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Markets

KPMG-led consortium appointed financial adviser for HBFCL privatisation

KPMG's consortium is advising the Privatisation Commission on HBFCL's sale, a renewed effort to improve housing finance and operational efficiency.

Published 09 Aug, 2026 08:24pm

World

Iran Guards say won't reopen Hormuz without US meeting Tehran's demands

Iran has effectively blockaded the crucial energy conduit since the United States and Israel attacked it in late February

Published 09 Aug, 2026 08:17pm

Sports

Lionel Messi bids farewell to father who guided his glittering career

A private ceremony with a few teammates from the Argentine national squad is scheduled to take place at a cemetery in the town of Perez

Published 09 Aug, 2026 08:07pm

Pakistan

Mir Raza death case: Police form new probe team, add murder charge

Investigation team to be headed by DIG Crime and Investigation Amir Farooqi

Published 09 Aug, 2026 06:56pm

World

Air India pilot undergoes 'confirmatory' drug test after flight plunge

Air India pilot removed from duty for confirmatory drug test after flight incident injured 17, sparking a serious investigation

Published 09 Aug, 2026 06:54pm

World

Syria says reached deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases

Russia was a key Assad ally during Syria’s 13-year conflict, and provided vital military support that kept the former leader’s forces in power

Published 09 Aug, 2026 06:48pm

World

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says up to 50,000 North Korean troops to be deployed in Russia

North Korea has sent so far an estimated 14,000 soldiers to Russia's Kursk Region in 2024

Published 09 Aug, 2026 06:40pm

Pakistan

Security forces kill 15 terrorists during Operation Radd-ul-Fitna-3 in Balochistan: sources

Effective operations by security forces have significantly disrupted the Khawarij network

Updated 09 Aug, 2026 06:23pm

World

Netanyahu rejects US Gaza plan, vows no pullout until Hamas disarms

The document said Hamas would surrender weapons to a Palestinian governing body

Published 09 Aug, 2026 04:53pm

Pakistan

Dar clarifies scope, intent of Makkah Joint Defence Agreement

Says Islamabad looked forward to continuing to work closely with all brotherly countries for regional peace

Updated 09 Aug, 2026 07:56pm

Markets

India's Maruti sees passenger vehicle market rising to up to 6.3mn units by 2031

The company plans to invest about 350 billion rupees ($4 billion) to raise annual production capacity to 3.65 million vehicles by FY31

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:50pm

World

Iran says Oman deal is in 'final stages' but US must act to open Hormuz

Iran says Oman deal on strait is close but sets other conditions

Updated 09 Aug, 2026 05:02pm

Pakistan

Naqvi directs measures to expedite immigration process at Lahore airport

Orders officials to keep all immigration counters operational to avoid unnecessary delays

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:27pm

Business & Finance

Petrol prices may ease if global oil rates hold steady: minister

Says OGRA calculates petrol prices based on seven-day average of international oil prices

Updated 09 Aug, 2026 05:14pm

Sports

Argentine football prez: Lionel Messi alone will decide when to retire

Argentina ‌lost ⁠1-0 to Spain in extra time in the World Cup final last month in the United States

Published 09 Aug, 2026 01:26pm

Sports

Algeria, Morocco seal Women’s World Cup qualification

The four Cup of Nations semi-finalists qualify for the global tournament that will be staged from June 24 to July 25

Published 09 Aug, 2026 01:22pm

World

Russia says it hit fuel storage facilities in Ukrainian ports overnight

The ministry said ⁠fuel storage facilities 'used in the interests' of the Ukrainian military were hit in the ports of ‌Odesa ⁠and Chornomorsk

Published 09 Aug, 2026 01:15pm

Markets

German trade deficit with China grows as Beijing relies less on European industry

*German exports to China fell over 12% year-on-year to just under €37 billion between January and June

Published 09 Aug, 2026 01:10pm

World

Accused Thai school shooter had watched violent content online, police say

Along ⁠with those who died, more than 20 people were injured in Thailand's worst mass shooting since 2022

Published 09 Aug, 2026 01:07pm

Sports

World number one Sabalenka suffers Toronto setback as Alexandrova advances

The 16th-seeded Alexandrova fought a hard battle lasting nearly two and a half hours to secure her quarter-final berth

