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Business & Finance

Govt PSDP spending surges to 111% in FY26

Latest expenditure figures mark a sharp turnaround from the slow pace of development spending witnessed during most of FY26

Published 27 Jul, 2026 01:43pm

Sports

De Zerbi wants 'soul and passion' from new-look Tottenham

Spurs have embarked on an aggressive summer of spending to boost their fortunes after avoiding the drop by coming 17th

Published 27 Jul, 2026 01:39pm

World

India activists demand release of detained 'cockroach' protesters

Police fired tear gas and used batons to disperse the protest, triggering clashes and a wave of detentions

Published 27 Jul, 2026 01:36pm

World

Israel military says intercepts two drones near Jordan border

The military said Israeli and Jordanian forces had intercepted an Iranian missile fired toward the Jordanian city of Aqaba

Published 27 Jul, 2026 01:31pm

Sports

Courtois welcomes Van Bommel's appointment as Belgium coach

Van Bommel was quickly appointed to replace him and Courtois said the former Dutch international would enjoy the respect of his new charges

Published 27 Jul, 2026 12:45pm

Markets

European shares climb as US-Iran peace optimism lifts risk sentiment

The pan-European STOXX 600 index ⁠was up 0.8% at 649.34

Published 27 Jul, 2026 12:38pm

Life & Style

Apple TV teases ‘Matchbox,’ ‘Neuromancer,’ ‘Mayday’ at Comic-Con

The cast, who filmed in locations including Budapest and Slovakia, reflected on their favorite shooting spots

Published 27 Jul, 2026 12:35pm

Pakistan

Polling underway in first phrase of AJK elections across Mirpur division

Mirpur division is holding its first phase of AJK Legislative Assembly elections today, a crucial democratic process for the region.

Published 27 Jul, 2026 12:25pm

Sports

How cricket could become the IOC’s gateway to India

The 10-team IPL is now valued at around $20 billion, with the 2026 season drawing 1.2 billion viewers across platforms

Published 27 Jul, 2026 12:22pm

Pakistan

Pakistan condemns comments of Indian defence minister on Kashmir dispute

FO says statement shows India's deliberate policy to threaten regional peace

Published 27 Jul, 2026 12:12pm

Sports

Laxman hails Sooryavanshi's maturity after teen stars in Zimbabwe sweep

The 15-year-old, fast-tracked into international cricket following a breakthrough Indian Premier League season

Published 27 Jul, 2026 11:52am

Life & Style

As fashion stumbles, jewellery will help shape luxury's winners

The answer may help determine the $400 billion industry’s next winners and losers

Published 27 Jul, 2026 11:47am

Business & Finance

Govt vows business-friendly environment through regulatory reforms

Jam Kamal meets a delegation of the Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industries

Published 27 Jul, 2026 11:27am

World

Myanmar military escalates civilian killings, monitor warns, amid diplomatic push

During the first half of 2026, ACLED said it recorded more than a dozen mass killings, resulting in over 450 civilian fatalities

Published 27 Jul, 2026 11:23am

Markets

Australian shares rise nearly 1% as Middle East de-escalation boosts sentiment

The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.9% to 8,851.30 points

Published 27 Jul, 2026 11:21am

Markets

Thai baht/US dollar stronger on Monday

The baht was 0.48% higher at 33.52 versus the dollar, after trading in a range of 33.530 to 33.640

Published 27 Jul, 2026 11:19am

Markets

Palm falls on weaker rival oils, crude oil

Palm oil contract for October delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange slid 39 ringgit, or 0.83%, to 4,683 ringgit a metric ton

