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Blocking Internet services: Senate panel not satisfied with govt response

ISLAMABAD: The government, on Wednesday, failed to satisfy the Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology...

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:05am

Editorials

Crackdown on VPNs

EDITORIAL: The state’s war against digital technologies shows no signs of abating with the PTA (Pakistan...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 06:27am

Pakistan

PML-N doesn’t have mandate to make unilateral decisions: Bilawal

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari criticised the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on...

Published 28 Dec, 2024 08:31pm

Editorials

A fractured digital outlook

EDITORIAL: The government’s admission on December 16 in parliament of at least partial responsibility for sluggish...

Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:25am

Business & Finance

PTA resumes issuance of Class Licenses for Data Services

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has resumed the issuance of Class Licenses for Data...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am

Technology

PTA enables VPN registration for freelancers via mobile numbers

In a bid to facilitate the IT sector, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has allowed freelancers to...

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 07:46pm

Technology

P@SHA chief tells Senate body: Lack of clear policy on VPN, internet use is counterproductive

ISLAMABAD: The potential short- and medium-term economic impact of restrictions on virtual private networks (VPNs)...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 08:41am

PTA decides not to ban VPNs

LAHORE: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) decided on Sunday not to ban virtual private networks (VPNs)....

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 02:58pm

Registeration of VPNs: deadline extension likely

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to extend the deadline for registering virtual private networks (VPNs) till end...

Updated 30 Nov, 2024 02:32pm

Technology

‘Digital community struggling to maintain their livelihoods’

ISLAMABAD: Five months into widespread internet disruptions, Pakistan’s digital community remains trapped in a web...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 07:07am

Editorials

The high price of digital clampdowns

EDITORIAL: Last week saw the State Minister for Information Technology Shaza Fatima presenting a detailed five-year...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 06:03am

Technology

Pakistan’s IT minister Shaza Fatima defends internet restrictions, says security comes first

Amid rising concerns over the ongoing slowdown of internet services in Pakistan, Minister of State for IT and...

Updated 21 Nov, 2024 10:12pm

Pakistan

Use of VPNs: Typographical error led to confusion: Council of Islamic Ideology

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) chairman has clarified his earlier statement, affirming that the...

Updated 21 Nov, 2024 09:19am

Business & Finance

PTA rules out any link with internet slowdowns with VPNs

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday ruled out any connection between recent internet...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

Pakistan

Senate body terms blockage of VPNs ‘illegal’

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication, fearing millions of ...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:35am

Pakistan

Council of Islamic Ideology declares VPNs usage ‘un-Islamic’

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Chairman, Dr Raghib Hussain Naeemi, has declared the use of VPNs ...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

Pakistan

Internet services suspended in parts of Balochistan: Ministry seeks countrywide VPNs blockage

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior has directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block illegal...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

Pakistan

‘Used by terrorists’: interior ministry wants PTA to ban ‘illegal VPNs’ across Pakistan

Identifies 'alarming fact that VPNs are used by terrorists to obscure and conceal their communication'

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 10:25pm

Pakistan

PTA says VPNs will not be blocked in Pakistan, but urges registration

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday clarified that the government was not about to...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 04:14pm

Pakistan

‘PTA does possess certain tools to monitor, control internet traffic’

ISLAMABAD: While registration may help the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to monitor Virtual Private...

Published 08 Sep, 2024 02:42am

Use of VPNs slowed down internet: govt

ISLAMABAD: What appears to be a revelation, State Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza...

Updated 19 Aug, 2024 09:34am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 15	280.63
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 15	280.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 15	143.15
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 15	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 15	1.32
Euro to USD / Apr 15	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 14	5,405.97
Nasdaq / Apr 14	16,831.48
Dow Jones / Apr 14	40,524.79
India Sensex / Apr 15	76,780.06
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 15	34,267.54
Hang Seng / Apr 15	21,470.46
FTSE 100 / Apr 15	8,209.09
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 15	21,175.70
France CAC40 / Apr 15	7,263.20

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 14	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 14	290,466
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 15	61.77
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 15	3,224.76
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 15	65.75
Petrol/Litre / Apr 16	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 16	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 15 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.73 ▲ 0.58 (26.98%)
Gulshan Sp. / Apr 15 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.72 ▲ 0.55 (17.35%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Apr 15 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.29 ▲ 0.79 (10.53%)
Tariq Corporation / Apr 15 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.16 ▲ 1.47 (10.01%)
Sanghar Sugar / Apr 15 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	55.51 ▲ 5.05 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Apr 15 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	25.27 ▲ 2.3 (10.01%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Apr 15 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	17.70 ▲ 1.61 (10.01%)
Chakwal Spinning / Apr 15 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	47.87 ▲ 4.35 (10%)
Gillette Pak / Apr 15 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	153.62 ▲ 13.97 (10%)
Nimir Resins / Apr 15 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	35.08 ▲ 3.19 (10%)

Stock	Price
Power Cem(Pref) / Apr 15 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	13.55 ▼ -1.28 (-8.63%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Apr 15 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.32 ▼ -0.77 (-8.47%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Apr 15 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	25.58 ▼ -2.35 (-8.41%)
Imperial Limited / Apr 15 Imperial Limited(IML)	13.50 ▼ -1.22 (-8.29%)
LSE Capital / Apr 15 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	5.05 ▼ -0.45 (-8.18%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Apr 15 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	18.09 ▼ -1.41 (-7.23%)
Janana De Malucho / Apr 15 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	48.19 ▼ -3.66 (-7.06%)
Parmount Sp. / Apr 15 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.80 ▼ -0.28 (-6.86%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Apr 15 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	1,175.87 ▼ -85.61 (-6.79%)
Ruby Textile / Apr 15 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.26 ▼ -0.51 (-6.56%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	32,091,019 ▼ -0.11
TRG Pak Ltd / Apr 15 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	21,511,574 ▲ 4.01
B.O.Punjab / Apr 15 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,785,866 ▼ -0.19
Dewan Cement / Apr 15 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	19,449,173 ▲ 0.27
Sui South Gas / Apr 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	15,773,976 ▼ -0.37
Fauji Foods Ltd / Apr 15 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	15,546,598 ▲ 0.42
Engro Powergen / Apr 15 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	15,491,518 ▲ 0.65
Secure Logistics / Apr 15 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	13,589,909 ▲ 0.93
Pak Refinery / Apr 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	13,303,100 ▲ 0.14
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 15 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	11,659,459 ▲ 3.03

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