Published 09 Aug, 2026 11:16am

Sports

FIFA warns of effort to undermine Infantino as leadership crisis deepens

FIFA did not identify those it said were seeking to undermine Infantino or specify which reports or allegations it was referring to

Published 09 Aug, 2026 11:10am

World

Delta flight makes emergency landing in Atlanta

Delta said in a statement ⁠that passengers evacuated from the plane by slides and were being transferred ⁠to a new flight to Orlando

Published 09 Aug, 2026 11:06am

Life & Style

Taylor Swift songs removed from White House, Trump campaign posts

Swift has not spoken recently about Trump, although she endorsed his Democratic rival, then-Vice President Kamala Harris, in 2024

Published 09 Aug, 2026 11:00am

Pakistan

President Zardari reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment to protecting Indigenous peoples’ rights

Highlights Pakistan’s rich cultural diversity, including communities such as the Kalash and the diverse peoples of northern mountains

Published 09 Aug, 2026 10:49am

World

Ex-President Joe Biden's cancer has spread, is very painful, son says

A Biden spokesman said in October he was undergoing radiation treatment and hormone therapy

Published 09 Aug, 2026 10:38am

Markets

Former SK Hynix employee jailed for leaking information to a Chinese firm, Yonhap reports

*The defendant disclosed some of the information in a resume submitted ⁠to a Chinese firm, Yonhap said, without naming the Chinese company

Published 09 Aug, 2026 10:34am

Markets

More workers join strike at BHP's Port Hedland iron ore operations

The union went ahead with the strike, the first of its kind since 2000, despite progress in talks between ⁠the parties on Tuesday

Published 09 Aug, 2026 10:26am

Markets

China July factory-gate inflation eases to 3-month low, CPI slows

China's leaders, confronting a two-speed economy of strong factory output and exports but weak domestic demand

Published 09 Aug, 2026 10:22am

World

Indonesia closes all access to Mount Bromo as wildfire expands

Authorities have not declared what caused the fire, and there have been no casualties reported

Published 09 Aug, 2026 10:16am

World

Typhoon Dolphin set to hit China's east coast, triggering flood warnings

Torrential rain is forecast through August 10 across Zhejiang, Shanghai, northern Fujian, northeastern Jiangxi, central and southern Anhui, and much of Jiangsu

Published 09 Aug, 2026 10:12am

World

Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Saudi Aramco Jazan refinery, fire extinguished

The Jazan refinery processes 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day and produces refined products including gasoline and ultra-light sulfur diesel

Updated 09 Aug, 2026 01:02pm

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (August 08, 2026) and the forecast for Sunday (August 09 2026)....

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

world

Indonesia govt to take over state firm’s stake in troubled China-funded high-speed railway

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s government will take over a controlling stake in the company operating a USD7.3 billion...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

world

India’s E20 petrol rollout pushes buyers towards alternative-fuel vehicles

BENGALURU: Consu mer hesitation over India’s transition to E20 petrol is boosting demand for vehicles powered by...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Business & Finance

Standard Chartered to offer wealth products in India’s GIFT City finance hub

MUMBAI: Standard Chartered has received in-principle approval to offer wealth management products to clients from...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

world

Russia’s July mineral extraction tax proceeds set to decline 1percent

MOSCOW: Russia’s total mineral extraction tax proceeds on crude oil for July production are expected to be 580...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Business & Finance

BoJ’s ETF holdings may help fund tax cut, LDP executive says

TOKYO: Tapping the Bank of Japan’s holdings of exchange-traded funds (ETF) may be an option to fund a planned sales...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

World

World food prices hit 3-year high in July as weather and war weigh

PARIS: World food prices rose in July to their highest in more than three years as adverse weather and war...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

PML-N set to form govt in AJK: Muqam

BAGH: Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit-Baltistan and SAFRON Engineer Amir Muqam on Saturday said the...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

JI announces sit-ins against petroleum levy

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan has decided to intensify its campaign against the petroleum levy and inflation,...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

Siddiqui welcomes: historic ‘Makkah Joint Defence Agreement’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training and Chairman Muttahida Qaumi Movement...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