Published 27 Jul, 2026 11:17am

Markets

China stocks rise as CXMT's debut surge revives interest in battered shares

China’s benchmark stock index has shed more than 6% this month

Published 27 Jul, 2026 11:16am

Markets

China's yuan rises to near one-week high, market focuses on Politburo meeting

The spot yuan is allowed to trade 2% either side of the fixed midpoint each day

Published 27 Jul, 2026 11:14am

World

Seattle shooting suspect in custody, local media reports 2 dead, 5 injured

Witnesses told the Times they heard several shots around 6 p.m. local time

Published 27 Jul, 2026 11:12am

World

Ukraine air attacks kill two, wound 17 in Russia's south, authorities say

In Belgorod, which, like Rostov-on-Don is close to Ukrainian border, a drone attack wounded 12 people

Published 27 Jul, 2026 11:08am

Markets

Philippines awards $810mn T-bill offer

BTr awards 20 billion pesos of 91-day T-bills at avg rate of 5.059% versus previous auction avg of 5.104%

Published 27 Jul, 2026 11:06am

Markets

SBP expected to keep policy rate unchanged in first MPC of FY27

Escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and rising oil price risks overshadow improving domestic indicators

Published 27 Jul, 2026 11:05am

Markets

Copper gains on Mideast de-escalation, oil price drop

The most-traded copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was up 0.27% at 105,010 yuan a ton

Published 27 Jul, 2026 11:04am

Markets

Indian bonds rebound as easing Middle East tensions drag oil lower

The benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond yield was at 6.7767%

Published 27 Jul, 2026 11:03am

Markets

Thai June factory output falls 3.1% y/y, weaker than forecast

Car production dropped 7.55% in June from a year earlier, according to the Federation of Thai Industries

Published 27 Jul, 2026 10:59am

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars climb as oil slide eases rate concerns

The Aussie rose 0.2% to $0.7001, after gaining 0.3% on Friday, leaving it little changed for last week

Published 27 Jul, 2026 10:57am

Markets

Soybeans, corn decline as oil slumps on Middle East optimism

The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) fell 0.9% to $12.41-3/4 a bushel

Published 27 Jul, 2026 10:56am

Markets

Japan's Nikkei trades sideways as investors await earnings

The benchmark Nikkei fluctuated between gains and losses and was last down 0.22% at 64,472.09

Published 27 Jul, 2026 10:55am

Markets

Bulls return at PSX, KSE-100 up 3%

Benchmark index was hovering near 176,232.55

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 12:06pm

World

Red Sea shipping slows after Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia, data shows

Eleven commodity vessels passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Sunday, the lowest level in months, the data showed

Published 27 Jul, 2026 08:14am

Markets

Indian banks have raised $32 bln under dollar-inflow schemes, RBI chief tells Hindu Businessline

Most of the $32 billion ⁠raised so far has come from the foreign currency non-resident deposit scheme, Malhotra said

Published 27 Jul, 2026 08:07am

Markets

Indian rupee set to rally after crude drops on Mideast respite, RBI-led inflows build

The Indian rupee is expected to open in the 96.14-96.18 range per US dollar, according to traders, having settled at 96.5625 on Friday

Published 27 Jul, 2026 08:02am

Markets

Nvidia in talks with OpenAI to guarantee $250 billion financing for data center, WSJ reports

Nvidia's backing would support financing vehicles aimed at reassuring lenders about the project's funding, the report added

Published 27 Jul, 2026 07:59am

Markets

Shares, bonds make guarded gains as oil slips

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan held steady

Published 27 Jul, 2026 07:54am

Markets

Dollar pulls back as US-Iran attacks pause, oil drops

Against the yen , the US dollar was down 0.2% at 163.585 yen, its biggest decline since July 10

Published 27 Jul, 2026 07:48am

World

Honduran ex-president returns home after Trump pardon

COMAYAGUA, (Honduras): Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez — who was serving a 45-year prison sentence in...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 07:45am

