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Markets

Indian rupee's RBI-defense line at risk as US yields rise, Asian peers weaken

Indian rupee is expected to open in the 94.70-94.75 range

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:44am

Markets

Australia shares inch lower as banks drag; South32 surges after Alcoa deal

S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.1% to 8,774.20

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:41am

Markets

Japan's Nikkei extends rally on support from AI-related shares

The Nikkei rose 0.6% to 70,497.49 by lunchtime

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:39am

Markets

KOEN seeks Islamabad’s support as $1bn hydropower projects face uncertainty

South Korea’s state-owned Korea South-East Power Company (KOEN) has urged Pakistan to remove regulatory hurdles...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:38am

Markets

China stocks rise on robust factory activity data, Xi's speech

The large-cap index CSI300 gained 0.4% by the lunch break

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:37am

Markets

Indian shares rise led by autos; Mideast caution caps gains

Nifty 50 rose 0.56% to 23,995 and the BSE Sensex gained 0.54% to 76,897.91

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:33am

Markets

Yen sinks to four-decade low as dollar gets yields boost

The dollar rose to a fresh top of 162.84 yen in the Asian session

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:30am

Markets

Oil prices rise as breakdown in Iran-US talks raises supply concerns

Brent futures rose 33 cents, or 0.45%, to $73.28 a barrel

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:27am

Markets

Buying rally continues at PSX, KSE-100 up 1,800 points

Benchmark index was hovering at 182,053.72

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:16am

Business & Finance

Pakistan Hotels Developers files plea as winding-up remains incomplete

PHDL's winding-up is delayed by legal issues and pending recoveries, necessitating further court-supervised extensions

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:01am

Pakistan

Split monsoon season likely this year: PMD

KARACHI: Pakistan is likely to experience a split monsoon this year, with hot and dry conditions expected in most...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 07:15am

Pakistan

Parliament cornerstone of democracy: governor

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nehal Hashmi on Tuesday said that a strong parliament was the cornerstone of...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 07:10am

Pakistan

NKATI urges govt to fight IWT case more effectively

KARACHI: President of the North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI), Faisal Moez Khan has urged the...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 07:08am

Pakistan

LHC CJ inaugurates new digital systems

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice on Tuesday inaugurated new digital systems to improve...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 07:04am

Business & Finance

KP cabinet approves commerce, trade statistics rule

PESHAWAR: KP provincial cabinet has approved the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commerce and Trade Statistics Rules, 2026, under...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 07:03am

Business & Finance

LCCI informed: Karakalpakstan offers vast investment opportunities

LAHORE: Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Farkhod Ermanov, has said that...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 06:59am

Pakistan

India’s water policies put SA’s peace, stability at risk: PBF

PESHAWAR: Chief Organiser of the Pakistan Business Forum (PBF), Ahmad Jawad has stated that the continued...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 06:56am

Business & Finance

IGC signs JV deal with Denmark's Ovodan Group

LAHORE: Iqbal Group of Companies (IGC), one of Pakistan’s integrated poultry conglomerates, has signed a...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 06:54am

Business & Finance

World MSME Day: FPCCI, SMEDA hold stakeholder engagement session

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 06:43am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (June 30, 2026) and the forecast for Wednesday (July 01 2026)....

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Bilawal for new int’l convention against ‘weaponisation of waterways’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called for a new international convention...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Raja Nasir submits privilege motion against govt officials

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in Senate Allama Raja Nasir Abbas has submitted a privilege motion in the Senate...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Indus Waters Treaty cannot be altered unilaterally: Tarar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday declared that the Indus Waters Treaty cannot be amended, revoked, suspended or held...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Indus Waters Treaty: Meaningful engagement with India requires reciprocity: Dar

ISLAMABAD: Warning against unilateral actions on transboundary rivers, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Int’l Olive Council: Pakistan takes seat as Permanent Member

