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The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (July 04, 2026) and the forecast for Sunday (July 05 2026)...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Editorials

Keeping protected areas protected

EDITORIAL: The deliberations at a recent webinar on the Margalla Hills National Park have once again brought into...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Editorials

Relentless settlement expansion

EDITORIAL: The recent debate at the United Nations Security Council underscored a reality that has become...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Attracting investment needs removal of key obstacles: Qaiser

KARACHI: Federal Minister for the Board of Investment (BOI) Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh has said that while Pakistan’s...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Bus accident: KP CM announces compensation package

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mohammad Sohail Afridi has announced a financial assistance package for...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Karachi mayor opens park

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Saturday inaugurated a newly developed Green Belt Park in Shireen...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

PCJCCI for digital transformation of small industries

LAHORE: The Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) has stressed that the digital...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Punjab becomes first province to digitally map citizens’ health profiles

LAHORE: Punjab has become the first province in the country to digitally map the health and demographic profiles of...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Punjab govt to expand housing loans scheme

LAHORE: In a major initiative of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif to facilitate deserving families and...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Govt to implement cleanliness initiative across all hospitals

LAHORE: Following directives from Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the Punjab government is preparing to...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Rescue-1122 equipped with modern equipment

LAHORE: Under the leadership of the Chief Minister Punjab, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, several important projects have been...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Punjab sets benchmark in performance: Azma

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari said that under the leadership of Chief Minister...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

4.33m driving licences issued during current year

LAHORE: The Punjab police are actively engaged across the province in ensuring best public service delivery and...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Sports

PCB inks MoU with AUST for cricket promotion

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) through its Domestic Cricket Operations (DCO) Department has signed a...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Business & Finance

Excise dept achieves record revenue collection

LAHORE: Director General Excise, Taxation & Narcotics Control Punjab, Umar Sher Chattha, has said that the...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Summit to drive dialogue on future of financial sector

KARACHI: The Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) has announced the second edition of the Pakistan Banking Summit 2026...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Three killed in Islamabad; girl student found dead in hostel at Jamia Hafsa

ISLAMABAD: Incidents of violent crime, including murder and attempted murder, witnessed an increase in the federal...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Bilawal describes ‘July 5’ as profound trauma inflicted on country’s democratic soul

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that July 5 will forever remain the...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Transmission, smart metering projects: Leghari highlights power sector reforms, invites Turkish investors

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division) Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Saturday said Pakistan...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Govt committed to improving legal education, says Tarar

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar on Saturday said the government was committed...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Business & Finance

Multan exceeds annual tax target with record 104pc recovery

MULTAN: The Excise, taxation and narcotics control department, Multan division on Saturday surpassed the Punjab...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

NTU Faisalabad hosts Computer Science Final Year Project Exhibition

FAISALABAD: The Department of Computer Science at the National Textile University Faisalabad organized the annual...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

PM task force completes 85 of 99 maritime reform action points

ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister’s Task Force on Maritime Reforms has completed 85 of 99 reform action points within a...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Latest relief measures to revive real estate sector: Nauman

LAHORE: Federal Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Planning & Development, Hafiz Muhammad Nauman, has...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

President condoles death of Fauzia Habib

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, Saturday, expressed his profound grief and sorrow over the demise of former...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

World

Japan govt panel member calls for moderate BOJ rate hikes

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan should continue to raise interest rates at a moderate pace to rectify excessive yen...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Business & Finance

China Resources New Energy shares triple on debut after Asia’s biggest IPO of 2026

SHANGHAI: China Resources New Energy saw its share price almost triple on its Shenzhen debut on Thursday, after the...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Business & Finance

PNG growth surges, but jobs lag for ordinary citizens, World Bank says

WELLINGTON: Papua New Guinea’s economy expanded by 5.6percent in 2025, one of the strongest growth rates in the...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

World

Thailand will raise its annual economic growth potential

BANGKOK: Thailand plans to lift its economic growth potential to 3.0percent from 2.7percent by 2030, Finance...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Business & Finance

Danish brewer Carlsberg files for India unit IPO

COPENHAGEN: Danish brewer Carlsberg has confidentially filed for an initial public offering of its Indian business,...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

