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Pakistan

President Zardari, PM Shehbaz discuss budget, security, regional situation

Meeting takes place at at Aiwan-e-Sadr

Published 08 Jun, 2026 10:20pm

World

India inflation likely rose to 4% in May as food, fuel costs climb: Reuters poll

Inflation has remained below the RBI's 4% target for 15 consecutive months

Published 08 Jun, 2026 10:08pm

Business & Finance

India's BPCL says to shut crude unit at Mumbai refinery in November

The state-run refiner initially planned to shut the units at the 200,000-bpd

Published 08 Jun, 2026 10:02pm

World

Three Air India aircraft grounded after weather damage, regulator says

Strong winds moved ground equipment into two of the planes and debris struck a third

Published 08 Jun, 2026 09:58pm

Pakistan

Dar chairs review of auto policy with focus on accelerating EV transition

Meeting targets accelerating Pakistan's EV adoption, strengthening manufacturing, and mitigating climate change impacts

Published 08 Jun, 2026 08:13pm

World

India-US trade deal can be finalised after tariff probe concludes, official says

Bilateral trade talks gathered pace last week as a US delegation held three days of talks with Indian trade officials in New Delhi

Published 08 Jun, 2026 08:12pm

Business & Finance

PTC seeks 10-year fixed-rate financing, tax relief for exporters in budget

Pakistan's textile sector calls for 10-year fixed financing, FTR restoration, and tax abolition in the 2026-27 budget to boost exports and investment.

Published 08 Jun, 2026 08:03pm

Markets

Wall St gains as chips rebound, Middle East tensions ease

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 146.11 points to 51,015.91 while S&P 500 gained 50.54 points

Published 08 Jun, 2026 07:53pm

World

Powerful Philippine quake leaves at least 32 feared dead, survivors recount fear

The Philippines mobilised military and disaster response teams across Mindanao

Published 08 Jun, 2026 07:42pm

World

Iran, Israel say they have halted strikes on each other for now

The wave of attacks over the ‌past 24 hours marked the most direct confrontation between Iran and Israel since an April ceasefire

Published 08 Jun, 2026 07:32pm

Pakistan

'Give peace a little more chance': PM Shehbaz urges restraint amid escalating Middle East tensions

Voices deep concern over escalating Middle East violence, warning it jeopardises fragile ceasefires and ongoing diplomatic efforts for lasting peace

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 09:43pm

Markets

India bond rally survives US-Iran war, oil flare-up in RBI policy afterglow

The yield on the benchmark 6.48% 2035 note fell 2.4 bps to 6.9532%

Published 08 Jun, 2026 06:18pm

Markets

Chicago wheat falls to two-month lows on ample supply, corn and soybeans also down

Chicago Board of Trade most-active wheat fell 0.2% to $5.78-1/2 a bushel at 1131 GMT

Published 08 Jun, 2026 06:10pm

Markets

India reports surprise current account surplus in Jan-March quarter

The current account surplus stood at $7.1 billion

Published 08 Jun, 2026 05:37pm

Pakistan

FO slams British MPs, diaspora comments on AJK as ill-informed

Pakistan rejects UK interference in Azad Kashmir, stressing its sovereignty and commitment to non-interference in other nations' internal affairs.

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 06:03pm

World

India says fire reported on oil tanker with 24 Indian sailors, all crew safe

The cause of the fire is not immediately known says federal port and shipping ministry

Published 08 Jun, 2026 04:45pm

Perspectives

World Oceans Day: fishing and the future stability of marine ecosystems

The ocean is not just a vast body of water surrounding continents - it is the heartbeat of the planet. It regulates...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 04:44pm

Business & Finance

Wahdat Poultry purchases 100,000 birds through IPO proceeds

Wahdat Poultry Farm Limited has commenced the rearing of an additional flock of 100,000 layer birds using proceeds...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 04:19pm

Markets

Rupee records gain against US dollar

Settles at 278.40 against greenback

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 07:16pm

Sports

Bangladesh seek ODI upset against depleted Australia

'Everyone is in good form… If we can perform at our best, we can get a result,' Mehidy says

Published 08 Jun, 2026 03:44pm

Markets

Palm climbs on anticipated output drop, Indonesia uncertainty caps gains

Dalian’s most-active soyoil contract fell 0.82%

Published 08 Jun, 2026 03:37pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan, Mauritius eye to enhance bilateral trade

Pakistan and Mauritius have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral trade and investment ties, as...

