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Business & Finance

German envoy for stronger economic ties with Pakistan

FAISALABAD: The German Ambassador to Pakistan Ina Lepel has called for stronger economic engagement between Pakistan...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 07:44am

Business & Finance

LCCI assures PRA of support in expanding the tax net

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has assured the Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) of its...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 07:43am

Pakistan

Along the Punjab-KP border: ‘Action is taken against irregularities involving mineral licences’

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari has said that public welfare remains at the heart...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 07:42am

Markets

China's September US soybean imports rebound from zero a year earlier, data shows

Imports from Brazil fell 2.4% year-on-year to 10.7 million tons from 10.96 million tons in September last year

Published 20 Oct, 2026 07:41am

Markets

Dollar and euro drift, yen slips as markets seek direction

The euro was steady at $1.1216, while the British pound rose 0.1% to $1.3308

Published 20 Oct, 2026 07:38am

Markets

Asian shares tumble, oil rises as markets await AI sector results

The MSCI Asia ex-Japan index fell 0.93%, while Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped 1.28%

Published 20 Oct, 2026 07:34am

Markets

Gold slips as investors weigh Fed rate outlook

Spot gold fell 0.3% to $4,126.84 per ounce

Published 20 Oct, 2026 07:29am

Markets

Oil eases as markets assess potential waiver on Russian energy, Middle East supply risks

Brent crude futures fell 49 cents, or 0.45%, to $109.06 a barrel

Published 20 Oct, 2026 07:24am

Business & Finance

Industrial growth: Pakistan, UNIDO agree to explore new avenues

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have agreed to explore new...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 07:02am

Pakistan

Forced loadshedding: ‘New grid stations, additional power transformers needed in Hyderabad’

HYDERABAD: According to the HESCO spokesperson, Member of the National Assembly and Member of the Standing Committee...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 06:59am

Business & Finance

Production suspended: Ghani Chem says inventory available for sales

KARACHI: Ghani Chem World Limited has clarified that it holds sufficient inventory to meet domestic sales...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 06:56am

Business & Finance

First Africa Diplomatic Economic Conference today

KARACHI: The first Africa Diplomatic Economic Conference will be held on Tuesday to promote trade relations between...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 06:55am

Business & Finance

Envoy for transformation in Portugal, Pakistan economic ties

KARACHI: Ambassador of the Republic of Portugal to Pakistan, Paulo Domingues, has called for a major transformation...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 06:51am

Pakistan

Disaster management cooperation: Dar, Tajik PM highlight potential

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar called on the Prime Minister of...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 06:46am

World

Oil-rich Alberta votes on Canada breakup

EDMONTON, (Canada): Canada’s province of Alberta votes Monday on whether to hold a binding referendum on splitting...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 06:44am

Business & Finance

EU envoy, FPCCI chief discuss avenues for trade expansion

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, said that Raimundas Karoblis, ambassador of the European Union to...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

Karachi sizzling as mercury touches 39ºC

KARACHI: The city continued to sizzle on Monday as the maximum daytime temperature touched 39 Celsius, 2.6 degrees...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Business & Finance

FBR chief urges exporters to promote local products

KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial has urged exporters to expand the presence...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Business & Finance

Various sectors: Pakistan, Portugal to deepen bilateral cooperation

KARACHI: Pakistan and Portugal have agreed to intensify bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, renewable...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

SLIC field workers are not its ‘regular employees’: FCC

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) held that field workers were not regular employees of the State...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

Islamabad police to launch crackdown: Unlicensed & underage drivers to face action

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police have decided to launch a major crackdown on unlicensed and underage driving in the...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

IBA, AKU, HU collaborate to advance AI-driven teaching, learning

KARACHI: IBA Karachi, in collaboration with Aga Khan University (AKU) and Habib University (HU), hosted the Annual...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

NUST Master Convocation 2026: 66 PhDs awarded; 26 President’s Gold Medals and 28 Chancellor’s Silver Medals conferred

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal urged graduates of the...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

PTI challenges emergency in PHC

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has challenged the imposition of...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Business & Finance

Novacare Hospital Islamabad: BOP leads structuring of Rs17bn Islamic project finance facility

LAHORE: The Bank of Punjab (BOP) marked the financial close of a Rs 17 billion Syndicated Islamic Project Finance...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

Diplomacy only solution for resolving Pak-Afghan tensions: Masood

ISLAMABAD: Former AJK president and former ambassador Masood Ahmed Khan on Monday stressed that diplomacy remains...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Business & Finance

Gohar appointed ABAD (North Region) chairman

ISLAMABAD: The Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) has appointed Sultan Gohar, chief executive...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Editorials

An unprotected digital frontier

EDITORIAL: A new report by the IMF and the World Bank has put a startling figure on the price Pakistan is paying for...

