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World

Trump envoy, Iranian minister head to Switzerland for talks

Trump says he urged Israel to agree to ceasefire

Published 20 Jun, 2026 08:06am

World

FATF removes Namibia and Algeria from ‘grey list’

PARIS: The Financial Action Task Force global anti money-laundering watchdog on Friday removed Namibia and Algeria...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 07:18am

World

Telegram loses bid to overturn India’s temporary blocking of the app

NEW DELHI: Telegram on Friday lost its bid to overturn an Indian government order temporarily banning the messaging...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 07:14am

World

Outrage in Italy after Trump says Meloni ‘begged’ for photo op

ROME: Italy reacted angrily on Friday after reported comments by US President Donald Trump mocking Prime Minister...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 07:09am

Pakistan

Letter on India’s IWT violations handed over to UNSC

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has formally urged the United Nations Security Council to take notice of what it calls...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 07:06am

Pakistan

Pakistan, KSA vow vigilance against attempts to derail talks

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Friday underscored the need for vigilance against any attempt to derail the...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 07:02am

Business & Finance

Petrol price cut by Rs74, HSD’s by Rs67

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced a sharp reduction in domestic fuel prices, lowering...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 06:58am

Business & Finance

Finance ministry rules out additional salary tax relief

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry on Friday categorically ruled out any additional relief for the salaried class...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 06:55am

Business & Finance

Kayani tells NA: Approx 3.5m shopkeepers to be brought into tax net

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Bilal Azhar Kayani announced on Friday that approximately 3.5...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 06:50am

CCoSOEs clears independent directors for PNSC board

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) on Friday approved the appointment of...

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 09:27am

Markets

Weekly SPI inflation jumps 0.46pc

ISLAMABAD: The inflation based on Sensitive Price Index (SPI) has increased by 0.46 percent for the week ended June...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 06:38am

Business & Finance

Govt adjusts petroleum levy on major fuel products

ISLAMABAD: In an effort to contain rising inflation and provide relief to the general public, the federal government...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 06:37am

Pakistan

Dar to attend R-4 FMs’ meeting in Cairo on 21st

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Office announced on Friday that Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM)...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 06:35am

Pakistan

Lawmakers seek ‘adequate’ relief for salaried, low-income groups

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly erupted into a heated budget debate on Friday as lawmakers tore into the federal...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 06:31am

Markets

Brent set for 8pc weekly fall

CALGARY, (Alberta): Brent crude ticked higher on Friday, but stayed set for a weekly fall of around 8 percent, after...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 06:18am

Pakistan, Iran to enter new era: PM Shehbaz

Says Pakistan mediates historic US-Iran MoU, ending conflict, boosting diplomatic credibility

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 09:24am

Pakistan

Facilitating US-Iran MoU: NA recognises Pakistan’s efforts

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution recognizing Pakistan’s sincere and...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

LHC moved against Chakwal incident

LAHORE: The Judicial Activism Penal has approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking judicial inquiry into the...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

Political issues and budgetary allocations: Govt and opposition trade barbs in Punjab Assembly

LAHORE: A heated exchange erupted in the Punjab Assembly during the general debate on the provincial budget for the...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

CM welcomes fuel price cut, orders cut in transport fares

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Friday welcomed the federal government’s decision to reduce...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

CM Maryam approves new specialised hospitals

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has approved the establishment of the Institute of Surgical Orthopaedic...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

Punjab budget prioritises completion of high-impact projects

LAHORE: The Punjab budget 2026-27 prioritizes the completion of ongoing high-impact projects, preservation of...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Business & Finance

LCCI welcomes cut in petrol prices

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) welcomed the government’s announcement of a significant...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

Banned JAAC leader booked for sedition

ISLAMABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has registered a case under Section 124-A of the Azad Jammu...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Business & Finance

Automotive manufacturing sector: Paapam says concerned at ‘renewed attempts’ to weaken policy measures

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (Paapam) has expressed serious...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

KP cabinet approves deficit budget

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet, which met in Peshawar on Friday under the chair of Chief Minister Sohail...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Markets

‘Pakistan imports about USD800m worth of US cotton’

ISLAMABAD: The textile sector remains a central component of trade between Pakistan and the United States, with...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Business & Finance

Companies told to adopt digital risk protection services

ISLAMABAD: A leading cybersecurity company Friday warned Pakistani companies to hire digital risk protection...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Business & Finance

KP govt agrees to reduce IDC rate to 0.75pc from 2pc

PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has accepted the long-standing demand of the business...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Sports

South Africa Women’s U-19 team to undertake maiden tour

LAHORE: South Africa Women’s Under-19 cricket team will embark on their maiden tour to Pakistan to play a five-match...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

Judges’ appointment rules: JCP approves amendments

ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has approved the rules to interview candidates for their...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Merged districts of ex-FATA, PATA: Govt to consult IMF for tax relief

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday said it would consult the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on extending...

