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Ford and General Motors in talks with First Brands over rescue financing, FT reports

January 27, 2026 3:09

Ford and General Motors are in ‌negotiations with bankrupt car parts supplier ‌First Brands Group over a potential financing package ‍to keep the Ohio-based company operating ⁠during ‍its Chapter 11 proceedings, ‌the ‌Financial Times reported on Monday, citing ⁠several ⁠people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not ‍immediately verify the report. [...]

Indian equity benchmarks set for positive start on India-EU trade optimism

January 27, 2026 3:03

India’s equity benchmarks are likely to open higher on Tuesday, supported by prospects of an India-European Union trade deal and hopes that the US may lift tariffs linked to India’s Russian oil purchases. Gift Nifty futures were trading at 25,197, as of 7:53 a.m. IST, indicating that the Nifty 50 could start above Friday’s close of 25,048.65. Last week, the index recorded its steepest weekly loss in four months. Indian markets were closed on Monday. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday signalled the potential removal of additional 25% tariffs on India following a sharp reduction in Indian imports of Russian oil. Trade tensions between India and the United States escalated in August when U.S. President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Indian goods to 50%, including a 25% levy in response to India’s imports of Russian crude. Meanwhile, India and the European Union have concluded negotiations on a long-coveted trade deal that will be announced on Tuesday. Both sides hailed the deal as historic as they contend with strained US ties. The gains in the market could be capped by concerns over continued foreign fund outflows, weakness in rupee against dollar, and fresh global trade jitters. The Nifty 50 fell 2.5% last week, while the BSE Sensex dropped 2.4%. Foreign investors sold Indian shares worth 41.13 billion rupees ($448.53 million) on Friday, as per provisional data. They have offloaded $3.72 billion worth of shares so far in January, setting stage for biggest monthly outflows since August 2025. Meanwhile, Trump said on Monday that he was increasing tariffs on South Korean imports into the U.S. related to autos, lumber and pharmaceuticals to 25%, while criticizing the ally’s legislature for failing to enact a trade deal with Washington. [...]

Struggling Indian rupee to navigate Fed policy; bonds seen supported ahead of budget

January 27, 2026 3:03

MUMBAI: A heavily pressured Indian rupee steps into a week in which the US Federal Reserve is scheduled to deliver its first policy decision of the year, while local government bonds are seen supported in the run-up to the country’s annual budget. The rupee declined about 1.2% last week in its steepest fall in six months, after touching an all-time low of 91.9650. Equity outflows picked up pace through last week, while importer hedging was higher relative to exporters amid expectations of further depreciation taking hold. The breach of the 91 per dollar level drew in additional speculative interest, amplifying dollar demand. “With these pressures unlikely to fade in the near term, the rupee’s downside bias should remain firmly in place this week,” said Kunal Kurani, vice president, Mecklai Financial. Beyond flows, the rupee will have to navigate two key events in the week, beginning with the Fed’s policy decision on Wednesday. While no change in interest rates is expected, traders will parse the Fed statement and Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference for signals on the timing of future cuts, if any. India’s annual budget is scheduled for Sunday, though traders expect limited pre-emptive positioning in the currency. Meanwhile, in a positive for the rupee this week, India and the European Union concluded negotiations on a long-coveted trade deal, an accord both sides hailed was historic amid strained US ties. Bonds The 10-year benchmark 6.48% 2035 yield settled at 6.6635% on Friday, notching a marginal decline, after rising for the previous three weeks as supply outpaced demand. Traders expect the yield to move in a 6.61%–6.70% range this week. Bonds could see a positive start after the RBI announced yet another liquidity infusion plan, as it will buy bonds worth 1 trillion rupees and conduct a $10 billion swap in February. The market would look for hints from the government to address the worsening demand-supply scenario. In focus will be the gross borrowing announcement and whether New Delhi plans to raise net issuances of treasury bills. A Reuters poll has pegged the gross borrowing at a record 16.27 trillion rupees for the next financial year, with Nomura expecting the figure to be 17.5 trillion rupees. “On the fiscal front, we see the consolidation continuing, although at a lesser pace, and expect FY27 fiscal deficit to be pegged at 4.25% - 4.30%,” Vikas Garg, head of fixed income at Invesco Mutual Fund. “The market will closely watch the funding pattern of fiscal deficit, and we expect an increased proportion of small saving schemes and T-bill issuance for FY27.” Still, there could be some pressure as states are set to borrow nearly 400 billion rupees via bond sale, while New Delhi will auction the benchmark paper for 320 billion rupees on Friday. [...]

Dollar under fire again as investors reassess Trump policies, geopolitical risk

January 27, 2026 2:54

LONDON: The US dollar is coming under fire again in the first few turbulent weeks of 2026 as a growing range of factors – including Washington’s desire for a weaker currency – prompts a rethink of investors’ optimistic assumptions for a period of stability for the greenback. The dollar on Monday was headed for its biggest three-day slide against a basket of major currencies since last April when US President Donald ‌Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs unleashed an steep selloff in US assets. In his first year in office, President Trump’s erratic approach to trade and international diplomacy, his attacks on the Federal Reserve that undermine its independence, and huge increases in public spending pushed the dollar down more than 9%, its worst yearly showing since 2017. So far this year, the dollar was again underperforming other major currencies including the euro, sterling and Swiss franc. Whirlwind rate of change “There are a number of factors coming together,” said Seema Shah, chief global strategist at Principal Asset Management, which manages just over $600 billion worth of assets. “I don’t think this is a ‘Sell America’ trade, but the fundamentals are coming together, and faster ‌than expected.” Just this month, Trump has threatened to take control of Greenland, slap more tariffs on European allies over the matter, moved to criminally indict Fed Chair Jerome Powell, and overseen an operation to seize the president of Venezuela. On Saturday, he threatened Canada with an effective trade embargo. While he has backed down on his threats over Greenland and European tariffs, and markets have shaken off the strike on Venezuela, the backdrop is tense. Market measures of volatility are still running hot and bond market sentiment is fragile, not least because of an aggressive ‍selloff in Japanese government debt that could spill over into Treasuries, while gold’s relentless scaling of new records is a sign investors are seeking alternative safe-havens. Trump’s domestic policies, including an aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration that has killed two U.S. citizens this month and sparked protests, could prompt another government shutdown this month. “That threat of a shutdown adds to the tailwind that has been depressing the dollar, adds one more reason for anyone who may be reconsidering investing in U.S. ⁠or hedging dollar exposures,” said Mark Spindel, chief investment officer of Potomac River Capital in Washington. What’s more, the Fed is still expected to cut interest rates at least twice this year, while other ‍major central banks are pausing or could even hike rates. This alone makes the dollar less appealing to investors, who could opt to put their money somewhere where lending rates are rising. Powell, who has resisted pressure from Trump for ‌faster rate ‌cuts, steps down in May. Online betting markets now attach a 50% chance to BlackRock’s bond chief Rick Rieder, an advocate of lower rates like the president, being the likely successor. That was up from less than 10% a week ago, adding to dollar weakness. Time to move on Global equities, meanwhile, roared higher last year, thanks in large part to enthusiasm over artificial intelligence. The performance of the S&P 500 since Trump’s inauguration has lagged that of other markets. The index has risen by around 15% since then, compared with a 95% surge in Seoul’s Kospi index, a 40% rise in Tokyo’s Nikkei and a near 30% gain in Shanghai’s ⁠main index. “At the margin, asset managers are keen ⁠to continue to diversify away from the U.S. It’s clear that many had been excessively, or felt they were excessively, overweight U.S. markets,” Chris Scicluna, Daiwa Capital Markets economist, said. Trump has repeatedly said tariffs are necessary to address trade imbalances, with a focus on currencies of Asian countries with which the U.S. has large trade deficits. On Friday, the Bank of Japan, together with the New York Fed, was suspected of making a series of rate checks for the yen , a possible precursor to the first ‍bout of joint Japanese-U.S. intervention in 15 years to boost the Japanese currency. The NY Fed acted as a fiscal agent for the U.S. Treasury, according to a source familiar with the matter. Even with the subsequent yen surge, the Japanese currency is still down around 13% against the dollar in the last year. Trade-weighted dollar faring more strongly On a trade-weighted basis, however, the dollar has only lost around 5.3% in the last 12 months, based on an index calculated by the Bank for International Settlements. Investors are becoming more concerned about their dollar exposure, with last year’s decline more down to cyclical factors such ‍as growth moderating, said Nomura’s head of G10 FX strategy Dominic Bunning. “The difference to me (this year) is that the policies the U.S. is seemingly putting in place are much more antagonistic and geopolitical as opposed to economic with tariffs,” he said. [...]

Stocks up as earnings hopes offset Trump’s Korea tariff move, dollar wobbles

January 27, 2026 2:49

SYDNEY: Asian shares advanced on Tuesday as investors hoped for the best from a barrage of US mega-cap earnings, though uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump’s latest tariff moves on South Korea limited broader gains while boosting gold and silver. Accusing South Korea’s legislature of “not living up” to its trade deal with Washington, Trump said late on Monday he was increasing tariffs on imports from Asia’s fourth-biggest economy into the U.S. such as autos, lumber and pharma to 25%. Stocks appeared to take the news in their stride, with Nasdaq futures up 0.2% as investors geared up for a slew of earnings from the so-called Magnificent Seven including the likes of Microsoft, Apple and Tesla from Wednesday. Even South Korea’s KOSPI quickly reversed earlier losses to be last up 0.8%. Still, safe-haven gold climbed 1% to $5,066 an ounce, just shy of an all-time high of $5,110, while silver surged 6.4% to $110.60 an ounce, not far from a record of $117.70 just set on Monday. “The frenetic nature of uncertainty coupled with a weaker dollar have been the primary contributors to this latest leg higher (for gold),” said Christopher Louney, commodity strategist at RBC Capital Markets. “Similar major rallies of the past point to early September or mid-December based on duration alone. This means the current duration is by no means an outlier,” he said, adding that gold could hit as high as $7,100/oz at year-end based on its 2025 performance. In Asia, MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.4%. Japan’s Nikkei was off 0.1%, tempered by the recent sharp rebound in the yen that has clouded the outlook for its vast export sector. Chinese blue-chips were flat, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained 0.4%. Overnight, Wall Street rose for a fourth straight session, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hitting their highest level in more than a week. Much is riding on the earnings reports from U.S. tech giants, a key test for the sustainability of the AI-driven rally. The Federal Reserve is scheduled to deliver its latest policy decision on Wednesday where no move in interest rates is expected. The meeting will, however, be overshadowed by the Trump administration’s criminal investigation of chair Jerome Powell, whose term ends in May. Online betting markets now attach a 50% chance to BlackRock’s bond chief Rick Rieder, an advocate of lower rates like Trump, being the likely successor. US dollar malaise The U.S. dollar is coming under fire again in the first few weeks of 2026 as a growing range of factors - including Washington’s desire for a weaker currency and Trump’s erratic policymaking - prompts a rethink of investors’ optimistic assumptions for a period of stability for the greenback. Its latest slump to over four-month lows was driven by sharp gains in the Japanese yen from Friday when chatter about rate checks by the New York Fed fuelled the risk of joint U.S.-Japan intervention to halt the yen’s slide. The dollar was steady at 154.30 yen on Tuesday, having lost a staggering 2.6% over the past two sessions and well below the 160 yen level seen as a line in the sand for Japanese authorities. Against its six major currencies, the greenback was flat at 97.09, near a 4-1/2 month low of 96.8. In the Treasuries market, the benchmark 10-year yield edged up 1 basis point to 4.225%, after falling for four straight sessions away from a recent peak of 4.313%. Worries of another U.S. government shutdown are also brewing in the background, with Republicans and Democrats at odds over funding for Trump’s Department of Homeland Security after the fatal shooting of a second U.S. citizen by federal immigration officers in Minnesota. Oil prices were mostly flat on Tuesday. Brent crude futures slipped 0.1% to $60.58 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 0.2% to $65.48. [...]

