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Virus reaches Everest as climber tests positive

KATHMANDU: A Norwegian climber hoping to summit Everest confirmed Thursday that he has tested positive for Covid-19,...

Updated 23 Apr, 2021 10:04am

Editorials

Digital gains must not be squandered away

EDITORIAL: Last Friday and Monday, the government felt compelled to arrest the unrest in the country by shutting ...

Published 23 Apr, 2021 05:12am

Pakistan

Ministry of information and broadcasting and Ministry of foreign affairs organize a Facebook workshop for Pakistani diplomats on social media diplomacy

The Foreign Minister said he'll shortly be launching a digital media dashboard to monitor social media handles of missions through latest AI tools.

Updated 22 Apr, 2021 03:03pm

Pakistan

PM Khan shares 2020 letter urging Muslim states to counter Islamophobia collectively

The PM reportedly shared the letter on his Facebook account, saying there is a need for collective action to counter the growing trend of Islamophobia
Imran says the world cannot go on with this hate spiral which only benefits extremists agendas and results in violence

Published 20 Apr, 2021 03:04pm

Pakistan

NACTA includes TLP in banned outfits

ISLAMABAD: National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) has included Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) in the list of...

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

Social media shutdown for hours

ISLAMABAD: The government, on Friday, blocked all social media platforms in the country for several hours in order ...

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

Pakistan

Pakistan temporarily blocks major social media sites including Facebook and Twitter after TLP's violent protests

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has shut down social media apps till 3 pm
The decision has been taken to maintain the law and order in the country following violent protests by a banned religious party

Updated 16 Apr, 2021 12:25pm

Technology

Zuckerberg urged to nix kids' version of Instagram

The children's advocates were dubious about the proposed youth version.

Published 16 Apr, 2021 10:23am

Technology

German regulator acts to halt 'illegal' WhatsApp data collection

"We have reason to believe that the data sharing policy between WhatsApp and Facebook is being impermissibly enforced due to the lack of voluntary and informed consent," said Hamburg's data protection officer Johannes Caspar.
"To be clear, by accepting WhatsApp's updated terms of service, users are not agreeing to any expansion in our ability to share data with Facebook, and the update does not impact the privacy of their messages with friends or family."

Published 13 Apr, 2021 07:10pm

Business & Finance

Coinbase brings cryptocurrencies to Wall Street

Another factor that could put Coinbase at a disadvantage is its commissions, which the company uses to earn money.

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 04:32pm

Technology

Influenced by Clubhouse, Facebook experiments with audio

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Wednesday launched an experimental online forum called Hotline, an attempt by the social...

Updated 12 Apr, 2021 09:15am

Technology

Facebook brings in new features for the month of Ramadan

There will be new avatar stickers available in the Facebook app, as well as new camera effects and stickers on Messenger and Messenger Kids.

Published 10 Apr, 2021 12:57pm

World

Ukraine rules out offensive against pro-Russia separatists

KIEV: Ukraine’s army said Friday it would not launch an offensive against pro-Russian separatists controlling two...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:35am

Technology

Facebook does not plan to notify half-billion users affected by data leak

Facebook said in a blog post on Tuesday that “malicious actors” had obtained the data prior to September 2019 by “scraping” profiles using a vulnerability in the platform’s tool for synching contacts.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 10:08am

Technology

Influenced by Clubhouse, Facebook experiments with audio

The spokeswoman said Facebook has been testing several other platforms.

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 04:59pm

Technology

Facebook says hackers ‘scraped’ data of 533m users in 2019 leak

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook said Tuesday that hackers “scraped” personal data of some half-billion users back in ...

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 09:12am

Business & Finance

Despite COVID-19 havoc, billionaires continue to amass fortunes

The US-based Forbes magazine has added 493 new billionaires to its 2021 list. Of these, 210 are from China, Hong Kong and 98 are from the United States.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 01:40pm

Technology

Facebook says hackers 'scraped' data of 533mn users in 2019 leak

Clark urged members of the social network to check their privacy settings to control what information can be seen publicly, and to tighten account security with two-factor authentication.

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 04:54pm

Technology

Facebook addresses political polarization, exploitation allegations

Clegg was of the view that at the center of such concerns is an assumption that in the relationship between human beings and complex automated systems, ‘we are not the ones in control.’

Published 06 Apr, 2021 04:12pm

BR Research

On social media rules

The fate of the government’s social media regulations hangs in the balance. The second version of the rules –...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 07:35am

World

UK refers Facebook acquisition of Giphy for in-depth probe

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) last week gave Facebook and Giphy five working days to offer proposals to address its concerns over their merger deal.
"We will continue to fully cooperate with the CMA's investigation," a Facebook spokesman said in an emailed statement.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 07:50pm

World

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Even after two doses, they found that a small subset of patients failed to mount an antibody response.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 11:12am

Technology

Facebook revamps feed, aims for more user control

WASHINGTON: Facebook said Wednesday it was revamping its main user feeds to give people more control over what they...

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 09:08am

World

Facebook to curb hate speech as Indian states go to polls

Opposition parties questioned the company's policy following the report, but the Menlo Park, California-based company maintained, "remains committed to be an open and transparent platform."

Published 31 Mar, 2021 12:09pm

Technology

Facebook's chief revenue officer to leave later this year

"I am immensely proud of all that we have accomplished over the past eleven years, and am optimistic about the path the company is on," he wrote in the post.
Fischer oversees Facebook's advertising business and manages its sales and marketing teams worldwide.

Updated 30 Mar, 2021 08:21pm

Technology

Facebook, Google plan new undersea cables to connect Southeast Asia and America

"We are working with partners and regulators to meet all of the concerns that people have, and we look forward to that cable being a valuable, productive transpacific cable going forward in the near future," he said.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 11:35am

World

Without Trump, political disinformation dips -- for now

"It has removed a daily blizzard of misinformation from the ecosystem," Muirhead told AFP. "Not being bombarded is helping people's misinformation immune systems to reset themselves and recover."

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 05:32pm

Technology

Facebook freezes Venezuela leader's page

CARACAS: Facebook said Saturday that it was "freezing" Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's page for a month after...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Pakistan

IGP inaugurates automated Police Complaint Redressal System

PESHAWAR: Keeping abreast of the vision of the government of achieving “Digital Pakistan”, the Inspector General...

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 09:30am

World

UK gives Facebook, Giphy five days to address competition concerns

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority began an initial investigation in January at a time when the US-based social media network firm was under global regulatory scrutiny over antitrust concerns.
The company had said that Giphy's integrations with other social platforms like Twitter Snapchat and ByteDance's TikTok would not change.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 05:38pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 22	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 22	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 22	154.79
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 22	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 22	1.23
Euro to USD / Apr 22	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 22	5010.60
India Sensex / Apr 22	73648.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 22	37438.61
Nasdaq / Apr 22	15451.31
Hang Seng / Apr 22	16511.69
FTSE 100 / Apr 22	8023.87
Dow Jones / Apr 22	38239.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 22	17860.80

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 22	82.42
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 22	213220
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 22	2328.37
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 22	82.42
Petrol/Litre / Apr 23	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 23 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 23 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 23 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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