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Markets

India bond rally pauses ahead of state debt sale

The 10-year yield fell 7 basis points in the last three sessions

Published 07 Jul, 2026 10:34am

Markets

Samsung flags 19-fold jump in profit, but shares slump on jitters AI boom may stall

Revenue would likely rise 129% to 171 trillion won from a year earlier, it said

Published 07 Jul, 2026 10:32am

Markets

Selling observed at PSX, KSE-100 down nearly 700 points in early trade

Benchmark index was hovering at 186,765.73

Published 07 Jul, 2026 10:01am

Life & Style

Taylor Swift defeats Florida poet's plagiarism lawsuit

Monday's dismissal was with prejudice, meaning Marasco cannot amend her complaint. Cannon's chambers are in Fort Pierce, Florida

Published 07 Jul, 2026 08:31am

Life & Style

Netflix nods to nostalgia with new 'Little House on the Prairie' TV series

The story has also been adapted before, most notably in a 1970s television series that ran on NBC until 1983

Published 07 Jul, 2026 08:28am

World

Storms kill at least eight in central China as Typhoon Bavi looms offshore

China is also on alert for Super Typhoon Bavi, ⁠which is making its way across the Pacific Ocean towards Taiwan

Published 07 Jul, 2026 08:22am

World

Mexico navy says 10 assailants killed after attack on flood-monitoring patrol

Three sailors were wounded in the initial attack; one died and two are out of danger, ‌authorities ⁠said

Published 07 Jul, 2026 08:18am

Sports

Belgium end US World Cup dreams with 4-1 rout amid Balogun row

The US defeat means all three co-hosts are out of the tournament, after Canada and Mexico lost their last-16 games

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 10:25am

Markets

SK Hynix to bring ADR funds to South Korea by around July 15, source says

The South Korean chipmaker launched a US share ⁠sale on Monday to raise 43 trillion won ($28.07 billion), one of the world's largest new share offerings ever, as it capitalises on the global AI boom

Published 07 Jul, 2026 08:10am

Markets

Gold eases as markets await Fed minutes for direction

Spot gold fell 0.6% to $4,138.32 per ounce

Published 07 Jul, 2026 08:06am

Markets

Supportive Asia cues may offer respite for under-pressure Indian rupee; RBI in focus

The Indian rupee is expected to open in the 95.34-95.38 range, according to traders, having settled at 95.3950 in the previous session

Published 07 Jul, 2026 08:01am

Markets

Indian shares set to extend gains on pre-earnings updates, foreign buying

GIFT ‌Nifty futures were at 24,546

Published 07 Jul, 2026 07:56am

Markets

Stocks ease despite upbeat Samsung forecast, yen languishes

South Korean shares slumped 4.1%, while MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.73%. Japan’s Nikkei shed 1.08%

Published 07 Jul, 2026 07:53am

Markets

Yen pinned near 40-year low in test of Tokyo's intervention resolve

The euro last bought 185.47 yen , following a 0.5% rise in the previous session

Published 07 Jul, 2026 07:49am

Markets

Oil prices gain as focus shifts to supply recovery and demand

Brent crude futures gained 28 cents, or 0.39%

Published 07 Jul, 2026 07:44am

Markets

Australian shares little changed as gold miners, consumer stocks drag

The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.1% to 8,824.70

Published 07 Jul, 2026 07:39am

Pakistan

51st INSC on Physics and Contemporary Needs inaugurated

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), Dr. Raja Ali Raza Anwar, on Monday inaugurated...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 06:41am

Business & Finance

Bank Alfalah, BII sign USD50m loan facility

ISLAMABAD: Bank Alfalah Limited and British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 06:36am

Pakistan

CM reaffirms commitment to empowering rural Punjab

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has reaffirmed her commitment to ensuring the provision of...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 06:34am

Pakistan

Dar reviews preparations for upcoming SCO CHS Chairmanship

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

Published 07 Jul, 2026 06:31am

Business & Finance

FPCCI eager to work with foreign organizations

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, president of the FPCCI, has welcomed the visit of Dr. Hashim Hussain, head of the United...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 06:28am

Business & Finance

Taxpayer’s long-pending grievance: FTO lauds FBR official’s support

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has appreciated the prompt and responsible conduct of the Chief Sales...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 06:28am

Business & Finance

Govt urged to provide power to industry at lower rates

KARACHI: Mian Zahid Hussain, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) & All Karachi...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 06:25am

Business & Finance

KATI urges PM, ministers to resolve industrial power tariff anomoly

KARACHI: The Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) has urged the prime minister, federal minister for...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 06:23am