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 04:06pm

Life & Style

‘Schmigadoon!’ wins best musical on Broadway's biggest night

'Liberation,' a drama examining the legacy of the 1970s women’s liberation movement, added to its 2026 Pulitzer Prize for drama

Published 08 Jun, 2026 03:11pm

World

India detains and deports 5,000 Bangladeshis

'We have started the work of deporting Bangladeshi infiltrators who do not fall under the purview of the Citizenship Amendment Act,' Adhikari says

Published 08 Jun, 2026 03:00pm

Sports

Perez re-elected at Real Madrid paving way for Mourinho return

'We have won the elections and will continue working to keep winning titles,' Perez says

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:47pm

Sports

India crush Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs in one-off Test

India bowls Afghanistan out for 112 in their second innings

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 03:49pm

Markets

Japan rubber futures decline on higher natural, synthetic supply prospects

OSE rubber contract for November delivery was down 4.9 yen, or 1.14%, at 424.7 yen per kg

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:13pm

Markets

Japanese government bond yields rise as Gulf flare-up stokes inflation concerns

The yield on the 10-year JGB climbed 5 basis points (bps) to 2.715%

Published 08 Jun, 2026 01:55pm

World

UN urges Afghan Taliban to end arrests of women over dress rules

'We remind the de facto authorities that all people have the right to freedom of movement and that all persons, both women and men,' UNAMA says

Published 08 Jun, 2026 01:52pm

Markets

Israel hits Iran petrochemical plant in new strikes after Trump reprimand

In the first hit on an energy site inside Iran since the April 8 ceasefire

Published 08 Jun, 2026 01:38pm

Markets

Major Gulf markets drop amid fresh Middle East tensions

Dubai’s main share index dropped 1.3%

Published 08 Jun, 2026 01:09pm

Markets

New Zealand stocks hit near two-week low tracking global peers

Benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index fell 0.9% to 13,038.24 points

Published 08 Jun, 2026 01:01pm

Markets

Gold price per tola drops by Rs3,094 in Pakistan

10-gram gold sold at Rs386,987 after it fell by Rs2,785

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 06:51pm

Markets

Japan's Nikkei slumps, yen trades above 160 level on tech, Gulf concerns

Benchmark Nikkei 225 Index dropped 3.85% to close at 64,024.60

Published 08 Jun, 2026 12:58pm

Markets

South Korea's KOSPI craters over 8% as Fed fears spark tech rout

KOSPI fell 8.3% to close at 7,484.41

Published 08 Jun, 2026 12:56pm

Business & Finance

SECP eases licensing process for cos with foreign sponsors

In a bid to improve Pakistan’s investment climate, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 12:54pm

Markets

Europe's STOXX 600 hits two-week low on Mideast escalation, AI jitters

The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.9% to 616.04 points

Published 08 Jun, 2026 12:53pm

Pakistan

Karachi to experience severe heatwave as mercury likely to hit 42°C

Public advised to remain extra cautious and hydrate

Published 08 Jun, 2026 12:50pm

Pakistan

Four cops martyred as clashes erupt during JAAC crackdown in AJK

Government claims most demands of the banned JAAC were met, including Rs3/unit electricity, making current protests over 12 seats unjustified.

