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Markets

Major Gulf markets ease as US-Iran tensions keep investors on edge

Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index dropped 1.1%

Published 29 Jun, 2026 07:53pm

Business & Finance

HBL celebrates 5 years in Beijing, China

HBL, Pakistan’s leading financial institution, proudly celebrated the fifth anniversary of its Beijing Branch - an...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 07:50pm

Business & Finance

Select Technologies bets on Pakistan’s appliance boom as IPO funds expansion

Localisation key to maintaining competitive edge, says Air Link CEO says

Published 29 Jun, 2026 07:37pm

Markets

India bonds rise as US-Iran halt strikes; monsoon risk limits gains

The 10-year yield has eased over 22 bps so far in June, buoyed by over a 20% decline in oil prices

Published 29 Jun, 2026 07:30pm

Business & Finance

L'Oreal launches NYX fragrance range to tap Gen Z perfume market

'It’s the first attempt to go to fragrance in a more accessible way, a more fun way'

Published 29 Jun, 2026 07:28pm

Sports

Chwalinska tumbles out of Wimbledon after fall on match point

Poland's Chwalinska receives a wild card for Wimbledon after her stellar Roland Garros run

Published 29 Jun, 2026 07:21pm

Markets

India lifts restrictions on sale of petrol, diesel from July 1

India bars commercial fuel buyers from purchasing petrol

Published 29 Jun, 2026 07:08pm

Sports

New Zealand thrash England for series win as Stokes bows out

New Zealand won a three-match campaign 2-1

Published 29 Jun, 2026 07:08pm

Markets

US stocks bounce as tech shares rebound

S&P 500 climbed 0.9% to 7,417.32 while Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 1.3% to 25,635.62

Published 29 Jun, 2026 07:01pm

Sports

Ireland coach Malan to leave role after T20 series win over India

Malan will be replaced by Gary Wilson, who represented Ireland 292 times as a player between 2005 and 2020

Published 29 Jun, 2026 06:59pm

Markets

Middle East producers push on with oil and LNG loadings despite ship attacks

Shipping activity remains far off pre-conflict levels of 125 daily sailings

Published 29 Jun, 2026 06:50pm

Pakistan

Govt transfers PIA management to investor consortium after first financial close

Privatisation Commission says the consortium paid Rs10 billion in the first closing

Published 29 Jun, 2026 06:47pm

Perspectives

Rethinking Pakistan's higher education model

The Supreme Court has issued a verdict to halt the appointment of PhDs and faculty to administrative positions,...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 06:46pm

Markets

Apple accuses India of 'copy-pasting' rivals' claims in antitrust investigation

'The imposition of remedies would create regulatory uncertainty and could deter investments in India’s digital economy,' Apple says

Published 29 Jun, 2026 06:30pm

World

New Delhi offers residents $1,000 to scrap old cars for EVs to curb air pollution

Those buying a battery EV priced at up to 3 million rupees will be exempt from paying road tax and registration fees

Published 29 Jun, 2026 06:19pm

World

Iraqi FM makes first visit to Syria since Assad's fall

Says Iraqi Foreign Minister will meet Syrian ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa as well as Syrian Foreign Minister and Energy Minister

Published 29 Jun, 2026 06:07pm

World

US says Trump envoys Kushner and Witkoff will travel for Iran meeting in Doha

'Special Envoy Witkoff and Jared Kushner will be flying to Doha for high-level meetings this week,' Leavitt says

Published 29 Jun, 2026 06:01pm

Markets

Iran war developments, Fed rate path cues in focus for Indian rupee and bonds

The focus will yet again turn to oil prices, with any retreat in risk sentiment expected to hurt the South Asian unit

Published 29 Jun, 2026 06:01pm

Sports

With Alcaraz absent, Spanish teenager Jodar impresses on Wimbledon debut

Rafael Jodar, 19, continued Spain's tennis legacy with a powerful Wimbledon debut, securing a dominant victory

Published 29 Jun, 2026 05:54pm

World

Mediators set up de-escalation channels ahead of US-Iran talks, source says

Mediators have established communications channels to de-escalate any incidents, and technical talks are set to continue

Published 29 Jun, 2026 05:47pm

Markets

India's Capri Global eyes debut dollar debt sale, starts procedure, bankers say

The company should finalise the pricing on the issue before the end of this week

Published 29 Jun, 2026 05:30pm

World

Iran says no technical meeting expected with US in coming days

The most recent discussions between Tehran and Washington took place in Switzerland on June 21

Published 29 Jun, 2026 05:27pm

World

Trump says Iran requested meeting to be held in Doha on Tuesday

Iran’s foreign ministry denied reports that Iranian and American technical teams will meet this week

