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Markets

UBS says second-quarter net profit up 17% to $2.8 billion

UBS reported Wednesday that net profit rose 17 percent to $2.8 billion in the second quarter

Published 29 Jul, 2026 10:15am

Business & Finance

ADB likely to back Pakistan border infrastructure upgrade

CAREC Secretariat formally invited the minister to participate in the conference

Published 29 Jul, 2026 10:13am

Markets

Selling grips PSX, KSE-100 down over 1,300 points in early trade

Benchmark index was hovering at 176,259.26

Published 29 Jul, 2026 09:49am

World

Iran to get Chinese shoulder-launched missile systems in weeks, sources say

China's Foreign Ministry said: 'The relevant reports are completely groundless. China has consistently played a role ⁠in promoting peace and ending the conflict'

Published 29 Jul, 2026 08:26am

World

Trump says meetings with Zelenskiy and Netanyahu were positive

The US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28

Published 29 Jul, 2026 08:20am

Markets

Indian rupee's RBI-spurred rally faces twin headwinds of oil volatility, Fed uncertainty

The Indian rupee is expected to open marginally higher, before coming under pressure later in the ⁠session. The currency settled at 95.8525 per US dollar on Tuesday

Published 29 Jul, 2026 08:13am

World

Japan quake toll rises to 13 as rescuers haul people from collapsed mall

Across the prefecture, which also suffered a deadly earthquake a decade ago, around 260,000 people were instructed to go to evacuation centres, authorities said

Published 29 Jul, 2026 08:09am

World

US military says US, Saudi forces struck sites of Iran-backed groups in Iraq

The attacks against US forces ⁠were not successful, the US military said

Published 29 Jul, 2026 08:03am

Markets

Apple briefly tops $5 trillion market value for first time

Nvidia's shares were last up 0.53% at $197.63, valuing it at $4.78 trillion

Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:59am

Markets

Asian stocks stabilise after rout ahead of tech earnings, Fed decision

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.8% higher after shedding 3.6% on Tuesday and remains on course for a monthly drop of 6.6%

Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:54am

Markets

Dollar steady ahead of Fed decision; Aussie falls after inflation data

The New Zealand dollar declined 0.08% to $0.5783

Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:50am

Markets

Indian shares to open higher ahead of Fed decision

India's GIFT Nifty futures were at 24,225.5

Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:46am

Markets

Gold edges lower ahead of Fed decision on interest rates

Spot ‌gold fell 0.1% to $4,021.87 per ounce

Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:44am

Markets

Oil prices rebound by more than $2 a barrel on prospect of tightening US crude supplies

Brent futures increased by $2.71, or 3.2%, to $86.80 a barrel

Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:40am

Pakistan

Govt almost doubles Diyat to Rs19.35m for FY2026-27

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has almost doubled the value of Diyat for the financial year 2026-27, raising it...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:15am

Pakistan

Death toll rises to 110 so far: PM directs prompt response to monsoon-related emergencies

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday placed authorities across the country on high alert as the death...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:13am

Pakistan

Bilawal says dialogue only way to help resolve AJK crisis

MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday vowed not to let Azad Jammu...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:12am

Business & Finance

Govt to design modern payments infrastructure

ISLAMABAD: The government has outlined an ambitious mandate for a team of technology and financial systems experts...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:10am

Business & Finance

PC recommends privatisation of first batch of Discos

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission (PC) Board has recommended that the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:08am

Pakistan

Shaikh tells APNS delegation: Dues of newspapers for 2021 to be released at the earliest

KARACHI: The Secretary Information, Government of Sindh, Kashif Gulzar Shaikh, has assured the APNS Sindh Committee...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:08am

Pakistan

N-25 highway: Balochistan lawmakers oppose Rs100bn allocation

ISLAMABAD: Senators from Balochistan on Tuesday objected to the federal government’s decision to allocate Rs100...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:02am

