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World

Gulf shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz falls to six vessels

Four commodity vessels, including two empty oil product tankers, entered the waterway

Published 11 Aug, 2026 10:59am

Business & Finance

Korea’s Bankware Global secures Rs1.6bn system, software supply contract in Pakistan

The PPOD is actively pursuing modernisation and the integration of advanced technology

Published 11 Aug, 2026 10:53am

Markets

China stocks mixed, Hong Kong slips as Hormuz reopening hopes fade

The benchmark Shanghai Composite index eased 0.1%, while the blue-chip CSI300 index gained 0.2%

Published 11 Aug, 2026 10:52am

Markets

Palm oil rises on stronger Dalian palm olein

Palm oil contract for October delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 8 ringgit, or 0.17%, to 4,731 ringgit ($1,156.16) a metric ton

Published 11 Aug, 2026 10:50am

Markets

Nvidia partners with Wall Street giants to raise $500 billion for AI buildout

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on X that the company has the option to backstop up to $125 billion, or 25% of the poential deals

Published 11 Aug, 2026 10:46am

World

Russian attacks on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv kill five, officials say

Mayor Vitali Klitschko said medical personnel had been dispatched to a central district

Published 11 Aug, 2026 10:43am

World

Trump flew secretly from Turkiye due to Iranian threat, the Washington Post reports

The Post said aside from reporters, some White House staff also believed that the president was on board

Published 11 Aug, 2026 10:41am

Markets

Australian shares muted as gains in miners offset bank losses; RBA decision in focus

The S&P/ASX 200 index was up 0.07% at 9,239.30

Published 11 Aug, 2026 10:35am

Markets

Philippines raises $492mn from T-bond offer

Tenders total 51.9 billion pesos

Published 11 Aug, 2026 10:33am

Markets

Australian dollar steady as RBA holds rates, leaves door open to hikes

The kiwi dollar was a shade firmer at $0.5890, after dipping 0.2% and off resistance at $0.5907

Published 11 Aug, 2026 10:30am

Markets

Selling intensifies at bourse, KSE-100 sheds over 1,100 points

Benchmark index was hovering at 180,156.77

Published 11 Aug, 2026 09:58am

World

Australia and Vietnam deepen strategic partnership

They agreed to work together to support supply ⁠chains in areas including critical minerals, ⁠semiconductors and clean energy

Published 11 Aug, 2026 08:12am

World

Beijing braces for one-third of its annual rainfall over next 24 hours

That compares with ⁠Beijing's average annual rainfall of 528mm (20.8 inches), the bulk of ⁠which is concentrated in the months between June and September

Published 11 Aug, 2026 08:09am

Markets

Indian rupee set to slip on oil pressure, relies on RBI support

The Indian rupee is expected to open in 95.35-95.40 range, per traders, having settled at 95.30 to the dollar on Monday

Published 11 Aug, 2026 08:06am

Markets

Gold gains for third session, inflation reports in focus

Spot gold climbed 1% to $4,432.74 per ounce

Published 11 Aug, 2026 08:00am

Markets

Oil prices rise, Asia stocks drift amid US-Iran stalemate

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan swung between losses and gains and was last up 0.2%

Published 11 Aug, 2026 07:54am

Markets

Indian shares set for muted start on oil caution

GIFT Nifty futures were at 24,614 points

Published 11 Aug, 2026 07:49am

Markets

Oil steadies near one-week highs as US-Iran peace deal hopes dim

Brent crude futures were flat at $87.81 a barrel

Published 11 Aug, 2026 07:46am

Markets

Yen steadies as intervention boost fades; RBA in focus

The euro fetched $1.1544 while sterling was at $1.3509 in Asian hours

Published 11 Aug, 2026 07:41am

Business & Finance

Airlink Production Facility: DWP Group’s MEP Division awarded HVAC contract

LAHORE: DWP Group’s MEP Division has been awarded the HVAC contract for the upcoming Airlink Communication Ltd....

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

CM pays tribute to Dr Ruth Pfau

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif paid tribute to Dr Ruth Pfau for her invaluable services to...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

CM to ensure clean drinking water for every person

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has reiterated her commitment to ensuring access to clean drinking...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

Juice industry urges FBR to extend monitoring system to entire packaged juice industry

LAHORE: The fruit and beverage manufacturers sector has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to extend its...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

Karachi’s major development projects: Nasir reviews progress

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Local Government Nasir Hussain Shah visited Shahrah-e-Bhutto, Korangi Causeway Bridge...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

Mir Raza case: Govt defers formation of judicial commission at parents’ request: Lanjar

KARACHI: Sindh Interior Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar has announced that the provincial government has deferred its...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

BOP Board approves up to Rs30bn equity injection by Punjab govt

LAHORE: The Board of Directors of The Bank of Punjab (BOP), at its meeting held on August 7, 2026, approved a...

