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No consensus yet on Digital Nation Pakistan Bill

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication on Wednesday...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:57am

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

Pakistan

NA body told govt officers still using WhatsApp for official communication

ISLAMABAD: The government officials are not only using WhatsApp for official communication but also do not use...

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

Disruptions in internet: NA panel summons PTA chairman

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on IT and Telecom while taking notice of recent disruptions...

Published 24 Jul, 2024 07:00am

Pakistan

MQM-P leader assails PPP

KARACHI: Former federal minister and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Syed Aminul Haque on Sunday...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Pakistan

Upcoming general polls: MQM-P claims to clinch up to 17 NA seats from Karachi

ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has claimed that the party will clinch up to 17 National...

Published 09 Aug, 2023 05:33am

Pakistan

IT minister inaugurates ‘Beep Pakistan App’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque has launched Pakistan’s first-ever...

Published 08 Aug, 2023 06:37am

Pakistan

Govt launches crackdown on illegal loan apps

ISLAMABAD: The government has initiated a crackdown on illegal loan apps operating in the country, with 43 apps in...

Published 18 Jul, 2023 05:51am

Business & Finance

Sibi, Motorway M-8: USF awards Rs6.78bn contract to Ufone

ISLAMABAD: The Universal Service Fund (USF) has awarded a contract worth approximately PKR 6.78 billion to Ufone for...

Published 14 Jul, 2023 06:22am

Business & Finance

USF, Ignite: minister approves Rs21.242bn annual budget

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque chaired the Universal Service Fund (USF)...

Published 07 Jul, 2023 05:24am

Pakistan

Poor service: Amin advocates heavy fines on telecom cos

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunication, Syed Aminul Haque Wednesday demanded...

Published 06 Jul, 2023 05:42am

Pakistan

Telecom sector: minister, NA deputy speaker discuss various issues

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque on Thursday raised the telecom sector...

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am

Deal inked with Google on 45,000 scholarships: minister

KARACHI: Aminul Haque, Federal Minister for Information Technology and Communication, stated that an agreement has...

Updated 27 May, 2023 08:50am

Technology

Policy draft open for suggestions: Minister advocates AI use, promotion in country

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque said that use of Artificial Intelligence...

Published 25 May, 2023 06:27am

Technology

USF policy body approves Rs4.3bn for Q4

ISLAMABAD: The Universal Service Fund (USF) Policy Committee, on Tuesday, approved the release of Rs4.370 billion to...

Published 24 May, 2023 05:57am

Sunwalk holds kick-off ceremony in Islamabad: Work on mega fibre optic cable laying project begins

ISLAMABAD: An important project to deploy 16,000km long fibre optic cable has been started in Pakistan to speed up...

Updated 20 May, 2023 08:58am

Business & Finance

GSMA enumerates damages caused by curbs on internet

ISLAMABAD: The Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) has expressed concerns over the...

Updated 13 May, 2023 06:37am

Business & Finance

35pc retention of remittances in FCY accounts: SBP to coordinate to help resolve banking matters

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will coordinate to engage commercial bank representatives with the...

Published 13 May, 2023 05:59am

Pakistan

7th Digital Population & Housing census -2023: Minister directs provinces to complete operation till 15th

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday directed...

Published 11 May, 2023 05:54am

Pakistan

Google’s skill development plans aligned with govt’s vision: Minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque has said that...

Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am

Business & Finance

Chinese Group intends to invest $2bn in telecom sector

ISLAMABAD: The Sunwalk Group intended to invest $ 2 billion in the telecom sector for the deployment of an optical...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 07:02am

Business & Finance

China’s Sunwalk Group to invest $2bn in Pakistan’s optical fiber network: Federal Minister Syed Amin-ul Haque

Sunwalk has already invested about $5m in installing Optical Fiber Cable in Pakistan

Updated 14 Mar, 2023 06:02pm

Pakistan

MQM founder loses £10m properties case to MQM-P in London

LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder has lost a case of six properties in London, worth £10 million, to...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 03:18am

Technology

Ministry set to finalise Telecom Infrastructure Sharing Framework

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication is all set to finalise “Telecom...

Published 10 Mar, 2023 03:46am

Technology

CMOs seek moratorium on QoS, USF

ISLAMABAD: The Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) have demanded moratorium on quality-of-service, roll out ...

Updated 02 Mar, 2023 07:40am

Business & Finance

Jul-Dec FY23: IT and ITeS sector records $1.333bn remittances, NA told

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Monday that the country’s IT and Information Technology-Enabled...

Published 28 Feb, 2023 06:15am

Pakistan

IT minister opens Gokina Smart Village project

ISLAMABAD: In line with the government’s Digital Pakistan vision and the UN SDGs, Smart Village Pakistan aims to...

Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am

Pakistan

Mobile or social media: Govt not in favour of blocking websites, says minister

ISLAMABAD: The government is not in favour of blocking any mobile or social media website, which move affects access...

Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am

Business & Finance

Telecom licence price pegged with USD: CMOs warn of ‘digital catastrophe’

ISLAMABAD: The Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) Wednesday gave SOS call to the government and warned that the ...

Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am

Pakistan

PTA gets a lot of flak for blocking Wikipedia

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Wikipedia, Thursday, reprimanded Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) for...

Published 10 Feb, 2023 03:56am

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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