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Markets

Major Gulf Shares subdued on uncertainty over Hormuz deal

A US official said Iran and Oman were close to a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Published 10 Aug, 2026 02:42pm

World

Iran says no reason to fear Pakistan-Turkiye-Saudi security pact

Baghaei said the pact showed a shift in regional countries’ approach to security, with greater reliance on their own capabilities rather than outside powers

Published 10 Aug, 2026 02:40pm

Markets

Gold per tola gains Rs800 in Pakistan

Reaches Rs457,366

Published 10 Aug, 2026 02:38pm

World

Mohsen Rezaei appointed as secretary of Iran's top security body

The appointment was announced late on Sunday by President Masoud Pezeshkian’s deputy director of communications

Published 10 Aug, 2026 01:42pm

Pakistan

Five terrorists including ‘Fitna al-Hindustan commander’ killed in Panjgur IBO: state media

Four motorcycles, machine guns, heavy weapons and ammunition recovered from slain terrorists

Published 10 Aug, 2026 01:33pm

Pakistan

Polling underway in four Poonch constituencies as AJK elections enter third phase

Elections in five constituencies of Poonch, two in Sudhanoti have been postponed

Published 10 Aug, 2026 01:04pm

Markets

European stocks steady as investors weigh Hormuz risks, data calendar

The pan-European STOXX 600 held its ground at 660.12 points

Published 10 Aug, 2026 12:52pm

World

Sri Lanka arrests Rajapaksa party chief over alleged death threat

Sri Lankan police arrested a party leader of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday

Published 10 Aug, 2026 12:49pm

Sports

Former Everton midfielder Gueye joins Saudi Diriyah

Local media said that he had signed a one-year contract with an optional second season

Published 10 Aug, 2026 12:33pm

Sports

Al Nassr sign Portugal’s Costa from Mallorca

Costa was part of the Portugal squad ⁠that reached the round of 16 at the recent ⁠World Cup, losing 1-0 to eventual champions Spain

Published 10 Aug, 2026 12:30pm

Sports

Liverpool can't keep letting levels drop, says Iraola after Monaco defeat

Liverpool squandered a two-goal advantage ‌for the second straight game after losing 4-2 to Leeds United earlier this month

Published 10 Aug, 2026 12:27pm

Sports

WCA welcomes formation of Sri Lanka players' body

Its creation ⁠comes as Sri Lanka Cricket undergoes a reform process led by a government-appointed committee

Published 10 Aug, 2026 12:23pm

Sports

Sinner withdraws from Cincinnati Open with knee injury ahead of US Open

Sinner won the Cincinnati title in 2024 and finished runner-up to seven-times Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz there last year

Published 10 Aug, 2026 12:19pm

World

Ukraine kills 12 in drone strikes on Russian city of Nizhnekamsk, mayor says

Tatarstan head Rustam Minnikhanov has declared a ⁠period of mourning after the Ukrainian attack, Belyayev, the mayor, said

Published 10 Aug, 2026 12:13pm

Technology

Pakistan Railways seeks LTE-R band for Karachi-Sukkur ML-1 section

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority moves to expand modern communications infrastructure across the country’s railway corridors

Published 10 Aug, 2026 12:10pm

World

Myanmar pushes back on ASEAN envoy and call to free Suu Kyi

Myanmar’s foreign ministry said an ASEAN special envoy for Myanmar was no longer needed

Published 10 Aug, 2026 12:02pm

World

Europe’s extreme heat could wipe out EU growth in 2026, Triodos bank says

Labour productivity losses alone could cut EU GDP by around 0.6%, while agricultural output is expected to fall by 3% to 7%

Published 10 Aug, 2026 11:55am

Markets

BoP to issue up to Rs30bn shares to Punjab government

Applicable issue price for such issuance shall be the prevailing market price plus a premium of 5%

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 01:23pm

World

Yemeni military says Houthi attack on Mocha kills 7, wounds 30

Air defences intercepted and shot down 11 Houthi drones that participated in the attack, the military said