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 06:43am

Pakistan

IHC seeks pending advice for judges’ appointment

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court directed the government to explain the constitutional consequences where advice...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

FBR’s proposal to make physical inspection of goods auctioned mandatory

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed making physical inspection of the goods auctioned...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

‘OICCI members invested USD23bn over past decade’

KARACHI: Leading foreign investors continue to demonstrate strong confidence in Pakistan’s economic potential, with...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

SC declares applying income tax penalties on repealed ordinance unlawful

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that the penalties under Sections 182,184 and 186 of the Income Tax Ordinance...

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 06:53am

Business & Finance

Malik appointed as SBP deputy governor

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has appointed Muhammad Ali Malik as Deputy Governor, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP),...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

Aurangzeb briefs Baker about recent visit to US

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb Monday met with US Chargé d’Affaires...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

Haroon stresses need for expanding economic ties with China

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

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

PPP criticises Punjab govt over crimes against women

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Central Punjab General Secretary Syed Hassan Murtaza has criticised the Punjab...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

LHC rejects bail of Naeem

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday rejected post arrest bail of an accused Naeem Ashraf involved in a...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

Houssem Ben Haj Amor named among Forbes ME’s top 100 CEOs for 2026

KARACHI: Forbes Middle East has named Houssem Ben Haj Amor, Group Chief Executive Officer of Al Baraka Group, among...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

New CEC, two members of ECP: Achakzai urges PM again to start process for appointment

ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in National Assembly Mehmood Khan Achakzai on Monday renewed his call for Prime...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

Regional defence cooperation: Dar launches extensive diplomatic push

ISLAMABAD: Following the signing of the historic trilateral Makkah Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Sports

Umair clinches ‘Hong Kong Junior Squash Open 2026’

LAHORE: Pakistan’s rising squash sensation and Bilquis and Abdul Razak Dawood (BARD) Foundation Fellow, Umair Arif,...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

BISP organises World Breastfeeding Week

ISLAMABAD: BISP, with the support of UNICEF, WHO, WFP and MNHSRC organised the World Breastfeeding Week 2026 launch...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

PRA launches crackdown again tax evasion

LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has launched a province-wide crackdown on tax evasion and record...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

Azma’s plea in cybercrime case dismissed

LAHORE: A sessions court has dismissed a petition of Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari, challenging a lower...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

Faysal Bank posts strong results for H1

KARACHI: Faysal Bank Limited (FBL) reported Profit Before Tax of PKR 20.5 billion and net profit of PKR 10 billion,...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

Aseefa inaugurates first dedicated autism residential facility

KARACHI: First Lady of Pakistan Aseefa Bhutto Zardari on Monday inaugurated Pakistan’s first dedicated residential...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

BR Research

Remittance momentum carries into FY27

The upbeat momentum in home remittances continues in the new fiscal year despite the government withdrawing the...

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 06:07am

BR Research

Ghani Value Glass Limited

Ghani Value Glass Limited (PSX: GVGL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1967. The company...

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 06:12am

Business & Finance

Meezan Bank surpasses Rs3bn financing under govt’s GHTA programme

KARACHI: Reinforcing its strategic focus on expanding affordable housing finance, particularly for salaried...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

Pakistan will participate in Intertextile Shanghai Expo

KARACHI: Pakistan will participate with eight exhibitors at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics and Yarn Expo...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

PHMA says concerned at goods transporters’ strike

FAISALABAD: Senior Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) North...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

SECP raises Rs307bn through issuance of 72 Sukuk

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has raised Rs 307 billion during 2025-26...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

Sadiq for further strengthening parliamentary ties with EU

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said there was a need to further strengthen parliamentary...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

Robust, evidence-based strategies needed: Experts

ISLAMABAD: Experts warned that the country’s demographic trajectory demands an urgent shift from short-term fixes to...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

Islamabad Technopolis Project: P3A board approves PDF support for STZA

ISLAMABAD: The 44th meeting of the Board of the Public Private Partnership Authority (P3A) was held here on Monday...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

Moot demands better protection of minorities’ rights

ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentarians Commission for Human Rights (PCHR) has called for the immediate establishment and...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

Lucky Investment awarded AM1 asset manager rating

KARACHI: Lucky Investments Limited has been awarded an AM1 Asset Manager Rating, the highest rating assigned to...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

