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR’s) decision to begin nationwide mapping of markets and individual...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Editorials

Beyond 16

EDITORIAL: The Punjab government’s decision to raise the age threshold under the provincial vagrancy law from 14 to...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Editorials

IMF programme

EDITORIAL: Reports indicate that the visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) team will reach a staff-level...

Published 07 Oct, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

The ‘dead man’ turns up alive

EDITORIAL: India’s latest attempt to establish a Pakistani hand behind terrorism in occupied Kashmir has run into a...

Published 07 Oct, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

The provincial revenue problem

EDITORIAL: Sindh government spokesperson Sukhdev Hemnani’s recent observation that federal revenue shortfalls are...

Updated 06 Oct, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

Need for restraint

EDITORIAL: The federal government’s decision to open a dialogue with the opposition rather than resort to...

Updated 06 Oct, 2026 05:39am

Editorials

Remittance incentives

EDITORIAL: One of the prime reasons for balance of payments sustainability and the build-up of SBP’s forex reserves...

Updated 05 Oct, 2026 05:38am

Editorials

Democracy, subject to revision

EDITORIAL: The controversy surrounding India’s electoral-roll revisions has brought the independence of its Election...

Updated 05 Oct, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

PPRA rules: revamped framework

EDITORIAL: The government has notified the Public Procurement Rules 2026 with immediate effect and introduced a...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

Women and heart health

EDITORIAL: The finding that Pakistani women have the highest death rate from ischaemic heart disease among women in...

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

ADB, World Bank and IMF: Pakistan's growth forecasts

EDITORIAL: Asian Development Bank has forecast Pakistan’s growth for the ongoing fiscal year at 3.7 percent – 0.3...

Updated 03 Oct, 2026 01:53pm

Editorials

Milk them, then cap them

EDITORIAL: Dairy and livestock farmers demanding a seat at the policy table are asking for something considerably...

Updated 03 Oct, 2026 06:17am

Editorials

State of the economy

EDITORIAL: The September Update and Outlook has been uploaded by the Finance Division on its website and presents a...

Updated 02 Oct, 2026 05:58am

Editorials

An epidemic of street crime

EDITORIAL: One wonders whether there will ever come a time when the people of Karachi can go about their daily lives...

Updated 02 Oct, 2026 06:01am

Editorials

Ongoing IMF review

EDITORIAL: Reports on the discussions between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team and the government indicate...

Updated 01 Oct, 2026 07:22am

Editorials

Tackling the smog challenge

EDITORIAL: As the smog season approaches, Punjab’s preparations show a welcome shift from seasonal alarm to...

Updated 01 Oct, 2026 07:23am

Editorials

Water shortage

EDITORIAL: Reports suggest that Pakistan is bracing for 25 percent water shortage during rabi season that has raised...

Updated 30 Sep, 2026 06:09am

Editorials

Terrorism, with plausible deniability

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s accusation at the UN General Assembly that India has turned terrorism into an instrument of...

Updated 30 Sep, 2026 06:10am

Editorials

Information, upon request

EDITORIAL: When the best-performing provincial government in a national assessment complies with only 59 percent of...

Updated 29 Sep, 2026 06:02am

Editorials

Why FDI remains elusive

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s improving external position and better sovereign credit profile have yet to translate into the...

Updated 29 Sep, 2026 06:06am

Editorials

The civil service challenge

EDITORIAL: Pakistan does not lack ideas for civil service reform; what it has long lacked though is the political...

Published 28 Sep, 2026 04:13am

Editorials

A temporary breather in RLNG import

EDITORIAL: The recent international oil price crisis due to the ongoing war, which has engulfed the Gulf region, is...

Published 28 Sep, 2026 04:13am

Editorials

Drill now, drown later

EDITORIAL: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ accusation that Big Oil has treated the atmosphere as an “open...

Published 27 Sep, 2026 02:24am

Editorials

Closing the gap, from the bottom

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s strongest annual improvement in gender parity in a decade would ordinarily be cause for...

Published 27 Sep, 2026 02:24am

Editorials

Global trade disruptions

EDITORIAL: The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO’s) recently uploaded report dated 2026 titled A Critical Juncture of...

Published 26 Sep, 2026 05:19am

Editorials

Converging crises

EDITORIAL: Just when Pakistan could have done with a little less uncertainty, the security and political temperature...

Published 26 Sep, 2026 05:19am

Editorials

A tax scheme in trouble

EDITORIAL: The latest figures on the Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme expose the familiar failure of yet another attempt to...

Published 25 Sep, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

Export-led growth?

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a meeting with prominent industrialists and businessmen on Tuesday...

Published 25 Sep, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

Include planning ministry in IMF negotiations

EDITORIAL: International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme is a whole of the government programme engaging federal and...

Updated 24 Sep, 2026 06:35am

Editorials

Is Pakistan open for business?

EDITORIAL: When 91 percent of respondents say that doing business in Pakistan is difficult, there is little room...

Updated 24 Sep, 2026 01:32pm

Editorials

Aurangzeb's press briefing: No questions asked

EDITORIAL: Federal finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb called a press briefing—during which he entertained no...

Updated 23 Sep, 2026 11:19pm

Editorials

Illegal immigration: No ticket to Europe

EDITORIAL: A 64 percent decline in illegal immigration from Pakistan to Europe is an achievement worth...

Updated 23 Sep, 2026 01:23pm

Editorials

Sound governance: the key to growth

EDITORIAL: The contrasting views of two key cabinet members at an event held recently have brought into focus a...

