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SECP forms working group for debt market reforms

The working group, headed by SECP Commissioner Muhammad Ali Farid Khwaja, will present recommendations for reforms in the debt market

Published 04 Aug, 2026 12:32pm

Pakistan

Business Recorder photojournalist Ikram Mehdi passes away at 79

Veteran photographer joined Business Recorder in 2003

Published 04 Aug, 2026 12:19pm

Markets

Australian shares extend gains as signs of Iran war de-escalation lift risk appetite

The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.3% to 9,050.40

Published 04 Aug, 2026 12:16pm

Markets

Japan's Nikkei falls as yen intervention fears keep investors cautious

The Nikkei fell 0.11% to 63,684.85 by the midday recess, while the broader Topix slid 0.26% to 3,949.90

Published 04 Aug, 2026 12:13pm

Markets

Australian dollar edges higher as economic news supports

Household spending rose a solid 0.8% in June as drivers responded to high petrol prices by buying new electric vehicles

Published 04 Aug, 2026 12:10pm

Markets

Palm rebounds on firmer rival oils, crude

Palm oil contract for October delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 31 ringgit, or 0.67%, to 4,660 ringgit ($1,137.70) a metric ton

Published 04 Aug, 2026 12:09pm

Sports

Fulham sign Gonzalo, Palacios from Real Madrid

He left Real at the end of the season and joined Fulham in July

Published 04 Aug, 2026 12:04pm

Markets

Yuan holds steady, softer PBOC fixing caps bullish momentum

Its offshore counterpart traded at 6.7583 yuan per dollar , also down about 0.01%

Published 04 Aug, 2026 12:01pm

Markets

Copper rises as LME, Shanghai inventories fall; oil steadies

The benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.60% at $13,953 a metric ton

Published 04 Aug, 2026 11:48am

Markets

South Korean stocks extend losses, market ramps up bets on another rate hike

The benchmark KOSPI index traded 1.1% lower at 6,190

Published 04 Aug, 2026 11:46am

Markets

Saudi non-oil growth stays solid in July as demand improves, PMI shows

The Riyad Bank Saudi Arabia Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, fell to 53.1 in July from 53.3 in June

Published 04 Aug, 2026 11:45am

Life & Style

Shein seeks $30-$40 billion valuation for August Hong Kong IPO, sources say

Shein has not publicly disclosed the IPO size, the offer price, and the listing timetable

Published 04 Aug, 2026 11:42am

Markets

Philippines raises $491mn from T-bond auction

Tenders total 93.8 billion pesos

Published 04 Aug, 2026 11:41am

Markets

China stocks rise as AI, chip shares rebound; Hong Kong slips

The Shanghai Composite index was up 0.2% at 3,815.59 points by the midday break

Published 04 Aug, 2026 11:40am

Sports

Alexandra Eala rallies for first title in Washington

The unseeded Eala was leading 2-1 in the second set when the match was suspended on Sunday night

Published 04 Aug, 2026 11:38am

Markets

India bonds pause before RBI policy, debt supply

The benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond yield was flat at 6.8346%

Published 04 Aug, 2026 11:35am

World

Russia says it struck four Ukrainian military-linked cargo ships and Chernomorsk port

Russia’s Defence Ministry said that two dry cargo ships had been hit in the Ukrainian ports of Mykolaiv and Pivdennyi

Published 04 Aug, 2026 11:34am

Markets

Lufthansa sets 2026 profit forecast after Q2 EBIT hit by fuel costs

It now expects an adjusted EBIT of €1.7 billion to €2.2 billion ($1.96 billion-$2.53 billion)

Published 04 Aug, 2026 11:31am

Markets

Toyota lifts annual forecast despite Q1 profit drop on weak China sales

It also said it plans to buy back shares worth up to 1 trillion yen, equivalent to as much as 4.22% of outstanding stock

