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3G, 4G users reach 72.12 million by end-September: PTA

The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan reached 72.12 million by end-September compared to 71.35 million by end-August 2019, said Pakistan Telecommunica-tion Authority (PTA).

Updated 21 Oct, 2019 06:50am

Telecommunication

Reliance profits jump

Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries on Friday reported an 18.3 percent rise in consolidated net profit due to a better-than-expected refining margin and growth in its consumer-facing business. The Mumbai-based company owned by Asia's richest man Mukes

Updated 19 Oct, 2019 07:52am

Telecommunication

PAC subcommittee informed: Communication ministry, attached depts facing fund shortage

Federal Secretary Ministry of Communication, Jawad Rafiq Friday revealed that the ministry and attached departments are facing serious fund shortage because of slow releases by the Ministry of Finance and as a result important projects are facing delay. T

Updated 19 Oct, 2019 07:57am

Telecommunication

Jan-Sept period: PTCL Group's revenue soars to Rs98bn YoY

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) Group's revenue for the first nine months (January-September) 2019 has grown year-on-year (YoY) by 4.5 percent to Rs 98 billion compared to Rs 93.208 billion during the same period of 2018.

Updated 17 Oct, 2019 06:38am

Telecommunication

Google says no India launch for radar-enabled Pixel 4 smartphone

Google will not launch its newest Pixel 4 smartphone in India, the company has said, disappointing consumers with a decision reportedly based on its refusal to disable a feature that uses a radar frequency barred in the South Asian nation.

Updated 18 Oct, 2019 08:14am

Telecommunication

Huawei says nine-month revenue up despite US pressure

Chinese tech giant Huawei said on Wednesday that its revenue for the first nine months of the year grew by almost a quarter despite a US campaign to isolate the company globally. Huawei's revenues jumped 24.4 percent on-year to 610.8 billion yuan ($86.2 b

Updated 18 Oct, 2019 08:19am

Telecommunication

Vivo unveils new V17 Pro Smartphone

Vivo unveiled the new V17 Pro smartphone in Lahore where Vivo's first Brand Ambassador in Pakistan Fahad Mustafa along with other celebrities, fashion icons, tech KOLs and Vivo's business partners attended the event. The V17 Pro sports the industry's firs

Updated 15 Oct, 2019 06:14am

Telecommunication

Zong 4G partners with Enfrashare to expand network

Zong 4G, Pakistan's leading telecommunication network, has entered into a strategic partnership with Enfrashare Private Limited, a leading connectivity infrastructure provider. The partnership will support Zong 4G's expansion of its largest 4G network of

Updated 15 Oct, 2019 06:10am

Telecommunication

Li-ion batteries: Science 'directly into your hand'

They are omnipresent and essential to navigating modern life. Small, light, rechargeable: lithium ion batteries have revolutionised our world in less than three decades.

Updated 14 Oct, 2019 06:16am

Telecommunication

5G connections may reach 54 million by 2025

Russia will lead the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in the commercialisation of 5G services, with the region's other markets all launching 5G networks by 2025, according to the GSMA's report.

Updated 14 Oct, 2019 07:10am

Telecommunication

AT&T to sell certain assets in Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands

AT&T Inc said on Wednesday it would sell its wireless and wireline operations in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Liberty Latin America Ltd for $1.95 billion, as the second-largest US wireless carrier cuts its huge debt pile. The deal comes as the com

Updated 14 Oct, 2019 07:12am

Telecommunication

Vodafone to close more than 1,000 stores

Vodafone will shut 15% of its 7,700 stores and upgrade some of the remaining outlets as customers buy more online and change their expectations of in-store shopping, chief executive Nick Read said on Tuesday. The group will overhaul its store estate using

Updated 14 Oct, 2019 07:08am

Telecommunication

Telenor empowers customers by 'More Se Zyada' of everything

Telenor Pakistan has reiterated its commitment by promising to give its customers 'More Se Zyada' of everything that matters the most to them while pledging to open doors to new possibilities through its products and services.