Updated 20 Oct, 2026 05:41am

Editorials

Religious minorities and the promise of equal rights

EDITORIAL: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s latest report on freedom of religion or belief presents a...

Updated 20 Oct, 2026 05:48am

Pakistan

Passports (Amendment) Bill passed despite government opposition

ISLAMABAD: Despite the government’s opposition, the Upper House of the Parliament, Monday, passed the Passports...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

Punjab plans ban on spy gadgets

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to ban spy devices, including glasses, pens, watches and other gadgets...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

Russia reaffirms readiness to help ease Pak-Afghan tensions

ISLAMABAD: Albert P. Khorev, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Pakistan, reaffirmed Russia’s readiness to help...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

NA session: Achakzai demands govt disclose Afridi’s whereabouts

ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in National Assembly Mehmood Khan Achakzai on Monday demanded of the government to...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

Emergency and governor’s rule in KP: PTI vows to resist ‘curbs’ through public mobilisation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday rejected the recent imposition of emergency and governor’s rule...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

Health Secy visits PIMS Hospital to review action plan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Health Secretary Nadeem Mahbub on Monday visited Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS)...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

BR Research

1QFY27 FDI growth masks a narrow investment base

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan ahs seen some modest and concentrated recovery in 1QFY27. Net FDI...

Updated 20 Oct, 2026 07:21am

BR Research

Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited: performance and outlook

Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (PSX: MUGHAL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in...

Updated 20 Oct, 2026 07:27am

Pakistan

UNHCR appoints Noriko as new Representative in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has appointed Ms. Noriko Takagi, as its new Representative in Pakistan, who...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

World

France announces curfews as govt grapples with unrest

PARIS: France announced partial curfews in Paris and other cities on Monday after weekend demonstrations over...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

PM hails Gauth AI initiative to support teachers, students

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday pledged to provide all possible resources and facilities to...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

CPPs’ matters: Work to launch investigations is complete: NAB

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Lieutenant General Nazir Ahmed Butt (Retd) said on Monday...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Business & Finance

Countrywide pen-down strike call: FBR suspends two senior IR officials

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has suspended two senior Inland Revenue officials over a countrywide...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Business & Finance

China pulls out of Sri Lanka port logistics venture

COLOMBO: A Chinese state-owned firm has withdrawn from a USD392 million joint venture to develop a major logistics...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

Maj Hussnain appointed Defence Division’s Addl Secretary-I

ISLAMABAD: In yet another military-to-civilian placement, Maj Gen Qulbul Hussnain was appointed Additional...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Business & Finance

Suspension, blacklisting of exporters undermining towel exports, says TMA

KARACHI: The Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (TMA) has expressed serious concern over the Federal Board...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Business & Finance

Petrol price cut by Rs5.16, HSD’s by Rs7.69

ISLAMABAD: In the latest daily review, petrol price dropped by Rs5.16 to Rs381.14 per litre, down from Rs386.30....

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

Makkah Defence Alliance: Any attack on KSA will trigger collective response: DG ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt-General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has reaffirmed...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

New Saudi envoy, CDF take stock of regional situation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Monday expressed satisfaction over progress made under the Makkah Joint...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Naqvi says Makkah deal only a defence pact

ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday said Pakistan made every possible effort to reduce...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

NA passes 3 bills aimed at encouraging collective cabinet decision-making

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Monday passed three bills aimed at clarifying that executive decisions involving...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Business & Finance

Brent crude edges lower

NEW YORK: Oil prices were mixed on Monday after attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on a Yemeni military training camp and...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Business & Finance

Hike in govt debt clarified

ISLAMABAD: The news report titled “Rs20bn debt increase per day during Shehbaz govt,” recently published in the...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Business & Finance

LDDB restructuring: PM orders setting up livestock vaccine production facility

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday ordered a restructuring of the country’s Livestock and Dairy...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Dar reviews measures to boost exports