Oil slips even as US winter storm curbs crude output

January 27, 2026 2:45

Oil prices fell on Tuesday even as a massive winter storm hit crude production and affected refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Brent crude futures fell 28 cents, ‌or 0.4%, to $65.31 a barrel at 0145 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $60.39 a barrel, down 24 cents, or 0.4%. In the US, oil producers lost up to 2 million barrels per ‌day or roughly 15% of national production over the weekend, analysts and traders estimated, as a winter storm swept across the country, straining energy infrastructure and power grids. Several refineries ‍along the US Gulf Coast also reported issues related to the freezing weather, which Daniel Hynes, an analyst at ANZ, said raised concerns ⁠about fuel supply disruptions. On the geopolitical front, a U.S. aircraft ‍carrier and supporting warships have arrived in the Middle East, two U.S. officials ‌told ‌Reuters on Monday, expanding President Donald Trump’s capabilities to defend U.S. forces, or potentially take military action against Iran. “Supply risks haven’t totally evaporated … Tension in the Middle East persists after ⁠President Trump dispatched ⁠naval assets to the region,” Hynes said. Meanwhile, eight members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, together called OPEC+, are expected to keep the ‍group’s pause on oil output increases for March at a meeting on February 1, three OPEC+ delegates told Reuters, with prices rising due to a drop in Kazakhstan’s oil production. The ‍eight OPEC+ members meeting are Saudi Arabia, Russia, UAE, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Iraq, Algeria and Oman. [...]

New-design currency notes: printing process at ‘advanced stage’, says SBP chief

January 26, 2026 5:38

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Monday it would start printing new-design currency notes of two to three different denominations as soon as the Cabinet approved the new designs. “The process of printing new-design banknotes is on advanced stage. We will soon start the printing, subject to approval from the Cabinet. We will print two to three currency notes of different denomination simultaneously,” SBP Governor Jameel Ahmad said while responding a question at a press conference to announce the latest monetary policy for the next six weeks. The SBP decided to keep its benchmark policy rate unchanged at 10.5% in its first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of 2026. SBP Governor Jameel Ahmad announced the decision in a press conference. “The new-design notes will come in circulation as soon as the central bank achieves the minimum stock of the new notes that will replace the notes in circulation at present [in phase mannered],“ Ahmad said. Also read: New currency notes to enter circulation in 2025, confirms SBP governor He, however, refused to disclose which domination notes would come first in the circulation. At present, the different denomination notes in circulation are of Rs10, Rs20, Rs50, Rs75, Rs100, Rs500, Rs1,000 and Rs5,000. “We have sent the new-designs to the government for its approval. Later on, the government sent the designs to the Cabinet for its approval,” he said. Earlier this month, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in a statement said the federal cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, had reviewed proposals for redesigning Pakistan’s currency notes and constituted a cabinet committee to examine the matter in detail. The cabinet meeting was informed that the currency notes were being redesigned in line with modern requirements and that international experts had been engaged for the purpose. In March 2025, the Security Papers Limited (SPL) in a press statement said it had awarded a paper machine upgrade project worth Rs3.4 billion to a German firm Giesecke+Devrient (G+D). “The estimated cost of the project is Rs3.4 billion, which includes an international tender worth Euro 8.297 million awarded to Giesecke+Devrient (G+D), Germany٫” SPL said then. “The upgrade is expected to be completed within 18 months.” In September 2024, the SBP announced the winners of its competition for the designs of the new banknote series. The central bank had initiated the process for designing and issuing of new banknotes series of all existing denominations in January, 2024. It announced an art competition in March 2024 to have innovative and thematic design ideas for the series of new currency notes. [...]

Business leaders decry SBP’s decision to hold policy rate

January 26, 2026 4:44

The business community expressed on Monday disappointment over the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) decision to keep the policy rate unchanged at 10.5%, stating that single-digit interest rate was “essential for economic revival and restoring business confidence”. In its first meeting of 2026, the SBP’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep its benchmark policy interest rate unchanged at 10.5%. SBP Governor Jameel Ahmad announced the decision in a press conference. The committee observed that headline inflation of 5.6% y/y in December 2025 was in line with its expectation. “However, core inflation has steadied around a relatively higher level of 7.4% in recent months. Meanwhile, as reflected by the recent high frequency indicators (HFIs),” it said. Reacting to the central bank announcement, business leaders asked for reducing interest rate in the larger interest of higher exports and industrial growth. Saquib Fayyaz Magoon, Businessmen Panel Progressive (BMPP) Chairman and Senior Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) expressed disappointment over the MPC decision, which he said was contrary to the expectations of the FPCCI and the broader business community. Calling for urgent action, he urged the central bank to reconsider its stance. “A single-digit interest rate is not only possible but essential for economic revival and restoring business confidence,” Magoon emphasised. “Inflation has gradually come down to 5.6%, leaving ample room for a reduction in the policy rate. The SBP could have easily brought interest rates into single digits, but failing to do so is discouraging for the business community.” According to Magoon, interest rates are determined by adding a positive real rate of 2 to 4% to the prevailing inflation. “If inflation is at 5.6%, the policy rate should ideally be between 7.6 and 9.6%. This is a level the State Bank could have adopted without difficulty.” He stressed that businesses had anticipated a cut to at least 7–8%, which would have provided much-needed relief and boosted economic activity. “The cost of financing is already unbearable, overall business expenses have surged, and energy tariffs remain exceptionally high. Elevated interest rates are further squeezing industrial and commercial operations,” Magoon said. Meanwhile, Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Rehan Hanif said business people were calling for bringing down the rate to a single digit for a long time. “Higher interest rate fuels high cost of doing business,” he lamented. Babar Khan, Chairman of Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMEA), was of the view that the interest rate and utility costs were higher than that of regional countries such as India, Bangladesh, Vietnam and others. He pleaded for reducing interest rate and utility costs for higher industrial growth and exports. “The present interest at 10.5% will not help enhance exports and industrial growth and set up new industrial units. However, unemployment can be increased.” Ahmed Azeem Alvi, President of the SITE Association of Industry(SAI), rejected the SBP move, saying it would further burden businesses and undermine exports. “Even the State Bank governor himself has acknowledged that exports have declined while imports have risen. This clearly shows that keeping interest rates high has stalled economic progress,” he remarked. Alvi added that timely decisions could benefit businesses, boost exports, and support overall economic growth. Expressing regret, he noted that Pakistan had “failed to learn from regional countries and had not capitalised on opportunities presented by global exhibitions”. Commercial importers also rejected the SBP decision to maintain the policy rate, warning that the move would further strain businesses and delay economic recovery. Pakistan Chemicals & Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA) Chairman Salim Vali Muhammad said the decision was unacceptable under the current economic conditions, arguing that a single-digit interest rate was essential to revive economic activity. He said the policy rate should ideally be brought down to 8–9%, stressing that Pakistan’s economy was already facing a slowdown, with weak business activity and growing financing challenges for traders and industrialists. [...]

SBP cuts cash reserve requirement for banks to boost economic activities

January 26, 2026 4:38

Pakistan’s central bank has cut the average cash reserve requirement (CRR) for banks by one percentage points, boosting the lending capacity of the financial institutions and supporting increased credit flow to businesses – a move that is expected to ramp up economic activities in the country. Speaking at a press conference to announce monetary policy statement for the next six weeks on Monday, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad said the bank had reduced the CRR to 3% from 4% for banks to be maintained on a daily basis. It slashed the requirement to 5% from 6% on fortnightly basis. “The move is aimed at increasing supply of credit to businesses and boosting economic activities in the country,” he said. The banking sector would see additional liquidity of Rs300-315 billion in the wake of the reduction in CRR, Topline Securities’ analyst Asad Ali said in a commentary. The central bank maintained the policy rate at 10.5% in the latest monetary policy statement that the business community had demanded to be reduced into a single digit to enable them taking cheaper bank financing to run and expand their businesses. The central bank, however, reduced the CRR to enable banks to lend more to businesses. Earlier, financial analysts had anticipated the bank to cut the policy rate by 75 basis points to 9.5% in the day. Also read: SBP governor urges banks to keep human judgments above AI decisions in loan approvals In a notification on Monday, the central bank said, “in the wake of improved macroeconomic environment and to enhance banks capacity for lending to the private sector, it has been decided to reduce the average cash reserve requirement to 5% subject to a daily minimum requirement of 3%. The revised requirements will be effective from January 30, 2026”. At the press conference on Monday, the central bank chief said it had revised up its projection for economic activities by half a percentage points to be in the range of 3.75-4.75% for the current fiscal year 2025-26. Earlier in July 2025, it had anticipated the growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in the range of 3.25-4.25%. [...]

Pakistan rupee records marginal gain against US dollar

January 26, 2026 4:14

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At close, the local currency settled at 279.85, a gain of Re0.01 against the greenback. On Friday, the local unit closed at 279.86. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decided on Monday to keep its benchmark policy interest rate unchanged at 10.5% in its first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of 2026. SBP Governor Jameel Ahmad announced the decision in a press conference. Inflation in Pakistan could be above 7% in some months of the current year’s second half, he said. The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) would grow by 3.75% to 4.75% this year, Ahmad envisaged. Internationally, the yen jumped to a more than two-month high on Monday as speculation mounted of coordinated currency intervention by authorities in the US after remarks from Tokyo’s prime minister and Japan’s leading currency diplomat. Investors also scaled back their dollar positions ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting and a possible announcement by the Trump administration of a new Fed chair. The yen rose by as much as 1.5% to 153.30 per dollar, its strongest since early November. It was last at 153.97. The US dollar index, which measures the currency’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was down 0.1% at a four-month low of 97.14. Meanwhile, spillover dollar selling on Monday helped push the euro and the British pound to four-month highs, while the Australian dollar hit its strongest since September 2024. The euro was last up 0.2% at $1.1854, sterling was 0.1% higher at $1.3659, while the Aussie advanced 0.4% to $0.6922. “The dollar has been fragile anyway, but the gain in the yen has been the precipitating trigger for the market to sell it across the board,” said Marc Chandler, chief market strategist at Bannockburn Capital Markets in New York. Oil prices, a key indicator of currency parity, steadied on Monday after climbing more than 2% in the previous session on output disruptions in US crude-producing regions and tensions between the US and Iran. Brent crude futures dipped 7 cents, or 0.1%, to $65.81 a barrel by 1251 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude was down 13 cents, or 0.2%, at $60.94. Both benchmarks notched weekly gains of 2.7% to close on Friday at their highest since January 14. Inter-bank market rates for dollar on Monday BID Rs 279.85 OFFER Rs 280.05 Open-market movement In the open market, the PKR gained 7 paise for buying and 3 paise for selling against USD, closing at 280.25 and 280.96, respectively. Against Euro, the PKR lost 3.01 rupees for buying and 3.21 rupees for selling, closing at 331.97 and 335.15, respectively. Against UAE Dirham, the PKR lost 2 paise for both buying and selling, closing at 76.53 and 77.29, respectively. Against Saudi Riyal, the PKR gained 3 paise for buying and 2 paise for selling, closing at 74.81 and 75.40, respectively. Open-market rates for dollar on Monday BID Rs 280.25 OFFER Rs 280.96 [...]

US stocks higher to open heavy week of earnings, Fed meeting

January 26, 2026 3:29

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks edged higher early Monday to open a week dominated with tech earnings and a Federal Reserve meeting expected to keep interest rates unchanged. Companies reporting this week include Apple, Facebook parent Meta, Tesla and Boeing. “People are watching the Fed, but no one thinks the Fed will actually do anything at this meeting,” said FHN Financial’s Chris Low. “It’s really about how they choose to communicate and what they say about potential future policy decisions.” About 10 minutes into trading the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 49,282.78, up 0.4 percent. READ MORE: Wall Street Week Ahead: Fed, big earnings week loom for markets as global tensions muddy outlook The broad-based S&P 500 climbed 0.4 percent to 6,945.80, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 0.3 percent to 23,580.07. Besides earnings, markets are also keeping tabs on political fallout from the weekend shooting of a second American citizen in Minneapolis by agents under President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Multiple US senators said they would vote against upcoming government spending bills to keep funding the Department of Homeland Security, raising the possibility of another government shutdown beginning January 31. [...]

Gold per tola hits record-high in Pakistan

January 26, 2026 2:49

Gold prices in Pakistan hit another record-high on Monday. In the local market, gold price per tola reached Rs532,062 after a gain of Rs10,900 during the day. Similarly, 10-gram gold was sold at Rs456,157 after it increased by Rs9,345, according to rates shared by the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA). On Saturday, gold price per tola reached Rs521,162 after a gain of Rs6,500 during the day. The international rate of gold was up by $109 to reach $5,097 per ounce (with a premium of $20). The international gold surged past $5,000 per ounce buoyed by safety flows amid dollar weakness following a turbulent week where tensions over Greenland and Iran rattled investors, while markets remained on tenterhooks after violent spikes in the yen. Meanwhile, the price of silver increased in Pakistan by Rs627 to reach Rs11,428 per tola. [...]

