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Pakistan

Bilawal calls for dialogue to resolve AJK political crisis, meeting with PM likely

Planning to hold talks with PM Shehbaz to find a resolution

Published 07 Jun, 2026 08:49pm

World

Trump urges more 'surgical' strikes against Hezbollah: NBC

Israel carried out strikes on Sunday on the southern suburbs of Beirut

Published 07 Jun, 2026 08:41pm

Markets

Global airlines slash 2026 profit forecast on fuel shock from Iran war

The downgrade underscores airlines’ exposure to geopolitical shocks and fuel volatility

Published 07 Jun, 2026 07:02pm

Markets

OPEC+ agrees fourth oil quota hike since Hormuz closure

Seven core members of OPEC+ have increased their output quotas from April to June by almost 600,000 barrels per day

Published 07 Jun, 2026 06:57pm

Pakistan

AJK SC validates govt's stance on refugee seats, rejecting politics of protests

AJK Supreme Court validates government's stance on refugee seats, emphasizing that constitutional changes require public mandate and parliamentary debate, not just protests.

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:47pm

World

US says shot down Iran drones as war reaches 100th day

Tehran on Saturday fired a salvo of missiles at US allies Bahrain and Kuwait

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:37pm

Business & Finance

Airlink Communication Limited officially launches Hisense in Pakistan, marking a new era for consumer electronics in the country

Airlink Communication Limited, Pakistan’s leading technology manufacturer and distributor, a public listed company...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 04:54pm

World

More than a million line Madrid streets to see Pope Leo

Some 1.2 million people were in the square and its surrounding streets, the Vatican and local organisers said

Published 07 Jun, 2026 02:22pm

Sports

Debutant Suthar takes three wickets as India dominate Afghanistan Test

Afghanistan were 113-5 at stumps on 2nd day

Updated 07 Jun, 2026 06:06pm

World

Russian drone hit nuclear-fuel storage facility near Chornobyl, Ukraine says

'Russia's nuclear blackmail and threats ⁠to nuclear safety are systemic, deliberate, and unacceptable'

Published 07 Jun, 2026 02:09pm

Pakistan

Naqvi arrives in Tehran with messages from PM, Field Marshal Munir amid regional tensions

Visit comes amid renewed fighting in the Middle East stoked fears that already fragile ceasefire may collapse.

Updated 07 Jun, 2026 04:42pm

Business & Finance

The Palms at Silk Gardens presents a strong REIT-backed deal estate opportunity

For real estate buyers and investors tracking Karachi’s emerging growth corridors, The Palms at Silk Gardens...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 12:18pm

Pakistan

Pakistan pursuing comprehensive strategy to strengthen food security, food safety: PM Shehbaz

Pakistan's PM unveils a comprehensive strategy to bolster food security, safety, and agricultural productivity, addressing challenges like climate change and global health risks where 866 million fall ill annually.

Published 07 Jun, 2026 11:21am

Sports

Pochettino happy with US response despite loss to Germany

Leroy ⁠Sane then scored in the 57th minute to seal Germany’s victory at Soldier Field in Chicago

Published 07 Jun, 2026 11:18am

Sports

A star is born as Andreeva eases into Grand Slam winners' club

'This thing is a bit addictive, and I really want to do my best to experience all of this for the second time'

Published 07 Jun, 2026 11:12am

Sports

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

*Repeated lightning strikes led to multiple resets of the mandatory 30-minute delay before play eventually resumed

Published 07 Jun, 2026 11:07am

World

With China's Xi in North Korea, Kim to project confidence, defiance

For Xi, leader of the world's second-biggest economy, the two-day ‌visit to China's neighbour, his first in seven years, is part of an effort to draw Pyongyang back into its orbit

Published 07 Jun, 2026 11:02am

Sports

Argentina's Balerdi out of World Cup with calf injury

"Defender Leonardo Balerdi suffered a muscle injury in the soleus of his right leg and will not be able to be part of the squad that will play the World Cup," Argentina said ‌in ⁠a statement

Published 07 Jun, 2026 10:51am

World

North Korea reaffirms nuclear status a day before Chinese president's visit

Early this week, North Korea unveiled a new nuclear material production factory where its leader Kim called for an 'exponential' expansion of the country's atomic arsenal

Published 07 Jun, 2026 10:44am

Sports

England beat New Zealand by 115 runs in first Test

New Zealand were bowled out for 138 before lunch on the fourth day

Updated 07 Jun, 2026 05:14pm

World

South Korea nominates Han as country's first female prime minister in two decades

