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‘Country heading towards digital catastrophe’

ISLAMABAD: The chief executive officers of Pakistan’s largest telecom companies have warned that the country is...

Updated 03 Feb, 2023 10:35am

Supplements

Welcome to Digital Pakistan

TEXT: The world has gone digital and like many other countries, Pakistan is also on a journey of Digital...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 06:18am

Business & Finance

Mobile industry underscores need for WGA to battle against headwinds

ISLAMABAD: There is a significant risk of Digital Pakistan not being realised in the current market and regulatory...

Published 25 Nov, 2022 06:26am

Technology

At GITEX, Pakistan makes a pitch for investment in its IT sector

DUBAI: Pakistan made its mark on day two of GITEX GLOBAL 2022, dubbed the world’s largest tech show, where the...

Published 12 Oct, 2022 05:46am

Pakistan

Minister inaugurates Data Dissemination KIOSK

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal inaugurated the Data Dissemination KIOSK. Dr Naeemuz...

Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am

Business & Finance

Telecom sector needs to upgrade infrastructure, says minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Syed Aminul Haque has said that the...

Published 20 May, 2022 05:15am

Opinion

‘The year of telecommunication’

Bell to Broadband is a Tale of Telecomm-unication. The beginning of modern telecommunications in the nineteenth...

Published 01 May, 2022 05:11am

Pakistan

Jazz wins five awards at Effie Awards Pakistan 2022

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s leading digital operator Jazz has won five awards at the Effie Awards Pakistan 2022. The...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 05:28am

Business & Finance

Systems Limited, 1LINK join hands to accelerate business transformation

KARACHI: Asif Peer, CEO and Managing Director at Systems Limited, and Najeeb Agrawalla, CEO at 1LINK, joined hands ...

Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:15am

Supplements

Peak Solutions: Our dream may come true and we may see Pakistan as a “Digital Pakistan”

TEXT: The universe is evolving. The whole world and human beings have to grow and change certain things to be ...

Published 09 Mar, 2022 06:44am

Business & Finance

Jul 2021 to Jan 2022: ICT export remittances surge to $1.487bn

ISLAMABAD: The ICT export remittances, including telecommunication, computer and information services for the period...

Published 26 Feb, 2022 04:37am

Pakistan

New-era technology: Senate panel for ‘transformation’ of state media organizations

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting Wednesday emphasized on the transformation...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 04:21am

Pakistan

Fixed broadband: Govt has yet to cash in on $6bn investment opportunity: Tabadlab

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s fixed broadband network is grossly inadequate in servicing the rising internet demands of ...

Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am

Pakistan

VEON Group CEO Kaan Terzioglu meets PM

ISLAMABAD: Kaan Terzioglu, Chief Executive Officer, VEON Group called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad. ...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:53am

Business & Finance

USF has emerged as leading public-sector organization: CEO

ISLAMABAD: The Universal Service Fund (USF) has emerged as a leading public-sector organisation, which has the...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:08am

Nokia wants to help develop 5G ecosystem roadmap in Pakistan: officials

ISLAMABAD: Nokia has expressed keen interest for collaboration with the Ministry of Information Technology and...

Updated 03 Oct, 2021 11:42am

Pakistan

Un-served and under-served areas of Sindh, Punjab: USF approves 4 projects to provide high-speed internet services

ISLAMABAD: The Universal Service Fund (USF) Board approved four projects worth around Rs 993 million to provide...

Published 21 Sep, 2021 04:10am

Digital financial products, services: SBP announces 2 initiatives

KARACHI: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr Reza Baqir announced two new initiatives to facilitate the...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 03:21am

BR Research

No more cheap talk?

The government’s Digital Pakistan drive depends on making Information and Telecommunication Technology (ICT)...

Published 08 Jul, 2021 08:20am

Pakistan

Education Ministry, Tech Valley join hands to make ICT Schools digital

The aim of this step of Ministry of Federal Education was to ensure the professional development of teachers and students. Parliamentary Secretary for Federal Education Wajiha Qamar has termed this initiative a milestone in the history.