KP Govt restricts medicine budget for medicines purchase only

PESHAWAR: Health Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa issued strict directions regarding the utilization of the medicine...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

KCCI chief warns of unmitigated damage to economy

KARACHI: The President of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI), Muhammad Rehan Hanif, while...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

Gulshan-e-Iqbal, two Turkish municipalities sign agreement

KARACHI: Town Municipal Corporation (TMC) Gulshan-e-Iqbal has signed a sister-town agreement with the municipalities...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

Govt urged to finalise automobile policy

KARACHI: Mian Zahid Hussain, who is the president of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum as well as the...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

ECP de-notifies membership of PML-N lawmaker

ISLAMABAD: The electoral body has de-notified the legislative membership of a Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N)...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

Fuel prices kept unchanged

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division (PD) on Monday decided to keep the fuel prices unchanged for August 11, extending...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Markets

Oil climbs 5pc as Iran, US demand compensation

Brent crude settled up 4.99% at $87.72, WTI rose 5.05% to $82.13

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Dar, Araghchi talk on Makkah Agreement

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday spoke with...

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 09:06am

PM says Makkah deal ‘absolutely not aggression’ against anyone

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said the Makkah Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and...

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 09:05am

Net-metering solar system emerges as financially viable option

ISLAMABAD: Though the government has tightened installation of solar net metering in the country due to its...

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 09:05am

Business & Finance

KE’s BQPS-III: Nepra orders independent performance audit

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has ordered third-party performance tests of...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

PM wants closer contact between FBR, business community

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday stepped up his push to bring the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 09:13am

Talks with government failed: Goods transporters decide to continue protest

ISLAMABAD: The negotiations between the government and goods transporters on Monday failed to make any breakthrough...

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 09:14am

Business & Finance

Jul remittances soar 13pc to USD3.6bn YoY

KARACHI: Workers’ remittances to Pakistan maintained strong momentum at the start of the new fiscal year, rising 13...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

PM says satisfied with remittances

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday expressed satisfaction over the inflow of USD 3.6 billion in...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Aurangzeb directs to accelerate rightsizing process

ISLAMABAD: The government has stepped up its rightsizing drive, directing authorities to fast-track implementation...

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 09:06am

SMEs financing boost: Minister pushes banks to accelerate PM’s plan implementation

ISLAMABAD: The government has stepped up efforts to unlock financing for SMEs, farmers, homebuyers and electric...

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 09:15am

CCoP to approve SoA for first batch of Discos

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP), headed by Deputy Prime Minister/ Foreign Minister Senator...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

SBP expects FY27 activity pickup, flags key risks

KARACHI: Although the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) expects economic activity to pick up in FY27, it has identified...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

SBP to tighten export subsidy rules

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is set to frame strict rules to prevent misuse of recently approved...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (August 10, 2026) and the forecast for Tuesday (August 11 2026)....

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Editorials

Ending torture

EDITORIAL: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s observation, at a roundtable held as part of its Against...

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 06:26am

Editorials

The Makkah Accord

EDITORIAL: On the 7 August with the eyes of the world focused on Makkah the heads of government of the three largest...

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 06:28am

Business & Finance

Efforts on to launch ‘Moscow freight rail’

ISLAMABAD: Russia’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Albert P Khorev, has said that Moscow, in cooperation with Pakistan, is...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

PPP women leaders reject election process in AJK

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) women leaders rejected the recent election process in Azad Jammu and Kashmir...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

Afridi threatens to stage sit-in outside SC building

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Monday issued a stark warning to the government,...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

Announcement of LG polls date: ECP contacts Punjab govt to form body for consultations

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has reached out to Punjab government for constituting a...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

SBP plans new strategy to boost SME financing

LAHORE: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Chief Manager Ansar Iftikhar Butt has said that a new strategy is being...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

CM vows to expand education reforms beyond Punjab

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that she wants to serve not only the people of Punjab but...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Pakistan

Punjab minister says health concerns of IK being used as a ‘propaganda tool’

LAHORE: Terming the narrative about threats to the life of PTI founder as merely political propaganda, Punjab...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

PKI will hold nationwide protest in Sept

LAHORE: Pakistan Kissan Ittehad Chairman Khalid Hussain Bath on Monday announced to launch a countrywide protest...

