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World

Iran warns it will not be bound by deal with US if violations continue

Iran-US deal preceded by an April ceasefire, but two sides exchanged significant fire in recent days over Strait of Hormuz

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 10:48pm

World

US delegation in Lebanon to discuss Israel 'pilot zone' withdrawal: official

Israel will gradually withdraw from areas of southern Lebanon where it has deployed troops to fight Hezbollah

Published 11 Jul, 2026 09:00pm

World

Floods in Bangladesh kill 44, leave over a million stranded

Power outages, damaged roads and broken communication links have slowed rescue and relief efforts

Published 11 Jul, 2026 07:40pm

Pakistan

Digital assets should not be viewed through a single lens: Bilal bin Saqib

Saqib meets Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Published 11 Jul, 2026 06:45pm

Pakistan

PMD issues GLOF alert for northern areas amid rising temperatures, rains

Says daytime temperatures in glaciated valleys running above normal levels

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 10:57pm

World

US seeks Iranian pledge to free up Strait of Hormuz

Media reports say US Vice President, US Secretary of State, special envoy and Trump's son-in-law expected to lead negotiations on Saturday with Araqchi

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 08:28pm

World

Iran's Supreme Leader pledges revenge for slain father and predecessor

Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli airstrikes on February 28

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 10:50pm

World

Two soldiers killed in attack in northeast Iran

Two men were killed while “patrolling in the city of Mashhad

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:19pm

World

Myanmar hit with deadly floods

At least three people have been killed in the deluge

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:15pm

Pakistan

Govt committed to ensuring uninterrupted sugar supply: Ishaq Dar

Food security ministry briefs meeting on current sugar stocks

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:11pm

Markets

Gold per tola gains Rs1,100 in Pakistan

Reaches Rs433,536

Published 11 Jul, 2026 02:55pm

Business & Finance

Significant progress made in Pak-US talks on reciprocal trade: secretary commerce

Both sides iron out differences, build convergence, says FO

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 05:43pm

Life & Style

Taylor Swift paid $160,000 for New York wedding permit: mayor

The billionaire pop singer covered the bill for this month’s star-studded extravaganza

Published 11 Jul, 2026 01:15pm

Sports

Scaloni wants 'never-say-die' legacy for Argentina

The defending champions sailed through the group stage at the 2026 tournament

Published 11 Jul, 2026 12:50pm

Pakistan

Nine more terrorists killed in Operation Shaban in Balochistan: state media

Number of Khwarij killed in operation, other IBOs rises to 88

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 10:56pm

World

Trump says US will 'completely decimate' Iran if assassinated

'Orders have already been given, and the U.S. Military is ready, willing, and able, for a one year period of time,' US President says

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 10:49pm

World

Iran state media says explosion in eastern Tehran province was controlled ammunition disposal

An explosion is heard in the eastern part of Tehran province, with residents of Pakdasht and Qiyamdasht reporting the blast

Published 11 Jul, 2026 12:04pm

Business & Finance

SECP enables digital IBAN-based verification

New verification will allow investors to access financial services without unnecessary documentation and repeated verification requirements

Published 11 Jul, 2026 11:58am

World

Kyiv under Russian missile attack, officials say

The attack damages a non-residential building in one district, while smoke rises from another

Published 11 Jul, 2026 11:57am

World

New Zealand, India upgrade ties as PM Modi visits Auckland

The leaders elevate bilateral relations to a 'strategic partnership' during talks in Auckland

Published 11 Jul, 2026 11:53am

Sports

Australia striker Mitch Duke ends international career

'After a lot of reflection, the time has come for me to officially announce my retirement from international football,' Duke says

Published 11 Jul, 2026 11:45am

World

North Korea condemns NATO summit, says denuclearisation should start with US allies

Pyongyang accused NATO leaders of portraying North Korea’s exercise of its legitimate sovereign rights as a threat

Published 11 Jul, 2026 11:41am

World

Thai inflation likely below 2.8% this year, policy to remain accommodative, central bank chief says

