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TikTok to invest $8.8bn in Thailand over five years

BANGKOK: TikTok plans to invest $8.8 billion in Thailand over the next five years, focusing on digital...

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World

Pentagon to brief Musk on top-secret plan for potential war with China, NYT reports

WASHINGTON: Billionaire Elon Musk, US President Donald Trump’s close ally, is due to be briefed on Friday by the...

Published 21 Mar, 2025 12:05pm

Life & Style

Zara opens flagship store in China’s Nanjing with cafe and content creation studio

SHANGHAI: Inditex-owned fast-fashion retailer Zara opened what it dubbed a new-style Asia flagship store in the...

Published 21 Mar, 2025 11:04am

World

Turkiye detains Erdogan’s main rival in what opposition calls ‘coup’

ISTANBUL: Turkiye authorities detained President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival on Wednesday on charges...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 03:09pm

World

Nigerian TikToker rearrested

KANO, (Nigeria): Nigeria’s anti-graft agency on Monday announced the arrest of a popular TikToker who failed to...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

World

Trump says US talking to four different groups on sale of TikTok

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his administration was in touch with four...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 08:03am

World

UK launches investigation into TikTok, Reddit over children’s personal data practices

Britain’s privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office, on Monday launched an investigation into how...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:46am

Technology

Bytedance’s TikTok to invest $8.8bn in Thailand data centres, official says

BANGKOK: ByteDance’s TikTok will invest $8.8 billion in data centres in Thailand over five years, Helena Lersch,...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 11:52am

Technology

TikTok restructures trust and safety team, lays off staff in unit, sources say

SHANGHAI: TikTok is laying off global staff at its trust and safety unit which handles content moderation as part of...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 04:25pm

World

Australian children able to bypass age limit set by social media platforms, report shows

Children in Australia are able to easily bypass the minimum age limit imposed by social media platforms, a report by...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 12:15pm

World

Trump expects visit from Chinese President Xi without giving timeline

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/ WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected Chinese President Xi...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 12:02pm

World

Trump says he is speaking to China about TikTok

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Wednesday that he was talking to China about TikTok...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 08:08am

Technology

TikTok returns to Apple, Google app stores

WASHINGTON: TikTok has returned to Apple and Google app stores nearly a month after a new security law forced its...

Published 14 Feb, 2025 01:46pm

World

US lawmakers introduce bill to ban DeepSeek from govt devices

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers on Thursday brought forth a bill to ban Chinese artificial intelligence program DeepSeek...

Published 07 Feb, 2025 11:38am

Technology

2024 Creator Awards: TikTok announces nominations

KARACHI: TikTok has announced nominations for its 2024 Creator Awards in Pakistan. This highly anticipated event...

Published 07 Feb, 2025 06:32am

World

Trump says there is ‘great interest’ in TikTok

U.S President Donald Trump on Monday said there is a lot of interest in TikTok, as his administration seeks to...

Published 04 Feb, 2025 08:12am

Life & Style

Billionaire Ambani’s Reliance brings Shein back to India after 2020 app ban

MUMBAI: Reliance Retail has launched an app in India to sell fashionwear from China’s Shein under a licensing deal,...

Published 02 Feb, 2025 12:23pm

Pakistan

US-born girl shot dead by father over TikTok videos

QUETTA: A man who had recently brought his family back to Pakistan from the United States on Wednesday confessed to...

Published 30 Jan, 2025 06:47am

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Life for reel or real?

Too long. Too boring. Too dragging. It is a world which believes in zero waiting time. It is a generation that has...

Published 29 Jan, 2025 06:46am

World

Trump says Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok and that he would...

Published 28 Jan, 2025 08:28am

World

Donald Trump discussing TikTok purchase with multiple people, decision in 30 days

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was in talks with multiple people over buying...

Published 26 Jan, 2025 10:25am

World

UK tech minister expresses concern over TikTok

LONDON: Britain’s technology minister is “genuinely concerned” about how Chinese-owned TikTok could use the data of...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 08:11pm

World

Saudi prince’s investment firm would be keen on TikTok if Musk or others buy it, CEO says

DUBAI: Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal’s investment company Kingdom Holding (KHC) would be interested in...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:30pm

Life & Style

TikTok users anxiously await its return to US app stores

Three days after ByteDance’s TikTok went dark and then was quickly revived in the United States, users that deleted...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:34am

Technology

TikTok owner ByteDance plans to spend $12 bln on AI chips in 2025, FT reports

ByteDance is placing a big bet on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure as the TikTok parent plans to spend...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:14am

Life & Style

Relieved US TikTok enthusiasts hope ‘magic’ returns as app is restored

NEW YORK: On Saturday night, for the first time in five years, millions of American TikTok users who logged on for a...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 03:33pm

World

TikTok is restoring service, thanks Trump

WASHINGTON: TikTok began restoring its services on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 08:13am

World

TikTok restores service in US, thanking Trump

WASHINGTON: TikTok restored service in the United States Sunday after briefly going dark, as a law banning the...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 12:27am

World

Trump to revive TikTok, but wants 50% US ownership

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive TikTok access in the U.S. by executive order after he...

Published 19 Jan, 2025 09:49pm

World

TikTok stops working for US users, disappears from Apple, Google stores

WASHINGTON: TikTok stopped working in the United States late on Saturday and disappeared from Apple and Google app...

Updated 19 Jan, 2025 09:13pm

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 25	150.44
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 25	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 25	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 25	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,876.83
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,938.34
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,409.08
FTSE 100 / Mar 25	8,663.80
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 25	23,109.79
France CAC40 / Mar 25	8,108.59

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.63
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.24
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel Indus.(R) / Mar 25 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	2.01 ▲ 1 (99.01%)
Ruby Textile / Mar 25 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.01 ▲ 1 (16.64%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 25 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.99 ▲ 1 (12.52%)
Samba Bank / Mar 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	9 ▲ 0.82 (10.02%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 25 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	100.73 ▲ 9.16 (10%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Mar 25 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	25.73 ▲ 2.34 (10%)
United Dist. / Mar 25 United Distributors Pakistan Limited(UDPL)	67.29 ▲ 6.12 (10%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 25 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 25 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.19 ▲ 1.19 (9.92%)
Hussain Industries / Mar 25 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.30 ▲ 2.43 (9.77%)

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / Mar 25 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.51 ▼ -0.48 (-12.03%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Mar 25 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	117 ▼ -13 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 25 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.68 ▼ -3.07 (-9.98%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 25 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	9.50 ▼ -1 (-9.52%)
TPL Life Insur. / Mar 25 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	55.02 ▼ -5.74 (-9.45%)
Shahtaj Textile / Mar 25 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	65.05 ▼ -6.54 (-9.14%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 25 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	55 ▼ -5.43 (-8.99%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 25 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	138 ▼ -13.03 (-8.63%)
Tri-Star Power / Mar 25 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	7.24 ▼ -0.66 (-8.35%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 25 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	253.90 ▼ -22.98 (-8.3%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 25 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	28,623,330 ▲ 0.63
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 25 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,742,574 ▼ -3.59
Cnergyico PK / Mar 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,218,186 ▲ 0.01
Sui South Gas / Mar 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,168,002 ▲ 0.18
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,877,825 ▼ -0.05
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	11,187,536 ▲ 0.08
Pak Refinery / Mar 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,362,407 ▼ -0.12
B.O.Punjab / Mar 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,164,053 ▼ -0.21
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,144,462 ▲ 0
Treet Corp / Mar 25 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	8,893,519 ▼ -0.53

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