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Sports

England Test captaincy would be a privilege, says Brook

'I don’t think you can turn down being an England Test captain,' Brook tells

Published 01 Jul, 2026 11:10am

Markets

Aluminium hits four-month low as Gulf risk premium fades

The benchmark three-month aluminium on the London Metal Exchange fell 0.41% to $3,073 a ton

Published 01 Jul, 2026 11:05am

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars skid as markets wager on US rate hikes

The Aussie fell 0.4% on Wednesday to $0.6892

Published 01 Jul, 2026 11:01am

Markets

Gold prices slip as firmer Treasury yields, Fed rate outlook weigh

Spot gold was down 0.8% at $3,974.01 per ounce

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:57am

Business & Finance

India's June factory growth slips to second-weakest since mid-2022 as demand softens, PMI shows

New orders - a key measure of demand - rose at their second-weakest rate since June 2022 after hitting a three-month high in May

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:52am

Markets

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:44am

Markets

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:41am

Markets

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

The Nikkei rose 0.6% to 70,497.49 by lunchtime

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:39am

Markets

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:38am

Markets

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:37am

Markets

Indian shares rise led by autos; Mideast caution caps gains

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:33am

Markets

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:30am

Markets

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:27am

Markets

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

Benchmark index was hovering at 182,053.72

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:16am

Business & Finance

Pakistan Hotels Developers files plea as winding-up remains incomplete

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 10:01am

Pakistan

Split monsoon season likely this year: PMD

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 07:15am

Pakistan

Parliament cornerstone of democracy: governor

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 07:10am

Pakistan

NKATI urges govt to fight IWT case more effectively

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 07:08am

Pakistan

LHC CJ inaugurates new digital systems

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 07:04am

Business & Finance

KP cabinet approves commerce, trade statistics rule

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 07:03am

Business & Finance

LCCI informed: Karakalpakstan offers vast investment opportunities

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 06:59am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 06:56am

Business & Finance

IGC signs JV deal with Denmark's Ovodan Group

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 06:54am

Business & Finance

World MSME Day: FPCCI, SMEDA hold stakeholder engagement session

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 06:43am

Pakistan

The Weather

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Raja Nasir submits privilege motion against govt officials

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Indus Waters Treaty cannot be altered unilaterally: Tarar

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Govt must create conducive environment for dialogue with PTI: Gohar

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Ali Khamenei: Ghalibaf invites NA Speaker to memorial ceremony

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Editorials

The local govt void

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Editorials

Rights of way, rights at risk

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

BR Research

Cement finds its footing, but not its stride

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

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 06:38am

BR Research

Frontier Ceramics Limited: performance and outlook

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

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 07:33am

Business & Finance

Nishat Group acquires controlling stake in Rafhan Maize Products Co Ltd

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

SBP rolls out its redesigned website

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

HBL celebrates 5 years in China

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

Visa transforms smartphone into payment terminal

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Killers of Sikh couple to be brought to justice: Bhandara

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

SAARC CCI leadership strengthens industrial ties with China

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

Govt urged to examine option of Iranian oil import

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

ABHI Microfinance Bank partners with Airlink to expand BNPL financing

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Concerns voiced on acute shortage of physiotherapists

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Upper Sindh: Monsoon rains, thunderstorms likely from July 3

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

SLGTrax fintech entity LogiServe partners with MMBL

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

UBG leader condemns attack on Rangers’ facility

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

PCB BoG approves FY27 surplus budget

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

Industrial estate policies: Garment industry demands overhaul

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

Full-scale RCC trial commences on Dasu project

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Punjab CM launches ‘green transport revolution’

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Punjab PA returns Habitual Offenders Bill to Law Dept

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Govt decides to amend Pakistan Climate Change Act 2017

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

Dasu Hydropower Project: AGP uncovers inefficiencies, massive cost overruns

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

PPA urges FBR to abolish fixed FED of Rs10 per DOC

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

Customs’ value on import of branded perfumes revised

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

Refund case: Ombudsman finds lapses by tax authorities

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Foreign Secy receives OPCW delegation at MoFA

