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Markets

Australian shares fall as Mideast tensions deepen, miners and banks top losers

The S&P/ASX 200 index declined 1.3% to 8,674.10

Published 04 Jun, 2026 10:57am

Markets

Japan's Nikkei pulls back from record high on AI selloff

The Nikkei was down 1.83% at 67,149.15

Published 04 Jun, 2026 10:55am

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars suffer Gulf setback, await RBA outlook

The kiwi dollar edged up to $0.5872, having fallen 1.1% overnight

Published 04 Jun, 2026 10:53am

Markets

Thai baht/US dollar steady on Thursday

The baht was 0.03% lower at 32.71 versus the dollar, after trading in a range of 32.685 to 32.755

Published 04 Jun, 2026 10:50am

Markets

India bonds likely to gain on reports of tax cut for foreign investors

The yield on the benchmark 6.48% 2035 note is expected to trade in the 6.99% to 7.05% range

Published 04 Jun, 2026 10:48am

Markets

Indian rupee under pressure from outflows, Asia weakness; report on tax relief may support

The Indian rupee is expected to open in 95.74-95.78 range, per traders, having settled at 95.7050 on Wednesday

Published 04 Jun, 2026 10:43am

Markets

Indian shares muted on Mideast jitters; traders eye RBI policy meeting

The benchmark Nifty 50 rose 0.1% at 23,425.6

Published 04 Jun, 2026 10:40am

Markets

Gold rises on softer dollar, oil as markets weigh US-Iran peace optimism

Spot gold was up 0.7% at $4,464.69 per ounce

Published 04 Jun, 2026 10:34am

Markets

Stocks slide on flare-up in Middle East fighting; oil eases off highs

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 1.5%

Published 04 Jun, 2026 10:30am

Markets

Dollar clings to 2-month high as Gulf hostilities flare, yen wobbles near intervention zone

The euro stood at $1.1604, and the British pound traded at $1.3424, both largely flat so far in Asia

Published 04 Jun, 2026 10:26am

Markets

Oil falls as Lebanon and Israel agree on a ceasefire

Brent futures were down 87 cents, or 0.89%, at $96.92 a barrel

Published 04 Jun, 2026 10:22am

Markets

Buying observed at PSX, benchmark index up 1,000 points

Benchmark index was hovering at 171,200.30

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 10:49am

Pakistan

JI chief demands sweeping economic reforms

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, on Wednesday, called for sweeping economic...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:23am

Business & Finance

Ports, logistics, blue economy initiatives: Maritime sector offers investment opportunities: minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry here on Wednesday said Pakistan’s...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:23am

Pakistan

Petition against IMF loan dismissed

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday dismissed a petition of bar member, Talib Hussain, challenging the...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:23am

Pakistan

Tobacco consumption declines: survey

ISLAMABAD: Overall tobacco consumption in Pakistan has recorded a decline of 15.7 percent between 2014 and 2024,...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:23am

World

18 foreign nationals among 21 killed in Delhi hotel fire

NEW DELHI: At least 21 people, including 18 foreign nationals, were killed in a fire at a hotel in Delhi on...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:23am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Wednesday (June 03, 2026) and the forecast for Thursday (June 04 2026)....

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Editorials

Budget presentation now on 10th

EDITORIAL: In a press release dated 29 May President Asif Ali Zardari summoned the budget session of the National...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Editorials

The cost of impunity

EDITORIAL: The latest escalation of Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon, despite a US-brokered ceasefire...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 06:48am

Business & Finance

PVMA urges FBR to release billions of rupees of ST refunds

KARACHI: Chairman of the Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA), Sheikh Umer Rehan has strongly urged...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Business & Finance

SYS spells out factors behind declining Q1 margins

KARACHI: Systems Limited (SYS), Pakistan’s largest listed technology company, has attributed the decline in its...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Pakistan

Sindh govt approves development projects

KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party is taking steps to “transform” Karachi through “major infrastructure, water,...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Business & Finance