Monthly inflation in the fourth quarter is now expected to be less than 4.5% previously projected

Published 11 Jul, 2026 11:36am

World

Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards China

Bavi is forecast to make landfall around Wenzhou, home to some 10 million people, in the early hours of Sunday

Published 11 Jul, 2026 11:33am

Sports

Auger-Aliassime parts ways with long-time coach Fontang after Wimbledon exit

Under Fontang’s guidance, Auger-Aliassime won nine ATP singles titles and climbed to a career-high ranking of world number four

Published 11 Jul, 2026 11:28am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Friday (July 10, 2026) and the forecast for Saturday (July 11 2026)....

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Working of Information Dept highlighted

KARACHI: An introductory meeting was held at the Sindh Information Department following the posting of Kashif Gulzar...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

PSX highlights debt management reforms, Sukuk growth

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance (MoF), on Friday held an...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Progress of film projects reviewed

KARACHI: A meeting of the Film Oversight Board of the Information Department was held under the chairmanship of...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Editorials

Inflation should not hamper accountability

EDITORIAL: Accountability laws exist to protect the public interest, not to create technical escape routes for those...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 06:31am

Editorials

A fragile peace

EDITORIAL: The latest exchange of strikes between the United States and Iran has raised fresh concerns about the...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 06:33am

Business & Finance

Punjab rolls out simplified digital tax system

LAHORE: The Punjab government has launched a simplified digital tax deduction system designed to promote...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

PTI writes CJP for judicial review of May 9 cases

LAHORE: Imprisoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders have sent a formal letter to the Chief Justice of Pakistan...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

CM orders swift action on issues facing people

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Friday directed the authorities concerned to take immediate...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

PPP rally at Minar-e-Pakistan to test party’s strength: Ashraf

LAHORE: Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Central Punjab President Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

CM expresses grief over roof collapse deaths

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed profound sorrow over the death of three people,...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

Lahore hosts 3-day ‘solar & storage expo’

LAHORE: United Business Group (UBG) Patron-in-Chief S M Tanveer and the Regional Chairman and Vice President of the...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

NTU, BUFT sign MoU to foster academic excellence

FAISALABAD: In a landmark development for textile and fashion education in South Asia, the National Textile...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Training session for customs agents held

KARACHI: The Karachi Customs Agents Association (KCAA) arranged a one-day training and awareness session to help...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Wheat flour sellers fined Rs1.2m for price violations

KARACHI: In compliance with the directives of the Sindh government, the Karachi administration has intensified its...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

India’s water aggression: PPP to hold Karachi-wide rallies on 12th

KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) will hold protest rallies on Sunday (July 12) in all districts of Karachi...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

105 essential medicines: Delays in price revisions triggers shortages

KARACHI: More than two years after Pakistan’s drug pricing regulators recommended price revisions for 105...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Small traders slam unchecked grip of the land mafia

KARACHI: Small traders on Friday voiced serious concerns over the city’s worsening law and order and the unchecked...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

APNS lauds appointment of Raisa Adil as PIO

KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society welcomes the appointment of Raisa Adil as Principal Information Officer...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Saylani’s livelihood-support programme: TIKA donates 20 rickshaws to unemployed individuals

KARACHI: Consul General of Türkiye in Karachi, Ergül Kadak, has said that serving in Pakistan is a great honour for...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

CPK, Alumni Association Hyderabad sign MoU

KARACHI: Community Policing Karachi (CPK) and the Alumni Association of Government College University Hyderabad...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Educational institutions: SC orders authorities to ensure end to harassment

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has directed the Federal Secretary of the Ministry of Federal Education and...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Security situation: NA panel to convene meeting in Quetta

ISLAMABAD: In the wake of worsening security situation in Balochistan, the National Assembly’s interior panel has...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Gilgit-Baltistan: PM body to review development proposals of PML-N MPs

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday constituted a high-level committee to review development...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Mengal assails govt over Balochistan ‘crisis’