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

POL prices: OCAC argues frequent changes hurt investor trust

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Global challenges: UN official highlights Pakistan’s role

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Senate body for flight operations on remote, underserved routes

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Significant number of positions in NHA remain vacant

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Mayor reviews progress on TP-1 sewage treatment plant

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

OGDCL completes drilling of development well in Sanghar

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Markets

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

14 kids killed, several injured in Lahore roof collapse

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

IHC clears amalgamation of Telenor Pakistan into PTML

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

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:27am

World

Vulnerable economies: UN says Hormuz disruption may have lasting impact

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

World

Uncertainty over Qatar diplomacy clouds prospects for US-Iran deal

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

President signs ordinance to appoint Ogra chief

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

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:26am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

PD set to submit ‘surplus package’ reassessment to NEPRA

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

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:29am

Rs12.957trn twice-downward revised tax target achieved

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

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:31am

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

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

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:30am

FBR slashes regular duty on SUVs

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

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:25am

30pc additional RD slapped on used vehicles

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

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:28am

Business & Finance

Customs values on imported CCTV cameras revised

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Pakistan

Population boom straining resources: PM

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

SBP directs banks not to block accounts without lawful authority

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

Ahsan unveils major road and rail projects

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Business & Finance

July LPG prices decreased

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

SED collection procedure for imported vehicles notified

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

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:27am

Business & Finance

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

World

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 02:36am

World

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

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 12:51am

Pakistan

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi lands in Riyadh

Prince Abdulaziz receives him at King Khalid Airport in Riyadh

Published 01 Jul, 2026 12:04am

Markets

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

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

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 03:01am

Markets

Finance ministry sees June inflation at 11-12%

Projects improvement in CPI inflation, growth outlook for FY27

Published 30 Jun, 2026 10:34pm

Perspectives

Thucydides reborn: Melos and modern Iran

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

Published 30 Jun, 2026 09:15pm

Sports

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

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

Published 30 Jun, 2026 08:52pm

Sports

Serena set for remarkable Wimbledon return, Swiatek survives scare

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

Published 30 Jun, 2026 08:48pm

Editorials

The local govt void

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Editorials

Rights of way, rights at risk

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

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

Editorials

The ‘missing’ economic update, outlook

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

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 06:25am

Editorials

Treaties, when convenient

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

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 06:26am

Editorials

The cost of administered pricing

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

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Editorials

Waste-to-energy projects: better late than never

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

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 04:23pm

Editorials

The cost of impunity

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

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Editorials

The anaemia challenge

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

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

Editorials

HIV: Time to act

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

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:20am

Editorials

Women’s inheritance rights

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

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:23am

Editorials

Finance Act 2026

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

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 06:53am

Editorials

Borrowing prosperity

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

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 06:54am

Editorials

Population ‘bomb’

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

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Editorials

Open for exits

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

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Editorials

KP Budget

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

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

Editorials

Balochistan Budget

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

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

Editorials

NFC Award: a system under strain

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

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:43am

Editorials

Policing and the inviolability of the home

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

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:43am

Editorials

A crisis decades in the making

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

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Editorials

A preventable tragedy

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

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

Editorials

US-Iran breakthrough

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

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:39am

Editorials

Health spending: the cost of neglect

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

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:42am

Editorials

Why the secrecy

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

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

Editorials

Sindh Budget

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

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 02:56pm

Editorials

Pakistan’s savings crisis

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

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 06:24am

Editorials

Punjab Budget

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

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

Beyond symbolic sanctions

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

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 05:59am

Editorials

Maintaining the policy rate

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

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Editorials

From oil shock to hunger crisis

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

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Editorials

Fiscal fault lines could test budget outlook

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

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

Editorials

A nation failing its children

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

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

Editorials

Policy contradictions stall progress

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

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Editorials

The price of delay

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

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Editorials

Too important to trust locally?

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

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Editorials

Forest fires: A growing environmental emergency

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

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 07:00am

Editorials

The Budget

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

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 06:44am

Editorials

Jul-Mar: growth poor, but still not too bad?