Han would be South ⁠Korea’s first female prime minister ⁠in 20 years

Published 07 Jun, 2026 10:32am

Markets

Ethiopian Airlines set to decide on regional jet order in next three months

The planes would be used on both domestic routes and around neighboring countries

Published 07 Jun, 2026 10:30am

World

Armenians vote with peace efforts and Russia in focus

Polls show Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's ruling Civil Contract party leading, backed by up ‌to 32% of voters, with the pro-Russian Strong Armenia party trailing in second place with up to 11%

Published 07 Jun, 2026 10:28am

Life & Style

Hollywood workers rally against Paramount-Skydance deal

About 100 people gathered at Lumiere Music Hall in Los Angeles for the event, which was organized by advocacy groups

Published 07 Jun, 2026 10:24am

Markets

Etihad Airways orders widebody planes, sees return to pre-war capacity in June

Etihad is restoring flights after ‌making ⁠cuts in March as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran turned regional, raising fuel prices, Neves said

Published 07 Jun, 2026 10:21am

Markets

OpenAI plans ChatGPT 'superapp' overhaul ahead of listing, FT reports

The changes are part of a broader reorganisation at OpenAI, as it shifts resources to target lucrative enterprise clients and intensify competition with rival Anthropic, the report said

Published 07 Jun, 2026 10:18am

World

At least 12 injured in exchange of gunfire near Ohio festival, police say

Two of the wounded are in critical condition, police ‌said at a news conference. The victims ranged in age from 14 to 61, police said

Published 07 Jun, 2026 10:02am

Pakistan

Polling ends in Gilgit-Baltistan; counting of votes begins

Voters cast their ballots to elect members of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly

Updated 07 Jun, 2026 08:25pm

Pakistan

KP to achieve food self-sufficiency by 2030: CM

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi has said that by 2030, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

PTI urges AJK govt to resolve JAAC ‘issue’ through dialogue

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday expressed concern over the Azad Jammu and...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

Kundi calls for tapping KP’s economic potential

PESHAWAR: The Governor ofthe Khyber Pakhtnkhwa, Faisal Karim Kundi, while addressing the opening ceremony of the...

Updated 07 Jun, 2026 05:59am

Pakistan

Karachi admin intensifies efforts to eradicate polio

KARACHI: Commissioner Karachi Syed Hassan Naqvi has said that the complete eradication of polio remains a top...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

Environment Day: Major cities await an ecological disaster: experts

KARACHI: Rapid conversion of green spaces into commercial developments, unchecked discharge of untreated industrial...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

Gas leakages can result in major accidents: FPCCI

KARACHI: Convener of the Standing Committee on Energy of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Business & Finance

Govt urged to continue ‘80/20 facility’ for industries in EPZs

KARACHI: President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum and All Karachi Industrial Alliance, Chairman...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Business & Finance

UBG welcomes fixed tax regime for shopkeepers

LAHORE: S.M. Tanveer, Patron-in-Chief of the United Business Group (UBG) and leader of the Federation of Pakistan...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

ACP honours cricket author Sajjad Khan

KARACHI: The Arts Council of Pakistan-Karachi, on Saturday honoured sports writer and columnist Muhammad Sajjad Khan...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

Nehal praises book on Nawaz Sharif

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nihal Hashmi on Saturday praised a newly launched book documenting the...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Business & Finance

Hisense launch reflects global confidence in Pak’s industrial future: Haroon

LAHORE: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production, Haroon Akhtar Khan, has...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

FY27 budget key discussions: Zardari-led PPP delegation to meet govt’s team today

ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), led by President Asif Ali Zardari, is...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Budget 2026-27: Govt proposes Rs72bn for Cabinet Div projects

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has proposed an allocation of Rs 72 billion for five development projects of the...

Updated 07 Jun, 2026 06:56am

Pakistan

PCTP’s 2nd phase to hit ceramic & glass industries hard: APCTMA

ISLAMABAD: The second phase of customs tariff rationalisation plan under the new Pakistan Customs Tariff Policy...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

PTI accuses govt of ‘influencing’ GB electoral process

ISLAMABAD: The embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday accused the federal government of attempting to...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

NAB freezes USD4.5m accounts linked to Bahria Town

KARACHI: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has frozen two foreign bank accounts at Silver Bank in Mauritius,...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

World

Israeli strike kills three Lebanese soldiers

BEIRUT, Lebanon: An Israeli strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon killed three soldiers, Beirut’s military said...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

ST return: FTO orders FBR to rectify ‘system errors’

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), Zafar ul Haq Hijazi, has issued a strict order against the Federal Board...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

World

Hegseth urges Europe on D-Day to counter present-day ‘invasion’ on beaches

LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, France: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Europe to counter what he termed an...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

World

Kim stresses stronger naval nuclear deterrent

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the naval destroyer Kang Kon to oversee a navigation test, state...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

World

Ukraine fires wave of drones at Russia

SAINT PETERSBURG: Ukraine fired hundreds of drones at Russia early Saturday, leaving one person dead and setting an...