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

World

Zelenskiy says he discussed defence, food security with Saudi crown prince

There are domains in which Ukraine and Saudi Arabia can strengthen each other's ability to protect lives and people

Published 11 Aug, 2026 02:18am

World

Trump insists Netanyahu relationship 'very good' despite Gaza rift

The relationship is very good, Trump

Published 11 Aug, 2026 01:24am

Markets

Govt keeps petrol, diesel prices unchanged

Same prices will be effective for Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Published 10 Aug, 2026 11:03pm

Business & Finance

SBP projects Pakistan FX reserves to hit $21.1bn by end of FY27

Central banks releases biannual Monetary Policy Report

Published 10 Aug, 2026 10:48pm

World

Trump says will demand conflict compensation from Iran

US president's latest comments come a day after he assured 'low-keying' approach to US-Iran conflict

Published 10 Aug, 2026 10:24pm

Perspectives

Pakistan's payments infrastructure is the next test

Last month, Minister of State for Finance Bilal Azhar Kayani chaired a review of the Cashless Pakistan initiative’s...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 10:06pm

Business & Finance

Govt appoints Muhammad Ali Malik as SBP deputy governor

The federal government has appointed Muhammad Ali Malik as Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for a...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 09:32pm

Markets

India seizes thousands of Diageo whisky, vodka bottles in food safety crackdown

Diageo India confirmed the regulatory action, saying some of its bottles “have been quarantined by authorities until further direction

Published 10 Aug, 2026 08:16pm

Markets

BSE to replace Wipro in India's benchmark Nifty 50 index

BSE is added to the Nifty 50 as its six-month average free-float market capitalization is at least 1.5 times that of the company it replaces

Published 10 Aug, 2026 08:13pm

Markets

India bonds tread water ahead of US, local inflation prints

Benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond ended little changed at 6.7643%

Published 10 Aug, 2026 08:02pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, Russia explore cooperation in farm machinery, inputs, animal health

Pakistan and Russia on Monday explored avenues to expand bilateral cooperation in agriculture and livestock sectors,...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 07:49pm

World

At least 111 killed after powerful earthquake hits western Colombia

The national government has all of its capabilities deployed to protect lives

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 05:40am

Markets

Wall St ticks lower as markets monitor Hormuz situation; data awaited

S&P 500 energy index jumped 2.6%, tracking a 2% gain in oil prices

Published 10 Aug, 2026 07:29pm

Markets

Sri Lankan shares rise for fourth session as real estate, communication stocks gain

CSE All Share index settled up 0.22% at 21,417.47

Published 10 Aug, 2026 07:24pm

Editorials

The Makkah Accord

EDITORIAL: On the 7 August with the eyes of the world focused on Makkah the heads of government of the three largest...

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 06:28am

Editorials

Ending torture

EDITORIAL: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s observation, at a roundtable held as part of its Against...

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 06:26am

Editorials

The profundity of AI challenge

EDITORIAL: A recent World Bank report on global development has highlighted that artificial intelligence (AI) could...

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 05:25am

Editorials

The devolution illusion

EDITORIAL: More than 15 years after the 18th Constitutional Amendment fundamentally reshaped Pakistan’s federal...

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 05:29am

Editorials

Planning for 400 million

EDITORIAL:The health ministry’s warning that Pakistan’s population could reach 400 million by 2040 should have...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Editorials

Abuse of authority

EDITORIAL: The alleged rape of a mentally challenged young woman inside Lahore’s Ghaziabad police station exposes...

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Editorials

One month to prove it

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has given the Right-Sizing Committee one month to complete its remaining...

Updated 08 Aug, 2026 06:01am

Editorials

Policy by abandonment

EDITORIAL: 16 years is long enough for a child to become an adult, for governments to come and go, and for entire...

Updated 08 Aug, 2026 06:08am

Editorials

Digital monitoring deserves support

EDITORIAL: The government’s decision to accelerate the digital transformation of the Oil and Gas Regulatory...

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 07:26am

Editorials

Kashmir: the unfinished business of peace

EDITORIAL: The observance of Youm-e-Istehsal Kashmir is an annual reminder that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:15am

Editorials

Recovery on familiar terms

EDITORIAL: The latest editions of the Planning and Finance Divisions’ Monthly Development and Economic updates...

Updated 06 Aug, 2026 05:51am

Editorials

The terror challenge

EDITORIAL: The latest security assessment by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) paints...

Updated 06 Aug, 2026 05:54am

Editorials

The power sector’s unfinished business

EDITORIAL: The latest debate surrounding Pakistan’s power sector offers a useful reminder that reform is seldom a...

Published 05 Aug, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

No double standard on hate speech

EDITORIAL: The Australian Federal Court’s decision to uphold the finding that Senator Pauline Hanson engaged in...

Updated 05 Aug, 2026 06:31am

Editorials

Redrawing the problem?

EDITORIAL: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s observation that Pakistan’s governance system has effectively...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Editorials

A policy for refineries at last

EDITORIAL: Finally, a brownfield refinery policy has been approved. It took six years and three governments to...

