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PTA initiates licensing of VPN service providers

Published 13 Nov, 2025 09:33am

The telecom authority has granted class licenses to several companies

Multiple network parameters: BSPs facing performance challenges: PTA

Published 05 Nov, 2025 05:48am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Broadband Service Providers (BSPs) are facing performance challenges across multiple network...

Can Pakistan’s economy become truly ‘cashless’?

Updated 26 Oct, 2025 06:40am

Every morning in Allama Iqbal Town, Lahore, Abdul Rehman opens his small grocery store early. For years, he would...

Internet services face major disruption in Pakistan

Published 19 Aug, 2025 11:08pm

Internet services across Pakistan experienced a disruption on Tuesday evening, with connectivity levels plunging to...

Bangladesh approves Starlink, Pakistan still pending

Published 01 May, 2025 04:16pm

The interim government of Bangladesh has granted SpaceX’s Starlink, which provides internet access to remote...

Internet disruption: IT minister says national security top priority of government

Updated 18 Dec, 2024 10:54pm

Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja said on Wednesday that...

PTA resumes issuance of Class Licenses for Data Services

Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has resumed the issuance of Class Licenses for Data...

The high price of digital clampdowns

Published 29 Nov, 2024 06:03am

EDITORIAL: Last week saw the State Minister for Information Technology Shaza Fatima presenting a detailed five-year...

Pakistan’s IT minister Shaza Fatima defends internet restrictions, says security comes first

Updated 21 Nov, 2024 10:12pm

Amid rising concerns over the ongoing slowdown of internet services in Pakistan, Minister of State for IT and...

PTA streamlines VPN registration process

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 09:42am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has streamlined the VPN registration process for...

Internet service in Adiala jail: ECP defers hearing of case against IK

Published 23 Oct, 2024 06:22am

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday deferred the hearing of case of contempt of Election...

Internet speed: Repeated reassurances done little to restore confidence

Published 04 Oct, 2024 08:04am

ISLAMABAD: Repeated reassurances from authorities regarding improving internet speed in the country have done little...

Elon Musk’s Starlink internet launches in war-scarred Yemen

Published 19 Sep, 2024 07:47pm

DUBAI: Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s satellite internet service Starlink has launched in Yemen, provoking the anger...

Internet service: Country has faced a slew of daunting challenges

Updated 15 Sep, 2024 09:44am

ISLAMABAD: In recent months, Pakistan has confronted a series of unsettling challenges in maintaining internet...

PTA says VPNs will not be blocked in Pakistan, but urges registration

Published 10 Sep, 2024 04:14pm

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday clarified that the government was not about to...

The pandemic boosted Pakistan’s freelancers, now internet disruptions are threatening their well-being

Published 09 Sep, 2024 08:31pm

As COVID-19 reshaped the world, Pakistan’s freelance economy didn’t remain immune to change. It evolved and did so...

Pakistan govt begins VPN registration amid internet services disruption

Updated 30 Aug, 2024 11:30pm

Expert says on days when services are blocked (election day, Muharram, etc) those with registered VPNs will not be impacted

Online activities under threat

Published 19 Aug, 2024 03:20am

EDITORIAL: Over the past several months, internet disruptions and restrictions on social media platforms have...

Disruptions in internet: NA panel summons PTA chairman

Published 24 Jul, 2024 07:00am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on IT and Telecom while taking notice of recent disruptions...

Pakistan govt will not shut down internet on election day, says PTA

Published 05 Feb, 2024 10:29pm

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has confirmed that internet services will work on election day...

Sensitive areas in Balochistan: Internet service to remain suspended

Updated 05 Feb, 2024 09:17am

QUETTA: Balochistan Caretaker Information Minister Jan Achakzai said that internet service will be suspended around...

Social media starts getting restored, official notification still awaited

Published 15 May, 2023 07:56pm

Social media websites including Twitter and YouTube have started to get restored after being suspended last week....

GSMA enumerates damages caused by curbs on internet

Updated 13 May, 2023 06:37am

ISLAMABAD: The Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) has expressed concerns over the...

Mobile broadband services being restored: PTA

Updated 12 May, 2023 10:24pm

Social media websites also unblocked

‘Far-reaching effects’: GSMA urges Pakistan to restore internet services

Updated 12 May, 2023 08:06pm

Says individuals and businesses rely on connectivity for their livelihoods

Suspension of mobile broadband has devastating effect on economy

Published 11 May, 2023 05:54am

ISLAMABAD: The suspension of mobile broadband services has resulted in a devastating effect on the economy as ...

Suspension of mobile broadband: telecom operators lose Rs820mn, source says

Updated 10 May, 2023 07:16pm

Ride-hailing, food delivery cite ‘drastic’ impact in business

Sindh police arrest PTI leader Ali Zaidi over protests

Published 09 May, 2023 09:31pm

Senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ali Zaidi was arrested by the Sindh Police on Tuesday, Aaj News...

Amazon signs on launch partners for space internet

Published 05 Apr, 2022 04:52pm

COLORADO SPRINGS: Amazon on Tuesday announced deals for scores of launches to deploy a “constellation” of satellites...

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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 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	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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