Published 29 Jun, 2026 05:21pm

World

Hormuz traffic drops after Saturday strike on vessel

In total, 29 commodity vessels crossed on Saturday and 12 transited on Sunday

Published 29 Jun, 2026 05:18pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz orders comprehensive national agriculture policy

Unveils roadmap to modernise agriculture, improve farmers' access to credit

Published 29 Jun, 2026 05:17pm

World

India seeks EU scrap export relief as curbs threaten trade pact gains

This year’s trade deal between India and the EU is set to take effect early next year

Published 29 Jun, 2026 05:00pm

Business & Finance

India's IIFCL plans $1 billion loan; in talks for $400 million ADB funding

The $1 billion loan will be for 15 years at an interest rate of under 7%

Published 29 Jun, 2026 04:52pm

Markets

Some Indian banks poised for interest margin gains as short-term funding costs fall

Reserve Bank of India’s moves to attract foreign currency inflows are expected to bring in billions of dollars

Published 29 Jun, 2026 04:47pm

Markets

Aluminium prices slide as Middle East supply fears ease

Benchmark aluminium on the London Metal Exchange was down 0.5% at $3,163 a metric ton

Published 29 Jun, 2026 04:42pm

Markets

Palm climbs for second session on strong exports, Indonesia biodiesel mandate

Dalian’s most-active soyoil contract rose 0.65%

Published 29 Jun, 2026 04:39pm

Markets

Rupee registers gain against US dollar

Settles at 278.17

Published 29 Jun, 2026 04:38pm

Markets

Indian shares subdued after recent gains on monsoon worries

Nifty 50 fell 0.46% to 23,946.25, while the BSE Sensex lost 0.48% to 76,728.37

Published 29 Jun, 2026 04:35pm

Markets

Indian rupee slips as tepid stocks dull boost from firmer Asian peers

Indian rupee settled at 94.54 per dollar

Published 29 Jun, 2026 04:32pm

World

India's May industrial output grows 5.1% y/y on higher electricity output

Manufacturing output grew 5.5% year-on-year in May against a revised growth of 6.1% in April

Published 29 Jun, 2026 04:29pm

Markets

Service Long March expands output to 2 million tyres per annum

Service Long March Tyres expands truck/bus tyre output to 2 million, with plans for a new passenger car tyre plant by 2028

Published 29 Jun, 2026 03:18pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan Oilfields Limited announces key appointments

Shuaib A. Malik reappointed CEO for a three-year term, also becoming the new chairman

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:59pm

Markets

Gold price drops by Rs2,300 per tola in Pakistan

Reaches Rs428,936

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:47pm

Pakistan

Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over Karachi terror attack

Afghan nationals were involved in attack, FO says

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:33pm

World

Russian forces take control of another village in eastern Ukraine, RIA reports

Russian troops have taken control of the village of Bohodarivka in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:30pm

Business & Finance

Pakistani IPP switches to pharmaceuticals business

SG Power Limited, a former power producer, has officially transitioned its business to the healthcare sector, specializing in pharmaceuticals.

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:26pm

Life & Style

Teyana Taylor wins big at the 2026 BET Awards

The BET Awards were held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and broadcast live on BET, as well as multiple Paramount-owned channels

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:12pm

Life & Style

John Oliver gets his soap opera wish with 'General Hospital' role

Oliver, ‌the Emmy-winning host of HBO’s 'Last Week Tonight,' said on his show in March that he longed to make a cameo on a daytime soap opera

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:08pm

Sports

Japan coach vows to pick penalty shootout takers against Brazil

Japan crashed out ‌of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after three players missed their spot kicks against Croatia in the last 16

Published 29 Jun, 2026 01:57pm

Sports

Raducanu withdraws with leg injury on eve of Wimbledon

Raducanu had been scheduled to face Croatia’s Antonia Ruzic on Court One on Monday

Published 29 Jun, 2026 01:54pm

Sports

Haaland holds centre stage but Ivorians look to steal his thunder

Emerse Fae will also be looking to have his side on the front foot and take the game to Norway - and keep Haaland off the ball

Published 29 Jun, 2026 01:51pm

Sports

Argentina wary of 'tough' Cape Verde after cruising through group stage

Midfielder Leandro Paredes said attention had already shifted after a very positive group stage

Published 29 Jun, 2026 01:41pm

Sports

Eustaquio’s stoppage-time strike sends Canada into World Cup last 16

Canada will next face either the Netherlands or Morocco on July 4 in Houston for a place in the quarter-finals

