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Updated 08 Aug, 2026 09:43am

‘Trilateral pact to enhance regional security’

Pact deepens intelligence sharing, strategic coordination, military and defence cooperation among three countries for broader security

Markets

Brent climbs USD 1 on uncertainty over end to war

Updated 08 Aug, 2026 07:20am

Markets

Govt decreases petrol price by Rs2.20, diesel's by Rs1.50 per litre for next 3 days

Published 08 Aug, 2026 12:06am

Business & Finance

Rehman-8 ST-3 well: Govt declares Pab as tight gas reservoir

Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

Agreement to strengthen collective defence, military cooperation: FO

Updated 08 Aug, 2026 09:47am

Business & Finance

Petroleum products: Govt to restore Rs80/litre PL

Published 08 Aug, 2026 06:24am

Markets

Jura Energy commences production from gas well in Pakistan

Published 08 Aug, 2026 10:42am

August power bills: Nepra increases FCA to generate additional Rs9.8bn

Updated 08 Aug, 2026 09:40am

Pakistan

FIA informs Senate panel: FBR officer ‘responsible’ for theft of cigarettes worth Rs250m

Published 08 Aug, 2026 06:37am

PIACL approves performance bonus for employees

Updated 08 Aug, 2026 09:45am

Markets

SPI-based inflation surges 0.28pc WoW

Updated 08 Aug, 2026 09:47am

Must Read

Editorials

One month to prove it

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Policy by abandonment

Opinion

Breaking up the gas utilities

Opinion

Apartment living in Karachi

Editorials

Digital monitoring deserves support

Perspectives

Integration of AI in defence and private sector

Opinion

How Asia can reverse rising inequality in its cities

Editorials

Kashmir: the unfinished business of peace

Technology

PTA announces new eSIM pricing policy effective mid-August 2026

Opinion

Beyond tax-to-GDP ratio

Opinion

Learning from China’s economic philosophy and policy — II

Oil gains on US jobs report, worries over peace talks

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Türkiye agree to treat attack on one as attack on all

Gold price per tola gains Rs5,100 in Pakistan

After Nishat Group, Sapphire Fibres joins race for FESCO privatisation

Saudi, Turkish, Pakistan leaders to hold Jeddah summit Friday: source

Trump says he thinks war with Iran will end 'pretty soon'

Ex-Ethiopian Airlines chief, once tipped for PIA, takes Air India helm

Pakistani among 11 civilians wounded in Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia as kingdom warns of wider threat

Selling returns to PSX, benchmark index ends week on a negative note

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 7	277.91
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 7	277.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 7	157.76
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 7	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 7	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 7	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 7	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 7	7,757.64
India Sensex / Aug 7	78,499.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 7	65,606.71
Nasdaq / Aug 7	26,690.62
Hang Seng / Aug 7	25,668.03
FTSE 100 / Aug 7	10,901.09
Dow Jones / Aug 7	54,036.93
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 7	26,319.45
France CAC40 / Aug 7	8,714.93

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 7	78.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 7	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 7	389,519
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 7	4,341.56
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 7	84.40
Petrol/Litre / Aug 8	329.82
Diesel/Litre / Aug 8	382.36

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 7 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.84 ▲ 1.26 (10.02%)
Secure Logistics-Trax Group / Aug 7 Secure Logistics-Trax Group Limited(SLGL)	17.68 ▲ 1.61 (10.02%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Aug 7 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	46.39 ▲ 4.22 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Aug 7 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	61.81 ▲ 5.62 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 7 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	229.52 ▲ 20.87 (10%)

Stock	Price
Fateh Sports / Aug 7 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	159.49 ▼ -16.5 (-9.38%)
Trust Mod. / Aug 7 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	18.57 ▼ -1.68 (-8.3%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 7 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	42.43 ▼ -3.56 (-7.74%)
Shams Textile / Aug 7 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	52.52 ▼ -4.29 (-7.55%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Aug 7 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	22.17 ▼ -1.69 (-7.08%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	161,177,862 ▲ 0.69
B.O.Punjab / Aug 7 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	52,334,090 ▲ 0.46
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Aug 7 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	24,216,535 ▲ 0.59
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Aug 7 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	20,061,794 ▲ 0.32
Nishat Chun.Pow. / Aug 7 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	18,254,792 ▲ 0.7

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 7	277.91
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 7	277.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 7	157.76
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 7	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 7	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 7	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 7	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 7	7,757.64
India Sensex / Aug 7	78,499.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 7	65,606.71
Nasdaq / Aug 7	26,690.62
Hang Seng / Aug 7	25,668.03
FTSE 100 / Aug 7	10,901.09
Dow Jones / Aug 7	54,036.93
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 7	26,319.45
France CAC40 / Aug 7	8,714.93

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 7	78.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 7	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 7	389,519
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 7	4,341.56
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 7	84.40
Petrol/Litre / Aug 8	329.82
Diesel/Litre / Aug 8	382.36

Oil gains on US jobs report, worries over peace talks

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Türkiye agree to treat attack on one as attack on all

Gold price per tola gains Rs5,100 in Pakistan

After Nishat Group, Sapphire Fibres joins race for FESCO privatisation

Saudi, Turkish, Pakistan leaders to hold Jeddah summit Friday: source

Trump says he thinks war with Iran will end 'pretty soon'

Ex-Ethiopian Airlines chief, once tipped for PIA, takes Air India helm

Pakistani among 11 civilians wounded in Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia as kingdom warns of wider threat

Selling returns to PSX, benchmark index ends week on a negative note

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Jura Energy commences production from gas well in Pakistan

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Published 08 Aug, 2026 10:42am

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Delivering farm intervention: subsidize farmer’s wallet, not inputs

Pakistan’s wheat debate has an almost ritualistic quality. Input prices rise, growers warn that cultivation will...

