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Markets

Buying continues at PSX, KSE-100 gains nearly 600 points in early trade

Benchmark index was hovering at 181,973.00 points

Published 19 Jun, 2026 09:52am

World

Al Qaeda-linked militants claim attack on Niger airport that killed 13

The Niamey airport and military airbase are in the same complex, with the base situated opposite the civilian terminal

Published 19 Jun, 2026 08:20am

World

US-Iran deal redraws the Middle East: Iran gains, rivals alarmed

The landmark US-Iran agreement reshapes the Middle East, strengthening Tehran's position and forcing Gulf states to reconsider security arrangements.

Published 19 Jun, 2026 08:11am

World

US military says three killed in its strike on vessel in Eastern Pacific

The US military's strikes on such vessels have killed more than ‌200 ⁠people since September

Published 19 Jun, 2026 08:00am

Markets

Yen at brink of 40-year low puts markets on intervention watch

The yen changed hands at 161.25 per dollar in early trading in Tokyo after hitting 161.81 overnight, its weakest since July 2024

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:53am

Markets

Hyundai to buy SoftBank's remaining stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 mln, newspaper says

Hyundai Motor is expected to convene ⁠a board meeting on June 22 to approve the purchase, the newspaper said, citing unnamed industry sources

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:46am

Business & Finance

US CG, PBIT CEO discuss investment opportunities

LAHORE: The United States Consul General in Lahore, accompanied by a delegation, paid a courtesy call on the...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:43am

Markets

Stocks set records in Japan, South Korea; dollar gets Fed boost

Japan's Nikkei gained 0.8% to hit a new record for the fifth straight session, extending its weekly gain to 8.5%. South Korea jumped 3.1%, adding to its weekly rise of 15.3%

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:43am

Business & Finance

Select Technologies IPO registration opens

KARACHI: Registration of eligible investors for the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Select Technologies Limited has...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:41am

Markets

Gold on track for third weekly loss on firm dollar, hawkish Fed signals

Spot gold was down 0.6% at $4,184.33 per ounce

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:36am

Pakistan

IK, lawyers meeting: SC issues notices to Punjab Home Secy, Supdt of Adiala Jail

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court issued notices to the Punjab Home Secretary and the Superintendent of Adiala Jail in a...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:35am

Pakistan

Tripartite deal with SBP, 1LINK (Guarantee) Ltd signed: SC integrates digital payments into judicial processes

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court integrated digital payments into judicial processes, marking another significant...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:33am

Pakistan

Family medicine: PMDC makes mandatory to establish separate depts

ISLAMABAD: In line with the World Health Organization (WHO) frameworks on family medicine, Pakistan Medical and...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:31am

Markets

Indian shares set to fall after recent rally; IT in focus after Accenture results

GIFT Nifty futures were trading at 23,984

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:30am

Business & Finance

PIBF welcomes export-focused federal budget

LAHORE: The Pak International Business Forum (PIBF) has welcomed the Federal Budget 2026-27 as a positive step...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:29am

Markets

Oil falls as supply starts moving through Strait of Hormuz

Brent ‌crude futures fell 54 cents, or 0.68%, to $78.31 a barrel

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:27am

Business & Finance

PCJCCI envoy sees scope of more mango exports to China

LAHORE: Commercial Ambassador Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) Adeel Munawar stressed...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:26am

Business & Finance

Agriculture sector: Pakistan seeks Germany’s partnership

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sought Germany’s partnership in modernizing its agriculture sector and enhancing livestock...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:24am

Business & Finance

Closure of transit trade: Pakistan, Afghan suffer huge economic losses

PESHAWAR: Senior Vice President Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI) and Chairman of Dry...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:21am

Pakistan

PA Speaker, Netherlands ambassador discuss relations

LAHORE: The Ambassador of Netherland to Pakistan, Robert-Jan Siegert, visited the Punjab Assembly and called on...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:19am

Markets

NPMC reviews price situation of essential commodities

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal chaired a meeting of the...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:17am

Business & Finance

Pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors: Govt steps up efforts to attract Chinese investment

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is stepping up efforts to attract Chinese investment into its pharmaceutical and healthcare...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:13am

Business & Finance

Gender gaps in digital access narrows: report

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s mobile internet gender gap narrowed dramatically from 25 percent to just 8 percent, while the...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:12am

