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Aug cell phone imports cross Rs32.7bn mark

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s mobile phone imports crossed Rs32.7 billion in August 2023, according to the latest data...

Published 19 Sep, 2023 06:31am

BR Research

CAD roundup: 11MFY23

The current account posted a surplus for the third consecutive month – last three months (March to May) surplus...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 09:50am

Business & Finance

Mobile Phone Traders team meets PTA chief

ISLAMABAD: A delegation representing the All Pakistan Mobile Phone Traders Association led by General Secretary,...

Published 15 Jun, 2023 06:03am

Business & Finance

A negative growth of 73.84pc YoY: Jul-Apr mobile phone imports stand at $473.287m

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $473.287 million during the first 10 months (July-April) of the...

Published 23 May, 2023 06:14am

Opinion

World of wondrous connectivity

It was in 1953 that Mark R. Sullivan an executive of Pacific Telephone in USA had said “Just what form the future...

Updated 06 May, 2023 07:02am

Pakistan

PTA says local plants have manufactured 19.7m mobile phone handsets in 11 months

ISLAMABAD: Local manufacturing plants have manufactured/assembled 19.7 million phone handsets during the first 11...

Published 25 Dec, 2022 03:29am

BR Research

Imports: Waiting game

Imports (reported by PBS) are down by 37 percent from the previous month to $4.99 billion in July. The detailed...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 09:34am

Budget 2022-23

Mobile phones’ import: New levy of up to Rs16,000 proposed

ISLAMABAD: A new levy of up to Rs16,000 has been proposed on the import of mobile phone handsets and increased...

Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:41am

Technology

Cellphone manufacturers say layoffs in offing as industry running low on raw material

Association says letters of credit for mobile phone CKD kits not being opened for two weeks

Published 03 Jun, 2022 09:20pm

Pakistan

Police recover clothes, cellphone of slain Nazim Jokhio

Police say investigation team has taken help of mobile data to probe brutal murder case

Updated 14 Nov, 2021 05:58pm

Technology

Xiaomi partners with Air Link to manufacture smartphones in Pakistan

Development comes after Air Link last month announced that it will incorporate a wholly-owned subsidiary 'Select Technologies (Pvt) Limited'

Updated 01 Nov, 2021 08:01pm

Pakistan

Mobile phone, internet services: Ministry faces problems in some districts of Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication is facing administrative and security...

Published 30 Oct, 2021 04:37am

Pakistan

Cellular services suspended in parts of Karachi, Lahore

Parts of the country witnessed suspension in cellular services as Pakistan observed the Chehlum of Hazrat Imam...

Published 28 Sep, 2021 02:33pm

Pakistan

FTO asks FBR to carry out departmental probe into 'bribery' case

ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Mushtaq Sukhera has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to conduct a...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:48am

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s local mobile phone production surpasses imports: PTA

During Jan-July 2021, the production of mobile phones by local manufacturing plants stood at 12.27 million against imported mobile phones at 8.29 million

Published 26 Aug, 2021 03:53pm

BR Research

Mobile broadband: new milestone

There is another indication of the the digital economy getting a boost during the pandemic. As per latest data from...

Published 06 Aug, 2021 08:47am

BR Research

Handset imports: off the charts

Handset imports continue to remain hot. Latest central bank data show that mobile phone imports had surged by 80...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 08:44am

Business & Finance

Lucky Motor announces agreement for production of Samsung-branded mobile devices in Pakistan

Has also initiated process of seeking necessary regulatory approvals to carry on the said business and filed an application with PTA for securing the licence

Published 16 Jul, 2021 03:42pm

BR Research

Saving the current account

Early signs of current account slippages are becoming visible. The deficit stood at $632 million in May 21, and the...

Updated 28 Jun, 2021 10:23am

Business & Finance

Experts raise concerns over tax on mobile phone calls

KARACHI: The imposition of a new tax of 75 paisa on every 5 minutes on cellular call will be around 38 percent...

Published 28 Jun, 2021 04:38am

BR Research

PSLM on ICTs

Thanks to the good work done by the Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurements (PSLM) survey team, we now ...

Published 17 Jun, 2021 07:30am

Technology

EU launches digital identity wallet

BRUSSELS: The European Commission announced plans for a digital identity wallet to allow Europeans to access public...

Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am

Pakistan

Mobile phone imports increase 63.98pc to $1684mn

Pakistan imported mobile phones worth US $1684.988 million during July-April (2020-21) as compared to the imports of US $1027.585 million during July-April (2019-20).

Published 23 May, 2021 06:42pm

Technology

realme C25 with 48MP AI Triple Camera and 6,000mAh Battery launched in Pakistan

The realme C25 is the world’s first smartphone with TÜV Rheinland High-Reliability Certification and it debuts...