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan takes its seat for the first time as a Permanent Member of the International Olive Council at...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Govt must create conducive environment for dialogue with PTI: Gohar

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Tuesday said the government must...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Murad Saeed’s disqualification: ECP bench reserves judgement on Senate seat

ISLAMABAD: The electoral body has finally reserved its verdict in a case that remained pending for over two months,...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Ali Khamenei: Ghalibaf invites NA Speaker to memorial ceremony

ISLAMABAD: Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Editorials

The local govt void

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Editorials

Rights of way, rights at risk

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

BR Research

Cement finds its footing, but not its stride

Pakistan’s cement industry is ending FY26 on a firmer footing. Total dispatches are estimated to reach just over 50...

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 06:38am

BR Research

Frontier Ceramics Limited: performance and outlook

Frontier Ceramics Limited (PSX: FRCL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1982. The company...

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 07:33am

Business & Finance

Nishat Group acquires controlling stake in Rafhan Maize Products Co Ltd

KARACHI: Nishat Group (“the Group”) has completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in Rafhan Maize Products...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

SBP rolls out its redesigned website

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has launched of its redesigned official website, which will go live on...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

HBL celebrates 5 years in China

BEIJING: HBL, Pakistan’s leading financial institution, proudly celebrated the fifth anniversary of its Beijing...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

PSX soars 44pc in FY26: Index likely to cross 200,000-level by Dec

KARACHI: Pakistan’s equity market delivered another stellar year in FY2025-26, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

Visa transforms smartphone into payment terminal

KARACHI: In a major push for digital payments, Visa has transformed smartphones into payment terminals for small...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Killers of Sikh couple to be brought to justice: Bhandara

ISLAMABAD: Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Isphanyar Bhandara visited the Sikh community in Swat on Tuesday to...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

SAARC CCI leadership strengthens industrial ties with China

PENGZHOU (China): Chandi Raj Dhakal, President of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAARC CCI), and...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

Govt urged to examine option of Iranian oil import

KARACHI: President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), Muhammad Ikram Rajput, has urged the...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

ABHI Microfinance Bank partners with Airlink to expand BNPL financing

KARACHI: ABHI Microfinance Bank has entered into a strategic partnership with Airlink Communication and its...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Concerns voiced on acute shortage of physiotherapists

KARACHI: Pakistan is grappling with a growing shortage of physiotherapists at a time when the country is witnessing...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Upper Sindh: Monsoon rains, thunderstorms likely from July 3

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Provincial Disaster Management Authority, Sindh, has warned of monsoon rains and thunderstorms...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

SLGTrax fintech entity LogiServe partners with MMBL

ISLAMABAD: LogiServe, the fintech arm of SLGTrax, Pakistan’s first integrated 4PL platform, has entered into a...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

UBG leader condemns attack on Rangers’ facility

KARACHI: President of the United Business Group (UBG) and former President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

PCB BoG approves FY27 surplus budget

LAHORE: In a significant boost for domestic cricket, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) accorded approval of an...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

Industrial estate policies: Garment industry demands overhaul

LAHORE: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) on Tuesday demanded a comprehensive...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

Full-scale RCC trial commences on Dasu project

LAHORE: A full-scale Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) trial has commenced on the Dasu Hydropower Project which is a...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Punjab CM launches ‘green transport revolution’

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has launched what she described as the province’s biggest...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

World Day of Parliamentarism: CM Maryam for upholding Constitution, rule of law

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has called for collective efforts to uphold the Constitution,...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Punjab PA returns Habitual Offenders Bill to Law Dept

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday returned the controversial Punjab Control of Habitual Offenders Bill 2026 to...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Govt decides to amend Pakistan Climate Change Act 2017

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to amend Pakistan Climate Change Act 2017 aimed at resolving issues of...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

Dasu Hydropower Project: AGP uncovers inefficiencies, massive cost overruns

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has uncovered serious inefficiencies, delays and massive cost...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