ISLAMABAD: Sardar Akhtar Mengal, chief of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M), launched a blistering...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Bengali advises provinces to form own planning commissions

ISLAMABAD: Renowned economist Dr Kaiser Bengali has said on Friday that the provinces must establish their own...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

Kaspersky recommends avoiding sharing personal data with AI tools

ISLAMABAD: A global cybersecurity company on Friday strictly directed the individuals and companies to avoid sharing...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

OIC moot on women: Dar reviews final preparations

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Friday chaired the 8th meeting...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

There’s no change in MDCAT passing criteria

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on National Health Services Regulations and Coordination...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

PC appoints ADB as adviser for IIAP operations

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission (PC) has appointed Asian Development Bank (ADB) as Financial Adviser for the...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

ATIR Lahore says super tax adjustable against refunds

ISLAMABAD: The Appellate Tribunal, Inland Revenue, Lahore, has held that Super Tax, while being an independent...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Operation Shaaban: Forces kill 75 militants in Balochistan since 5th

ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed a total of 75 terrorists in Balochistan since July 5 during Operation Shaaban...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

Import values of rubber stopper revised

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation, Karachi has revised customs values on the import of Rubber...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

FTO grants relief to woman taxpayer

ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Zafar Hijazi has granted relief to a woman taxpayer who remained unable to...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

BAFL raises Rs20bn in largest-ever TFC issuance

KARACHI: Bank Alfalah Limited (BAFL) has raised Rs20 billion through the issuance of an AAA-rated Tier 2 Term...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

World

Major carmakers handed dieselgate victory in UK

LONDON: The High Court in London on Friday ruled largely in favour of five major carmakers accused of installing...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Markets

Petrol price surges by Rs13.18, HSD’s by Rs13.80

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday announced an increase of Rs13.18 per litre in petrol and Rs13.80 in...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

World

States must reject Iran efforts to control Hormuz: UN’s IMO

LONDON: Countries should reject efforts by Iran to impose sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran’s...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Markets

Oil prices settle lower

HOUSTON: Oil prices settled lower on Friday after the latest round of US-Iran fighting as traders grew hopeful that...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 06:23am

World

Trump says agreed to more Iran talks but insists truce ‘over’

Trump declares US-Iran ceasefire 'OVER' amid attacks, rising global economic fears

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 09:25am

PM speaks to Pezeshkian, reaffirms Islamabad’s role as mediator

Urges Iran, all parties to de-escalate, pursue dialogue

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 03:52pm

Business & Finance

NTC launches solar infrastructure deployment programme

ISLAMABAD: The National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) has officially launched the NTC Solar Infrastructure...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Nepra raises hydel generation tariff by 55pc

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has increased the average tariff of hydel...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 03:51pm

Business & Finance

Wall Street banks rule on staff betting on prediction markets

NEW YORK: Wall Street banks have added rules on prediction-market betting to their employee codes of conduct, with...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

PM Shehbaz advocates for greater lending to SMEs

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday called on banks to substantially expand lending to priority...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 09:26am

World Bank approves USD375.9m for Grid Stability Enhancement Project

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Friday approved USD 375.9 million in financing for...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 09:26am

Multilateral diplomacy: PM reaffirms support to UN

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reaffirmed the country’s commitment to multilateral diplomacy and...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 03:51pm

Mufti Taqi Usmani rules crypto-based purchases impermissible

KARACHI: Renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani has declared purchasing goods with cryptocurrency...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 09:25am

Markets

SPI drops 0.45pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The inflation based on Sensitive Price Index (SPI) has declined by 0.45 percent on Week on Week (WoW)...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 09:24am

Pakistan

India’s designs to curtail water flows: Senate body to convene meeting of all stakeholders

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources on Friday decided to convene a meeting of all relevant...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 09:27am

Stronger LSM and trade activity: FBR expects surge in FY27 ST collection

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has said that the improvements in Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM)...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 09:27am

