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cyber attacks

Over 33,300 cyber attacks detected on SMBs

Published 03 Jul, 2026 05:13am

ISLAMABAD: A global cybersecurity company detected over 33,300 attacks on Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs),...

Energy entities must digitalise to fight cyber threats: Kaspersky

Published 02 May, 2026 06:16am

ISLAMABAD: A global cyber security company has warned that the energy organizations in Pakistan must timely prepare...

AI making cyber attacks costlier and more effective: Munich Re

Published 26 Mar, 2026 05:00am

FRANKFURT: Artificial intelligence is making cyberattacks increasingly sophisticated and costlier for businesses,...

Iran minister says US, Israeli strikes caused ‘heavy damage’ to water, energy infrastructure

Published 22 Mar, 2026 05:04pm

US President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran’s power plants if it failed to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours

Corporate and industrial espionage

Updated 05 Mar, 2026 06:19am

Espionage is called the oldest profession in the world – not the other one! Earlier, kingdoms, empires, monarchs...

Kaspersky issues report on cyber scams

Published 22 Jan, 2026 04:57am

ISLAMABAD: A Russian cyber security company Wednesday disclosed that 88.5 percent of cyber attacks including...

‘The looming Iran-Israel war’

Published 10 Oct, 2024 03:03am

This is apropos a letter to the Editor by this writer carried by the newspaper yesterday. I would like to add to ...

Rs10bn TSG approved to mitigate cyber-attacks

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 05:29pm

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Rs10 billion technical...

Russian hackers seek war crimes evidence, Ukraine cyber chief says

Published 22 Sep, 2023 10:45pm

KYIV: Russian spies are using hackers to target computer systems at law enforcement agencies in Ukraine in a bid to...

NTISB warns of cyber attacks on Independence Day

Updated 13 Aug, 2023 09:56am

ISLAMABAD: Hostile elements may launch cyber attack on the occasion of Independence Day, i.e., 14th August, 2023 for...

Govt issues cyber attacks advisory

Published 04 Jul, 2023 05:07am

ISLAMABAD: The government has warned that android malware Goldoson infected Google Play apps and advised to remain...

Lithuania warns banks of cyber attacks, power cuts amid fears of war in Ukraine

Published 17 Feb, 2022 06:37am

VILNIUS: Lithuania’s central bank has told the country’s banks to prepare for power cuts and cyberattacks as...

Tarin asks FBR to ensure security of taxpayers’ data

Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has directed the Federal Board of...

Governor SBP meets DG FIA, banks’ presidents

Published 21 Nov, 2021 04:19am

KARACHI: Governor SBP hosted Director General FIA and banks’ presidents to strengthen coordination against money...

Cyber attacks: MoITT to form 'computer emergency response team'

Published 02 Nov, 2021 05:20am

KARACHI: Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom (MoITT) is going to form a Computer Emergency Response Team...

Additional customs duty on auto sector imports cut to 2pc

Updated 15 Sep, 2021 12:51pm

Decision taken after recommendation of tariff board for the promotion of local production of auto sector

Purchase of software, IT-related equipment: Govt urged to declare operational emergency

Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am

ISLAMABAD: The Revenue Division has requested the federal government to declare operational emergency for immediate...

Indian hackers behind attack on FBR website: Tarin

Updated 10 Sep, 2021 02:30pm

Says FBR has hired international experts for having a permanent solution to this issue

Biden says 'last thing' Putin wants is new Cold War

Published 17 Jun, 2021 12:17am

"I think that the last thing he wants now is a Cold War," Biden told reporters after his first summit with Vladimir Putin, adding that he during the talks had stressed that "certain critical infrastructure should be off limits to attack -- period -- by cyber or any other means."

Bank of England seeks to contain banking glitches, cyber attacks

Published 29 Mar, 2021 06:26pm

At a time when Brexit is focusing minds on the future of financial services, this is an area of regulatory policy that provides an opportunity for UK financial services to gain competitive advantage on the global stage.
"The speed at which vulnerabilities are remediated should be commensurate with the potential impact that a disruption would cause, and will be an area of supervisory focus," the BoE said.

Ukraine accuses Russian networks of new massive cyber attacks

Published 22 Feb, 2021 09:34pm

"It was revealed that addresses belonging to certain Russian traffic networks were the source of these coordinated attacks," the Council said.
Ukraine's army said this month that five of its service personnel were killed over the week ended on Feb. 14 despite a ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country.

Cyber crime has cost Russia $49bn in 2020, Sberbank says

Published 28 Dec, 2020 06:15pm

Russia has encouraged its citizens to switch to bank cards and limit cash use to try to crack down on the shadow economy.
The private sector is the most vulnerable: everything from the clients' accounts to financial data and tender documents are targeted.

Biden says huge data breach poses 'grave risk' to U.S., promises response

Published 23 Dec, 2020 09:45am

At a news conference, Biden faulted President Donald Trump for stripping U.S. defenses against cyber attacks, saying, “This assault happened on Donald Trump’s watch, when he wasn’t watching."

China calls Trump cyberattack claims 'a farce'

Published 21 Dec, 2020 06:36pm

Cyber experts said the attack could have far-reaching impact and take months to unravel.

UAE target of cyber attacks after Israel deal, official says

Published 07 Dec, 2020 10:36am

The UAE in August broke with decades of Arab policy when it agreed to forge ties with Israel in a move that angered Palestinians and some Muslim states and communities. Bahrain and Sudan have followed suit.

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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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