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

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Economy grows 3.65pc in FY26: NAC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy has registered a growth rate 3.65 percent in Financial Year (FY) 2025-26, slightly...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

CDF to visit Tehran today

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir is due to visit Tehran on...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Business & Finance

Total gas sector’s circular debt hits Rs5.454trn

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy (Petroleum Division) Ali Pervaiz Malik said Pakistan’s total gas sector...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Grid power offtake: Lotte urges PD to notify proposed ‘TPT’

ISLAMABAD: Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited (LCPL), which is set to become the country’s largest industrial consumer...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

DISCOs: CPPA-G sees average PPP at Rs27.309/kWh for CY27

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guarantee (CPPA-G) has projected the average power purchase price...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Crackdown on corruption ordered: No under-performance will be tolerated, PM warns FBR

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday issued a blunt warning to Federal Board of Revenue (FBR),...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Restructuring, deregulation: Proposed gas sector roadmap reviewed

ISLAMABAD: The government is preparing a phased restructuring and deregulation of gas sector to tackle circular...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (October 19, 2026) and the forecast for Tuesday (October 20 2026)....

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Business & Finance

Punjab cabinet approves Rs1.995trn industrial and export programme

LAHORE: The Punjab cabinet on Monday approved key features of a new industrial development and export promotion...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Business & Finance

‘Balochistan investment forum’ to be held in Lahore

LAHORE: The Balochistan Economic and Investment Forum 2026 will be held in Lahore on October 21 to attract domestic...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

NCCIA arrests 10 suspects in cybercrime operations

LAHORE: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has arrested 10 suspects in four separate operations...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

Improved transport system top govt priority: Sharjeel

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

Khiyam Canal restoration to be completed in 2 months: Nasir

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

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

IHC issues notices in response to appeals filed by Imaan, Chattha

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued notices on appeals filed by human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Business & Finance

CCP allows Citi Pharma to acquire Pakheim

KARACHI: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has authorised Citi Pharma Limited’s proposed acquisition of...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Business & Finance

KPT chairman conducts inspection of key port areas

KARACHI: To strengthen oversight and safeguard the valuable land assets of Karachi Port Trust (KPT), KPT Chairman...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Pakistan

7th poliovirus case of the year reported at Karachi East

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported its seventh poliovirus case of the current year, from Karachi East district in...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Business & Finance

Money20/20 USA 2026: JazzCash wins Silver Award for innovation in InsurTech category

ISLAMABAD: Jazzcash, Pakistan’s leading digital financial services platform and a subsidiary of VEON Ltd., has won...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Technology

Apple to host 'Pro and tell' event on October 28 in LA

The event is expected to feature Apple's first touch-screen MacBook Pro

Published 20 Oct, 2026 12:52am

Business & Finance

Govt cuts petrol price by Rs5.16, diesel by Rs7.69 per litre

New prices are effective for October 20

Published 19 Oct, 2026 11:46pm

World

Saudi Arabia postpones its 'Davos in the Desert' conference after attacks

The conference, set for its 10th edition, has become a must-attend event for some of the world's top financiers

Published 19 Oct, 2026 11:39pm

Pakistan

Third-degree emergency declared as fire engulfs Metroville warehouse in Karachi

Firefighters brought a fire under control at a shop beneath a residential building in North Nazimabad on Monday,...

Published 19 Oct, 2026 11:36pm

Business & Finance

'Call to halt official work': FBR suspends two IRS officers, repatriates two others

Suspended officers are in BS-20 and BS-19, while two repatriated officers are both in BS-20

Published 19 Oct, 2026 11:27pm

Business & Finance

PIA prepares cabin modernisation for selected Boeing 777 aircraft: report

Programme would be supported by aviationscouts as part of Aerotec Group

Published 19 Oct, 2026 10:59pm

Markets

Punjab govt bans spy devices with hidden cameras, recording equipment

Decision taken to protect citizens’ privacy, personal information, says Punjab Home Department

Published 19 Oct, 2026 10:06pm

World

Yemen's Houthis claim attacks on Saudi Aramco site, airports and military targets

Houthis claim attacks on major Saudi energy and airport targets, including Aramco, with no immediate verification

Published 19 Oct, 2026 10:02pm

Markets

FTSE 100 ends lower after three sessions of gains, on weakness in banking, mining stocks

FTSE 100 index fell 1.1% to 10,764.69 points

Published 19 Oct, 2026 09:59pm

Markets

SECP launches probe into SE Fruits and Vegetable IPO

Move is aimed at reviewing approval framework to address potential gaps

Published 19 Oct, 2026 09:58pm

Technology

PTA proposes 10-year radio licences, online processing under new rules

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has proposed a new licensing framework for radio-based communication...