Pakistan

‘Pakistan must shift from reactive disaster relief to climate risk management’

ISLAMABAD: As climate shocks threaten agriculture and pose challenges to food security, rural livelihoods, and...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:09am

Business & Finance

Industries, agriculture: Federal govt fails to provide meaningful relief: PBF

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has said that government has failed to provide meaningful relief to the...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:05am

Business & Finance

Trade body visits KCCI: Commercial Attaché Iran for new era of economic integration

KARACHI: Calling for a new era of economic integration between Pakistan and Iran, Commercial Attaché of the Islamic...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:02am

Pakistan

1,861 terrorists killed in over 32,000 operations this year

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s security forces have killed 1,861 terrorists in more than 32,000 intelligence-based and...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 06:59am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Thursday (June 18, 2026) and the forecast for Friday (June 19 2026)....

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

BR Research

FDI stuck in low gear

Foreign direct investment recovered in May 2026, but the improvement was neither enough to change the broader...

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 07:56am

Pakistan

Occupied West Bank and Grandv Mosque: Pakistan, other states condemn Israel for arson attacks

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and seven other countries have strongly condemned continued attacks on Palestinians in Occupied...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Pakistan

US-Iran peace agreement: FMs of Türkiye, Canada, Bahrain praise Pakistan’s role

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Ministers of Türkiye, Canada, and Bahrain have praised Pakistan’s crucial intermediary role in...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

Agriculture sector: Pakistan seeks Germany’s partnership

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sought Germany’s partnership in modernizing its agriculture sector and enhancing livestock...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

Engro Vopak Terminal to invest over USD200m

KARACHI: Engro Vopak Terminal Limited (EVTL) is set to invest more than USD 200 million in expanding its operations...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Ghana agree to strengthen defence cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Ghana on Thursday agreed to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation, with a...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Pakistan

PTI steps up criticism of federal govt

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday stepped up its criticism of the federal...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

NA budget debate: Lawmakers call for urgent economic reforms

ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers across the political spectrum in National Assembly on Thursday pressed for urgent structural...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

There will be no cut in power supply during Muharram: PD

ISLAMABAD: On the directions of Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, the Power Division has...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

Federal, Punjab govts agree on industrial sector growth

ISLAMABAD: The federal government and the provincial government of Punjab have decided to collaborate on industrial...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Pakistan

Federal budget: Real test lies in ability to improve lives of ordinary citizens: MNA Niazi

ISLAMABAD: Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Asad Alam Niazi has stressed that the real test of the federal...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Pakistan

May 9 riots: ATC reserves verdict

LAHORE: An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) on Thursday reserved its verdict in a case of burning police vehicles in...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

Punjab revenue receipts projected to increase

LAHORE: Punjab remains the principal contributor to Pakistan’s economy, accounting for approximately 55.7 percent of...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Pakistan

Punjab CM orders security, public facilitation steps for Muharram

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Thursday directed authorities to ensure the best possible...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

PHMA assails federal budget for ‘ignoring’ challenges facing export sector

LAHORE: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) on Thursday expre-ssed concern over the...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

AGTL signs MoU with PAC

LAHORE: Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited (AGTL), one of Pakistan’s leading manufacturers of agricultural machinery, has...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

Economic transformation: Punjab allocates Rs75bn to various initiatives

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani said on Thursday that the...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

PAAM demands creation of separate ministry for alternative medicine

LAHORE: The Pakistan Association of Alternative Medicine (PAAM) has strongly criticised the reduction in the health...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Pakistan

NTU holds seminar & exhibition

FAISALABAD: Seminar and exhibition on “Dual Banking System: Conventional and Islamic Banking” held at National...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Pakistan

Turkish First Lady extends best wishes to CM

LAHORE: Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan, wife of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has sent a special letter...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

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 06:14am

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

BR Research

Dandot Cement Limited: performance and outlook

Dandot Cement Limited (PSX: DNCC) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1980 and began its...

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 08:07am

World

Labour rival eyes win in poll key to UK PM’s fate

ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD (United Kingdom): UK voters went to the polls on Thursday in a historic local election that...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

World

First tankers cross strait under Iran deal; Israeli strikes raise doubt in Lebanon

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM/QLAILIEH, Lebanon: Three Saudi-flagged supertankers carrying 6 million barrels of crude sailed...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

World

Ukraine sets Moscow refinery ablaze in biggest attack in years

MOSCOW: Ukraine on Thursday launched its largest drone attack on Moscow in years, sparking fires in and around the...