Published 29 Jun, 2026 01:37pm

Markets

Yuan holds steady, PBOC launches new repo operations

The spot yuan opened at 6.8034 per dollar and was last trading at 6.7984

Published 29 Jun, 2026 01:31pm

Markets

China, HK stocks up, led by consumer and healthcare shares

Hong Kong benchmark Hang Seng was up 2.1%

Published 29 Jun, 2026 01:21pm

Markets

Fresh Middle east tensions to push Indian bonds towards caution

The benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond yield is expected to trade between 6.75% and 6.79%, a private bank trader said

Published 29 Jun, 2026 01:18pm

Sports

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match fees hiked more than threefold to Rs100,000

PCB allocates Rs6.7bn for upgrading Karachi stadium, infrastructure

Published 29 Jun, 2026 01:16pm

Markets

Indian rupee likely to shrug off US-Iran flare-up; limited impact on oil, Asia FX

The rupee is expected to open in the 94.40–94.44 range on Monday, traders said, after settling at 94.3950 on Thursday

Published 29 Jun, 2026 01:12pm

Markets

Indian shares likely to open steady as US-Iran talks ease escalation fears

GIFT Nifty futures were at 24,093

Published 29 Jun, 2026 01:10pm

Markets

Copper gains as US, Iran agree to renew talks after strikes

Copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange gained 1.32% to close daytime trading at 103,160 yuan ($15,186.44) a metric ton

Published 29 Jun, 2026 01:08pm

World

Venezuela quake death toll nears 1,500 as rescue work goes on

Dozens of buildings collapsed into piles of sand and rubble in the coastal state, about 40 km (25 miles) north of Caracas

Published 29 Jun, 2026 01:05pm

Pakistan

Met Office forecasts nationwide monsoon rains, warns of flash floods

Currents from Bay of Bengal expected to reach upper regions by July 2

Updated 29 Jun, 2026 07:15pm

World

Israel destroys Hezbollah underground infrastructure in southern Lebanon

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has rejected the security agreement, describing it as a surrender to Israel

Published 29 Jun, 2026 01:01pm

Markets

OGDCL starts production at Sindh's exploratory well

Bobi Deep-1 is currently producing 2,000 Barrels of Oil Per Day

Published 29 Jun, 2026 01:00pm

Markets

Chicago soybeans, grains fall as traders await USDA acreage and stocks reports

The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) was down 0.61% at $11.49-1/4 a bushel

Published 29 Jun, 2026 12:54pm

Technology

Pakistan unveils National Data Governance Policy 2026 to transform digital governance

Policy prepared under the framework of the Digital Nation Pakistan initiative

Published 29 Jun, 2026 12:53pm

Markets

Australian shares end higher as Iran truce offers relief, but caution lingers

The S&P/ASX 200 index ended 0.7% higher at 8,823.40 points

Published 29 Jun, 2026 12:52pm

Business & Finance

EFU Life considers acquisition of Waada Digital

EFU Life Assurance Limited, a leading private sector life, Takaful, and health insurance provider in Pakistan,...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 12:51pm

Markets

Japan's Nikkei cuts losses as Tokyo Electron regains ground; chip stocks down

The Nikkei was down 0.6% at 68,952.33

Published 29 Jun, 2026 12:50pm

Markets

Dollar poised for best month in nearly a year; eyes on jobs data, Gulf tension

Sterling traded 0.1% lower at $1.3198 and was down 2% for the month

Published 29 Jun, 2026 12:48pm

Markets

Asia stocks adrift as Middle East worries meet rate-hike bets

Asian markets though were under pressure, with South Korea’s KOSPI down nearly 2% and Japan’s Nikkei slipping 1%

Published 29 Jun, 2026 12:45pm

World

Iran and US agree to halt attacks and renew talks, US official says

The Kuwaiti army said it had intercepted two ballistic missiles with no damage or casualties

Updated 29 Jun, 2026 05:28pm

Markets

Gold slips as fresh US-Iran strikes boost oil, Fed rate-hike bets weigh

Spot gold was down 0.7% at $4,061.35 per ounce

Published 29 Jun, 2026 12:29pm

Business & Finance

Pakistanis support 5% tax on social media influencers, finds survey

Pakistanis support taxing influencers, urging balanced policies to protect small creators and encourage digital growth

Published 29 Jun, 2026 10:58am

Markets

Volatility at PSX, KSE-100 settles nearly 1,200 points lower

Benchmark index settles at 178,414.79

Updated 29 Jun, 2026 07:12pm

Markets

Oil rises on US-Iran strikes; gains capped by shipping hopes

Brent crude futures were up 62 cents, or 0.9%, at $72.61 a barrel

Updated 29 Jun, 2026 06:09pm

World

Iran and US agree to halt attacks and renew talks, Axios reports

The two sides plan to meet Tuesday in Qatar

Published 29 Jun, 2026 03:54am

Pakistan

Pakistan forces killed 29 terrorists in border operation: Information minister

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on social media platform X

Published 29 Jun, 2026 03:12am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (June 28 2026) and the forecast for Monday (June 29 2026)....