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 09:29am

Aurangzeb to wind up budget speech today

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb is set to present expenditures...

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 09:25am

Nepra slams SEPCO CEO over prolonged windstorm outage

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has taken strong exception to what it termed a...

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 09:32am

Video monitoring systems at mills: APTMA rejects FBR’s proposal

LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) on Friday rejected the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR)...

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 09:27am

KP unveils Rs2.17trn deficit budget

PESHAWAR: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has presented an annual budget of Rs2.17 trillion for financial year...

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 09:28am

Govt eyes 20pc rate of return to attract buyers for three Discos

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to offer up to a 20 percent rate of return to prospective buyers of three power...

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 09:29am

Tax declarations: NA body rejects proposal seeking info sharing

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance Friday has rejected a major amendment in Finance Bill...

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 09:31am

Traders denied entry to KCE building despite SHC ruling

KARACHI: Despite clear directives from the Sindh High Court (SHC), cotton traders were barred from entering the...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

World

Trump unveils Qatari 747 ahead of joining Air Force One fleet

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday got a look at his upgraded Boeing 747, a plane gifted by Qatar, at...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

World

4 Israeli soldiers killed: Lebanon says 47 killed in strikes

BEIRUT: Fighting flared anew in Lebanon on Friday, with authorities reporting 47 killed in Israeli airstrikes and...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

Naqvi directs DGI&P to finalise business passport policy with FBR

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Moshin Naqvi on Friday directed the Director General Immigration and Passport...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

Cabinet approves new Private Hajj Policy for 2027-2030

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved a new Private Hajj Policy for 2027-2030, introducing a fully digital and...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

Ayaz greets PM for Islamabad MoU

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq congratulated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for signing the...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

Dar felicitates Araghchi

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammed Ishaq Dar on Friday spoke with the...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

Balochistan decides to send Dr Mahnoor abroad for treatment

QUETTA: The Balochistan government has decided to send Dr Mahnoor Nasir abroad for medical treatment on the...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

Pakistan Sweet Home launches free burial service, meal programme

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Sweet Home on Friday inaugurated the Syeda Fatimat-ul-Zahra Free Burial Service and a free...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

Health sector: Huge funds allocated for uplift projects; minister

LAHORE: Funds of billions of rupees have been allocated for development projects in the health sector, which will...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Business & Finance

Budget 2026-27 in focus: Challenges, choices & change: KCFR hosts seminar on assessing govt’s fiscal priorities, economic challenges

KARACHI: The Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) hosted a seminar at a local hotel, bringing together...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

Access to justice, reducing conflict: Kundi for transformative role of mediation, ADR

ISLAMABAD: Faisal Karim Kundi, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor, underscored the transformative role of mediation and...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

WHO pre-validates KP: Pakistan moves closer to eliminating neonatal tetanus

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has moved closer to eliminating neonatal tetanus, as the World Health Organization (WHO) has...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

PRA to launch crackdown on major food chains

LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has decided to launch an immediate crackdown on major food chains that...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

President welcomes signing of Islamabad MoU

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has warmly welcomed the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

SABS University presents Rs715m estimated budget

HYDERABAD: Shaheed Allah Buksh (SABS) University of Art, Design and Heritages Jamshoro held the 9th meeting of its...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Friday (June 19, 2026) and the forecast for Saturday (June 20 2026)....

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

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

Pakistan

KCCI greets PM, Dar on US-Iran peace deal

KARACHI: The leadership of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) has warmly congratulated Prime...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Business & Finance

ABHI MFB, NADRA Technologies to accelerate digital transformation

KARACHI: ABHI Microfinance Bank and NADRA Technologies Limited have entered into a strategic partnership to explore...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Business & Finance

FPCCI chief’s induction into govt body hailed

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) has welcomed the timely decision by...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

Mayor orders faster completion of civic works

KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab on Friday chaired an important meeting of Town Municipal Commissioners to...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Business & Finance

BMPP says debt servicing swallowing over half of tax revenue

KARACHI: Khurram Ijaz, General Secretary of the Businessmen Panel Progressive (BMPP) and former Vice President of...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

Financial priorities and governance record: Treasury, opposition exchange harsh words

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Friday opened general debate on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2026-27, with...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Business & Finance

DGCV fixes customs value on imports of sodium picramate

KARACHI: Directorate General of Customs Valuation (DGCV) has fixed a minimum customs value for imports of Sodium...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

