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IT

Govt envisages increasing IT sector exports to $4.2bn

ISLAMABAD: Amid admission that a substantial portion of IT exports revenue remains un-remitted, the government...

Updated 14 Dec, 2024 06:00pm

Editorials

The high price of digital clampdowns

EDITORIAL: Last week saw the State Minister for Information Technology Shaza Fatima presenting a detailed five-year...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 06:03am

Business & Finance

$25bn 5-year IT export boost plan presented to PM

ISLAMABAD: Amid growing cybersecurity concerns and labelling social media activists as ‘digital terrorists’, a...

Published 23 Nov, 2024 06:19am

Business & Finance

Jul-Oct IT, ITeS exports up 35pc to $1.206bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s information technology and IT-enabled services (ITeS) exports remittances comprising...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:34am

Business & Finance

SECP launches country’s first start-up summit

KARACHI: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday said that the development in IT sector would be game changer...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 08:25am

Pakistan

Shoaib Khan appointed as DG Telecom Wireless, IT

ISLAMABAD: The government has appointed Shoaib Khan as Director General Telecom Wireless, Information Technology and...

Published 23 Oct, 2024 06:22am

Technology

ANOG conference commences today

ISLAMABAD: The 42nd South Asian Network Operators Group (SANOG) conference commenced today, gathering experts from...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 07:02am

Business & Finance

Q1 IT, ITeS export remittances jump 33.7pc to $876m YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s information technology and IT-enabled services (ITeS) export remittances comprising...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

Business & Finance

FCCI formally launch ‘Cyberabad’ project

FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) has formally launched the much awaited...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 07:29am

Pakistan

Govt, PITB launch IT Certification Programme

LAHORE: The Punjab government has launched the Global IT Certifications Programme in collaboration with the Punjab...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Business & Finance

Jul-Aug IT, ITeS export remittances register 30pc growth YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s information technology and IT-enabled services (ITeS) export remittances comprising...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am

Pakistan

Aurangzeb says agriculture, IT key economic drivers

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that agriculture and...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:31am

Saylani’s IT programme’s alumni to bring their overseas earnings

KARACHI: Hundreds of tech industry entrepreneurs and young IT professionals have made a pledge to ensure that their...

Updated 10 Sep, 2024 07:24am

Technology

PM seeks plans for $25bn IT exports

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged IT experts to come up with their strategies and plans to achieve...

Updated 06 Sep, 2024 08:55am

Business & Finance

ITCN Asia: OICCI reaffirms commitment to advancing IT, telecom sectors

KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:08am

Business & Finance

Experts call for policy continuation for IT, other sectors

KARACHI: Experts urged the government and stakeholders to maintain the continuation of policies for IT and other...

Updated 30 Aug, 2024 07:53am

Business & Finance

July IT, ITeS export remittances fall 4pc to $286m MoM

ISLAMABAD: The country’s information technology and IT-enabled services (ITeS) export remittances comprising...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Islamabad IT Park to help achieve $25bn IT export goal: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stated that Islamabad information technology (IT) park will prove to be...

Updated 20 Aug, 2024 09:33am

Pakistan

PM says AI ‘is the future’

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said the provinces are getting 60 percent shares from the...

Updated 13 Aug, 2024 08:41am

Business & Finance

IT growth: Viper becomes a certified partner of Google

KARACHI: In a significant move for foster IT growth and collaboration, Viper Technology has become a certified...

Published 03 Aug, 2024 06:46am

Pakistan

IoBM, New Horizon and Huawei Tech arrange event

KARACHI: The Institute of Business Management (IoBM), New Horizon and Huawei Technologies on Wednesday held an event...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:06am

PM talks about plan to attract FDI for IT

Premier expresses determination to make Pakistan a leading country in domain of artificial intelligence infrastructure

Updated 01 Aug, 2024 10:21am

IT, ITeS export remittances hit all-time high of $3.223bn

ISLAMABAD: The country’s information technology and IT-enabled services (ITeS) export remittances comprising...

Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:42am

Technology

SBP allows IT cos to acquire shareholding in entities abroad

KARACHI: In order to enhance IT exports, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday allowed export-oriented IT...

Updated 12 Jul, 2024 09:05am

Business & Finance

Systems Ltd hosts British HC

LAHORE: Systems Limited, Pakistan’s leading provider of IT and IT-Enabled Services in Pakistan, had the distinct...

Published 11 Jul, 2024 07:19am

Business & Finance

Cash reward for IT exporters: Ministry, P@SHA not on same page

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication and Pakistan Software Houses Association...

Updated 09 Jul, 2024 05:49am

Business & Finance

IT industry: Higher taxation to give big boost to brain drain: FPCCI

KARACHI: Atif Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI, has raise concerns over the recently announced federal budget 2024–25...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:41am

Business & Finance

‘IT industry’s budgetary proposals completely overlooked’

ISLAMABAD: The information technology industry’s budgetary proposals were completely overlooked, despite repeated...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:31am

Technology

Huawei to train 200,000 young Pakistanis

ISLAMABAD: Huawei has resolved to train 200,000 young Pakistanis. Vice CEO Huawei Pakistan Ray Yu called on the...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 07:19am

Business & Finance

FCCI rolls out ‘Cyberabad’ project

FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) has rolled out its ambitious, revolutionary and...

Published 10 Jun, 2024 06:52am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 17	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 17	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 17	153.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 17	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 17	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 17	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
India Sensex / Dec 17	80,684.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 17	39,164.26
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Hang Seng / Dec 17	19,815.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 17	70.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 17	2,644.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 17	68.53
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
Shaheen Ins. / Dec 18 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.07 ▲ 0.98 (16.09%)
Tri-Star Power / Dec 18 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	5.99 ▲ 0.61 (11.34%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.90 ▲ 0.79 (11.11%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.50 ▲ 0.45 (11.11%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 18 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	103.94 ▲ 9.45 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Textile / Dec 18 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	5.67 ▼ -0.77 (-11.96%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 18 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	29.12 ▼ -3.23 (-9.98%)
National Silk / Dec 18 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Dec 18 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	199 ▼ -20.05 (-9.15%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	739.90 ▼ -69.86 (-8.63%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 18 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.01 ▼ -6.08 (-8.55%)
Fateh Sports / Dec 18 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	80 ▼ -7.22 (-8.28%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Dec 18 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	26.50 ▼ -2.24 (-7.79%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.02
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 1.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▲ 0.42
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▲ 1.05
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 2.31
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.51
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▲ 1.27
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▲ 0.05

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