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Cellular Mobile Operators

PTA admits mobile tariffs rose up to 22% over past year

Updated 28 Aug, 2026 02:50pm

Says annual increase translated into a monthly tariff increase of around 1-2%, rejecting claims that telecom companies have been raising prices by 10-20% every month

Recharge or balance: PTA orders CMOs to give 180-day validity

Published 28 Aug, 2026 05:28am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has ordered cellular mobile operators to give prepaid...

Ufone-Telenor merger: Proposed re-branding ignites considerable controversy

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 09:25am

ISLAMABAD: The government has allegedly put the brakes on a proposed plan to re-brand the merged Ufone-Telenor...

Violations of QoS: PTA imposes Rs3.41bn penalties on CMOs

Published 24 Jul, 2026 05:06am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has imposed cumulative financial penalties of Rs3.41 billion...

PTA moves to declare corporate SMS a separate market

Published 04 Jun, 2026 11:02pm

Authority eyes tighter oversight of mobile operators

PTA proposes end to prepaid mobile balance expiry

Published 27 Feb, 2026 08:28pm

Proposal, issued through consultation paper, seeks public and industry feedback by March 16, 2026

CMOs partially meet KPIs amid reports of deteriorating quality

Published 31 Oct, 2025 06:22am

ISLAMABAD: Amid reports of deteriorating quality of telecom services in the country, cellular mobile operators ...

Telecom services gradually normalising: PTA

Updated 18 Aug, 2025 09:03am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Sunday announced significant progress in restoring telecom...

CMOs miss most of KPIs amid deteriorating telecom services

Published 25 Jan, 2025 06:22am

ISLAMABAD: Amid deteriorating telecom services in the country, the cellular mobile operators (CMOs) missed most of...

Voice and latency: CMOs miss some key performance indicators: PTA

Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am

ISLAMABAD: The cellular mobile operators (CMOs) have missed some of the key performance indicators (KPIs) set in...

‘SIM Disowning Charge’ to be applicable from Jan 1 2024: PTA

Published 11 Nov, 2023 06:30am

ISLAMABAD: Effective from 1st January 2024, cellular mobile operators in Pakistan and AJK and GB may levy a “SIM...

Mobile operators in Pakistan may levy ‘SIM Disowning Charge’ from January 1

Updated 10 Nov, 2023 10:50pm

Cellular mobile operators in Pakistan may levy a disowning charge on SIMs having less than a six-month retention...

Minister tells CMOs: No tax relief possible due to IMF programme

Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:33am

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication has conveyed to the...

Auction for 5G spectrum may take more time than expected

Updated 18 Sep, 2023 08:48am

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has little in hand with respect to fiscal and policy interventions to oblige...

CMOs miss most of KPIs, asked to take corrective measures

Published 31 Aug, 2023 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: The cellular mobile operators (CMOs) have missed most of the key performance indicators (KPIs) set in...

PTA links floor price mechanism for CMOs to CCP’s NoC

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommuni-cation Authority (PTA) has linked floor price uplift mechanism for cellular...

Moratorium on QoS: PTA rejects CMOs’ demand

Updated 09 Mar, 2023 08:51am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has rejected the cellular mobile operators’ demand of a...

Telecom licence price pegged with USD: CMOs warn of ‘digital catastrophe’

Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am

ISLAMABAD: The Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) Wednesday gave SOS call to the government and warned that the ...

Companies ordered to take corrective measures: Mobile operators don’t meet key performance indicators: survey

Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:58am

ISLAMABAD: The Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) have missed most of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) mentioned...

Spectrum availability not being fully utilised by CMOs

Updated 13 Feb, 2023 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: The government has sufficient spectrum to offer for any future spectrum auction for NGMS in Pakistan;...

Telecom users face service disruptions due to countrywide power outage

Published 24 Jan, 2023 07:33am

ISLAMABAD: Telecom customers faced serious issues on Monday, as telecom services, including mobile and internet...

CMOs fail to reach agreement on ‘SIM disallowing charge’

Updated 21 Jan, 2023 08:47am

ISLAMABAD: Cellular mobile operators (CMOs) have failed to reach an agreement/ consensus on SIM disowning charge and...

LCs issue: CMOs likely to get force majeure for new projects

Updated 17 Jan, 2023 08:55am

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to grant force majeure to cellular mobile operators (CMOs) for 10 new...

CMOs found to have missed many prescribed KPIs

Updated 01 Dec, 2022 11:35am

ISLAMABAD: Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) have missed most of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) set in their...

PTA informs NA: ‘Total of 4,395,566 SIMs identified and blocked in 3 years to curb illegal grey telephony’

Published 18 Nov, 2022 05:53am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Thursday, Pakistan Telecommun-ication Authority (PTA) identified a...

SBP allows opening of ‘Asaan Mobile Account’

Updated 14 Aug, 2022 02:49pm

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority will provide technical assistance for the initiative

Poor quality of services: CMOs pay only 16pc of total penalty

Say situation would result in the closure of mobile phone service for hours and ATM services might also face disruption

Cellular sector: some gains

Published 07 Mar, 2022 05:50am

After witnessing a dip in revenues in FY20 due mainly to the shock of the early months of the pandemic, Pakistan’s...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

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S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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