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 12:52pm

Markets

Saudi Arabia sharply cuts July OSP for Asia amid slow demand

The July OSP for flagship Arab Light crude has been set at a premium of $9.50 a barrel above the average Dubai and Oman quotes

Published 08 Jun, 2026 11:23am

Markets

London copper near 1-week low on continued inflation worries

Benchmark three-month copper on the LME increased 0.38% to $13,570.5 a metric ton

Published 08 Jun, 2026 11:12am

World

China's Xi hails 'new start' in North Korea ties ahead of summit

China’s unwavering policy is to develop ties with the North and both will strengthen exchanges in all areas, Xi says

Published 08 Jun, 2026 11:09am

Markets

Indian rupee slumps as elevated crude, Treasury yields support dollar

Indian rupee ended down 0.8% in its sharpest fall in four weeks to settle at 95.7075 per dollar

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 03:28pm

Markets

Indian shares decline to two-month lows on oil spike, Asia selloff

Nifty 50 fell 1.04% to 23,123 and the BSE Sensex shed 0.97% to 73,524.26

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 03:20pm

World

Hormuz strait will be open but with transit fees, Iran envoy to Moscow quoted

'We understand that Iran and Oman provide certain services related to this strait. And fees will be charged for those services,' Jalali tells

Published 08 Jun, 2026 10:30am

Markets

Gold extends losses on US interest rate-hike fears

Spot gold fell 0.2% to $4,319.09 per ounce

Published 08 Jun, 2026 10:21am

Markets

Dollar hits two-month peak as Fed hike bets ramp up

Against the dollar, the euro fell to a two-month low of $1.1507

Published 08 Jun, 2026 10:18am

Technology

Pakistan's iTANZ approves Rs4.34bn overseas acquisition

The settlement of the entire amount shall be made over a period of 5 years

Published 08 Jun, 2026 10:17am

Markets

Oil prices pare gains after Iran and Israel say they have halted attacks

Brent crude futures were up $1.71 at $94.85 a barrel as of 11:10 a.m. ET (1510 GMT)

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:48pm

Sports

Australia lose captain Marsh, opener Head for Bangladesh ODI series

The ODI series begins on Tuesday, with all three matches taking place in Dhaka

Published 08 Jun, 2026 10:03am

Markets

KSE-100 Index sheds over 1,500 points as Middle East tensions weigh on sentiment

Benchmark index settles at 168,953.70

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 06:49pm

World

Trump says will urge Netanyahu not to retaliate against Iranian missiles: Axios

I am going to call Bibi right now and tell him not to retaliate

Published 08 Jun, 2026 03:14am

World

Israel military chief vows to strike Iran 'with force as soon as greenlight is given'

The IDF will strike the enemy with force as soon as the green light is given

Published 08 Jun, 2026 03:07am

World

Israel army says Iran committed 'grave mistake' by firing missiles

Air raid sirens sounded across large areas of northern and central Israel

Published 08 Jun, 2026 03:03am

World

Iraq, Syria close airspace after Iran attacks Israel

Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority reported the closure of Iraqi airspace for 72 hours

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:32am

BR Research

Grid is learning to compete!

The duck is still here. If anything, it has grown older, heavier, and harder to ignore. Yet unlike a year ago, the...

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 02:52am

BR Research

When tax hikes lose their fizz

Pakistan’s taxation system is unfair. Whenever it imposes higher taxes on a certain segment, the formal sector...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

KP has vast tourism potential, US CG told

PESHAWAR: US Consul-General Tom Eckert met Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Additional Secretary for Tourism, Culture, Archaeology...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Mayor orders preparations ahead of monsoon

KARACHI: Karachi Metropolitan Corporation will launch a citywide operation to clean major storm-water drains ahead...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

CHK MS visits KPC, pledges better facilities for journalists

KARACHI: Medical Superintendent of Dr Ruth K M Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Dr Khalid Bukhari, visited the Karachi...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Budget FY2026–27: Domestic savings decline spurs call for targeted mobilisation plan: PIDE

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s gross domestic savings rate has fallen from 17.4 percent of GDP in 1992 to 6.4 percent in...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Mardan, Malakand region: KPRA collects Rs156m revenue

