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PECA Amendment Bill

Journalists describe amendments to PECA law as ‘direct assault on Press freedom’

Published 15 Feb, 2025 05:54am

ISLAMABAD: Journalists on Friday staged protest against the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) Amendment Act...

Article 19 becomes illusory?

Published 07 Feb, 2025 06:32am

How unfortunate it is a highly controversial bill has now become a law. A few days ago, the upper house of ...

PFUJ challenges amendments to PECA in IHC

Updated 07 Feb, 2025 08:56am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Thursday, filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court...

PECA amendments challenged in SC

Updated 05 Feb, 2025 02:36pm

ISLAMABAD: The amendments in the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) have been challenged in the Supreme...

Autocracy on the march

Updated 04 Feb, 2025 07:16am

The portents point to an overwhelming march towards autocracy. A country in the throes of unremitting crises in the...

AIC concerned over passage of ‘PECA 2025’

Published 04 Feb, 2025 06:29am

ISLAMABAD: The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) expressed deep concerns over the passage of “The Prevention of...

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...

Journalists protest against PECA

Published 01 Feb, 2025 06:30am

ISLAMABAD: The journalist community on Friday staged a protest demonstration against the controversial Prevention of...

‘Social Media Protection Authority’ on the cards

Published 01 Feb, 2025 06:30am

ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday announced it would be establishing a Social Media Protection Authority under the...

Journalists across country observe Black Day, hold protests against PECA amendments

Updated 31 Jan, 2025 10:46pm

PFUJ warns of expansion of its nationwide protests against the law

PFUJ to observe black day tomorrow with protests against PECA amendments

Published 30 Jan, 2025 11:28pm

The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) announced on Thursday that it would observe a nationwide “Black...

Punjab governor for reconsidering PECA Act

Published 30 Jan, 2025 07:42am

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan said on Wednesday that the government should reconsider the PECA...

President signs controversial Peca bill into law

Published 30 Jan, 2025 06:47am

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, Wednesday, assented to three bills including much-debated “The Prevention of...

Free speech fears mount: CPJ

Published 30 Jan, 2025 06:47am

NEW YORK: Senate on Tuesday passed controversial amendments to the country’s cybercrime laws, which would...

PPP will not be part of any bill that hinders press freedom: Governor

Published 29 Jan, 2025 07:55am

LAHORE: Expressing concern over the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) and its implications for journalists,...

Journalists stage demo against amendments to PECA

Published 29 Jan, 2025 07:39am

ISLAMABAD: Like other parts of the country, the journalist community on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration...

Upper house too approves Peca Bill amid protests

Published 29 Jan, 2025 06:46am

ISLAMABAD: The controversial Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Bill 2025 is all set to become a law —...

Journalists rally against law regulating social media

Published 29 Jan, 2025 06:46am

ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of journalists rallied on Tuesday against a proposed law to regulate social media content that...

Senate approves PECA amendments bill amid strike call

Updated 28 Jan, 2025 10:31pm

Bill now awaits President Zardari's nod to become law

PECA Amendment Bill: JAC decides to take part in PFUJ protest

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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
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
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85

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%)
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%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	246.36 ▲ 22.4 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 20 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	18.71 ▲ 1.7 (9.99%)
Shams Textile / Jul 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	63.50 ▲ 5.33 (9.16%)
Int. Knit. / Jul 20 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	98.79 ▲ 8.07 (8.9%)

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%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
J.K.Spinning / Jul 20 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	190.06 ▼ -19.94 (-9.5%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.50 ▼ -6.2 (-8.77%)
Arpak Int. / Jul 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	132 ▼ -12.01 (-8.34%)
Grays Leasing / Jul 20 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.61 ▼ -1.86 (-8.28%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.70 ▼ -19.39 (-8.21%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 20 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	20.51 ▼ -1.78 (-7.99%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	63,083,700 ▲ 0.39
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	27,437,762 ▲ 3.56
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10,195,893 ▲ 0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,062,551 ▼ -0.15
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	6,783,006 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	6,375,966 ▼ -0.37
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	4,410,538 ▼ -0.3
Pak Stock Exchange / Jul 20 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	4,283,887 ▼ -0.88
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	3,828,805 ▲ 0
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	3,550,906 ▲ 0.06

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