Published 19 Oct, 2026 09:52pm

Markets

Experts urge govt to explore metallurgical coal potential

Metallurgical coal is key raw material used in steelmaking

Published 19 Oct, 2026 09:49pm

Perspectives

Why the people who built the AI age are starting to worry

Bill Gates warns artificial intelligence (AI) could cause a billion deaths. From a Pentagon intelligence blunder to...

Published 19 Oct, 2026 09:07pm

Pakistan

Field Marshal Asim Munir, Saudi envoy discuss defence cooperation

Two sides stress the need to strengthen defence collaboration, institutional links and strategic coordination

Updated 19 Oct, 2026 11:29pm

Technology

Norway targets 'harmful' social media, games with under-16 ban

Norway will ban under-16s from social media platforms like TikTok, Snapchat, and Roblox to protect them from online harm

Published 19 Oct, 2026 07:45pm

World

US banning Chinese AI DeepSeek from government agency IT systems

US government agencies must remove Chinese AI DeepSeek due to national security risks, including potential data exposure to Beijing

Published 19 Oct, 2026 07:35pm

World

Iran's Araqchi blames US for Strait of Hormuz tensions, calls for diplomacy

'We welcome any initiative that leads to security from within without the presence of foreign forces,' Araqchi says

Published 19 Oct, 2026 07:21pm

Sports

Liverpool urge patience with Szoboszlai injury, Frimpong suffers new setback

Liverpool faces fresh injury concerns: Szoboszlai's hamstring recurs, and Frimpong suffers a new muscle problem, demanding patience from coach Iraola

Published 19 Oct, 2026 07:17pm

World

France wants curfews in some areas after weekend of riots

France grapples with widespread riots and looting, prompting curfews and exposing security failings, as 3,000 shops were affected and 2,400 arrests made

Published 19 Oct, 2026 06:40pm

Pakistan

Naqvi says Pakistan ‘never gave up’ on US-Iran peace efforts

Credits Field Marshal Asim Munir for his 'remarkable role' in Pakistan's peace efforts

Published 19 Oct, 2026 06:37pm

Markets

Gulf bourses subdued as regional worries weigh

Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index slipped 0.7%

Published 19 Oct, 2026 06:27pm

Markets

Communications stocks drag down Sri Lankan shares

SE All-Share index fell 0.62% to 20,059.42 points

Published 19 Oct, 2026 06:19pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz announces to set up national plant to produce livestock vaccines

Orders restructuring of livestock and dairy development board

Published 19 Oct, 2026 06:18pm

Markets

Palm falls, tracks Chicago soyoil lower

Dalian's most-active soyoil contract rose 0.4%

Published 19 Oct, 2026 06:12pm

Technology

Anthropic to commit 5% stake to new 'public benefit fund'

Pioneering AI safety, Anthropic commits 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund, tackling AI's impact on jobs and humanity's future

Published 19 Oct, 2026 06:08pm

Pakistan

Karachi reports first polio case in nearly two years

With this case, Pakistan tally reaches seven

Published 19 Oct, 2026 05:56pm

World

Elon Musk says will give SpaceX share to 'every kid in America'

There are around 73mn children under age of 18 in US, according to 2024 data from US Census Bureau

Published 19 Oct, 2026 05:46pm

World

Houthi attack kills 53 at Yemen government training camp, officials say

A Houthi missile strike on a Yemeni training camp marks a sharp escalation in the country's protracted war

Updated 19 Oct, 2026 06:49pm

Editorials

An unprotected digital frontier

EDITORIAL: A new report by the IMF and the World Bank has put a startling figure on the price Pakistan is paying for...

Updated 20 Oct, 2026 05:41am

Editorials

Religious minorities and the promise of equal rights

EDITORIAL: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s latest report on freedom of religion or belief presents a...

Updated 20 Oct, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

Trade’s new fault lines

EDITORIAL: The long-term cost of war extends beyond the destruction it causes and the trade it immediately disrupts....

Published 19 Oct, 2026 02:10am

Editorials

Railways, still off track

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s latest instructions to modernise Pakistan Railways and unlock the...