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) Mardan and Malakand Region has successfully achieved its...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Safe and nutritious food for all: Punjab CM reaffirms govt’s commitment on global food safety day

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, in her message on World Food Safety Day, reaffirmed the...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Promise of daycare centres being fulfilled across Punjab: CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said her commitment made on Women’s Day to establish daycare...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

UAF VC congratulates minister on approval of National Seed Policy

FAISALABAD: Vice Chancellor of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), Prof. Dr. Zulfiqar Ali, has...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Fiscal deficit puts illicit trade under spotlight

LAHORE: Pakistan’s widening fiscal deficit in the third quarter of FY 2025-26 has once again exposed deep structural...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

PHA appoints ‘tree officers’

LAHORE: The Punjab Horticulture Authority (PHA) has designated officers across major district agencies to inspect...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

PSCA introduces ‘CM Punjab QR Panic Button System’

LAHORE: Under the Digital Punjab Vision of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the Punjab Safe Cities...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Local bodies elections: PPP to field candidates across all UCs of Lahore: Faisal

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party Lahore President Faisal Mir has announced that the party will field candidates across...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

FPCCI rejects Punjab Infrastructure Development Cess

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) and the Punjab business community...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

Budget 26-27: Stabilisation fatigue is now setting in

EDITORIAL: Balancing the budget is becoming increasingly difficult. Despite imposing exorbitant taxes on the formal...

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:02am

Editorials

CPEC outcome

EDITORIAL: Federal Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Khan Leghari, during a press conference on Sunday, acknowledged...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

World

Russian strikes kill four, damage nuclear storage facility

KYIV: Russia fired waves of drones and other munitions at Ukraine on Sunday, killing at least four people and...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

World

Spanish victim groups say not invited to meet pope

MADRID: Several associations representing victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy have complained about not being...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

World

Kosovo returns to polls as voter frustration grows

PRISTINA: Kosovo citizens returned to the polls in another snap election on Sunday, their third in just over a year,...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

AJK police seal defunct JAAC’s central office

MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Police on Sunday sealed the central office of the defunct Joint Awami...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

PR launches second Peshawar-Karachi upgraded Awam Express rake

PESHAWAR: In a significant step aimed at improving travel facilities for passengers, Pakistan Railways has launched...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Aseefa condemns acid attack on Dr Mahnoor

ISLAMABAD: First Lady Bibi Aseefa Bhutto Zardari has strongly condemned the horrific acid attack on Dr. Mahnoor...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Punjab PA moves towards modern digital parliament

LAHORE: Speaker of the Punjab Assembly, Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan, reviewed the newly installed tablets in the...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Acid attack incident: Bugti announces Civil Award for hospital worker

QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Sarfraz Bugti has announced a Civil Award for Abdul Razzaq Tarakai, an...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Untimely rains harm mango, wheat crops

ISLAMABAD: Unexpec-ted rains in April badly hit the wheat and mango crops and the farmers fearing that the ongoing...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Exploration work for oil & gas on 9 blocks is in progress in KP

PESHAWAR: Work is underway on 9 blocks for oil and gas exploration in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Nowshera, Wali...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Scorching heatwave hits Karachi

KARACHI: Intense and schorching heatwave hit Karachi hard here on Sunday as mercury surged to its highest level of...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

BR Research

NetSol Technologies Limited: performance and outlook

NetSol Technologies Limited (PSX: NETSOL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1996 and was...

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:04am

Pakistan

27 terrorists killed in KP: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Security forces have killed twenty seven terrorists belonging to Indian-sponsored Fitna-al-Khwarij in...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Habib University holds 9th convocation

KARACHI: Habib University held its ninth convocation, conferring degrees on 276 graduates - the largest class in its...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

MINI brand display: Senate chief praises Dewan Motors’ contribution

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate of Pakistan, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, attended as chief guest the MINI Brand Display and...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Sports

49 cricketers called for pre-season camps at NCA

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has called 49 players who will take part in National Cricket Academy’s Red-Ball...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Business & Finance