Published 04 Aug, 2026 11:27am

Markets

HSBC beats estimates on boost from rates and wealth, sets $1 billion buyback

Europe’s largest bank posted a pretax profit of $19.5 billion for the first six months of this year

Published 04 Aug, 2026 11:26am

Markets

Japan's benchmark bond yields climb after weak auction results

The 10-year JGB yield rose 3 basis points (bps) to 2.850%, after earlier slipping to 2.790%

Published 04 Aug, 2026 11:24am

World

Bangladesh asks India to clarify stance on Hasina's planned New Delhi speech

Hasina has remained in India since her government was overthrown after weeks of deadly protests

Published 04 Aug, 2026 11:23am

Markets

Pakistan, Iran eye early FTA amid $10bn trade target

Pakistan and Iran reaffirmed their commitment to increasing bilateral trade volume to $10 billion

Published 04 Aug, 2026 11:14am

World

Status of US-Iran talks uncertain as ship struck in Hormuz

Trump said the talks were under way on Monday, warning of a 'last chance' for Tehran to sign a good deal

Published 04 Aug, 2026 10:57am

Markets

JK Spinning Mills adds 8MW solar capacity to expand renewable energy

Sends notice to PSX

Published 04 Aug, 2026 10:34am

Markets

Buying continues at PSX, KSE-100 up 300 points in early trade

Benchmark index was hovering at 178,497.71

Published 04 Aug, 2026 09:51am

World

US State Department to close consulates in Canada, Japan and Indonesia, sources say

The expected closures, which have not been previously reported, represent a rare example of the US closing multiple foreign missions in a ⁠downsizing that is not tied to a particular geopolitical event

Published 04 Aug, 2026 08:18am

World

China seeks to prevent, mitigate impact of landslides and floods

China will explore methods to ‌identify ⁠and monitor geological hazard risks using aerospace remote sensing

Published 04 Aug, 2026 08:10am

World

Shipping traffic at key Gulf waterways little changed on uncertain peace talks

Twenty vessels — 12 tankers and eight bulk carriers — passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Monday

Published 04 Aug, 2026 08:08am

Markets

India rupee market optimism tempered by Iran uncertainty, hedging demand

The Indian rupee is expected to open in the 95.32 to 95.40 range, according to traders, after settling at 95.3375 per US dollar on Monday

Published 04 Aug, 2026 08:02am

Markets

India's Nifty 50 seen opening lower as new closing auction spurs caution

GIFT Nifty futures were at 24,653.5

Published 04 Aug, 2026 07:59am

Markets

Yen clings to intervention gains as traders stay alert to more

The yen weakened slightly in early Asia trade and was down 0.1% at 157.35 per dollar

Published 04 Aug, 2026 07:56am

Markets

South Korea inflation cools, but back-to-back rate hike not ruled out

The finance ministry estimated that nationwide fuel price caps reduced inflation last month by 0.3 percentage points

Published 04 Aug, 2026 07:51am

Markets

Telegram says app restored on Apple's App Store

Earlier in the ‌day, ⁠a message on Telegram’s Apple app store page read, 'The page you’re ⁠looking for can’t be found'

Published 04 Aug, 2026 07:48am

Markets

Asia stocks move higher on Wall Street lead, oil steady

MSCI's broadest index ‌of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.1%, led by South Korean shares rallying as much as 2.1%

Published 04 Aug, 2026 07:45am

Markets

Gold steady with Middle East turmoil, US jobs data in focus

Spot gold was steady ‌at $4,055.39 per ounce

Published 04 Aug, 2026 07:41am

Markets

Oil ticks up after selloff as talks to end US-Iran war remain uncertain

Front-month Brent futures rose $1.12, or 1.3%, to $84.89 a barrel

Updated 04 Aug, 2026 10:43am

World

North Korea condemns US and allies' cyber threat warning

US and allies said that North Korean IT workers were impersonating nationals of other countries to obtain work and income on online platforms

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:41am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (August 03, 2026) and the forecast for Tuesday (August 04 2026)....