NBP signs MoU with Charter for Compassion Pakistan

KARACHI: The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Charter for...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Business & Finance

NKATI president demands govt restore FTR

KARACHI: President of North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI), Faisal Moiz has said that his...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Business & Finance

ACCA applauds Pakistani finance professionals’ performance

KARACHI: ACCA’s Global Talent Trends 2026 report highlights the exceptional ambition, entrepreneurial spirit, and...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

BR Research

International Knitwear Limited

International Knitwear Limited (PSX: INKL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1990. The...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 07:35am

World

Ukrainian drones hit Saint Petersburg as ‘Russian Davos’ opens

SAINT PETERSBURG: Ukrainian drones hit energy and military sites in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday as officials...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

World

Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe elected to UNSC

NEW YORK: The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday elected Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago and...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

World

Lebanon says at least 9 dead as Israel strikes near Beirut

BEIRUT: Lebanon said Israeli strikes on Wednesday killed at least nine people in the country’s south, including two...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

World

Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza

CAIRO: Israeli strikes killed three Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials said, and the Palestinian...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

World

Ebola had ‘big head-start’ but response catching up: WHO

GENEVA: The Ebola outbreak raging in central Africa had a “big head-start”, the World Health Organization chief...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

World

Trump confirms using foul language with Israel’s Netanyahu

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has confirmed a tense exchange with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

World

Rubio brushes off Trump mental acuity concerns as ‘absurd’

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday brushed off suggestions that President Donald Trump was...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

World

UN urges AI firms to reveal environmental footprint

PARIS: A UN report on Wednesday urged artificial intelligence firms to disclose their environmental footprint,...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Pakistan

Water shortages: JI Karachi says it will hold protest tomorrow

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi has announced a citywide protest on Friday against the worsening water...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Business & Finance

Austerity steps: NA Secretariat achieves Rs4.5bn saving

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Secretariat achieved budgetary savings of 27.3 percent, amounting to Rs 4.5...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Business & Finance

Information provided by citizens: FTO urges FBR to set up a structured mechanism

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has recommended that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) establish a...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Business & Finance

‘Pakistan, Türkiye need to capitalize on an immense untapped potential’

ISLAMABAD: Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Irfan Nezirogluhas emphasized the need for Pakistan and Türkiye to...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Pakistan

G-B polls: Azma says PML-N will win

LAHORE: Punjab Information and Culture Minister Azma Bokhari has said that an extraordinary level of enthusiasm is...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Pakistan

100-motorcycle squad to monitor water filtration plants

LAHORE: In a bid to ensure uninterrupted access to safe drinking water, the Punjab Saaf Pani Authority has announced...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Pakistan

‘Maryam Nawaz Sharif Sports City’ planned

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar chaired a high-level meeting on...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Pakistan

Kissan Card benefits over 800,000 farmers: CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the Kissan Card programme was transforming...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Business & Finance

Sialkot exporters’ delegation visits LCCI

LAHORE: A delegation of exporters from Sialkot, led by Sheikh Zohaib Rafiq, former senior vice president Sialkot...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Pakistan

UAF launches ‘Bibliotherapy Corner’ to promote student well-being

FAISALABAD: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), in partnership with Health 360, has launched a...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Pakistan

Railways land worth 40m recovered

LAHORE: A grand anti-encroachment operation was successfully conducted at Railways East Colony Faisalabad to...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Pakistan

LCCI greets Qudratullah as member PQB

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has felicitated prominent businessman Qudratullah on his...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Pakistan

PM reviews Railway’s uplift projects

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday emphasised that investment in freight services and the timely...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Pakistan

Bilawal urges swift completion of Diamer-Bhasha Dam

CHILAS: Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, has called on the federal government to...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Pakistan

Timely elections in AJK sought: APC reaffirms support to constitutional continuity

ISLAMABAD: An All Parties Conference (APC) held in Muzaffarabad on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Pakistan