Markets

Indian shares set to open higher, breaking losing run, as oil slides

GIFT Nifty futures were at 23,974.50

Published 27 Jul, 2026 07:44am

Markets

Oil prices drop after US, Iran pause fighting over weekend

Brent crude futures fell $5.70, or around 5.9%, to $91.08 a barrel

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 02:07pm

Markets

Gold gains on pause in US-Iran fighting; Fed decision looms

Spot gold rose 1.4% to $4,110.56 per ounce

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 11:38am

Business & Finance

Epic Angels announces investment in Pakistani fintech Oraan

Funds will be utilised to grow Oraan’s gold savings product

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 09:28am

Pakistan

Syed Hassan Abbas’s father passes away

LAHORE: Professors Syed Azhar Abbas, father of Business Recorder staff reporter Syed Hassan Abbas, passed away...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

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

Markets

Peshawar: prices of essential kitchen items show mixed trend

PESHAWAR: Mixed trend in prices of important kitchen items like live chicken/meat, vegetables and others witnessed...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Markets

Cotton Review: Market sees sharp weekly price swings

KARACHI: Cotton market witnessed a volatile week as prices swung sharply downward, reversing last week’s gains, even...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

World

Kyiv hit with missiles; Russia and Ukraine both report civilians killed in strikes

MOSCOW: The Ukrainian capital Kyiv came under ballistic missile attack from Russian forces early on Sunday, while...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

World

India clears protest site after ‘cockroach’ movement scores a win

NEW DELHI: New Delhi municipal workers were busy painting over anti-government graffiti on Sunday after the...

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 06:25am

World

Cuban president accuses US of seeking to seize island

CUBA: Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Sunday denounced Washington’s pressure campaign against his country as a...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

World

17 missing after Vietnamese ship sinks in South China Sea: Hanoi

HANOI, (Vietnam): Rescuers were searching for 17 missing people on Sunday after a Vietnamese cargo ship carrying 62...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

World

Israel to allow international force into Gaza

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel will allow a multinational security force to enter Gaza as proposed under US President...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Accused held in India-linked online disinformation case

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar said on Sunday that authorities had arrested a man...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Bilawal renews call for ‘Truth and Reconciliation Commission’ in AJK

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has renewed his demand for the...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Nationwide deaths this monsoon cross 100 mark: NDMA

ISLAMABAD: Seven more people died in Punjab and three in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) during the past 24 hours as monsoon...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

World

Israeli settlers torch 2 mosques in West Bank

QUSRA, (West Bank): Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank early on Sunday,...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Ahsan orders audit of flood mitigation projects

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Sunday ordered an audit of flood mitigation projects...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

World

London’s Gatwick Airport hit by water supply problem

LONDON: Water supplies to London’s Gatwick Airport were disrupted on Sunday after a power outage at a local...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

World

Vessel sinks a week after being struck by Russian fire

KYIV: An international cargo vessel sank off the coast of Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa on Sunday, a week after...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

World

France and Spain battle ‘unpredictable’ wildfires as 300,000 evacuated

BORDEAUX: France fought an “unpredictable” wildfire close to Bordeaux on Sunday while Spain warned of “difficult...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

World

Iran says halts ME attacks as US holds fire

DUBAI/WASHINGTON: Iran will halt its own attacks as long as the United States does the same, a senior Iranian...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Dar, Saudi FM discuss regional developments

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke with Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince...

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 09:24am

Ufone-Telenor merger: Proposed re-branding ignites considerable controversy

ISLAMABAD: The government has allegedly put the brakes on a proposed plan to re-brand the merged Ufone-Telenor...

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 09:25am

First phase of AJK polls today

ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) heads into the first phase of its 2026 general elections on Monday (today),...

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 09:26am

Govt’s reform agenda highlighted

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Khurram Schehzad outlined the government’s...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Monetary policy today

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is set to announce its monetary policy for the next 50 days today...

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 09:26am

Power, gas sectors: PSO liquidity squeezed by rising receivables

ISLAMABAD: Mounting receivables across Pakistan’s gas and power sectors are severely constraining the operational...

