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Mobile phone (LCD screens) from China/Hong Kong: New customs values on imports fixed

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has fixed new customs values on the import of Mobile...

Updated 05 Mar, 2025 12:52pm

Pakistan

At least 30 arrested as govt moves to stop PTI protesters marching towards D-Chowk in Islamabad

Police fire tear gas shells to disperse demonstrators

Updated 04 Oct, 2024 11:14pm

Opinion

And the brand lives on…

The product dies. The factory shuts down. The shelves become empty. The shops forget it. The mind stores in memory....

Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Business & Finance

FY24 cell phone imports soar 233pc to $1.89bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $1.898 billion during the fiscal year 2023-24, registering...

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 07:53am

Pakistan

Mobile phone services suspended in Karachi

KARACHI: The mobile phone services have been partially suspended in Karachi as part of stringent security protocols...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am

Jul-Feb mobile phone imports grow 156.43pc to $1.148bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $1.148 billion during the first eight months (July-February) of...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:07am

Business & Finance

H1 mobile phone imports soar 138.08pc to $987.539m YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $987.539 million during the first half (July-January) of the...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 03:01am

Pakistan

PPP approaches CJP against mobile phone, internet disruptions

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) approached Chief Justice Qazi Faez against the unannounced disruption of...

Published 09 Feb, 2024 03:29am

Pakistan

Network of mobile phone smugglers, dealers detected

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has detected a nationwide network of mobile phone smugglers and dealers who with...

Published 27 Dec, 2023 05:15am

Pakistan

PTA, FIA raid mobile phone company franchisee in Peshawar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Zonal office, Peshawar in collaboration with the Federal...

Published 12 Oct, 2023 05:57am

Business & Finance

Aug cell phone imports cross Rs32.7bn mark

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s mobile phone imports crossed Rs32.7 billion in August 2023, according to the latest data...

Published 19 Sep, 2023 06:31am

BR Research

CAD roundup: 11MFY23

The current account posted a surplus for the third consecutive month – last three months (March to May) surplus...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 09:50am

Business & Finance

Mobile Phone Traders team meets PTA chief

ISLAMABAD: A delegation representing the All Pakistan Mobile Phone Traders Association led by General Secretary,...

Published 15 Jun, 2023 06:03am

Business & Finance

A negative growth of 73.84pc YoY: Jul-Apr mobile phone imports stand at $473.287m

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $473.287 million during the first 10 months (July-April) of the...

Published 23 May, 2023 06:14am

Opinion

World of wondrous connectivity

It was in 1953 that Mark R. Sullivan an executive of Pacific Telephone in USA had said “Just what form the future...

Updated 06 May, 2023 07:02am

Pakistan

PTA says local plants have manufactured 19.7m mobile phone handsets in 11 months

ISLAMABAD: Local manufacturing plants have manufactured/assembled 19.7 million phone handsets during the first 11...

Published 25 Dec, 2022 03:29am

BR Research

Imports: Waiting game

Imports (reported by PBS) are down by 37 percent from the previous month to $4.99 billion in July. The detailed...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 09:34am

Mobile phones’ import: New levy of up to Rs16,000 proposed

ISLAMABAD: A new levy of up to Rs16,000 has been proposed on the import of mobile phone handsets and increased...

Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:41am

Technology

Cellphone manufacturers say layoffs in offing as industry running low on raw material

Association says letters of credit for mobile phone CKD kits not being opened for two weeks

Published 03 Jun, 2022 09:20pm

Pakistan

Police recover clothes, cellphone of slain Nazim Jokhio

Police say investigation team has taken help of mobile data to probe brutal murder case

Updated 14 Nov, 2021 05:58pm

Technology

Xiaomi partners with Air Link to manufacture smartphones in Pakistan

Development comes after Air Link last month announced that it will incorporate a wholly-owned subsidiary 'Select Technologies (Pvt) Limited'

Updated 01 Nov, 2021 08:01pm

Pakistan

Mobile phone, internet services: Ministry faces problems in some districts of Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication is facing administrative and security...

Published 30 Oct, 2021 04:37am

Pakistan

Cellular services suspended in parts of Karachi, Lahore

Parts of the country witnessed suspension in cellular services as Pakistan observed the Chehlum of Hazrat Imam...

Published 28 Sep, 2021 02:33pm

Pakistan

FTO asks FBR to carry out departmental probe into 'bribery' case

ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Mushtaq Sukhera has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to conduct a...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:48am

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s local mobile phone production surpasses imports: PTA

During Jan-July 2021, the production of mobile phones by local manufacturing plants stood at 12.27 million against imported mobile phones at 8.29 million

Published 26 Aug, 2021 03:53pm

BR Research

Mobile broadband: new milestone

There is another indication of the the digital economy getting a boost during the pandemic. As per latest data from...

Published 06 Aug, 2021 08:47am

BR Research

Handset imports: off the charts

Handset imports continue to remain hot. Latest central bank data show that mobile phone imports had surged by 80...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 08:44am

Business & Finance

Lucky Motor announces agreement for production of Samsung-branded mobile devices in Pakistan

Has also initiated process of seeking necessary regulatory approvals to carry on the said business and filed an application with PTA for securing the licence

Published 16 Jul, 2021 03:42pm

BR Research

Saving the current account

Early signs of current account slippages are becoming visible. The deficit stood at $632 million in May 21, and the...

Updated 28 Jun, 2021 10:23am

Business & Finance

Experts raise concerns over tax on mobile phone calls

KARACHI: The imposition of a new tax of 75 paisa on every 5 minutes on cellular call will be around 38 percent...

Published 28 Jun, 2021 04:38am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 28	281.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 28	279.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 28	149.88
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 28	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 28	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 28	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	5,580.94
India Sensex / Mar 28	77,414.92
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 28	37,120.33
Nasdaq / Mar 28	17,322.99
Hang Seng / Mar 28	23,426.60
FTSE 100 / Mar 28	8,658.85
Dow Jones / Mar 28	41,583.90
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 28	22,461.52
France CAC40 / Mar 28	7,916.08

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 28	69.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	17,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 28	3,117.20
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 28	66.90
Petrol/Litre / Mar 30	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 30	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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