Any proposal aimed at shifting PIA headquarters opposed

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Defence on Wednesday strongly opposed any proposal to shift the...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Pakistan

KP CM moves IHC to seek permission to meet PTI founder

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, on Wednesday, approached the Islamabad High Court...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Business & Finance

Punjab to participate in ‘Canada Gateway Expo 2026’

LAHORE: Chief Executive Officer of World Trade Developers Incorporated, Rana Muhammad Tanveer, called on Punjab...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

BR Research

WPI has unfinished business

It is not quite a repeat of the 2022 commodity supercycle, nowhere close, but inflationary pressures are beginning...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 07:25am

Pakistan

Divorced sister: President orders EOBI to release family pension

ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan has upheld the representation filed by a divorced sister of a deceased EOBI...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Pakistan

DISCOs, GENCOs: Senate body reviews sell-off plan progress

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Privatisation met here on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Senator...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Business & Finance

CCP allows PAFL’s acquisition of a plant of Pakistan Oxygen Ltd

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has approved Pak Arab Fertilisers Limited’s acquisition of...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Business & Finance

Bobi Deep-1 in Sindh: OGDC makes significant oil and gas discovery

ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC), the country’s leading upstream energy company, has made a...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Business & Finance

TPAP demands curbs on FBR powers

ISLAMABAD: The Tax Payers Alliance of Pakistan (TPAP) has urged the government to bar the Federal Board of Revenue...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Pakistan

Two doctors of PIMS approach IHC against their dismissals

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has been urged to declare the dismissal of Dr Rizwan Ullah and Dr Ali...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Markets

Oil prices rise on fragile Mideast peace hopes

LONDON: Oil prices rose on Wednesday, edging closer to USD100 a barrel while stocks fell as further attacks between...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 07:49am

World

India set for USD2bn drone order in biggest buy

NEW DELHI: India is likely to order more than USD2 billion worth of military drones from domestic firms this year in...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Business & Finance

Economists challenge 3.70pc GDP growth figure

ISLAMABAD: Leading economists have challenged the government’s provisional GDP growth estimate of 3.70 percent for...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Reko Diq project: Barrick team arrives to assess security & procurement

ISLAMABAD: Representatives of Barrick Mining Corporation arrived here on Wednesday on an official visit to evaluate...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 09:26am

Hormuz situation: Ministry joins FBR, Customs for mulling strategic measures

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)/Customs have jointly introduced...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 09:11am

CPEC 2.0: PM eyes broader cooperation with China

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday called for expanded cooperation with China under the next...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 09:21am

Audit and enforcement measures: FBR estimates Rs700bn revenue generation in 2026-27

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is set to assign its field formations a tax collection target of Rs92...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 09:20am

Business & Finance

Petroleum dealers issue 48-hour ultimatum

KARACHI: The petroleum dealers have given the government a 48-hour ultimatum over their demand for an increase in...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 06:33am

Pakistan

KP CM threatens to block federal budget passage

ISLAMABAD: In a move widely seen as an attempt to heighten political pressure during the federal budget session, the...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

World

Trump touts Vance and Rubio for 2028 Republican ticket

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump thinks the two Republicans most likely to jockey to succeed him would make an...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

FCC questions Punjab’s royalty levy on cement decision

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) expressed concern over the Punjab government’s decision to change...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 09:20am

Three Qatari, one spot LNG cargoes secured

ISLAMABAD: The government has secured three Qatari LNG cargoes under long-term contracts and one additional cargo...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 09:23am

Electricity laws: NA panel approves 2 amendments sans debate

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Power on Tuesday approved two amendments to electricity laws...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 09:23am

Business & Finance

Consumer complaints: Leghari directs Discos to take errant SDOs & XENs to task

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has directed all electricity distribution...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 06:04am

July-May trade deficit widens 17.48pc to USD34.76bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 17.48 percent to USD 34.76 billion during the first 11 months of...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 09:22am