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Editorials

A policy for refineries at last

EDITORIAL: Finally, a brownfield refinery policy has been approved. It took six years and three governments to...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Editorials

Redrawing the problem?

EDITORIAL: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s observation that Pakistan’s governance system has effectively...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

PML-N to form govt in AJK: Rana Sanaullah

ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday claimed the upper hand in Azad Jammu and...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

PM greets PML-N’s winning candidates

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday congratulated PML-N leadership and winning candidates after the...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

PTI mocks Bilawal’s claims of rigging in AJK elections

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday mocked PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

AJK elections: PML-N routs PPP in phase II

MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has consolidated its lead over the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

Police Martyrs Day today: President pays homage to police martyrs

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday paid glowing tribute to the country’s police martyrs, lauding their...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

Group Captain murder case: ATC extends physical remand of suspect again

ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday again extended the physical remand of the suspect arrested in the...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Business & Finance

New fishing season begins amid financial pressures

KARACHI: The new fishing season officially began on Monday, with fishermen returning to the Arabian Sea after the...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Business & Finance

BankIslami holds meetings on Pakistan’s outlook for FY2027

KARACHI: BankIslami hosted strategic economic outlook sessions in Karachi and Lahore aimed at facilitating an...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Business & Finance

Country has moved beyond economic collapse fears: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan has...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

Educational institutions: NA body concerned at use of narcotics

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training has expressed...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Business & Finance

IESCO recovers over Rs7bn from defaulters

ISLAMABAD: Under the vision, directives, and full support of the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Federal Minister...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

National archives: Rs285m project under way for modernisation

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, chaired by Senator Naseema Ehsan,...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

‘People of Kashmir have voted for public service’: Azma

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari said the people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir voted for...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

PPP leader demands fresh vote in AJK

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party’s Lahore chapter president Faisal Mir has accused the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

CM inaugurates Nestlé Pakistan’s Sheikhupura Biomass Steam Plant

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif performed the stone-laying ceremony of the Biomass Steam Plant,...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Business & Finance

Auto industry concerned at delay in new policy announcement

LAHORE: Local auto industry is perplexed why the new auto policy is being delayed despite that the last auto policy...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Sports

CM Punjab Cricket Champions League starts

LAHORE: The CM Punjab Cricket Champions League, Pakistan’s biggest domestic cricket event after the PSL got underway...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

Thousands of women protest against PL, fuel price hike

KARACHI: Thousands of women marched in Karachi on Monday to protest against petroleum levy (PL) and rising fuel...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

HIV-positive children: Sindh govt to provide monthly financial support

KARACHI: The Sindh government will provide monthly financial assistance to families of children diagnosed with HIV...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

Crime rate in Karachi has decreased: Additional IG

KARACHI: The Additional IG of Sindh, Azad Khan, has said that the policies formulated by the Sindh IG are being...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

Seizure of 11 trucks carrying cigarettes: Panel grills customs officials for linking two senators

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body on Monday grilled customs officials over linking two senators with the seizure of 11...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

Childhood stunting challenge: Sindh CM, World Bank agree on unified strategy

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and World Bank Country Director Bolormaa Amgaabazar on Monday...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

Elements seeking to damage BISP’s reputation warned of legal proceedings

ISLAMABAD: Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Senator Rubina Khalid has alleged that “certain...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

Failure to remove objections: SC dismisses large number of FBR petitions

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court held that where office objections render the institution of proceedings legally...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Business & Finance

HBL PMI: domestic demand drives strongest manufacturing expansion in 4 months

KARACHI: The HBL Pakistan Manufacturing PMI rose to 51.7 in July 2026 from 50.8 in June, marking the strongest...

Updated 04 Aug, 2026 04:09am

Business & Finance

July cement despatches surge 6.02pc YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches in the month of July 2026 registered an increase of 6.02 percent as total despatches...