Pakistan

Minister launches EAMS for e-hearing of cases

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Law and Justice, Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar, on Monday formally launched the E-Appeal...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 06:20am

Markets

‘Pakistan-China cooperation opens new era for cotton research’

LAHORE: Pakistan harvested only 5.6 million bales of cotton during the last season, the lowest production recorded...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 06:19am

Business & Finance

Portugal proposes ‘Pakistan Business Forum’

LAHORE: The Ambassador of Portugal to Pakistan, Paulo Domingues, has proposed organizing a Portugal-Pakistan...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 06:18am

Pakistan

Punjab bans charges for plastic shopping bags

LAHORE: The Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has intensified its drive against single-use plastics by...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 06:11am

Pakistan

Punjab CM approves establishment of AMAP

LAHORE: With the aim of improving transparency, governance and revenue generation, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 06:10am

Business & Finance

Railways generates record Rs115bn revenue: Abbasi

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Hanif Abbasi claimed that Pakistan Railways has achieved its highest-ever...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 06:10am

Business & Finance

Rubber stoppers: New Customs values fixed

ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Customs Valuation, Karachi, has fixed new customs values of Rubber Stoppers...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 05:50am

Sports

State-of-the-art bowling machine installed at NCA

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has installed a state-of-the-art Trueman-3 bowling machine at the National...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 05:39am

Pakistan

UNSG candidate calls on Dar

ISLAMABAD: María Fernanda Espinosa, former Foreign Minister of Ecuador and currently candidate for the position of...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 05:37am

Pakistan

Violation of IWT an attack on sovereignty: Azma

LAHORE: Punjab Information and Culture Minister Azma Bokhari has said that India’s BJP-led government has adopted a...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 05:33am

Business & Finance

Visibility of price, sales tax on products mandatory: FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed manufacturers and importers of 56 goods/products...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 05:32am

Business & Finance

Carbon Levy: Experts raise questions about financing transformation to electric mobility

ISLAMABAD: The government has introduced a carbon levy on fossil fuels, proposed additional taxes on conventional...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Amjad Hussain sworn in as G-B chief minister

GILGIT: PPP’s Amjad Hussain on Monday was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan in a ceremony attended...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

NAB takes possession of Bahria Icon Tower

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has taken possession of the Bahria Icon Tower in Karachi valued...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Dar’s relatives: PTI seeks probe into crypto deals

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday demanded an independent probe into alleged cryptocurrency-linked...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

CM launches ‘Apna Khet’ scheme, allots land to 30,000 families

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Monday conducted the digital balloting for the Apna Khet, Apna Rozgar...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Business & Finance

Murad, IFC official agree to explore investment opportunities

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and International Finance Corporation Division Director for...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

NAB Karachi confiscates property worth Rs348m

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau, Karachi, has handed over physical possession of four immovable...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Khetran removed from Balochistan cabinet

QUETTA: The Balochistan government has removed Provincial Minister for Public Health Engineering Sardar Abdul Rehman...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Rain, windstorms forecast for upper, central regions

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological department has forecast widespread monsoon rain, windstorms, and thundershowers...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Unskilled workers: Sindh govt for raising minimum wage to Rs43,000

KARACHI: The Government of Sindh has proposed raising the minimum monthly wages for unskilled workers to Rs43,000...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Markets

‘Sustainability index’: PSX invites public feedback

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has launched a public consultation on its proposed PSX Sustainability...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Business & Finance

IPRE Customs records 201 IPR forfeiture cases

KARACHI: The Directorate of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement (IPRE) of Pakistan Customs has recorded 201 IPR...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Markets

Oil little changed as Saudi cuts prices

NEW YORK: Oil prices were little changed on Monday, trading around pre-Iran war levels as Saudi Arabia slashed its...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Business & Finance

Hybrid vehicles supply, import: 25pc ST rate will now be applicable

ISLAMABAD: Higher rate of 25 percent sales tax would now be applicable on the import and local supply of hybrid...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Zardari, Kyrgyzstan President visit Rukh Ordo Cultural Centre

CHOLPONATA, (Kyrgyzstan): President Asif Ali Zardari, accompanied by President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov,...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Conversion of steel sector AOPs into companies: SECP announces facilitation measures

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has announced special facilitation measures to...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 07:13am

NA panel orders financial audit of WWF

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis has ordered financial audit of Workers...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 07:13am

Business & Finance

China/South Korea: New values on import of thermal paper/fax machine paper fixed

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has fixed new customs values on the import of thermal...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Bilawal says people of G-B should become rightful owners of their land

GILGIT: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir will...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