Shopkeepers and small traders: FBR set to launch new scheme

Consults stakeholders to seek comments on the proposed scheme

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 09:24am

Pakistan

Sustained development growth: World Bank outlines factors

ISLAMABAD: Long-term development gains in Pakistan will depend on accelerated progress in child nutrition, stunting...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Business & Finance

Talks with business tycoons on budget: PM outlines plans to spur industry, create jobs

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to an export-led growth...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 05:59am

Business & Finance

Cotton pledged with banks: APTMA flags lack of interim benchmark rate

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has raised concerns over the absence of an interim...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 05:57am

‘Coalition partners taken on board’: Aurangzeb hints at presenting budget on 10th

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday indicated that the government was moving towards...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 09:19am

Business & Finance

Attacks on cargo vehicles and disruptions to legal trade: Balochistan traders seek centre’s intervention

ISLAMABAD: Representatives of Balochistan’s business community, transporters, importers, exporters, mine owners,...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

World

Iran FM warns any attack on Beirut will trigger 'full-scale resumption of war'

Iran has repeatedly insisted that any deal to end the wider Middle East war

Published 04 Jun, 2026 02:25am

World

Trump says Iran talks could yield result this weekend

"I hear the negotiation itself is going very well actually," Trump told reporters

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 07:55am

World

Iran negotiator vows 'decisive' response to US-Israeli attack

The Iranian nation, in its battle with America and the Zionist regime, showed that the era of free-of-charge

Published 03 Jun, 2026 11:50pm

World

Enriched uranium key issue in Iran talks, no deal yet: Rubio

Washington insists that Iran must turn over its near-weapons-grade enriched uranium

Published 03 Jun, 2026 11:43pm

Perspectives

The noble lie and corruption of good intentions

In The Republic, Plato introduced the notion of the “noble lie”, a myth invented by rulers for their citizens in an...

Published 03 Jun, 2026 09:57pm

Business & Finance

Federal budget 2026-27 likely to be unveiled on June 10, says DPM Dar

Recommendation to be made to PM Shehbaz

Updated 03 Jun, 2026 10:17pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, World Bank discuss new health, skills development initiatives

Pakistan and World Bank discussed key development initiatives for human capital, health, and skills, aiming to strengthen youth employment and services.

Published 03 Jun, 2026 09:29pm

World

Gulf tensions escalate as Iran hits Kuwait, US strikes near Hormuz

Attacks latest to test shaky ceasefire, sending oil prices up more than 2%

Published 03 Jun, 2026 08:52pm

Life & Style

Nicholas Galitzine finds footing as He-Man in 'Masters of the Universe' movie

'I think the love and desperation to play the character kind of grew,' says Galitzine

Published 03 Jun, 2026 08:17pm

World

Venezuela's Rodriguez arrives in oil-hungry India

Rodriguez five-day visit comes as India ramps up purchases of Venezuelan crude to offset supply disruptions linked to war in the Middle East

Published 03 Jun, 2026 07:50pm

Markets

US stocks edge lower as investors consolidate after string of records

Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.3% while S&P 500 Index shed 0.3%

Published 03 Jun, 2026 07:44pm

Technology

AI music startup Suno raises funding at $5.4 billion valuation

Suno plans to begin rolling out its first music model developed in partnership with WMG in the coming months

Published 03 Jun, 2026 07:14pm

World

IMF says Saudi economy holding up during Iran war but growth could slow to 2% in 2026

Higher oil prices are also expected to boost revenues and help narrow the current account and fiscal deficits in 2026

Published 03 Jun, 2026 07:03pm

Markets

Most Gulf markets retreat on Iran war jitters

Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index fell 0.1%

Published 03 Jun, 2026 06:49pm

Markets

Broad-based losses drag Sri Lankan shares lower for third day

CSE All Share index settled down 0.75% at 22,011.10

Published 03 Jun, 2026 06:44pm

Markets

Indian central bank rebuts media report it sold gold reserves

The country's foreign exchange reserves fall to a more than one-year low of $681.4 billion in the week ended May 22