Pakistan

ATC adjourns hearing in vandalism case

LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday adjourned the hearing in the High Court copy branch vandalism case...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

Business community vows more cooperation with Rotary Clubs

KARACHI: The Karachi Timber Merchants Group hosted a luncheon in honour of newly-elected Rotary International...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

Concern expressed over increase in LPG prices

KARACHI: Chairman of the Karachi LPG Distributors Alliance, Imran Farooqi, has expressed serious concern over the...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Governor seeks promotion of ties with Portugal

LAHORE: The Ambassador of Portugal to Pakistan, Paulo Domingues has reiterated the commitment to promote bilateral...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

JI announces nationwide protests against inflation

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman on Friday accused the government of burdening consumers through...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

JI stages nationwide protests against petroleum levy

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami held countrywide protests on Friday against the petroleum levy, on the appeal of party...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

KP CM launches community driven digital access initiative

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi has formally launched the Community Driven...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

LCCI welcomes Pak-US reciprocal trade agreement talks

LAHORE: President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) Faheem-ur-Rehman Saigol has welcomed the...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Minister, PFF President discuss progress of football in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Housing & Works, Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada, met with the President of the...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

PM, Qatar emir, discuss US-Iran talks

ISLAMABAD: As tensions continued to ripple across the region following recent skirmishes between Iran and the US,...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

PTCL Flash Fiber surpasses 900,000 subscribers

KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has achieved another significant milestone as PTCL Flash...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Rain, windstorms likely across upper regions

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast rain, windstorms, and thundershowers across the...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 04:23pm

Business & Finance

Sindh govt vows to elevate economic status of fishermen

KARACHI: The Provincial Minister for Livestock and Fisheries, Muhammad Ali Malkani, has stated that the Fisheries...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Sindh, Centre launch monsoon preparedness drive

KARACHI: The federal and Sindh governments on Friday launched an intensified, coordinated preparedness strategy to...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Sports

Team Pakistan preparations for ICC Test Championship underway

LAHORE: Preparations of Team Pakistan for the upcoming two-match ICC World Test Championship series against the West...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

Law, order situation: TTAP demands Balochistan govt resignation

ISLAMABAD: Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Aain-e-Pakistan (TTAP), a coalition of opposition parties, launched a sweeping...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Business & Finance

Apple sues OpenAI, two former employees for trade secrets theft

The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges a coordinated effort to steal Apple's confidential information

Published 11 Jul, 2026 02:50am

Pakistan

Pakistan govt raises petrol, diesel prices by over Rs13 per litre each

Revised prices will take effect from July 11, 2026

Published 10 Jul, 2026 11:29pm

Business & Finance

Korangi Fish Harbour Authority BoD chairman welcomes record seafood export milestone

Chairman, Board of Directors, Korangi Fish Harbour Authority, Asim Abrar, has hailed Pakistan’s achievement of $568...

Published 10 Jul, 2026 11:14pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz urges restraint, reaffirms Pakistan's peace role in call with Iran's president

Premier expressed concern over recent escalation in Middle East

Updated 10 Jul, 2026 11:20pm

Perspectives

Data centres and Pakistan’s AI future

The global technological landscape is entering a transformative era. After the ‘dot-com’ revolution of the 1990s,...

Published 10 Jul, 2026 09:23pm

World

India's Dr Reddy's posts worst week in 3 years as semaglutide setback stokes growth fears

Supplies of ‌its generic semaglutide would remain unavailable in India and face disruptions in Canada until at least late October

Published 10 Jul, 2026 08:25pm

World

Iran has asked to continue talks and the US agreed, Trump says

US, Iran traded strikes this week

Published 10 Jul, 2026 07:58pm

Sports

Jorge Jesus appointed new Portugal coach after World Cup exit

His last coaching role is with Al-Nassr, whom he guides to the Saudi Pro League title in the 2025–26 season

Published 10 Jul, 2026 07:50pm

Editorials

Inflation should not hamper accountability

EDITORIAL: Accountability laws exist to protect the public interest, not to create technical escape routes for those...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 06:31am

Editorials

A fragile peace

EDITORIAL: The latest exchange of strikes between the United States and Iran has raised fresh concerns about the...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 06:33am

Editorials

Federal govt debt: the sovereign-financial system loop

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s federal government debt reached Rs81.9 trillion by end-May 2026. The number is large, but the...