World

Trump says 500,000 children receive first USD1,000 Trump account deposits

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday the government had deposited the first USD1,000 into more than...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

World

French govt survives no-confidence vote over heatwave handling

PARIS: The French government survived a vote of no-confidence in parliament on Monday over its handling of a severe...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Pakistan mediating Libya unity push as rival camps seek deal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has quietly begun mediating between Libya’s rival eastern and western power centres, two...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Army pledges to protect country’s water rights

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top military leadership on Monday vowed to take “all necessary measures” to ensure the...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

World

India charges Hafiz Saeed in Pahalgam incident

NEW DELHI: India filed charges on Monday against the founder of a group in connection with a deadly attack on...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

FBR refuses to share highest taxpayers’ details with Senate body

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday informed a parliamentary committee that it could not...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 09:53am

World

Millions fill Tehran for Khamenei funeral procession

TEHRAN: A vast sea of people on Monday filled the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Iran’s supreme...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Audit report paints Nepra’s grim picture

The report cites that NEPRA breached the law, retained Rs884 million surplus, and remitted only Rs921.99 million

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 09:53am

SBP limits minimum deposit profit rule

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday announced that minimum profit rate requirement on bank deposits...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 09:55am

InvestPak launched: All citizens get direct access to govt securities: Aurangzeb

KARACHI: The federal government plans to gradually reduce its reliance on commercial banks for financing by...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 10:01am

PBC presents export growth agenda to Aurangzeb

KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) on Monday has presented a private-sector-led export growth agenda to...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 07:01am

Govt debt stock surges to Rs82trn by May

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central government debt stock surged to Rs82 trillion by May 2026 due to massive borrowing from...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 09:55am

Gasification within 5km radius: PD to resolve decades-old issue in stakeholders meeting

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division is set to convene a meeting of all relevant stakeholders to resolve the...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 06:58am

Oil and gas companies’ profits: Senate panel directs ministry to submit details in two days

ISLAMABAD: A Senate sub-committee on Monday put the petroleum ministry on notice, directing it to submit within two...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 09:54am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (July 06, 2026) and the forecast for Tuesday (July 07 2026)....

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Editorials

Reclaiming railway land

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

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 04:49am

Editorials

Growing the problem

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

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 04:51am

BR Research

Taxing the same base harder

The taxation pressure on a relatively small pool of taxpayers is increasing. FBR has trumpeted an 86 percent...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

BR Research

International Industries Limited: performance and outlook

International Industries Limited (PSX: INIL) was incorporated in Pakistan in 1948. The principal activity of the...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 07:30am

Pakistan

Immigration system: PM orders sweeping digitalisation of entire protectorates

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday ordered sweeping digitalisation of the entire Protectorates of...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Social protection initiatives: Faryal commends BISP reforms and expansion

KARACHI: Faryal Talpur, President Women Wing, Pakistan Peoples Party, visited the Benazir Income Support Programme...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Mayor visits Kharadar General Hospital, lauds its role

KARACHI: Selfless service is the guarantee of eternal well-being of humanity. The institutions and philanthropists...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Pakistan

Govt’s steps aimed at supporting sustainable growth highlighted

KARACHI: IBA hosted a seminar on the Federal Budget 2026–27, bringing together leading economists, policymakers, and...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

Sports

Spain win it late to give Ronaldo bitter end to World Cup career

Mikel Merino scored a 91st-minute last-gasp winner for Spain

Published 07 Jul, 2026 03:45am

World

Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 3,535 as thousands remain displaced

16,740 people injured and 17,854 left without housing after the June 24 quakes

Published 07 Jul, 2026 02:37am

Business & Finance

Unilever reaffirms long-term commitment to Pakistan, bets on local manufacturing

Consumer goods giant Unilever remains committed to Pakistan as a long-term manufacturing and growth market despite...

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 10:21pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan received 'strong interest' from foreign investors for Discos privatisation: official

Industrial policy in finalisation phase, says Advisor to Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad

Published 06 Jul, 2026 09:36pm

World

Trump says there will either be a deal with Iran or US will 'finish the job'

Indirect US-Iran talks ended last week without any public sign of headway toward a lasting peace

Published 06 Jul, 2026 09:13pm

Sports

Paolini ends Eala's dream run with fourth-round victory

The 21-year-old left-hander Eala is the first player from the Philippines to go so far in a Grand Slam

Published 06 Jul, 2026 09:02pm

Pakistan

Military's top brass vows to sustain anti-terror operations, warns against hybrid threats

Maintains that lasting regional peace and stability depended on preventing the use of Afghan territory by militant proxies