Updated 07 Jun, 2026 06:08am

Pakistan

Heatwave to grip country next week, PMD warns

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Meteorological Department on Saturday warned that heatwave is likely to develop across the...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

APTMA wants customs tariff overhaul

LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has presented the government with an extensive set of...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

World

Iran launches salvo of missiles at Bahrain, Kuwait

TEHRAN: Iran launched a salvo of missiles at US allies Bahrain and Kuwait on Saturday, after renewed American...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Naqvi meets PM before departure to Iran

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is in Tehran with a special message from Pakistan's Army Chief, seeking to mediate between Iran and the United States.

Updated 07 Jun, 2026 11:49am

Business & Finance

SECP slaps Rs3.18m penalties on ‘non-compliant’ SOEs

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has concluded enforcement proceedings against...

Updated 07 Jun, 2026 06:41am

World

Air Canada suspends Cuba operations ‘indefinitely’

MONTREAL: Air Canada said Friday that it was suspending its service to Cuba indefinitely, citing “political and...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Small traders reject tax scheme

KARACHI: Traders have rejected as “ridiculous” and “unacceptable” the tax scheme announced by Finance Minister...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

World Bank approves restructuring of USD190m PHFP

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has approved the restructuring of the USD 190.24 million Pakistan Housing Finance Project...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Govt jacks up petrol PL, reduces on HSD

ISLAMABAD: In its weekly review of petroleum prices effective from June 6, 2026, the government significantly...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

Administrative discretion must operate within legal limits: FCC

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court held that administrative discretion must operate with recognizable legal...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Dar reviews steps to attract FDI

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday chaired a...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Rs27.88bn proposed for PR projects

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has proposed an allocation of Rs 27.883 billion, comprising Rs 23.583 billion in...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Foreign-funded PSDP projects: Govt fails to make rupee cover available

Power Division says that foreign-funded projects—where imported equipment accounts for 60–75% of total cost—are facing difficulties in securing rupee authorisation

Updated 07 Jun, 2026 04:39pm

Pakistan

Director IB delivers lecture on National Security at GCUF

FAISALABAD: Director Intelligence Bureau Faisalabad, Syed Ali Ammar Kausar, delivered a special lecture on...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

Sindh Governor highlights importance of environment protection

Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nihal Hashmi has stressed that a clean, green and safe environment is essential for...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

Governor inaugurates urs of Ghazi, calls for unity, compassion

Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nihal Hashmi on Friday inaugurated the 1,296th annual Urs of revered Sufi saint Hazrat...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Business & Finance

LTBA adopts resolution condemning alleged conduct of FBR official

ISLAMABAD: The Larkana Tax Bar Association (LTBA) has unanimously adopted a formal Resolution condemning the alleged...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (June 06, 2026) and the forecast for Sunday (June 07 2026)...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

Sindh governor, Chinese CG for stronger bilateral ties

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nihal Hashmi and Chinese Consul General in Karachi Yang Yundong on Friday...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

Rs2trn uplift projects underway in Karachi, says Nasir Shah

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Local Government, Housing and Town Planning Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Business & Finance

FPCCI hails fixed tax scheme for small traders

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

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Business & Finance

PDP asks why agri, retail sectors continue to evade tax net

KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party (PDP), Vice Chairman Azam Minhas has said that every year on the occasion of the...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

KMC to develop ‘mangroves biodiversity park’

KARACHI: Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) will develop a mangroves and biodiversity park, and learning centre...

Updated 07 Jun, 2026 05:54am

Pakistan

Red Line project on fast track, says Sharjeel

KARACHI: Senior Sindh Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said on Saturday that construction work on Red Line Bus Rapid...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

Huawei ICT global finals: SAU student among Pak team securing 3rd place

HYDERABAD: Pakistan achieved a significant milestone in the field of information and communication technology by...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

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

Pakistan

Crime on the rise in federal capital

ISLAMABAD: Four people were killed in a road accident, while two persons, including a woman, allegedly committed...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Business & Finance

Govt urged to focus on blue economy in FY27 budget

KARACHI: Chief Organiser of the Pakistan Business Forum (PBF), Ahmad Jawad on Saturday, said that the Federal Budget...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

Alkhidmat organises beach-clean drive

KARACHI: Alkhidmat Karachi has organized a large-scale Beach Clean Drive at Sea View on the occasion of World...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Business & Finance