Published 10 Aug, 2026 11:48am

Markets

Thai baht/US dollar stronger on Monday

The baht was 0.12% higher at 32.99 versus the dollar, after trading in a range of 32.990 to 33.030

Published 10 Aug, 2026 11:40am

Markets

South Korean shares start week higher as chip makers rise

The benchmark KOSPI was up 49.97 points, or 0.80%, at 6,308.74

Published 10 Aug, 2026 11:24am

Markets

Iron ore rangebound on Australian strike, downbeat China data

iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange was flat at 716 yuan a metric ton

Published 10 Aug, 2026 11:22am

Markets

China's yuan flat but further gains expected on strong exports

The onshore yuan changed hands around 6.74 per dollar in morning trading

Published 10 Aug, 2026 11:20am

Business & Finance

Meezan Bank housing finance surpasses Rs3bn under GHTA

Meezan Bank approved more than 3,000 housing finance applications under the GHTA Programme

Published 10 Aug, 2026 11:19am

Markets

China stocks mixed as economic data in focus; Hong Kong rises

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 0.7%

Published 10 Aug, 2026 11:19am

Markets

Sony, TSMC to spend $6.3 billion to jointly make image sensors, Nikkei says

The two tech giants said in May they planned to form a joint venture in Japan to develop and manufacture next-generation image sensors

Published 10 Aug, 2026 11:16am

Markets

Chicago wheat rises as Black Sea attacks support prices

Corn and soybean futures also edged higher after strong US export sales last week

Published 10 Aug, 2026 11:12am

Markets

Palm oil rises on stronger rival oils, market awaits key data

Palm oil contract for October delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained ringgit, or 0.32%, to 4,692 ringgit

Published 10 Aug, 2026 11:10am

Markets

Copper consolidates after strongest week since May

Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange edged 0.1% higher to $14,089.50 a ton

Published 10 Aug, 2026 11:08am

Sports

Top seeds Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff advance to Toronto QFs

Gauff became the second player to reach 25 Tier 1/WTA 1000 quarterfinals before her 23rd birthday

Published 10 Aug, 2026 11:05am

Markets

India bonds may see positive opening, local and US inflation data in focus

The yield on the benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond is expected to trade in the 6.75% to 6.79% range

Published 10 Aug, 2026 11:03am

Markets

Australia dollar slips after six weeks of gains, RBA likely to hold rates

The Aussie lost 0.1% to $0.7063, after rallying 0.6% on Friday to a seven-week top of $0.7078

Published 10 Aug, 2026 11:00am

Markets

Japan's Nikkei rises 2% as AI stocks rally, Middle East worries cap gains

The Nikkei was up 2% at 66,927.61 as of 0126 GMT and the broader Topix edged up 0.44% to 4,092.93

Published 10 Aug, 2026 10:59am

Business & Finance

Pakistan registers $3.6bn in remittances for July 2026

Remittances increased by 4.5% on a month-on-month basis

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 10:58am

Markets

Selling returns at PSX, KSE-100 down 500 points

Benchmark index was hovering at 180,928.55

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 12:47pm

Markets

Australian shares dip as Westpac weighs on banks ahead of RBA decision

*The S&P/ASX 200 index was down 0.5% at 9,220.30 ‌points

Published 10 Aug, 2026 08:09am

World

Fire near Indonesia's Mount Bromo extinguished after 550 hectares burnt, but new hotspots emerge

Gatot said authorities had found new fires in areas around the caldera covering some 20 hectares

Published 10 Aug, 2026 08:05am

Markets

Indian rupee, bonds to track oil prices; local and US inflation data in focus

The Indian rupee closed at 95.2075 per dollar on Friday, up about 0.2% week-on-week

Published 10 Aug, 2026 07:59am

Markets

Indian shares set to gain as soft US jobs data offsets oil worries

GIFT Nifty futures were at 24,670.5 points

Published 10 Aug, 2026 07:55am

Markets

Dollar near two-month trough as US inflation data awaited

The euro edged higher to $1.1558, hovering near its strongest level since mid-June, while sterling was steady at $1.3490, near a five-week peak

