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Pakistan’s telecom paradox: taxing the backbone of digital growth

Updated 19 May, 2026 06:50am

As the federal budget approaches, the question is no longer whether telecom should contribute to national revenues;...

Zong

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:25am

ISLAMABAD: Zong, the country’s pioneering technology service enterprise and a subsidiary of the global...

JazzWorld

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:22am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s leading connectivity provider from JazzWorld, on Tuesday announced that it has secured 190 MHz...

‘Telecom operators lack contingency planning’

Published 09 Sep, 2025 06:03am

ISLAMABAD: Despite repeated concerns over pricing, delays, and the impact of ongoing industry mergers, telecom...

PTCL, Ufone 4G enter landmark partnership with TPL Corp

Published 16 Jul, 2025 05:47am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s largest telecommunication and digital services provider, PTCL Group (PTCL & Ufone 4G), has...

Excessive reserve prices: Unsold spectrum to inflict $1.8bn loss to GDP: GSMA

Updated 30 Jan, 2025 09:29am

ISLAMABAD: The impact of unsold spectrum because of excessive reserve prices in the upcoming auction will be...

Opensignal has ranked Jazz winner in key categories

Published 15 Feb, 2024 05:39am

ISLAMABAD: Opensignal – the global independent analytics company specialising in quantifying global mobile network...

‘4G for All’ initiative: Jazz invests Rs20.6bn in 9 months

Published 21 Nov, 2023 06:01am

ISLAMABAD: Jazz invested Rs 20.6 billion in the first nine months of 2023, mainly under its “4G for All”...

Telecom sector: an estimated 200,000 jobs generated since 3G/4G launch

Published 26 Jul, 2023 06:17am

ISLAMABAD: Since the launch of 3G/4G in Pakistan, an estimated total employment of 200,000 (direct and indirect) has...

Feb-end to Mar-end: Number of 3G and 4G users up 0.69m to 124.85m MoM

Published 04 May, 2023 04:26am

ISLAMABAD: The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan increased by 0.69 million from 124.16 million by end February ...

Number of 3G, 4G users increased by 1.27m in Jan: PTA

Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:21am

ISLAMABAD: The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan increased by 1.27 million from 121.54 million by end-December...

‘Regulations for Telecom Equipment Standards, 2023’ to be applicable on all licences issued under 1996 Act

Published 22 Feb, 2023 03:30am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has prepared “Regulations for Telecom Equipment Standards,...

MoITT finalises framework for managing spectrum dynamically

Published 12 Jan, 2023 05:51am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MoITT) has finalised the draft of the...

NGMS penetration, teledensity declining continuously, show PTA data

Published 22 Dec, 2022 05:57am

ISLAMABAD: The monthly Next Generation Mobile Service (NGMS) penetration, cellular mobile teledensity as well as...

Country ready for 5G after high 4G penetration: minister

Published 22 Dec, 2022 05:57am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque said that 4G penetration in Pakistan has...

Germany ups reliance on Huawei for 5G despite security fears

Published 17 Dec, 2022 05:58am

BERLIN: Germany has become even more dependent on Huawei for its 5G radio access network equipment (RAN) than in its...

10,000 OPay POS machines: Ufone to provide mobile top-up facility

Published 08 Nov, 2022 05:56am

ISLAMABAD: Mobile company Ufone 4G is set to transform its customers’ user experience through provision of...

From Digital Emergency to Digital Enablement?

Published 15 Aug, 2022 09:14am

In these tough economic times, the status of the telecom industry is no better than many others. Perhaps, it's worse...

Some internet users in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad report connectivity issues

Published 25 May, 2022 08:38pm

PTA official says situation back to normal now

Number of 3G, 4G users reached 113.11m by March: PTA

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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