‘aik’ by BankIslami bags Best Shariah Compliant award

KARACHI: aik by BankIslami has been awarded the Best Shariah Compliant Digital Financial Solution at the Pakistan...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Markets

KCA resumes publication of Daily Cotton Spot Rate

LAHORE: The Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) has resumed publication of its Daily Cotton Spot Rate for the first...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

Punjab enters era of ‘one-stop’ agri input markets: CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said on Saturday the province had entered the era of “one-stop...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

Punjab govt to outsource collection of signboard fees

LAHORE: In a bid to maximise revenue generation and streamline administrative operations, the Punjab government has...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Business & Finance

Need stressed to set up naphtha cracker complex

LAHORE: Speakers at a panel discussion held at the Expo Centre unanimously emphasised the urgent need to establish...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

Manhole incident: Minister for arrest of contractor

LAHORE: Punjab Housing and Urban Development Minister Bilal Yasin has ordered immediate arrest of the contractor...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Sports

National T20 Cup 2025-26 final today

LAHORE: Karachi Whites and Abbottabad will lock horns in the final of the National T20 Cup 2025-26 at the Gaddafi...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

Rape victims’ statements must be recorded by female magistrates: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered that the statements of the rape victims under Section 164 of Cr.P.C....

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

Azma vows to transform Gilgit-Baltistan

LAHORE: Punjab Information and Culture Minister Azma Bokhari said that chants of “Sheir, Sheir, and Sheir” are...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

JI chief warns govt against presenting ‘anti-people budget’

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has demanded the immediate abolition of the...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

G-B CEC underscores need for peaceful voter participation

ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Raja Shahbaz Khan Saturday urged voters to turn out in large numbers,...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

Punjab seeks research partnership with Cambridge institute

LAHORE: Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani has said that the provincial government will pursue...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Pakistan

PA speaker, Chinese CG discuss bilateral ties

LAHORE: The Consul-General of China in Lahore, Sun Yan, met the speaker of the Punjab Assembly, Malik Muhammad Ahmad...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

World

France, allies eye national measures to pressure Israel over West Bank, diplomats say

Sanctions announcement expected within days, diplomats say

Published 07 Jun, 2026 12:29am

Perspectives

Geothermal energy in Pakistan: an untapped strategic resource

As the world accelerates toward cleaner and more reliable energy systems, geothermal energy is rapidly emerging as...

Published 06 Jun, 2026 11:19pm

World

Lebanon army chief visits US-Iran mediator Pakistan: Lebanese military

Visit linked to broader Iran-US talks, source tells AFP

Published 06 Jun, 2026 10:42pm

Pakistan

Naqvi meets PM Shehbaz before Tehran visit

Interior minister's visit to Iran significant as Pakistan continues efforts to mediate between US, Iran to help end their more than three-month-long conflict

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 11:19pm

World

'Cockroach' youth group founder leads first street protest after arrival in India

The group is the largest online expression of dissent against the Modi’s 12-year rule

Published 06 Jun, 2026 08:24pm

World

Trump pardons former US congressman convicted of securities fraud

Buyer was found guilty in March of 2023 on four counts of securities fraud, and was sentenced in September of that year to 22 months in prison

Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:48pm

World

Seven-month-old Palestinian killed by Israeli military laid to rest

The infant was killed on Friday while traveling with his family by car

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 07:42pm

Sports

India's Kohli out of Afghanistan series due to injury

Yashasvi Jaiswal has been named as Kohli’s replacement

Published 06 Jun, 2026 05:42pm

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

Editorials

If wishes were horses...

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

Updated 18 May, 2026 07:01am

Editorials

Supporting SMEs and exports: govt still searching for roadmaps

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

Updated 18 May, 2026 08:01am

Editorials

Israel: misleading narratives

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

Updated 18 May, 2026 08:02am

Editorials

The war getting more and more expensive

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

Updated 17 May, 2026 07:02am

Editorials

India’s rights record under scrutiny

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

Updated 17 May, 2026 07:22am

Editorials

The SLA documents

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Votes without verdicts

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Published 16 May, 2026 02:29am

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Patchwork economics

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Published 15 May, 2026 06:03am

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Iran-US war: a dangerous deadlock

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Updated 15 May, 2026 07:40am

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State of the economy

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Published 14 May, 2026 05:59am

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The illusion of stability

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Published 14 May, 2026 05:59am

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 5	278.61
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 5	278.41
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 5	160.29
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 5	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 5	1.33
Euro to USD / Jun 5	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 7	3.63

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

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 5	90.54
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 5	401,012
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 5	4,328.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 5	77.48
Petrol/Litre / Jun 7	377.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 7	380.78

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

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

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

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