Weekly Cotton Review: New crop season brings mixed price trends

KARACHI: Pakistan’s cotton sector is navigating a turbulent period as the new crop season brings mixed price trends,...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Access to quality food basic right of every citizen: minister

KARACHI: Sindh Food Minister Makhdoom Mehboob-uz-Zaman here on Sunday reaffirmed the provincial government’s...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Malnutrition costs country nearly USD17bn in lost productivity

KARACHI: Speakers at a seminar discussed the escalating nutrition crisis in the country and presented...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Solutions to meet Karachi’s climate challenge elaborated

KARACHI: Nowadays Karachi is sizzling and reminding us that the megacity needs more trees as its temperature rises...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Railways freight operations at PQ Coal Terminal reviewed

KARACHI: Divisional Superintendent of Pakistan Railways, Karachi Division Jamshed Alam visited the Port Qasim Coal...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Mothers, children: Climate change increasingly triggering mental health crisis

ISLAMABAD: Climate change is increasingly triggering a mental health crisis among Pakistani mothers and children,...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

Ex-KP Governor urges Centre, provinces to present people-friendly budgets

PESHAWAR: Former Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haji Ghulam Ali has urged the federal and provincial governments to...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

JI demands Rs20bnn ‘IT package’ in budget

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has urged the government to allocate Rs20 billion in the...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan

PTI condemns rigging in G-Baltistan elections

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has strongly condemned what it called widespread electoral rigging,...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Provinces, special areas, merged districts: centre proposes Rs251.68bn for uplift projects

New federal budget proposes billions for critical development projects across Pakistan, focusing on infrastructure, health, and energy in various regions

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 09:17am

Privatisation: SLIC tells govt due diligence needed before any decision

ISLAMABAD: The State Life Insurance Corporation (SLIC) has informed the federal government that any decision...

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 09:18am

40 women chambers submit budget proposals to Kayani

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Finance and Revenue Bilal Azhar Kayani on Sunday held a consultative meeting with...

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 09:29am

Editorials

Budget 26-27: Stabilisation fatigue is now setting in

EDITORIAL: Balancing the budget is becoming increasingly difficult. Despite imposing exorbitant taxes on the formal...

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:02am

Editorials

CPEC outcome

EDITORIAL: Federal Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Khan Leghari, during a press conference on Sunday, acknowledged...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

The death of white gold

EDITORIAL: Punjab’s cotton acreage has fallen to its lowest level in nearly six decades, while national production...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Editorials

The organ trade scandal

EDITORIAL: The revelations emerging from the Supreme Court regarding illegal organ transplantation in Punjab expose...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Editorials

Worrisome export fall

EDITORIAL: When the Uraan Pakistan initiative was launched at the tail end of 2024, it envisioned transforming the...

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 06:57am

Editorials

Pakistan’s investment climate: confidence in short supply

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s investment climate was already struggling long before the latest Business Confidence Index...

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 12:09pm

Editorials

Widening trade deficit

EDITORIAL: Trade deficit July-May 2026 widened to negative 34.758 billion dollars against negative 29.585 billion...

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

Terrorism’s dangerous momentum

EDITORIAL: Pakistan recorded 128 terrorist attacks in May, up 27 percent from April, while civilian deaths rose by...

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

A disturbing tally

EDITORIAL: The disclosure before the Lahore High Court, during the recent hearing of a petition seeking the recovery...

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

Budget postponement raises multiple questions

EDITORIAL: In a press release dated 29 May President Asif Ali Zardari summoned the budget session of the National...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 12:56pm

Editorials

The cost of impunity

EDITORIAL: The latest escalation of Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon, despite a US-brokered ceasefire...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 06:48am

Editorials

The plight of PSDP

EDITORIAL: The allocation for next year’s Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), a prime mover of the country’s...

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Water cannot be weaponised

EDITORIAL: India’s attempt to weaken the sanctity of the Indus Waters Treaty has elevated a long-standing bilateral...

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

When taxes punish formal businesses

EDITORIAL: While the minister of state for finance has assured a traders’ delegation during recently held...