World

Philippines cuts 2026 growth forecast

MANILA: Growth in the Philippines this year will be lower than previously forecast due to the energy crisis and the...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

World

US job growth likely cooled in June after recent string of big gains

WASHINGTON: US job growth likely slowed to a still-solid clip in June, with the unemployment rate expected to hold...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Traders urge govt to adopt effective measures to help boost exports

KARACHI: Business community has urged the government to adopt effective measures to boost exports, promote...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Young people must strive to change country’s destiny: JI

KARACHI: Hundreds of students from universities across Karachi were briefed on the details of Alkhidmat Karachi’s...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Nehal for global support to uphold IWT

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nehal Hashmi on Saturday said any attempt by India to use water as a political...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Business & Finance

Trade with Kenya surpasses USD1bn mark

KARACHI: Pakistan and Kenya have achieved a historic milestone in their bilateral economic relations, with two-way...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

International arbitration training programme concludes

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s First Comprehensive International Arbitration Training Programme – Module I, organised by the...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Khairpur-V by-polls: Bilawal nominates Asfandyar for PS-30

KARACHI: The Chairman of PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has nominated Barrister Asfandyar Kharl for PS-30 Khairpur-V...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

FTO fortifies taxpayers’ privacy protections

FTO had already recorded a categorical finding that confidential tax information belonging to the petitioners

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Shehbaz-Erdogan joint press conference: Pakistan, Türkiye commit to boosting trade to USD5bn

ISTANBUL: Pakistan and Turkey on Saturday expressed their commitment to increase bilateral trade volume to five...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

KP seeks 10-month extension for WB-funded KITE project

ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, through the Ministry of Economic Affairs (EAD), has sought a 10-month...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Smooth proceedings in response to the advice: FBR must evolve formal admin protocol: FTO

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has recommended that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) evolve a formal...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

ECP to hear case against six PTI ex-lawmakers next week

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has again fixed for hearing next week a case against six former...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Meeting with business leaders: DPM explores Pakistan-Türkiye economic partnership

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has met with senior...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Auto industry: MoC shelves TPB meeting

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce has postponed a meeting of the Tariff Policy Board (TPB), originally scheduled...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Gold jewellers demand revised VAN implementation

ISLAMABAD: The country’s gold jewellery sector has expressed serious concern over the non-implementation of the...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

PM urges Turkish businessmen to invest in key sectors

ISTANBUL: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday invited Turkish businessmen and investors to invest in...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Soda ash injury margin: Türkiye’s trade ministry has ‘reservations’ over NTC methodology

ISLAMABAD: At the crucial time of visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to Turkey, Türkiye’s Ministry of Trade has...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

WhatsApp admins not liable for members’ posts: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has held that mere creation or administration of a WhatsApp group does not, by itself,...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

World

US celebrates 250th birthday as Trump warns of enemy within

WASHINGTON, (United States): Millions of Americans celebrated the country’s 250th birthday on Saturday — a landmark...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

World

Putin signs law amending tax code to support domestic fuel market

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed a law amending Russia’s tax code to incentivise boosting...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

World

Erdogan says Israel must not scupper US-Iran deal

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Middle East peace efforts could not succeed without...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

PM pays glowing tributes to Ali Khamenei

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Saturday, said that late Supreme Leader Shaheed Ayatollah Sayyed...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

World

India withdraws gas curbs as Middle East LNG supply resumes

MUMBAI: India has withdrawn an order imposing curbs on gas suppliers as supply of liquefied natural gas has resumed...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Five bodies recovered at Gwadar

GWADAR: The bodies of five individuals have been recovered from Gwadar on Saturday. According to security sources...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

World

Mali hit by new wave of coordinated rebel attacks

BAMAKO: Jihadists and their separatist Tuareg allies hit Mali with fresh coordinated attacks Saturday, striking...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

PM meets Turkcell chief to advance digital cooperation

ISTANBUL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has met the Turkcell chief executive officer Ali Taha Koc, in Istanbul,...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Zardari greets Trump on US Independence Day

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday extended felicitations to the President of the United States of...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

AJK regional elections: IPP announces candidates for 35 constituencies

ISLAMABAD: The Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) has officially announced its candidates for 35 constituencies in the...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