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:15am

Energy

Brent climbs USD 1 on uncertainty over end to war

Brent settled at $83.55, up 1.3%; WTI finished $78.18, gaining 1.15%

Updated 08 Aug, 2026 07:20am

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Petroleum products: Govt to restore Rs80/litre PL

ISLAMABAD: The government is set to gradually restore the petroleum levy (PL) on petrol and diesel to the budgeted... Published 08 Aug, 2026 06:24am

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Fuel sales begin FY27 on a strong note

Pakistan’s oil sales started FY27 on a strong footing. Petroleum product sales reached 1.51 million tons in July...

Updated 06 Aug, 2026 07:11am

Energy

Petrol price cut by Rs2.20, HSD’s by Rs1.50

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decreased the price of petrol from Rs329.82 per litre to Rs327.62 per litre,... Published 08 Aug, 2026 06:33am

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Nationwide strike: PPDA summons meeting Monday

KARACHI: The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) has convened an emergency meeting on Monday to decide... Published 08 Aug, 2026 06:39am

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PC receives 12 EOIs for FESCO acquisition

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission (PC) has received an overwhelming response from domestic and international... Published 08 Aug, 2026 06:28am

Companies

Mari Energies reports highest-ever quarterly earnings

KARACHI: Mari Energies Limited (MARI) reported its highest-ever quarterly earnings in the fourth quarter of FY26,... Published 08 Aug, 2026 06:56am

USA

US unexpectedly loses thousands of jobs in July

WASHINGTON: The United States unexpectedly lost thousands of jobs in July, government data showed Friday, a blow to... Updated 08 Aug, 2026 07:00am

BR Research

Macter International Limited: performance and outlook

Macter International Limited (PSX: MACTER) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1992 and was...

Updated 06 Aug, 2026 07:22am

BR Research

Batteries are just charging up

Two years ago, Pakistan’s solar revolution could still be mistaken for a panel story. Today, the customs data...

Updated 05 Aug, 2026 08:08am

BR Research

Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited: performance and outlook

Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited (PSX: LPGL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1983. The...

Updated 05 Aug, 2026 08:13am

BR Research

Inflation cools, risks remain

Headline inflation is back in single digits after crossing 10 percent in all three months of the previous quarter....

Updated 04 Aug, 2026 04:37am

Pakistan

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Schedule for third phase of AJK polls revised

ISLAMABAD: Polling in two districts of disputed Azad Kashmir has been postponed because of security concerns, the... Published 08 Aug, 2026 06:31am

2026-08-08-01-55

Bilawal demands ‘free and fair’ elections in AJK

BAGH: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said the system has failed, calling for free... Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

2026-08-08-02-34

KSA, Turkiye, Pakistan sign defence deal

• Makkah Agreement says armed attack on one signatory would count as attack on all Updated 08 Aug, 2026 09:46am

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Int’l Youth Day: PM may unveil ‘Vision Pakistan 2047’ on 12th

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to unveil “Vision Pakistan 2047” on International Youth Day... Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

2026-08-08-02-34

CSB meeting soon for promotion of high-ranked officials

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has initiated the process for long-awaited promotions of senior civil servants,... Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

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FIA informs Senate panel: FBR officer ‘responsible’ for theft of cigarettes worth Rs250m

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday informed a parliamentary body that its inquiry into the... Published 08 Aug, 2026 06:37am

World

Middle East

Houthis strike Marib again as UN warns Yemen nearing wider conflict

Yemen’s army says early on Saturday that it responds to Houthi forces on several fronts along the lines of contact

Published 08 Aug, 2026 10:59am

Asia

Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan's Okinawa, China shuts ports ahead of landfall

Five elderly people sustain non-life-threatening injuries, with three falling due to strong winds

Published 08 Aug, 2026 10:49am

Middle East

Houthi attacks kill 10 in Yemen as rebels target oil-rich Marib

DUBAI: Houthi attacks on Yemen’s Marib province killed at least 10 people Friday, according to a minister and... Published 08 Aug, 2026 04:54am

USA

US court blocks Trump’s White House ballroom project

WASHINGTON: A US federal appeals court on Friday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to stop... Published 08 Aug, 2026 06:47am

USA

US unexpectedly loses thousands of jobs in July

WASHINGTON: The United States unexpectedly lost thousands of jobs in July, government data showed Friday, a blow to... Updated 08 Aug, 2026 07:00am

Editorials

One month to prove it

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

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...

Digital monitoring deserves support

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

Kashmir: the unfinished business of peace

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Recovery on familiar terms

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

Opinion

Breaking up the gas utilities

Farhat Ali

Unbundling Gas Utilities could be repeating Wapda’s costly mistake if the policymakers do not comprehend and learn...

Apartment living in Karachi

Zia Ul Islam Zuberi

In the early days of Pakistan there was no concept of living in apartments; specially, with families. There were no...

How Asia can reverse rising inequality in its cities

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana Kanni Wignaraja Fatima Yasmin

Asia and the Pacific is urbanizing faster than any other region. By 2050, its cities will be home to 3.4 billion...

Beyond tax-to-GDP ratio

Huzaima Bukhari Dr Ikramul Haq Abdul Rauf Shakoori

Every pre and post budget debate in Pakistan presents a familiar headline: the country’s tax-to-GDP ratio remains...

Perspectives

Integration of AI in defence and private sector

Dr Ajaz Ali

As Pakistan hosted the Indus RAS (Robotics and Autonomous Systems) Expo 2026 in Islamabad, the event served as more...

The man who stayed

Syed Munawar Ali Partner Content

How one clinical research leader's decision to remain in Pakistan helped open the country to more than USD 200 million in international clinical trial investment in 2026