SECP registers three new REIT schemes in January 2026

January 26, 2026 2:23

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered three new Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) schemes in January 2026, marking continued momentum in the development of the country’s REIT sector. According to the regulator, the newly registered schemes include two Rental REIT schemes and one Investment-Based REIT scheme, approved under the revamped Real Estate Investment Trust Regulations, 2022. With these additions, the total number of registered REIT schemes in Pakistan has risen to 28. Rental REIT schemes are designed to pool investor funds for investment in income-generating rental real estate projects, while Investment-Based REIT schemes allow investors to earn capital gains through real estate investments. Read More: Trust deeds, REIT schemes: SECP streamlines procedures Following the registrations, the approved REIT schemes are now eligible to raise funds from accredited investors, including financial institutions, corporates, insurance companies and high net-worth individuals. Under the amended REIT Regulations, which aim to encourage early listing and improve the visibility of REITs as a capital market asset class, both rental and investment-based REIT schemes are required to be mandatorily listed within one year from the date of transfer of real estate in the name of the REIT scheme. The SECP noted that the REIT sector has witnessed significant growth in recent years, reflecting growing confidence among issuers and investors. The regulator added that REITs have the potential to bring structural reforms to Pakistan’s real estate sector by improving documentation, formalisation, governance, transparency and investor protection. [...]

Most Gulf markets in red on uncertainty over US policies

January 26, 2026 1:54

Most Gulf stock markets ended lower on Monday, weighed by a mix of geopolitical and policy worries — ranging from U.S.–NATO tensions over Greenland and uncertainty around tariffs to growing questions about the Federal Reserve’s independence. Over the weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump warned he would slap a 100% tariff on Canada if it went ahead with a trade agreement with China. He has also threatened to impose 200% tariffs on French wines and champagne, seemingly to pressure French President Emmanuel Macron to sign on to his Board of Peace initiative. Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index reversed early losses to finish flat. The Saudi stock market’s recent rebound lost steam, with investors turning cautious ahead of additional fourth-quarter earnings releases and ongoing regional geopolitical tensions, said Daniel Takieddine, co-founder and CEO, Sky Links Capital Group. Crude prices - a catalyst for the Gulf’s financial markets - edged higher on Monday after climbing more than 2% in the previous session, as output disruptions in major U.S. crude-producing regions and tensions between the U.S. and Iran boosted prices. According to Takieddine, the uptick in oil prices remains shaky amid concerns about a possible oversupply in 2026, though a sustained rise in crude could ultimately lift market sentiment. In Abu Dhabi, the index lost 0.2%. U.S. President Donald Trump briefly calmed markets last week by walking back tariff threats and softening his rhetoric on possible military action involving Greenland. But fresh sanctions aimed at Iran have renewed investor concerns. Dubai’s main share index declined 0.6%, dragged down by a 1% slide in blue-chip developer Emaar Properties and a 1.7% retreat in toll operator Salik Company . The market’s underlying fundamentals remain strong and growth forecasts for the year are upbeat, indicating that the rally could regain traction if fourth-quarter earnings come in favorably, said Takieddine. The Qatari benchmark, however, rose 1.2%, clawing back most of its losses from the previous session. Outside the Gulf, Egypt’s blue-chip index advanced 1.4%, reaching a new record high. Saudi Arabia was flat at 11,271Abu Dhabi eased 0.2% to 10,264Dubai dropped 0.6% to 6,446Qatar advanced 1.2% to 11,322Egypt gained 1.4% to 47,507Bahrain finished flat at 2,052Oman added 0.1% to 6,195Kuwait declined 1% to 9,300 [...]

Sri Lankan shares close marginally lower to snap four sessions of gains

January 26, 2026 1:39

Sri Lankan shares closed marginally lower on Monday, snapping a gaining streak of four sessions, as losses in utilities and energy weighed on gains from information technology stocks. The CSE All Share index settled down 0.01% at 23,953.09. Muller & Phipps (Ceylon) PLC and HVA Foods PLC were the top percentage losers on the CSE All Share index, falling 8.33% and 5.41%, respectively. Trading volume on the CSE All Share index fell to 195 million shares from 258.9 million in the previous session. The equity market’s turnover fell to 5.5 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($17.8 million) from 10.5 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data. Foreign investors were net sellers, offloading stocks worth165.2 million rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 5.36 billion rupees, the data showed. [...]

Selling engulfs bourse, KSE-100 sheds nearly 600 points after SBP keeps policy rate unchanged

January 27, 2026 7:09

After a positive start, selling pressure was observed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index shedding nearly 600 points during the intra-day trading on Tuesday. At 12pm, the benchmark index was hovering at 188,001.04, a decrease of 586.62 points or 0.31%. Selling was observed in key sectors, including automobile assemblers, cement, fertiliser, oil and gas exploration companies, OMCs, power generation and refinery. Index-heavy stocks, including ARL, HUBCO, OGDC, PPL, POL, MARI, PSO and WAFI, traded in the red. The SBP, contrary to market expectations, on Monday decided to keep its benchmark policy rate unchanged at 10.5% in its first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of 2026. On Monday, the PSX witnessed a sharp bout of volatility as the benchmark index retreated from record territory, with investors resorting to profit-taking amid heightened caution ahead of the MPC meeting. The KSE-100 Index declined by 579.17 points, or 0.31%, to close at 188,587.66. Internationally, Asian shares advanced on Tuesday as investors hoped for the best from a barrage of US mega-cap earnings, though uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump’s latest tariff moves on South Korea limited broader gains while boosting gold and silver. Stocks appeared to take the news in their stride, with Nasdaq futures up 0.2% as investors geared up for a slew of earnings from the so-called Magnificent Seven, including the likes of Microsoft, Apple and Tesla from Wednesday. Even South Korea’s KOSPI quickly reversed earlier losses to be last up 0.8%. Safe-haven gold climbed 1% to $5,066 an ounce, just shy of an all-time high of $5,110, while silver surged 6.4% to $110.60 an ounce, not far from a record of $117.70 just set on Monday. In Asia, MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.4%. Japan’s Nikkei was off 0.1%, tempered by the recent sharp rebound in the yen that has clouded the outlook for its vast export sector. There is an intra-day update [...]

Miners, gold stocks lead Australian shares to three-month high

January 27, 2026 7:02

Australian shares climbed to a three-month high on Tuesday in broad-based gains led by mining and gold stocks, while market participants awaited a key quarterly inflation report due on Wednesday for interest rate clues. The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 1.2% to 8,962.20 by 0014 GMT, hitting its highest since October 29, as trading resumed after a long weekend. Markets were closed on Monday for a public holiday. The fourth-quarter consumer price report is expected to guide the Reserve Bank of Australia’s first policy decision of 2026 in mid-February amid fears of an interest rate hike. A hotter monthly inflation report and robust monthly jobs data have led markets to price in a 63% chance of an interest rate hike as early as February. Miners climbed 1.9% and gold stocks rose 1.8%, both hitting record highs on the back of firmer copper and bullion prices. Global miner BHP jumped 3.1% to reclaim its place as the country’s biggest listed company from top lender Commonwealth Bank, which rose 1.1% on the day and had held the title since early October 2024. Big banks, which rallied last year on the back of rate cuts, have since been punished by investors for failing to justify their lofty valuations, while miners have climbed due to firm commodity prices. Rate cuts are a double-edged sword for banks, boosting loan demand while squeezing margins. Financials advanced 1% on the day to a one-week high, with thee of the “Big Four” banks up between 0.8% and 1.3%. Healthcare and discretionary stocks climbed 0.8% and 1%, respectively. In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index advanced 0.3% to 13,495.04 points. [...]

Australia, NZ dollars make most of greenback woes; inflation test looms

January 27, 2026 6:59

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars held near multi-month peaks on Tuesday as their US peer came under broad pressure from uncertainty over ever-changing US policy on trade and geopolitics. The Aussie paused at $0.6912, having surged more than 3% in the past five sessions to a 16-month high of $0.6941. That was a whisker from a 2024 peak of $0.69435 and a break would take it to territory last trod in early 2023. The next chart barriers are $0.7000, $0.7030 and $0.7158. The kiwi dollar stood at $0.5971, having hit a four-month top of $0.5999 overnight. It has climbed around 4% in the past week and faces resistance at $0.6007 and $0.6059. In Australia, a strong employment report out last week also saw investors ramp up wagers on an early hike in interest rates, with much riding on consumer price data due on Wednesday. All eyes are on the trimmed mean measure of core inflation for the December quarter where median forecasts are for a rise of 0.8%, which will lift the annual pace to 3.3% and above the Reserve Bank of Australia’s target band of 2% to 3%. The general assumption is that an increase of 0.7% or less would mitigate the risk of a rate hike when the RBA meets on February 3, while a rise of 0.9% or more would sharply narrow the odds. A quarterly increase of 0.8% would make it a line ball call. Markets imply around a 60% chance of a quarter-point hike in the 3.6% cash rate next week and are likely to shift sharply on the inflation outcome. “Along with uncomfortably high inflation and a robust 7% growth pace in both house prices and credit, it does look like an economy that can handle rate hikes,” said Tim Baker, a macro strategist at Deutsche Bank. “Australia has the highest 2-year and 10-year yields amongst G10 for the first time in 15 years, which should encourage better flows, “ he added. “AUD has been catching up to rate spreads but has further to go, and there are increasing signs that super funds might hedge more of their dollar exposure.” Australia’s A$4.5 trillion pension industry has nearly A$1 trillion invested in US assets and has tended to have low hedging ratios. Any increase in hedging would involve the sale of US dollars, likely putting upward pressure on the Aussie. [...]

China’s industrial profits rise 0.6% in 2025

January 27, 2026 6:43

BEIJING: Profits at China’s industrial firms increased 0.6% for the whole of 2025, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Tuesday. The rise followed a 0.1% increase in the first 11 months of last year. Industrial profit figures cover firms with annual revenue of at least 20 million yuan ($2.88 million) from their main operations. [...]

Thai baht/US dollar weaker on Tuesday

January 27, 2026 6:42

BANGKOK: The Thai baht weakened against the US dollar on Tuesday. At 0150 GMT, the baht was 0.11% lower at 31.20 versus the dollar, after trading in a range of 31.110 to 31.285. It ended the previous session at 31.165 per dollar, as per LSEG data. [...]

Japan’s Nikkei flat as currency intervention caution offsets tech gains

January 27, 2026 6:40

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average was flat on Tuesday, as caution over potential currency intervention outweighed gains in heavyweight technology stocks. The Nikkei held its ground at 52,882.37, as of 0147 GMT, while the broader Topix edged 0.1% lower to 3,548.89. The yen spiked on Friday and climbed to a more than two-month high overnight, as speculation grew over coordinated currency intervention by US authorities following remarks from Japan’s prime minister and a leading currency diplomat. “Stock investors are still trying to find out where the yen stands,” said Hiroyuki Ueno, chief strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management. “They are still cautious about the currency intervention. And there have been many short positions on the yen, which might be unwound.” Money market data from Bank of Japan on Monday indicated that the spike in the yen against the dollar was not likely the product of official Japanese intervention. The yen was last trading at 154.3 per dollar, well above Friday’s low of 159.23. Chip-related shares rose, with Advantest and Tokyo Electron rising 1.89% and 0.5%, respectively. Technology investor SoftBank Group gained 0.32%. Shares of Sony Group fell 1.52%, weighing most heavily on the Topix, while Toyota Motor slipped 0.6%. “The current level of the yen is negative for exporters, but positive for the election campaign,” Ueno said. Japanese political parties kicked off an election campaign on Tuesday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called for a national election on February 8. A stronger yen is positive for Takaichi, who backs the loose monetary policy, said Ueno. The weaker yen tends to raise import costs, driving inflation and putting pressure on the BOJ to tighten the monetary policy. Frozen food maker Nissui Corp rose 4% to become the top gainer in the Nikkei. [...]

Dalian iron ore extends fall on lingering concerns over China demand

January 27, 2026 6:36

BEIJING: Dalian iron ore futures prices fell for a second straight day on Tuesday, weighed down by lingering concerns over demand for the key steelmaking ingredient in top consumer China. The most-traded iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) slid 0.44% to 788.5 yuan ($113.34) a metric ton by 0223 GMT. The benchmark January iron ore on the Singapore Exchange was little changed at $103.6 a ton, as of 0213 GMT. More steel mills have started equipment maintenance in the run-up to the Lunar New Year holiday in February, dampening appetite for feedstocks including iron ore, analysts at broker Zhengxin Futures said in a note. Steelmakers in China typically conduct furnace maintenance during winter when demand weakens in the northern region as low temperature hinders outdoor construction activity. Moreover, expectation of weak steel exports this year undermined buying interest for iron ore amid forecasts of a supply glut, analysts at broker First Futures said in a note. China’s steel exports hit a record high last year, but growing protectionism backlash against cheap Chinese steel, coupled with Beijing’s introduction of a licence regime, cast shadow on prospects of demand outside China this year, said analysts. Coking coal and coke, other steelmaking ingredients, slipped 2.52% and 2.39%, respectively, similarly weighed down by fears of diminishing demand. Steel benchmarks on the Shanghai Futures Exchange lost ground. Rebar dipped 0.57%, hot-rolled coil shed 0.54%, wire rod ticked down 0.17% and stainless steel fell 1.46%. [...]