Published 24 May, 2021 05:50pm

Pakistan

13 Young Pakistanis Make it to the Forbes 30 Under 30

Thirteen young Pakistanis have made it to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list this year.
The list includes startup founders and young innovators like Hamza Jawaid, Saad Jangda, Muhammad Owais Qureshi, Zohaib Ali, Iman Jamall, Hasib Malik, Yaseen Khalid, M. Saquib Malik, Nabeel Siddiqui, Misha Japanwala, Abdullah Siddiqui, Shayan Mahmud, and Hannia Zia.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 07:54pm

Markets

SECP achieves another milestone

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), in its pursuit of end-to-end digitisation of...

Published 14 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Technology

USF awards Rs 2.07bn contract to Ufone, for providing High Speed Mobile Broadband

The Ministry of IT and Telecommunication through USF has contracted various development projects worth approximately PKR 7 Billion to provide High-Speed Mobile Broadband services in districts of Chagai, Noshki, Bolan, Mastung, Panjgur, Gwadar, Ziarat, Jaffarabad and Pishin.

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58pm

Pakistan

IT Ministry launches “Tech Destination Pakistan” initiative

On Wednesday, Pakistan's IT Minister Syed Aminul Haque announced the launch of Tech Destination Pakistan, an initiative which aims to promote the country's information technology industry.
He also mentioned that this improved performance has been acknowledged by the State Bank of Pakistan, expressing his optimism that the IT exports will cross the target of $2 billion by the end of the year.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 04:03pm

Telecom sector gets status of industry thru relief package

• Govt decides to increase IT exports to $5bn by 2023 ISLAMABAD: The government Thursday announced a...

Updated 12 Mar, 2021 10:08am

Pakistan

IT ministry’s DDWP approves 7 projects of Rs4.8bn

ISLAMABAD: The Departmental Development Working Party (DDWP) of the Ministry of Information Technology and...

Updated 05 Mar, 2021 09:43am

Technology

5G services to open new investment avenues: Amin

ISLAMABAD: The government has set a target of launching 5G services in the country by December 2022, which will open...

Published 03 Mar, 2021 05:49am

Pakistan

First right of way policy a milestone towards ‘Digital Pakistan’: minister

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s first right of way policy is a milestone towards “Digital Pakistan” that aims to promote...

Published 25 Feb, 2021 04:58am

BR Research

Raast: Paving the way for economic prosperity

The Prime Minister in a ceremony held at the PM House launched Raast, a payment interface being developed by the ...

Published 12 Jan, 2021 07:30am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Feb 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Feb 5 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	352 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Feb 5 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Feb 5 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Feb 5 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Feb 5 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	65.61 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Feb 5 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	386.75 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Feb 5 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Feb 5 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.39 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Feb 5 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	55.48 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Feb 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Feb 5 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	352 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Feb 5 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Feb 5 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Feb 5 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Feb 5 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	65.61 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Feb 5 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	386.75 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Feb 5 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Feb 5 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.39 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Feb 5 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	55.48 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Hub Power Co. / Feb 5 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	7,912,174 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Feb 5 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7,490,206 ▼ 0.00
Dewan Motors / Feb 5 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	5,698,000 ▼ 0.00
Gul Ahmed / Feb 5 Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited(GATM)	4,995,028 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	4,832,816 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Feb 5 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	4,574,299 ▼ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Feb 5 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	3,805,565 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Feb 5 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	3,686,127 ▼ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Feb 5 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	3,499,066 ▼ 0.00
Nishat Chun.Pow. / Feb 5 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	3,492,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 3	277.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 3	278.67
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 3	131.19
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 3	0.93
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 3	1.21
Euro to USD / Feb 3	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Feb 3	4.30

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 3	4136.48
India Sensex / Feb 3	60841.88
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 3	27509.46
Nasdaq / Feb 3	12006.96
Hang Seng / Feb 3	21660.47
FTSE 100 / Feb 3	7901.80
Dow Jones / Feb 3	33926.01
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 3	15546.43
France CAC40 / Feb 3	7233.94

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 3	73.39
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 3	22235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 3	208500
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 3	1864.97
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 3	85.43

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