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India smartphone shipments fall to 6-year low in Q1 amid price hikes, Counterpoint Research says

Published 17 Apr, 2026 05:11pm

Over 80 smartphone models saw average price hikes of 15%, with a further 15%–20% expected in the second quarter

Connected but excluded: Pakistan’s digital inclusion puzzle

Published 12 Dec, 2025 04:14am

These days almost everyone in Pakistan owns a Smartphone, yet the stock market investor base is too low especially...

Amnesty says India’s review of location-tracking plan ‘deeply concerning’

Published 08 Dec, 2025 04:24pm

The discussions are being privately opposed by big smartphone firms Apple, Google and Samsung, due to privacy and security concerns

Future is not for sale; it is for all of us

Published 16 Sep, 2025 06:47am

The Industrial Revolution should have been humanity’s greatest awakening — a turning point when science,...

‘Attacks on Android smartphone users surge 29pc in H1CY2025’

Published 11 Sep, 2025 07:34am

ISLAMABAD: An international cyber security company disclosed Wednesday that there were 29 percent more attacks on...

China’s Q2 smartphone shipments down 2.4%, says Counterpoint

Published 22 Jul, 2025 11:51am

BEIJING: Smartphone shipments in China were down 2.4% for the second quarter compared with a year ago, Counterpoint...

Apple’s China smartphone shipments slide 9% in first quarter

Published 18 Apr, 2025 11:53am

BEIJING: Apple’s shipments of smartphones in China slumped 9% in the first quarter from a year earlier and it was...

Airlink Communication Limited

Published 16 Oct, 2024 09:21am

Airlink Communication Limited (PSX: AIRLINK) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in January...

Google, Volkswagen partner on smartphone AI assistant

Published 24 Sep, 2024 04:58pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet’s Google is providing key capabilities for an artificial intelligence assistant for...

Huawei seeks to steal spotlight from Apple with launch of $2,800 tri-fold smartphone

Published 10 Sep, 2024 05:19pm

SHENZHEN: China’s Huawei Technologies on Tuesday unveiled a $2,800 tri-foldable phone as it seeks to extend its lead...

Mental cost of social media

Published 28 Aug, 2024 07:06am

When joke becomes a reality—a cartoon on a person sitting in an addiction treatment clinic. The doctor is asking him...

Critical role of shared network infrastructure, green energy initiatives highlighted

Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am

ISLAMABAD: Khurrum Ashfaque, CEO of Telenor Pakistan, underscored the critical role of shared network infrastructure...

realme unveils groundbreaker C67 smartphone

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

LAHORE: In a groundbreaking move, realme has officially announced the launch of its much-anticipated realme C67. ...

China’s Huawei sells 1.6mn Mate 60 series handsets in six weeks

Published 24 Oct, 2023 10:23am

SHENZHEN: Huawei Technologies has sold 1.6 million of its Mate 60 series handsets in six weeks, a research firm...

Apple delays high-end iPhone 15 models in China in sign of strong orders

Updated 15 Sep, 2023 07:33pm

Buyers of Apple’s new iPhone 15 Pro Max in China will need to wait for 4-5 weeks before receiving the smartphone,...

Apple’s iPhone 15 launch clouded by China problems

Published 12 Sep, 2023 04:32pm

CUPERTINO: Apple on Tuesday is expected to unveil a new iPhone 15 lineup as questions about market access in China...

China’s Huawei launches Mate 60 Pro+ smartphone for presale

Published 08 Sep, 2023 09:33am

BEIJING: China’s Huawei Technologies on Friday started presales for its Mate 60 Pro+ smartphone, adding a new...

China’s Oppo to shut down chip design unit as smartphone sales slump

Published 13 May, 2023 10:15am

SHANGHAI: Chinese smartphone maker Oppo said it will shut down its chip design unit, citing uncertainties in the...

Google to pay $8 million to settle claims of deceptive ads

Published 12 May, 2023 09:30pm

WASHINGTON: Google, a unit of Alphabet, has agreed to pay $8 million to settle claims it used deceptive...

Minister wants everyone to have smartphone

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

KARACHI: The graduation ceremony for the second cohort of the Shahjehan S Karim Incubation Center (SSKIC), IoBM, was...

Smartphone adoption only 57pc in Pakistan: Jazz CCO

Published 08 Dec, 2022 07:31am

ISLAMABAD: The smartphone adoption in Pakistan is only 57 percent, which means that over 40 percent of cellular...

Minister launches ‘smartphone for all’ initiative

Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am

ISLAMABAD: The Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) and Kistpay in collaboration with the...

