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Easing Gulf situation drives optimism; investors focus on banking, cement, fertiliser sectors KARACHI: Renewed investor optimism lifted the Pakistan Stock...

LAHORE: Cement despatches increased by 6.02% in July 2026, with total volumes reaching 4.476 million tonnes compared to 4.222 million...

BENGALURU: US shale producers are expected to report their strongest quarterly profits since 2022 after the Iran war sent crude...

Latest revision takes petrol to Rs331.95 per litre and HSD to Rs389.93 under the new pricing systemAs the city runs...

Buying sweeps banking, cement, energy and power stocks amid optimism over lower global crude prices KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange...

A Japanese yen note is seen in this illustration. Photo: Reuters Japan and the ​United States conducted coordinated yen-buying intervention...

The sun sets behind oil pumps outside Vaudoy-en-Brie, near Paris, France, March 18, 2026—REUTERS Signs that US-Iran tensions were easing...

Tech exports cross $4.6b mark; experts call for shift from low-cost labour to high-value products KARACHI: Pakistan, which set its...

ISLAMABAD: As the national pension bill threatens to consume development budgets, a transition to decentralised, privately managed Defined Contribution funds...

Finance minister Satsuki Katayama reportedly to confirm move Monday, first such effort since 2011 Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama will announce on...

Bayraktar said he had a "productive" meeting in Ankara with Iraq's oil minister and his delegationA picture of an oil...

HOUSTON: Top US oil producers ExxonMobil and Chevron warn that global supplies of diesel and other refined products will likely...

MEXICO CITY: The US Treasury bought yen on Friday to support the battered Japanese currency, the Financial Times reported, marking...

Interior minister echoes calls, says youth not seeking handouts but fair opportunities ISLAMABAD': Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan,...

Entrepreneurs voice concern over migration of industrial units from Lahore due to lack of incentives LAHORE: A delegation of SME...

EXPANDING PLANTATIONS: Official estimates indicate millions of olive trees have been planted under various public-sector initiatives, with thousands of acres...

FBR targets per-unit consumption, sets Rs30 rate for most, Rs5 for scrap importers ISLAMABAD: The federal government has introduced a...

Pakistan in March announced a new auto policy that favours potential new entrants over existing manufacturers. PHOTO: PAK SUZUKI ISLAMABAD:...

KARACHI: Gold prices declined in global and local markets on Saturday, with bullion rates in the domestic market falling in...

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) rebounded on Friday as the benchmark KSE-100 index gained almost 550 points to settle near...