No overloaded vehicle allowed on motorways: Aleem

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan on Saturday assured goods transporters that their...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

Leather sector witnessing dwindling exports: Chairman PTA

KARACHI: Chairman Hamid A Zahur Pakistan Tanner’s Association (PTA) in a letter to Federal Commerce Minister Jam...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

ICMA holds ‘Future of Finance Summit’

KARACHI: The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMA Pakistan) successfully organised the...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Industrialists concerned at truckers’ strike

KARACHI: Industrial community expressed serious concern over transporters’ strike, which threatens industrial and...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

‘Modernization of Pakistan’s maritime industry depends on strategic investment’

KARACHI: Ateeq Ur Rehman, Economic and Financial Analyst, has said that the modernization of Pakistan’s maritime...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

PM expresses deep grief over Captain Hamza’s martyrdom

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, on Saturday, expressed deep grief over the martyrdom of Captain...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

PM pays tributes to Major Tufail Shaheed

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, on Saturday, paid tributes to Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed,...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

DPM extends best wishes to ASEAN on 59th anniversary

ISLAMABAD: In a message on ASEAN Day, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

‘Pakistan reaffirms respect for rights of indigenous people’

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari said Pakistan reaffirmed respect for the rights, cultures, traditions and...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Business & Finance

Coca-Cola awarded ‘Consumers’ Preferred Beverage of the Year Award

ISLAMABAD: Coca-Cola Pakistan has been awarded the prestigious ‘Consumers’ Preferred Beverage of the Year Award” at...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

Car lifting and mobile phone snatching incidents increase manifold in ICT

ISLAMABAD: Car lifting and mobile phone snatching incidents have increased manifold in the federal capital, as over...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

Ayaz Sadiq lauds Makkah pact

ISLAMABAD: Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Saturday welcomed the signing of the Joint Defence...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

CM orders improved cleanliness across Punjab

LAHORE: The Chief Minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, has ordered cleanliness to be ensured in cooperative and...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

Cotton, rice, other agricultural activities reviewed

LAHORE: Additional Chief Secretary Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahoo made a special visit to Multan and chaired an important...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Concern voiced over higher duties on raw material for drugs

LAHORE: Expressing concern over high duties on medicines raw material, manufacturers of different medicines have...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

CM pays tribute to Major Tufail Shaheed, Captain Hamza

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has paid tribute to Major Muhammad Tufail Shaheed,...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

CEO CBD Punjab reviews mega projects

LAHORE: Chief Executive Officer of the Punjab Central Business District Development Authority (PCBDDA), Imran Amin,...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Sports

Jahangir Khan inaugurates three new squash courts

LAHORE: Squash legend and former world champion Jahangir Khan inaugurated three newly constructed squash courts...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

LCCI delegation in Germany explores new avenues of trade

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry LCCI) business delegation, led by President Faheem Ur Rehman...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

PC takes over Arena by Pearl-Continental DHA Multan

MULTAN: Pearl-Continental (PC), the hospitality division of Hashoo Group, has officially taken over Arena by...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Sports

PCB imposes two-year ban, Rs1m fine on Hamza Nazar

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has imposed a two-year ban on domestic cricketer Hamza Nazar from...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

Sindh CM reviews 12th Rabi-ul-Awwal arrangements

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday, presiding over a meeting with prominent ulema from...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

Tribute paid to poet, activist Fahmida Riaz

LAHORE: A panel discussion held here on Saturday paid tribute to the life and literary legacy of poet and activist...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

PEC team reviews B.E. agricultural engineering programme at SAU

HYDERABAD: A Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) accreditation team visited to review of the overall academic...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

Pakistan-KSA-Turkiye: Defence agreement to strengthen Muslim world: Ashrafi

ISLAMABAD: Secretary General of the International Tazeem-e-Haramain Sharifain Council and Chairman of the Pakistan...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

UBG chief calls for joint trade ventures

KARACHI: President of the United Business Group (UBG), Zubair Tufail, has expressed the hope that the agreement...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

KIKD launches kidney disease screening programme

KARACHI: Karachi authorities have launched a citywide kidney disease screening programme to detect cases early and...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

Pakistani scientists win medals at INSO-2026

ISLAMABAD: Team Pakistan, selected and trained by the Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS)...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

Arora stresses collective action to protect environment

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Minority Affairs Ramesh Singh Arora has said that planting trees, keeping...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Editorials

Planning for 400 million

EDITORIAL:The health ministry’s warning that Pakistan’s population could reach 400 million by 2040 should have...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Editorials

Abuse of authority

EDITORIAL: The alleged rape of a mentally challenged young woman inside Lahore’s Ghaziabad police station exposes...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Telecom competition rules: Ministry-CCP row delays finalization

ISLAMABAD: A long-running jurisdictional dispute between the Ministry of Information Technology and...

