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Singapore show a big success: IT firms, fintechs looking to grab global opportunities

KARACHI: Pakistan’s IT companies and fintech operators are looking to grab business opportunities in fintech ...

Published 10 Nov, 2024 02:51am

Perspectives

Smoke and screen: forget hosting GITEX, make Pakistan friendly for IT sector first

Sometimes, I feel like Pakistan presents different faces, depending on where and what the environment is. At GITEX...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 08:25pm

Business & Finance

Supply-chain due diligence act: German official says opportunity exists for Pakistan to stand out

Florian Walther, Pakistan representative at the German Emirati Joint Council for Industry and Commerce, says act relevant for companies here as well

Updated 28 Oct, 2024 07:19am

Business & Finance

PTCL partners with Systems Ltd at GITEX 2024

KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has forged a strategic partnership with Systems Limited, ...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 08:06am

Business & Finance

Asia Rising: Dubai’s transformation to becoming tech hub draws parallel with Silicon Valley and Bengalaru

DUBAI: Drawing parallels with India’s Bengaluru and Silicon Valley in the US, speakers highlighted Dubai’s rapid...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

Technology

Expand North Star in Dubai: from prosthetic limbs to drones for disaster relief, startups seek to address Pakistan’s challenges

DUBAI: Pakistan is a country grappling with a range of systemic challenges—be it healthcare, city management,...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:04am

Technology

UAE visa rejections, hosting GITEX in Pakistan: ambassador Faisal Tirmizi breaks it down

DUBAI: Ambassador to the UAE Faisal Niaz Tirmizi did not mince words as he acknowledged the recent ‘visa situation’...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 01:26pm

Technology

GITEX Global concludes with record participation this year

GITEX Global 2024 concluded this week in Dubai, marking the highest-ever international participation of 6,500...

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 07:40pm

Business & Finance

Top performers of PTCL’s ‘Ba-Ikhtiyar’ programme attend GITEX 2024 in Dubai

KARACHI: Pakistan’s leading telecommunications and ICT provider, PTCL Group (PTCL & Ufone 4G) showcased its...

Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:48am

Technology

GITEX GLOBAL: Dubai looks to join league of ‘smart cities’

Role and evolution of ‘smart cities’ was discussed at GITEX GLOBAL 2024 as Dubai remains well on its way to...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 03:16pm

Business & Finance

From ‘small village’ to humanoid teachers, hugging robots: GITEX GLOBAL highlights Dubai’s rise

DUBAI: Dubai Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence Omar bin Sultan Al Olama reminisced about the time when...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am

Technology

Pakistan’s tech sector reaps huge returns at GITEX, Dubai: PSEB acting CEO

DUBAI: Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) Acting CEO Zeeshan Khattak said the country’s tech companies are...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 06:58am

Technology

Tech and crypto: Dubai attracts 9 MNCs with market value of $82bn

Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy revealed that the combined market value of the nine multinational companies (MNCs)...

Updated 23 Apr, 2024 01:29pm

Business & Finance

OIC body, Huawei Technologies sign MoU to raise cybersecurity awareness

ISLAMABAD: The Ministerial Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Organisation of Islamic...

Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am

Perspectives

AI took centrestage at GITEX GLOBAL in Dubai, but how did Pakistan fare?

Dubai saw the biggest technology and startup shows go together simultaneously earlier this month, and the massive...

Published 30 Oct, 2023 03:27pm

Technology

Pakistani companies at GITEX ‘hungry for growth’: Systems Limited CEO

DUBAI: Pakistan is one of the “fastest growing hidden treasures in IT” and its companies, including those exhibiting...

Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am

Technology

Careem co-founder Mudassir talks AI and sustainability on GITEX sideline

Autonomous driving will be ‘last frontier’ of AI disruption for us, says ride-hailing company's CEO Mudassir Sheikha

Updated 18 Oct, 2023 07:06pm

Technology

GITEX GLOBAL 2023 kicks off to cement Dubai’s status as ‘hub for tech industry’

DUBAI: Thousands thronged on Monday to the Dubai World Trade Centre on day one of GITEX GLOBAL 2023, officially...

Updated 17 Oct, 2023 11:53am

Technology

‘GITEX GLOBAL 2023’ in Dubai: Pakistan companies look to build on last year’s successes

KARACHI: Some 48 Pakistani companies are registered to exhibit at the 43rd edition of GITEX GLOBAL this year in...

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 09:29am

Technology

43rd edition of GITEX GLOBAL to take place from Oct 16 in Dubai

DUBAI: The surge in international demand has rallied the world’s largest tech and start-up event to scale even...

Published 22 Sep, 2023 03:33am

Technology

Dubai is showing rest of the world the metaverse is here

Emirates recently hosted the World Metaverse Show and the Dubai Metaverse Assembly, while companies at GITEX showcased tech in all its glory

Updated 28 Oct, 2022 02:10pm

Technology

GITEX GLOBAL brings together innovators in Dubai

42nd edition of event largest yet

Published 12 Oct, 2022 05:13pm

Technology

Flying taxi: XPENG X2's first public flight in Dubai 'major breakthrough'

Two-seater eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) flying car is equipped with an intelligent flight control system and autonomous flight capability
XPENG AEROHT official says company wants to produce consumer-focused flying car that can both drive and fly, and its working model will be presented later this month

Published 11 Oct, 2022 08:39pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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