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Pakistan’s roadmap to crypto legalization–III

Consumer protection in cryptocurrency transactions is an essential aspect of regulatory evolution, following the...

Published about 23 hours ago

Opinion

Pakistan’s roadmap to crypto legalization–II

The establishment of a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in Pakistan necessitates a structured and phased...

Updated 3 days ago

Markets

Russia leans on cryptocurrencies for oil trade, sources say

Russia is using cryptocurrencies in its oil trade with China and India to skirt Western sanctions, according to four...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 10:29am

Markets

Recognising crypto as strategic asset in Pakistan top priority, says advisor

Pakistan’s chief crypto advisor Bilal bin Saqib has said that the Pakistan Crypto Council recognises the country’s...

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 10:21pm

World

Crypto leaders to meet at Trump’s summit, strategic reserve in focus

Cryptocurrency industry elite are set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday to...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 04:43pm

Business & Finance

Bilal bin Saqib appointed Chief Crypto Advisor

ISLAMABAD: The government has appointed Bilal Bin Saqib MBE as the Chief Advisor to the Finance Minister on the...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 06:42am

Markets

Pakistan weighs cryptocurrency regulations amid concerns

As Pakistan moves toward formalizing its stance on cryptocurrency, key stakeholders voiced their concern over...

Published 04 Mar, 2025 02:59pm

Editorials

Should we embrace digital assets?

EDITORIAL: The evolution of digital assets extends far beyond crypto currencies, and their adoption is rapidly...

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 07:02am

Markets

Bitcoin up by a fifth after Trump lists reserve tokens

SINGAPORE: Bitcoin was trading up a fifth from last week’s lows on Monday and several other cryptocurrencies that...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:38am

Policy oversight, regulatory framework: Govt to mull setting up of ‘crypto council’

ISLAMABAD: The government will consider establishing a National Crypto Council, which will serve as a dedicated...

Updated 26 Feb, 2025 09:30am

World

Crypto trading booms in India’s smaller cities as job growth and incomes disappoint

NAGPUR: Like thousands of his countrymen in far-flung places, flower-shop owner Ashish Nagose has been learning...

Published 25 Feb, 2025 02:37pm

Markets

Bitcoin falls below $90,000 for first time in a month, ether tumbles

LONDON: Cryptocurrencies bitcoin and ether dropped to multi-month lows on Tuesday, caught up in a general...

Updated 25 Feb, 2025 02:58pm

Markets

Aurangzeb calls for open-minded approach towards cryptocurrency in Pakistan

KARACHI: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has urged authorities, including the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to...

Updated 24 Feb, 2025 10:31pm

Markets

Reforming SOEs and privatisation ‘right thing to do’, says Aurangzeb

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to economic reforms,...

Updated 24 Feb, 2025 10:56pm

Markets

Crypto worth $99 million withdrawn from Milei-backed Libra token, researchers say

Around $99 million worth of cryptocurrency was withdrawn from the marketplace of a coin at the centre of a scandal...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 11:53am

Markets

Trump’s crypto company launches strategic ‘token reserve’

NEW YORK: World Liberty Financial, the new crypto platform in which President Donald Trump holds a financial stake,...

Published 12 Feb, 2025 08:20am

Markets

Bitcoin slides below $100,000 as Trump tariffs rattle markets

SINGAPORE: Cryptocurrency prices slid on Monday, with bitcoin at a three-week low and ether at its lowest since...

Published 03 Feb, 2025 10:29am

Markets

Wall Street regulator revokes accounting guidance on crypto assets

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rescinded on Thursday accounting guidance long opposed by the...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 08:34am

Markets

Yen rises after BOJ hike; yuan, Antipodean peers get Trump boost

SINGAPORE: The yen rose after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) hiked rates on Friday and revised up its inflation forecasts,...