World

Aramco shuts Jizan oil refinery after Houthi attack

NEW DELHI/LONDON: Saudi Aramco shut down its 400,000 barrel-per-day Jizan oil refinery in Saudi Arabia on July 27...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 06:53am

Pakistan

Kuwaiti FM arrives

ISLAMABAD: Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait, arrived in...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 06:48am

World

Trump's irritation with Netanyahu highlights strains as leaders meet

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump voiced irritation with Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of their White House meeting...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 06:45am

Business & Finance

Abolished under govt’s right-sizing drive: PM directs third-party audit of posts, institutions

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday ordered an independent third-party audit of posts and...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 06:42am

Business & Finance

Mercedes-Benz writes off over 700m euros on China woes

FRANKFURT, (Germany): Premium German carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday reported falling profit at its car business...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 06:39am

World

Tehran rejects Omani proposal for Hormuz control

Rejection of Oman's equal division plan due to security concerns

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:40am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) and the forecast for Wednesday (July 29 2026)....

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Business & Finance

IH2026 results: PTCL achieves 62pc growth YoY

KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the country’s leading telecom and ICT services provider,...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

SRB seals restaurant in Hyderabad

KARACHI: The Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has sealed the business premises located at Nasim Nagar Chowk, Qasimabad,...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Business & Finance

Askari Bank secures Long-Term Entity Rating ‘AAA’ from PACRA

ISLAMABAD: Askari Bank has secured the Long-Term Entity Rating of Triple-A (AAA) by Pakistan Credit Rating Agency...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Business & Finance

KPT receives giant container vessel

KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has received the MSC Mirjam, one of the world’s largest container vessels, at...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Editorials

The settlers’ impunity

EDITORIAL: The latest orgy of violence unleashed by Israeli settlers across the occupied West Bank is yet another...

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 06:09am

Editorials

Agriculture’s productivity is the problem

EDITORIAL: The Prime Minister is right to place agriculture and livestock at the centre of Pakistan’s export growth...

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 06:08am

Pakistan

Heavy rainfall spell expected in Punjab from 29th onwards

LAHORE: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab on Tuesday issued a weather advisory for the...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

Punjab CM reaffirms her resolve to eliminate Hepatitis

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, in her message on World Hepatitis Day, reaffirmed her...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

Maryam urges PPP to accept AJK ‘poll verdict’

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday thanked Allah for what she described as the Pakistan...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

WAPDA briefs Balochistan delegation on water projects

LAHORE: A delegation of the National Workshop Balochistan visited the WAPDA House, Lahore, on Tuesday for a detailed...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

‘PPP’s arrow has lost its way in valleys of Kashmir’: Azma

LAHORE: Punjab Information and Culture Minister Azma Bokhari, responding to a statement by Sharjeel Memon, said,...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

CM launches ‘Lab on Wheels’ for farmers

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz has launched the “Lab on Wheels” project, aimed at providing farmers with...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

Commissioner Faisalabad announces expansion of Children Hospital

FAISALABAD: Under the revolutionary health sector initiatives of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif,...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

CM launches 45km Green Railway Corridor project

LAHORE: Under the vision of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif to build a greener and smog-free Punjab, the...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

PPP continues to pursue its uplift agenda across Sindh: Nasir

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister for Local Government, Housing and Town Planning, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, on Monday...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

HIV cases in Landhi Hospital: SESSI forms probe body

KARACHI: The Sindh Employees’ Social Security Institution (SESSI) has constituted a five-member inquiry committee to...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

Notable decline in major crime cases recorded: AIGP

KARACHI: The Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP), Karachi, Azad Khan, while assuring the business...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

Sharjeel rejects Punjab CM’s statement

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Business & Finance

KCCI election schedule announced

KARACHI: Election for 30 managing committee seats of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) for the year...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

Kidney Institute to have new block: mayor

KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation will expand the Karachi Institute of Kidney Diseases (KIKD) by...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Business & Finance