EDITORIAL: The 3.7 percent growth for 2025-26 in the Economic Survey, limited to nine months of data (July-March),...

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

Editorials

Breaking the cycle of acid attacks

EDITORIAL: The horrific acid attack on a young female doctor at a government hospital in Quetta has once again...

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

Editorials

The high cost of easy revenues

EDITORIAL: Pakistan is simultaneously running tight fiscal and monetary policies through primary fiscal surpluses...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Editorials

Budget: getting close to plugging the gap

EDITORIAL: Credible though still unconfirmed reports suggest that the two major coalition partners - the Pakistan...

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 06:52am

Editorials

Budget delayed, budget denied?

EDITORIAL: While technically there is no delay in the presentation of the budget to parliament, with 16 June the...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Editorials

A fragile truce

EDITORIAL: The uneasy calm that followed the Iran-US truce agreed in April, and included a halt to hostilities in...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Editorials

Taxing traders: a political test

EDITORIAL: The announcement last week of the Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for small traders and shopkeepers is the latest...

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

A long-overdue harvest of common sense

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s decision to adopt a National Agricultural Biotechnology Policy comes after years of declining...

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

Editorials

Budget 26-27: Stabilisation fatigue is now setting in

EDITORIAL: Balancing the budget is becoming increasingly difficult. Despite imposing exorbitant taxes on the formal...

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:02am

Editorials

CPEC outcome

EDITORIAL: Federal Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Khan Leghari, during a press conference on Sunday, acknowledged...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

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The death of white gold

EDITORIAL: Punjab’s cotton acreage has fallen to its lowest level in nearly six decades, while national production...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

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The organ trade scandal

EDITORIAL: The revelations emerging from the Supreme Court regarding illegal organ transplantation in Punjab expose...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

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Worrisome export fall

EDITORIAL: When the Uraan Pakistan initiative was launched at the tail end of 2024, it envisioned transforming the...

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 06:57am

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Pakistan’s investment climate: confidence in short supply

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s investment climate was already struggling long before the latest Business Confidence Index...

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 12:09pm

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

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

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

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 1 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	9.16 ▲ 1 (12.25%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jul 1 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	8.23 ▲ 0.78 (10.47%)
Asim Textile / Jul 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 1 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.27 ▲ 2.21 (10.02%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	86.52 ▲ 7.87 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 1 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.62 ▲ 4.06 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 1 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	242.24 ▲ 22.02 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 1 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	154.74 ▲ 14.07 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 1 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	95 ▲ 8.64 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 1 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	41.58 ▲ 3.78 (10%)

Stock	Price
Meezan PakistanXD / Jul 1 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	18.29 ▼ -1.38 (-7.02%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jul 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	40.26 ▼ -2.64 (-6.15%)
Khalid Siraj / Jul 1 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	13.33 ▼ -0.85 (-5.99%)
Saritow Spinning / Jul 1 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	23.84 ▼ -1.48 (-5.85%)
Saif Textile / Jul 1 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	40.65 ▼ -2.36 (-5.49%)
Ansari Sug. / Jul 1 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	27.50 ▼ -1.55 (-5.34%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 1 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	11.55 ▼ -0.56 (-4.62%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jul 1 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.01 ▼ -0.17 (-4.07%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 1 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	25 ▼ -1 (-3.85%)
Din Tex. / Jul 1 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	78.03 ▼ -3.06 (-3.77%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Jul 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,531,299 ▲ 1.26
P.T.C.L. / Jul 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	17,590,839 ▲ 5.77
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 1 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	17,210,918 ▲ 0.4
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,634,402 ▼ -0.14
Hascol Petrol / Jul 1 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	13,745,272 ▲ 0.38
National Bank / Jul 1 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	10,095,790 ▲ 5.05
Meezan PakistanXD / Jul 1 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	9,461,500 ▼ -1.38
Lotte Chemical / Jul 1 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	9,420,311 ▲ 0.43
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	7,678,078 ▼ -0.11
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	5,933,645 ▲ 0.02

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