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STZA licencees should obtain registration under PSW: FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has made it mandatory for the licencees of Special Technology Zones...

Published 17 Jan, 2025 02:56am

Business & Finance

China, Pakistan to forge strong software cooperation

BEIJING: The 21st China International Software Corporation Conference was successfully held in Chengdu, China. The...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

Opinion

Development of Special Technology Zones

Software development and IT-enabled services (ITeS) for data centres, technical service/call centres, and telecom...

Updated 08 Nov, 2023 06:30am

Disappointing signal for PM’s visit: Pak-China Business, Investment Forum event cancelled

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq’s visit to China to participate in the 3rd Build and Road Forum...

Updated 16 Oct, 2023 09:46am

Business & Finance

CIFTIS to support Pakistan in increasing service exports: envoy

BEIJING: The ongoing China International Fair for Trade in Service (CIFTIS) in Beijing will support Pakistan in...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Special Technology Zones: FBR imposes conditions on importers

ISLAMABAD: The goods imported for the Special Technology Zones (STZs) must be retained for a period of at least ten...

Updated 11 May, 2023 08:49am

Pakistan

Saudi Prince Fahad visits Khazana HQ in Lahore

LAHORE: Saudi Prince Fahad Bin Mansour Al-Saud visited Khazana HQ in Lahore on March, 8, 2023 and was welcomed by ...

Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am

PM forms body to activate STZA

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed a committee to activate the Special Technology Zones Authority...

Updated 09 Feb, 2023 08:44am

Business & Finance

PRMI business registration: BoI facilitates signing of MoUs

ISLAMABAD: Under the Pakistan Regulatory Modernisation Initiative (PRMI), the Board of Investment (BoI) on Monday...

Updated 06 Dec, 2022 07:21am

Business & Finance

STZA chairman resigns

ISLAMABAD: Amer Hashmi, the chairman of the Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) has tendered his resignation ...

Published 06 Aug, 2022 04:02am

Business & Finance

Over 4,000 representatives of Chinese companies take part: STZA organises China-Pakistan technology investment conference in Beijing

ISLAMABAD: The Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA), Cabinet Division, Government of Pakistan, the Pakistan’s...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 06:56am

Business & Finance

Pakistan has shortage of 500,000 IT professionals: FPCCI

KARACHI: Shabbir Mansha, Acting President FPCCI, has expressed his longstanding concern that despite having a young,...

Published 19 Jun, 2022 06:06am

Business & Finance

STZA chairman says work on five technology zones has begun

ISLAMABAD: The global technology industry is rapidly expanding with an approximate market size of US 5.3 trillion...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am

Technology

STZA building a world-class technology ecosystem: chairman

ISLAMABAD: Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) is building a world-class technology ecosystem in Pakistan to...

Updated 01 Jun, 2022 08:29pm

Business & Finance

President inaugurates Zindigi Future Fest 2022

ISLAMABAD: Zindigi Future Fest, Pakistan’s largest tech conference and expo, powered by JS Bank was inaugurated by...

Published 16 May, 2022 06:36am

Sports

Galaxy Racer launches first-ever professional esports league

LAHORE: Galaxy Racer has announced the official launch of Pakistan’s first-ever professional esports league, the...

Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:15am

PM asks authorities to create tech-friendly ecosystem

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the authorities concerned to take all possible measures for the...

Published 01 Mar, 2022 05:34am

Technology

Russian agency, STZA sign LoI to make technological advancements

ISLAMABAD: The Skolkovo Foundation, Russia’s principal agency for the development and commercialisation of ...

Published 26 Feb, 2022 04:37am

Pakistan

Foreign investment: President for addressing procedural issues

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi urged all stakeholders to address the registration procedural issues and further...