Published 03 Jun, 2026 06:25pm

World

Trump confirms he called Netanyahu crazy in phone call

'You’re f****** crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your a**,' US President says to Netanyahu

Published 03 Jun, 2026 06:10pm

World

Bangladesh raises electricity prices in latest Mideast war-related hike

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission announced the 16% hike two days after fuel prices were raised

Published 03 Jun, 2026 06:01pm

Sports

England captain Stokes defends Archer's IPL-enforced absence from Test side

The 31-year-old is now in Barbados and will not return to England until after the first Test

Published 03 Jun, 2026 05:56pm

Editorials

Budget presentation now on 10th

EDITORIAL: In a press release dated 29 May President Asif Ali Zardari summoned the budget session of the National...

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

Editorials

The cost of impunity

EDITORIAL: The latest escalation of Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon, despite a US-brokered ceasefire...

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 06:48am

Editorials

The plight of PSDP

EDITORIAL: The allocation for next year’s Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), a prime mover of the country’s...

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Water cannot be weaponised

EDITORIAL: India’s attempt to weaken the sanctity of the Indus Waters Treaty has elevated a long-standing bilateral...

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

When taxes punish formal businesses

EDITORIAL: While the minister of state for finance has assured a traders’ delegation during recently held...

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:37am

Editorials

Defined Contributory Pension

EDITORIAL: Reports suggest that the government intends to implement the Defined Contributory Pension (DCP) in the...

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:41am

Editorials

Undoing NFC Award’s population bias

EDITORIAL: A rare political consensus is emerging around one of Pakistan’s most sensitive fiscal questions: whether...

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:40am

Editorials

The pope’s AI’s warning

EDITORIAL: Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical “Magnificent Humanity” arrives as a timely moral reckoning with the...

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:45am

Editorials

A very harsh annual budget in the offing?

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its mission to Pakistan (13 to 20 May) and in a press...

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Bracing for Super El Nino

EDITORIAL: From record-breaking heat waves and destructive floods to prolonged droughts and crop failures, Pakistan...

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

The cost of mismanagement

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s mega dam projects are once again becoming case studies in the same institutional failures that...

Updated 30 May, 2026 06:09am

Editorials

An impossible bargain

EDITORIAL: US President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to tie the normalisation of relations between Muslim-majority...

Updated 30 May, 2026 07:33am

Editorials

Slow death of a city of teeming millions

EDITORIAL: Karachi’s collapse into one of the world’s least liveable cities is no longer merely an urban planning...

Published 27 May, 2026 03:13am

Editorials

Arrogance of impunity

EDITORIAL: The shocking treatment of international humanitarian activists intercepted aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla...

Updated 27 May, 2026 04:19am

Editorials

Oil smuggling: a dangerous parallel market

EDITORIAL: The surge in Iranian oil smuggling into Pakistan during the ongoing Middle East conflict has exposed...

Updated 26 May, 2026 07:27am

Editorials

Quetta bombing: terrorism continues to pose a grave threat

EDITORIAL: The horrific suicide bombing near the Chaman railway crossing in Quetta on Sunday is yet another grim...

Updated 26 May, 2026 07:30am

Editorials

A new policy for the automobile sector

EDITORIAL: The government is coming up with the Automobile and Auto Parts Manufacturing Policy 2026–31. The New...

Updated 25 May, 2026 07:02am

Editorials

Tax collection: a system designed to fail

EDITORIAL: Clearly, Pakistan’s repeated failure to meet tax collection targets is not merely a fiscal problem; it...

Updated 25 May, 2026 08:03am

Editorials

Law, deterrence and mental health

EDITORIAL: The Federal Shariat Court’s decision to restore Section 325 of the Pakistan Penal Code reflects an...