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 06:32am

World

UAE announces social media ban for under-15s

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates announced a social media ban for children under 15 on Thursday, joining a growing...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

World

Myanmar airstrike kills seven civilians

KYAUKTAW (Myanmar): A Myanmar military airstrike has killed seven civilians including a five-year-old child in the...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

Sindh Budget 2026-27: PRAC raises the alarm over ‘deep’ development cuts

KARACHI: The Policy Research and Advisory Council (PRAC) has expressed serious concern over the Sindh Government’s...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

PMEX and IFC partner to strengthen agricultural commodity futures markets

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Pakistan

Progress and public welfare: Funds for Karachi to serve as significant milestone: Sharjeel

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon has said that the...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

PSO strengthens operational resilience

KARACHI: Pakistan State Oil (PSO) said it strengthened its operational resilience, expanded its retail network and...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

BankIslami, Al-Hilal Shariah Advisors sign agreement

KARACHI: BankIslami has entered a Technical Services Agreement with Al-Hilal Shariah Advisors for Shariah-Compliant...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

Askari Bank wins four prestigious Pakistan Digital Awards 2026

KARACHI: Askari Bank Limited has emerged as one of the most distinguished institutions at the Pakistan Digital...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Pakistan

Beaconhouse receives exclusive status from Google

LAHORE: Beaconhouse has been recognised as a Google for Education Premier Reference District, making it the only...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Pakistan

AKUH signs MoUs to introduce advanced robotic surgery

KARACHI: The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) has signed two separate Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) to...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Sweeping amendments to telecom laws proposed

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has proposed sweeping amendments to telecom laws that would grant telecom...

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 09:25am

Sindh contributes Rs260bn to national defence: CM

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday said that for the first time, the provincial...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Pakistan

Bilawal says provinces to share defence burden

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Thursday that all provinces,...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

KP budget to be presented today

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced that its government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will present...

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 09:23am

Pakistan

Arrest warrants for KP CM reissued

ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court on Thursday reissued non-bailable arrest warrant for the Chief Minister of...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Pakistan

Veteran cricket journalist Qamar Ahmed passes away

KARACHI: Veteran sports journalist, commentator and former first-class cricketer Qamar Ahmed passed away in Karachi,...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Around 17 projects designed by India to alter river system: Dar

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Ishaq Dar said that around 17 projects have been...

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 09:27am

World

Global fertiliser trade down 30pc amid Mideast war: UN

PARIS: Global trade in fertilisers crucial to agriculture harvests worldwide have slumped 30 percent since the start...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

ADB approves USD700m loan for insurance reforms

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 700 million policy-based loan to support reforms...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

World

US lifts Iran ports blockade

WASHINGTON/GENEVA: The US on Thursday lifted a blockade of Iranian ports imposed during the Middle East war after...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

World

Khamenei says he approved MoU with US despite reservations

TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday he had authorised a memorandum of understanding...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

Pure Terephthalic Acid’s imports: NTC imposes anti-dumping duties

ISLAMABAD: The National Tariff Commission (NTC) has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of Pure...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Pakistan

CDWP approves 12 projects

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) cleared 12 development projects with a total estimated cost...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Markets

Oil prices touch pre-Iran war lows

HOUSTON: Oil prices fell on Thursday to their lowest since before the start of the Iran war at the end of February...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Live

Budget: National Assembly likely to pass Finance Bill on June 23

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly is set to approve the Finance Bill, 2026, on June 23 (Tuesday) and the Regular and...

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 08:46am

Finance Bill anomaly committees revised

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division on Thursday revised the Anomaly Committee-Business and Anomaly Committee-Technical,...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Finance Bill: Senate adopts 123 suggestions

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, Thursday, assured the Senate that its recommendations would...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Pakistan

Cabinet greenlights policy for advancing vaccine production

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has granted in-principle approval to the draft “National Policy for Advancing...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Business & Finance

Aurangzeb lauds BYD’s growing footprint in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has appreciated Chinese multinational manufacturing...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

NA panel endorses tax on social media earnings, inherited property CGT

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Thursday approved a proposal to impose...

