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Pakistan

Bahrain FM lauds Pakistan's role in Islamabad MoU

Plans visit Islamabad to thank Pakistani leadership

Published 28 Jun, 2026 11:38am

World

Trump threatens to annihilate Iran after new exchange of attacks

Says Saturday’s strikes were in response to an Iranian drone attack on the Panama-flagged oil tanker 'Kiku'

Published 28 Jun, 2026 11:25am

World

Iran Guards say strikes against Kuwait, Bahrain in retaliation for US attack

Iran, United States have both accused the other of violating ceasefire

Published 28 Jun, 2026 11:15am

Sports

Austria, Algeria reach World Cup knockouts after 3-3 thriller

Both teams appeared to have settled for a mutually beneficial draw in the closing minutes

Published 28 Jun, 2026 11:07am

Sports

Messi scores again as Argentina head into World Cup last 32 on a high

Messi tops the scoring charts in North America as the tournament heads into the last 32

Published 28 Jun, 2026 10:39am

World

Venezuela quakes kill 1,400 as time running out to find survivors

UN aid chief said the death toll could continue to soar, adding that more than 50,000 people were missing

Published 28 Jun, 2026 10:24am

Perspectives

Preparing future marketers for an AI-driven world

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming almost every industry, and marketing is among the fields experiencing...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 10:00am

Pakistan

Three Rangers personnel martyred, four injured as Karachi camp attack foiled, says ISPR

Capture three terrorists, including an Afghan national, during operation

Updated 28 Jun, 2026 10:49am

Pakistan

Hafiz Naeem accuses govt of serving oil firms

KARACHI: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman on Saturday strongly criticised the federal government for...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 06:42am

Pakistan

Murtaza announces barcode system for water tankers

KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Saturday announced the introduction of a barcode-based...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 06:42am

Pakistan

Pak fisherman die in Indian jail laid to rest in Keamari

KARACHI: The body of a Pakistani fisherman who died while imprisoned in India has been returned to Karachi and laid...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 06:41am

Business & Finance

‘Pakistan to assume chairmanship of SCO Business Council’

KARACHI: AtifI kram Shiekh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 06:36am

Business & Finance

Rehan expresses concern over sealing of cotton exchange building

KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Muhammad Rehan Hanif, while expressing deep...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 06:34am

Pakistan

Rescue 1122 deploys over 1,200 emergency personnel during Muharram

KARACHI: Rescue 1122 Sindh deployed more than 1,200 emergency personnel, 93 ambulances and over 200 medical and...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 06:32am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (June 27, 2026) and the forecast for Sunday (June 28 2026)....

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Markets

Islamabad: prices of essential kitchen items show upward trend

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items especially rice, eggs and some spices have witnessed an increasing...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Business & Finance

KP SMEDA celebrates World MSME Day

PESHAWAR: Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) in collaboration with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

Smuggling of human placentas case: court grants FIA remand of suspects

ISLAMABAD: A sessions court granted the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) four days’ physical remand of five...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Business & Finance

SMEDA, LCCI discuss MSMEs uplift measures

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA), in collaboration with Lahore Chamber of...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Business & Finance

PBF pushes for revival of Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has welcomed the emerging regional environment following the recent...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

Cooper appreciates Pak’s efforts for peace

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday spoke with UK...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

PM expresses grief over quake-caused losses in Musakhel

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday expressed deep grief over the losses caused by the earthquake...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

Anti-Social Behaviour Bill: Punjab govt’s proposed law seeks to weaken civil liberties: PTI

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday strongly opposed the Punjab government’s proposed Punjab...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Business & Finance

Haroon terms SMEs ‘driving force’ behind export-led growth

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan on Friday said...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Business & Finance

FBR issues framework of cargo transportation to-and-from Iran

KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a regulatory framework governing the transportation of cargo to...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

JI presents ‘Rs300bn shadow budget’ for KMC

KARACHI: Jamaat-i-Islami’s opposition bloc in the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) on Saturday unveiled a...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Business & Finance

PCGA seeks restoration of possession of Cotton Exchange Building

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has called upon the concerned authorities to immediately...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

CM Punjab stands with family of young Muntaha, pledges justice

LAHORE: On the instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Special Assistant for the Inspection Team,...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

Efforts being made to achieve cotton production target: Sahoo

LAHORE: Secretary Agriculture Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahoo has said that every possible effort is being made to achieve...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

CNF foils supply of 24.5 tonnes of narcotics in 9 months

LAHORE: Director General and Commander of the Punjab Counter Narcotics Force (CNF), Brigadier Mazhar Iqbal, while...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

Landslide threat looms over Northern areas: NDMA

ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday issued a landslide alert for June 27 to...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

JAAC funding network busted, four suspects arrested by police

RAWALAKOT: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Police on Saturday claimed to have busted the funding network of the banned...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