NA panel flags its concern over non-appearance of KE CEO

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Industries and Production was held on Tuesday...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

PPA urges FBR to abolish fixed FED of Rs10 per DOC

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to abolish the fixed...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

Customs’ value on import of branded perfumes revised

ISLAMABAD: The Directorate-General of Customs Valuation, Karachi, has revised customs value on the import of...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Smuggling of human placentas case: Physical remand of five suspects including Chinese extended

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Tuesday extended the physical remand of five suspects, including three Chinese...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

NA panel examines performance of PM’s public affairs, grievance wing

ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister’s Public Affairs and Grievance Wing came under a pointed scrutiny on Tuesday after...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

Refund case: Ombudsman finds lapses by tax authorities

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman has found serious procedural lapses by tax authorities in a years-old refund...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Foreign Secy receives OPCW delegation at MoFA

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Ambassador Amna Baloch on Tuesday received the visiting delegation of the Organisation...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Alleged solitary confinement of IK, Bushra: IHC reserves verdict on maintainability of pleas

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday reserved its verdict on petitions challenging the alleged...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

POL prices: OCAC argues frequent changes hurt investor trust

ISLAMABAD: The Chairman of the Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC) cautioned that frequent and unpredictable...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Global challenges: UN official highlights Pakistan’s role

ISLAMABAD: A senior UN official has said that Pakistan is uniquely positioned to help address global challenges...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Senate body for flight operations on remote, underserved routes

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Defence on Tuesday directed the government to make flight operations on...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Significant number of positions in NHA remain vacant

ISLAMABAD: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has a total sanctioned strength of 833 posts in BS-16 and above...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Mayor reviews progress on TP-1 sewage treatment plant

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Tuesday announced that the city’s TP-1 sewage treatment plant is...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

OGDCL completes drilling of development well in Sanghar

ISLAMABAD: The Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has completed drilling of the Chak 63-05...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

Third-party motor insurance coverage in Sindh increases by 1,374pc

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan’s (SECP) reforms to enforce third party motor...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Markets

Oil prices little changed but set for steepest monthly, quarterly losses since 2020

NEW YORK: Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday but were headed for their biggest monthly and quarterly losses...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

14 kids killed, several injured in Lahore roof collapse

LAHORE: At least 14 children were killed and several others injured after the roof of a school academy collapsed in...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

IHC clears amalgamation of Telenor Pakistan into PTML

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s biggest telecom consolidation entered its final phase on Tuesday after the Islamabad High...

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:27am

World

Vulnerable economies: UN says Hormuz disruption may have lasting impact

GENEVA: The UN trade and development agency warned on Tuesday that while the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

World

Uncertainty over Qatar diplomacy clouds prospects for US-Iran deal

DOHA/DUBAI: Top US envoys who have arrived in Doha will not hold a high-level meeting with Iran, a Qatari official...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

President signs ordinance to appoint Ogra chief

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has signed “the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) Amendment Ordinance...

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:26am

Pakistan

CPPs gas levy case: FCC issues notices to power regulator, other respondents

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court on Tuesday issued notices to the National Electric Power Regulatory...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

PD set to submit ‘surplus package’ reassessment to NEPRA

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division is set to submit a bi-annual reassessment of the electricity surplus incremental...

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:29am

Rs12.957trn twice-downward revised tax target achieved

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has achieved the twice-downward revised tax collection target of...

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:31am

Import of large number of items: RD rate capped at 20pc by FBR

Government proposes gradual elimination of RDs under NTP 2025-30 plan

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:30am

FBR slashes regular duty on SUVs

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has slashed the regulatory duty (RD) on sport utility vehicles (SUVs)...

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:25am

30pc additional RD slapped on used vehicles

Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will charge 30 percent additional regulatory duty (RD) on commercial...