Updated 09 Aug, 2026 10:07am

Pakistan, NZ hold key political, trade talks

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and New Zealand have discussed bolstering bilateral trade and investment, with particular...

Updated 09 Aug, 2026 10:08am

Distribution Investment Plan: Nepra approves Rs21.436bn for SEPCO

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved a Distribution Investment Plan...

Updated 09 Aug, 2026 10:09am

Progress on Discos’ privatisation reviewed

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/ FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting of the...

Updated 09 Aug, 2026 11:36am

MoC sanctions Rs10bn for textile, apparel industry

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan has announced that the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has...

Updated 09 Aug, 2026 11:37am

PM returns home after Saudi Arabia visit

LAHORE: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif returned home on Saturday afternoon after completing his official...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

Security forces kill three terrorists in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed three terrorists associated with “Fitna al-Hindustan” during search and...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

OIC hails ‘historic’ Saudi-Pakistani-Turkish defence pact

JEDDAH/ISLAMABAD: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and a number of other countries on Saturday welcomed...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

world

Democrats plan Trump investigations over impeachment if they win House

WASHINGTON: US House Democrats preparing for a possible return to power are developing a broad investigative...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Ponzi investment scheme: Blink Capital Management case referred to FIA

ISLAMABAD: Reaffirming its firm commitment to safeguarding investors’ interests, curbing market abuse and...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

Poonch, Palandri Elections postponed in 7 constituencies

MIRPUR: The Election Commission of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has postponed polling in seven constituencies of...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

Civil awards for martyrs, Ghazis approved

ISLAMABAD: The government on Saturday decided to confer civil awards on martyrs and Ghazis who demonstrated courage...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

world

Spain starts border checks on Italy after migrant row

MADRID: Spain on Saturday started border checks on travellers arriving from Italy, responding to similar measures...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

world

Lebanon says Israeli troops infiltrated Lebanese army-held village

BEIRUT: Israeli troops infiltrated a Lebanese village placed under the control of Lebanon’s army as part of a June...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

world

India’s ‘cockroach’ protest movement keeps heat on Modi

NEW DELHI: Two weeks after youth-led protests forced India’s education minister to resign, Prime Minister Narendra...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

world

Nepal rescuers find bodies of five climbers killed last year

KATHMANDU, (Nepal): Rescuers in Nepal have found the bodies of five mountaineers, including three foreigners, killed...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

Pakistan calls for safeguarding education in war-torn Sudan

UNITED NATIONS: With more than 1,000 days of war in Sudan having left millions of children out of school, displaced...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan

NA, Senate for strong liaison to strengthen democracy

ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, and National Assembly Speaker, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, on Saturday...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

world

British Columbia district declares state of emergency

TORONTO: A state of emergency was declared by the district of Summerland, British Columbia, early Saturday as a...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

World

Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia defence pact technically same as NATO's Article 5, Turkish minister says

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wanted to see the alliance expand, and that Egypt was a potential candidate to join, among others

Updated 09 Aug, 2026 10:03am

Perspectives

Why trust will determine the success of Pakistan's HPV vaccination campaign

Every few years, a country reaches an important milestone in public health. A new vaccine is introduced, a disease...