Terror acts in Kharan & Mastung: Nihal hails security forces for successful operations

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nihal Hashmi on Saturday hailed Pakistan’s security forces for carrying out...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

AJK citizens reject JAAC’s strike call

MUZAFFARABAD: The citizens of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) largely ignored the call for a strike given by the banned...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

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

Pakistan

GCWUS marks Anti-Drug Day with host of activities

SIALKOT: Government College Women University Sialkot (GCWUS) on Saturday organized a series of awareness and...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

Muharram security steps: Maryam lauds Punjab team

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that, by the grace of Allah, Muharram was held...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Sports

Domestic cricket season 2026-27 to begin in August

LAHORE: The domestic cricket season 2026-27 is set to begin in August, while the departmental cricket tournaments in...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Business & Finance

PIBF announces participation in elections

LAHORE: The Pak International Business Forum (PIBF) has announced that it will actively participate in the upcoming...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Business & Finance

Punjab pledges greater support for SMEs to expand access to global markets

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has said that Punjab offers immense opportunities for small and...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

LDA announces extension of operating hours

LAHORE: In a bid to facilitate property owners and applicants before the closing of the financial year, the Lahore...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

CM vows greater support for deaf, blind persons

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has said that deaf, blind persons are neither a burden nor incapable, but...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Business & Finance

‘PM’s new policy gives country a chance to modernize agriculture’

ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister’s new approval of the National Agricultural Biotechnology Policy has given Pakistan a...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Business & Finance

REAP urges govt to extend DLTL scheme until Sept 30

KARACHI: Senior Vice Chairman (SVC) of the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP), Javed Jillani, and former...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

Organised criminal gangs operate brazenly across Islambabad

ISLAMABAD: Car lifters, robbers, and snatchers continued their looting spree in the heavily guarded capital during...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

Small- and medium-sized businesses backbone of our economy: Nihal

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nihal Hashmi on Saturday called for greater support to micro, small and...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Business & Finance

Oil cos raise the alarm regarding frequent changes in pricing formula

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s downstream petroleum sector has sounded an unprecedented alarm over what industry...

Updated 28 Jun, 2026 06:16am

Pakistan

Gunmen kill trader in Quetta

QUETTA: Unidentified gunmen ambushed a restaurant owner to death in Quetta, officials said on Saturday. “Gunmen...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

17-year-old tourist drowns in Khanpur Dam

KHANPUR: A 17-year-old tourist from Murree drowned while swimming in Khanpur Dam on Saturday. Rescue 1122 divers...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

World

Magnitude 6.1 quake hits Afghanistan

KABUL: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, with AFP...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Five militants killed: Terrorist attack on Rangers’ facility in Karachi repulsed

KARACHI: A terrorist attack on a law enforcement installation near Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block 6 was foiled on Saturday...

Updated 28 Jun, 2026 06:07am

Pakistan

5.9 magnitude quake jolts Islamabad, Punjab and KPK

ISLAMABAD: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan at 6:35pm Pakistan Time (PKT) on...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

Venezuela tremors affecting region: Balochistan hit by five quakes in just 24 hours

QUETTA: Balochistan has witnessed a back-to-back mild to strong five earthquakes in just 24-hours, Pakistan...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

LHC orders enactment of law on ‘spousal abuse’

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has asked the legislature for enacting a specific offence of spousal abuse, either by...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

Sharjeel praises all provinces for fulfilling their responsibilities

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

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

Al-Qadir Trust case: IHC to hear appeals of IK & Bushra tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court will hear main appeals of former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

PM to visit Iran, Turkiye in July

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to embark on a visit to Iran and Türkiye early next month,...

Updated 28 Jun, 2026 05:58am

Business & Finance

APGMA urges NTC to reconsider methodology in anti-dumping investigation

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Glass Manufacturers Association (APGMA) has urged the National Tariff Commission (NTC)...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pakistan

PM reaffirms commitment to strengthening Navy

KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthening the...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Security forces kill eight terrorists in Kharan, Mastung: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed eight terrorists in two high-tempo intelligence driven operations in Kharan and...