SECP expands PM-APG to NBFCs

ISLAMABAD: Access to affordable housing finance is set to become easier for citizens, particularly underserved and...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Fake appointment letter: FIA arrests accused in response to NA Speaker’s order

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Saturday took strong notice of the misuse of the name of...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

PPP leader shot dead at Upper Swat funeral

SWAT: Samiullah Khan, a leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was gunned down in Upper Swat when unidentified...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Forfeiture of performance guarantee: SC dismisses appeal of private co against TCP

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that the forfeiture of the entire amount of the performance guarantee by the...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Pakistan

Sindh Irrigation Minister accuses India of undermining IWT

HYDERABAD: Sindh Minister for Irrigation Jam Khan Shoro has strongly accused India of attempting to undermine the...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Opinion

Pakistan's energy crisis is a failure of policy, not resources

In a world driven by technology, energy plays a dominant role. Most countries have evolved special mechanisms to...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 08:55pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, Turkiye reaffirm $5bn bilateral trade target

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 11:33pm

Business & Finance

Banks say shift in cost of remittances to burden them, dent profitability

SBP reports remittances cost at Rs76bn in FY26, projects cost to grow to Rs85-90bn in FY27

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 11:35pm

Opinion

AI’s effect on the legal sector: benefits and drawbacks

Technological revolutions typically have a limited impact on the legal profession due to the industry’s entrenched...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 07:24pm

Markets

India's auto industry defends ethanol fuel mandate amid backlash

Automakers say even older vehicles can run safely on E20

Published 04 Jul, 2026 07:18pm

Sports

List of youngest male cricketers to debut for India

Sooryavanshi was not given his debut against Ireland as India were dealt a shock 2-0 series defeat

Published 04 Jul, 2026 07:10pm

World

‘Hastily crafted foreign awards’ aim to boost PM Modi's image at home: report

Tarar says strategy of image management becomes embarrassment

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 07:31pm

World

Trump to mark US 250th anniversary with campaign-style rally on National Mall

Across United States, Americans plan to celebrate the patriotic holiday with fireworks and parades

Published 04 Jul, 2026 05:46pm

World

'Let us wail!' Iranians flock to Khamenei's funeral after wartime death

Iran mourns Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in a US-Israeli war that claimed over 3,000 lives

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 11:34pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan seeks Turkcell investment as it proposes Türkiye digital corridor

PM Shehbaz invited Turkcell to explore long-term collaboration with Pakistani institutions

Published 04 Jul, 2026 03:59pm

Pakistan

Pakistan committed to stronger US partnership based on mutual respect, shared interests: PM

Says history has proven that US, Pakistan have stood together at most consequential moments

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 11:35pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan retains seat on ICCD’s executive bodies

Pakistan's ICCD representation renewed for 2026–2029, enhancing its influence in Islamic trade and investment

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:36pm

Pakistan

Turkish investors eye Pakistan's strategic sectors

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif holds a series of meetings with senior executives of Türkiye’s leading business groups

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 06:01pm

Markets

Gold price per tola drops Rs1,100 in Pakistan

International rate of gold declines by $11 to reach $4,174 per ounce

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 10:03pm

Sports

Curran keen to step in as England all-rounder after Stokes' retirement

'When I’ve got a ball or bat in my hand I just try to do my best, so we’ll see what happens.'

Published 04 Jul, 2026 01:05pm

Life & Style

Swift and Kelce marry as global stars swarm 'royal wedding'

The anticipation is even greater as Swift and Kelce make no public announcements about their wedding plans

Published 04 Jul, 2026 12:09pm

Sports

Argentina survive Cape Verde scare to reach World Cup last 16

Messi’s sublime control and finish for his seventh goal of the tournament in four games puts the defending champions in command

Published 04 Jul, 2026 12:00pm

Sports

Colombia in control but failing to convert chances into goals

Colombia repeatedly threatened and forced Ghana goalkeeper Lawrence Ati Zigi into a string of fine saves

Published 04 Jul, 2026 11:53am

Sports

Ghana's World Cup exit down to a lack of maturity, says Queiroz

'I felt really quickly that some of the Ghanaian players were fearful. They were not cool, calm, and collected when the pressure hit,' Queiroz says

Published 04 Jul, 2026 11:49am

Business & Finance

Govt opens Prime Minister's Apna Ghar Program to NBFCs to widen access

Access affordable housing with a subsidized 5% profit rate for 10 years, as the PM-AGP leverages NBFCs to reach more citizens nationwide

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 04:23pm

Business & Finance

IMO chief plans Pakistan visit as maritime cooperation expands

Pakistan and the IMO are strengthening maritime cooperation, focusing on blue economy and environmental protection, ahead of a key visit

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 11:35pm

FBR to nominate trade representatives at RTOs

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has agreed to nominate two representatives of traders’ associations at...

