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Markets

Bulls roar at PSX, KSE-100 up nearly 4,400 points amid US-Iran peace deal

Benchmark index was hovering at 176,767.01

Published 15 Jun, 2026 09:41am

World

Nearly three dozen injured, historic monastery on fire as Ukraine faces major Russian attacks

The central Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage site founded in 1051, was seriously damaged in a direct attack, Tymur Tkachenko

Published 15 Jun, 2026 07:57am

Markets

Indian rupee, bonds to get a boost from Iran peace deal, eye Fed move

*The Indian rupee heads into the new week ‌with positive momentum after snapping a three-week winning streak and slipping marginally last week

Published 15 Jun, 2026 07:50am

Markets

Gold rises 2% after US, Iran reach peace deal

Spot gold was up 2% at $4,304.11 per ounce

Published 15 Jun, 2026 07:46am

Markets

Shares surge, oil skids in Asia on Gulf deal

The Nikkei climbed 3.0%. South Korea's red-hot market gained 4.3, while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 1.5%

Published 15 Jun, 2026 07:41am

Markets

Oil slips 4% as US, Iran reach peace deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Brent crude futures fell $3.58, or 4.10%, to $83.75 a barrel

Published 15 Jun, 2026 07:35am

Markets

Dollar hits 10-day low as US, Iran reach peace deal

The euro stood at $1.1607 , up 0.35% so far in Asia, and Sterling strengthened 0.3% to $1.3448

Published 15 Jun, 2026 07:28am

Markets

Indian shares set to join global rally on Gulf peace deal, oil slides

GIFT Nifty futures were trading at 23,983.5

Published 15 Jun, 2026 07:24am

World

Iran confirms immediate and permanent end to war on various fronts starting tonight

He said negotiations for a final deal will be held during a 60-day period

Updated 15 Jun, 2026 07:52am

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

Pakistan

‘KP to make federal entities responsible to public at all costs’

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Minister for Energy and Power, Nazir Ahmad Abbasi has said that the immediate...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

Need stressed to modernise agri sector

LAHORE: A training workshop was organised under the auspices of FACE (Food Safety and Agriculture Center of...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

KPRA bids farewell to outgoing officers

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA)organized a farewell gathering in honour of its outgoing...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

Blood donation: Punjab Police vow to play proactive role

LAHORE: On the occasion of World Blood Donor Day, Punjab Police has reaffirmed its commitment that, alongside...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Import of aircraft, parts: ST exemption solely for PIACL opposed

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance Sunday strongly opposed a proposal to grant sales tax exemption...

Updated 15 Jun, 2026 09:01am

PTC seeks final tax status for export levy

ISLAMABAD: While welcoming the federal budget 2026-27 and terming it business-friendly, the Pakistan Textile Council...

Updated 15 Jun, 2026 09:01am

Proposal seeking abolishment of CVT on foreign assets approved

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Finance Sunday approved a budgetary proposal to abolish Capital Value Tax...

Updated 15 Jun, 2026 09:02am

Aurangzeb tells Senate body: Faceless system to end corruption of tax machinery

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Sunday informed the Senate Standing Committee on Finance that the...

Updated 15 Jun, 2026 09:19am

Dar discusses ‘peace deal’ with Turkish FM

ISLAMABAD: Amidst the reports suggesting the possibility of a peace deal between Iran and the United States in the...

Updated 15 Jun, 2026 09:19am

Anomaly Committee-Business reconstituted

ISLAMABAD: Finance Division has re-constituted the Anomaly Committee-Business in order to identify and remove the...

Updated 15 Jun, 2026 09:19am

World

Clashes as thousands protest in Geneva ahead of G7 summit

GENEVA: Protesters in Geneva threw stones and firecrackers at the police, who responded with tear gas and water...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

PBA hails ‘growth-focussed’ federal budget

KARACHI: The Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) has welcomed the Federal Budget 2026-27, describing it as the first...