Published 19 Oct, 2026 02:10am

Editorials

One country, several rulebooks

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s decision to bring Pakistan’s sprawling business regulations under a...

Published 18 Oct, 2026 04:53am

Editorials

Children buried by negligence

EDITORIAL: The deaths of more than 30 children and a teacher in the collapse of a private school building in...

Published 18 Oct, 2026 04:53am

Editorials

Recovery, poverty permitting

EDITORIAL: The government’s repeated assurances that Pakistan’s economy is improving sound increasingly hollow when...

Updated 17 Oct, 2026 07:30am

Editorials

A bigger catch, a wider net

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s seafood exports have registered an impressive increase in the first quarter of FY2026-27,...

Updated 17 Oct, 2026 07:32am

Editorials

State of economy: stabilisation at the cost of growth

EDITORIAL: The state of the economy is not presenting any encouraging picture. Businesses and consumers across the...

Updated 16 Oct, 2026 02:21pm

Editorials

Passenger safety - a neglected priority

EDITORIAL: The tragic derailment of the Rehman Baba Express near Multan, which claimed five lives, including that of...

Published 16 Oct, 2026 05:31am

Editorials

IMF growth projection

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its report titled World Economic Outlook released during the...

Updated 15 Oct, 2026 06:45am

Editorials

From ESG reporting to action

EDITORIAL: The concerns raised by Senator Sherry Rehman at the launch of the Pakistan Environmental, Social and...

Updated 15 Oct, 2026 06:45am

Editorials

Economic stability alone is not enough

EDITORIAL: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal in a letter to Prime...

Updated 14 Oct, 2026 05:40am

Editorials

Overcrowded prisons, denied justice

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s overcrowded prisons represent not merely an administrative failure but a serious crisis of...

Updated 14 Oct, 2026 05:42am

Editorials

Emergency and governor’s rule: KPK at a crossroads

EDITORIAL: With the federal government following through on its threat to impose emergency and governor’s rule on...

Updated 13 Oct, 2026 02:34pm

Editorials

Cut in social sectors by provinces

EDITORIAL: Reports indicate that the visiting international Monetary Fund (IMF) mission in discussions with the...

Updated 13 Oct, 2026 06:41am

Editorials

A national emergency demands local bodies

EDITORIAL: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal’s call to declare education, health, nutrition, clean water and population...

Updated 12 Oct, 2026 05:41am

Editorials

SOEs: An unending burden on the exchequer

EDITORIAL: The fiscal performance of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is deteriorating fast despite the government’s...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 04:45am

Editorials

Reform, not more privilege

EDITORIAL: Reiterating Pakistan’s opposition to adding new permanent members to the United Nations Security Council,...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Editorials

Lahore’s expanding pollution season

EDITORIAL: Lahore appears determined to collect every variety of environmental emergency, with the latest warning...

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

Editorials

Pro-growth policies

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for a shift from stabilization to pro-growth policies with a...

Updated 10 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Editorials

Democracy, terms and conditions apply

EDITORIAL: There should be no remaining excuse for delaying local government elections where the Election Commission...

Updated 10 Oct, 2026 05:10am

Editorials

IMF: We have secured the coveted agreement

EDITORIAL: The staff-level agreement on the fourth review of the $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the...

Updated 09 Oct, 2026 03:34pm

Editorials

Renewed surge in violence

EDITORIAL: The figures reported by the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) are deeply disturbing. At...

