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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

BR Research

Interview with Amer Hashmi, Chairman, Special Technology Zones Authority

“Special technology zones will provide enabling environment for local and foreign firms”. Amer Hashmi was...

Updated 16 Jul, 2021 08:47pm

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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