US lawmakers keen to expand trade, boost investment cooperation

ISLAMABAD: The United States Congressional delegation expressed interest in expanding cooperation in trade,...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

World Hepatitis Day marked: Govt to introduce legislation to make screening for HIV, Hepatitis mandatory: minister

ISLAMABAD: Declaring Hepatitis C a national emergency, Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

Tax Fraud Investigation Wing: FBR gives Aqeel additional charge of Chief Investigator

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has given additional charge of the post of Chief Investigator, Tax...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

Centre will not allow any group to disturb peace in AJK: Tarar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Monday said the Pakistan government...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

Preliminary results of AJK elections: PML-N grabs nine seats, PPP secures four seats

MIRPUR: The PML-N grabbed nine out of the 13 constituencies of Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Mirpur division in...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

PM congratulates PML-N leaders over gains

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday congratulated PML-N leaders over the party’s gains in the...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

Punjab Motor Vehicles Ordinance: Ride-hailing vehicles required to possess route permits

ISLAMABAD: Punjab’s newly amended Motor Vehicles Ordinance 1965, now requires ride-hailing vehicles to hold a route...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

Pakistani passport ranked fourth weakest in the world

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani passport has once again been ranked the fourth weakest in the world, slipping one place to...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

IK’s sister Noreen Niazi booked under PECA

ISLAMABAD: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has registered a case against Noreen Niazi, the...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

BR Research

Patchwork won’t bring investment

In the fifth year of stability, the government is in search of growth. One basic ingredient for growth is...

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 07:38am

BR Research

Al-Khair Gadoon Limited: performance and outlook

Al-Khair Gadoon Limited (PSX: AKGL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1990 and was...

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 07:49am

Business & Finance

CCP fines 7 veterinary medicine manufacturers

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has fined seven veterinary medicine manufacturers a combined...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

Haramosh Bridge: Restoration work completed

ISLAMABAD: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has successfully completed restoration work on the Haramosh Bridge,...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

School bags manufacturers seek relief from rising costs

LAHORE: A delegation from the School Bags Manufacturers Association visited the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Business & Finance

SAPM to lead business delegation to Türkiye for promoting trade

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan reaffirmed...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

ME situation: Pakistan expresses support to Jordan’s proposal

ISLAMABAD: Agreeing to intensify diplomatic efforts over the deteriorating situation in Palestine, Pakistan has...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Business & Finance

NLC directed to focus on expanding Sost Dry Port

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal directed the National...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

JazzCash begins Rahmat Card digital disbursements

LAHORE: Following the computerised ballot held on June 23, the Chief Minister of Punjab’s Rahmat Card initiative has...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

Import, clearance of iPhone 16: FTO detects ‘organised scam’

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has detected what it termed an organised scam involving the import and...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

Fresh spell to bring widespread rains, floods from 29th: PMD

KARACHI: Fresh monsoon currents are set to spread rain-bearing clouds across much of Pakistan from July 29, bringing...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

FBR issues notifications for ‘independent case scrutiny panels’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued four notifications for creation of the “Independent Case...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

Erstwhile FATA/PATA: FBR asks banks to deduct WHT on transactions, specified payments

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed all commercial banks to start deducting withholding taxes...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Business & Finance

Call for greater focus on smartphone affordability

ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan prepares for the next phase of digital connectivity following this year’s spectrum auction,...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Business & Finance

BMP provides relief of Rs762.76m

KARACHI: The Banking Mohtasib Pakistan (BMP) has granted monetary relief amounting to Rs 762.76 million to the...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Business & Finance

Bhandara hails launching of agri finance reform body

LAHORE: The federal government has constituted a high-level agriculture finance sub-committee under the access to...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Business & Finance

‘Pakistan needs resilient digital infrastructure’

ISLAMABAD: Building a competitive artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem will require Pakistan to invest in secure,...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Pakistan