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:28am

Business & Finance

Customs values on imported CCTV cameras revised

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Population boom straining resources: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday cautioned that the country’s rapidly growing population is...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

SBP directs banks not to block accounts without lawful authority

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) was apprised on Tuesday that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has directed...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

Ahsan unveils major road and rail projects

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal announced that work will...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

July LPG prices decreased

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Tuesday reduced liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices for...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

SED collection procedure for imported vehicles notified

ISLAMABAD: The government has reduced the additional customs duty (ADC) on import of inputs/raw materials and other...

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:27am

Business & Finance

External pressures mount: FD projects 11-12pc headline inflation this month

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has projected headline inflation at 11-12 percent in June 2026 amid mounting...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

World

Qatar reaffirms mediation role in US-Iran talks after meeting with Witkoff

US envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, where they discussed developments in ongoing US-Iran talks

Published 01 Jul, 2026 02:36am

World

Iran prioritises diplomacy with US but remains ready for war: negotiator

We are pursuing dialogue, but if the dialogue is not implemented, we are also prepared for war

Published 01 Jul, 2026 12:51am

Pakistan

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi lands in Riyadh

Prince Abdulaziz receives him at King Khalid Airport in Riyadh

Published 01 Jul, 2026 12:04am

Markets

Pakistan stocks end FY26 on a high as KSE-100 jumps 44%

Benchmark index records 335% gain in three fiscal years (FY24, FY25 and FY26)

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 03:01am

Markets

Finance ministry sees June inflation at 11-12%

Projects improvement in CPI inflation, growth outlook for FY27

Published 30 Jun, 2026 10:34pm

Perspectives

Thucydides reborn: Melos and modern Iran

In the annals of classical history, few texts capture the raw essence of power politics as vividly as Thucydides’...

Published 30 Jun, 2026 09:15pm

Sports

PSG's Portugal forward Ramos signs five-year AC Milan deal

Ramos is at the World Cup with Portugal and will play under his fellow countryman in Ruben Amorim

Published 30 Jun, 2026 08:52pm

Sports

Serena set for remarkable Wimbledon return, Swiatek survives scare

The 23-time Grand Slam champion announced her shock return to the sport earlier this month

Published 30 Jun, 2026 08:48pm

World

US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship

The 6-3 ruling marked the second time this year that the court has invalidated a major Trump initiative

Published 30 Jun, 2026 08:07pm

Markets

India's inflation may stay contained in coming months as commodity prices ease, govt report says

Easing global commodity prices, including crude oil and urea, may help reduce imported inflationary pressures

Published 30 Jun, 2026 07:50pm

World

Sri Lanka's economy still vulnerable despite Middle East crisis easing, reforms key says IMF

Sri Lanka is recovering from a severe financial crisis triggered by a record dollar shortage four years ago

Published 30 Jun, 2026 07:32pm

Markets

India bonds up on oil slump, foreign inflows; 10-year yield posts biggest monthly fall in 7 years

The yield on the benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond ended at 6.7501%

Published 30 Jun, 2026 07:30pm

World

Deutsche Bank sells India retail business to Kotak Mahindra

The exit 'represents a further step in simplifying our business and focusing on our strengths as we further enhance our profitability', says Deutsche Bank

Published 30 Jun, 2026 07:18pm

Editorials

The local govt void

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Editorials

Rights of way, rights at risk

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Editorials

The ‘missing’ economic update, outlook

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

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 06:25am

Editorials

Treaties, when convenient

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

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 06:26am

Editorials

The cost of administered pricing

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

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Editorials

Waste-to-energy projects: better late than never

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

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 04:23pm

Editorials

The cost of impunity

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

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Editorials

The anaemia challenge

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

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Editorials

HIV: Time to act

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

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:20am

Editorials

Women’s inheritance rights

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

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:23am

Editorials

Finance Act 2026

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

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 06:53am

Editorials

Borrowing prosperity

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

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 06:54am

Editorials

Population ‘bomb’