Updated 09 Oct, 2026 07:06am

Editorials

Retailers must not be allowed to evade taxes

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

Updated 08 Oct, 2026 06:25am

Editorials

Protecting minors under Punjab’s vagrancy law

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

Updated 08 Oct, 2026 03:47pm

Editorials

IMF programme

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

Published 07 Oct, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

The ‘dead man’ turns up alive

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

Published 07 Oct, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

The provincial revenue problem

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

Updated 06 Oct, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

Need for restraint

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

Updated 06 Oct, 2026 05:39am

Editorials

Remittance incentives

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

Updated 05 Oct, 2026 05:38am

Editorials

Democracy, subject to revision

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

Updated 05 Oct, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

PPRA rules: revamped framework

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

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

Women and heart health

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

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

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

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

Updated 03 Oct, 2026 01:53pm

Editorials

Milk them, then cap them

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

Updated 03 Oct, 2026 06:17am

Editorials

State of the economy

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

Updated 02 Oct, 2026 05:58am

Editorials

An epidemic of street crime

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

Updated 02 Oct, 2026 06:01am

Editorials

Ongoing IMF review

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

Updated 01 Oct, 2026 07:22am

Editorials

Tackling the smog challenge

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

Updated 01 Oct, 2026 07:23am

Editorials

Water shortage

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

Updated 30 Sep, 2026 06:09am

Editorials

Terrorism, with plausible deniability

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

Updated 30 Sep, 2026 06:10am

Editorials

Information, upon request

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

Updated 29 Sep, 2026 06:02am

Editorials

Why FDI remains elusive

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

Updated 29 Sep, 2026 06:06am

Editorials

The civil service challenge

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

Published 28 Sep, 2026 04:13am

Editorials

A temporary breather in RLNG import

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

Published 28 Sep, 2026 04:13am

Editorials

Drill now, drown later

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

Published 27 Sep, 2026 02:24am

Editorials

Closing the gap, from the bottom

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

Published 27 Sep, 2026 02:24am

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Global trade disruptions

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

Published 26 Sep, 2026 05:19am

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Converging crises

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

Published 26 Sep, 2026 05:19am

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 19	277.10 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 19	276.90 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 19	158.58 ▲ 0.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 19	0.83 ▲ 0.0017
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 19	1.33 ▼ -0.0011
Euro to USD / Oct 19	1.12 ▼ -0.0021
SOFR % / Oct 16	3.88 ▼ -0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 19	7,690.73
India Sensex / Oct 19	73,852.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 19	64,916.70
Nasdaq / Oct 19	26,430.89
FTSE 100 / Oct 19	10,764.69
Dow Jones / Oct 19	51,966.03
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 19	25,319.77
France CAC40 / Oct 19	7,868.05
Hang Seng / Oct 16	24,186.83

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 20	381.14
Diesel/Litre / Oct 20	389.27
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 19	103.82
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 19	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 19	376,402
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 19	4,119.53
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 19	80.18

Stock	Price
Azgard Nine / Oct 19 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	9.60 ▲ 1 (11.63%)
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 19 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	13.27 ▲ 1.21 (10.03%)
Dandot Cement / Oct 19 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	21.20 ▲ 1.93 (10.02%)
Crescent Fib. / Oct 19 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	75.85 ▲ 6.9 (10.01%)
Sindh Modaraba / Oct 19 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	55.51 ▲ 5.05 (10.01%)
EMCO Industries / Oct 19 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	39.60 ▲ 3.6 (10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 19 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,298.40 ▲ 118.04 (10%)
Pak Engineering / Oct 19 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	782.11 ▲ 71.1 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 19 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	87.86 ▲ 7.99 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Oct 19 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	90.51 ▲ 8.23 (10%)

Stock	Price
Orient Rental / Oct 19 Orient Rental Mod(ORM)	10.97 ▼ -1.24 (-10.16%)
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 19 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	58.52 ▼ -6.5 (-10%)
Fateh Ind. / Oct 19 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	459.78 ▼ -51.09 (-10%)
J.A.Textile / Oct 19 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	49.88 ▼ -5.54 (-10%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 19 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	90.30 ▼ -10.03 (-10%)
Century Insurance (R) / Oct 19 Century Insurance Company Limited (Right)(CENIR)	20.24 ▼ -2.19 (-9.76%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 19 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	210.37 ▼ -22 (-9.47%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 19 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	31.38 ▼ -3.27 (-9.44%)
Kohat Textile / Oct 19 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	94.77 ▼ -9.39 (-9.01%)
Metro Steel / Oct 19 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.32 ▼ -2.13 (-8.71%)

Stock	Volume
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	52,931,490 ▲ 1.86
Cnergyico PK / Oct 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,789,820 ▲ 0.03
TPL Trakker Ltd / Oct 19 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	14,356,517 ▲ 2.24
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,246,538 ▼ -0.01
Saif Power Ltd. / Oct 19 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	10,648,108 ▲ 0.18
Waves Home Appliances / Oct 19 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	9,592,809 ▲ 0.11
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	9,512,363 ▼ -0.08
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 19 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	9,313,517 ▼ -0.05
TRG Pak Ltd / Oct 19 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	8,932,053 ▲ 1.25
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 19 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	8,372,243 ▲ 0.06

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