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

BR Research

The growth myth in financial inclusion?

Pakistan’s financial-inclusion debate rests on a proposition invoked far more often than it is tested: expand formal...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

BR Research

Pakistan’s pre-Y2K moment?

Pakistan’s external account story is usually told through remittances, and for good reason. They finance the current...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

KP CM starts work on Warsak Road Flyover

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi has performed the groundbreaking of two major...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

Importer issues ‘final’ notice to customs authorities

PESHAWAR: The legal dispute over the release of seized imported goods has intensified after customs authorities...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

President, PM condemn attack on Rangers camp

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday strongly condemned the terrorist...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

PPP names candidates for AJK polls

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Sunday unveiled its candidates for the 2026 Azad Jammu and Kashmir...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

Finance Act 2026: FBR denied powers to recover taxes from bank accounts without notice

ISLAMABAD: False news has been circulating in social media for the last many days that the Federal Board of Revenue...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

Funeral prayers for martyred Ranger soldiers offered

KARACHI: Funeral prayers for Pakistan Rangers Sindh soldiers martyred while foiling a terrorist attack were offered...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

Pakistan 14th most water-scarce country: report

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has emerged as the 14th most water-scarce country in the world, with shrinking freshwater...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

Govt plans to deploy 1 million workers to Saudi Arabia by 2030

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has set a target of deploying one million workers to Saudi Arabia by 2030 under a long-term...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

OIC for Kashmir dispute resolution in line with UN resolutions

ISLAMABAD: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly reaffirmed its steadfast commitment to the...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

Eastern DR Congo peace accords: Pakistan pushes for early implementation

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has urged parties to the peace processes for the volatile eastern region of the Democratic...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

ANP criticizes govt for keeping fuel prices unchanged

PESHAWAR: The Awami National Party (ANP) has expressed disappointment over the federal government’s decision to keep...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

Dar expresses grief over loss of life in Saudi Arabia

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday held a telephonic conversation with Saudi...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

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

Better late than never

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

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

‘Increasing burden of cataract surgeries is outpacing treatment capacity’

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan is expected to require nearly 1.84 million cataract surgeries every year by 2030, but the...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

Cardiologists urge people to monitor blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels regularly

Cardiologists have stressed on the importance of regularly monitoring blood pressure, cholesterol and sugar levels -...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

Sindh Assembly passes Rs3.562trn budget for FY2026–27

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly late Sunday night approved the provincial budget for the fiscal year 2026–27, amounting...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

Govt urged to reduce petroleum prices

KARACHI: Founder and Chairman of Saylani Welfare International Trust, Maulana Bashir Farooq Qadri, has appealed to...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

Sindh CM defends FY27 budget amid opposition criticism

KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Sunday robustly defended the proposed Rs3.65 trillion provincial...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

HCSTSI, SMEDA mark International MSME Day

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry and Small (HCSTSI) and Medium Enterprise...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

Mayor Karachi unveils surplus budget

KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) on Sunday unveiled a surplus budget of Rs60,451.430 million for...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

KMC comes up with targeted development outlay for FY27

KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has come up with a targeted Rs 9,000 million development outlay...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Rs63.95bn KMC budget focuses on development projects

KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab on Sunday presented Rs63.95 billion annual budget of the Karachi Metropolitan...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

Bilawal lauds security forces for eliminating terrorists

KARACHI: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has condemned the cowardly attack by Indian-sponsored terrorists on a...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Pakistan

LCCI says concerned at actions aimed relocating industries

LAHORE: President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Faheem Ur Rehman Saigol, expressed serious concern...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

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

Better late than never

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

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Editorials

The cost of impunity

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

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Editorials

The anaemia challenge

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

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Editorials

HIV: Time to act

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

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:20am

Editorials

Women’s inheritance rights

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

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:23am

Editorials

Finance Act 2026

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

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 06:53am

Editorials

Borrowing prosperity

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

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 06:54am

Editorials

Population ‘bomb’

