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Failing to get along

It was an empty relationship. She just does not understand. He just does not listen. There were just too many...

Updated 11 Dec, 2024 08:29am

Pakistan

Govt to block terrorists’ accounts on social media

ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi chaired an important meeting of the National Action Plan (NAP)...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:14am

World

Australia passes social media ban for children under 16

SYDNEY: Australia passed a law on Thursday to ban social media for children aged under 16 after days of heated...

Published 28 Nov, 2024 05:43pm

World

British court jails Covid denier over terror threats

LONDON: A UK judge on Monday sentenced an alleged conspiracy theorist to five years in prison for encouraging...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am

World

Australia moves to ban children under 16 from social media

SYDNEY: Australia’s prime minister on Thursday vowed to ban children under 16 from social media, saying the...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 04:35pm

Technology

Experts call for balanced social media regulation

LAHORE: Social media regulation should align with national laws to protect civil rights and ensure national ...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

Pakistan

TikTok bandits terrorise, transfix Pakistan riverlands

RAHIM YAR KHAN: With a showman’s flair and an outlaw’s moustache, the Pakistani gangster dials the hotline on his...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:53pm

Pakistan

DG ISPR urges vigilance against social media propaganda

ISLAMABAD: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry urged ...

Published 26 Oct, 2024 07:06am

Pakistan

Fake viral video from social media: LHC CJ expresses displeasure over failure

LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice (CJ) Aalia Neelum on Friday expressed serious displeasure over the failure ...

Updated 19 Oct, 2024 07:17am

Pakistan

Guidelines for health professionals about social media issued

LAHORE: The Punjab Health Department has issued fresh guidelines for doctors, nurses and paramedical staff on the ...

Published 18 Oct, 2024 07:40am

Opinion

The urgent need to counter mob justice

Both print and social media these days are painting a grim picture of the rising incidents of lynching and vigilante...

Updated 03 Oct, 2024 07:27am

Business & Finance

PSX warns investors of fraudulent social media groups

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited (PSX) has alerted the investing public regarding the surge in fraudulent...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 06:31am

Pakistan

Why social media platforms not accountable to anyone: Azma Bokhari

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has said that social media platforms are making money in Pakistan...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Pakistan

ICT Police prohibits officers, staff from social media activity without permission

The police officers and officials in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) on Tuesday were barred from expressing any...

Published 24 Sep, 2024 05:10pm

Pakistan

KP policemen barred from using social media

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police department has issued a letter to all regional police officers and...

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 06:37am

Pakistan

LHC CJ terms FIA report vague

LAHORE: The Chief Justice (CJ) Lahore High Court on Thursday termed the report of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 07:38am

Pakistan

Media literacy urged to counter misinformation in digital age

KARACHI: A session titled "Role of Media in Promoting Social, Economic and Strategic Stability," held at the Rabita...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 07:36am

Opinion

Tech glitches, economy twitches

In today’s digital landscape, the internet has become a fundamental necessity for individuals and businesses ...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 07:28am

Opinion

Mental cost of social media

When joke becomes a reality—a cartoon on a person sitting in an addiction treatment clinic. The doctor is asking him...

Published 28 Aug, 2024 07:06am

Pakistan

Internet suspension: LHC Justice Iqbal recuses himself from hearing plea

LAHORE: Justice Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal of the Lahore High Court recused himself from hearing a petition against...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 07:11am

Opinion

The challenge of disinformation

The internet has led the world to an unprecedented revolution, fundamentally transforming how we access and share...

Published 23 Aug, 2024 03:33am

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

State needs to protect people from ‘social media ills’: COAS

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir on Wednesday expressed concern over the impact of social...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:58am

Pakistan

State should protect public from negative impacts of social media: COAS Asim Munir

Army chief says those who predicted Pakistan’s default are now silent

Updated 21 Aug, 2024 10:32pm

Pakistan

NA panel summons PTA head over social media disruption

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on IT has sought an explanation from Chairman of the Pakistan...

Updated 15 Aug, 2024 09:23am

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

Trump back on social media site X

WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was back on social media platform X ahead of his...

Updated 13 Aug, 2024 08:41am

World

Erdogan slams ‘digital fascism’ after Turkey blocks Instagram

ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan fiercely criticised social media companies on Monday, saying they sought to...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:40am

Pakistan

FO denies report

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Sunday denied authenticity in the report circulating on social media about...

Published 29 Jul, 2024 06:37am

JIT formed to probe anti-state social media drive

ISLAMABAD: The government has constituted a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe the organised anti-state...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:46am

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
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

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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