Published 08 Apr, 2021 12:45pm

BR Research

Smartphone manufacturing get a boost

Smartphone manufacturing policy was unveiled in March 2020. And by now there are commitments from a few players to...

Published 22 Mar, 2021 07:30am

BR Research

Mobile phones and digital divide

As expected, mobile phone imports have continued to retain their growth spree. In the Jul-Feb period of this fiscal,...

Published 19 Mar, 2021 07:40am

Pakistan

Mobile phone imports increase 51.59pc to $1311mn in eight months

Pakistan imported mobile phones worth US $1311.497 million during July-February (2020-21) as compared to the imports of US $865.180 million during July-February (2019-20).

Published 17 Mar, 2021 08:45pm

Business & Finance

Hammad optimistic top smartphone manufacturers to enter Pakistan soon

“Therefore I believe that in the coming years, smartphone and mobile phone manufacturing would become export commodities and an important part of the economy of Pakistan,” said Azhar.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 02:03pm

Pakistan

Snatched mobile phone market setup in Karachi: Police

The development was confirmed by two habitual street criminals, who were arrested by the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Karachi Police.
They were arrested by the SIU from PIB Colony, and illegal weapons and other valuables were recovered from their possession, said officials.

Published 06 Feb, 2021 02:02pm

Business & Finance

Spain's Cellnex plans capital hike of up to 7bn euros to acquire France's Hivory

Cellnex told Spanish stock regulator it had reached an agreement with Altice and Starlight Holdco to acquire Hivory.
The company said it expects the operation to increase its adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) by around 460 million euros.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 10:01pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	5.38 ▲ 1.00 (22.83%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Sep 25 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	5.65 ▲ 1.00 (21.51%)
Popular Islamic / Sep 25 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	8.97 ▲ 0.96 (11.99%)
Roshan Packages / Sep 25 Roshan Packages Limited(RPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.00 (9.81%)
Bank of Khyber / Sep 25 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	11.35 ▲ 0.94 (9.03%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Sep 25 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	2.45 ▲ 0.19 (8.41%)
Hala Enterprise / Sep 25 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	6.70 ▲ 0.51 (8.24%)
Thatta Cement / Sep 25 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	13.87 ▲ 1.00 (7.77%)
Gammon Pak / Sep 25 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	7 ▲ 0.50 (7.69%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Sep 25 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	9.69 ▲ 0.69 (7.67%)

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance / Sep 25 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	6.15 ▼ -0.85 (-12.14%)
Pervez Ahmed Co / Sep 25 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	0.63 ▼ -0.06 (-8.70%)
Gadoon Textile / Sep 25 Gadoon Textile Mills Limited(GADT)	203.50 ▼ -16.50 (-7.50%)
Ellcot Spinning / Sep 25 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	96.25 ▼ -7.75 (-7.45%)
J.K.Spinning / Sep 25 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	36.50 ▼ -2.90 (-7.36%)
Sapphire Fibres / Sep 25 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	1125.10 ▼ -80.55 (-6.68%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 25 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	34.01 ▼ -2.40 (-6.59%)
Punjab Oil / Sep 25 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	103.01 ▼ -7.23 (-6.56%)
HI-Tech Lub. / Sep 25 Hi-Tech Lubricants Limited(HTL)	22.39 ▼ -1.51 (-6.32%)
IbrahimFibres / Sep 25 Ibrahim Fibres Limited(IBFL)	250 ▼ -16.56 (-6.21%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	29,592,000 ▲ 1.00
Pak Elektron / Sep 25 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	19,805,393 ▲ 0.74
Cnergyico PK / Sep 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	10,563,972 ▼ -0.01
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	10,059,097 ▲ 0.01
Unity Foods Ltd / Sep 25 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	8,137,436 ▲ 0.45
Hub Power Co. / Sep 25 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	7,480,117 ▲ 0.14
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	7,220,289 ▲ 0.02
Dewan Motors / Sep 25 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	6,909,431 ▼ -0.20
Pak Petroleum / Sep 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	6,762,444 ▲ 0.03
Maple Leaf Cement / Sep 25 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	6,752,226 ▲ 0.35

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 25	291.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 25	290.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 25	148.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 25	1.22
Euro to USD / Sep 25	1.06
UK LIBOR % / Sep 22	5.43

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 22	4320.06
Nasdaq / Sep 22	13211.81
Dow Jones / Sep 22	33963.84
India Sensex / Sep 25	65943.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 25	32678.62
Hang Seng / Sep 25	17745.62
FTSE 100 / Sep 25	7672.91
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 25	15535.81
France CAC40 / Sep 25	7179.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 22	19035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 22	185020
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 25	90.44
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 25	1922.68
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 25	86.10

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