P&G exit: PSX sets Rs700 minimum buyback price for Gillette Pakistan delisting

January 27, 2026 6:35

After reviewing, the Voluntary Delisting Committee (VDC) of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has rejected the Gillette Pakistan Limited (GLPL) sponsors’ proposed buyback price of Rs216.49 per share and instead set a much higher minimum buyback price of Rs700 per share for GLPL. The decision was taken during a meeting of the VDC held on Monday, where the committee considered GLPL’s application for voluntary delisting from the bourse. “The VDC held detailed discussions with the representatives of the sponsors, and after considering all relevant aspects under the applicable regulations, the committee decided to determine the minimum buyback price of Rs700/- per share against the offer of the sponsor of Rs216.49/- per share,” read the notice. Last year in November, Gillette Pakistan Limited formally applied to the PSX for delisting and approval to purchase shares held by minority shareholders, proposing to purchase shares from public shareholders at Rs216.49 per share. Its majority shareholder, Procter & Gamble (P&G) Company, which holds 91.72% of Gillette Pakistan’s shareholding through its subsidiary SABV, initiated the buyback process. Procter & Gamble to exit Pakistan as part of global restructuring “The proposed delisting is a consequence of P&G’s global efforts to accelerate growth and value creation; the company has decided to shift its business and operating model in Pakistan and transition to a third-party distributor model to continue to serve consumers. “This means we will wind down the manufacturing and commercial activities of Gillette Pakistan Ltd. and serve consumers from our other operations in the region. “Accordingly, the local subsidiary will cease its business operations, and the continuation of its listing on the PSX is no longer aligned with the parent’s global business strategy,” GLPL said back then. Under the proposed plan, SABV intends to purchase 2,638,059 shares — approximately 8.28% of the company’s paid-up capital held by minority shareholders — at a minimum price of Rs216.49 per share. However, the PSX’s latest intervention has substantially altered the economics of the proposed exit. “The sponsors of GLPL are required to convey their acceptance/rejection of the purchase price determined by the exchange within ten (10) days under PSX Regulation 5.14.7. The voluntary delisting of the company is subject to the receipt of acceptance from the sponsors and the fulfilment of relevant requirements by the company. “If the sponsors do not convey their acceptance to the purchase price determined by the exchange within the stipulated time under PSX Regulations, the voluntary delisting application shall stand withdrawn,” PSX added. [...]

Copper slips after nearing record highs on profit-booking

January 27, 2026 6:25

Copper retreated on Tuesday after nearing record highs, as the red metal came under pressure amid profit-taking and the Shanghai Futures Exchange’s move to further raise margin ratios. The most-traded copper contract on SHFE dropped 0.64% to 102,100 yuan ($14,675.44) a metric ton, as of 0255 GMT. The benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange declined 1.11% to $13,052 a ton, still above the $13,000 level. Copper is nearing record highs, with the Shanghai contract hitting 104,100 yuan overnight and the London benchmark pushing to $13,311 on Monday. Market saw some profit-booking selling, leading to the decline, traders said. Copper’s decline came after SHFE adjusted margin ratios, a move traders saw as mitigating risks amid rising price volatility. SHFE stepped in on Monday to increase margin requirements and widen price limits for copper and aluminium, with these adjustments effective from January 28. The move on Monday was the bourse’s second since January 20, targeting the two metals, as both, among the best performers in the base metal complex, saw volatility enter 2026. The Shanghai exchange is increasingly stepping into making regulatory changes and restrictions in 2026. Also on Monday, SHFE curbed trading for several clients for failing to disclose common control of trading accounts, while adjusting trading limits for both metals. As a result, tin pulled back from a record-setting rally and continued to fall on Tuesday. The Shanghai most-active tin contract declined 2.58% to 431,200 yuan a ton, leading the loss among SHFE base metals. The benchmark tin in London dipped 0.24% to $54,100 a ton. Base metals almost dropped across the board on Tuesday. Among other SHFE base metals, aluminium dropped 0.66%, lead shed 0.82%, nickel lost 2.42%, and zinc posted sole gain, up 0.36%. Elsewhere on the LME, aluminium dropped 0.66%, zinc shed 0.64%, lead dipped 0.52% and nickel declined 0.71%. [...]

Indian gold, silver futures jump to record high tracking global gains

January 27, 2026 6:22

MUMBAI: Indian gold and silver futures jumped to record highs early on Tuesday, tracking gains in overseas prices and supported by the rupee’s slide near an all-time low, dealers said. Domestic gold futures rose 2.4% to a record high of 159,820 rupees per 10 grams in early trade, while silver futures jumped 6% to an all-time high of 354,780 rupees per kg. [...]

China’s BYD, Exxon Mobil to deepen hybrid technology partnership

January 27, 2026 6:18

BEIJING: China’s BYD and US oil major Exxon Mobil will deepen their partnership in hybrid technology, the Chinese electric vehicle maker said in a statement on Tuesday. Under a long-term strategic Memorandum of Understanding agreement signed on Monday, the two companies will explore customised product research and development, collaborative possibilities in new material applications, among other fields, the statement said. BYD launched engine oil jointly with Exxon Mobil specifically designed for its plug-in EVs last year. [...]

India, EU finalise landmark trade deal, PM Modi says

January 27, 2026 6:05

NEW DELHI: India and the European Union have finalised a landmark trade deal that will represent a quarter of the world’s economy, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, as the two sides seek to hedge against fickle ties with the US. After nearly two decades of on-off negotiations, the deal will pave the way for India to open up its vast and guarded market, the world’s largest, to free trade with the 27-nation EU, its biggest trading partner. “Yesterday, a big agreement was signed between the European Union and India,” Modi said. “People around the world are calling this the mother of all deals. This agreement will bring major opportunities for the 1.4 billion people of India and the millions of people in Europe,” he said. He added that the agreement represents 25% of global GDP and one-third of global trade. Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are expected to make a joint announcement at an India–EU summit in New Delhi, along with the details of the deal, later on Tuesday. India fetes EU at Republic Day parade ahead of trade deal Trade between India and the EU stood at $136.5 billion in the fiscal year through March 2025. The agreement comes days after the EU signed a pivotal pact with the South American bloc Mercosur, following deals last year with Indonesia, Mexico and Switzerland. During the same period, New Delhi finalised pacts with Britain, New Zealand and Oman. The spate of deals underscores global efforts to hedge against the United States as President Donald Trump’s bid to take over Greenland and tariff threats on European nations test longstanding alliances among Western nations. Trump has imposed a 50% tariff on goods from India and an India-US trade deal collapsed last year after a breakdown in communication between the two governments. India to slash tariffs on cars to 40% in trade deal with EU, sources say The formal signing of the India-EU deal would take place after legal vetting expected to last five to six months, an Indian government official aware of the matter has said. “We expect the deal to be implemented within a year,” the official added. [...]

India bonds pare gains as supply woes blunt impact of RBI liquidity support

January 27, 2026 5:55

MUMBAI: Indian government bonds gave up opening gains on Tuesday, as a chunky state debt supply due later in the day eclipsed the impact of the central bank’s plan to inject liquidity into the banking system through mid-February. The benchmark 10-year 6.48% 2035 bond yield was at 6.6661% at 10:00 a.m. IST, up from the day’s low of 6.6443%. It ended at 6.6635% on Friday. Indian financial markets was closed on Monday due to a local holiday. Bond yields move inversely to prices. The Reserve Bank of India, after market hours on Friday, said that it will inject more than $23 billion of liquidity into the banking system, spurring wagers that the support could extend into March. Still, traders scaled back buying on concerns that the market may struggle to digest a chunky state bond issuance. Indian states are set to issue 398 billion rupees of bonds later in the day. While that figure is below the 473 billion rupees originally scheduled, it is higher than what traders had expected. States have announced a record borrowing of 5 trillion rupees for the January-March period. “The RBI’s cash injections were expected, and are only a temporary solution to the supply-demand mismatch,” a private-bank trader said. “A lot now hinges on what the Budget signals on the scale of debt supply, which will shape the trajectory of the government’s cost of borrowing.” India’s federal budget is due on February 1 and analysts expect the government to announce a record gross borrowing for the next fiscal year, ranging between 16 trillion rupees to 17.5 trillion rupees. [...]

Soybean futures fall as China looks to Brazil for imports

January 27, 2026 5:52

BEIJING: Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell on Tuesday as traders anticipated that China, the biggest importer, would ramp up purchases of cheap and plentiful beans from Brazil, potentially dampening demand for US soy. Soybeans head for weekly gain as stronger Brazilian real boosts US competitiveness Wheat futures also slipped as concerns that cold weather could damage US and Russian crops eased, and corn edged lower amid ample supply. [...]

Gold, silver rise to near record highs on safe-haven demand

January 27, 2026 5:49

Gold rose on Tuesday, after breaking through the $5,100 mark for the first time in the previous session, as safe-haven demand lingered amid geopolitical uncertainty, while silver also hovered near all-time highs. Spot gold climbed 1% to $5,065.07 per ounce, as of 0329 GMT, after scaling a record $5,110.50 the previous day. US gold futures for February delivery lost 0.4% to $5,059.90 per ounce. “Trump’s disruptive policy approach this year is playing into the hands of precious metals as a defensive play. The threats of higher tariffs to Canada and South Korea are doing enough to keep gold a safe-haven choice,“ said Tim Waterer, KCM Trade’s chief market analyst. Making things murkier geopolitically, US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would raise tariffs on South Korean autos, lumber, and pharmaceuticals imports to 25%, while criticizing Seoul for failing to enact a trade deal with Washington. This was after he threatened tariffs on Canada in the backdrop of a thawing relationship between the two countries, following Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to China earlier this month. China’s Zijin Gold will buy Canada’s Allied Gold for about C$5.5 billion ($4.02 billion) in cash, amid record high prices for gold. Gold’s unprecedented rally has boosted miners’ margins and cash flows, fuelling consolidation. “The intervention from US and Japanese officials to steady the yen has dented the dollar and has been a boon for the gold price,” Waterer added, while the greenback was further pressured by a looming US government shutdown and Trump’s erratic policymaking, resulting in cheaper greenback-priced gold for overseas consumers. Bets are for the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady at its meeting beginning later today, amid a Trump administration criminal investigation of Fed chief Powell, an evolving effort to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, and the upcoming nomination of a successor to Powell in May. Spot silver surged 5.2% to $109.22 an ounce, after hitting a record high of $117.69 on Monday. The white metal has already surged 53% so far this year. Spot platinum lost 2.5% to $2,658.19 per ounce after hitting a record $2,918.80 in the previous session, while palladium fell 1.3% to $1,956.31. [...]

Hamza visits Hassan Murtaza’s residence

January 27, 2026 3:17

LAHORE: Former Punjab chief minister and Pakistan Muslim League–N (PML-N) Member of the National Assembly Hamza Shehbaz on Monday visited the residence of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Central Punjab General Secretary Hassan Murtaza to offer fateha and express condolences over the death of his father, Syed Ghulam Murtaza Shah. Hamza Shehbaz prayed for the departed soul and conveyed his sympathies to the bereaved family, stating that their loss was shared by all. A number of political and party leaders were also present on the occasion, including Usman Malik, PPP Lahore President Faisal Mir, Makhdoom Usman Mahmood, Neelum Jabbar, Ahsan Rizvi, Chaudhry Atif Rafiq offered prayers for the deceased. Copyright Business Recorder, 2026 [...]