Updated 04 Aug, 2026 04:10am

Pakistan

Tashkent-Karachi direct flight operations from Sept 3

KARACHI: Uzbekistan’s private airline Centrum Air will begin its direct flight operations between Tashkent and...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

Saylani’s National Islamic Economic Forum Conference on 5th

KARACHI: The fourth annual National Islamic Economic Forum (NIEF) Conference 2026, organised by the Saylani Welfare...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Business & Finance

PSMA seeks sugar export approval

LAHORE: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has written letters to Deputy Prime Minister Senator Ishaq Dar...

Updated 04 Aug, 2026 04:13am

Business & Finance

Heavy oil wells: OGDC partners with Canadian firm to deploy advanced flow assurance tech

ISLAMABAD: Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) has signed a contract with Canada’s Synergetic Oil Tools...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

Five more die in rain-related incidents across Sindh

KARACHI: Five people were killed in rain-related incidents across Sindh during the past 24 hours. The province’s...

Updated 04 Aug, 2026 04:14am

BR Research

Inflation cools, risks remain

Headline inflation is back in single digits after crossing 10 percent in all three months of the previous quarter....

Updated 04 Aug, 2026 04:37am

BR Research

Roshan Packages Limited: performance and outlook

Roshan Packages Limited (PSX: RPL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 2002 and was...

Updated 04 Aug, 2026 04:41am

Pakistan

Obstructing presidential order: Ombudsman warns EOBI officials of harsh action

ISLAMABAD: Wafaqi Mohtasib (Ombudsman) has warned the Employees Old Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) of stringent...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

PM condoles death of MNA Iqbal Channar

LAHORE: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif visited the residence of Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly Malik Zaheer...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Business & Finance

CBOT wheat rises on fears for Black Sea exports, drought in key growing regions

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose on Monday, reversing earlier weakness on fears that intensified...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Markets

Iraq’s SOMO sells about 42m barrels of oil in July

BAGHDAD: Iraq sold about 42 million barrels of oil in July, including 35.5 million barrels from southern ports and 7...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

World

Trump blasts Exxon, Chevron for making 'too much money'

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump accused ExxonMobil and Chevron on Monday of making “too much money” off higher...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Markets

Petrol price cut by Rs4.08, HSD’s by Rs2.45

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) has announced decrease in the ex-depot prices of petrol and...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Markets

Oil prices drop 7pc to three-week low

Brent fell $6.35 to $83.77, WTI dropped $4.33 to $80.34 amid market declines

Updated 04 Aug, 2026 07:37am

Pakistan

Dar, Araghchi discuss regional situation

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar spoke on Monday with the Foreign...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

World

Iran says no talks are under way with US

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/DUBAI: Iran said on Monday there were no talks under way with the United States and no plans...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

World

Trump claims Iran talks ongoing

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations with Iran were ongoing despite Tehran’s denials...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

July CPI-based inflation climbs by 9.2pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation rose to 9.2 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in July...

Updated 04 Aug, 2026 09:15am

The need for private equity fund in focus

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed authorities to prepare a framework for establishing a...

Updated 04 Aug, 2026 09:16am

List of approved pension fund managers notified

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has notified a panel of 16 eligible Pension Fund Managers (PFMs) to implement the...

Updated 04 Aug, 2026 09:16am

Islamabad hosts 10th Pakistan-Iran JTC meeting today

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce will host the 10th Pakistan-Iran Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting on August...

Updated 04 Aug, 2026 09:18am

No decision as yet if Center or provinces to import wheat

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain said on Monday that no...

Updated 04 Aug, 2026 09:17am

PM directs authorities to achieve privatisation timelines

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed authorities to complete all stages of the government’s...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Markets

PD says GEPCO crosses into single-digit line losses

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division said on Monday that the Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO) closed Financial...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Digital payments at fuel stations: SBP extends concessionary pricing mechanism

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday announced to extend the concessionary pricing mechanism for...