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 11:24pm

Markets

Indian corporates leap into arbitrage plays, reviving pain point for rupee

The rupee fell to 95.4725 per US dollar on Monday

Published 06 Jul, 2026 08:18pm

Markets

Indian IT firms face muted Q1 as AI shift, weak demand weigh

India’s largest IT services company kicks off earnings on Thursday with peers Infosys, HCLTech and Wipro reporting later this month

Published 06 Jul, 2026 08:11pm

Opinion

Islamic banking is not the destination - it is the journey

The question of whether Islamic banks are truly Islamic rests on a confusion between two things: what they are...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:43pm

Sports

Trump says he asked FIFA chief to review red card foul

Trump intervened with FIFA over a 'horrible' red card for USA's Balogun, leading to its suspension and sparking global debate

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:42pm

Business & Finance

SECP urges businesses to corporatise, promote investment culture

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has urged the country’s business and industrial community...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:37pm

Markets

US stocks rise after holiday weekend, boosted by tech

Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 0.8% while S&P 500 added 0.4%

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:33pm

World

Two soldiers killed in ambush in India's restive northeast

The conflict has killed more than 250 people since it erupted in 2023

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:30pm

Markets

Microsoft joins AI-driven tech layoff wave with 4,800 job cuts

The software giant earlier this year offered voluntary buyouts to about 7% of its US workforce

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:04pm

World

Trump's Board of Peace says Palestinian technocratic committee must control Gaza arms

The NCAG which Trump established when he brokered the Gaza ceasefire in October 2025

Published 06 Jul, 2026 06:35pm

World

Afghanistan needs 'all hands on deck' including women, UN says

More than six million Afghans have had to return from Pakistan and Iran since September 2023

Published 06 Jul, 2026 06:32pm

Business & Finance

Post Budget 2026-27 seminar at IBA Karachi

IBA hosted a Seminar on the Federal Budget 2026–27, bringing together leading economists, policymakers, and public...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 06:31pm

Pakistan

Directorate General IPR Enforcement (customs) achieves strong operational performance in Financial Year 2025-26

Pakistan Customs Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement (IPRE) has recorded another productive year, safeguarding...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 06:28pm

Markets

Chicago corn, soybeans jump 3% on weather risks and China demand hopes

CBOT soybeans also added 3% to $11.82-1/4 a bushel, while CBOT wheat rose 1.8% to $6.10-1/4 a bushel

Published 06 Jul, 2026 06:24pm

Markets

Pakistan rupee registers marginal gain against US dollar

Settles at 278.11 against greenback

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 10:03pm

Business & Finance

Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb visits Arif Habib Group's Head Office

Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, along with leading entrepreneurs of Pakistan,...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 06:17pm

Markets

UAE crude output nears record following OPEC exit, sources says

June’s output was the highest since April 2020

Published 06 Jul, 2026 05:49pm

Editorials

Reclaiming railway land

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

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 04:49am

Editorials

Growing the problem

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

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 04:51am

Editorials

Two economic updates and outlooks

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

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:25am

Editorials

Protecting children beyond parental compromise

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

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:28am

Editorials

Keeping protected areas protected

EDITORIAL: The deliberations at a recent webinar on the Margalla Hills National Park have once again brought into...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Editorials

Relentless settlement expansion

EDITORIAL: The recent debate at the United Nations Security Council underscored a reality that has become...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Editorials

The missing accountability after the audit

EDITORIAL: Every few weeks, another audit report exposes billions of rupees in irregularities somewhere within...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

The perils of diluting constitutional safeguards

EDITORIAL: The recent judgment by a five-member Supreme Court bench on the admissibility of forensic experts’...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

Dilution of monetary policy

EDITORIAL: A webinar titled ‘Managing Stability During Uncertain Times: Role of Monetary Policy in Pakistan’...

Published 03 Jul, 2026 05:13am

Editorials

A tragedy of negligence

EDITORIAL: The collapse of the roof of a private tuition centre in Lahore’s Kahna area, which claimed the lives of...

Published 03 Jul, 2026 05:13am

Editorials

FBR: Barely exceeding twice-reduced target

EDITORIAL: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected 12.957 trillion rupees last fiscal year (1 July 2025 to 30...

Published 02 Jul, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

No refuge for terror

EDITORIAL: Cross-border terrorism cannot become an accepted feature of Pakistan’s security environment. The latest...

Published 02 Jul, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

The local govt void

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s democratic evolution is in many ways the story of its failure to truly devolve power, which...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Editorials

Rights of way, rights at risk

EDITORIAL: The government’s ambition to accelerate digital connectivity and expand telecommunications infrastructure...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Editorials

The ‘missing’ economic update, outlook

EDITORIAL: The Finance Division has yet to upload its May 2026 Economic Update and Outlook, a document that would...