Bold move: NA panel hints at forcing bureaucrats to relinquish dual nationalities

January 27, 2026 3:17

ISLAMABAD: In a bold move that could reshape the power dynamics, a parliamentary panel on Monday hinted at stripping bureaucrats’ dual nationalities and urged similar action against judges, with a final decision on the issue set for February 16. The National Assembly Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat met here on Monday with MNA Ibrar Ahmad in the chair. Members of the committee unanimously raised hands, urging parliament to pass a bill to enforce a ban on the appointment of a person with dual nationality. The final decision; however, was put on hold till February 16. The Committee passed “The Federal Employees Benevolent Fund and Group Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2024” and “The Standard Time (Interpretation of References (Amendment) Bill, 2025.” The Committee discussed “The Civil Servant (Amendment) Bill, 2024, The Civil Servant (Amendment) Bill, 2025, The Standard Time (Interpretation of References (Amendment) Bill, 2025, The Federal Employees Benevolent Fund and Group Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2024, minutes of previous meeting and report of previous recommendations of the Committee and other issues. Special Secretary Establishment Division Sarah Saeed briefed the committee and gave arguments in favour of allowing bureaucrats to hold dual nationality. She also argued that relaxation should be given to those Pakistanis who are dual nationals by birth. While discussing “The Civil Servants (Amendment) Bill, 2024” moved by MNA Noor Alam Khan, which provides that a person holding dual nationality or citizenship of any foreign country shall not be entitled to appointment under this Act, Noor Alam Khan said that there is no ban on parliamentarians holding dual nationality, but officers of grades 21 and 22, who are appointed to high and sensitive posts, have dual nationality. He said that they handle many state secrets and approve documents with their signatures. He added that parliamentarians come for a short period of five years, while bureaucrats serve for many years. He also said that there is a ban on dual nationality in the military. Cabinet Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal said that it is the right of Parliament to decide and legislate on dual nationality. He also argued that relaxation should be given to those Pakistanis who are dual nationals by birth. He said that judges should also be included in the ban on dual nationality. All members of the committee agreed and said that judges should be included in the ban. Committee member Nuzhat Sadiq said that she had dual nationality but surrendered her foreign nationality before becoming a member of Parliament. Tahira Aurangzeb said that her daughter, Marriyum Aurangzeb, who currently serves as Senior Minister in the government of Punjab, had dual nationality but also surrendered her foreign nationality. She added that a young relative of hers joined the military but before promotion from captain to major, he was asked to surrender his foreign nationality or resign from the military. She said that eventually he had to leave the military. Cabinet Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal said that it is right of parliament to decide and legislate on the dual nationality. He said that judges should also include for banning dual nationality. All the members of the Committee said why not, the judges should be included for banning dual nationality. Mover of the bill, Noor Alam Khan, said, “Mr. Chairman, all the members agree on the passage of the bill. You should conduct the voting. We can raise hands for voting.” After this, all seven members present in the meeting raised their hands for voting. However, Committee Chairman Ibrar Ahmad said that the committee should wait until February 16 for the report of the committee formed by the Prime Minister on this issue. Noor Alam Khan said that the Prime Minister is also in favour of the bill. The Committee Chairman said that he has met the Prime Minister three times and that the issue will be taken up again after waiting until February 16, 2026. Copyright Business Recorder, 2026 [...]

Gold surges past $5,100

January 27, 2026 3:16

LONDON: Gold prices marched to record levels above USD5,100 on Monday, as investors sought a safe haven amid international political tension, and silver and platinum also scaled all-time highs. Spot gold was up 1.9 percent at USD5,076.43 an ounce by 11:37 a.m. ET (1637 GMT) after hitting a record $5,110.50. US gold futures for February delivery gained 1.9 percent to USD5,074.10. “Gold prices continue to be supported by elevated geopolitical and economic uncertainty. Central banks remain strong buyers as they diversify foreign exchange reserves and reduce reliance on the US dollar,” said Ryan McIntyre, president at Sprott Inc. “In addition, investor inflows into physically backed exchange-traded funds have resumed, with holdings up approximately 20 percent year over year,” McIntyre added. Trump’s 100% Tariff Threat On Canada In the latest geopolitical flare-up, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose a 100 percent tariff on Canada if it follows through on a trade deal with China. For precious metals this year, the major drivers are going to be “Trump and Trump,” said Adrian Ash, head of research at online marketplace BullionVault. “A wave of new first-time investing is driving this move in precious metals. It’s led by private investors across Asia and Europe, rushing to build their personal holdings of gold and silver.” The possibility that a coordinated currency intervention by US and Japanese authorities could be imminent was another focus of investor attention. At the same time, this week’s Federal Reserve meeting, when the central bank is expected to hold rates steady, is overshadowed by a Trump administration criminal investigation of Fed chairman Jerome Powell. Trump has placed pressure on Powell to lower interest rates. That would be supportive for non-yielding gold, which has risen 18 percent so far this year after gaining 64 percent in 2025. Last year, gold breached major milestones, including USD3,000/oz and USD4,000/oz for the first time. Gold may reach Usd6,000/Oz by year-end, some analysts say Analysts at Societe Generale anticipate gold will reach USD6,000/oz by year-end, though they caution this may be a conservative estimate with scope for further gains. Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley said the rally could continue, highlighting a bull-case target of USD5,700. Spot silver scaled a new record high of USD113.61 an ounce. Prices broke the USD100 mark on Friday as retail investor and momentum-driven buying added to tightness in physical markets for the precious and industrial metal. “Momentum is strong, with Chinese silver prices at a notable premium to London prices, indicating further gains in the short term are possible. However, such high prices should reduce industrial demand,” said UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo. Spot platinum rose by 3 percent to USD2,849.60 an ounce after touching a record USD2,918.80 while spot palladium climbed by 6.2 percent to USD2,135.22, the highest levels since 2022. [...]

FBR to take action against officials using social media without permission

January 27, 2026 3:15

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will take action against officers/officials of Customs, who are using social media platforms without obtaining prior permission/approval of the Competent Authority. In this regard, the FBR has issued a notification here on Monday on the use of social media platform by government servants. According to the FBR’s field formations, it has been observed with concern that the officers/officials of Field Formations of Customs (FBR) are using Social Media Platform without obtaining prior permission/approval of the Competent Authority which is tantamount to “Misconduct” under the Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1964.In this regard, copies of the Establishment Division’s Office Memorandums pertaining to use of Social Media Platform by Government Servants should be followed for strict compliance, FBR added. Copyright Business Recorder, 2026 [...]

Ford and General Motors in talks with First Brands over rescue financing, FT reports

January 27, 2026 3:09

Indian equity benchmarks set for positive start on India-EU trade optimism

January 27, 2026 3:03

Struggling Indian rupee to navigate Fed policy; bonds seen supported ahead of budget

January 27, 2026 3:03

Dollar under fire again as investors reassess Trump policies, geopolitical risk

January 27, 2026 2:54

Stocks up as earnings hopes offset Trump’s Korea tariff move, dollar wobbles

January 27, 2026 2:49

Oil slips even as US winter storm curbs crude output

January 27, 2026 2:45

Lawyer submits before FCC: Super tax falls under parliament’s exclusive taxing authority

January 27, 2026 2:20

ISLAMABAD: The counsel of Secretary Revenue Division argued that Section 4-C of the Income Tax Ordinance (ITO) falls squarely within Parliament’s exclusive taxing authority under Article 77 read with Entry 47 of the Federal Legislative List. A three-judge bench of the Federal Constitutional Court, headed by Chief Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan on Monday heard the FBR appeals against the judgments of Sindh, Lahore and Islamabad High Courts regarding levy of Section 4C (Super Tax), inserted in the Income Tax Ordinance (ITO), 2001 through Finance Act 2022-23. The FBR counsels – Asma Hamid and Hafiz Ahsaan Ahmed Khokhar – and Additional Attorney General for Pakistan Aamir Rehman have completed their arguments. It is expected that the bench after hearing the arguments of the lawyer of the taxpayers from Karachi may reserve judgment today (27th January). At the conclusion of proceedings, Advocate Saad Hashmi submitted before the bench that Makhdoom Ali Khan also likes to make submissions, and requested the Court to grant him sometime to rebut the contentions of the department’s lawyers. Justice Amin said they have already heard Makhdom, and asked Hashmi to tell Makhdoom to file a written submission. When Hashmi insisted, the bench then agreed to give 15 minutes to Makhdom to make oral submission on Tuesday. Hafiz Ahsaan Ahmad Khokhar, appearing on behalf of the Secretary Revenue Division, Federation of Pakistan, and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), presented comprehensive constitutional arguments regarding the imposition of Section 4-C. He submissions in T.C. No. 1031/2025 along with 225 connected matters, including 71 intra-court appeals, all transferred to the Constitutional Bench under Article 186-A of the Constitution, and now being heard following the Twenty-Seventh Constitutional Amendment. Khokhar maintained that Super Tax is a tax on income, not a fee or cess, and therefore fully within legislative competence. He argued that multiple fiscal levies on the same subject are constitutionally permissible where each is enacted under valid statutory authority. He submitted that Super Tax is expressly included within the definition of ‘tax’, making it an additional charge on high-income earners, akin to surcharge or advance tax, and not a parallel or independent impost. Khokhar opposed taxpayers’ objections on the maintainability of the appeals, saying under Article 99 of the Constitution and the Rules of Business, 1973, taxation and fiscal litigation fall within the exclusive domain of the Revenue Division and FBR, and revenue litigation is expressly excluded from mandatory consultation with the Ministry of Law and Justice or the Attorney General’s Office. Acts by Commissioners Inland Revenue, he added, are acts of the Federation itself, enjoying a strong presumption of legality. He further submitted that the federation and the FBR lawfully filed appeals against the Islamabad High Court judgments on Super Tax (4C), raising substantial constitutional and fiscal questions. Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi questioned whether any power was delegated to Commissioner-Inland Revenue to filed petition before the High Court and the Supreme Court? The lawyer argued that by Article 186-A and the 27th Amendment, the cases were automatically transferred to the Federal Constitutional Court, requiring no fresh authorization. He submitted that under Rule 14-A read with Entry 35 of Schedule II of the Rules of Business, 1973, the Revenue Division and its attached department, the Federal Board of Revenue, hold exclusive responsibility for the administration, enforcement, and protection of federal taxes and revenues, which necessarily includes the power to initiate, prosecute, defend, and pursue litigation arising from fiscal statutes; without such litigation authority, the statutory allocation itself would be rendered ineffective. Criticiwing the High Courts’ judgments, the counsel submitted that they failed to adhere to the settled principles governing the interpretation of the vires of law. The constitutional test for judicial review of legislation, he argued, is limited to examining: (i) whether Parliament possessed legislative competence, and (ii) whether the enactment transgresses any express constitutional prohibition. Khokhar emphasised that judicial review cannot extend to reassessing the wisdom, necessity, or fairness of fiscal measures. He added that the doctrine of “reading down” is meant only to preserve constitutionality, not to rewrite, reconstruct, or substitute the language of Parliament. By overstepping into fiscal policy— an area constitutionally entrusted to the Legislature and Executive— the High Courts, he contended, transgressed the separation of powers and displaced the will of the people as expressed through their elected representatives. He further stressed that financial enactments occupy a distinct constitutional footing, being the primary instrument through which the State mobilises resources and frames economic policy. Fiscal statutes involve complex economic assessments, distributive choices, and revenue exigencies, requiring judicial restraint and deference to legislative wisdom, as courts are institutionally unsuited to evaluate macroeconomic policy. Rejecting the double taxation argument, he submitted that Section 4-C operates as a distinct charging provision “in addition” to normal income tax under Section 4, imposing an additional fiscal burden rather than re-taxing the same income. He clarified that a “Special Tax Year” refers to self-contained or year-specific fiscal regimes, which do not limit Parliament’s authority to levy Super Tax within the ordinary tax year. Addressing reading down, past and closed transactions, and retrospectivity, the counsel emphasised that the levy of Super Tax under the Finance Act, 2022 was prospective; lawfully applicable to Tax Year 2022, as no vested right accrues until the return filing date under Sections 114 and 120 of the Ordinance. Fiscal statutes, unlike criminal laws, may validly operate retrospectively to meet revenue exigencies. Khokhar, concluding his arguments, asserted that the High Courts’ judgments reflect judicial overreach into fiscal and policy domains, contrary to the principles of separation of powers. He prayed that the judgments be set aside, and that Section 4-C of the ITO, 2001 be upheld as intra vires the Constitution, lawful, and consistent with principles of taxation, distributive justice, and constitutional governance. Copyright Business Recorder, 2026 [...]

President to visit UAE from 26th: FO

January 27, 2026 2:20

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari will undertake an official visit to the United Arab Emirates from 26-29 January 2026, said the Foreign Office in a statement on Monday. The President will be accompanied by a high-level delegation during the visit. Asif Ali Zardari will hold high-level meetings with the UAE’s leadership to review the full spectrum of bilateral ties, especially in the domains of trade and economic partnership, defence and security, and people-to-people ties. The discussions will also focus on regional and international issues of mutual interest. The visit of the President, subsequent to the recent visit of H.H the President of the UAE to Pakistan, reflects the deep brotherly ties between the two nations and reaffirms commitment to transforming the strong friendship between Pakistan and the UAE into a mutually rewarding partnership, the Foreign Office said. President Zardari’s visit is being seen as an important development in the context of critical Middle East situation as the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and several guided-missile destroyers are due to arrive in the Middle East in the coming days amid a US President Donald Trump’s pledge to monitor Iran closely. Additional air-defence-systems are also being deployed, most likely around US and Israeli airbases in the region. Copyright Business Recorder, 2026 [...]

