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Workforce highly competitive: IT cos backed to achieve $25bn export target: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday declared that Pakistan’s information technology workforce is...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

Agreements made with Huawei Technologies: PM, others review implementation

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the government is providing all possible support to equip the...

Updated 10 Mar, 2025 02:44pm

Pakistan

‘Launchpad Pakistan’ FPCCI initiative extremely important for economy: Sindh governor

KARACHI: Governor of Sindh, Kamran Khan Tessori Thursday said the FPCCI’s ‘Launchpad Pakistan’ initiative is...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 05:45am

Business & Finance

BMP for curbing capital flight, brain drain

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) on Monday...

Published 04 Mar, 2025 06:30am

Technology

Country shines at Web Summit Qatar 2025

KARACHI: Representing Pakistan’s IT Industry, Umair Nizam, Senior Vice Chairman of P@SHA has apprised that ...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:23am

Business & Finance

Pakistanis residing in KSA keen to invest in IT sector

KARACHI: Pakistani entrepreneurs residing in Saudi Arabia, along with their Saudi partners, have expressed a strong...

Published 15 Feb, 2025 07:24am

Business & Finance

Over 100 Pakistani IT companies participating in ‘LEAP 2025’

KARACHI: Pakistani IT companies are aggressively exploring new and emerging tech markets particularly the Kingdom of...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:23am

Business & Finance

LEAP 2025: Minister praises Saudi cos’ investment in IT industry

ISLAMABAD: Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Federal Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecom (MoITT) of...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:19am

Opinion

Management hierarchy: new expectations likely

The last four decades have witnessed a significant change in organizational approach towards performance evaluation...

Published 03 Feb, 2025 06:41am

Business & Finance

IT cos urge govt to introduce satellite internet services

KARACHI: IT exporting companies have urged the government to expedite the launch of satellite internet services by...

Published 01 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Technology

$25bn in 5 years: PM Shehbaz expresses satisfaction at measures for IT exports target

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed satisfaction over the measures being taken to increase Pakistan’s IT exports...

Updated 14 Jan, 2025 11:50pm

Editorials

Financial fallout of internet shutdowns

EDITORIAL: Amidst all the high-sounding goals of the government’s much-touted Uraan Pakistan initiative, the one...

Updated 07 Jan, 2025 07:21am

Pakistan

JI praises youth’s interest in IT sector

KARACHI: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi, Munim Zafar Khan, has expressed optimism about Pakistan’s future, ...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 02:48am

Technology

Experts advocate PPP mode for promotion of IT sector

LAHORE: The Experts have called for steps under public private partnership for the promotion of Information...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:57am

Business & Finance

Internet shutdown: Govt considering exempting STZs, incubation centres

ISLAMABAD: Amid fear of losing huge orders booking as well as shifting companies outside the country, the government...

Updated 19 Dec, 2024 09:50am

Talks on ‘Digital Nation Bill’ inconclusive

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication meeting’s...

Updated 18 Dec, 2024 09:36am

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

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

Technology

Out of 2.32mn freelancers, only 38,000 hold bank accounts in Pakistan, PM Committee told

In a startling development, it was disclosed during a high-level meeting of the Prime Minister’s Committee on IT...

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 09:57pm

Pakistan

JI demands unified education system

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Amir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman Sunday called for a unified education system with a single...

Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am

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

Internet shutdown: IT sector suffers $1m per hour loss: P@SHA

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s information technology sector suffers losses of more than one million dollars per hour on...

Updated 04 Dec, 2024 02:46pm

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

Technology

$25bn IT export target: PM presented comprehensive plan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was presented with a comprehensive plan to boost Pakistan’s IT exports to $25 billion...

Updated 22 Nov, 2024 10:50pm

Technology

Pakistan’s IT minister Shaza Fatima defends internet restrictions, says security comes first

Amid rising concerns over the ongoing slowdown of internet services in Pakistan, Minister of State for IT and...

Updated 21 Nov, 2024 10:12pm

Business & Finance

Business community leader assails curbs on Internet

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 08:03am

Business & Finance

VPN blockage puts IT sector at risk: P@SHA

KARACHI: The Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) has warned that the ongoing internet slowdown and the...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 08:00am

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

Business & Finance

PM vows to achieve $25bn IT export target

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reiterated his government’s resolve to meet $25 billion IT...

Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am

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

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	150.44
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 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,876.83
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,938.34
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,409.08
FTSE 100 / Mar 25	8,663.80
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 25	23,109.79
France CAC40 / Mar 25	8,108.59

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.63
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.24
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 26 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	3.01 ▲ 1 (49.75%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.99 ▲ 1 (11.12%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 26 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.40 ▲ 1.04 (10.04%)
Data Agro / Mar 26 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	96.62 ▲ 8.78 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 26 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	110.80 ▲ 10.07 (10%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 26 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	737.77 ▲ 67.07 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Mar 26 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	58.44 ▲ 5.31 (9.99%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Mar 26 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	18.85 ▲ 1.71 (9.98%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 26 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.69 ▲ 4.13 (9.94%)
Hussain Industries / Mar 26 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.29 ▲ 2.42 (9.73%)

Stock	Price
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Mar 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	57.70 ▼ -6.28 (-9.82%)
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 26 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.64 ▼ -1.13 (-9.6%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Mar 26 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.34 ▼ -0.79 (-8.65%)
Prosperity Weav / Mar 26 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	35.07 ▼ -2.93 (-7.71%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 26 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.51 ▼ -6.06 (-7.62%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 26 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	900.16 ▼ -71.96 (-7.4%)
UDL International / Mar 26 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.11 ▼ -0.53 (-6.94%)
Bela Auto / Mar 26 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	170 ▼ -11.94 (-6.56%)
Jauharabad Sug / Mar 26 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	42 ▼ -2.79 (-6.23%)
Ruby Textile / Mar 26 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	6.58 ▼ -0.43 (-6.13%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,768,684 ▲ 1.6
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,825,615 ▼ -1.44
P.S.O. / Mar 26 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	21,017,724 ▼ -4.39
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,454,846 ▲ 0.1
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,412,844 ▲ 0
Engro Fert. / Mar 26 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	12,406,716 ▲ 0.92
B.O.Punjab / Mar 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,207,107 ▲ 0.06
Sui South Gas / Mar 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	7,601,850 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Mar 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	7,461,474 ▲ 0.24
Pak Petroleum / Mar 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	7,056,204 ▲ 2.12

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