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 06:25am

Editorials

Treaties, when convenient

EDITORIAL: A treaty that survives wars, crises and decades of political hostility only to be set aside unilaterally...

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 06:26am

Editorials

The cost of administered pricing

EDITORIAL: With international oil prices retreating after the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the government’s...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Editorials

Waste-to-energy projects: better late than never

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

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 04:23pm

Editorials

The cost of impunity

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

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Editorials

The anaemia challenge

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

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Editorials

HIV: Time to act

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

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:20am

Editorials

Women’s inheritance rights

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

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:23am

Editorials

Finance Act 2026

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

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 06:53am

Editorials

Borrowing prosperity

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

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 06:54am

Editorials

Population ‘bomb’

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

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Editorials

Open for exits

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

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Editorials

KP Budget

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

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

Editorials

Balochistan Budget

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

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

Editorials

NFC Award: a system under strain

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

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:43am

Editorials

Policing and the inviolability of the home

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

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:43am

Editorials

A crisis decades in the making

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

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Editorials

A preventable tragedy

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

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Editorials

US-Iran breakthrough

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

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:39am

Editorials

Health spending: the cost of neglect

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

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:42am

Editorials

Why the secrecy

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

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Editorials

Sindh Budget

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

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 02:56pm

Editorials

Pakistan’s savings crisis

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

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 06:24am

Editorials

Punjab Budget

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

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

Beyond symbolic sanctions

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

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 05:59am

Editorials

Maintaining the policy rate

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

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Editorials

From oil shock to hunger crisis

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

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Editorials

Fiscal fault lines could test budget outlook

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

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

Editorials

A nation failing its children

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

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

Editorials

Policy contradictions stall progress

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

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

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

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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

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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

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 6	278.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 6	278.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 7	161.89
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 7	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 7	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 7	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 6	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 6	7,537.43
Nasdaq / Jul 6	26,121.16
FTSE 100 / Jul 6	10,651.77
Dow Jones / Jul 6	53,055.91
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 6	25,817.89
France CAC40 / Jul 6	8,479.87
India Sensex / Jul 7	78,460.01
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 7	68,848.59
Hang Seng / Jul 7	23,604.16

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 6	17,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 6	375,030
Petrol/Litre / Jul 7	297.53
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 7	69.01
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 7	4,125.55
Diesel/Litre / Jul 7	309.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 7	78.97

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 7 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	6.42 ▲ 1 (18.45%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 7 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	356.50 ▲ 32.41 (10%)
Cresent Jute / Jul 7 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	15.29 ▲ 1.39 (10%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jul 7 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	24.65 ▲ 2.24 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 7 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	216.87 ▲ 19.72 (10%)
IbrahimFibres / Jul 7 Ibrahim Fibres Limited(IBFL)	328.36 ▲ 29.85 (10%)
Pak Leather Crafts / Jul 7 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	60.40 ▲ 5.49 (10%)
Prosperity Weav / Jul 7 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	75.76 ▲ 6.89 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 7 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	129.07 ▲ 11.73 (10%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jul 7 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	79.88 ▲ 7.26 (10%)

Stock	Price
Hala Enterprise / Jul 7 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	33.02 ▼ -3.67 (-10%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Jul 7 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	809.92 ▼ -89.99 (-10%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 7 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	19.47 ▼ -2.16 (-9.99%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 7 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	29.80 ▼ -3.07 (-9.34%)
Sana Ind / Jul 7 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	36.20 ▼ -2.81 (-7.2%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 7 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	11.10 ▼ -0.83 (-6.96%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 7 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	12.36 ▼ -0.83 (-6.29%)
Din Tex. / Jul 7 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	75.11 ▼ -4.65 (-5.83%)
Grays Leasing / Jul 7 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.32 ▼ -1.04 (-4.87%)
D.M. Corporation / Jul 7 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	191 ▼ -8.99 (-4.5%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jul 7 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	51,407,786 ▲ 0.87
B.O.Punjab / Jul 7 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,934,914 ▲ 0.55
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 7 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	21,649,802 ▲ 0.08
Pak Elektron / Jul 7 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	9,977,014 ▲ 0.62
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 7 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	9,245,506 ▼ -2.16
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	5,584,700 ▲ 0.02
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jul 7 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	5,525,559 ▼ -0.75
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 7 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	5,441,538 ▲ 0.65
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 7 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	5,419,467 ▲ 0.29
Lotte Chemical / Jul 7 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	4,518,594 ▼ -0.16

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