Updated 15 Jun, 2026 09:19am

Climate ministry secures Rs2.478bn under PSDP

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination has “secured” 2.478 billion rupees under...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

FPCCI objects to uniform UoSC formula

ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has raised serious objections to the...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

World

Trump tells Putin he is ready to help end Ukraine conflict

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday that ending the conflict in...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

World

Turkiye, KSA aim to build a rail link with Jordan, Syria

ANKARA: Turkiye and Saudi Arabia aim to build a railway to link the two countries with Jordan and Syria in the next...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

World

BD’s ex-police boss wanted by Interpol arrested in Dubai

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s former police chief Benazir Ahmed was arrested in Dubai, the interior minister said Sunday,...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

World

Twelve people killed in Missouri plane crash

WASHINGTON: Twelve people reportedly died in a plane crash on Sunday in Butler, Missouri, the state highway patrol...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

World

Dozens arrested in New York violence after Knicks win title

NEW YORK: New York police said Sunday that 63 people were arrested overnight as unruly crowds flooded into the...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

World

China direct strike threat to Australia ‘growing’: report

SYDNEY: China is capable of a direct missile strike on Australia and the threat is growing as Beijing amasses...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

World

Obama says Trump Iran deal will not improve on his pact

WASHINGTON: Barack Obama said it was unrealistic to expect that any deal between US President Donald Trump and...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Life & Style

US singer Oliver aboard helicopter in mid-air crash in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Brazil): American alt-pop singer and internet personality Oliver Tree was aboard one of the two...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (June 14 2026) and the forecast for Monday (June 15 2026)....

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

World

Somaliland president makes ‘historic’ visit to Israel

JERUSALEM: Somaliland’s President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi met his Israeli counterpart on Sunday in Jerusalem in...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

World

Swiss reject population cap in referendum, avoiding EU clash

ZURICH: Switzerland on Sunday rejected a proposal to cap its population at 10 million, a projection showed, as...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

World

British forces intercept Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Channel

LONDON: British commandos boarded and intercepted a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Channel on...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

World

Trump turns 80 with cage fight at the White House

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump celebrates his 80th birthday in typically forceful style on Sunday, as the oldest US...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

World

Jihadists kill 20 in northwest Nigeria

KANO (Nigeria): An attack by suspected radical militants from a group that was targeted by the United States in...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

World

North Korea says nuclear status ‘irreversible’

SEOUL: North Korea said Sunday its status as a nuclear weapons state was “irreversible” and key to ensuring regional...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

World

Deadly Philippine quake raised seabed by up to two metres

MANILA: A powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines last week raised the seabed by as...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

BR Research

Cnergyico Pakistan Limited

Cnergyico Pakistan Limited (PSX: CNERGY) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1995. The...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

BR Research

Growth, expectations, and the inflation target

The federal budget has shifted the policy conversation from stabilization toward growth. That was inevitable. After...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

BR Research

Petroleum Levy target looks easily achievable

The FY27 budget leaves little room for ambiguity. In line with IMF expectations, the government has pencilled in...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

Tax relief for salaried class is inadequate: Ejaz

ISLAMABAD: Chair-man Economic Policy and Business Development, and former minister Dr Gohar Ejaz termed the tax...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

JI chief rejects federal budget

ISLAMABAD: Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has rejected the budget, terming it “an anti-people document...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

Petroleum Products Ordinance: Senate panel opposes amendments thru finance bill

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Finance Sunday expressed their reservations over the proposals to amend...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

PSBA says it’s a ‘balanced’ and ‘growth-oriented’ budget

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Stock Brokers Association (PSBA) on Sunday welcomed the Federal Budget 2026-27, which...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

NA witnesses heated debate on budget

ISLAMABAD: In a heated National Assembly session on Sunday, the government’s claims of economic recovery were...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

PTI says FBR’s revenue target unrealistic

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday criticised the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR)...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

Senate to begin debate on proposed federal budget today

ISLAMABAD: The Upper House of the Parliament is scheduled to begin debate on the proposed federal budget for the...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

PYMA chief terms budget ‘elitist’