Published 24 May, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

Relentless terror in KP

EDITORIAL: The renewed wave of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is a grim reminder that Pakistan’s security...

Published 24 May, 2026 02:23am

Editorials

Rebound in textile exports

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

Updated 23 May, 2026 06:26am

Editorials

A welcome award on Indus waters

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

Published 23 May, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

Balochistan’s minerals sector gets security boost

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

Published 22 May, 2026 06:05am

Editorials

Licensed cruelty

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

Published 22 May, 2026 06:05am

Editorials

Push for boosting provincial resources

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

Published 21 May, 2026 05:01am

Editorials

NAB reform now imperative

EDITORIAL: Among the many findings and recommendations put forward by the IMF’s Governance and Corruption Diagnostic...

Updated 21 May, 2026 05:43am

Editorials

A step forward, but on paper

EDITORIAL: The passage of the Domestic Workers Welfare Bill, 2025, by the Sindh Assembly, is undoubtedly a welcome...

Updated 21 May, 2026 05:42am

Editorials

China’s consent to revise IPP deals

EDITORIAL: The Pakistan government is making efforts to persuade the Chinese Independent Power Producers (IPPs),...

Published 20 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

The end of the unipolar moment

EDITORIAL: Donald Trump arrived in Beijing seeking strategic relief and left with little more than carefully staged...

Published 20 May, 2026 02:34am

Editorials

Gulf dependence clouds remittance outlook

EDITORIAL: The latest figures released by the State Bank of Pakistan present a mixed picture of the country’s...

Updated 19 May, 2026 06:24am

Editorials

Generating electricity from waste: better late than never

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s directive to prepare a roadmap for generating electricity from solid...

Updated 19 May, 2026 12:57pm

Editorials

Privilege in custody

EDITORIAL: The recent controversy surrounding the arrest of an alleged drug dealer, Pinky, in Karachi has once again...

Updated 19 May, 2026 06:22am

Editorials

If wishes were horses...

Pakistan's textile exporters face a "recipe for disaster" as abrupt withdrawal of government support, high costs, and a sticky exchange rate cripple their competitiveness.

Updated 18 May, 2026 07:01am

Editorials

Supporting SMEs and exports: govt still searching for roadmaps

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s latest directive to formulate a “comprehensive roadmap” for supporting...

Updated 18 May, 2026 08:01am

Editorials

Israel: misleading narratives

EDITORIAL: Israel’s growing diplomatic isolation over its genocidal campaign in Gaza appears to have prompted...

Updated 18 May, 2026 08:02am

Editorials

The war getting more and more expensive

EDITORIAL: Saudi Aramco’s warning that global markets have already lost nearly one billion barrels of oil supply...

Updated 17 May, 2026 07:02am

Editorials

India’s rights record under scrutiny

EDITORIAL: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s (USCIRF’s) renewed call for the US...

Updated 17 May, 2026 07:22am

Editorials

The SLA documents

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) uploaded the staff level agreement (SLA) documents on the third...

Published 16 May, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

Votes without verdicts

EDITORIAL: The principle that “justice delayed is justice denied” has once again become painfully relevant to this...

Published 16 May, 2026 02:29am

Editorials

Patchwork economics

EDITORIAL: The flood of sector-specific demands placed before the Senate Standing Committee on Finance ahead of the...

Published 15 May, 2026 06:03am

Editorials

Iran-US war: a dangerous deadlock

EDITORIAL: President Donald Trump’s rejection of Iran’s counter-proposals – submitted in response to the terms...

Updated 15 May, 2026 07:40am

Editorials

State of the economy

EDITORIAL: Finance Division released the Summary of Consolidated Federal and Provincial Fiscal Operations July-March...

Published 14 May, 2026 05:59am

Editorials

The illusion of stability

EDITORIAL: Global debt touching nearly USD 353 trillion while investors quietly begin diversifying away from US...