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 09:25am

World

Suspect in Berlin Pride attack shot dead by police

BERLIN: A known suspected of driving a minivan into a crowd near a major LGBTQ Pride gathering in Berlin was shot...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

World

Gas facility fire worsens Bangladesh energy crunch

DHAKA: Chronic gas shortages in Bangladesh, already compounded by the Middle East war, have worsened after an...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Key hydropower projects hit by cost escalation

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Water Resources has revealed that the cost of major upcoming hydropower projects has...

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 09:27am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (July 26 2026) and the forecast for Monday (July 27 2026)....

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

BR Research

IBL HealthCare Limited: performance and outlook

IBL HealthCare Limited (PSX: IBLHL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1997. The company...

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 06:33am

BR Research

Digital exports’ push

Pakistan’s technology exports closed FY26 on a strong note. ICT exports reached $416 million in June, up 23 percent...

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 06:28am

Business & Finance

Govt urged to set up GSP+ coordination mechanism

KARACHI: The President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum and All Karachi Industrial Alliance as...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Minister, Karachi mayor inaugurate ‘Munawar Chowrangi Underpass’

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah and Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

KP announces austerity steps, budget guidelines

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Department issued comprehensive Austerity Measures and Budget Execution...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Sharjeel, others organise ceremony to celebrate President’s birth anniversary in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Sindh Senior Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon organised a grand...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

50 IRS, Customs officers complete PGD at LUMS

ISLAMABAD: In a first for the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), a joint cohort of 50 Inland Revenue Service (IRS) and...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

SSUET to organize job fair

KARACHI: Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) is all set to organize Job Fair 2026 on July 30,...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

WAPDA Union rejects privatisation of DISCOs

PESHAWAR: WAPDA employees across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa joined nationwide protests against the proposed privatization of...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Event celebrates passage of Kalash Marriage Act

PESHAWAR: The passage of the Kalash Marriage Act by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly marks a historic milestone for...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

‘Only Kashmiris have to decide the fate of Kashmir’: Sharjeel

MIRPUR, AJK: Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit, Sharjeel...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

Jam, PCMEA team discuss issues facing handmade carpet industry

ISLAMABAD: In an important meeting between the Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) and...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Sindh on high alert as heavy monsoon rains loom

KARACHI: The Sindh government has placed all disaster management and emergency response agencies on high alert as...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Istanbul Bar Number 2 delegation visits Karachi Press Club

KARACHI: A high-level delegation from Istanbul Bar Association No. 2 of Türkiye visited the Karachi Press Club (KPC)...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Abolition of redundant ministries: Saylani welcomes Senate body recommendations

KARACHI: Saylani Welfare International Trust Chairman Maulana Muhammad Bashir Farooqui Qadri has welcomed...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

SESSI expands HIV screening

KARACHI: The Sindh Employees’ Social Security Institution (SESSI) has intensified HIV screening across all its...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Naqvi inaugurates FC hospital in Turbat

TURBAT: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited the Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan (South) Headquarters in Turbat,...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

EDF hosts farewell breakfast for Consuls General of Malaysia, Iraq

KARACHI: The Economic Diplomacy Forum (EDF) hosted an exclusive breakfast farewell in honour of Herman Hardynata...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

‘Pro-people politics is only solution’: PDP

KARACHI: Commenting on the spectacular success of the Cockroach Janata Party in India following the huge win of the...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

HCSTSI seeks ‘adequate’ power allocation thru national grid

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry (HCSTSI) President, Muhammad Saleem Memon has...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

29 die in rain-related incidents across Punjab

LAHORE: At least 29 people have lost their lives and 203 others sustained injuries across Punjab since the onset of...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

De-watering in full swing amid monsoon rains in Punjab

LAHORE: Punjab government has intensified drainage operations across the province amid continuing monsoon rains,...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Alhamra welcomes youth delegation from Balochistan