Legislative drafting: ‘LDC established in NA to boost, improve quality’

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said on Tuesday that a Legislative Drafting Council (LDC) has...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Business & Finance

Petrol price hiked by Rs1.63, HSD’s by Rs1.55

ISLAMABAD – The Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) has announced a slight increase in the ex-depot prices of...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Business & Finance

Dar talks to US businesspeople and lawmakers

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Ishaq Dar has expressed confidence that...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Exporters face rebate loss on performance failure

ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly decided that if full-year exports remain less than or equal to those of the...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Business & Finance

S&P sees cautious monetary policy despite improving economy

ISLAMABAD: S&P Global Market Intelligence believes Pakistan’s monetary policy is likely to remain cautious...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Business & Finance

GM corn technology adoption: Aurangzeb urges building consensus through scientific evidence

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, on Tuesday chaired the second...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Business & Finance

PM vows stronger economic cooperation with US

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said Pakistan wanted to further strengthen economic cooperation...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Provinces told to submit wheat requirements in writing

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Tuesday asked provincial governments to submit their total wheat requirements...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Govt admits rise in power sector circular debt by Rs61bn

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday acknowledged that power sector circular debt flow has increased by Rs61 billion...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Nepra urged to revise IGCEP, TSEP

ISLAMABAD: A leading power sector analyst and industrialist has formally urged the National Electric Power...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

Non-operational IPPs: Senate panel questions billions in capacity payments

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat expressed serious concern over billions of rupees in...

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 10:01am

Apna Ghar Scheme: Banks approve Rs204bn housing finance, PM informed

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been informed that banks had so far approved housing finance worth...

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 09:59am

Business & Finance

Amendments to Oil Refining Policy 2023 approved

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday approved amendments to the Pakistan Oil Refining Policy 2023 aimed at...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

PM says highest SME financing banks to receive annual awards

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was told on Tuesday that a new scoring mechanism would be introduced to put...

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 09:59am

Business & Finance

Govt increases petrol price by Rs1.63, diesel's by Rs1.55 per litre

New prices will be effective for Wednesday

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 12:01am

Markets

Property demand, prices surge across Pakistan’s major cities

Market observers say residential property prices increased by estimated 10-15% in recent weeks

Published 28 Jul, 2026 09:21pm

Business & Finance

India's L&T maintains FY27 outlook on strong order inflows despite geopolitical headwinds

L&T reiterated its outlook for broadly stable margins at around 8.3% for fiscal 2027,

Published 28 Jul, 2026 08:39pm

World

Oman presents Iran with Gulf-backed plan for voluntary fees to use Hormuz

Tehran has yet to respond to Omani proposals, intended to serve as basis for ending disruption to trade through strait caused by Iran war

Published 28 Jul, 2026 08:34pm

World

Ukraine's Zelensky arrives for Trump talks at White House

The talks come as both Kyiv and Moscow intensify long-range strikes

Published 28 Jul, 2026 08:29pm

Business & Finance

US Fed begins meeting with markets expecting steady interest rates

FOMC will announce its decision at 2:00 pm local time (1800 GMT) on Wednesday

Published 28 Jul, 2026 08:25pm

World

US Capitol mourns Lindsey Graham ahead of cathedral funeral

Trump was expected to deliver a tribute at a 2:00 pm (1800 GMT) funeral at Washington National Cathedral

Published 28 Jul, 2026 08:21pm

Business & Finance

Brookfield sees 6.5 GW of AI data-centre capacity coming online in India

Brookfield, a New York-based global alternative asset manager, expects AI inferencing demand in India to grow

Published 28 Jul, 2026 07:30pm

Markets

Weakness in semiconductor shares weighs on Nasdaq

S&P 500 dipped 0.3% while Nasdaq Composite Index fell 1.3%

Published 28 Jul, 2026 07:23pm

World

Spain ends evacuation orders for 13 municipalities in fire-hit regions

Residents can now return home as Spain lifts evacuation orders for 13 municipalities