Published 14 May, 2026 05:59am

Editorials

Arrival of second Qatari LNG tanker a major diplomatic achievement

EDITORIAL: The second Qatari Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tanker docked at Port Qasim, Karachi, yesterday, a major...

Updated 13 May, 2026 07:54am

Editorials

AI’s threat to global finance

EDITORIAL: A warning issued by the IMF on May 7 has injected fresh urgency into the debate surrounding artificial...

Updated 13 May, 2026 06:26am

Editorials

Terrorism in KP

EDITORIAL: At least 15 police personnel were martyred, and three others injured late Saturday night when terrorists...

Published 13 May, 2026 06:01am

Editorials

IMF’s USD1.2bn tranche

EDITORIAL: On 9 May, the Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the staff level...

Updated 12 May, 2026 07:04am

Editorials

Stability needs realism

EDITORIAL: The State Bank of Pakistan’s latest Financial Stability Review projects resilience across Pakistan’s...

Published 12 May, 2026 06:01am

Editorials

The job and targets of the FBR

The FBR faces immense pressure as war-induced disruptions and declining consumption derail tax targets, forcing a squeeze on businesses amid a fiscal crisis.

Updated 11 May, 2026 07:16am

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Global energy markets: implications for Pakistan are unforgiving

Fragile global energy markets underscore Pakistan's urgent need to reduce oil dependence and build resilience against inevitable external economic shocks.

Updated 11 May, 2026 09:19am

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 4	159.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 4	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 4	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 4	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42
India Sensex / Jun 4	74,289.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 4	67,399.25
Hang Seng / Jun 4	25,221.79

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 4	95.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 4	4,475.32
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 4	80.34

Stock	Price
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 4 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.40 ▲ 0.97 (13.06%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 4 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.67 ▲ 1.7 (10.02%)
Universal Ins. / Jun 4 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	25.59 ▲ 2.33 (10.02%)
Tri-Star Power / Jun 4 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	15.38 ▲ 1.4 (10.01%)
Pak Synthetics / Jun 4 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	127.36 ▲ 11.58 (10%)
Zuma Resources / Jun 4 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	72.62 ▲ 6.6 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Jun 4 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,707.26 ▲ 155.21 (10%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 4 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	27.95 ▲ 2.54 (10%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 4 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	21.16 ▲ 1.92 (9.98%)
First IBL Mod. / Jun 4 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	11.36 ▲ 0.99 (9.55%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Jun 4 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	106 ▼ -9.45 (-8.19%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jun 4 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	105.80 ▼ -9.02 (-7.86%)
Crescent Cotton / Jun 4 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	36.55 ▼ -3.05 (-7.7%)
Blessed Tex. / Jun 4 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	1,110 ▼ -74.3 (-6.27%)
IbrahimFibres / Jun 4 Ibrahim Fibres Limited(IBFL)	217.52 ▼ -14.47 (-6.24%)
Dewan Textile / Jun 4 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	9.05 ▼ -0.59 (-6.12%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jun 4 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	80 ▼ -5.11 (-6%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 4 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	78.02 ▼ -4.46 (-5.41%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 4 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.40 ▼ -2.48 (-4.97%)
Dawood Equities / Jun 4 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	19.64 ▼ -0.92 (-4.47%)

Stock	Volume
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 4 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	44,243,212 ▲ 0.19
P.T.C.L. / Jun 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	12,918,521 ▲ 2.42
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 4 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	12,123,659 ▲ 0.35
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 4 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	10,616,119 ▲ 2.17
TPL Properties / Jun 4 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	9,752,468 ▲ 0.42
Telecard Limited / Jun 4 Telecard Limited(TELE)	8,806,189 ▲ 0.4
Dewan Cement / Jun 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	7,524,595 ▲ 0.12
B.O.Punjab / Jun 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	7,463,474 ▲ 0.38
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 4 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	6,102,917 ▲ 0.43
Cnergyico PK / Jun 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	4,792,952 ▼ -0.01

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