KP CM urges PM to release ‘constitutionally-mandated’ funds

January 27, 2026 2:20

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Sohail Afridi, has written a detailed letter to the Prime Minister of Pakistan expressing grave concern over the persistent failure to release constitutionally mandated federal transfers, which has resulted in an acute fiscal and governance crisis for the province. In his letter, the CM stated that the Provincial Budget for Fiscal Year 2025–26 was framed and approved strictly on the basis of clear constitutional fiscal entitlements, including Net Hydel Profit, Oil and Gas Royalties, post-merger National Finance Commission shares, and regular monthly transfers under the NFC Award. He emphasized that these were binding fiscal obligations and not discretionary assumptions. Contrary to these commitments, actual releases have consistently fallen short of budgeted levels. He further highlighted that the withholding of routine monthly NFC transfers finds no sanction in the Constitution and undermines the core principles of cooperative federalism. The CM noted that against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s NFC entitlement of Rs 658.4 billion from the federal divisible pool, the province has received only Rs 604 billion to date, leaving a shortfall of Rs 54.4 billion. He stressed that this is not an accounting variance but a material breach that has directly impaired cash management, disrupted budget execution, and constrained service delivery across critical sectors of governance. He further pointed out that the impact has been most severe in the Merged Districts, where development, stabilization, and state consolidation are recognized national priorities. Despite a provincial allocation of Rs 292 billion, federal releases amount to only Rs 56 billion so far. He warned that this severe and continuing gap has undermined essential public services and development interventions in historically marginalized areas, eroding the objectives of the merger and weakening national cohesion. The CM also underscored that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains on the frontline of counter terrorism while simultaneously shouldering extraordinary and unavoidable expenditures arising from flood response and rehabilitation, as well as the management and support of Temporarily Displaced Persons. He stated that these are national responsibilities; however, the financial burden continues to be borne disproportionately and unsustainably by the Province. In view of these circumstances, the CM urged the Federal Government to take immediate corrective action, including the full and unconditional release of all outstanding federal dues, particularly routine monthly NFC transfers, Net Hydel Profit, Oil and Gas Royalties, and allocations for the Merged Districts, strictly in accordance with constitutional provisions and agreed fiscal arrangements. He cautioned that any further delay would only compound the Province’s fiscal stress and weaken governance capacity at a critical juncture. Copyright Business Recorder, 2026 [...]

Achackzai-led delegation visits residence of Shireen Mazari

January 27, 2026 2:19

ISLAMABAD: The opposition alliance Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Aayin-e-Pakistan (TTAP) on Monday strongly condemned the 17-year prison sentences handed down to lawyers Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chatha, calling the verdicts a troubling sign of the country’s escalating authoritarianism. The sentences, handed down on charges related to social media activism, have drawn sharp criticism from human rights groups, opposition parties, and civil society organizations. A delegation of TTAP leaders, headed by Chairman Mehmood Khan Achakzai, who is also the opposition leader in National Assembly, visited the residence of Dr Shireen Mazari, the mother of Imaan Mazari, to express solidarity with the couple. The delegation also included prominent opposition figures such as Asad Qaiser from PTI, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, Muhamamd Zubair, and others. In a statement posted on social media platform X, TTAP condemned the ruling, pledging unwavering support for the couple. TTAP leaders described the trial and conviction as a blatant miscarriage of justice and vowed to take further action to safeguard civil liberties in Pakistan. Talking to reporters, acting PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan condemned both the arrest and trial, accusing the government of violating constitutional rights and due process. “We have always opposed the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA),” he said, stressing that the law used to convict the couple should be repealed. “Nations cannot thrive by suppressing voices.” He also compared the treatment of Mazari and Chatta to that of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, who has also been denied contact with his family during his detention. He warned that such actions would breed lawlessness and lead to vigilante justice. “We call on Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Yahya Afridi, to take swift action in this case and others that seek to silence critical voices,” he added. “We demand that these sentences be overturned, and that the principles of justice and freedom of expression be upheld.” About the party’s planned countrywide protest on February 8, Gohar confirmed that PTI’s protest call remains unchanged. He emphasized that only Imran Khan could alter the party’s protest strategy. The sentencing of Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chatha marks a significant escalation in the ongoing battle for free speech in Pakistan. Critics fear that the ruling sets a dangerous precedent for the suppression of dissent, and calls for judicial reform and human rights protections are growing louder across the country. Copyright Business Recorder, 2026 [...]

Urea production: Cabinet approves gas allocation for three fertilizer plants

January 27, 2026 2:06

ISLAMABAD: By transitioning fertilizer production onto a standalone gas supply infrastructure, the government has addressed critical vulnerabilities that have long plagued the production cycle of the critical agricultural input, said Ibrar Khan, Secretary General of the Pakistan Petroleum Exploration and Production Companies Association (PPEPCA). This strategic policy intervention established a dedicated Mari-based gas supply system, marking a decisive shift toward a long-term sustainability in domestic urea production through cabinet’s ratification of the Economic Coordination Committee’s decision is positive step, he said while talking to Business Recorder. Under the approved arrangement, gas resources from Ghazij/Shawal discoveries will be systematically allocated among three major fertilizer plants. Fauji Fertilizer Company (Port Qasim) has been allocated 104 mmcfd of raw gas, Fatima Fertilizer (Sheikhupura) will receive 68 mmcfd of raw gas, meanwhile, Agritech (Daudhkhel) has been allocated 50 mmcfd of raw gas. The respective fertilizer companies shall invest in installing facilities for gas processing and compression, for injection and transportation of gas in Sui companies’ network to their respective plant sites. This substantial capital commitment underscored the industry’s confidence in the government’s long-term vision, he added. While this arrangement involved the deallocation of gas volumes from Sui Company, he said, the transmission companies remain integral beneficiaries of this policy framework. The fertilizer customers will utilize the existing Sui companies’ extensive pipeline network infrastructure for gas transportation, ensuring that SNGPL and SSGC continue to generate substantial revenue streams through Return on Assets (ROA) and capacity charges under the third-party access regime. This arrangement transforms the Sui companies’ role from direct gas suppliers to essential infrastructure service providers, guaranteeing regulated returns on their transmission assets while reducing their supply obligation risks, thereby securing their financial sustainability under this new paradigm. “The successful formulation and implementation of this policy framework merits special recognition for the tireless efforts of the Petroleum Minister, Ali Pervaiz Malik. Under his stewardship, the ministry has demonstrated exceptional strategic acumen in identifying sustainable solutions to Pakistan’s energy-agriculture nexus. His commitment to balancing competing stakeholder interests, from gas producers and transmission companies to fertilizer manufacturers and ultimately, the farming community, has been instrumental in forging this consensus,” the secretary general said. The minister’s forward-looking approach extends beyond immediate supply considerations. By championing bilateral Gas Sale and Purchase Agreements (GSAs) with Mari Energies and ensuring robust third-party access arrangements with Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) under the TPA Rules 2018 and Pakistan Gas Network Code, he has established a transparent, rules-based framework that will serve as a template for future energy sector interventions, he said. Copyright Business Recorder, 2026 [...]

Punjab by-polls: Notices served on minister, SAPM for 'violating' election code of conduct

November 21, 2025 1:33

This collage of pictures show Federal Minister of Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Huzaifa Rehman. —APP/NA website/FileShow-cause notices have been issued to Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari and Special Assistant to the... [...]

27th Amendment empowers FCC to hear all constitutional cases: minister

November 20, 2025 7:59

Minister of State for Law and Justice Barrister Aqeel Malik addressing an event on December 21, 2024. — Facebook@BarristerAqeelMalikState Minister for Law Aqeel Malik said on Thursday that the 27th Amendment has vested authority to hear constitutional matters in the Federal Constitutional... [...]

JF-17 attracts strong attention at Dubai Airshow as friendly country inks procurement MoU

November 20, 2025 5:25

Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder fighter jet during World Defence Air Show 2024 held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 7, 2024. — PPI Pakistan's JF-17 Thunder garnered significant attention at the Dubai Airshow 2025, leading to the signing of a memorandum of understanding with a... [...]

US lawmakers laud Punjab govt's initiative to modernise brick-kiln

November 20, 2025 4:39

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz attends ceremony in this undated image. — Facebook/@MaryamNSharifISLAMABAD: The Congressional Pakistan Caucus has applauded Punjab’s drive to modernise its brick-kiln sector, saying the reforms could serve as a pilot for eliminating bonded labour and... [...]

Security forces gun down 30 terrorists in multiple IBOs in KP: ISPR

November 20, 2025 4:38

Frontier Constabulary and army personnel gather stand guard in Kurram, January 17, 2025. — AFPSecurity forces killed 30 Indian proxy Fitna al-Khawarij terrorists during multiple intelligence-based operations carried out by security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , the military's media wing... [...]

MQM-P calls for new province in Sindh

November 20, 2025 3:56

Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan Convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui addresses a press conference in Karachi, November 20, 2025. — Screengrab via YouTube/Geo NewsKARACHI: With discussions on the 28th Amendment gaining momentum, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement–Pakistan has once again... [...]

US report validates Pakistan military edge over India: PM

November 20, 2025 3:55

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses ceremony in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on November 20, 2025. — X/@GovtofPakistanPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said a recent US report endorsing Pakistan’s downing of Indian aircraft stands as formal validation of the country’s... [...]

Banned TTP poses serious threat to Pakistan security: UNSC panel

November 20, 2025 10:24

Denmark’s Deputy Permanent Representative to United Nations and chair of UNSC's ISIL, Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee Sandra Jensen Landi. — Screengrab via UN WebTV websiteThe chair of the United Nations Security Council's Daesh and Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee has cautioned that the... [...]

CM Afridi clarifies remarks on by-poll after ECP requests army deployment

November 20, 2025 10:01

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Khan Afridi addresses a gathering at Havelian, Abbottabad on November 19, 2025. — Facbook@ImMuhammadSohailAfridiISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Thursday issued a clarification concerning his remarks on the NA-18 by-poll,... [...]

Dubai sees 3.2m Pakistani passengers in 2025 as airport sets new milestone

November 20, 2025 6:16

People sit at a coffee shop as they wait for their flight at the Dubai International Airport, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 17, 2024. — ReutersDUBAI: Dubai International Airport handled 3.2 million passengers travelling from Pakistan in the first nine months of 2025, making the... [...]

Security forces kill 23 Indian proxy terrorists in KP's Kurram

November 20, 2025 5:08

Security forces are seen taking position during an operation. — ISPR/FileRAWALPINDI: Amid country's ongoing fight against the menace of terrorism, security forces have neutralised 23 Indian proxy Fitna al-Khawarij terrorists in separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram... [...]

Pakistan to construct island to boost oil exploration: report

November 19, 2025 6:26

Pump jacks operate in front of a drilling rig in an oil field in Midland, Texas United States. — Reuters/FilePakistan's state-owned energy company, Pakistan Petroleum Limited , has announced plans for an artificial island to boost its oil exploration efforts.Islamabad has intensified its... [...]

Russia ready to mediate Pakistan's issues with India, Afghanistan: envoy

November 19, 2025 6:14

Russia's ambassador to Pakistan has extended his country's offer to mediate Islamabad's conflicts with India and Afghanistan, amid strained relations with its neighbouring countries.Islamabad's relations with India have remained tense since the four-day war in May, while the Afghan Taliban regime... [...]

Security forces neutralise four terrorists in KP IBOs

November 19, 2025 5:12

Soldiers ride on a Pakistan Army vehicle in this undated image. — AFP/FileFour terrorists affiliated with Indian proxy, Fitna al-Khawarij, were killed in a series of operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from November 17 to 18, the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Wednesday.An... [...]

Reclassification of 41 candidates on reserved seats goes beyond SC mandate: Justice Mandokhail

November 19, 2025 4:38

Supreme Court's Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail addresses an event related to Labour Day in Islamabad on May 1, 2025. — Screengrab/YouTube/Geo NewsISLAMABAD: Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail has released a detailed dissent in the reserved seats case, stating that the ruling on 41 candidates... [...]

Grandparents found slain in South Carolina home, grandson arrested

January 26, 2026 6:49

Grandparents found slain in South Carolina home, grandson arrestedA small rural town in South Carolina saw a brutal family tragedy after a 19-year-old man allegedly murdered his retired grandparents inside their home earlier this month.Authorities in Oconee County say Levi Kevin Jones was arrested... [...]