Interview with Aamir Ibrahim, CEO Jazz

Published 11 Oct, 2022 08:58am

‘For Pakistan to become a smarter, digitally-connected nation, we need to put a broadband connection in every home...

Google looks to raise its smartphone game with latest Pixel 7

Published 08 Oct, 2022 10:00am

BROOKLYN: Google is looking to up its smartphone game with the Pixel 7, the latest entrant in a competitive corner...

Apple loses second bid to challenge Qualcomm patents

Published 04 Oct, 2022 05:55am

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Monday again declined to hear Apple Inc’s bid to revive an effort to cancel...

Xiaomi in talks with BAIC to produce electric cars

Published 26 Aug, 2022 01:54pm

Smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp is eyeing an electric vehicle (EV) production tie-up with Beijing Automotive Group Co...

Interview with George Long - CEO, OPPO Pakistan Authorized Distributor

Published 07 Jul, 2022 11:04am

“Our brand proposition is ‘Inspiration Ahead" George Long began his career with OPPO in 2002. Before his ...

Vivo’s X80 smartphone now available for sale in Pakistan

Published 27 May, 2022 05:50am

LAHORE: Vivo, a leader in the global smartphone industry, has recently launched its latest flagship smartphone —...

India seizes $725 million in Xiaomi assets over illegal remittances

Published 30 Apr, 2022 04:54pm

NEW DELHI: India said on Saturday it had seized $725 million from the local bank accounts of China's Xiaomi Corp...

Xiaomi inaugurates smartphone manufacturing facility in Pakistan

Published 04 Mar, 2022 04:18pm

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi Technology has inaugurated its manufacturing facility in Pakistan with Air...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 14	278.21
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 14	278.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 14	162.20
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 14	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 14	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 14	3.55

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 14	7,543.59
India Sensex / Jul 14	77,054.94
Nasdaq / Jul 14	26,107.01
FTSE 100 / Jul 14	10,529.39
Dow Jones / Jul 14	52,508.27
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 14	25,147.03
France CAC40 / Jul 14	8,366.85
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 15	68,353.91
Hang Seng / Jul 15	24,690.32

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 13	18,080
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 14	79.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 14	363,628
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 14	4,052.85
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 14	80.87
Petrol/Litre / Jul 15	310.71
Diesel/Litre / Jul 15	323.30

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 14 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	12.39 ▲ 1.13 (10.04%)
Ghandhara Tyre / Jul 14 Ghandhara Tyre & Rubber Company Limited(GTYR)	35.18 ▲ 3.2 (10.01%)
Service Textile / Jul 14 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	69.83 ▲ 6.35 (10%)
LSE SPAC-II / Jul 14 LSE SPAC-II Limited(SPAC2)	16.50 ▲ 1.5 (10%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 14 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	396.29 ▲ 36.03 (10%)
Cresent Jute / Jul 14 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	20.80 ▲ 1.89 (9.99%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 14 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	12.77 ▲ 1.16 (9.99%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 14 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	49.76 ▲ 4.52 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 14 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	84.99 ▲ 7.68 (9.93%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jul 14 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	14.45 ▲ 1.21 (9.14%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 14 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	3.50 ▼ -0.69 (-16.47%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 14 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	7.64 ▼ -0.96 (-11.16%)
Sally Textile / Jul 14 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	14.46 ▼ -1.61 (-10.02%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 14 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	18.91 ▼ -2.1 (-10%)
MACPAC Films / Jul 14 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	64.02 ▼ -7.11 (-10%)
Invest Bank / Jul 14 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.82 ▼ -2.42 (-9.98%)
Dewan Textile / Jul 14 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	9.32 ▼ -1.03 (-9.95%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 14 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	185.68 ▼ -20.52 (-9.95%)
Redco Textile / Jul 14 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	31.24 ▼ -3.45 (-9.95%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 14 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	16.49 ▼ -1.82 (-9.94%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 14 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	84,544,902 ▼ -0.37
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 14 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	43,532,090 ▼ -0.41
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 14 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	43,315,841 ▼ -0.05
B.O.Punjab / Jul 14 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	37,179,484 ▼ -2.24
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 14 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	27,034,381 ▼ -7.62
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 14 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	26,231,254 ▼ -0.96
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 14 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	26,144,115 ▼ -0.06
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 14 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	24,959,884 ▼ -1.14
Pak Refinery / Jul 14 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	21,640,695 ▼ -0.68
TPL Properties / Jul 14 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	21,097,518 ▼ -0.72

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