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

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Editorials

Open for exits

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

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Editorials

KP Budget

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

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

Editorials

Balochistan Budget

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

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

Editorials

NFC Award: a system under strain

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

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:43am

Editorials

Policing and the inviolability of the home

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

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:43am

Editorials

A crisis decades in the making

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

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Editorials

A preventable tragedy

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

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Editorials

US-Iran breakthrough

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

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:39am

Editorials

Health spending: the cost of neglect

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

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:42am

Editorials

Why the secrecy

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

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Editorials

Sindh Budget

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

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 02:56pm

Editorials

Pakistan’s savings crisis

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

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 06:24am

Editorials

Punjab Budget

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

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

Beyond symbolic sanctions

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

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 05:59am

Editorials

Maintaining the policy rate

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

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Editorials

From oil shock to hunger crisis

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

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Editorials

Fiscal fault lines could test budget outlook

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

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

Editorials

A nation failing its children

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

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

Editorials

Policy contradictions stall progress

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

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Editorials

The price of delay

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

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Editorials

Too important to trust locally?

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

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Editorials

Forest fires: A growing environmental emergency

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

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 07:00am

Editorials

The Budget

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

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 06:44am

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	278.36
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 30	162.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 30	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 30	1.33
Euro to USD / Jun 30	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 30	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 30	7,499.36
India Sensex / Jun 30	76,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 30	70,062.32
Nasdaq / Jun 30	26,213.72
Hang Seng / Jun 30	22,881.02
FTSE 100 / Jun 30	10,497.12
Dow Jones / Jun 30	52,319.20
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 30	24,995.81
France CAC40 / Jun 30	8,403.99

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 30	69.50
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 30	17,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 30	364,228
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 30	4,015.43
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 30	76.80
Petrol/Litre / Jul 1	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 1	311.47

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 1 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	9.16 ▲ 1 (12.25%)
Asim Textile / Jul 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 1 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.27 ▲ 2.21 (10.02%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	86.52 ▲ 7.87 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 1 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.62 ▲ 4.06 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 1 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	154.74 ▲ 14.07 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 1 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	95 ▲ 8.64 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 1 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	41.58 ▲ 3.78 (10%)
Bawany Air Products / Jul 1 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	37.11 ▲ 3.37 (9.99%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jul 1 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	16.84 ▲ 1.53 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 1 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	85.06 ▼ -8.43 (-9.02%)
Khalid Siraj / Jul 1 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	13.10 ▼ -1.08 (-7.62%)
Ideal Spinning / Jul 1 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	64.09 ▼ -4.9 (-7.1%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jul 1 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	29.51 ▼ -2.21 (-6.97%)
Meezan PakistanXD / Jul 1 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	18.31 ▼ -1.36 (-6.91%)
Saritow Spinning / Jul 1 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	23.84 ▼ -1.48 (-5.85%)
Kohat Textile / Jul 1 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	164.50 ▼ -7.97 (-4.62%)
Saif Textile / Jul 1 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	41.20 ▼ -1.81 (-4.21%)
Din Tex. / Jul 1 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	78.03 ▼ -3.06 (-3.77%)
Prosperity Weav / Jul 1 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	65.25 ▼ -2.46 (-3.63%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Jul 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	33,112,658 ▲ 1.19
P.T.C.L. / Jul 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,839,882 ▲ 6.13
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 1 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	14,974,919 ▲ 0.75
Hascol Petrol / Jul 1 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	12,357,879 ▲ 0.28
National Bank / Jul 1 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	9,866,578 ▲ 5.09
Lotte Chemical / Jul 1 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	8,510,814 ▲ 0.51
Meezan PakistanXD / Jul 1 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	8,139,500 ▼ -1.36
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	6,188,288 ▼ -0.13
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	5,070,398 ▲ 0.02
Pak Qatar Family / Jul 1 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	4,900,924 ▲ 1.55

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