Published 10 Aug, 2026 07:52am

Markets

Asia stocks edge higher, oil up amid Gulf confusion

MSCI's ‌broadest index ⁠of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.3%

Published 10 Aug, 2026 07:48am

Markets

Oil steady as Iran tempers hopes of swift Hormuz reopening

Brent crude futures stood at $83.74 a barrel

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 01:38pm

Markets

Gold drifts lower from seven-week peak, US inflation data looms

*Spot gold was down 0.5% at $4,322.28 per ounce

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 11:29am

Pakistan

ACP presents three unique plays

KARACHI: The Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, presented a theatre production featuring three unique and...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 06:42am

Pakistan

Anti-terror operation in B’stan: CM pays tribute to security forces

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed gratitude over the continued success of an operation...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 06:34am

Pakistan

Dar, Canadian FM discuss Makkah agreement

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar spoke with Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand, Foreign Office said on...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 06:32am

Pakistan

DUET holds Independence Day ceremony

KARACHI: Dawood University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) organised a ceremony at its Centre of...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 06:30am

Pakistan

Lanjar, Murtaza visit family of late Mir Raza Ali

KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar and Mayor of Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab visited the residence...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 06:25am

Pakistan

NADRA serves notices to 741 suspected CNIC holders

ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) issued on Sunday notices to 741 more people in...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 06:19am

Pakistan

President felicitates Singapore on National Day

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday extended felicitations to President of Singapore Tharman...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 06:12am

Pakistan

Two tribal elders shot dead in South Waziristan

PESHAWAR: In Zarmilan area of Toi Khulla tehsil of Lower South Waziristan, two local elders were shot dead by...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 06:11am

Pakistan

Women cotton workers complete literacy programme

HYDERABAD: A total of 300 women cotton workers from 10 villages in district Sanghar completed a six-month functional...

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 06:44am

World

Gaza plan rejected by Netanyahu ‘only way forward’: Trump board

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The US-backed plan for Gaza rejected on Sunday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

World

Typhoon Dolphin hits China’s east coast; over 1m evacuated

BEIJING: Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, made landfall on the country’s...

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 05:16am

Business & Finance

ATIR dismisses appeal against taxpayer

ISLAMABAD: Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR), Lahore Bench, has dismissed an appeal filed by the Commissioner...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Business & Finance

SuperWize, ABHI partner to bring AI to fintech sector

KARACHI: SuperWize, Pakistan’s sovereign AI company, and ABHI (Private) Limited has announced a partnership on...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

World

Houthi attacks target Saudi refinery

ADEN: Strikes by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Sunday killed at least 11 people, a medical source in the Yemeni port...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

World

Germany warns of daily ‘hybrid warfare’ after drone attack

BERLIN: Germany faces daily hybrid warfare attacks from abroad, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt was quoted by a...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Third phase of AJK elections today

MUZAFFARABAD: Polling for the third phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections will be held...

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 09:03am

World

Cartel boss Kinahan lands in Ireland after extradition from Dubai

DUBLIN: A plane landed in Ireland Sunday carrying suspected transnational cartel boss Daniel Kinahan who was set to...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Strike: truckers to hold talks with govt today

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: The All Pakistan Goods Transport Alliance President Malik Shahzad Awan said negotiations with the...

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 09:11am

Makkah Accord ‘purely defensive in nature’: Dar

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye signed Makkah Defence Pact for collective deterrence and enhanced cooperation

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 09:02am

World

Iran links Hormuz reopening to its list of demands

TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that they would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United...

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 09:03am

World

Turkiye says expects Egypt to join defence pact

ANKARA: Turkiye’s foreign minister said Saturday he expected Egypt to join a joint defence agreement with regional...

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 09:11am

World

Pezeshkian has rare meeting with Mojtaba Khamenei

TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian recently met with supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

PD to seek ECC nod on Foreign Supplier Import Policy

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division (PD) is set to seek approval of long-awaited Policy Guidelines on “Import on...

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 09:04am

Energy security comes under govt focus

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik said that the government was committed to strengthening...