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 09:16am

World

‘Vanishingly rare’ copy of US Declaration of Independence unearthed in UK archives

LONDON: A “vanishingly rare” copy of the Declaration of Independence has been found in London, dug up in archives...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Forty killed as bus falls into ditch in Balochistan

DANA SAR: At least 40 people were killed and eight others injured after a passenger bus travelling from Quetta to...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

World

Trump ‘peace prize’: European MEPs urge FIFA to probe Infantino

LAUSANNE: Fifty members of the European Parliament have urged FIFA’s ethics committee to investigate their president...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

World

June heat topped 35°C for two-thirds of Europe population

PARIS: More than two-thirds of Europeans experienced temperature over 35°C during a June 15-30 heatwave, according...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

PM arrives in Istanbul

ISTANBUL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Istanbul on Friday on a bilateral visit to Türkiye at the...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

World

India approves buying USD5.46bn in military equipment

NEW DELHI: India approved on Friday the purchase of a range of military equipment for its defence forces worth $5.46...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

World

Xi taps new military anti-graft chief, promotes two generals

BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping promoted two military officers to the rank of general on Friday while tapping...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

SBP optimistic about growth prospects

Pakistan’s economy has grown by around 3.7% in FY26

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 01:04pm

PM, CDF pay respects to Ali Khamenei

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday paid glowing tribute to the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah...

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 03:57pm

Industrial electricity tariffs: PTEA demands rectification

ISLAMABAD: Khurram Mukhtar, Patron in Chief of the Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA), and Chairman...

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 03:57pm

Diamer-Bhasha Dam project: Rs25.744m irregular expenditure identified

ISLAMABAD: Audit authorities have identified irregular expenditure of Rs 25.744 million in the Diamer Bhasha Dam...

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 03:58pm

FBR to come down hard on ‘recalcitrant’ spinning units

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued notices to 421 “non-compliant” textile spinning units that...

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 09:16am

ADB proposes regional TA programme

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has proposed a regional technical assistance (TA) programme to...

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 09:15am

Aurangzeb says digital tax reforms a must to boost revenue

FAISALABAD: A fully digitalised taxation system is imperative to eliminate leakages in addition to enhancing...

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 09:15am

Editorials

Keeping protected areas protected

EDITORIAL: The deliberations at a recent webinar on the Margalla Hills National Park have once again brought into...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Editorials

Relentless settlement expansion

EDITORIAL: The recent debate at the United Nations Security Council underscored a reality that has become...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Editorials

The missing accountability after the audit

EDITORIAL: Every few weeks, another audit report exposes billions of rupees in irregularities somewhere within...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

The perils of diluting constitutional safeguards

EDITORIAL: The recent judgment by a five-member Supreme Court bench on the admissibility of forensic experts’...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

Dilution of monetary policy

EDITORIAL: A webinar titled ‘Managing Stability During Uncertain Times: Role of Monetary Policy in Pakistan’...

Published 03 Jul, 2026 05:13am

Editorials

A tragedy of negligence

EDITORIAL: The collapse of the roof of a private tuition centre in Lahore’s Kahna area, which claimed the lives of...

Published 03 Jul, 2026 05:13am

Editorials

FBR: Barely exceeding twice-reduced target

EDITORIAL: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected 12.957 trillion rupees last fiscal year (1 July 2025 to 30...

Published 02 Jul, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

No refuge for terror

EDITORIAL: Cross-border terrorism cannot become an accepted feature of Pakistan’s security environment. The latest...

