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Founder of China's smartphone maker barred from planes, trains

The founder of China's smartphone maker Smartisan Technology has been barred from taking flights and high-speed railway trains due to the company's failure to comply with court rulings from a contractual dispute, a local court document showed.

Published 04 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Telecommunication

Gender neutral emojis hit screens in new Apple update

Apple has put out new gender neutral emojis of most of its people icons - including punks, clowns and zombies - as part of an update to its mobile operating system.

Published 04 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Telecommunication

Apple asks US to waive tariffs on Chinese-made watches, iPhone parts, AirPods

Apple Inc asked the Trump administration to waive tariffs on Chinese-made Apple Watches, iPhone components and other consumer products, according to company filings with the US Trade Representative's Office.

Updated 03 Nov, 2019 11:04pm

Telecommunication

Samsung unveils new Galaxy A20s smartphone

Samsung Electronics on Friday unveiled the new Galaxy A20s, which is an upgrade of Galaxy A20. "Made for those who want to capture and share their experiences instantaneously, the Galaxy A20s delivers the performance you need for the era of live. With a v

Published 02 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Telecommunication

China rolls out 5G services in race to narrow technology gap

China's three major state telecom operators rolled out 5G wireless technology Thursday, as the country races to narrow its technology gap with the US amid a bruising trade war. China Mobile, the country's largest carrier, announced its 5G services were av

Published 01 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Telecommunication

PTCL clarification

This is with reference to a news item "Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) urged to improve services in SITE area," published in Business Recorder dated October 30, 2019, PTCL spokesperson Fariha Tahir Shah has clarified that due to

Published 31 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Telecommunication

Mercantile Pacific appointed as Apple's authorized distributor in Pakistan

Apple has appointed Mercantile Pacific, Singapore, one of the leading global mobile phone distribution companies, as a regional distributor for Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Company has a well-established and constantly growing network of partners, suppli

Published 31 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Telecommunication

Infrastructure development: Engro's Enfrashare partners with Telenor Pakistan

Leading connectivity infrastructure provider, Enfrashare Pakistan Private Limited and Telenor Pakistan, one of Pakistan's top mobile network operators, have entered into a long-term partnership agreement. Under this partnership, Enfrashare will help devel

Updated 30 Oct, 2019 06:34am

Telecommunication

Realme XT smartphone launched

Realme, the fastest growing smartphone brand in Pakistan, fortified its leadership in the market by launching Pakistan's first 64MP ultra high-resolution quad camera smartphone - realme XT. Realme XT is part of realme's premium X series that has taken an

Updated 30 Oct, 2019 06:35am

Telecommunication

PTCL's campaign on breast cancer awareness concludes

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has concluded its month long campaign on Breast Cancer awareness in the month of October. The month-long digital campaign was undertaken to create awareness in not only female employees but all staff membe

Updated 30 Oct, 2019 06:34am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	153.05
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.25
Euro to USD / May 3	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 3	5127.79
India Sensex / May 3	73878.15
Tokyo Nikkei / May 3	38236.07
Nasdaq / May 3	16156.33
Hang Seng / May 3	18475.92
FTSE 100 / May 3	8213.49
Dow Jones / May 3	38675.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	18001.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	78.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 3	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2301.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 3	78.06
Petrol/Litre / May 4	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 4 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 4 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 4 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 4 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00