Convicted murderer causes chaos in Florida courtroom

January 26, 2026 3:46

Convicted murderer causes chaos in Florida courtroomA Florida courtroom erupted into chaos this week as a woman convicted of murdering her roommate was forcibly removed while hurling accusations at the judge.Amanda Cook appeared in court on January 22 for the sentencing of the 2019 killing of her... [...]

Virginia teen fatally stabs father in home dispute

January 26, 2026 2:20

Virginia teen fatally stabs father in home disputeA father has died after being stabbed during an argument with his teenage son, ending in a murder charge in Botetourt County, Virginia.According to ABC’s WSET, the Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to a home on... [...]

Blind man robbed after Bradford woman steals his valuable guitars

January 26, 2026 12:28

Blind man robbed after Bradford woman steals his valuable guitarsA Bradford woman has been convicted of felony theft after stealing three guitars from the apartment of a blind man, a jury has found.Samantha Hinchman was found guilty of felony theft on 20 January and is due to be sentenced on 5... [...]

World is 'dangerously underprepared' for surge in extreme heat, scientists warn

January 26, 2026 11:35

World is ‘dangerously underprepared’ for surge in extreme heat, scientists warnGlobal warming is looming like a “Sword of Damocles” threatening both developed and developing nations and pushing vulnerable communities to the receiving end. In the midst of the tangible... [...]

Indonesia: Search operation continues after landslide Kills at least 30, leaving 100 missing

January 26, 2026 9:19

Indonesia: Search operation continues after landslide Kills at least 30, leaving 100 missing25 people have been declared dead, and hundreds are missing after recent landsliding in the Indonesian region took place on Saturday, January 24, 2025.The police officials reported that 25 body bags have... [...]

'Canada trade deal isn't zero-sum game': China responds after US tariff threat

January 26, 2026 8:30

‘Canada trade deal isn't zero-sum game’: China responds after US tariff threat Canada’s trade deal with China is in crosshairs as the United States threatened to impose 100 percent trade tariffs on Ottawa if it strikes a final agreement with Beijing with a warning that the... [...]

US, South Korea to expand nuclear submarine cooperation amid regional tensions

January 26, 2026 7:54

US, South Korea to expand nuclear submarine cooperation amid regional tensions The US and East Asian ally, South Korea have agreed to strengthen cooperation on the nuclear-powered submarine programme which Seoul seeks to pursue amid the tensions in the Korean Peninsula. The announcement... [...]

Gold tops first-ever $5000 mark: Inside key drivers & what comes next

January 26, 2026 6:52

Gold tops first-ever $5000 mark: Inside key drivers & what comes next The world is witnessing an unprecedented surge in metal prices as gold has topped $5000 an ounce benchmark for the very first time, extending a historic rally as investors are looking at metals as the safe-haven asset amid... [...]

Toronto Pearson airport cancellations spike as snowstorm hits YYZ and YTZ

January 26, 2026 2:50

A powerful winter storm triggered widespread Toronto Pearson airport cancellations on Sunday, disrupting air travel across the Greater Toronto Area and forcing airlines to ground a significant number of flights at both major city airports.According to aviation analytics firm Cirium, 41 per cent of... [...]

Toronto snow emergency: Schools closed amid massive winter storm

January 26, 2026 1:11

A powerful winter storm sweeping through the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area has forced widespread school closures and transportation cancellations, as Environment Canada warns that 60 centimetres or more of snow could fall in parts of the region.School boards began announcing closures early... [...]

South Carolina woman accused of stealing social security money from elderly

January 25, 2026 5:40

A woman in South Carolina has been accused of quietly draining thousands of dollars from the Social Security payments of a vulnerable adult living in assisted accommodation.Investigators say Robbie Elise Williams from Greenville, used her position of trust to take money that did not belong to her.... [...]

Kangaroo chaos at Tour Down Under: Multiple crashes disrupt final stage of cycling race

January 25, 2026 4:16

Kangaroo chaos at Tour Down Under: Multiple crashes disrupt final stage of cycling raceA dramatic and bizarre event occurred during the final stage of the 2026 Tour Down Under on Sunday, when a kangaroo collided with the peloton in the Adelaide Hills after leaping into the course and hitting... [...]

US storm leaves more than 700,000 without power, disrupts thousands of flights

January 25, 2026 3:40

US storm leaves nearly 700,000 without power, disrupts thousands of flightsIn the latest reports received, the US storm has left more than 700,000 people without power.The U.S. citizens in New Mexico were without electricity, and almost 10,000 flights were canceled on Sunday, January 25, 2026,... [...]

Missouri woman jailed for $116,000 lottery scam

January 25, 2026 2:57

Missouri woman jailed for $116,000 lottery scamA Missouri woman has been sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison for her part in a sophisticated lottery and credit card fraud scheme. Amy Young from Mount Vernon, was handed a 23-month sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit... [...]

دی ہیگ کے خوبصورت ہال میں پاکستان فیسٹیول کا انعقاد

January 27, 2026 1:01

پاکستان میلہ فیسٹیول انتظامیہ نے دی ہیگ کے وسیع وعریض خوبصورت ہال میں شاندار پاکستان فیسٹیول کا انعقاد کیا۔پاکستان فیسٹیول کا... [...]

جبر یا استثنا سے جنم لینے والا کوئی بھی ’’نیا معمول‘‘ قابلِ قبول نہیں ہو سکتا، پاکستان

January 27, 2026 12:01

اقوامِ متحدہ میں پاکستانی مستقل مندوب عاصم افتخار—فائل فوٹواقوامِ متحدہ میں پاکستان کے مستقل مندوب عاصم افتخار نے سلامتی کونسل کے... [...]

چاغی :2 گاڑیوں میں تصادم، 7 افراد جاں بحق، 3 زخمی

January 26, 2026 8:01

بلوچاستان میں ضلع چاغی کے علاقے یک مچ کے قریب 2 گاڑیوں میں تصادم کے نتیجے میں7 افراد جاں بحق جبکہ 3 زخمی ہوگئے۔حادثے میں جاں بحق ہونے... [...]

ایم کیو ایم پاکستان کے اہم وزرا کی سیکیورٹی واپس لے لی گئی

January 26, 2026 8:01

ایم کیو ایم پاکستان کے اہم وزرا، اراکین اسمبلی اور لیڈروں کی سیکیورٹی اچانک واپس لے لی گئی۔وفاقی وزیر خالد مقبول صدیقی، فاروق ستار،... [...]

رحیم یارخان، چھوٹو کوش ڈکیت نے 21 ساتھیوں سمیت ہتھیار ڈال دیئے

January 26, 2026 8:01

رحیم یارخان میں چھوٹو کوش ڈکیت نے21 ساتھیوں سمیت پولیس کے سامنے سرنڈر کردیا ہے۔ڈی پی او رحیم یار خان کے مطابق چھوٹو کوش کے سر کی قیمت... [...]

خیبر پختونخوا آج دوبارہ دہشت گردی کی لپیٹ میں ہے، گورنر

January 26, 2026 7:01

گورنر خیبر پختونخوا فیصل کریم کنڈی نے وادی تیراہ پر وزیراعلیٰ سہیل آفریدی کے بیان پر تنقید کرتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ ایک پُرامن صوبہ 2013... [...]

بلوچستان میں بارش اور برف باری کی ایک اور لہر

January 26, 2026 7:01

—فائل فوٹوبلوچستان کے کئی علاقوں میں بارش اور برف باری کی ایک اور لہر آئی ہے جس کا اثر صوبے بھر میں دیکھا جا رہا ہے۔صوبائی... [...]

ہر رکن پارلیمنٹ کو 10افراد کیلئےحج کوٹہ دیا جائے، قائمہ کمیٹی مذہبی امور

January 26, 2026 6:01

قومی اسمبلی کی قائمہ کمیٹی مذہبی امور کا اجلاس۔فوٹو: نیشنل اسمبلی آف پاکستانقومی اسمبلی کی قائمہ کمیٹی مذہبی امور نے وزیر مذہبی... [...]

گل پلازا سیکیور کیا ہے، فی الحال سیل نہیں کیا، ڈی سی جنوبی

January 26, 2026 6:01

فائل فوٹوڈپٹی کمشنر جنوبی جاوید نبی کھوسو نے کہا ہے کہ گل پلازا کو سیکیور کیا ہے، فی الحال سیل نہیں کیا۔میڈیا سے گفتگو میں ڈی سی... [...]

کراچی پریس کلب پر احتجاج، مختلف مقامات پر ٹریفک جام

January 26, 2026 5:01

فوٹو: جنگ۔شعیب احمدایچ آر سی پی کی جانب سے ایمان مزاری اور ہادی علی چٹھہ کی گرفتاری کے خلاف احتجاج کے پیش نظر پولیس نے کراچی پریس کلب... [...]

قائمہ کمیٹی اجلاس، خواجہ اظہار الحسن اور شہلا رضا میں تلخ جملوں کا تبادلہ

January 26, 2026 5:01

قومی اسمبلی کی قائمہ کمیٹی برائے بین الصوبائی رابطہ کے اجلاس میں ایم کیو ایم کے خواجہ اظہار الحسن اور پیپلز پارٹی کی شہلا رضا کے... [...]

نیشنل رجسٹریشن امتحان اسٹیپ 2 کلینیکل اسکلز 31 جنوری اور یکم فروری کو منعقد ہوگا

January 26, 2026 5:01

کونسل ایکٹ 2022 کی شق 18 کے تحت نیشنل رجسٹریشن امتحان اسٹیپ 2 کلینیکل اسکلز امتحان 31 جنوری تا 1 فروری 2026 کو منعقد کیا جا رہا ہے۔ یہ... [...]

گل پلازہ واقعے پر درج ایف آئی آر کی کاپی جیو نیوز کو موصول

January 26, 2026 5:01

فائل فوٹو۔کراچی میں گل پلازہ کے واقعے پر درج ایف آئی آر کی کاپی جیو نیوز کو موصول ہوگئی۔ گل پلازہ واقعے کے خلاف ایف آئی آر 23 جنوری کو... [...]

بند کمروں کے فیصلے سے لوگ دل برداشتہ ہوگئے، سہیل آفریدی

January 26, 2026 4:01

فائل فوٹووزیراعلیٰ خیبر پختونخوا سہیل آفریدی نے کہا ہے کہ بند کمروں کے فیصلے سے لوگ دل برداشتہ ہوگئے ہیں۔اسمبلی اجلاس سے خطاب میں... [...]

کسی صورت 8 فروری کے احتجاج کی کال واپس نہیں لیں گے، محمود اچکزئی

January 26, 2026 4:01

محمود خان اچکزئی۔سربراہ تحریک تحفظ آئین پاکستان اور قومی اسمبلی میں اپوزیشن لیڈر محمود خان اچکزئی نے کہا ہم کسی صورت 8 فروری کے... [...]

امریکا کی ایران سے نئی ڈیل کے لیے 4 شرائط، امریکی میڈیا

January 27, 2026 2:01

امریکی میڈیا نے دعویٰ کیا ہے کہ ٹرمپ انتظامیہ ایران سے نئی ڈیل کے لیے چار شرائط عائد کرنا چاہتی ہے۔ان شرائط میں افزودہ یورینیم کی... [...]

فرانس: 15سال سے کم عمر بچوں کے سوشل میڈیا استعمال پر پابندی کا بل پیش

January 27, 2026 1:01

فرانس کی قومی اسمبلی میں 15 سال سے کم عمر بچوں کے سوشل میڈیا استعمال پر پابندی کا بل پیش کردیا گیا، سوشل میڈیا پابندی کے بل پر ووٹنگ... [...]

امریکا، اسرائیل ایران میں دہشتگردی کی معاونت کررہے ہیں، ایران

January 27, 2026 1:01

ایران نے عالمی اداروں کو آگاہ کیا ہے کہ امریکا اور اسرائیل ایران میں دہشتگردی کی معاونت کررہے ہیں۔ روسی میڈیا کے مطابق تہران نے... [...]

کینیڈا: موسم سرما کا شدید طوفان، نظام زندگی مفلوج

January 27, 2026 1:01

کینیڈا میں موسم سرما کے شدید طوفان سے نظام زندگی مفلوج ہوگیا، شدید برفانی طوفان نے صوبے اونٹاریو کے بڑے حصے کو اپنی لپیٹ میں لے... [...]

داعش سے منسلک خواتین اور بچوں کو خاموشی کے ساتھ برطانیہ سے واپس بھجوائے جانے کا دعویٰ

January 26, 2026 9:01

ڈائریکٹر شامی کیمپ کی طرف سے داعش سے منسلک خواتین اور بچوں کو خاموشی کے ساتھ برطانیہ سے واپس بھجوائے جانے کا دعویٰ کیا ہے۔ برطانوی... [...]