Lawmakers concerned at FBR member’s ‘non-expert’ remarks

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance on Friday expressed serious concern over remarks by a...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

Nasir, World Bank team discuss LG system, ongoing projects in Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah met a high-level delegation of the World Bank...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Business & Finance

BankIslami launches currency exchange subsidiary

KARACHI: BankIslami has launched BIPL Exchange Company Private Limited, its wholly-owned currency exchange...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

Sharjeel condoles death of Saba Haider

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

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan

Punjab activates QRF to curb sectarian content: Azma

LAHORE: On the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, a meeting of the Cabinet Committee for...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

World

Two trains collide north of London, multiple injuries reported

The East of England Ambulance Service said it had sent multiple resources, including an air ambulance

Published 20 Jun, 2026 12:25am

Technology

Ambani's Jio Platforms eyes record $3.8 billion Indian IPO, sources say

The share listing aims to unlock value in a business that includes Reliance Infocomm

Published 19 Jun, 2026 10:57pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz thanks Saudi Arabia for support during US-Iran peace process

Congratulates Saudi leadership on the signing of the 'Islamabad Peace Deal'

Published 19 Jun, 2026 10:32pm

Business & Finance

KP govt presents Rs2.17 trillion budget 2026-27

The budget carries a deficit of Rs48 billion

Published 19 Jun, 2026 08:51pm

Sports

Iran to lodge FIFA complaint over World Cup travel restrictions

US authorities require them to enter within 24 hours of a match and leave the same day

Published 19 Jun, 2026 08:22pm

World

India med school hopefuls beset with anxiety before they retake scandal-tainted exam

Only 5% to 6% of students taking the exam, known as the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, secure seats at medical schools

Published 19 Jun, 2026 08:07pm

Business & Finance

As Jio Platforms eyes record IPO, what are India's biggest share offerings?

Another IPO that is in the pipeline — by the National Stock Exchange of India — is likely to be worth about $3.3 billion

Published 19 Jun, 2026 08:05pm

Markets

India 10-year yield snaps 6-day falling streak as US-Iran talks stall

MUMBAI: India’s benchmark 10-year bond yield snapped a six-session decline on Friday, as a halt in U.S.-Iran peace...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:45pm

Business & Finance

Zia Chishti ordered to turn over assets to TRG International, clear up remaining balance in arbitration award

Ruling permits use of TRG Pakistan shares held by Chishti's spouse to satisfy portion of remaining award balance

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:36pm

World

Pentagon tells US lawmakers it needs $80 billion for Iran war and other bills, WSJ reports

The Iran war has cost around $25 billion, a Pentagon official says

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:36pm

Perspectives

Pakistan’s most undervalued economic asset is the woman with an idea

I was six years old when I opened my first shop. It wasn’t much of a shop, if I’m honest. Cardboard boxes lined up...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:28pm

Sports

De Minaur knocked out in quarter-finals at Queen's Club

The Australian world number six is regarded as one of the best exponents of grass court tennis

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:26pm

Sports

Clark leads US Open by three shots early in second round at Shinnecock Hills

Clark is at six-under with two holes to play in his first round when play is halted due to darkness

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:21pm

Sports

Berchiche to stay at Bilbao for a ninth year

'He is a true icon amongst the fans for his competitiveness and determination,' Bilbao says

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:15pm

World

India rate panel downplays case for pre-emptive rate move in meeting minutes

A sharp rise in oil prices brought on by the Iran war sends the Indian rupee tumbling

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 07:59pm

Pakistan

FM Ishaq Dar to attend R-4 foreign ministers' meeting in Cairo

FO says the ministers will explore ways to further strengthen cooperation in areas of shared interest

Published 19 Jun, 2026 06:53pm

Markets

India markets regulator reinstates open market buybacks, tightens rules for officials

SEBI also approves safeguards such as requiring promoter shares to be locked in during buybacks

Published 19 Jun, 2026 06:35pm

World

Indian banks push for lending via GIFT City units in dollar deposit scheme, sources say

'Most banks have branches in GIFT City, but many of them do not have a presence in foreign countries'

Published 19 Jun, 2026 06:29pm

World

Lebanon ceasefire agreed after US-Iran talks in Switzerland scrapped

US-Iran talks in Switzerland planned for Friday were cancelled as fighting flared in Lebanon

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 11:14pm

Pakistan

Govt reduces petrol price by Rs74, diesel by Rs67 per litre

Petrol to cost Rs299.50/litre, diesel Rs311.47 after major price cut, PMO says

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 10:37pm

World

Amazon points to water conservation steps in India amid data centre scrutiny

The US-based company announces that it has turned 'water positive' in India this year