Published 28 Jul, 2026 07:20pm

World

Iran says anyone receiving its frozen funds as compensation won't be allowed through Hormuz

Military command spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaqari rejects U.S. President Donald Trump's warning that ships damaged by Iran

Published 28 Jul, 2026 07:11pm

Markets

India bonds pause rally as large debt supply, Fed decision loom

Benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond yield erased its early fall to end at 6.7774%

Published 28 Jul, 2026 07:01pm

Editorials

Agriculture’s productivity is the problem

EDITORIAL: The Prime Minister is right to place agriculture and livestock at the centre of Pakistan’s export growth...

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 06:08am

Editorials

The settlers’ impunity

EDITORIAL: The latest orgy of violence unleashed by Israeli settlers across the occupied West Bank is yet another...

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 06:09am

Editorials

Korea South-East Power Company's proposed $1bn hydropower investment: humongous cost of regulatory indecision

EDITORIAL: The complaint by Korea South-East Power Company (KOEN) over the prolonged regulatory limbo surrounding...

Updated 28 Jul, 2026 01:21pm

Editorials

Private school quota for deserving students: the real challenge

EDITORIAL: The Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training meeting recently rightfully...

Updated 28 Jul, 2026 01:28pm

Editorials

Austerity must also apply to the officialdom

EDITORIAL: This is the fifth consecutive budget presented under the premiership of Shehbaz Sharif. One common theme...

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 05:58am

Editorials

When denials stop working

EDITORIAL: States that conduct covert operations beyond their own borders generally rely on one assumption:...

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 06:01am

Editorials

The widening price of war

EDITORIAL:Wars have a habit of expanding far beyond the intentions of those who begin them. That danger is now...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Editorials

Plight of Longi chilli

EDITORIAL:An investigative report on Kunri’s famed chilli industry is a cautionary tale of how short-term commercial...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Editorials

Another GSP+ warning

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s relationship with the European Union’s GSP+ scheme has acquired a familiar rhythm. Every...

Updated 25 Jul, 2026 05:07am

Editorials

Planning in the dark

EDITORIAL: Flood management depends upon one principle above all others: timely information. Rivers do not respect...

Updated 25 Jul, 2026 05:08am

Editorials

Beyond NGC’s tariff determination

EDITORIAL: Power regulator Nepra’s determination of the National Grid Company’s (NGC) multi-year tariff for FY23...

Published 24 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Editorials

A rare reckoning

EDITORIAL: The recent judicial declaration of a man’s death, nearly three decades after his enforced disappearance,...

Published 24 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Editorials

Population and the NFC Award

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s description of the NFC Award’s 82 percent population weightage as...

Updated 23 Jul, 2026 06:34am

Editorials

Daily petroleum pricing: a welcome step, indeed

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s petroleum sector has seldom been associated with policy continuity. Governments have often...

Published 22 Jul, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

The peace that ambiguity broke

EDITORIAL: Peace agreements often emerge not because every disagreement has been resolved, but because negotiators...

Published 22 Jul, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

Representation without taxation

EDITORIAL: The opposition expressed by lawmakers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the imposition of taxes in the merged...

Updated 21 Jul, 2026 06:02am

Editorials

9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women: Beyond declarations

EDITORIAL: The repeated emphasis at the 9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women on translating commitments into...

Updated 21 Jul, 2026 02:29pm

Editorials

Confusion in auto sector

EDITORIAL: The auto policy is in limbo. The Auto Industry Development and Export Policy (AIDEP 2021–26) expired on...

Published 20 Jul, 2026 05:50am

Editorials

Saving our forests

EDITORIAL: The Senate Sub-Committee’s review of forestry regulation in Gilgit-Baltistan has brought into focus a...

Published 20 Jul, 2026 05:50am

Editorials

The slow abandonment of Karachi

EDITORIAL: Karachi’s latest ranking among the world’s least liveable cities should surprise no one. A city that has...