Published 10 Jul, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

Cost of incomplete gas reforms

EDITORIAL: The latest increase in re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) prices is not merely another routine...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Editorials

Water must not be weaponised

EDITORIAL: While India’s unilateral decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance constitutes a...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Editorials

NFC reform and limits of fiscal devolution

EDITORIAL: The World Bank’s report on fiscal federalism in Pakistan should prompt a more serious debate on the 18th...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

Editorials

Reclaiming railway land

EDITORIAL: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Railways has done well to seek a comprehensive report on...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 04:49am

Editorials

Growing the problem

EDITORIAL: There is little left to say about Pakistan’s population crisis that has not already been said over the...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 04:51am

Editorials

Two economic updates and outlooks

EDITORIAL: The Finance Division released May and June Economic Update and Outlook on the last day of the fiscal year...

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:25am

Editorials

Protecting children beyond parental compromise

EDITORIAL: The Lahore High Court’s recent judgment in a child maintenance case reaffirms a principle that should...

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:28am

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

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 10	278.25
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 10	278.05
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 10	161.68
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 10	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 10	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 10	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 10	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 10	7,575.39
India Sensex / Jul 10	77,569.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 10	68,557.73
Nasdaq / Jul 10	26,281.61
Hang Seng / Jul 10	24,175.12
FTSE 100 / Jul 10	10,497.29
Dow Jones / Jul 10	52,637.01
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 10	25,067.09
France CAC40 / Jul 10	8,338.97

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 10	71.41
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 10	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 10	370,744
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 10	4,119.93
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 10	81.54
Petrol/Litre / Jul 11	310.71
Diesel/Litre / Jul 11	323.30

Stock	Price
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 10 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	10.24 ▲ 1 (10.82%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 10 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	10.55 ▲ 1 (10.47%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 10 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	2.02 ▲ 0.19 (10.38%)
Service Textile / Jul 10 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	57.71 ▲ 5.25 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 10 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	41.33 ▲ 3.76 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	38.01 ▲ 3.46 (10.01%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 10 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,081.55 ▲ 189.23 (10%)
Saif Textile / Jul 10 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	52.35 ▲ 4.76 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 10 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	105.39 ▲ 9.58 (10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 10 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	28.06 ▲ 2.55 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 10 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	4.79 ▼ -0.81 (-14.46%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 10 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	21.56 ▼ -2.4 (-10.02%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 10 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	12.59 ▼ -1.4 (-10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 10 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	59.51 ▼ -6.61 (-10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 10 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	229.11 ▼ -25.46 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jul 10 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	30.54 ▼ -3.39 (-9.99%)
Next Capital / Jul 10 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	17.33 ▼ -1.74 (-9.12%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jul 10 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	17.39 ▼ -1.68 (-8.81%)
Mehmood Tex / Jul 10 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	207.26 ▼ -18.81 (-8.32%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 10 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	10.27 ▼ -0.91 (-8.14%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	151,747,897 ▲ 0.29
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	67,529,983 ▲ 0.16
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	51,758,332 ▲ 0
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 10 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	38,321,177 ▲ 0.19
Pak Refinery / Jul 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	34,731,942 ▲ 0.22
LSE Capital / Jul 10 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	33,568,457 ▼ -0.43
Lotte Chemical / Jul 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	33,037,004 ▲ 1.03
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jul 10 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	32,760,970 ▲ 0.77
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 10 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	27,441,043 ▲ 0.51
Bank Al-Falah / Jul 10 Bank Alfalah Limited(BAFL)	18,753,121 ▼ -0.13

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