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

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Editorials

Open for exits

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

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Editorials

KP Budget

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

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

Editorials

Balochistan Budget

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

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

Editorials

NFC Award: a system under strain

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

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:43am

Editorials

Policing and the inviolability of the home

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

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:43am

Editorials

A crisis decades in the making

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

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Editorials

A preventable tragedy

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

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Editorials

US-Iran breakthrough

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

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:39am

Editorials

Health spending: the cost of neglect

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

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:42am

Editorials

Why the secrecy

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

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Editorials

Sindh Budget

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

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 02:56pm

Editorials

Pakistan’s savings crisis

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

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 06:24am

Editorials

Punjab Budget

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

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

Beyond symbolic sanctions

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

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 05:59am

Editorials

Maintaining the policy rate

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

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Editorials

From oil shock to hunger crisis

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

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Editorials

Fiscal fault lines could test budget outlook

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

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

Editorials

A nation failing its children

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

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

Editorials

Policy contradictions stall progress

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

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Editorials

The price of delay

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

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Editorials

Too important to trust locally?

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

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Editorials

Forest fires: A growing environmental emergency

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

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 07:00am

Editorials

The Budget

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

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 06:44am

Editorials

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

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

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

Editorials

Breaking the cycle of acid attacks

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

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

Editorials

The high cost of easy revenues

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

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Editorials

Budget: getting close to plugging the gap

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

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 06:52am

Editorials

Budget delayed, budget denied?

EDITORIAL: While technically there is no delay in the presentation of the budget to parliament, with 16 June the...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Editorials

A fragile truce

EDITORIAL: The uneasy calm that followed the Iran-US truce agreed in April, and included a halt to hostilities in...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Editorials

Taxing traders: a political test

EDITORIAL: The announcement last week of the Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for small traders and shopkeepers is the latest...

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

A long-overdue harvest of common sense

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s decision to adopt a National Agricultural Biotechnology Policy comes after years of declining...

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

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

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 24	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 24	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 29	161.79
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 29	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 29	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 29	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 28	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 26	7,354.02
Nasdaq / Jun 26	25,297.62
Dow Jones / Jun 26	51,876.11
India Sensex / Jun 29	76,794.03
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 29	69,468.11
Hang Seng / Jun 29	23,074.24
FTSE 100 / Jun 29	10,505.10
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 29	24,727.86
France CAC40 / Jun 29	8,371.53

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 24	18,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 24	368,985
Petrol/Litre / Jun 29	299.50
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 29	69.97
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 29	4,062.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 29	311.47
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 29	77.27

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jun 29 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	7.16 ▲ 1 (16.23%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 29 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	9.01 ▲ 1 (12.48%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jun 29 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	11.28 ▲ 1.03 (10.05%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 29 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	23.38 ▲ 2.13 (10.02%)
Masood Tex.(Pref) / Jun 29 Masood Textile Mills Limited (Preference)(MSOTPS)	15.04 ▲ 1.37 (10.02%)
Bawany Air Products / Jun 29 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	30.67 ▲ 2.79 (10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jun 29 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	39 ▲ 3.55 (10.01%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.37 ▲ 5.76 (10%)
Ansari Sug. / Jun 29 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	30.36 ▲ 2.76 (10%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / Jun 29 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	13.42 ▲ 1.22 (10%)

Stock	Price
UBLPakistanETF / Jun 29 UBLPakistan Enterprise ETF(UBLPETF)	31.71 ▼ -10.18 (-24.3%)
NBP PGETF / Jun 29 NBP Pakistan Growth Exchange Traded Fund(NBPGETF)	29.88 ▼ -5.58 (-15.74%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 29 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	20.05 ▼ -2.23 (-10.01%)
Buxly Paints / Jun 29 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	226.55 ▼ -25.17 (-10%)
Zuma Resources / Jun 29 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	94.24 ▼ -10.47 (-10%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jun 29 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	22.80 ▼ -2.53 (-9.99%)
Meezan PakistanXD / Jun 29 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	19.88 ▼ -2.17 (-9.84%)
Data Agro / Jun 29 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	87.15 ▼ -9.28 (-9.62%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 29 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	41.50 ▼ -4.41 (-9.61%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 29 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	31.50 ▼ -3.19 (-9.2%)

Stock	Volume
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 29 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	104,136,884 ▼ -1.03
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	73,717,757 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	50,957,377 ▼ -0.19
Pak Elektron / Jun 29 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,046,218 ▲ 0.46
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jun 29 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	24,795,851 ▲ 1.61
B.O.Punjab / Jun 29 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,149,737 ▼ -0.38
Service Long March / Jun 29 Service Long March Tyres Limited(SLM)	21,427,598 ▲ 0.15
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 29 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	20,772,975 ▼ -0.56
Oilboy Energy / Jun 29 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	19,775,407 ▲ 0.41
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 29 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	18,655,206 ▼ -0.36

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