Updated 04 Aug, 2026 09:14am

Pakistan

WHO council for partnership with public, private sectors launched

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization (WHO), along with Pakistan and 20 prominent business leaders, has launched...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

Voters in AJK endorse Punjab govt’s track record: Minister

LAHORE: Punjab Housing and Urban Development Minister Bilal Yasin has said that voters in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Business & Finance

Unusual movements: SECP empowers surveillance dept to direct listed firms to explain causes

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has empowered the Head of Brokers & Market...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

AJK second phase polls: PML-N secures simple majority: Tarar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Monday said the Pakistan Muslim...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Business & Finance

Plea for establishing ‘monsoon economic damage dashboard’

KARACHI: The President of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum and the All Karachi Industrial Alliance, Mian...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Business & Finance

PHMA cautions govt against putting pressure on exporters

LAHORE: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) has urged the government to reconsider...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

Marriyum vows public service, politics of development in AJK

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League (N) Central Secretary Information Marriyum Aurangzeb expressed gratitude to the...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Pakistan

LHC overrules Registrar’s objection

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday overruled an objection raised by the registrar office to a petition...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Editorials

Redrawing the problem?

EDITORIAL: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s observation that Pakistan’s governance system has effectively...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Editorials

A policy for refineries at last

EDITORIAL: Finally, a brownfield refinery policy has been approved. It took six years and three governments to...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Editorials

Water security cannot wait

EDITORIAL: The recent spike in water flows in the Chenab River has once again drawn attention to Pakistan’s growing...

Published 03 Aug, 2026 02:22am

Editorials

Beyond the exam paper leak

EDITORIAL: The Indian Supreme Court’s intervention in the aftermath of the youth protests over medical entrance...

Published 03 Aug, 2026 02:22am

Editorials

Waiting for the next flood

EDITORIAL: Another monsoon, another death toll crossing the one hundred mark, another round of emergency meetings,...

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 04:56am

Editorials

A question of conservation

EDITORIAL: The controversy surrounding recent interventions at Mohra Moradu and Sirkap, two archaeological sites...

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 05:12am

Editorials

Seeds of neglect

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s cotton collapse is no longer merely an agricultural problem. It has become a recurring...

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 06:29am

Editorials

Hepatitis emergency

EDITORIAL: The grim statistics released by the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) on this year’s World Hepatitis Day...

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 06:32am

Editorials

Monetary policy: unanimity needs explaining

EDITORIAL: The State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to keep the policy rate unchanged at 11.5 percent was hardly...

Published 31 Jul, 2026 05:44am

Editorials

Harvesting bumper crop yet facing potential crisis

EDITORIAL: The federal government, reportedly, has asked the provinces to submit their wheat requirements in writing...

Published 30 Jul, 2026 05:15am

Editorials

Poisoning Rawal Lake

EDITORIAL: The latest fish deaths in Rawal Lake underscore the growing toll of environmental neglect. While the...

Published 30 Jul, 2026 05:15am

Editorials

Agriculture’s productivity is the problem

EDITORIAL: The Prime Minister is right to place agriculture and livestock at the centre of Pakistan’s export growth...

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 06:08am

Editorials

The settlers’ impunity

EDITORIAL: The latest orgy of violence unleashed by Israeli settlers across the occupied West Bank is yet another...

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 06:09am

Editorials

Korea South-East Power Company's proposed $1bn hydropower investment: humongous cost of regulatory indecision

EDITORIAL: The complaint by Korea South-East Power Company (KOEN) over the prolonged regulatory limbo surrounding...

Updated 28 Jul, 2026 01:21pm

Editorials

Private school quota for deserving students: the real challenge

EDITORIAL: The Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training meeting recently rightfully...

Updated 28 Jul, 2026 01:28pm

Editorials

Austerity must also apply to the officialdom

EDITORIAL: This is the fifth consecutive budget presented under the premiership of Shehbaz Sharif. One common theme...