Published 08 Aug, 2026 11:08pm

Sports

Lionel Messi's father Jorge dies aged 68

Jorge Messi had passed away on Friday in a hospital in Rosario

Published 08 Aug, 2026 09:31pm

Business & Finance

SECP refers Blink Capital Management case to FIA over alleged Rs446.6 million fraud

Blink Capital Management was a licensed futures broker and market maker of Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited

Published 08 Aug, 2026 08:26pm

Pakistan

Second autopsy reveals signs of torture, bullet wound in Mir Raza’s body: report

Dr Summaiya restored as convener of the eight-member medical board

Updated 08 Aug, 2026 09:53pm

World

Iran says deal on Strait of Hormuz is close but will not open the waterway by itself

Strait of Hormuz talks advance, but Iran's conditions and 15 vessel attacks underscore persistent regional tensions

Updated 08 Aug, 2026 10:20pm

World

Hamas says still ready to go ahead with Gaza plan

Hamas is ready for Gaza peace plan, but Israel denies agreement, creating a deadlock over disarmament and withdrawal

Updated 08 Aug, 2026 08:10pm

World

UAE says Iran targeted tanker as Tehran says Hormuz deal with Oman close

Iran has imposed an effective blockade of the strait and wants to charge users for passage

Published 08 Aug, 2026 05:24pm

Markets

Gold price per tola gains Rs2,200 in Pakistan

International rate of gold rises $22 to reach $4,341 per ounce

Updated 08 Aug, 2026 06:38pm

Editorials

Planning for 400 million

EDITORIAL:The health ministry’s warning that Pakistan’s population could reach 400 million by 2040 should have...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Editorials

Abuse of authority

EDITORIAL: The alleged rape of a mentally challenged young woman inside Lahore’s Ghaziabad police station exposes...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Editorials

One month to prove it

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has given the Right-Sizing Committee one month to complete its remaining...

Updated 08 Aug, 2026 06:01am

Editorials

Policy by abandonment

EDITORIAL: 16 years is long enough for a child to become an adult, for governments to come and go, and for entire...

Updated 08 Aug, 2026 06:08am

Editorials

Digital monitoring deserves support

EDITORIAL: The government’s decision to accelerate the digital transformation of the Oil and Gas Regulatory...

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 07:26am

Editorials

Kashmir: the unfinished business of peace

EDITORIAL: The observance of Youm-e-Istehsal Kashmir is an annual reminder that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:15am

Editorials

Recovery on familiar terms

EDITORIAL: The latest editions of the Planning and Finance Divisions’ Monthly Development and Economic updates...

Updated 06 Aug, 2026 05:51am

Editorials

The terror challenge

EDITORIAL: The latest security assessment by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) paints...

Updated 06 Aug, 2026 05:54am

Editorials

The power sector’s unfinished business

EDITORIAL: The latest debate surrounding Pakistan’s power sector offers a useful reminder that reform is seldom a...

Published 05 Aug, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

No double standard on hate speech

EDITORIAL: The Australian Federal Court’s decision to uphold the finding that Senator Pauline Hanson engaged in...

Updated 05 Aug, 2026 06:31am

Editorials

Redrawing the problem?

EDITORIAL: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s observation that Pakistan’s governance system has effectively...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Editorials

A policy for refineries at last

EDITORIAL: Finally, a brownfield refinery policy has been approved. It took six years and three governments to...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Editorials

Water security cannot wait

EDITORIAL: The recent spike in water flows in the Chenab River has once again drawn attention to Pakistan’s growing...

Published 03 Aug, 2026 02:22am

Editorials

Beyond the exam paper leak

EDITORIAL: The Indian Supreme Court’s intervention in the aftermath of the youth protests over medical entrance...

Published 03 Aug, 2026 02:22am

Editorials

Waiting for the next flood

EDITORIAL: Another monsoon, another death toll crossing the one hundred mark, another round of emergency meetings,...

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 04:56am

Editorials

A question of conservation

EDITORIAL: The controversy surrounding recent interventions at Mohra Moradu and Sirkap, two archaeological sites...

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 05:12am

Editorials

Seeds of neglect

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s cotton collapse is no longer merely an agricultural problem. It has become a recurring...

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 06:29am

Editorials

Hepatitis emergency

EDITORIAL: The grim statistics released by the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) on this year’s World Hepatitis Day...

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 06:32am

Editorials

Monetary policy: unanimity needs explaining

EDITORIAL: The State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to keep the policy rate unchanged at 11.5 percent was hardly...

Published 31 Jul, 2026 05:44am

Editorials

Harvesting bumper crop yet facing potential crisis

EDITORIAL: The federal government, reportedly, has asked the provinces to submit their wheat requirements in writing...

