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PBF for simplification of tax system

KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has recommended the federal government to simplify the tax system to reduce...

Published 22 May, 2024 05:54am

Business & Finance

Proposed PTCL-Telenor merger: CCP conducting analysis

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) is conducting extensive analysis, collecting detailed data,...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Technology

PTA announces 6GHz for unlicensed RLAN operations

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced 6 Gigahertz (GHz) spectrum band for unlicensed...

Updated 21 May, 2024 05:24pm

Pakistan

First meeting of SATRC: Pakistan urges regional collaboration in addressing common ICT challenges

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday underscored the importance of regional collaboration in addressing common ICT...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Telcos assure Aurangzeb: 5,000 SIM cards of non-filers will be blocked daily

ISLAMABAD: The telecom companies have given assurance to Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb that the mobile phone...

Updated 14 May, 2024 09:36am

Business & Finance

Telecos agree to start blocking SIMs of non-filers

ISLAMABAD: The cellular companies’/ telecom operators have agreed with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Technology

Blocking mobile SIMs: explore alternative strategies to enhance tax collection, GSMA urges FBR

GSMA says move could potentially disrupt vital services, especially during disasters and climate-related events

Updated 09 May, 2024 10:29pm

Technology

PTA issues International Mobile Roaming Service Guidelines

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has issued International Mobile Roaming (IMR) Service ...

Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am

Editorials

Tax targets for FY25

EDITORIAL: The first quarterly review report on the recently concluded Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) available on the...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

Business & Finance

PTA invites electronic bids for taxation services

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has invited electronic bids for taxation services for the...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am

Blocking SIMs of non-filers: FBR decides to summon telcos’ operators

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to call all telecom operators at the FBR Headquarters to...

Updated 06 May, 2024 09:18am

Pakistan

Audio leaks case: IHC turns down IB’s request

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Friday, turned down the Intelligence Bureau’s request to withdraw its...

Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am

Business & Finance

Blocking SIMs of over 0.5m non-filers: PTA yet to decide on FBR decision

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is yet to decide on the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR’s)...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

FBR issues list to PTA: SIMs of 506,671 IT non-filers to be blocked

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a list of 506,671 non-filers of income tax returns whose...

Updated 01 May, 2024 09:42am

Business & Finance

Number of cellular subscribers rises to 192.07m

ISLAMABAD: The number of cellular subscribers increased from 191.46 million by end February to 192.07 million by end...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

Pakistan

Mobile phone services suspended in Karachi

KARACHI: The mobile phone services have been partially suspended in Karachi as part of stringent security protocols...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am

BR Research

Worldcall Telecom Limited

Worldcall Telecom Limited (PSX: WTL) is a public limited company incorporated in Pakistan in 2001. WTL commenced its...

Published 22 Apr, 2024 09:05am

Province to district level: Eying Rs3bn income, PTA set to amend data CVAS licenced area

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is all set to amend licensed area/jurisdiction of Data Class...

Updated 07 Apr, 2024 09:28pm

Business & Finance

PTA all set to impose fee for processing, issuance of CoC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is all set to impose application/processing administrative fee...

Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:56am

Business & Finance

Number of cellular subscribers soars to 191.46m by Feb-end

ISLAMABAD: The number of cellular subscribers increased from 190.18 million by end January 2024 to 191.46 million by...

Published 27 Mar, 2024 04:38am

Business & Finance

Data Class Value-Added Services: Proposed revision of licensing template opposed

ISLAMABAD: The Wireless & Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan (WISPAP.ORG) has expressed serious...

Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am

Opinion

Exporting for innovation and profitability

Pakistan’s innovation landscape presents a grim picture. Pakistan ranked 88th globally and 7th regionally in the...

Updated 25 Mar, 2024 06:11am

Regularisation of un-registered mobile phones: FBR issues procedure for commercial importers

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a procedure for the commercial importers for regularization...

Updated 25 Mar, 2024 08:51am

Editorials

X disruption: the state must explain itself

EDITORIAL: With the disruption of the social media platform X now having entered its second month, the authorities...

Published 24 Mar, 2024 03:02am

Editorials

E-commerce underbelly

EDITORIAL: Nearly six years after the introduction of the much-hyped Device Identification, Registration and ...

Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am

Jul-Feb mobile phone imports grow 156.43pc to $1.148bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $1.148 billion during the first eight months (July-February) of...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:07am

Pakistan

‘Audio leaks’: IHC hears pleas of Bushra, ex-CJP’s son

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) was told that intelligence agencies through the Pakistan Telecommunication...

Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am

Business & Finance

e-commerce platforms facilitating trade of smuggled smartphones?

KARACHI: Some of the leading e-commerce platforms have said to be the biggest source for trading non-PTA-approved...

Updated 15 Mar, 2024 08:28am

Pakistan

‘Patronus’ wins title of Pakistan’s first 5G Innovation Hackathon

ISLAMABAD: The all-girls team “Patronus” from the FAST NUCES Islamabad has claimed the winning title of...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 06:32am

Business & Finance

PTA conducts QoS survey: CMOs miss some KPIs

ISLAMABAD: The cellular mobile operators (CMOs) have missed some of the key performance indicators (KPIs) set in...

Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 22	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 22	278.42
USD to Japanese Yen / May 22	156.82
USD to Swiss Franc / May 22	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / May 22	1.27
Euro to USD / May 22	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 22	5307.01
India Sensex / May 22	74221.06
Tokyo Nikkei / May 22	38876.82
Nasdaq / May 22	16801.54
Hang Seng / May 22	19024.41
FTSE 100 / May 22	8370.33
Dow Jones / May 22	39671.04
Germany DAX 30 / May 22	18680.20

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 22	76.88
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 22	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 22	212791
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 22	2371.48
Cotton US¢/pound / May 22	79
Petrol/Litre / May 23	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 23 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 23 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 23 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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