LAHORE: The Lahore Arts Council, Alhamra, once again transformed culture into a powerful bridge of unity as it...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

NGO commends FBR’s measures against illicit trade

LAHORE: At a time when enforcement agencies are making tangible progress against tax evasion and illegal trade,...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Pakistan

Data Darbar Urs: Providing best facilities to pilgrims is top priority: Dr Ehsan

LAHORE: “Providing every possible facility to the millions of devotees arriving from across the country and abroad...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Sports

Two changes made in Men’s Test squad

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced two changes to the Pakistan men’s Test squad for the ongoing...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Business & Finance

LCCI, Synergia Global sign strategic MoU

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Synergia Global have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 05:04am

World

Iran threatens response to Ukraine attack on its ship in Caspian Sea

Iran vows retaliation after Ukraine's deadly Caspian Sea attack on an Iranian ship, further escalating regional tensions

Published 26 Jul, 2026 09:48pm

Pakistan

New glacial lakes may form in Gilgit-Baltistan, KP amid accelerated glacier melt: PMD

Warns of GLOFs, flash floods, landslides in northern regions

Published 26 Jul, 2026 09:37pm

World

India PM Modi announces panel to overhaul exam system after protests

Says the measures would tighten the law and toughen the penalties for culprits

Published 26 Jul, 2026 09:02pm

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

Editorials

Culture of privilege in an Islamic republic

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

Published 15 Jul, 2026 02:14am

Editorials

Record remittances: but no room for over-celebration

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

Published 14 Jul, 2026 05:00am

Editorials

A strategic shift in Gaza

EDITORIAL: Hamas’ decision to dissolve the governing body that has administered Gaza for nearly two decades...

Published 14 Jul, 2026 05:00am

Editorials

For SMEs, credit access alone insufficient

EDITORIAL: The Finance Minister, Mohammad Aurangzeb, while speaking at a summit hosted by the Pakistan Banks...

Published 13 Jul, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

The emergency that never ends

EDITORIAL: More than two years after declaring a National Education Emergency, Pakistan still has 25-26 million...

Published 13 Jul, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

Value on the hoof

EDITORIAL: Punjab’s decision to permit the export of live animals has reopened an important debate about the...

Published 12 Jul, 2026 03:02am

Editorials

Encroaching on the Ravi floodplain

EDITORIAL: One of the greatest misconceptions surrounding the Ravi is that a river which remains largely dry for...

Published 12 Jul, 2026 03:02am

Editorials

Inflation should not hamper accountability

EDITORIAL: Accountability laws exist to protect the public interest, not to create technical escape routes for those...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 06:31am

Editorials

A fragile peace

EDITORIAL: The latest exchange of strikes between the United States and Iran has raised fresh concerns about the...

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 06:33am

Editorials

Federal govt debt: the sovereign-financial system loop

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s federal government debt reached Rs81.9 trillion by end-May 2026. The number is large, but the...

Published 10 Jul, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

Cost of incomplete gas reforms

EDITORIAL: The latest increase in re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) prices is not merely another routine...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Editorials

Water must not be weaponised

EDITORIAL: While India’s unilateral decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance constitutes a...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Editorials

NFC reform and limits of fiscal devolution

EDITORIAL: The World Bank’s report on fiscal federalism in Pakistan should prompt a more serious debate on the 18th...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

Editorials

Reclaiming railway land

EDITORIAL: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Railways has done well to seek a comprehensive report on...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 04:49am

Editorials

Growing the problem

EDITORIAL: There is little left to say about Pakistan’s population crisis that has not already been said over the...

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 04:51am

Editorials

Two economic updates and outlooks

EDITORIAL: The Finance Division released May and June Economic Update and Outlook on the last day of the fiscal year...

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:25am

Editorials

Protecting children beyond parental compromise

EDITORIAL: The Lahore High Court’s recent judgment in a child maintenance case reaffirms a principle that should...