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:25pm

World

Iran says it will waive fees for Hormuz during 60 day negotiation period

Ships seeking passage through the strait while the interim agreement is in force must submit transit requests at least 48 hours before arrival

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:17pm

Markets

Copper eases, heads for weekly dip as US-Iran peace talks postponed

Benchmark three-month copper on the LME was down 0.6% at $13,604 a metric ton

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:06pm

Markets

Palm oil ends higher, posts weekly gain

Benchmark palm oil contract for September delivery on the BMDE was up 72 ringgit, or 1.57%, at 4,645 ringgit a metric ton

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:03pm

Business & Finance

CCoSOEs approves PSO agreement for WX-DISCOs, clears PNSC board appointments

The committee on SOEs approved a Public Service Obligation Agreement for power distribution companies, formalising commitments with international financial institutions

Published 19 Jun, 2026 04:49pm

Markets

Indian rupee records strongest week in 11 as bond inflows, softer oil prices lend support

Indian rupee climbed to 94.21 early in the session

Published 19 Jun, 2026 04:48pm

Markets

Indian shares snap 5-session rally on IT drag; log weekly gains on oil slide

Nifty 50 fell 0.64% to 24,013.1, while the BSE Sensex shed 0.78% to 76,802.90

Published 19 Jun, 2026 04:44pm

Markets

Rupee registers gain against US dollar

Settles at 278.25 against greenback

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 07:51pm

Pakistan

Information ministry rejects Taliban claims of drone strikes in KP, Balochistan

Pakistan refutes Afghan Taliban's terror claims, confirming its air defense neutralized a drone that intruded its airspace.

Published 19 Jun, 2026 03:49pm

Markets

Gold price drops by Rs14,900 per tola in Pakistan

International rate of gold declines by $149 to reach $4,156 per ounce (with a premium of $20)

Published 19 Jun, 2026 02:47pm

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

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

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 19	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 19	161.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 19	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 19	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 19	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 19	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 18	7,500.58
Nasdaq / Jun 18	26,517.93
Hang Seng / Jun 18	23,924.81
Dow Jones / Jun 18	51,564.70
India Sensex / Jun 19	77,409.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 19	71,250.06
FTSE 100 / Jun 19	10,363.27
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 19	24,985.82
France CAC40 / Jun 19	8,421.14

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 19	77.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 19	19,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 19	374,205
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 19	4,155.71
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 19	79.67
Petrol/Litre / Jun 20	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jun 20	311.47

Stock	Price
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 19 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	5.01 ▲ 1 (24.94%)
Dewan Sugar / Jun 19 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	7.34 ▲ 0.73 (11.04%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jun 19 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	10.76 ▲ 1 (10.25%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 19 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	20.45 ▲ 1.86 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jun 19 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	45.73 ▲ 4.16 (10.01%)
Husein Industries / Jun 19 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	40.57 ▲ 3.69 (10.01%)
Agritech Limited / Jun 19 Agritech Limited(AGL)	58.21 ▲ 5.29 (10%)
Avanceon Ltd / Jun 19 Avanceon Limited(AVN)	38.39 ▲ 3.49 (10%)
Berger Paints / Jun 19 Berger Paints Pakistan Limited(BERG)	120.97 ▲ 11 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Jun 19 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	189.13 ▲ 17.19 (10%)

Stock	Price
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 19 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	15.72 ▼ -1.75 (-10.02%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 19 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	20.90 ▼ -2.3 (-9.91%)
Sally Textile / Jun 19 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	14.57 ▼ -1.32 (-8.31%)
ICC Industries / Jun 19 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	12.37 ▼ -1.04 (-7.76%)
Asia Ins. / Jun 19 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	35.11 ▼ -2.77 (-7.31%)
TPL Properties / Jun 19 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10.24 ▼ -0.8 (-7.25%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 19 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	32.28 ▼ -2.45 (-7.05%)
Service Textile / Jun 19 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	39.78 ▼ -2.94 (-6.88%)
Quice Food / Jun 19 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	34.18 ▼ -2.46 (-6.71%)
First IBL Mod. / Jun 19 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	11.83 ▼ -0.81 (-6.41%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jun 19 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	87,347,852 ▲ 0.69
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 19 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	80,623,569 ▼ -0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 19 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	47,045,284 ▼ -1.75
B.O.Punjab / Jun 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	34,168,331 ▼ -0.85
TPL Properties / Jun 19 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	33,155,810 ▼ -0.8
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,689,766 ▼ -0.29
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,520,392 ▼ -0.02
Lotte Chemical / Jun 19 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	31,177,846 ▼ -0.25
Saif Power Ltd. / Jun 19 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	28,289,747 ▲ 0.69
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 19 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	23,842,938 ▼ -1.95

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