Published 10 Feb, 2022 04:40am

Pakistan

Pakistan, China agree to promote high-quality science, technical exchanges

ISLAMABAD: The Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) of Pakistan and the Zhongguancun Belt And Road Industrial...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am

Pakistan

With UAE company’s backing, Pakistan set for bigger share of ‘$300-billion’ industry

• Galaxy Racer Pakistan CEO Fakhr-e-Alam says company’s mandate is to provide platform to boost esports in the country

Updated 28 Jan, 2022 02:33pm

Pakistan

STZA, PAFLA sign MoU

ISLAMABAD: The Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) and Pakistan Freelancers Association (PAFLA) signed a...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 03:59am

Technology sector: PM for exploiting true potential

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said the government was focused on exploiting true potential of exports in the...

Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am

Technology

PM Imran directs authorities to facilitate investment in IT sector

Says govt focused on exploiting full potential of exports

Updated 22 Dec, 2021 06:45pm

Business & Finance

BoI holds seminar on investment

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BoI) organised an investment promotion seminar to apprise the potential foreign...

Published 07 Dec, 2021 06:29am

Business & Finance

STZA to establish 4 special tech zones in KP

PESHAWAR: Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) is going to establish four Special Technology Zones (STZs) in...

Published 06 Dec, 2021 06:19am

Pakistan

STZA Chairman meets PM

ISLAMABAD: The Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) Chairman, Amer Ahmed Hashmi, called on Prime Minister Imran...

Published 09 Nov, 2021 04:48am

Pakistan

STZA signs 3 MoUs on FDI, technology transfer, job creation

ISLAMABAD: The Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) has signed three Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:08am

I&T: President meets heads of leading firms

DUBAI: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday said Pakistan was committed to offering promising business opportunities...

Updated 10 Oct, 2021 08:51pm

BR Research

Can STZA fly?

The current government’s experiment to attract FDI specifically in technology sectors (with an eye on boosting...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 07:35am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 28	278.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 28	278.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 28	155.53
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 28	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 28	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 28	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 27	6,012.28
Nasdaq / Jan 27	19,341.84
Dow Jones / Jan 27	44,713.58
India Sensex / Jan 28	76,094.74
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 28	39,027.98
Hang Seng / Jan 28	20,225.11
FTSE 100 / Jan 28	8,540.25
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 28	21,333.78

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 27	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 27	247,856
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 28	73.47
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 28	2,742.12
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 28	67.09
Petrol/Litre / Jan 29	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jan 28 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6.97 ▲ 0.67 (10.63%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 28 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.90 ▲ 2.54 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Jan 28 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	47.52 ▲ 4.32 (10%)
Agritech Non-voting / Jan 28 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	24.20 ▲ 2.2 (10%)
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 28 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	94.15 ▲ 8.56 (10%)
Faran Sugar / Jan 28 Faran Sugar Mills Limited(FRSM)	51.70 ▲ 4.7 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 28 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	40.37 ▲ 3.67 (10%)
Mehran Sugar / Jan 28 Mehran Sugar Mills Limited(MRNS)	50.60 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 28 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	124.94 ▲ 11.35 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jan 28 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.40 ▼ -0.51 (-13.04%)
B. F. Mod. / Jan 28 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	7.39 ▼ -1 (-11.92%)
Grays Leasing / Jan 28 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	4.71 ▼ -0.59 (-11.13%)
Dewan Textile / Jan 28 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	7 ▼ -0.85 (-10.83%)
East West Ins. / Jan 28 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	51.56 ▼ -5.73 (-10%)
National Silk / Jan 28 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.40 ▼ -5.37 (-9.8%)
Masood Textile / Jan 28 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	51.51 ▼ -5.59 (-9.79%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 28 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	89.88 ▼ -9.31 (-9.39%)
Chakwal Spinning / Jan 28 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	54 ▼ -5.07 (-8.58%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	67,565,578 ▼ -0.04
Sui South Gas / Jan 28 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	51,651,701 ▼ -1.18
Cnergyico PK / Jan 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	50,683,570 ▼ -0.24
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 28 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	26,333,106 ▼ -0.66
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 28 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	26,034,484 ▲ 8.56
Pak Elektron / Jan 28 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	22,790,060 ▼ -0.34
Fauji Cement / Jan 28 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	18,681,185 ▼ -0.93
P.T.C.L. / Jan 28 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	18,282,383 ▼ -0.43
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 28 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,691,845 ▼ -0.06

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