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:28am

Editorials

Keeping protected areas protected

EDITORIAL: The deliberations at a recent webinar on the Margalla Hills National Park have once again brought into...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Editorials

Relentless settlement expansion

EDITORIAL: The recent debate at the United Nations Security Council underscored a reality that has become...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

Editorials

The missing accountability after the audit

EDITORIAL: Every few weeks, another audit report exposes billions of rupees in irregularities somewhere within...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

The perils of diluting constitutional safeguards

EDITORIAL: The recent judgment by a five-member Supreme Court bench on the admissibility of forensic experts’...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

Dilution of monetary policy

EDITORIAL: A webinar titled ‘Managing Stability During Uncertain Times: Role of Monetary Policy in Pakistan’...

Published 03 Jul, 2026 05:13am

Editorials

A tragedy of negligence

EDITORIAL: The collapse of the roof of a private tuition centre in Lahore’s Kahna area, which claimed the lives of...

Published 03 Jul, 2026 05:13am

Editorials

FBR: Barely exceeding twice-reduced target

EDITORIAL: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected 12.957 trillion rupees last fiscal year (1 July 2025 to 30...

Published 02 Jul, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

No refuge for terror

EDITORIAL: Cross-border terrorism cannot become an accepted feature of Pakistan’s security environment. The latest...

Published 02 Jul, 2026 05:45am

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

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 24	278.07
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 24	277.87
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 27	163.55
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 27	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 27	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 27	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 24	3.57

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 24	7,411.98
Nasdaq / Jul 24	24,975.82
Dow Jones / Jul 24	51,947.25
India Sensex / Jul 27	76,744.88
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 27	64,771.01
Hang Seng / Jul 27	25,112.38
FTSE 100 / Jul 27	10,773.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 27	25,432.98
France CAC40 / Jul 27	8,448.93

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 24	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 24	366,457
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	335.18
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 27	83.71
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 27	4,095.93
Diesel/Litre / Jul 27	383.46
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 27	80.58

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Jul 24 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	6.38 ▲ 1 (18.59%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 24 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	10.44 ▲ 0.97 (10.24%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 24 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	14.92 ▲ 1.36 (10.03%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 24 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.15 ▲ 1.38 (10.02%)
Metro Steel / Jul 24 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.41 ▲ 2.04 (10.01%)
UDL International / Jul 24 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	21.77 ▲ 1.98 (10.01%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 24 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	54.95 ▲ 5 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	173.26 ▲ 15.75 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 24 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	172.68 ▲ 15.7 (10%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 24 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	31.49 ▲ 2.86 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 24 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,105.08 ▼ -122.79 (-10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 24 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	52.81 ▼ -5.84 (-9.96%)
Shams Textile / Jul 24 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	53.26 ▼ -5.88 (-9.94%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 24 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.51 ▼ -2.54 (-9.75%)
Janana De Malucho / Jul 24 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	139.77 ▼ -14.79 (-9.57%)
East West Ins. / Jul 24 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	48.10 ▼ -4.36 (-8.31%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 24 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	208.50 ▼ -18.84 (-8.29%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	32.13 ▼ -2.85 (-8.15%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 24 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	201.90 ▼ -17.58 (-8.01%)
Lotte Chemical / Jul 24 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	26.81 ▼ -2.31 (-7.93%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	59,327,773 ▲ 0.19
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 24 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,977,902 ▲ 0
Kohinoor Spinning / Jul 24 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	32,626,744 ▲ 0.51
Pak Refinery / Jul 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,565,429 ▲ 0.6
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,618,473 ▲ 0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jul 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,591,638 ▼ -0.34
TPL Properties / Jul 24 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	19,232,151 ▼ -0.25
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,140,027 ▲ 0.08
Media Times Ltd / Jul 24 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	15,731,176 ▲ 1
Waves Home Appliances / Jul 24 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	13,338,005 ▲ 0.56

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