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 05:58am

Editorials

When denials stop working

EDITORIAL: States that conduct covert operations beyond their own borders generally rely on one assumption:...

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 06:01am

Editorials

The widening price of war

EDITORIAL:Wars have a habit of expanding far beyond the intentions of those who begin them. That danger is now...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Editorials

Plight of Longi chilli

EDITORIAL:An investigative report on Kunri’s famed chilli industry is a cautionary tale of how short-term commercial...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Editorials

Another GSP+ warning

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s relationship with the European Union’s GSP+ scheme has acquired a familiar rhythm. Every...

Updated 25 Jul, 2026 05:07am

Editorials

Planning in the dark

EDITORIAL: Flood management depends upon one principle above all others: timely information. Rivers do not respect...

Updated 25 Jul, 2026 05:08am

Editorials

Beyond NGC’s tariff determination

EDITORIAL: Power regulator Nepra’s determination of the National Grid Company’s (NGC) multi-year tariff for FY23...

Published 24 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Editorials

A rare reckoning

EDITORIAL: The recent judicial declaration of a man’s death, nearly three decades after his enforced disappearance,...

Published 24 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Editorials

Population and the NFC Award

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s description of the NFC Award’s 82 percent population weightage as...

Updated 23 Jul, 2026 06:34am

Editorials

Daily petroleum pricing: a welcome step, indeed

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s petroleum sector has seldom been associated with policy continuity. Governments have often...

Published 22 Jul, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

The peace that ambiguity broke

EDITORIAL: Peace agreements often emerge not because every disagreement has been resolved, but because negotiators...

Published 22 Jul, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

Representation without taxation

EDITORIAL: The opposition expressed by lawmakers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the imposition of taxes in the merged...

Updated 21 Jul, 2026 06:02am

Editorials

9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women: Beyond declarations

EDITORIAL: The repeated emphasis at the 9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women on translating commitments into...

Updated 21 Jul, 2026 02:29pm

Editorials

Confusion in auto sector

EDITORIAL: The auto policy is in limbo. The Auto Industry Development and Export Policy (AIDEP 2021–26) expired on...

Published 20 Jul, 2026 05:50am

Editorials

Saving our forests

EDITORIAL: The Senate Sub-Committee’s review of forestry regulation in Gilgit-Baltistan has brought into focus a...

Published 20 Jul, 2026 05:50am

Editorials

The slow abandonment of Karachi

EDITORIAL: Karachi’s latest ranking among the world’s least liveable cities should surprise no one. A city that has...

Published 19 Jul, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

The world is finally listening

EDITORIAL: For years, allegations of systematic discrimination against India’s Muslim minority were routinely...

Published 19 Jul, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

The digital divide

EDITORIAL: A cashless economy cannot be built on unreliable internet. That uncomfortable reality sits at the heart...

Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am

Editorials

Devolution unfinished

EDITORIAL: More than a decade-and-a-half after the 18th Constitutional Amendment fundamentally altered Pakistan’s...

Updated 18 Jul, 2026 07:57am

Editorials

The cost of insecurity

EDITORIAL: Investment follows confidence. It seeks stability, predictability and the reasonable expectation that...

Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am

Editorials

Justice beyond procedure

EDITORIAL: The Supreme Court’s reminder that procedural law exists “to give voice to human suffering, not to silence...

Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am

Editorials

The IMF may have Pakistan’s cycle backwards

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan’s economy to grow by 3.5 percent in FY27,...

Updated 16 Jul, 2026 05:58am

Editorials

An avoidable drug crisis

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s healthcare debate has long been dominated by one question: how to keep medicines affordable?...

Published 15 Jul, 2026 02:14am

Editorials

Culture of privilege in an Islamic republic

EDITORIAL:The Senate committee’s approval of a bill seeking to extend blue passports to the dependent children of...