Updated 22 Sep, 2026 06:46am

Editorials

A welcome change of scenery

EDITORIAL: Transferring more than 3,000 patwaris across Punjab in a single day is the sort of administrative...

Updated 22 Sep, 2026 06:48am

Editorials

SOEs: Govt must reduce footprint

EDITORIAL: Reportedly, the financial health of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is deteriorating fast, as net fiscal...

Updated 21 Sep, 2026 05:35am

Editorials

AI needs rules

EDITORIAL: The decision by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google to jointly develop an AI standards body is a telling...

Updated 21 Sep, 2026 05:38am

Editorials

Backbone, badly bent

EDITORIAL: Calling the district judiciary the backbone of Pakistan’s justice system is entirely appropriate, because...

Published 20 Sep, 2026 02:22am

Editorials

A state failing its children

EDITORIAL: That 1,914 cases of violence and abuse against children were reported across Pakistan in just the first...

Published 20 Sep, 2026 02:22am

Editorials

State of the economy: a mixed picture

EDITORIAL: Recent data releases indicate a marked improvement in critical macroeconomic indicators that reinforce...

Updated 19 Sep, 2026 05:30am

Editorials

Cleaning up the game

EDITORIAL: It seems the rapid expansion of online gaming and gambling has created a remarkably convenient new...

Updated 19 Sep, 2026 05:34am

Editorials

Tax system: Persuasion cannot replace enforcement

EDITORIAL: When the head of the country’s tax authority must ask business leaders to persuade retailers to comply...

Updated 18 Sep, 2026 02:47pm

Editorials

Devolved, only on paper?

EDITORIAL: It turns out that sixteen years after the 18th Constitutional Amendment transferred major...

Updated 18 Sep, 2026 05:47am

Editorials

Relief on petrol price for optics only?

EDITORIAL: The Economic Coordination cabinet has approved a 75 billion-rupee relief package for three months (24.6...

Updated 17 Sep, 2026 01:23pm

Editorials

Possession, nine-tenths of ownership?

EDITORIAL: It turns out that more than 3,000 government houses in Karachi are under illegal occupation, an audit...

Published 17 Sep, 2026 02:47am

Editorials

Holding policy rate: the right decision

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee kept the policy rate unchanged at 11.5 percent which must be supported. Any...

Updated 16 Sep, 2026 06:26am

Editorials

The cost of revolving-door bureaucracy

EDITORIAL: The appointment of Pakistan’s seventh federal health secretary in 18 months should not be viewed as...

Updated 16 Sep, 2026 07:51am

Editorials

Power market: from paper to practice

EDITORIAL: Power regulator Nepra’s approval of uniform Use of System Charges (UoSC) is an important step towards...

Published 15 Sep, 2026 04:57am

Editorials

UN rebuke to India

EDITORIAL: The findings of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) should concern anyone...

Published 15 Sep, 2026 04:57am

Editorials

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 7	277.22
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 7	277.02
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 7	157.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 7	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 7	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 7	1.12
SOFR % / Oct 6	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 7	7,801.77
India Sensex / Oct 7	72,638.70
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 7	70,035.71
Nasdaq / Oct 7	27,538.69
Hang Seng / Oct 7	24,130.50
FTSE 100 / Oct 7	10,458.50
Dow Jones / Oct 7	51,179.87
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 7	25,104.36
France CAC40 / Oct 7	7,769.21

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 7	89.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 7	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 7	372,458
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 7	4,127.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 7	80.03
Petrol/Litre / Oct 8	396.65
Diesel/Litre / Oct 8	394.94

Stock	Price
Paramount Mod / Oct 7 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	15.80 ▲ 1.44 (10.03%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Oct 7 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	23.39 ▲ 2.13 (10.02%)
Mandviwala / Oct 7 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.88 ▲ 7.72 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Oct 7 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	74.09 ▲ 6.74 (10.01%)
Treet Corp / Oct 7 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	23.07 ▲ 2.1 (10.01%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	44.56 ▲ 4.05 (10%)
Data Agro / Oct 7 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	92.55 ▲ 8.41 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Oct 7 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	174.91 ▲ 15.9 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Oct 7 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	39.94 ▲ 3.63 (10%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 7 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	76.91 ▲ 6.99 (10%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Oct 7 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	3.44 ▼ -0.48 (-12.24%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Oct 7 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.57 ▼ -0.97 (-11.36%)
Asim Textile / Oct 7 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	81.72 ▼ -9.08 (-10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 7 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	64.01 ▼ -7.11 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 7 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	43.33 ▼ -4.67 (-9.73%)
Noon Sugar / Oct 7 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	83.14 ▼ -7.42 (-8.19%)
Fateh Ind. / Oct 7 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	262.16 ▼ -22.46 (-7.89%)
Fateh Sports / Oct 7 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	133.98 ▼ -11.07 (-7.63%)
S.S.Oil / Oct 7 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	401.66 ▼ -28.92 (-6.72%)
Century Ins. / Oct 7 Century Insurance Company Limited(CENI)	56.28 ▼ -3.64 (-6.07%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	82,659,125 ▲ 0.45
Cnergyico PK / Oct 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,756,886 ▼ -0.2
Pak Refinery / Oct 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	44,141,519 ▼ -0.06
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 7 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	42,719,357 ▲ 0.04
Waves Home Appliances / Oct 7 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	30,549,672 ▲ 0.65
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	26,045,805 ▲ 0
Dewan Cement / Oct 7 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	15,285,606 ▼ -0.05
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 7 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	12,669,746 ▼ -0.06
Media Times Ltd / Oct 7 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	11,935,285 ▲ 0.4
TPL Properties / Oct 7 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	11,557,812 ▲ 0.16

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