EDITORIAL: Credible though still unconfirmed reports suggest that the two major coalition partners – the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz at the Centre and in Punjab and the Pakistan Peoples’ Party a coalition partner at the Centre and in Sindh – have…

EDITORIAL: Pakistan is simultaneously running tight fiscal and monetary policies through primary fiscal surpluses and positive real interest rates. Growth has been compromised as a result of these stabilization efforts. However, these policies app…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Wednesday signed a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) on buffalo genetic resources, paving the way for the export of high-value buffalo genetic material from Pakistan to China and opening new opportunities for the c…

United Brands Limited (PSX: UBDL) was incorporated in Pakistan in 1965 as Batlay Match Industries Limited. The company rebranded itself as UDL Industries Limited in 1987 and consequently as United Brands Limited in 2006. UBDL is the subsidiary of …

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States will attack Iran if no peace deal is secured and that the US military secretly escorted ships carrying more than 100 million barrels of oil out of the Strait of Hormuz …

MUMBAI: The Indian central bank likely stepped in to the foreign exchange market on Wednesday to support the rupee, three traders told Reuters, as maturing contracts in the non-deliverable forwards market exerted pressure on the currency. The Indi…

Rupee’s Performance Against US Dollar Since 04 March 2025 The Pakistani rupee gained against the US dollar in the inter-bank market on Wednesday. At close, the local currency settled at 278.36, a gain of Re0.01 against the greenback. On Tuesday , …

England captain Ben Stokes and bowler Gus Atkinson have both been left out of the second test against New Zealand starting next week following an investigation into an incident in a London nightclub, the ECB said on Wednesday. Former captain Joe R…

MUMBAI: In an era dominated by hyper-violent blockbusters and larger-than-life action spectacles, Indian filmmaker Imtiaz Ali believes young audiences are searching for something deeper – love that lasts. The director behind cult romantic dramas s…

The federal government has revised the schedule for the presentation of the Federal Budget for fiscal year 2026-27, with Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb set to unveil the budget in the National Assembly on June 12. According to an anno…