Updated 28 Jun, 2026 05:44am

Punjab PA passes budget FY27 amid opposition boycott

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Saturday approved the FY2026–27 provincial budget amid strong protests from the...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Sindh PA budget debate becomes politically charged

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly’s fiscal year 2026-27 budget debate turned politically charged on Saturday as the...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Business & Finance

Weekly oil prices to remain unchanged

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to keep petroleum prices unchanged for the upcoming week starting June...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Petroleum minister rejects ‘preference’ criticism

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik on Saturday dismissed the criticism that the government was “giving...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Business & Finance

FIZ to usher in new era of investment, employment: minister

FAISALABAD: Federal Minister for Board of Investment Qaiser Ahmad Sheikh on Saturday said that Faisalabad Industrial...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Pak-Saudi Fertilizer Company case: Allowances in excess of 50pc could not be allowed as deduction: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court held that the status of Pak-Saudi Fertilizer Company was of a “private company,” any...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

AGP detects serious lapses in PPMC’s financial reports

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has pointed out serious financial misstatements, governance lapses,...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

World

Records tumble as European heatwave moves east

BERLIN: Tens of millions face a weekend of extreme temperatures in Europe as a deadly heatwave moves eastwards, with...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Sindh flood rehabilitation: World Bank says USD650m project achieved ‘highly satisfactory’ progress

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank-funded Sindh Flood Emergency Rehabilitation Project has significantly exceeded several key...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

World

US conducts further strikes on Iran

Targets various sites, including military surveillance infrastructure

Updated 28 Jun, 2026 08:38am

World

Tanker struck in Hormuz as Iran, US trade attacks in worst escalation since peace deal

Each side says the other is violating interim ceasefire

Updated 28 Jun, 2026 08:39am

Pakistan

Heavy firing, explosion reported in Karachi's Gulistan-e-Jauhar

An explosion was reported near Block 5 of Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Rescue 1122 says

Updated 27 Jun, 2026 11:41pm

Business & Finance

Iran stats agency says year-on-year inflation hits 88.6%

TEHRAN: Inflation in Iran rose sharply in June, driven by the Middle East war, reaching a peak of 88.6 percent...

Published 27 Jun, 2026 09:03pm

World

Hezbollah rejects US-brokered Israel-Lebanon security deal as 'surrender'

Development comes a day after deal was signed

Updated 27 Jun, 2026 09:42pm

Pakistan

5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts Punjab, Islamabad, parts of KP

Earthquake struck at 6:35pm with its epicentre in Afghanistan, says PMD

Updated 27 Jun, 2026 11:16pm

World

Beijing investigating rare light aircraft crash which killed pilot, injured 13

Those injured are receiving medical treatment and authorities are investigating the incident

Published 27 Jun, 2026 05:46pm

Pakistan

NDMA issues Glacial Lake Outburst Floods alert for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, GB

Directs relevant authorities to implement precautionary measures

Published 27 Jun, 2026 04:23pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan to assume SCO Business Council's chair in 2027

Pakistan will assume the chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Business Council in 2027, with...

Published 27 Jun, 2026 02:15pm

Markets

Gold price per tola drops by Rs1,000 in Pakistan

International rate of gold declines by $10 to reach $4,088 per ounce

Updated 27 Jun, 2026 10:45pm

Pakistan

Pakistan committed to lasting regional peace, Dar tells Araghchi

Telephone call held as Iran said it struck targets linked to US forces in response to US airstrikes on its southern coast

Updated 27 Jun, 2026 11:17pm

Pakistan

Pakistan committed to regional, global peace, says PM Shehbaz

Praises CDF Munir for his untiring efforts to bring all parties together

Updated 27 Jun, 2026 01:14pm

World

World Bank approves $1.1 billion emergency financing for Bangladesh

Bangladesh is also seeking additional external financing from development partners, including the IMF, to shore up foreign exchange reserves

Published 27 Jun, 2026 12:52pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan's public debt growth eases to 5% in FY26, says finance advisor

Pakistan’s central government debt growth has slowed to its lowest pace in 15 years, with debt expanding just 5%...

Published 27 Jun, 2026 12:51pm

Sports

Iran coach criticizes US travel restrictions after Egypt match

'The host country treated us very unfairly,' Ghalenoei tells

Published 27 Jun, 2026 12:43pm

Pakistan

8 terrorists killed in 'high-tempo' intelligence operations in Balochistan: ISPR

Operations conducted in Kharan and Mastung districts of Balochistan

Updated 27 Jun, 2026 11:17pm

World

Iran says it struck US-linked targets in response to US attacks

Iran does not identify the targets or say where they are located

Updated 27 Jun, 2026 11:16pm

World

Trump likely to visit India early next year, Rubio tells India's IANS

India presses the United States for months to secure a Trump visit, potentially as part of a meeting that includes Japan and Australia

Published 27 Jun, 2026 12:26pm

Business & Finance

India's HDFC Bank says legal review finds no basis for ex-chair's claims

Chakraborty’s sudden exit wipes out nearly 14% of the bank’s market value—about $16 billion—in the following weeks

Published 27 Jun, 2026 12:18pm

Sports

Egypt to assess Salah after he asked to be substituted, says coach

Salah appears visibly frustrated as he is replaced 12 minutes into the second half