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 09:29am

PIA aircraft, parts imports: NA panel defers ST relief proposal

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance Thursday deferred a major budgetary proposal to...

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 09:23am

Markets

Sindh agriculture output grows over 14 years, but sustainability concerns emerge

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Thursday the provincial agronomy – crops, livestock, and...

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 01:18am

Technology

Space startups seek insurance for orbital AI data centers

NEW YORK/LONDON: Space companies have spoken with insurers about coverage for orbital AI data centers, a sign of...

Published 18 Jun, 2026 09:40pm

World

Vance criticises Israel over Iran deal in New York Times interview

Israeli officials have criticised agreement, saying it did not address their concerns over Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 10:05pm

Sports

Fatima Sana will become first Pakistani woman to play in The Hundred

The 24-year-old is currently playing for Pakistan in the Women’s T20 World Cup in England

Published 18 Jun, 2026 09:27pm

Business & Finance

SBP-held forex reserves edge up to $17.22bn

Total liquid foreign exchange reserves stand at $22.742 billion

Published 18 Jun, 2026 08:48pm

Markets

India's Tata Motors to hike commercial vehicle prices by up to 2.5% from July

The hike is aimed at partially offsetting the impact of rising commodity prices and other input costs

Published 18 Jun, 2026 08:34pm

Markets

Indian rupee’s oil relief capped by RBI's FX book, interest payment hedges, bankers say

The surge follows persistent central bank intervention across both domestic forwards and non-deliverable forward markets

Published 18 Jun, 2026 08:31pm

Markets

How India sparred with Telegram days ahead of blocking the app

Telegram has challenged the ban in Delhi High Court

Published 18 Jun, 2026 08:27pm

Markets

Wall St advances as Iran deal optimism offsets hawkish Fed; Intel soars

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 357.37 points, or 0.70% while S&P 500 gained 62.05 points, or 0.84%

Published 18 Jun, 2026 08:03pm

Markets

Indian regulator proposes new risk curbs, wider funding option as margin trading surges

SEBI has proposed clearer caps on broker exposure based on net worth

Published 18 Jun, 2026 08:00pm

Markets

Dollar hits one-year high on Fed hike bets; Japan warns on yen

Euro was last down 0.17% at $1.1479, while sterling fell 0.35% to $1.3245

Published 18 Jun, 2026 07:56pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz postpones Switzerland visit: state TV

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has postponed his planned visit to Switzerland as the Islamabad Memorandum of...

Published 18 Jun, 2026 07:54pm

Pakistan

Centre, provinces agreed to shoulder 'extraordinary' defense, security expenditures: Bilawal

Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday said the federal and provincial governments...

Published 18 Jun, 2026 07:44pm

Markets

India Oil Corp seeks gas, oil tankers to lift cargoes from Gulf, documents show

IOC tenders for VLGC, Suezmax, and VLCC vessels to transport millions of barrels of oil and 45,000 tons of LPG from key Gulf ports

Published 18 Jun, 2026 07:05pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz, President Pezeshkian discuss post-peace deal cooperation in phone call

Shehbaz expresses confidence in success of next phase of negotiations between US, Iran

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 10:08pm

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 06:14am

Editorials

Pakistan’s savings crisis

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

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 06:24am

Editorials

Punjab Budget

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

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

Beyond symbolic sanctions

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

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 05:59am

Editorials

Maintaining the policy rate

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

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Editorials

From oil shock to hunger crisis

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

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Editorials

Fiscal fault lines could test budget outlook

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

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

Editorials

A nation failing its children

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

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

Editorials

Policy contradictions stall progress

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

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Editorials

The price of delay

EDITORIAL: Billions of rupees worth of foreign-funded development projects are once again facing delays, not because...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Editorials

Too important to trust locally?

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s long-term development challenge is no mystery. Child malnutrition, stunting, poor educational...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Editorials

Forest fires: A growing environmental emergency

EDITORIAL: The devastating forest fire that recently swept through the Kotli Sattian area of Murree district in...

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 07:00am

Editorials

The Budget

EDITORIAL: The federal finance minister, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, presented yesterday the third budget of the...

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 06:44am

Editorials

Jul-Mar: growth poor, but still not too bad?

EDITORIAL: The 3.7 percent growth for 2025-26 in the Economic Survey, limited to nine months of data (July-March),...