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 09:12am

Business & Finance

HBFCL privatization: PC signs FASA with KPMG-led consortium

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission has signed a Financial Advisory Services Agreement (FASA) with a consortium...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

102MW Gulpur Hydropower Project: NEPRA approves 30-year tariff of 9.3843 cents/kWh

The tariff will remain applicable for a period of 30 years

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 11:13am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (August 09 2026) and the forecast for Monday (August 10 2026)....

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

Forces eliminate 15 militants in Balochistan

QUETTA: Security forces have killed 15 militants in intelligence-based operations conducted across several districts...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Business & Finance

Karandaaz, Kissan Gudam to expand digital financing

KARACHI: Karandaaz Pakistan has entered into a partnership with Kissan Gudam, a venture of Hajisons Group, to...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

Commercial building in Karachi sealed over sewage overflow

KARACHI: District South authorities sealed a commercial building in Saddar after sewage from the premises spilled...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Business & Finance

Makkah Agreement: There’s opportunity to build stronger economic partnership: PBF

KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has welcomed the signing of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

Sharjeel registers complaint with NCCIA

HYDERABAD: The Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has filed a complaint before the National Cyber Crime...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

Naya Nazimabad kicks off sports festival

KARACHI: The Naya Nazimabad Independence Day Sports Festival kicked off with a colorful ceremony to celebrate...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

Managing 26 airports, PAA handles over 22m passengers annually

KARACHI: The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) now manages 26 operational airports, handling more than 22 million...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

Murder charge added to Mir Raza case after fresh autopsy report

KARACHI: The investigation into the death of 25-year-old businessman Mir Raza Ali has been handed over to a new...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

Faryal seeks judicial commission

KARACHI: Sindh Assembly’s Standing Committee on Home Chairperson Faryal Talpur has taken notice of the murder of Mir...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

HCSTSI calls for dengue preventive action in Hyderabad

HYDERAABAD: The President Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry Muhammad Saleem Memon has demanded...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Business & Finance

BMP says concerned at strike by goods transporters

LAHORE: The Businessmen Panel (BMP) has called for an immediate and comprehensive response to the nationwide...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

Restoration of bridge near Missan Kalar: Minister directs authorities to prepare report

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi has directed the relevant authorities to prepare and...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

New health, welfare facilities launched in UAF hostels

FAISALABAD: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) has enhanced a range of health and welfare facilities for...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

Family theatre revived with ‘Friends of the ‘70s’ at Alhamra

LAHORE: A packed auditorium, sustained laughter, enthusiastic applause, and an unmistakable sense of nostalgia...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

Punjab police celebrates Makkah Defence Agreement

LAHORE: Punjab Police has launched three-day celebrations across the province to mark the defence agreement between...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

PM praises patriotic Balochi song

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has extended his profound appreciation for a “beautiful and patriotic song...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

SKMCH&RC achieves ACGME-I accreditation

LAHORE: Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC), Lahore, announced that its...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

Drainage projects help manage rainwater runoff: CM

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif said on Sunday that drainage projects had brought a marked...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

Effective use of technology can help transform Karachi: PDP

KARACHI: The government should make serious efforts to make Karachi a better city through technology and artificial...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Editorials

The profundity of AI challenge

EDITORIAL: A recent World Bank report on global development has highlighted that artificial intelligence (AI) could...

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 05:25am

Editorials

The devolution illusion

EDITORIAL: More than 15 years after the 18th Constitutional Amendment fundamentally reshaped Pakistan’s federal...