Published 19 Jul, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

The world is finally listening

EDITORIAL: For years, allegations of systematic discrimination against India’s Muslim minority were routinely...

Published 19 Jul, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

The digital divide

EDITORIAL: A cashless economy cannot be built on unreliable internet. That uncomfortable reality sits at the heart...

Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am

Editorials

Devolution unfinished

EDITORIAL: More than a decade-and-a-half after the 18th Constitutional Amendment fundamentally altered Pakistan’s...

Updated 18 Jul, 2026 07:57am

Editorials

The cost of insecurity

EDITORIAL: Investment follows confidence. It seeks stability, predictability and the reasonable expectation that...

Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am

Editorials

Justice beyond procedure

EDITORIAL: The Supreme Court’s reminder that procedural law exists “to give voice to human suffering, not to silence...

Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am

Editorials

The IMF may have Pakistan’s cycle backwards

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan’s economy to grow by 3.5 percent in FY27,...

Updated 16 Jul, 2026 05:58am

Editorials

An avoidable drug crisis

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s healthcare debate has long been dominated by one question: how to keep medicines affordable?...

Published 15 Jul, 2026 02:14am

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 28	278.05
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 28	277.85
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 28	163.74
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 28	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 28	1.33
Euro to USD / Jul 28	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 28	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 28	7,428.78
India Sensex / Jul 28	76,765.92
Nasdaq / Jul 28	24,876.91
FTSE 100 / Jul 28	10,871.02
Dow Jones / Jul 28	52,747.32
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 28	25,464.01
France CAC40 / Jul 28	8,458.78
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 29	61,689.86
Hang Seng / Jul 29	25,684.44

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 28	82.42
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 28	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 28	366,457
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 28	4,021.71
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 28	80.53
Petrol/Litre / Jul 29	334.18
Diesel/Litre / Jul 29	386.83

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 29 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	32.20 ▲ 2.93 (10.01%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 29 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	25.19 ▲ 2.29 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jul 29 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	161.39 ▲ 14.67 (10%)
Khalid Siraj / Jul 29 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	16.28 ▲ 1.48 (10%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jul 29 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	25.85 ▲ 2.35 (10%)
Asim Textile / Jul 29 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	31.72 ▲ 2.88 (9.99%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Jul 29 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	77.96 ▲ 7.02 (9.9%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Jul 29 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	709.10 ▲ 61.91 (9.57%)
Samba Bank / Jul 29 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	16.06 ▲ 1.09 (7.28%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 29 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,203.44 ▼ -133.71 (-10%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 29 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	65.06 ▼ -7.23 (-10%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 29 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	51.11 ▼ -4.89 (-8.73%)
JS Investments / Jul 29 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	42.75 ▼ -3.08 (-6.72%)
Bela Auto / Jul 29 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	54.21 ▼ -2.94 (-5.14%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 29 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.74 ▼ -1.52 (-4.57%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 29 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	134.01 ▼ -6.33 (-4.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 29 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	23.70 ▼ -1.06 (-4.28%)
Siemens Pak. / Jul 29 Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering(SIEM)	1,450 ▼ -63.24 (-4.18%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Jul 29 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	470 ▼ -20.12 (-4.11%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,529,101 ▼ -0.06
Samba Bank / Jul 29 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	11,774,526 ▲ 1.09
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 29 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10,976,083 ▼ -0.03
Pak Refinery / Jul 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	7,181,527 ▼ -0.18
Siddiqsons Tin / Jul 29 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	6,383,141 ▲ 0.37
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 29 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	5,377,106 ▼ -2.03
Oilboy Energy / Jul 29 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	4,029,889 ▲ 0.03
Trust Mod. / Jul 29 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	3,527,451 ▲ 1.23
B.O.Punjab / Jul 29 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	3,150,029 ▼ -0.43
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	3,055,515 ▼ -0.01

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