انگرڈ نامی طوفان اگلے ہفتے تباہی مچا سکتا ہے، برطانوی محکمہ موسمیات

January 26, 2026 9:01

برطانوی محکمہ موسمیات کی طرف سے انگرڈ نامی طوفان اگلے ہفتے موسلادھار بارشوں اور تیز آندھیوں کے ساتھ تباہی مچا سکتا ہے۔ پیش گوئی میں... [...]

طوفان ’چندرا‘ کل برطانیہ سے ٹکرائے گا

January 26, 2026 8:01

برطانیہ سے کل ٹکرانے والا طوفان ’چندرا‘ اپنے ساتھ تیز ہوائیں اور بارش لے کر آئے گا۔ برطانیہ کو ایک کے بعد ایک طوفان کا سامنا ہے،... [...]

امریکا: شدید برفانی طوفان، مختلف حادثات میں 14 افراد ہلاک

January 26, 2026 7:01

امریکا میں شدید برفانی طوفان سے کئی علاقوں میں اب تک ایک فٹ سے زیادہ برف پڑ گئی، مختلف حادثات میں 14 افراد ہلاک ہوگئے۔امریکا کے کچھ... [...]

ایران پر کسی بھی حملے کیلئے اپنی سرزمین استعمال کرنے کی اجازت نہیں دینگے، امارات

January 26, 2026 3:01

ایران کے خلاف کسی بھی فوجی جارحیت کے لیے کسی قسم کی لاجسٹک معاونت بھی فراہم نہیں کریں گے: یو اے ایمتحدہ عرب امارات نے ایران پر کسی بھی... [...]

غزہ میں اسرائیلی یرغمالی کی باقیات مل گئیں

January 26, 2026 3:01

سارجنٹ ران گیویلی جو 7 اکتوبر 2023 کے حماس کے اسرائیل کے اندر کی گئی کارروائی میں مارا گیا تھا اسکی باقیات آج اسرائیل کے حوالے کر دی... [...]

ٹرمپ کا منیاپولس سے امیگریشن اینڈ کسٹم ایجنٹس کو واپس بلانے کا ارادہ

January 26, 2026 1:01

فائل فوٹو۔امریکی صدر ٹرمپ نے منیاپولس شہر سے امیگریشن اینڈ کسٹم ایجنٹس کو واپس بلانے کا ارادہ ظاہر کر دیا تاہم انہوں نے ایجنٹس کو... [...]

جاپان اور چین کے درمیان پانڈا سفارتکاری کا خاتمہ

January 26, 2026 10:01

فائل فوٹوجاپان اور چین کے درمیان پانڈا سفارتکاری کا خاتمہ ہوگیا، جاپان بگڑتے تعلقات کی وجہ سے ملک کے آخری 2 پانڈا چین واپس بھیج رہا... [...]

ایران امریکا کشیدگی کے درمیان امریکی وزیر خارجہ کا عراقی وزیراعظم سے ٹیلی فونک رابطہ

January 26, 2026 10:01

---فائل فوٹو امریکا اور ایران میں جاری کشیدگی کے دوران امریکی وزیرِ خارجہ مارکو روبیو نے عراقی وزیرِاعظم محمد شیاع السودانی سے ٹیلی... [...]

یوروپی ممالک نے روسی گیس پر پابندی کی حتمی منظوری دیدی

January 26, 2026 9:01

فوٹو: بشکریہ برطانوی میڈیایوروپی ممالک نے روسی گیس پر پابندی کی حتمی منظوری دیدی ہے۔خبر ایجنسی کے مطابق یورپی یونین کے ممالک نے پیر... [...]

انڈونیشیا میں لینڈ سلائیڈنگ سے ہلاکتیں 17 ہوگئیں، 73 افراد لاپتہ

January 26, 2026 8:01

فوٹو: بشکریہ غیرملکی میڈیاانڈونیشیا کے صوبے جاوا میں لینڈ سلائیڈنگ سے ہلاکتوں کی تعداد بڑھ کر 17 ہوگئی، 73 افراد تاحال لاپتہ ہیں۔خبر... [...]

اسٹیٹ بینک کا شرح سود برقرار رکھنے کا فیصلہ

January 26, 2026 11:01

فائل فوٹواسٹیٹ بینک نے مانیٹری پالیسی کا اعلان کردیا۔ مرکزی بینک کی جانب سے شرح سود برقرار رکھنے کا فیصلہ کیا گیا... [...]

سونے کی قیمت میں 10 ہزار روپے سے زائد کا اضافہ ہوگیا

January 26, 2026 7:01

فائل فوٹوملک میں سونے کی فی تولہ قیمت میں یکمشت 10 ہزار 900 روپے کا اضافہ ہو گیا۔ ہے۔آل پاکستان صرافہ جیمز اینڈ جیولرز ایسوسی ایشن کے... [...]

پی ایس ایکس میں مثبت رجحان، 100 انڈیکس ایک لاکھ 90 ہزار سے تجاوز کرگیا

January 26, 2026 5:01

فائل فوٹوپاکستان اسٹاک ایکسچینج میں کاروباری ہفتے کے پہلے روز آج مثبت رجحان دیکھا جا رہا ہے۔ بازار حصص میں کاروبار کے دوران 100... [...]

پولیٹیکل اکانومی اصل مسئلہ ہے: بلال اظہر کیانی

January 25, 2026 3:01

وفاقی وزیرِ مملکت بلال اظہر کیانی—فائل فوٹووفاقی وزیرِ مملکت بلال اظہر کیانی نے کہا ہے کہ پولیٹیکل اکانومی اصل مسئلہ ہے، حکومت 5 سال... [...]

چند لوگوں نے معاشرے سے امید چھین لی: مصدق ملک

January 25, 2026 3:01

مصق ملک—فائل فوٹووفاقی وزیر برائے موسمیاتی تبدیلی مصدق ملک نے کہا ہے کہ چند لوگوں نے معاشرے سے امید چھین لی ہے۔انہوں نے یہ بات... [...]

پاکستان میں غربت کے خاتمے کیلئے مفتاح اسماعیل نے تجاویز پیش کر دیں

January 25, 2026 3:01

مفتاح اسماعیل— فائل فوٹوسابق وفاقی وزیرِ خزانہ مفتاح اسماعیل نے تجویز دی ہے کہ نیشنل فنانس کمیشن کم کریں، لوکل گورنمنٹ یا پھر نئے... [...]

اسٹیٹ بینک مانیٹری پالیسی میں شرح سود سنگل ڈیجٹ پر لائے، صدر لاہور چیمبر

January 25, 2026 9:01

— فائل فوٹو صدر لاہور ایوان صنعت و تجارت فہیم الرحمٰن سہگل کا کہنا ہے کہ اسٹیٹ بینک کل مانیٹری پالیسی میں شرح سود سنگل ڈیجٹ پر... [...]

ایم ڈی آئی ایم ایف کرسٹالینا جارجیوا شہباز شریف حکومت کی معترف

January 23, 2026 6:01

عالمی مالیاتی ادارے کی مینیجنگ ڈائریکٹر کرسٹالینا جارجیوا نے وزیرِ اعظم شہباز شریف کی معاشی اصلاحات کی تعریف کی ہے۔کرسٹالینا... [...]

پاکستان میں 4 بڑے برانڈز کے 62 ماڈلز سستے ہوں گے

January 23, 2026 3:01

فائل فوٹوپاکستان میں 4 بڑے برانڈز کے 62 موبائل فونز ماڈلز سستے ہوں گے، فیڈرل بورڈ آف ریونیو کسٹمز ویلیوایشن نے نئے اور کم ریٹس مقرر... [...]

سونے کی فی تولہ قیمت میں آج 9100 روپے کا اضافہ

January 23, 2026 10:01

---فائل فوٹو ملک میں سونے کی فی تولہ قیمت میں یکمشت 9 ہزار 100 روپے کا اضافہ ہو گیا ہے۔آل پاکستان صرافہ جیمز اینڈ جیولرز ایسوسی ایشن کے... [...]

پاکستان اسٹاک ایکسچینج میں تیزی

January 22, 2026 5:01

— فائل فوٹوپاکستان اسٹاک ایکسچینج میں کاروباری ہفتے کے چوتھے روز آج مثبت رجحان دیکھا جا رہا ہے۔ بازارِ حصص میں کاروبار کے دوران 100... [...]

پنجاب حکومت نے پاسکو سے 7 لاکھ ٹن گندم خرید لی

January 21, 2026 11:01

فائل فوٹو پنجاب حکومت نے پاسکو سے 7 لاکھ ٹن گندم خرید لی۔ 3 لاکھ میٹرک ٹن کی پہلی کھیپ موصول ہوگئی۔ڈائریکٹر جنرل فوڈ امجد حفیظ کا کہنا... [...]

پاکستان میں پہلی بار سونا 5 لاکھ روپے فی تولہ ہوگیا

January 21, 2026 9:01

فائل فوٹوملکی تاریخ میں پہلی مرتبہ فی تولہ سونے کی قیمت 5 لاکھ روپے سے تجاوز کر گئی۔ آل پاکستان صرافہ جیمز اینڈ جیولرز ایسوسی ایشن... [...]

دو دن تیزی کے بعد پاکستان اسٹاک ایکسچینج میں آج مندی کا رجحان

January 21, 2026 9:01

---فائل فوٹو کاروباری ہفتے کے آغاز پر مسلسل دو دن مثبت رجحان رہنے کے بعد پاکستان اسٹاک ایکسچینج میں آج مندی کا رجحان دیکھا جا رہا... [...]

سال 2026 کیلئے گندم کی قیمت 3500 روپے فی من مقرر، نوٹیفکیشن جاری

January 21, 2026 8:01

رواں سال 2026ء کے لیے گندم کی قیمت 3 ہزار 500 روپے فی من مقرر کر دی گئی۔ حکومتِ پنجاب کی جانب سے جاری کیے گئے نوٹیفکیشن کے مطابق... [...]

Dollar slides to 4-month low on efforts to boost the yen, which could spell trouble for U.S. equities

January 26, 2026 9:09

The U.S. dollar took another hit on Monday, weakening to its lowest levels in four months, as talk of a coordinated intervention to prop up the competing Japanese yen intensified. [...]

‘It’s an expensive piece of equipment’: My neighbor asked to borrow my snowblower. Do I say yes?

January 26, 2026 8:55

“The projected snowfall this weekend doesn’t look to be changing too much.” [...]

‘I have been living in mattress hell’: I bought a dud — twice. How can I get my money back?

January 26, 2026 8:50

“I am completely disgusted by the lack of accountability and the failure to honor warranties.” [...]

‘I‘m facing an ethical dilemma’: My widowed mother is cutting my step siblings out of the family trust. Do I have a responsibility?

January 26, 2026 8:49

“My mother has now hired an attorney to revise the trust and remove her late husband’s children as beneficiaries.” [...]

Natural-gas futures settle at a 3-year high after last week’s historic climb

January 26, 2026 8:33

Natural-gas prices settled Monday at a level not seen since 2022 as a bitter winter storm has left tens of thousands of Americans without power. [...]

Getting a doctor’s appointment will become even harder as a perfect storm hits the U.S. healthcare system

January 26, 2026 8:28

Healthcare costs are going up across the board, and fewer people are properly insured — or insured at all. [...]

Natural-gas prices doubled in the last 5 trading sessions. Here are signs a ‘sharp collapse’ may soon unfold.

January 26, 2026 8:15

Why the value of the heating fuel may face a “sharp collapse” in the days or weeks to come. [...]

Another government shutdown is looming. Should you rush to file your taxes early?

January 26, 2026 8:07

There’s a lot riding on this tax-filing season going smoothly for consumers, investors and the economy. [...]

Thousands of flight cancellations could mean record cash refunds for stranded passengers under this new rule

January 26, 2026 7:39

Winter-weather cancellations will be the first major stress test for a new automatic-refund rule for airlines. [...]

Why Trade Desk’s stock is the S&P 500’s sharpest decliner on Monday

January 26, 2026 7:05

Following another CFO change, analysts are worried about a pattern of leadership turnover at the company, as well as the judgment of those who selected the previous CFO. [...]

Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq close higher to shake off some of last week's losses

January 26, 2026 9:03

With Tesla earnings on deck, investors reveal their top questions for Elon Musk

January 26, 2026 8:45

U.S. stocks near session highs into final hour, as silver and gold surge — live

January 26, 2026 8:01

Is Meta’s stock a steal? Why a new bull sees big gains ahead.

January 26, 2026 6:51

This airline's stock is hurt the most from this winter storm's disruptions

January 26, 2026 5:51

Minnesota civilian shooting death cited as government-shutdown odds tighten

January 26, 2026 5:18