Published 02 Jul, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

The local govt void

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s democratic evolution is in many ways the story of its failure to truly devolve power, which...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Editorials

Rights of way, rights at risk

EDITORIAL: The government’s ambition to accelerate digital connectivity and expand telecommunications infrastructure...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Editorials

The ‘missing’ economic update, outlook

EDITORIAL: The Finance Division has yet to upload its May 2026 Economic Update and Outlook, a document that would...

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 06:25am

Editorials

Treaties, when convenient

EDITORIAL: A treaty that survives wars, crises and decades of political hostility only to be set aside unilaterally...

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 06:26am

Editorials

The cost of administered pricing

EDITORIAL: With international oil prices retreating after the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the government’s...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Editorials

Waste-to-energy projects: better late than never

EDITORIAL: It’s encouraging that Pakistan has finally moved to develop a comprehensive national policy for...

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 04:23pm

Editorials

The cost of impunity

EDITORIAL: The unusually apologetic tone adopted by senior Punjab Police and Crime Control Department (CCD)...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Editorials

The anaemia challenge

EDITORIAL: The findings of the WOMAN-2 study, presented in the report “The Missing Evidence: Anaemia, Postpartum...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Editorials

HIV: Time to act

EDITORIAL: The concerns raised at the recent community dialogue in Karachi over the growing number of HIV infections...

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:20am

Editorials

Women’s inheritance rights

EDITORIAL: The landmark ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on women’s inheritance rights is a timely...

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:23am

Editorials

Finance Act 2026

EDITORIAL: The Finance Bill 2026 was passed by the National Assembly with 35 amendments, including extending sales...

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 06:53am

Editorials

Borrowing prosperity

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s central government debt rose by Rs1.4 trillion in April alone, pushing the total debt stock to...

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 06:54am

Editorials

Population ‘bomb’

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s annual population growth rate is estimated at 2.55 percent which implies the addition of...

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Editorials

Open for exits

EDITORIAL: An economy that loses more foreign exchange through profit repatriation than it gains through foreign...

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Editorials

KP Budget

EDITORIAL: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) budget for 2026-27 presented by Chief Minister Sohail Afridi unveiled a total...

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

Editorials

Balochistan Budget

EDITORIAL: Balochistan’s latest budget arrives wrapped in the language of fiscal discipline, development and prudent...

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

Editorials

NFC Award: a system under strain

EDITORIAL: A recent media report has highlighted a view gaining traction within policymaking circles that the NFC...

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:43am

Editorials

Policing and the inviolability of the home

EDITORIAL: The recent judgment of the Peshawar High Court is a timely reminder that constitutional rights cannot be...

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:43am

Editorials

A crisis decades in the making

EDITORIAL: Few national failures have been forecast as accurately and ignored as consistently as Pakistan’s water...

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Editorials

A preventable tragedy

EDITORIAL: The horrific loss of at least 10 lives, including five children, in a fiery crash on the Islamabad-Murree...

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Editorials

US-Iran breakthrough

EDITORIAL: With President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian finally signing the Islamabad...

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:39am

Editorials

Health spending: the cost of neglect

EDITORIAL: The latest Pakistan Economic Survey 2025-26 presents a disturbing picture of the country’s public health...

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:42am

Editorials

Why the secrecy

EDITORIAL: The government is hush-hush about the quantum of tax relief offered and new taxes imposed in the recently...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Editorials

Sindh Budget

EDITORIAL: Sindh presented a 3,525 billion-rupee budget with the major reliance for revenue remaining on federal...

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 02:56pm

Editorials

Pakistan’s savings crisis

EDITORIAL: One of the more underappreciated aspects of Pakistan’s economic malaise has been the alarming collapse in...

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 06:24am

Editorials

Punjab Budget

EDITORIAL: The Punjab budget envisages total revenue of 1209 billion rupees from own resources (only 749 billion...

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

Beyond symbolic sanctions

EDITORIAL: France’s decision to ban Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country, in...

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 05:59am

Editorials

Maintaining the policy rate

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee met on the previously scheduled date – 15 June – and decided to keep the...

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Editorials

From oil shock to hunger crisis

EDITORIAL: The United Nations is now warning that a global hunger crisis feared at the outset of the Middle East...