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

Editorials

Breaking the cycle of acid attacks

EDITORIAL: The horrific acid attack on a young female doctor at a government hospital in Quetta has once again...

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

Editorials

The high cost of easy revenues

EDITORIAL: Pakistan is simultaneously running tight fiscal and monetary policies through primary fiscal surpluses...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Editorials

Budget: getting close to plugging the gap

EDITORIAL: Credible though still unconfirmed reports suggest that the two major coalition partners - the Pakistan...

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 06:52am

Editorials

Budget delayed, budget denied?

EDITORIAL: While technically there is no delay in the presentation of the budget to parliament, with 16 June the...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Editorials

A fragile truce

EDITORIAL: The uneasy calm that followed the Iran-US truce agreed in April, and included a halt to hostilities in...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Editorials

Taxing traders: a political test

EDITORIAL: The announcement last week of the Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for small traders and shopkeepers is the latest...

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

A long-overdue harvest of common sense

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s decision to adopt a National Agricultural Biotechnology Policy comes after years of declining...

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

Budget 26-27: Stabilisation fatigue is now setting in

EDITORIAL: Balancing the budget is becoming increasingly difficult. Despite imposing exorbitant taxes on the formal...

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:02am

Editorials

CPEC outcome

EDITORIAL: Federal Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Khan Leghari, during a press conference on Sunday, acknowledged...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

The death of white gold

EDITORIAL: Punjab’s cotton acreage has fallen to its lowest level in nearly six decades, while national production...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Editorials

The organ trade scandal

EDITORIAL: The revelations emerging from the Supreme Court regarding illegal organ transplantation in Punjab expose...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Editorials

Worrisome export fall

EDITORIAL: When the Uraan Pakistan initiative was launched at the tail end of 2024, it envisioned transforming the...

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 06:57am

Editorials

Pakistan’s investment climate: confidence in short supply

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s investment climate was already struggling long before the latest Business Confidence Index...

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 12:09pm

Editorials

Widening trade deficit

EDITORIAL: Trade deficit July-May 2026 widened to negative 34.758 billion dollars against negative 29.585 billion...

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

Terrorism’s dangerous momentum

EDITORIAL: Pakistan recorded 128 terrorist attacks in May, up 27 percent from April, while civilian deaths rose by...

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

A disturbing tally

EDITORIAL: The disclosure before the Lahore High Court, during the recent hearing of a petition seeking the recovery...

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Editorials

Budget postponement raises multiple questions

EDITORIAL: In a press release dated 29 May President Asif Ali Zardari summoned the budget session of the National...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 12:56pm

Editorials

The cost of impunity

EDITORIAL: The latest escalation of Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon, despite a US-brokered ceasefire...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 06:48am

Editorials

The plight of PSDP

EDITORIAL: The allocation for next year’s Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), a prime mover of the country’s...

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Water cannot be weaponised

EDITORIAL: India’s attempt to weaken the sanctity of the Indus Waters Treaty has elevated a long-standing bilateral...

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

When taxes punish formal businesses

EDITORIAL: While the minister of state for finance has assured a traders’ delegation during recently held...

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

Defined Contributory Pension

EDITORIAL: Reports suggest that the government intends to implement the Defined Contributory Pension (DCP) in the...

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:41am

Editorials

Undoing NFC Award’s population bias

EDITORIAL: A rare political consensus is emerging around one of Pakistan’s most sensitive fiscal questions: whether...

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:40am

Editorials

The pope’s AI’s warning

EDITORIAL: Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical “Magnificent Humanity” arrives as a timely moral reckoning with the...

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

A very harsh annual budget in the offing?

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its mission to Pakistan (13 to 20 May) and in a press...

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Bracing for Super El Nino

EDITORIAL: From record-breaking heat waves and destructive floods to prolonged droughts and crop failures, Pakistan...

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

The cost of mismanagement

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s mega dam projects are once again becoming case studies in the same institutional failures that...

Updated 30 May, 2026 06:09am

Editorials

An impossible bargain

EDITORIAL: US President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to tie the normalisation of relations between Muslim-majority...

Updated 30 May, 2026 07:33am

Editorials

Slow death of a city of teeming millions

EDITORIAL: Karachi’s collapse into one of the world’s least liveable cities is no longer merely an urban planning...

