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‘Provision of quality, affordable telecom services top priority’

Published March 21, 2024 Updated March 21, 2024 06:05am

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ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja has said that the provision of quality and affordable telecom and internet services is the topmost priority of the incumbent government.

She was talking to Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Major General (retired) Hafeezur Rehman who called on her here on Wednesday.

Matters related to 5G spectrum auction, connectivity and telecom industry were discussed in the meeting.

Minister of State for IT Khawaja said that the focus of the Ministry of IT and Telecom is the promotion digitalisation and resolving the issues in this regard.

She said that the Ministry of IT will fully support the telecom industry and resolve all issues confronting it.

Khawaja said that youth will be provided with job opportunities by making them part of the digital system.

TikTok delegation led by Fahad Khan Niazi, Head of Public Policy, called on Minister of State for IT and Telecom Khawaja.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86
FTSE 100 / Jul 21	10,506.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 21	24,879.67
France CAC40 / Jul 21	8,348.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38

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Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.75 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 21 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	21.98 ▲ 2 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	50.58 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	329.37 ▲ 29.94 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	130.17 ▲ 11.83 (10%)

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Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.52 ▼ -0.8 (-9.62%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jul 21 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	29.10 ▼ -2.98 (-9.29%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 21 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	421.26 ▼ -39.16 (-8.51%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 21 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	98 ▼ -7.79 (-7.36%)
Imperial Limited / Jul 21 Imperial Limited(IML)	22.53 ▼ -1.48 (-6.16%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jul 21 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	16,910 ▼ -1089.99 (-6.06%)
Dadex Eternit / Jul 21 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	90 ▼ -5.7 (-5.96%)
Sana Ind / Jul 21 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	36.51 ▼ -2.28 (-5.88%)

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Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	101,071,725 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	45,756,639 ▲ 0.34
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	40,385,738 ▲ 0.12
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	25,055,790 ▲ 2.55
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,665,359 ▲ 0.55
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,487,840 ▲ 0.03
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,847,168 ▲ 0.01
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	11,700,283 ▲ 0.88
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,363,243 ▲ 0.14
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	9,005,585 ▼ -0.67