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2Africa submarine cable: PTA says made ‘significant strides’ to boost internet connectivity

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Tuesday said it had made “significant strides” in enhancing...

Updated 24 Dec, 2024 11:16pm

Technology

National digital commission to be set up: govt

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday announced to set up a National Digital Commission, headed by Prime Minister...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 01:16pm

Technology

Govt set to launch National Digital Commission to drive digitization: Shaza Fatima

Talks with satellite internet service provider in advanced stages, says IT minister

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 04:37pm

Technology

PTA enables VPN registration for freelancers via mobile numbers

In a bid to facilitate the IT sector, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has allowed freelancers to...

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 07:46pm

Pakistan

‘Creeping coup’: In Pakistan, lack of internet access is costing livelihoods

KARACHI: A protest by thousands in Pakistan’s capital last month demanding the release of jailed former Prime...

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 04:45pm

Pakistan

JI chief assails govt for slowing down internet services

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, Tuesday, while slamming the government for...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:14am

Technology

‘Digital community struggling to maintain their livelihoods’

ISLAMABAD: Five months into widespread internet disruptions, Pakistan’s digital community remains trapped in a web...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 07:07am

Editorials

PTI protest and its impact on economy

EDITORIAL: The chaotic scenes witnessed in Islamabad on November 26, marked by clashes between PTI protesters and...

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 06:31am

Pakistan

Cellphone service in twin cities restored; internet remains suspended: Islamabad in lockdown before protest march

ISLAMABAD: The launch of the much-hyped ‘long march’ by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sent the top federal...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Pakistan

Internet services face disruption again in Pakistan

Internet disruption was experienced by users in various parts of Pakistan on Sunday, as the government vowed to...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 10:47pm

Pakistan

Internet services suspended in parts of Balochistan: Ministry seeks countrywide VPNs blockage

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior has directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block illegal...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

Pakistan

Mobile internet services suspended in certain parts of Balochistan: PTA

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Friday announced that mobile internet services in certain areas of...

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 10:26pm

D-Chowk protest: Roads reopened, mobile, internet services restored

ISLAMABAD: The situation remained relatively calm in the federal capital on Sunday, after intense clashes between...

Updated 07 Oct, 2024 09:39am

Perspectives

The pandemic boosted Pakistan’s freelancers, now internet disruptions are threatening their well-being

As COVID-19 reshaped the world, Pakistan’s freelance economy didn’t remain immune to change. It evolved and did so...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 08:31pm

Pakistan

Pakistan govt begins VPN registration amid internet services disruption

Expert says on days when services are blocked (election day, Muharram, etc) those with registered VPNs will not be impacted

Updated 30 Aug, 2024 11:30pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s internet disruption could continue till early October due to ‘submarine cable fault’

PTA says fault occurred in two cables, one of which has been repaired

Updated 28 Aug, 2024 08:48pm

Pakistan

Internet disruption: Govt says it’s due to submarine cable fault

ISLAMABAD: Amid admission of upgrading National Firewall System (NFS) in the country to monitor social media,...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:58am

Pakistan

IT minister dismisses reports govt throttling internet

Shaza Fatima Khawaja says increasing usage of VPNs caused slower internet

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 08:35pm

Technology

MNCs planning to relocate from Pakistan amid Internet disruptions, says PBC

The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), the country’s leading corporate advocacy platform, warned on Friday that many...

Updated 16 Aug, 2024 08:20pm

Technology

Sector’s competitiveness getting affected with internet disruptions: IT firm CEO

Pakistan’s IT sector is grappling with severe internet disruptions that pose a significant threat to the country’s...

Published 16 Aug, 2024 08:00am

Technology

Ongoing internet disruption to ‘derail’ Pakistan economy, warns OICCI

Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has warned that frequent internet disruptions in...

Updated 15 Aug, 2024 08:29pm

Business & Finance

PTA keeping mum: govt ramps up digital tracking?

ISLAMABAD: The government has allegedly intensified efforts to monitor internet traffic and social media, which led...

Published 13 Aug, 2024 07:02am

Pakistan

Internet disrupted as fiber optic cable set on fire in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The internet services affected in several cities including Islamabad and Peshawar on Tuesday after fiber...

Updated 07 Aug, 2024 07:42am

Pakistan

Internet services restored after disruption

ISLAMABAD: Internet services went down on Wed-nesday across the country. The exact cause of the disruption could not...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:06am

Pakistan

Major IT outage disrupts banks, air lines, digital payments

ISLAMABAD: A faulty update from cyber security provider, CrowdStrike, caused a significant global IT outage,...

Published 20 Jul, 2024 05:34am

Pakistan

Internet services suspended on security concerns

ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the deteriorating law and order situation and to mitigate potential security threats, the...

Published 09 Feb, 2024 03:29am

Editorials

Ensuring internet access on Election day

EDITORIAL: It appears that the caretaker government may not have learnt much from the intense flak it received...

Published 08 Feb, 2024 05:02am

MoITT not yet ready to launch Starlink internet services

ISLAMABAD: Although Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has given a go-ahead to the Ministry of Information...

Updated 11 Sep, 2023 09:42am

Pakistan

Govt advises depts to use dark fibre for data communication

ISLAMABAD: Federal government has declared ‘third party fiber optics’ for Internet services as insecure. The...

Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:04am

Technology

Satellites could beam poorest nations out of digital desert

DOHA: Only a third of people in the world’s poorest countries can connect to the internet, the UN telecoms agency...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 08:05am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,472.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	38,986.40
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 25	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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