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

Defined Contributory Pension

EDITORIAL: Reports suggest that the government intends to implement the Defined Contributory Pension (DCP) in the...

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:41am

Editorials

Undoing NFC Award’s population bias

EDITORIAL: A rare political consensus is emerging around one of Pakistan’s most sensitive fiscal questions: whether...

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:40am

Editorials

The pope’s AI’s warning

EDITORIAL: Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical “Magnificent Humanity” arrives as a timely moral reckoning with the...

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

A very harsh annual budget in the offing?

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its mission to Pakistan (13 to 20 May) and in a press...

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Bracing for Super El Nino

EDITORIAL: From record-breaking heat waves and destructive floods to prolonged droughts and crop failures, Pakistan...

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

The cost of mismanagement

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s mega dam projects are once again becoming case studies in the same institutional failures that...

Updated 30 May, 2026 06:09am

Editorials

An impossible bargain

EDITORIAL: US President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to tie the normalisation of relations between Muslim-majority...

Updated 30 May, 2026 07:33am

Editorials

Slow death of a city of teeming millions

EDITORIAL: Karachi’s collapse into one of the world’s least liveable cities is no longer merely an urban planning...

Published 27 May, 2026 03:13am

Editorials

Arrogance of impunity

EDITORIAL: The shocking treatment of international humanitarian activists intercepted aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla...

Updated 27 May, 2026 04:19am

Editorials

Oil smuggling: a dangerous parallel market

EDITORIAL: The surge in Iranian oil smuggling into Pakistan during the ongoing Middle East conflict has exposed...

Updated 26 May, 2026 07:27am

Editorials

Quetta bombing: terrorism continues to pose a grave threat

EDITORIAL: The horrific suicide bombing near the Chaman railway crossing in Quetta on Sunday is yet another grim...

Updated 26 May, 2026 07:30am

Editorials

A new policy for the automobile sector

EDITORIAL: The government is coming up with the Automobile and Auto Parts Manufacturing Policy 2026–31. The New...

Updated 25 May, 2026 07:02am

Editorials

Tax collection: a system designed to fail

EDITORIAL: Clearly, Pakistan’s repeated failure to meet tax collection targets is not merely a fiscal problem; it...

Updated 25 May, 2026 08:03am

Editorials

Law, deterrence and mental health

EDITORIAL: The Federal Shariat Court’s decision to restore Section 325 of the Pakistan Penal Code reflects an...

Published 24 May, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

Relentless terror in KP

EDITORIAL: The renewed wave of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is a grim reminder that Pakistan’s security...

Published 24 May, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

Rebound in textile exports

EDITORIAL: Federal Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released provisional data that showed textile exports rebounding in...

Updated 23 May, 2026 06:26am

Editorials

A welcome award on Indus waters

EDITORIAL: Pakistan has expressed “utmost satisfaction” over the supplemental award by the Permanent Court of...

Published 23 May, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

Balochistan’s minerals sector gets security boost

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent directive to deploy the Frontier Corps across Balochistan’s...

Published 22 May, 2026 06:05am

Editorials

Licensed cruelty

EDITORIAL: Senator Sherry Rehman has performed an important public service by exposing the grim reality hidden...

Published 22 May, 2026 06:05am

Editorials

Push for boosting provincial resources

EDITORIAL: The federal government has urged the provincial governments to increase own-resources and emphasised the...

Published 21 May, 2026 05:01am

Editorials

NAB reform now imperative

EDITORIAL: Among the many findings and recommendations put forward by the IMF’s Governance and Corruption Diagnostic...

Updated 21 May, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

A step forward, but on paper

EDITORIAL: The passage of the Domestic Workers Welfare Bill, 2025, by the Sindh Assembly, is undoubtedly a welcome...

Updated 21 May, 2026 05:42am

Editorials

China’s consent to revise IPP deals

EDITORIAL: The Pakistan government is making efforts to persuade the Chinese Independent Power Producers (IPPs),...

