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Senators urge Biden to grant ByteDance 90-day reprieve from law requiring sale

WASHINGTON: Democratic Senator Ed Markey and Republican Senator Rand Paul on Thursday urged President Joe Biden to...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 08:45am

Technology

Britain sets first codes of practice for tech firms in online safety regime

LONDON: Britain’s online safety regime came into force on Monday, requiring social media companies like Meta’s...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 03:28pm

Life & Style

US spending on TikTok Shop gains as TikTok faces threat of ban

NEW YORK: U.S. TikTok users spent heavily to buy merchandise from a range of vendors on the e-commerce platform...

Published 08 Dec, 2024 12:44pm

Markets

Meta shares hit record high after US appeals court upholds TikTok ban

NEW YORK: Shares of Facebook-owner Meta Platforms hit a record high on Friday after a U.S. appeals court upheld a...

Published 07 Dec, 2024 01:34am

World

TikTok appeals US ban law to Supreme Court, citing free speech

WASHINGTON: TikTok on Friday said it would go to the US Supreme Court to fight a law that could see it banned in the...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 10:34pm

World

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 attracts mixed reaction

SYDNEY: Australians reacted on Friday with a mixture of anger and relief to a social media ban on children under 16...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 10:51am

World

Recount order, TikTok claims throw Romania election into chaos

BUCHAREST: Romania’s presidential election was thrown into chaos Thursday as a court ordered a recount of...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

Life & Style

‘Moana 2’ rides musical wave of Pacific culture and creativity

KAPOLEI: For Auli’i Cravalho, returning for the Walt Disney, opens new tab sequel film ’Moana 2“ was a Hawaiian...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 01:28pm

Pakistan

‘No directives so far to shut down mobile phone services’

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Major General Hafeezur Rehman (retired), on Thursday,...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 03:03am

Life & Style

Australia launches ‘landmark’ bill to ban social media for children under 16

SYDNEY: Australia’s centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 11:09am

Pakistan

Delegation of TikTok meets minister

ISLAMABAD: Delegation of TikTok led by its Director of Public Policy Emir Gelen, called on Minister of State for IT...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 08:21am

Technology

TikTok parent ByteDance’s valuation hits $300 billion, sources say

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is valuing itself at about $300 billion, after it recently approached investors...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 10:59am

Technology

TikTok makes AI driven ad tool available globally

SAN FRANCISCO: TikTok on Thursday began letting all marketers on its platform use an artificial intelligence-powered...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 10:34am

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

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

Technology

Founder of TikTok owner ByteDance jumps to top of China’s rich list

SHANGHAI: ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is China’s richest person, with personal wealth of $49.3 billion, an annual...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 11:30am

Business & Finance

TikTok, PTA to launch contest on digital safety

KARACHI: TikTok, in collaboration with the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), has announced the launch of...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Technology

TikTok removes 20m videos in Pakistan in Q1 for violating guidelines

KARACHI: TikTok took action against 20 million videos, in Pakistan, and removed for breaching its Community...

Updated 16 Oct, 2024 08:08am

Technology

ByteDance’s TikTok cuts hundreds of jobs in shift towards AI content moderation

KUALA LUMPUR: Social media platform TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 10:15am

World

13 states, Washington DC sue TikTok over child harm issues

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: TikTok faces new lawsuits filed by 13 US states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday,...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 06:26am

Technology

ByteDance plans new AI model trained with Huawei chips, sources say

TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance plans to develop an AI model trained primarily with chips from compatriot Huawei...

Published 30 Sep, 2024 11:28am

World

Kamala Harris vows tougher approach on migration, supports weapons for Israel

SAVANNAH: Kamala Harris vowed a tougher approach to migration along the US southern border and said she would not...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 11:28am

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

World

Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France, French media say

PARIS: Pavel Durov, the Russian-French billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 11:04am

World

Nepal lifts TikTok ban after app addresses cyber crime concerns

KATHMANDU: Nepal lifted a ban on Chinese-owned TikTok on Thursday, more than nine months after outlawing the popular...

Published 23 Aug, 2024 11:38am

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

World

US defends law forcing sale of TikTok app

SAN FRANCISCO: TikTok’s collection of user data makes it a national security threat, the US Justice Department ...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 06:49am

Life & Style

TikTok removes 20mn Pak videos

KARACHI: TikTok took action against 20 million videos, in Pakistan, and removed them for breaching its community...

Updated 09 Jul, 2024 01:36pm

Life & Style

‘Zindagi Tamasha’ becomes first movie to premiere on TikTok

KARACHI: TikTok has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Khoosat Films, led by the director Sarmad Khoosat,...

Updated 05 Jun, 2024 01:49pm

World

Donald Trump joins TikTok, rapidly wins over a million followers

Within hours of joining TikTok, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had attracted over 1.3 million...

Published 02 Jun, 2024 08:13pm

Forex
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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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