Updated 14 Oct, 2019 07:10am

Telecommunication

Ufone, HBL sign CNY/RMB Trade Finance Facility Agreement

Pak Telecom Mobile Limited - Ufone and HBL have signed a landmark agreement, through which HBL has extended a bilateral Trade Finance in Chinese Yuan (RMB/CNY) for the import of cellular network equipment through Huawei Technologies Co Ltd.

Updated 14 Oct, 2019 07:21am

Telecommunication

NTC employees observe Kashmir Day

National Telecommunication Corporation observed Kashmir Day to highlight the Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir on Friday. To join the human chain on the call of Prime Minister Imran Khan, NTC employees gathered at NTC HQs G-5/2 and marched towards D-C

Updated 14 Oct, 2019 07:22am

Telecommunication

PTCL launches breast cancer awareness campaign

As part of its annual tradition, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) launched a month-long campaign on breast cancer awareness in the month of October. Amongst other initiatives, The Pink Club, PTCL's virtual club for female employees, is ru

Updated 14 Oct, 2019 07:16am

Telecommunication

Ufone, SCO sign bilateral Roaming Services Agreement

Special Communications Organization (SCO), the largest Integrated Telecom Service Provider in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJ&K) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Ufone have here on Thursday signed a Bilateral Roaming Services Agreement at PTCL headquarters, Islamab

Updated 14 Oct, 2019 07:17am

Telecommunication

OPPO to unveil Reno2 Series in Pakistan on 17th

OPPO, a leading smartphone brand, will unveil its Reno2 Series in Pakistan on October 17, promising to redefine the limits of users' creativity.

Updated 10 Oct, 2019 09:46am

Telecommunication

Samsung brings powerful Galaxy Note10 features to Galaxy S10

The Galaxy Note10 and Note10+ are packed with powerful tools designed to help users unleash their creativity and be more productive. Now, with the new software update, Samsung Electronics is introducing many of those same bar-raising innovations - includi

Updated 10 Oct, 2019 06:06am

Telecommunication

PTCL, LDA sign MoU for beautification of underpasses

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and Lahore Development Authority (LDA) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the beautification and renovation of 19 underpasses in the provincial capital.

Updated 10 Oct, 2019 10:45am

Telecommunication

First mobile phone policy next month

Prime Minister's Advisor Commerce, Textile, Industries and Production and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood on Monday hinted that the government will announce Pakistan's first Mobile Phone Policy next month. He said this while presiding over a meeting on dra

Updated 09 Oct, 2019 11:15am

Telecommunication

Russia welcomes Huawei to develop 5G network

While the US banned Huawei for alleged espionage and asked its allies to do the same, Moscow has rolled out the red carpet for the Chinese tech company, letting it develop 5G networks in Russia. Analysts say the move is as much a show of solidarity with B

Updated 09 Oct, 2019 11:30am

Telecommunication

Vodafone tests new network tech in UK in challenge to 'big three' suppliers

Vodafone is testing innovative open access radio technology in Britain - a first for Europe - in a move that could break the grip Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia hold on the telco equipment market. OpenRAN, which has been developed by Vodafone and Intel, stand

Updated 09 Oct, 2019 11:33am

Telecommunication

Ufone's flagship 'Summer Internship Program 2019' concludes

Ufone's flagship Summer Internship Program 2019 successfully concluded with a closing ceremony organized at Ufone Tower, Islamabad.

Updated 09 Oct, 2019 11:20am

Telecommunication

Number of 3G, 4G users reaches 71.35 million by end-August: PTA

The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan reached 71.35 million by end-August compared to 69.87 million by end-July 2019, said Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). The number of mobile phone users in Pakistan reached 161.788 million by end-August c

Published 06 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Telecommunication

Extra surcharges on utility bill: PTCL directed to prepare slabs

A Senate panel on Friday directed Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) to prepare slabs regarding extra surcharges on the utility bill of its consumers. The Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication, which met with Se

Published 05 Oct, 2019 12:00am

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USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	156.17
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

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S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Diesel/Litre / Apr 26	290.38

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Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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