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Editorials

Water security cannot wait

EDITORIAL: The recent spike in water flows in the Chenab River has once again drawn attention to Pakistan’s growing...

Published 03 Aug, 2026 02:22am

Editorials

Beyond the exam paper leak

EDITORIAL: The Indian Supreme Court’s intervention in the aftermath of the youth protests over medical entrance...

Published 03 Aug, 2026 02:22am

Editorials

Waiting for the next flood

EDITORIAL: Another monsoon, another death toll crossing the one hundred mark, another round of emergency meetings,...

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 04:56am

Editorials

A question of conservation

EDITORIAL: The controversy surrounding recent interventions at Mohra Moradu and Sirkap, two archaeological sites...

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 05:12am

Editorials

Seeds of neglect

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s cotton collapse is no longer merely an agricultural problem. It has become a recurring...

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 06:29am

Editorials

Hepatitis emergency

EDITORIAL: The grim statistics released by the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) on this year’s World Hepatitis Day...

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 06:32am

Editorials

Monetary policy: unanimity needs explaining

EDITORIAL: The State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to keep the policy rate unchanged at 11.5 percent was hardly...

Published 31 Jul, 2026 05:44am

Editorials

Harvesting bumper crop yet facing potential crisis

EDITORIAL: The federal government, reportedly, has asked the provinces to submit their wheat requirements in writing...

Published 30 Jul, 2026 05:15am

Editorials

Poisoning Rawal Lake

EDITORIAL: The latest fish deaths in Rawal Lake underscore the growing toll of environmental neglect. While the...

Published 30 Jul, 2026 05:15am

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

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The cost of insecurity

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Justice beyond procedure

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 10	277.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 10	277.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 10	159.15
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 10	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 10	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 10	1.15
SOFR % / Aug 10	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 10	7,753.11
India Sensex / Aug 10	78,542.44
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 10	66,970.22
Nasdaq / Aug 10	26,605.36
FTSE 100 / Aug 10	10,862.50
Dow Jones / Aug 10	53,975.98
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 10	26,323.88
France CAC40 / Aug 10	8,726.03
Hang Seng / Aug 11	25,795.77

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 10	82.04
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 10	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 10	392,091
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 10	4,407.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 10	83.86
Petrol/Litre / Aug 11	327.62
Diesel/Litre / Aug 11	380.86

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Aug 11 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	40.76 ▲ 3.71 (10.01%)
Ruby Textile / Aug 11 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	23.19 ▲ 2.11 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Aug 11 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	74.79 ▲ 6.8 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 11 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	277.72 ▲ 25.25 (10%)
IGI Life Ins / Aug 11 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	21.89 ▲ 1.99 (10%)
Thatta Cement / Aug 11 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	71.16 ▲ 6.47 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 11 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	94.90 ▲ 8.63 (10%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 11 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	29.92 ▲ 2.72 (10%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 11 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	65.71 ▲ 5.97 (9.99%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 11 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16.74 ▲ 1.52 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
ZIL Limited / Aug 11 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	330 ▼ -30 (-8.33%)
Suhail Jute / Aug 11 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	226.17 ▼ -17.04 (-7.01%)
TPL Insurance / Aug 11 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.35 ▼ -4.83 (-6.98%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Aug 11 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	47.60 ▼ -3.43 (-6.72%)
Ideal Dynamics / Aug 11 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	38.48 ▼ -2.12 (-5.22%)
Engro Powergen / Aug 11 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	25.30 ▼ -1.39 (-5.21%)
Hala Enterprise / Aug 11 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	28.74 ▼ -1.48 (-4.9%)
Jubilee Spinning / Aug 11 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	56 ▼ -2.81 (-4.78%)
Grays Leasing / Aug 11 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.25 ▼ -0.88 (-4.16%)
Faisal Sp. / Aug 11 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	350 ▼ -14.76 (-4.05%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	62,610,323 ▲ 0.26
K-Electric Ltd. / Aug 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,716,057 ▲ 0.17
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 11 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	23,061,643 ▲ 0.4
Hascol Petrol / Aug 11 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	18,299,929 ▲ 0.88
Pak Refinery / Aug 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	15,031,348 ▲ 1.98
Thatta Cement / Aug 11 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	13,864,170 ▲ 6.47
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Aug 11 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	9,553,442 ▲ 0.46
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	8,943,490 ▼ -0.01
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Aug 11 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	8,853,000 ▲ 0.09
At-Tahur Ltd. / Aug 11 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	7,734,047 ▲ 1.88

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