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 05:29am

Pakistan

Islamabad police organises flag march to celebrate the Makkah defence pact

ISLAMABAD: In connection with the Makkah joint defence pact, Islamabad Police organized a grand flag march in the...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

Urea fertilizer: Tobacco growers reject govt’s ‘unjustified’ ban

PESHAWAR: Tobacco growers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have out-rightly rejected the government’s unjustified ban on urea...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

KPIC hears 49 complaints against public bodies

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Commission (KPIC) heard 49 complaints against various public bodies...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Markets

Peshawar: prices of kitchen items show mixed trend

PESHAWAR: Upward trend in prices of important kitchen items like live chicken/meat, vegetables, pulses, flour, and...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

AJK PSC gets seven new members

MIRPUR: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has approved the appointment of seven members to the AJK Public...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

Coastal communities: Minister for recognition of traditional ecological knowledge

ISLAMABAD: Maritime Affairs Minister Junaid Anwar has called for greater recognition of traditional ecological...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

World’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day observed

ISLAMABAD: Inter-national Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples was observed on Sunday. The theme of the day this year...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

Islamabad lights up to celebrate the Makkah defence pact

ISLAMABAD: Major government buildings in Islamabad were illuminated to celebrate the signing of the defence...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Pakistan

KP records major gains in children’s reading, numeracy skills

PESHAWAR: More than 97,000 children across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have shown significant improvements in reading and...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 04:33am

Editorials

The profundity of AI challenge

EDITORIAL: A recent World Bank report on global development has highlighted that artificial intelligence (AI) could...

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 05:25am

Editorials

The devolution illusion

EDITORIAL: More than 15 years after the 18th Constitutional Amendment fundamentally reshaped Pakistan’s federal...

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 05:29am

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

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 7	277.91
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 7	277.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 10	158.43
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 10	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 10	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 10	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 7	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 7	7,757.64
Nasdaq / Aug 7	26,690.62
Dow Jones / Aug 7	54,036.93
India Sensex / Aug 10	78,572.01
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 10	66,903.90
Hang Seng / Aug 10	25,839.73
FTSE 100 / Aug 10	10,893.58
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 10	26,343.65
France CAC40 / Aug 10	8,710.48

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 7	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 7	389,519
Petrol/Litre / Aug 10	327.62
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 10	78.19
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 10	4,344.13
Diesel/Litre / Aug 10	380.86
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 10	84.39

Stock	Price
Sindh Modaraba / Aug 10 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
Ruby Textile / Aug 10 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	21.08 ▲ 1.92 (10.02%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Aug 10 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	23.72 ▲ 2.16 (10.02%)
Ashfaq Textile / Aug 10 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	37.05 ▲ 3.37 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	58.05 ▲ 5.28 (10.01%)
Pak Refinery / Aug 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	70.13 ▲ 6.38 (10.01%)
Berger Paints / Aug 10 Berger Paints Pakistan Limited(BERG)	121.34 ▲ 11.03 (10%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 10 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	59.75 ▲ 5.43 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 10 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	67.99 ▲ 6.18 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 10 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	252.47 ▲ 22.95 (10%)

Stock	Price
Suhail Jute / Aug 10 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	243.21 ▼ -27.02 (-10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Aug 10 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	172 ▼ -15.08 (-8.06%)
Alfalah ETF. / Aug 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	16.17 ▼ -1.39 (-7.92%)
Apna Microfin. / Aug 10 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	22 ▼ -1.89 (-7.91%)
Hub Power Co. / Aug 10 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	212.99 ▼ -12.65 (-5.61%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Aug 10 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	55.05 ▼ -3.27 (-5.61%)
Ellcot Spinning / Aug 10 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	145.10 ▼ -8.4 (-5.47%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 10 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	40.21 ▼ -2.22 (-5.23%)
Ahmad Hassan / Aug 10 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	90 ▼ -4.51 (-4.77%)
United Brands / Aug 10 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	27.05 ▼ -1.34 (-4.72%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	170,568,717 ▲ 1.19
B.O.Punjab / Aug 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	56,958,832 ▼ -1.12
TPL Properties / Aug 10 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	45,824,962 ▲ 0.71
Pak Refinery / Aug 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	40,169,246 ▲ 6.38
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 10 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	40,004,178 ▲ 0.46
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	38,288,245 ▲ 0
Hub Power Co. / Aug 10 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	27,828,397 ▼ -12.65
TPL Corp Ltd / Aug 10 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	25,398,050 ▲ 1.62
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Aug 10 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	25,343,732 ▼ -0.05
Maple Leaf Cement / Aug 10 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	22,531,710 ▲ 0.93

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