Published 30 Jul, 2026 05:15am

Editorials

Poisoning Rawal Lake

EDITORIAL: The latest fish deaths in Rawal Lake underscore the growing toll of environmental neglect. While the...

Published 30 Jul, 2026 05:15am

Editorials

Agriculture’s productivity is the problem

EDITORIAL: The Prime Minister is right to place agriculture and livestock at the centre of Pakistan’s export growth...

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 06:08am

Editorials

The settlers’ impunity

EDITORIAL: The latest orgy of violence unleashed by Israeli settlers across the occupied West Bank is yet another...

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 06:09am

Editorials

Korea South-East Power Company's proposed $1bn hydropower investment: humongous cost of regulatory indecision

EDITORIAL: The complaint by Korea South-East Power Company (KOEN) over the prolonged regulatory limbo surrounding...

Updated 28 Jul, 2026 01:21pm

Editorials

Private school quota for deserving students: the real challenge

EDITORIAL: The Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training meeting recently rightfully...

Updated 28 Jul, 2026 01:28pm

Editorials

Austerity must also apply to the officialdom

EDITORIAL: This is the fifth consecutive budget presented under the premiership of Shehbaz Sharif. One common theme...

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 05:58am

Editorials

When denials stop working

EDITORIAL: States that conduct covert operations beyond their own borders generally rely on one assumption:...

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 06:01am

Editorials

The widening price of war

EDITORIAL:Wars have a habit of expanding far beyond the intentions of those who begin them. That danger is now...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Editorials

Plight of Longi chilli

EDITORIAL:An investigative report on Kunri’s famed chilli industry is a cautionary tale of how short-term commercial...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Editorials

Another GSP+ warning

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s relationship with the European Union’s GSP+ scheme has acquired a familiar rhythm. Every...

Updated 25 Jul, 2026 05:07am

Editorials

Planning in the dark

EDITORIAL: Flood management depends upon one principle above all others: timely information. Rivers do not respect...

Updated 25 Jul, 2026 05:08am

Editorials

Beyond NGC’s tariff determination

EDITORIAL: Power regulator Nepra’s determination of the National Grid Company’s (NGC) multi-year tariff for FY23...

Published 24 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Editorials

A rare reckoning

EDITORIAL: The recent judicial declaration of a man’s death, nearly three decades after his enforced disappearance,...

Published 24 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Editorials

Population and the NFC Award

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s description of the NFC Award’s 82 percent population weightage as...

Updated 23 Jul, 2026 06:34am

Editorials

Daily petroleum pricing: a welcome step, indeed

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s petroleum sector has seldom been associated with policy continuity. Governments have often...

Published 22 Jul, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

The peace that ambiguity broke

EDITORIAL: Peace agreements often emerge not because every disagreement has been resolved, but because negotiators...

Published 22 Jul, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

Representation without taxation

EDITORIAL: The opposition expressed by lawmakers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the imposition of taxes in the merged...

Updated 21 Jul, 2026 06:02am

Editorials

9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women: Beyond declarations

EDITORIAL: The repeated emphasis at the 9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women on translating commitments into...

Updated 21 Jul, 2026 02:29pm

Editorials

Confusion in auto sector

EDITORIAL: The auto policy is in limbo. The Auto Industry Development and Export Policy (AIDEP 2021–26) expired on...

Published 20 Jul, 2026 05:50am

Editorials

Saving our forests

EDITORIAL: The Senate Sub-Committee’s review of forestry regulation in Gilgit-Baltistan has brought into focus a...

Published 20 Jul, 2026 05:50am

Editorials

The slow abandonment of Karachi

EDITORIAL: Karachi’s latest ranking among the world’s least liveable cities should surprise no one. A city that has...

Published 19 Jul, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

The world is finally listening

EDITORIAL: For years, allegations of systematic discrimination against India’s Muslim minority were routinely...

Published 19 Jul, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

The digital divide

EDITORIAL: A cashless economy cannot be built on unreliable internet. That uncomfortable reality sits at the heart...

Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am

Editorials

Devolution unfinished

EDITORIAL: More than a decade-and-a-half after the 18th Constitutional Amendment fundamentally altered Pakistan’s...

