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Telenor pledges Rs 1.6 billion towards Covid-19 relief efforts

Telenor has pledged Rs1.6 billion in cash and kind towards the COVID-19 relief efforts.

Published 17 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

UK dismisses 5G/coronavirus claims as 'nonsense'

The British government on Wednesday dismissed a TV presenter's claim that there could be a link between 5G technology and coronavirus as "complete nonsense".

Published 16 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

Apple launches new iPhone for the budget-minded

Apple on Wednesday unveiled a new entry-level iPhone in a launch without fanfare, aiming to appeal to consumers facing a suddenly bleaker economic backdrop.

Published 16 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

TECNO mobile extend warranties on smartphones

In the wake of coronavirus lockdown, TECNO mobile has announced to extend the smartphone warranty for an additional two months not only in Pakistan but in more than 15 countries globally. As the world is grappling with economic recession and COVID-19 emer

Published 15 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

PTA investigates data breach of 115mn Pakistani mobile users

PTA is trying to verify the authenticity of the claim. A Pakistani cybersecurity company discovered a data dum

Published 13 Apr, 2020 07:28am

Telecommunication

Ufone-PRCS partnership on corona: Over 10,000 volunteers registered in one week period

The successful partnership between a leading mobile company and Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has lead to registration of over 10,000 volunteers in one week period to provide free of charge helpline to its customers to get updates and information o

Published 11 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

PTCL Group posts Rs 31.8 billion revenue in Q1 2020

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the country's leading telecom and ICT services provider, has announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 at its Board of Directors meeting held in Islamabad on April 9, 2020.

Published 11 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

Telenor launches 'Business Continuity Packages'

Telenor Business has launched "Business Continuity Packages" (BCP) to facilitate the business community during this hour of need and to ensure business continuity.

Published 09 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

Jazz pledges Rs 1.2 billion support to Covid-19 relief

Jazz, a VEON group company, has pledged Rs1.2 billion support towards the COVID-19 relief, said a press release issued on Wednesday.

Published 09 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

Body formed to address issues of cellular phone operators

The government has constituted a 14-member committee to address the issues of "cellular mobile operators" and formulate recommendations for onward submission to the prime minister.

Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

PTA for rationalising tax regime for ICT sector

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has recommended to the government to rationalise tax regime for information and communication technology (ICT) sector, and cut taxes on consumers of mobile phones and telecom operators to encourage new invest

Published 07 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

How to protect your WhatsApp data, FIA shares important tips

Asif Iqbal Chaudhry, Assistant Director of the FIA Cyber Crime Wing, in his video message explained how people'

Published 06 Apr, 2020 08:41am

Telecommunication

PTCL signs MoU with Gulberg Greens to provide ICT services

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gulberg Greens Islamabad for provision of Information Communication Technology (ICT) services and infrastructure in the society.

Published 04 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

Telecom goods worth $1.167 billion imported during July-February 2019-20

Pakistan's imports of telecom goods reach $1.167 billion during July-Feb 2019-20, up by 29.19 percent, official figures say. Up by $262.980 million during July-Feb 2019-20, telecom imports mounted from $904.020 million during July-Feb 2018-19, Pakistan Bu

Published 03 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

Huawei announces solid business performance

Huawei released its 2019 Annual Report, detailing a solid business performance. The company's global sales revenue in 2019 rounded off at $123 billion, up 19.1 percent year-on-year; its net profit reached $9 billion; and its cash flow from operating activ

Published 02 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

PTA informed: Global, Netflix take steps to ease out stress on national telecom networks

Global service providers including Google and Netflix have informed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) about various steps they have been taking to support and ease out stress on national telecommunications networks in the wake of the COVID-19

Published 02 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

Fight against coronavirus pandemic: Ufone to help PRCS create awareness

A leading telecom company has taken a number of initiatives to facilitate their customers and support the national effort in fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

Published 02 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

Moscow rolls out mobile tech to enforce virus lockdown

Moscow is rolling out a mobile phone app and scannable bar codes to check whether people are adhering to strict isolation rules during lockdown, an official said Wednesday.

Published 02 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

Huawei posts strong growth but warns 'most difficult year' ahead

Huawei said Tuesday it had sustained solid growth in its global businesses in 2019 despite a US campaign to isolate the Chinese tech giant, but warned of its "most difficult year" ahead.

Published 01 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

From 'Sam-suck' to Apple rival: the Samsung transformation

Military-style management and an unquestioning reverence for the founding Lee family have fuelled Samsung's transition from the world's most ridiculed phonemaker to its biggest, says the author of a new book.

Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

Bouygues Telecom to put 20 percent of staff on partial unemployment

France's Bouygues Telecom said on Sunday about 20% of its workforce would be temporarily laid off during the coronavirus crisis and receive compensation for 15 days. France has launched a package of measures to cushion the economic blow dealt by the coron

Published 30 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

Huawei unveils P40 smartphones online

China's Huawei Technologies unveiled its new flagship photography-focused P40 smartphones on Wednesday in an online presentation after the coronavirus scuppered the event it had planned.

Published 30 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

Covid-19 pandemic: Telecom operators act to facilitate subscribers

Telecom operators have been undertaking several initiatives amid COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate subscribers across Pakistan, and to provide them with awareness about coronavirus and uninterrupted services.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

Pakistan's telecom operators provide special packages amid coronavirus pandemic

SMS on precautionary measures against COVID-19 in national & regional languages are being sent to all mobile su

Updated 28 Mar, 2020 08:50am

Telecommunication

Telecom sector's contribution to exchequer nosedives

Telecom sector contribution to the national exchequer and the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the sector are on a continuous decline, remaining Rs95 billion and $635.3 million, while registering 37 percent and 20 percent fall, respectively during 2018-

Published 28 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

Ufone partners with MicroEnsure to offer 'USehat'

A leading mobile phone operator (Ufone) Friday partnered with MicroEnsure to offer 'USehat' to offer affordable healthcare solution to Pakistanis providing financial safety net to customer against costs of hospitalization at any hospital across Pakistan.

Published 28 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

Internet usage increases 15pc as Pakistanis are compelled to stay at home amid corona crisis

A net increase of around 15 percent in internet usage was witnessed since last week as the country fights against C

Updated 27 Mar, 2020 08:13am

Telecommunication

PTA chief hails PM relief package

Chairman Pakistan Tanner's Association (PTA) Sheikh Afzal Hussain has hailed the relief package announced by the Prime Minister of Pakistan which worth Rs1 trillion in comprehensive which was of course fundamental need of the country and export industries

Published 27 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

Huawei flagship phone goes Google-free

Huawei drove into its post-Google era Thursday with a flagship smartphone that uses none of the Android maker's apps now that the Chinese group has been blacklisted by US authorities. The new P40 might not be the first Google-free phone launched by Huawei

Published 27 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Telecommunication

Ufone offers unlimited U-U & PTCL minutes

It is a time when every Pakistani is engulfed by fear and worries related to coronavirus. Amidst the panic, Pakistani brand Ufone is trying to help out its people to live with befikri through introduction of unlimited U-U and PTCL minutes (additional 5,00

Published 27 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.64
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 19	4967.23
India Sensex / Apr 19	73088.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Nasdaq / Apr 19	15282.01
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16224.14
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7895.85
Dow Jones / Apr 19	37986.40
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17737.36

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	83.14
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 19	214935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2391.93
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 19	81.02
Petrol/Litre / Apr 20	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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