Published 15 Jul, 2026 02:14am

Editorials

Record remittances: but no room for over-celebration

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s overseas workers’ remittances have done it again. At $41.6 billion in FY26, inflows reached...

Published 14 Jul, 2026 05:00am

Editorials

A strategic shift in Gaza

EDITORIAL: Hamas’ decision to dissolve the governing body that has administered Gaza for nearly two decades...

Published 14 Jul, 2026 05:00am

Editorials

For SMEs, credit access alone insufficient

EDITORIAL: The Finance Minister, Mohammad Aurangzeb, while speaking at a summit hosted by the Pakistan Banks...

Published 13 Jul, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

The emergency that never ends

EDITORIAL: More than two years after declaring a National Education Emergency, Pakistan still has 25-26 million...

Published 13 Jul, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

Value on the hoof

EDITORIAL: Punjab’s decision to permit the export of live animals has reopened an important debate about the...

Published 12 Jul, 2026 03:02am

Editorials

Encroaching on the Ravi floodplain

EDITORIAL: One of the greatest misconceptions surrounding the Ravi is that a river which remains largely dry for...

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Water must not be weaponised

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 3	277.97
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 3	277.77
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 4	157.69
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 4	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 4	1.34
Euro to USD / Aug 4	1.15
SOFR % / Aug 3	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 3	7,600.50
Nasdaq / Aug 3	25,913.90
FTSE 100 / Aug 3	10,857.70
Dow Jones / Aug 3	53,178.41
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 3	26,001.31
France CAC40 / Aug 3	8,613.82
India Sensex / Aug 4	78,658.43
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 4	63,762.03
Hang Seng / Aug 4	25,826.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 3	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 3	367,314
Petrol/Litre / Aug 4	331.95
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 4	81.16
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 4	4,060.14
Diesel/Litre / Aug 4	389.93
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 4	82.01

Stock	Price
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Aug 4 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.39 ▲ 0.91 (12.17%)
Kohinoor Mills / Aug 4 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	10.31 ▲ 1 (10.74%)
Arctic Textile / Aug 4 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	45.40 ▲ 4.13 (10.01%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Aug 4 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	21.87 ▲ 1.99 (10.01%)
Tri-Star Power / Aug 4 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	16.82 ▲ 1.53 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Aug 4 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	46.44 ▲ 4.22 (10%)
East West Ins. / Aug 4 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	55.02 ▲ 5 (10%)
Masood Textile / Aug 4 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	153.67 ▲ 13.97 (10%)
Bela Auto / Aug 4 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 4 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	12.11 ▲ 1.1 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Aug 4 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	16.52 ▼ -1.84 (-10.02%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Aug 4 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	31.55 ▼ -3.51 (-10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Aug 4 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	120.32 ▼ -13.37 (-10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Aug 4 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	189.86 ▼ -21.09 (-10%)
Mehmood Tex / Aug 4 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	169.98 ▼ -18.89 (-10%)
Fateh Ind. / Aug 4 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	308 ▼ -33.41 (-9.79%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Aug 4 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	183 ▼ -17 (-8.5%)
D.M. Corporation / Aug 4 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	170.02 ▼ -14.61 (-7.91%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Aug 4 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	54.01 ▼ -4.31 (-7.39%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 4 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.50 ▼ -3.23 (-7.22%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Aug 4 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	78,614,600 ▼ -0.19
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Aug 4 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	55,349,788 ▲ 0.02
TPL Properties / Aug 4 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	44,643,394 ▲ 0.59
Sui South Gas / Aug 4 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	28,364,970 ▲ 1.23
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Aug 4 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	21,651,400 ▼ -0.32
Aisha Steel Mill / Aug 4 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	14,320,646 ▲ 0.21
Pak Refinery / Aug 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	13,328,657 ▼ -0.13
Cnergyico PK / Aug 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	13,226,004 ▼ -0.12
Hascol Petrol / Aug 4 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	12,385,457 ▲ 0.66
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,314,860 ▲ 0

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