KARACHI: Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA) Chairman Saqib Goodluck has termed the budget an “elitist...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Tobacco growers, exporters slam govt over tax policy

PESHAWAR: Tobacco growers and exporters of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have severely criticised the government’s current tax...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

Bilawal urges AJK protesters to end demonstrations

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the prevailing unrest in Azad...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

Budget neglects climate costs borne by workers: speakers

KARACHI: Speakers at a conference organised by the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) on...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

67 LPG dealers arrested for charging exorbitant prices

PESHAWAR: District administration Peshawar has taken notice of arbitrary increase in LPG prices and arrested 67...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

Punjab unveils first EPA-certified ‘Liquid Tree’

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has reaffirmed her commitment to making Punjab an environmentally...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

Punjab police finalise security plan for Muharram

LAHORE: On the directions of Inspector General of Police Punjab Abdul Kareem, Punjab Police has finalized a security...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

EPA provides two anti-smog guns to Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: Under the eco-friendly vision of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the Environmental Protection...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

International Blood Donor Day marked: CM urges youth to donate blood

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Sunday urged the public, particularly young people, to actively...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

Agriculture sector: Budget reflects fiscal discipline, stability goal

LAHORE: Agriculture Republic, a think tank reflecting on agri issues, has claimed that the Finance Bill 2026-27...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

BMP questions ‘ambitious’ tax collection target

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FPCCI) Businessmen Panel (BMP) has...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

PPP marks birth anniversary of Benazir

LAHORE: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) held a ceremony in Garden Town here on Sunday to mark the birth anniversary...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

HCSTSI lauds ‘positive’ economic ‘reforms’ in budget

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

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

Teacher Training Workshop held at SALU Khairpur

HYDERABAD: A one-day Teacher Training Workshop on “Creative Lesson Planning” was successfully organized at the...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

KE holds customer facilitation camp

KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) continued its focus on improving recoveries and organized a customer facilitation camp in...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

Debt servicing leaves development priorities in the lurch: PDP

KARACHI: Pakistan’s growing debt burden is increasingly strangulating human development as an ever-larger share of...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

Lanjar takes notice of killing of two people

KARACHI: Sindh’s Home Minister Zia-ul-Haq Lanjar has promptly addressed the alarming shooting incidents in Karachi,...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

Zia ul Mustafa Awan appointed PIPFA Chairman

KARACHI: The Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants (PIPFA) has appointed Zia ul Mustafa Awan as Chairman...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

FBATI welcomes federal budget cautiously

KARACHI: While reacting to the budget, the President of the Federal B. Area Association of Trade & Industry...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

Alkhidmat introduces advanced NAT blood-screening system

KARACHI: On the occasion of World Blood Donor Day, Alkhidmat has introduced an advanced blood screening NAT (Nucleic...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

Book on life, legacy of journalist Zulf Pirzado launched

KARACHI: A book chronicling the life, struggles and journalistic contributions of late senior journalist Imam Bux...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

AMUOBA organises Eid Milan ceremony

KARACHI: A grand and vibrant Eid Milan ceremony was organized at Sir Syed Tower under the auspices of Aligarh Muslim...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

Mixed trend in prices of essential food items witnessed

PESHAWAR: Mixed trend in prices of essential food commodities witnessed in the retail market. Prices of vegetables,...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

Greece envoy praises Bilawal for promoting women’s empowerment

KARACHI: Ambassador of Greece to Pakistan, Irene Pochni, called on Pakistan Peoples Party leader and Member of the...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

CM inaugurates ‘Sukkur Barrage Rehabilitation, Upgradation Project’

SUKKUR: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Sunday inaugurated the Sukkur Barrage Rehabilitation and...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

Saleem Khan Tanoli elected as PJBF director

KARACHI: Saleem Khan Tanoli, CEO of Fakt Exhibitions has been elected as Director of the Pakistan Japan Business...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Federal budget will help restore business confidence: KATI

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

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Pakistan

15 suspected Afghans detained in Tharparkar

MIRPURKHAS: A joint operation by intelligence and law enforcement agencies in Chachro tehsil of Tharparkar district...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

