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digital economy

How Pakistan’s neighborhood merchants are winning the digital shift

Published 21 Oct, 2026 09:23pm

The success of local Pakistani commerce has always been dictated purely by physical foot traffic. The corner kiryana...

Telcos seek ‘industrial power tariff’: Investment in 5G networks, AI-ready data centres at risk

Published 18 Oct, 2026 04:53am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s major telecom operators have sought the government’s intervention to extend the industrial...

Cashless drive: Govt tightens digital payments oversight, plans tax reforms

Published 14 Oct, 2026 04:31am

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to tighten the definitions of active digital payment users and merchants and...

Digital economy: Aurangzeb seeks collaboration among DCO member states

Updated 24 Sep, 2026 07:00am

NEW YORK: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, participated in the Digital...

Digital assets: Bilal, Baker discuss evolving regulatory framework

Published 21 Sep, 2026 06:42am

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State and Chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA), Bilal bin...

Macroeconomic stability: minister outlines progress

Published 19 Sep, 2026 04:55am

Pakistan's Finance Minister listed six priorities including macroeconomic stability, export-led growth, structural reforms, aid-to-trade shift, financial inclusion, and blockchain-driven digital economy

Cleaning up the game

Updated 19 Sep, 2026 05:34am

EDITORIAL: It seems the rapid expansion of online gaming and gambling has created a remarkably convenient new...

Dutch fintech Adyen sees long-term India opportunity, plans local expansion

Published 09 Sep, 2026 04:08pm

Adyen is rapidly expanding in India, leveraging local insights and UPI to dominate the fast-growing digital payments sector

The blind spots in Pakistan’s data governance

Updated 09 Sep, 2026 07:00am

Pakistan is building a framework to govern, protect and make better use of its data. But who is assessing whether...

Pakistan ready for future technology, digital economy: Bilal

Published 31 Aug, 2026 05:26am

HONG KONG: Minister of State and Chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Bilal Bin Saqib has...

PSDF, icod.ai partner to boost digital skills

Published 22 Aug, 2026 07:13am

LAHORE: The Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with icod.ai, a...

Pakistan, Google sign MoU to deepen digital skills cooperation

Updated 22 Aug, 2026 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Google on Friday signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen cooperation on...

COMSATS Internet Services successfully deal with ‘operational turbulence’

Published 21 Aug, 2026 06:59am

ISLAMABAD: COMSATS Internet Services (CIS) has bounced back from financial and operational turbulence with a major...

Pakistan must accelerate digital economy through Chinese models: PCJCCI

Published 08 Aug, 2026 07:44am

LAHORE: Commercial Ambassador of Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI), Adeel Munawar, has...

Pakistan’s ICT boom

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

Pakistan’s digital economy is becoming one of the country’s biggest economic success stories. While traditional...

Zindigi, nsave partner to facilitate freelancers in receiving remittances

Published 22 Jul, 2026 05:43am

KARACHI: Zindigi, powered by JS Bank, has partnered with UK-based ‘nsave’ to make receiving international...

Cooperation in AI, digital economy to be quickened: China, Pakistan to step up CPEC 2.0

Published 30 May, 2026 05:48am

BEIJING: China and Pakistan agreed to accelerate the development of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) 2.0,...

High mobile taxes slowing Pakistan’s digital growth, report warns

Published 25 May, 2026 10:25pm

Pakistan imposes one of region’s highest tax burdens on mobile internet usage, claims report

SME development body, Alibaba Group sign MoU to promote digital economy

Pakistan among first five countries, along with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait, which launched DCO in November 2020

Despite rising fintech adoption, reliability concerns weigh on Pakistan’s digital payments ecosystem

Updated 27 Dec, 2025 07:24am

Businesses suffer in line with fragmented payment gateways, regulatory bottlenecks, and low digital trust, experts say

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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