Published 27 Jun, 2026 12:14pm

World

Trump unveils new US passport -- with picture of himself

The opposite page shows a painting depicting the declaration’s signing in 1776, with the words 'United States of America 250'

Published 27 Jun, 2026 11:29am

Sports

Messi to start dead-rubber World Cup group match on bench

'Leo will come on later and I’ve already confirmed the team, but we’re going to announce it tomorrow,' Scaloni tells

Published 27 Jun, 2026 11:24am

World

Venezuela earthquakes kill nearly 1,000, tens of thousands missing

United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher tells that more than 50,000 people are missing after two powerful earthquakes

Published 27 Jun, 2026 11:16am

Markets

Petroleum minister defends govt pricing mechanism, says no sector being favoured

PM Shehbaz Sharif's government has significantly reduced diesel by Rs200 and petrol by Rs155 per litre

Updated 27 Jun, 2026 07:23pm

Sports

Belgium into World Cup last 32 with New Zealand rout

Belgium do not have long to wait before the breakthrough, and once again it is Trossard who proves to be in the right place at the right time

Published 27 Jun, 2026 11:07am

Sports

Iran have certain World Cup last-32 place snatched away

With three points, Iran retain hope of qualifying as one of the eight best third-placed teams

Published 27 Jun, 2026 10:56am

World

Iran's Revolutionary Guards say it targeted US positions in the region in response to attack

Undisclosed details of the targeted US positions

Published 27 Jun, 2026 06:03am

Sports

Dembele's quick-fire treble powers France to 4-1 win over second-string Norway

Norway were also already qualified for Round of 32

Published 27 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Markets

Oil prices dive as more tankers move through Strait of Hormuz

Brent crude futures settled at $71.99 a barrel, down $3.27, or 4.34%

Published 27 Jun, 2026 03:32am

World

US strikes Iran following attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz

Israel, Lebanon sign tentative agreement to end fighting there

Updated 27 Jun, 2026 07:08pm

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

Editorials

The cost of impunity

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Updated 04 Jun, 2026 06:48am

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The plight of PSDP

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Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 24	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 24	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 26	161.74
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 26	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 26	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 26	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 26	3.61

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Jun 25	77,100.47
S&P 500 / Jun 26	7,354.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 26	69,360.88
Nasdaq / Jun 26	25,297.62
Hang Seng / Jun 26	22,671.86
FTSE 100 / Jun 26	10,508.02
Dow Jones / Jun 26	51,876.11
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 26	24,671.22
France CAC40 / Jun 26	8,384.87

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 24	18,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 24	368,985
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 26	69.23
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 26	4,088.74
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 26	76.38
Petrol/Litre / Jun 28	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jun 28	311.47

Stock	Price
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 24 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	8.01 ▲ 1 (14.27%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 24 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	10.01 ▲ 0.94 (10.36%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	57.61 ▲ 5.24 (10.01%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / Jun 24 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	12.20 ▲ 1.11 (10.01%)
Feroze 1888 / Jun 24 Feroze1888 Mills Limited(FML)	57.48 ▲ 5.23 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jun 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.52 ▲ 3.05 (10.01%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 24 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	77.07 ▲ 7.01 (10.01%)
Buxly Paints / Jun 24 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	251.72 ▲ 22.88 (10%)
Chashma / Jun 24 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	101.19 ▲ 9.2 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jun 24 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	111.29 ▲ 10.12 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 24 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	22.28 ▼ -2.47 (-9.98%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 24 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	100.26 ▼ -11.12 (-9.98%)
Aruj Industries / Jun 24 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	10.80 ▼ -1.14 (-9.55%)
NIT PakistanXD / Jun 24 NIT Pakistan Gateway ETF(NITGETF)	37.25 ▼ -3.75 (-9.15%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 24 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	23.52 ▼ -2.32 (-8.98%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 24 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	43.13 ▼ -3.72 (-7.94%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 24 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	7.06 ▼ -0.51 (-6.74%)
Zuma Resources / Jun 24 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	104.71 ▼ -7.26 (-6.48%)
Popular Islamic / Jun 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.28 ▼ -1.26 (-5.35%)
TPL Insurance / Jun 24 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	25.60 ▼ -1.44 (-5.33%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	112,892,122 ▲ 0.33
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 24 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,295,107 ▲ 0.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	38,761,163 ▲ 0.01
Pak Elektron / Jun 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	31,348,609 ▲ 1.02
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 24 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	27,194,838 ▲ 3.85
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	21,872,379 ▲ 1.92
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 24 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	20,610,130 ▲ 0.11
Sui South Gas / Jun 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	20,069,542 ▼ -0.9
The Organic Meat / Jun 24 The Organic Meat Company Limited(TOMCL)	20,043,142 ▲ 2.92
B.O.Punjab / Jun 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,657,800 ▲ 0.26

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