World

US, Iran reach peace deal, signing set for Friday, Pakistan says

Sharif said the pact called for "the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon

Updated 15 Jun, 2026 08:05am

World

Trump insists Iran deal 'hours' away, despite Israeli strike on Beirut

Trump has pledged that the agreement will be signed Sunday

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 11:40pm

Pakistan

Rs1.56bn Azeempura Flyover inaugurated to ease access to Karachi airport, Shahrah-e-Bhutto

Flyover completed in “record” 90 days

Published 14 Jun, 2026 09:20pm

World

Israeli fire kills six in Gaza despite new effort to salvage truce

An Israeli airstrike kills at least four people near Al-Yeman Al-Saeed Hospital in the Jabalia refugee camp

Published 14 Jun, 2026 08:41pm

Sports

Vekic hangs tough to beat Raducanu in Queen's final

Vekic begins the final in devastating fashion, belting ferocious winners all over the court

Published 14 Jun, 2026 08:13pm

Sports

Rodriguez knocks out Vargas to become world champion in third weight class

Rodriguez distracts his opponent with a body shot and a looping right hand before landing a straight left

Published 14 Jun, 2026 07:52pm

Markets

Most Gulf markets in black on expected US-Iran peace deal

Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index rose 0.6%

Published 14 Jun, 2026 07:43pm

Sports

England players shelter indoors amid tornado warning in Kansas City

The storm causes winds as fast as 80 miles (129 km) per hour

Published 14 Jun, 2026 07:31pm

Sports

Somali referee denied US entry for World Cup will receive full FIFA fee

The Trump administration says that the US has denied Artan entry for the World Cup because of his links to 'suspected members of terror organizations'

Published 14 Jun, 2026 07:15pm

Markets

Information minister highlights substantial tax relief for salaried class in budget debate

National Assembly budget debate enters another day as treasury, opposition trade arguments

Published 14 Jun, 2026 06:01pm

Sports

Hridoy anchors Bangladesh to 274-5 in third ODI against Australia

Bangladesh, missing regular captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz due to concussion

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:53pm

World

Israel attacks Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs

Two people are killed and four others are wounded in the strike, which targets an apartment in Dahiyeh

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:43pm

World

Indian sailor dies from medical complications aboard tanker in Oman

'Necessary arrangements are being made for the early repatriation of the mortal remains to India,' embassy

Published 14 Jun, 2026 04:03pm

World

Iran says draft US deal includes oil sanctions waiver, nuclear limits and asset release

Iran immediately reopens the Strait of Hormuz to all commercial vessels, while the U.S. lifts its naval blockade on Iranian ports

Published 14 Jun, 2026 03:56pm

Business & Finance

Textile body welcomes FY27 budget measures, seeks final tax regime for exporters

Declares measure a positive step towards boosting exports and investment confidence

Published 14 Jun, 2026 03:26pm

Sports

Australia stun Turkiye with defensive masterclass at World Cup

Pre-match attention had centred on Turkiye Arda ‌Guler, but it was Australia’s youthful attack that made the difference

Published 14 Jun, 2026 01:49pm

Sports

Gurbaz's fiery ton goes in vain as Gill guides India to victory

Eight sixes and eight boundaries helped Gurbaz to complete his ninth ODI century in the 15th over, with Afghanistan at 135-3

Published 14 Jun, 2026 01:44pm

World

Iran says limited cyberattack disrupts services at four banks, state media says

The council said the attack targeted a shared communications infrastructure used by Bank Melli, Bank Tejarat, Bank Saderat and the Export Development Bank of ‌Iran

Published 14 Jun, 2026 01:38pm

World

Romanian president nominates new candidate for prime minister

Parliamentary parties have previously said that a minority political government, without a permanent majority in parliament, would be ‌better ⁠than a government of technocrats

Published 14 Jun, 2026 01:34pm

Pakistan

Seven killed, 33 injured as rainstorm hits Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A severe rainstorm in NW Pakistan tragically killed 7 and injured 33, while authorities issue urgent warnings for heightened flood risks from melting glaciers.