Published 20 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

The end of the unipolar moment

EDITORIAL: Donald Trump arrived in Beijing seeking strategic relief and left with little more than carefully staged...

Published 20 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Gulf dependence clouds remittance outlook

EDITORIAL: The latest figures released by the State Bank of Pakistan present a mixed picture of the country’s...

Updated 19 May, 2026 06:24am

Editorials

Generating electricity from waste: better late than never

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s directive to prepare a roadmap for generating electricity from solid...

Updated 19 May, 2026 12:57pm

Editorials

Privilege in custody

EDITORIAL: The recent controversy surrounding the arrest of an alleged drug dealer, Pinky, in Karachi has once again...

Updated 19 May, 2026 06:22am

Editorials

If wishes were horses...

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

Updated 18 May, 2026 07:01am

Editorials

Supporting SMEs and exports: govt still searching for roadmaps

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

Updated 18 May, 2026 08:01am

Editorials

Israel: misleading narratives

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

Updated 18 May, 2026 08:02am

Editorials

The war getting more and more expensive

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

Updated 17 May, 2026 07:02am

Editorials

India’s rights record under scrutiny

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

Updated 17 May, 2026 07:22am

Editorials

The SLA documents

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) uploaded the staff level agreement (SLA) documents on the third...

Published 16 May, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

Votes without verdicts

EDITORIAL: The principle that “justice delayed is justice denied” has once again become painfully relevant to this...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 5	278.61
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 5	278.41
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 8	160.04
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 8	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 8	1.33
Euro to USD / Jun 8	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 7	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 5	7,383.74
Nasdaq / Jun 5	25,709.43
Dow Jones / Jun 5	50,866.78
India Sensex / Jun 8	73,524.26
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 8	64,024.60
Hang Seng / Jun 8	24,657.06
FTSE 100 / Jun 8	10,325.11
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 8	24,522.58
France CAC40 / Jun 8	8,152.50

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 5	401,012
Petrol/Litre / Jun 8	377.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 8	94.86
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 8	4,292.04
Diesel/Litre / Jun 8	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 8	78.21

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 8 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	8.76 ▲ 1 (12.89%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 8 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.03 ▲ 1 (12.45%)
TPL Properties / Jun 8 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10.33 ▲ 1 (10.72%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 8 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	19.53 ▲ 1.78 (10.03%)
Cresent Jute / Jun 8 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	14.73 ▲ 1.34 (10.01%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 8 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	12.31 ▲ 1.12 (10.01%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 8 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	16.82 ▲ 1.53 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jun 8 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	33.95 ▲ 3.09 (10.01%)
Nagina Cot. / Jun 8 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	77.94 ▲ 7.09 (10.01%)
Shams Textile / Jun 8 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	41.99 ▲ 3.82 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jun 8 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	60.49 ▼ -564.34 (-90.32%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 8 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.42 ▼ -0.98 (-11.67%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 8 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.49 ▼ -2.05 (-9.98%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 8 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	28.85 ▼ -3.15 (-9.84%)
Elahi Cotton / Jun 8 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	176.66 ▼ -19.18 (-9.79%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jun 8 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	68.40 ▼ -7.27 (-9.61%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 8 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	77.65 ▼ -8.17 (-9.52%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 8 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	25.57 ▼ -2.46 (-8.78%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 8 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	37 ▼ -3.49 (-8.62%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 8 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.48 ▼ -1.64 (-8.58%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 8 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	60,567,709 ▲ 1
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 8 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	42,410,725 ▲ 0.74
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 8 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	26,156,618 ▼ -0.07
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 8 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	24,010,462 ▲ 0.06
Thatta Cement / Jun 8 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	22,234,491 ▲ 3.04
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 8 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	20,895,260 ▼ -0.26
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,707,751 ▼ -0.01
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 8 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	20,529,844 ▲ 0.58
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 8 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	20,239,775 ▲ 1.12
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 8 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	19,782,746 ▲ 1.67

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