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Telecom operators set prerequisites for launch of 5G

ISLAMABAD: Telecom operators have set prerequisites including local currency payments, staggered payment plans, and...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 06:45am

Business & Finance

Jazz to completely phase out 3G services by Nov

ISLAMABAD: In a significant move for Pakistan’s digital landscape, Jazz is set to become the first telecom ...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 06:26am

Pakistan

NOC process for telecom operators: MoITT launches RoW one-window operation

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) has introduced the Right of Way ...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Technology

Telecom operators begin comprehensive cybersecurity audit

ISLAMABAD: Telecom operators have started a comprehensive cybersecurity audit aimed at ensuring the security of the...

Published 27 Aug, 2024 06:44am

Cases of telecom operators: President upholds FTO’s decision

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has upheld the decision of Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) regarding cases of...

Updated 16 Aug, 2024 09:33am

11,252 SIM cards of non-filers blocked so far

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has so far blocked 11,252 SIMs of non-filers of income tax returns....

Updated 24 May, 2024 09:17am

Not stopped from blocking SIM cards: FBR only barred from taking coercive steps against telcos: IHC

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) clarified it had not stopped the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) from...

Updated 18 May, 2024 04:59pm

Business & Finance

Blocking SIM cards of non-filers: JWG constituted to streamline process

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has constituted a Joint Working Group (JWG) of tax officials and...

Updated 18 May, 2024 08:41am

Blocking SIM cards of non-filers: IHC stays govt decision

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday stayed the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR’s) decision to block...

Updated 15 May, 2024 09:18am

Blocking SIM cards of non-filers: LTO Islamabad to assist FBR

ISLAMABAD: Large Taxpayer Office (LTO) Islamabad would fully assist the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to enforce...

Updated 13 May, 2024 09:26am

Business & Finance

Telecos agree to start blocking SIMs of non-filers

ISLAMABAD: The cellular companies’/ telecom operators have agreed with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Business & Finance

FBR starts process of blocking mobile SIMs of non-filers

First batch comprising 5,000 non-filers has been communicated to telecom operators for disabling their mobile phone SIMs, board says

Updated 11 May, 2024 12:29am

Business & Finance

SIMs of non-filers: Cellular cos/telecom operators apprise ministry about their concerns

ISLAMABAD: The cellular companies/telecom operators have collectively raised their concerns with the Ministry of IT...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am

Blocking SIMs of non-filers: FBR decides to summon telcos’ operators

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to call all telecom operators at the FBR Headquarters to...

Updated 06 May, 2024 09:18am

FBR issues list to PTA: SIMs of 506,671 IT non-filers to be blocked

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a list of 506,671 non-filers of income tax returns whose...

Updated 01 May, 2024 09:42am

Business & Finance

Implementation of around 150 projects: USF has given Rs141.66bn in subsidy to telecom operators so far

ISLAMABAD: The Universal Service Fund (USF) has awarded Rs 141.66 billion in subsidy so far to telecom operators for...

Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am

Technology

ECC approves telecom infrastructure- sharing framework

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved first ever Telecom Infrastructure...

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 09:56am

Business & Finance

‘Telecom operators are not ready to invest unless ARPU is increased’

ISLAMABAD: “Telecom operators are not ready to invest in the country unless their average revenue per user (ARPU)...

Published 20 Jul, 2023 03:12am

Business & Finance

Telecom operators demand relief in taxes, duties

ISLAMABAD: Telecom operators have demanded a reduction in advance income tax, federal excise duty on telecom...

Published 17 Jun, 2023 06:13am

Business & Finance

Spectrum fee, local handset manufacturing applications: Telecom operators propose tax breaks

ISLAMABAD: Telecom operators have proposed the government to adopt a model to earn with 5G developments instead of...

Published 05 Jun, 2023 03:27am

Business & Finance

‘Average cellular subscriber now uses 7.5 GBs of mobile data per month’

ISLAMABAD: “The average cellular subscriber in Pakistan now uses 7.5 GBs of mobile data per month (as of January...

Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am

Technology

Suspension of mobile broadband services inflicts Rs820m loss on telecom operators

ISLAMABAD: The suspension of mobile broadband services has resulted in a devastating effect on the economy as ...

Published 12 May, 2023 05:59am

Technology

Suspension of mobile broadband has devastating effect on economy

ISLAMABAD: The suspension of mobile broadband services has resulted in a devastating effect on the economy as ...

Published 11 May, 2023 05:54am

Business & Finance

Import of items: Telecom operators demand 5G with free spectrum, zero taxes for 5 yrs

ISLAMABAD: Telecom operators have demanded 5G with a free spectrum for five years and zero taxes on the import of...

Published 29 Mar, 2023 06:27am

Business & Finance

PTA asked to ensure proper network coverage, data services

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications expressed...

Published 28 Feb, 2023 06:15am

Business & Finance

No restrictions on raw materials’ import: SBP

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Tuesday said that there are no restrictions on import of raw materials....

Updated 14 Sep, 2022 09:58am

Pakistan

Flood-hit areas: PTA toiling to restore connectivity

ISLAMABAD: Continued efforts by Pakistan Telecommunication Autho-rity (PTA) and telecom operators to restore...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 06:32am

USF and Ignite: Telecom operators seek suspension of their contribution for two years

Proposal aimed at partially mitigating digital emergency triggered by exponential increase in cost of doing business

Updated 12 Aug, 2022 09:41am

BR Research

Telcos: more uncertainty

The ongoing macroeconomic crisis has exacerbated the challenges that were previously faced by the telecom operators...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 08:34am

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
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

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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