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Editorials

Fiscal fault lines could test budget outlook

EDITORIAL: While the FY2026-27 budget has been framed as a pro-growth package aimed at reviving economic activity...

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

Editorials

A nation failing its children

EDITORIAL: The scale of Pakistan’s child labour crisis came into sharp focus at the International Labour...

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

Editorials

Policy contradictions stall progress

EDITORIAL: One of the more damaging flaws of governance in Pakistan today is the disconnect between what...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Editorials

The price of delay

EDITORIAL: Billions of rupees worth of foreign-funded development projects are once again facing delays, not because...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Editorials

Too important to trust locally?

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s long-term development challenge is no mystery. Child malnutrition, stunting, poor educational...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Editorials

Forest fires: A growing environmental emergency

EDITORIAL: The devastating forest fire that recently swept through the Kotli Sattian area of Murree district in...

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 07:00am

Editorials

The Budget

EDITORIAL: The federal finance minister, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, presented yesterday the third budget of the...

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 06:44am

Editorials

Jul-Mar: growth poor, but still not too bad?

EDITORIAL: The 3.7 percent growth for 2025-26 in the Economic Survey, limited to nine months of data (July-March),...

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

Editorials

Breaking the cycle of acid attacks

EDITORIAL: The horrific acid attack on a young female doctor at a government hospital in Quetta has once again...

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

Editorials

The high cost of easy revenues

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

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Editorials

Budget: getting close to plugging the gap

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

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 3	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 3	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 3	161.34
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 3	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 3	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 3	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 2	7,483.24
Nasdaq / Jul 2	25,832.67
Dow Jones / Jul 2	52,900.07
India Sensex / Jul 3	77,938.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 3	69,243.68
Hang Seng / Jul 3	23,310.80
FTSE 100 / Jul 3	10,679.03
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 3	25,779.31
France CAC40 / Jul 3	8,508.07

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 2	17,780
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 3	68.69
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 3	378,031
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 3	4,176.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 3	77.12
Petrol/Litre / Jul 5	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 5	311.47

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Jul 3 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	7.98 ▲ 0.96 (13.68%)
Ansari Sug. / Jul 3 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	31.30 ▲ 2.85 (10.02%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 3 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	29.88 ▲ 2.72 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jul 3 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	51.87 ▲ 4.72 (10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Jul 3 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	24.73 ▲ 2.25 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 3 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	293.11 ▲ 26.65 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 3 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	179.23 ▲ 16.29 (10%)
IbrahimFibres / Jul 3 Ibrahim Fibres Limited(IBFL)	271.37 ▲ 24.67 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 3 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	106.67 ▲ 9.7 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	114.95 ▲ 10.45 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 3 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.03 ▼ -2.67 (-10%)
Chashma / Jul 3 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	132.21 ▼ -14.24 (-9.72%)
UBLPakistanETF / Jul 3 UBLPakistan Enterprise ETF(UBLPETF)	30.75 ▼ -2.72 (-8.13%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jul 3 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	219.97 ▼ -14.2 (-6.06%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 3 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	35.31 ▼ -2.06 (-5.51%)
Sitara Chemical / Jul 3 Sitara Chemical Industries Limited(SITC)	811.04 ▼ -46.47 (-5.42%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.76 ▼ -1.13 (-5.41%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jul 3 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	13.25 ▼ -0.75 (-5.36%)
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	16.79 ▼ -0.89 (-5.03%)
Next Capital / Jul 3 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	13.11 ▼ -0.69 (-5%)

Stock	Volume
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 3 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	72,948,993 ▼ -0.04
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	48,406,341 ▼ -0.89
TPL Properties / Jul 3 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	34,286,380 ▲ 0.41
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jul 3 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	27,424,496 ▲ 2.43
Secure Logistics-Trax Group / Jul 3 Secure Logistics-Trax Group Limited(SLGL)	26,707,486 ▲ 0.23
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 3 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	25,865,871 ▲ 0
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 3 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	21,845,437 ▲ 0.11
Lotte Chemical / Jul 3 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	21,059,671 ▲ 0.91
Pak Reinsurance / Jul 3 Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited(PAKRI)	18,996,584 ▲ 0.39
P.T.C.L. / Jul 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	16,650,708 ▲ 1.65

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