Published 27 May, 2026 03:13am

Editorials

Arrogance of impunity

EDITORIAL: The shocking treatment of international humanitarian activists intercepted aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla...

Updated 27 May, 2026 04:19am

Editorials

Oil smuggling: a dangerous parallel market

EDITORIAL: The surge in Iranian oil smuggling into Pakistan during the ongoing Middle East conflict has exposed...

Updated 26 May, 2026 07:27am

Editorials

Quetta bombing: terrorism continues to pose a grave threat

EDITORIAL: The horrific suicide bombing near the Chaman railway crossing in Quetta on Sunday is yet another grim...

Updated 26 May, 2026 07:30am

Editorials

A new policy for the automobile sector

EDITORIAL: The government is coming up with the Automobile and Auto Parts Manufacturing Policy 2026–31. The New...

Updated 25 May, 2026 07:02am

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Tax collection: a system designed to fail

EDITORIAL: Clearly, Pakistan’s repeated failure to meet tax collection targets is not merely a fiscal problem; it...

Updated 25 May, 2026 08:03am

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Law, deterrence and mental health

EDITORIAL: The Federal Shariat Court’s decision to restore Section 325 of the Pakistan Penal Code reflects an...

Published 24 May, 2026 02:23am

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Relentless terror in KP

EDITORIAL: The renewed wave of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is a grim reminder that Pakistan’s security...

Published 24 May, 2026 02:23am

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 18	278.46
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 18	278.26
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 18	161.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 18	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 18	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 18	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 18	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 18	7,500.58
India Sensex / Jun 18	77,409.98
Nasdaq / Jun 18	26,517.93
Hang Seng / Jun 18	23,924.81
FTSE 100 / Jun 18	10,399.70
Dow Jones / Jun 18	51,546.70
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 18	25,026.80
France CAC40 / Jun 18	8,467.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 19	71,314.67

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 18	76.14
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 18	19,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 18	387,615
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 18	4,194.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 18	79.67
Petrol/Litre / Jun 19	373.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 19	378.78

Stock	Price
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 19 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	5.01 ▲ 1 (24.94%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jun 19 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	10.76 ▲ 1 (10.25%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 19 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	20.45 ▲ 1.86 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jun 19 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	45.73 ▲ 4.16 (10.01%)
Agritech Limited / Jun 19 Agritech Limited(AGL)	58.21 ▲ 5.29 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Jun 19 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	189.13 ▲ 17.19 (10%)
Din Tex. / Jun 19 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	86.48 ▲ 7.86 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 19 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	159.87 ▲ 14.53 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Jun 19 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	116.67 ▲ 10.61 (10%)
National Silk / Jun 19 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	259.71 ▲ 23.61 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ahmad Hassan / Jun 19 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	84.45 ▼ -9.04 (-9.67%)
Popular Islamic / Jun 19 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.01 ▼ -2.16 (-8.94%)
Khalid Siraj / Jun 19 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	12.01 ▼ -0.7 (-5.51%)
Sapphire Fibres / Jun 19 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	1,108.01 ▼ -60.65 (-5.19%)
Husein Industries / Jun 19 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	35 ▼ -1.88 (-5.1%)
First IBL Mod. / Jun 19 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	12 ▼ -0.64 (-5.06%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 19 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	33 ▼ -1.73 (-4.98%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / Jun 19 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	12.39 ▼ -0.58 (-4.47%)
Aruj Industries / Jun 19 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	10.62 ▼ -0.47 (-4.24%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 19 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	61.50 ▼ -2.42 (-3.79%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 19 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	15,795,662 ▲ 0.33
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,694,353 ▼ -0.09
Lotte Chemical / Jun 19 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	10,000,503 ▲ 0.75
Sui South Gas / Jun 19 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	9,426,091 ▲ 0.97
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 19 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	9,089,982 ▲ 0.06
The Organic Meat / Jun 19 The Organic Meat Company Limited(TOMCL)	4,432,145 ▲ 1.6
B.O.Punjab / Jun 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	4,414,867 ▲ 0.14
Sui North Gas / Jun 19 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	3,629,956 ▲ 4.4
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 19 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	3,385,233 ▲ 0.46
Kohinoor Mills / Jun 19 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	3,331,131 ▲ 1

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