Published 14 Jun, 2026 11:35am

Sports

Scotland's rare opening win takes pressure off, says coach Clarke

Clarke's Scotland ‌failed to win a single game at the last two Euros, and with Morocco and Brazil still to come at the World Cup

Published 14 Jun, 2026 11:11am

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

Editorials

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

Editorials

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

Editorials

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

Editorials

Rebound in textile exports

EDITORIAL: Federal Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released provisional data that showed textile exports rebounding in...

Updated 23 May, 2026 06:26am

Editorials

A welcome award on Indus waters

EDITORIAL: Pakistan has expressed “utmost satisfaction” over the supplemental award by the Permanent Court of...

Published 23 May, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

Balochistan’s minerals sector gets security boost

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent directive to deploy the Frontier Corps across Balochistan’s...

Published 22 May, 2026 06:05am

Editorials

Licensed cruelty

EDITORIAL: Senator Sherry Rehman has performed an important public service by exposing the grim reality hidden...

Published 22 May, 2026 06:05am

Editorials

Push for boosting provincial resources

EDITORIAL: The federal government has urged the provincial governments to increase own-resources and emphasised the...

Published 21 May, 2026 05:01am

Editorials

NAB reform now imperative

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China’s consent to revise IPP deals

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 12	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 12	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 12	160.24
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 12	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 12	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 12	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 12	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 12	7,431.46
India Sensex / Jun 12	75,527.95
Nasdaq / Jun 12	25,888.84
FTSE 100 / Jun 12	10,471.72
Dow Jones / Jun 12	51,202.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 12	24,635.30
France CAC40 / Jun 12	8,350.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 15	69,593.64
Hang Seng / Jun 15	24,816.13

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 12	84.88
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 12	21,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 12	375,947
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 12	4,219.33
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 12	76.42
Petrol/Litre / Jun 15	373.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 15	378.78

Stock	Price
Arctic Textile / Jun 12 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)
Zephyr Textile / Jun 12 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	20.45 ▲ 1.86 (10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 12 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	37.02 ▲ 3.37 (10.01%)
Elahi Cotton / Jun 12 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	285.76 ▲ 25.98 (10%)
National Silk / Jun 12 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	161.26 ▲ 14.66 (10%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 12 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	28.59 ▲ 2.6 (10%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 12 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	92.20 ▲ 8.38 (10%)
Siddiqsons Tin / Jun 12 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	8.44 ▲ 0.73 (9.47%)
IGI Holdings / Jun 12 IGI Holdings Limited(IGIHL)	284.15 ▲ 23.93 (9.2%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Jun 12 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	100.33 ▲ 8.38 (9.11%)

Stock	Price
Idrees Tex. / Jun 12 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	50.10 ▼ -5.57 (-10.01%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 12 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	121.46 ▼ -13.49 (-10%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jun 12 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9.45 ▼ -1 (-9.57%)
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 12 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	22.19 ▼ -2.28 (-9.32%)
ARM Green Industries / Jun 12 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	46.40 ▼ -4.77 (-9.32%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 12 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.80 ▼ -2.36 (-9.02%)
East West Ins. / Jun 12 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	48.54 ▼ -4.42 (-8.35%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 12 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	5.20 ▼ -0.45 (-7.96%)
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 12 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	15.42 ▼ -1.33 (-7.94%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 12 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	20.42 ▼ -1.72 (-7.77%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 12 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	57,747,470 ▲ 0.15
B.O.Punjab / Jun 12 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	52,924,034 ▲ 0.93
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 12 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	52,648,271 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	40,511,471 ▲ 0
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 12 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	35,896,472 ▲ 4.01
Oilboy Energy / Jun 12 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	33,427,696 ▼ -1.72
F. Nat.Equities / Jun 12 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	28,855,016 ▼ -0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 12 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	25,681,007 ▼ -0.82
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 12 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	24,755,100 ▲ 0.24
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 12 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	20,120,122 ▲ 0.31

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