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Iran internet blackout is longest nationwide shutdown on record: NetBlocks

Published 05 Apr, 2026 08:57pm

Iran’s extremely restricted local internet has been working throughout the war, enabling people to connect to domestic websites

International investors to be facilitated: PM

Published 02 Apr, 2026 06:03am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that Pakistan is committed to facilitating international...

PTCL battery theft shuts phone, internet services

Published 19 Feb, 2026 04:34am

LAHORE: The theft of backup batteries from a Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) mini exchange,...

BR RESEARCH: Speed without safety: The rise of unregulated trading in Pakistan

Updated 02 Jan, 2026 07:12am

Pakistan’s financial markets are changing fast, but not always in balanced ways. Technology has made investing ...

District-level internet services: PTA begins issuing Class Licences

Published 02 Jan, 2026 06:11am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has commenced the grant of Class Licences for the ...

Mobile phone, internet services restored in Quetta

Published 06 Apr, 2025 05:44am

QUETTA: Mobile phone and internet services have been restored in the city of Quetta after three days’ suspension....

Internet services suspended in Quetta

Published 21 Mar, 2025 07:30am

QUETTA: The 3G and 4G services were suspended in Quetta on Thursday. According to details, the internet service was...

Govt seeking to encroach upon PTA’s domain?

Updated 03 Jan, 2025 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government under Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-Organization) Act, 1996, may issue any policy...

Blocking Internet services: Senate panel not satisfied with govt response

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:05am

ISLAMABAD: The government, on Wednesday, failed to satisfy the Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology...

2Africa submarine cable: PTA says made ‘significant strides’ to boost internet connectivity

Updated 24 Dec, 2024 11:16pm

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Tuesday said it had made “significant strides” in enhancing...

National digital commission to be set up: govt

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 01:16pm

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday announced to set up a National Digital Commission, headed by Prime Minister...

Govt set to launch National Digital Commission to drive digitization: Shaza Fatima

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 04:37pm

Talks with satellite internet service provider in advanced stages, says IT minister

PTA enables VPN registration for freelancers via mobile numbers

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 07:46pm

In a bid to facilitate the IT sector, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has allowed freelancers to...

‘Creeping coup’: In Pakistan, lack of internet access is costing livelihoods

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 04:45pm

KARACHI: A protest by thousands in Pakistan’s capital last month demanding the release of jailed former Prime...

JI chief assails govt for slowing down internet services

Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:14am

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, Tuesday, while slamming the government for...

‘Digital community struggling to maintain their livelihoods’

Published 29 Nov, 2024 07:07am

ISLAMABAD: Five months into widespread internet disruptions, Pakistan’s digital community remains trapped in a web...

PTI protest and its impact on economy

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 06:31am

EDITORIAL: The chaotic scenes witnessed in Islamabad on November 26, marked by clashes between PTI protesters and...

Cellphone service in twin cities restored; internet remains suspended: Islamabad in lockdown before protest march

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

ISLAMABAD: The launch of the much-hyped ‘long march’ by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sent the top federal...

Internet services face disruption again in Pakistan

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 10:47pm

Internet disruption was experienced by users in various parts of Pakistan on Sunday, as the government vowed to...

Internet services suspended in parts of Balochistan: Ministry seeks countrywide VPNs blockage

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior has directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block illegal...

Mobile internet services suspended in certain parts of Balochistan: PTA

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 10:26pm

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Friday announced that mobile internet services in certain areas of...

D-Chowk protest: Roads reopened, mobile, internet services restored

Updated 07 Oct, 2024 09:39am

ISLAMABAD: The situation remained relatively calm in the federal capital on Sunday, after intense clashes between...

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

Pakistan’s internet disruption could continue till early October due to ‘submarine cable fault’

Updated 28 Aug, 2024 08:48pm

PTA says fault occurred in two cables, one of which has been repaired

Internet disruption: Govt says it’s due to submarine cable fault

Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:58am

ISLAMABAD: Amid admission of upgrading National Firewall System (NFS) in the country to monitor social media,...

IT minister dismisses reports govt throttling internet

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 08:35pm

Shaza Fatima Khawaja says increasing usage of VPNs caused slower internet

MNCs planning to relocate from Pakistan amid Internet disruptions, says PBC

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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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