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 10:45am

Markets

Bitcoin hits record above $109,000 awaiting Trump

LONDON: Bitcoin hit a record high above $109,000 on Monday as Donald Trump, who has signalled plans to deregulate...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 02:44pm

Business & Finance

Russia using bitcoin in foreign trade

MOSCOW: Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments following...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

Markets

To $100,000 and beyond: Bitcoin’s wild ride

Bitcoin broke above $100,000 for the first time on Thursday as the election of Republican Donald Trump as president...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 11:38am

Markets

Bitcoin marches towards $100,000 on optimism over Trump crypto plans

LONDON: Bitcoin’s march toward $100,000 gathered pace on Thursday as investors bet a friendlier U.S. regulatory...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 05:39pm

Business & Finance

Tax crypto and plastic to pay for climate, development, leaders urge

BAKU: Plastics and cryptocurrencies could be taxed like flying and fossil fuels to plug the gap in climate finance...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am

Markets

Bitcoin, ether sink to multi-month lows as recession worries take hold

Bitcoin and ether tumbled on Monday to multi-month lows as worries over a possible U.S. recession in the wake of...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 11:22am

Business & Finance

Ferrari to accept crypto-payments in Europe

ROME: Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari said Wednesday its European dealers will start accepting cryptocurrency,...

Published 24 Jul, 2024 07:17pm

Business & Finance

US dollar slightly higher

NEW YORK: The US dollar was slightly higher on Monday, capturing some safe-haven flows, as investors digested US...

Published 23 Jul, 2024 08:29am

Markets

Euro lower after ECB stands pat

NEW YORK: The euro was lower on Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) held rates steady as was widely...

Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:11am

Technology

Bitcoin slides below $60,000 on reports Israel strikes Iran

Cryptocurrencies fell heavily and bitcoin broke below $60,000 on Friday in a rush out of risky assets following...

Published 19 Apr, 2024 10:57am

Markets

Dollar firms after hot retail sales, yen languishes; China data awaited

TOKYO: The dollar stood just off its highest since early November against a handful of peer currencies on Tuesday,...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 10:29am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 25	150.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 25	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 25	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 25	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	5,767.57
Nasdaq / Mar 24	18,188.59
Dow Jones / Mar 24	42,583.32
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,073.97
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,780.54
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,413.58
FTSE 100 / Mar 25	8,684.09
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 25	22,926.46
France CAC40 / Mar 25	8,073.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 24	17,085
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.03
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.31
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.64
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel Indus.(R) / Mar 25 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	2.01 ▲ 1 (99.01%)
Ruby Textile / Mar 25 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.01 ▲ 1 (16.64%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 25 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.99 ▲ 1 (12.52%)
Samba Bank / Mar 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	9 ▲ 0.82 (10.02%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 25 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	100.73 ▲ 9.16 (10%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Mar 25 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	25.73 ▲ 2.34 (10%)
United Dist. / Mar 25 United Distributors Pakistan Limited(UDPL)	67.29 ▲ 6.12 (10%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 25 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 25 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.19 ▲ 1.19 (9.92%)
Hussain Industries / Mar 25 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.30 ▲ 2.43 (9.77%)

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / Mar 25 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.51 ▼ -0.48 (-12.03%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Mar 25 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	117 ▼ -13 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 25 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.68 ▼ -3.07 (-9.98%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 25 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	9.50 ▼ -1 (-9.52%)
TPL Life Insur. / Mar 25 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	55.02 ▼ -5.74 (-9.45%)
Shahtaj Textile / Mar 25 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	65.05 ▼ -6.54 (-9.14%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 25 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	55 ▼ -5.43 (-8.99%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 25 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	138 ▼ -13.03 (-8.63%)
Tri-Star Power / Mar 25 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	7.24 ▼ -0.66 (-8.35%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 25 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	253.90 ▼ -22.98 (-8.3%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 25 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	28,623,330 ▲ 0.63
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 25 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,742,574 ▼ -3.59
Cnergyico PK / Mar 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,218,186 ▲ 0.01
Sui South Gas / Mar 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,168,002 ▲ 0.18
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,877,825 ▼ -0.05
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	11,187,536 ▲ 0.08
Pak Refinery / Mar 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,362,407 ▼ -0.12
B.O.Punjab / Mar 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,164,053 ▼ -0.21
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,144,462 ▲ 0
Treet Corp / Mar 25 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	8,893,519 ▼ -0.53

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