Updated 18 Jul, 2026 07:57am

Editorials

The cost of insecurity

EDITORIAL: Investment follows confidence. It seeks stability, predictability and the reasonable expectation that...

Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am

Editorials

Justice beyond procedure

EDITORIAL: The Supreme Court’s reminder that procedural law exists “to give voice to human suffering, not to silence...

Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am

Editorials

The IMF may have Pakistan’s cycle backwards

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan’s economy to grow by 3.5 percent in FY27,...

Updated 16 Jul, 2026 05:58am

Editorials

An avoidable drug crisis

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s healthcare debate has long been dominated by one question: how to keep medicines affordable?...

Published 15 Jul, 2026 02:14am

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Culture of privilege in an Islamic republic

EDITORIAL:The Senate committee’s approval of a bill seeking to extend blue passports to the dependent children of...

Published 15 Jul, 2026 02:14am

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Record remittances: but no room for over-celebration

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s overseas workers’ remittances have done it again. At $41.6 billion in FY26, inflows reached...

Published 14 Jul, 2026 05:00am

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 7	277.91
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 7	277.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 7	157.76
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 7	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 7	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 7	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 7	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 7	7,757.64
India Sensex / Aug 7	78,499.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 7	65,606.71
Nasdaq / Aug 7	26,690.62
Hang Seng / Aug 7	25,668.03
FTSE 100 / Aug 7	10,901.09
Dow Jones / Aug 7	54,036.93
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 7	26,319.45
France CAC40 / Aug 7	8,714.93

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 7	78.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 7	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 7	389,519
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 7	4,341.56
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 7	84.40
Petrol/Litre / Aug 9	327.62
Diesel/Litre / Aug 9	380.86

Stock	Price
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 7 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.84 ▲ 1.26 (10.02%)
Secure Logistics-Trax Group / Aug 7 Secure Logistics-Trax Group Limited(SLGL)	17.68 ▲ 1.61 (10.02%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Aug 7 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	46.39 ▲ 4.22 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Aug 7 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	61.81 ▲ 5.62 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 7 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	229.52 ▲ 20.87 (10%)
Frieslandcampina / Aug 7 Frieslandcampina Engro Pakistan Limited(FCEPL)	121.30 ▲ 11.03 (10%)
Faisal Sp. / Aug 7 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	358.06 ▲ 32.55 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 7 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	78.43 ▲ 7.13 (10%)
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Aug 7 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	6.80 ▲ 0.59 (9.5%)
Imperial Limited / Aug 7 Imperial Limited(IML)	23.48 ▲ 1.98 (9.21%)

Stock	Price
Fateh Sports / Aug 7 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	159.49 ▼ -16.5 (-9.38%)
Trust Mod. / Aug 7 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	18.57 ▼ -1.68 (-8.3%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 7 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	42.43 ▼ -3.56 (-7.74%)
Shams Textile / Aug 7 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	52.52 ▼ -4.29 (-7.55%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Aug 7 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	22.17 ▼ -1.69 (-7.08%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 7 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	52.77 ▼ -3.97 (-7%)
Tri-Star Power / Aug 7 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	17.35 ▼ -1.25 (-6.72%)
Gadoon Textile / Aug 7 Gadoon Textile Mills Limited(GADT)	341.05 ▼ -21.04 (-5.81%)
AKD Hospitality / Aug 7 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	150.79 ▼ -9.21 (-5.76%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Aug 7 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	14.47 ▼ -0.88 (-5.73%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	161,177,862 ▲ 0.69
B.O.Punjab / Aug 7 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	52,334,090 ▲ 0.46
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Aug 7 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	24,216,535 ▲ 0.59
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Aug 7 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	20,061,794 ▲ 0.32
Nishat Chun.Pow. / Aug 7 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	18,254,792 ▲ 0.7
Nishat Power / Aug 7 Nishat Power Limited(NPL)	15,207,765 ▼ -0.2
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 7 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	15,156,912 ▼ -0.39
Hascol Petrol / Aug 7 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	13,781,842 ▲ 0.35
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 7 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	12,582,914 ▲ 1.26
Maple Leaf Cement / Aug 7 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,492,335 ▼ -1.02

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