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Fake news, AI and climate challenges: Karachi hosts second day of CPA Asia Regional Conference

Published 06 Feb, 2026 05:56am

KARACHI: The second day of the Seventh CPA Asia Regional Conference and the Second Joint CPA Asia and South-East...

Naqvi announces ‘massive action’ against elements spreading ‘fake news’

Published 02 Dec, 2025 06:15am

LAHORE: Slamming the elements spreading fake news on social media, Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said...

Tarar for setting up ‘Digital Media Association’

Published 25 Nov, 2025 05:54am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar stressed the urgent need to establish a Digital...

Indian tech hub state pushes jail terms for ‘fake news’, sparks worries

Published 30 Jun, 2025 07:04pm

BENGALURU: Draft legislation by India’s tech hub state of Karnataka that would impose jail terms of up to seven...

Hey chatbot, is this true? AI ‘factchecks’ Pakistan-India war information

Published 02 Jun, 2025 03:58pm

WASHINGTON: As misinformation exploded during India’s four-day conflict with Pakistan, social media users turned to...

Governor meets CPNE delegation, seeks mechanism to check fake news

Updated 18 May, 2025 08:02am

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan said that the Pakistan People’s Party is committed to upholding...

Fake news on social media: Sindh govt, business bodies agree to boost fact-checking system

Published 26 Feb, 2025 06:30am

KARACHI: The Sindh government, along with various business organisations in Karachi, including the Karachi Chamber ...

Fake news and misinformation: Minister seeks international media’s collaboration

Published 21 Feb, 2025 08:07am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting, National Heritage, and Culture Attaullah Tarar has...

Amendments to PECA aimed at overcoming challenge of fake news, says Tarar

Updated 03 Feb, 2025 09:24am

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has reiterated that the Prevention of...

PPP advocates greater press freedom to eliminate fake news ‘culture’: Sharjeel

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

KARACHI: Senior Minister of Sindh, Sharjeel Inam Memon, has stated that this is the era of information and...

Fake news phenomenon

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 08:22am

Fake news is the talk of the town these days. This form of communication is believed to have surfaced after the...

Fake news: Commanders urge govt to implement strict laws

Published 06 Dec, 2024 06:58am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army has emphasised the urgent need for the government to implement stringent regulations to...

Govt planning to introduce law to curb fake news, says minister

Published 05 Dec, 2024 06:47am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar said that the government is planning to introduce...

Anti-Muslim immigrant riots in UK: Suspect handed over to FIA for spreading disinformation

Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:58am

LAHORE: A city magistrate on Wednesday allowed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) one-day physical custody of a...

UK riots: one detained for spreading fake news in Lahore

Updated 21 Aug, 2024 08:47am

LAHORE: Punjab police have reportedly arrested a citizen from the Defence area of Lahore in connection with the...

Zardari for discouraging spread of fake news

Updated 08 Aug, 2024 07:28am

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari underlined the need for discouraging the spread of fake news and ...

Punjab govt denounces fake news

Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:06am

LAHORE: The statement attributed to Chief Minister Punjab, Maryam Nawaz regarding the security of Chinese nationals...

Ceasing operations in Pakistan: Engro Corporation rejects ‘false’ assertion

Published 04 Dec, 2023 11:47am

Engro Corporation Limited, one of Pakistan’s largest conglomerates, on Monday rejected ‘false information’...

Crucial Role of Newspapers in Combating Fake News & Upholding Democracy

Published 27 Sep, 2023 06:08am

TEXT: Article 19 of the Constitution of Pakistan stands as a beacon of hope, guaranteeing fundamental freedoms that...

No ban on Rs5,000 currency note: caretaker information minister says letter being circulated is fake

Updated 08 Sep, 2023 12:00am

Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi rejected as fake a letter circulating on Thursday, which stated that...

Fawad refuses reports of PTI seeking restoration of provincial assemblies

Published 28 Apr, 2023 10:22pm

Senior Vice-president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Fawad Chaudhry on Friday refuted media reports claiming...

MoF says ‘stop payments’ news fake

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has rejected as completely false the rumours that government has instructed to stop...

India editors warn ‘fake news’ proposal akin to censorship

Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:10am

NEW DELHI: A major Indian journalist group urged the government to reject a proposal to police fake news on social...

NA speaker underlines need for weeding out fake news

Published 16 Sep, 2022 06:04am

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has said that propagation of false news and unverified...

Lies, damn lies and social media: fake news stalks Brazil vote

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

In a divisive election campaign blighted by fears of unrest if far-right President Jair Bolsonaro refuses to accept...

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Khan is a ‘drone’

Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am

“So who is in the wrong?” “Depends on which side of the fence you are sitting.” “Viola! There you have...

PECA Ordinance: a weapon against freedom of expression?

Published 26 Feb, 2022 08:01pm

Various stakeholders have raised concerns over the potential of abuse of the law against criticism of government policies and individuals

IHC dismisses opposition's pleas against PECA ordinance

Published 25 Feb, 2022 06:04pm

The Islamabad High Court dismissed on Friday pleas submitted by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), and...

Honda Atlas dismisses ‘fake news’ over 2022 Civic model

Updated 29 Jan, 2022 07:54pm

Company takes to social media to convey it has not made any announcement

Country cannot move forward without basic political reforms: Fawad

Published 22 Oct, 2021 02:28pm

Information minister says a proposed law to curb fake news in Pakistan has been sent to the cabinet for approval

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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 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Shams Textile / Jul 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	63.99 ▲ 5.82 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	246.36 ▲ 22.4 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.28 ▼ -5.47 (-9.99%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	21.81 ▼ -2.24 (-9.31%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jul 20 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	29.01 ▼ -2.81 (-8.83%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Jul 20 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	352 ▼ -33 (-8.57%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	164,443,202 ▲ 0.82
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,094,203 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,346,929 ▲ 0.46
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,282,197 ▲ 0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,439,486 ▼ -0.05
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,535,907 ▲ 0.76
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,048,958 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,187,734 ▲ 0.27
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,467,861 ▲ 0.8
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,171 ▲ 0.03

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