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Google settles Google Assistant privacy lawsuit for $68 million

Published 26 Jan, 2026 08:37pm

Google Assistant is designed to react when people use “hot words” such as “Hey Google” or “Okay Google”

Apple, Samsung, Google: new customs values fixed for used phones

Updated 20 Jan, 2026 12:23pm

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has fixed new customs values on the import of 62 types...

India’s smartphone security proposal faces backlash over privacy concerns

Published 13 Jan, 2026 06:32pm

Companies including Apple and Samsung have privately protested the proposed package of security standards

FBR drafting plan to rationalise duties, taxes on import of mobile phones

Published 09 Jan, 2026 05:41am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is preparing a detailed plan for rationalizing duties and taxes on the...

OPINION: The digital revolution reshaping modern agriculture

Updated 20 Nov, 2025 07:25am

Agriculture across the world is undergoing one of the biggest transitions in its history. For centuries, farming...

Pakistan’s leading conglomerate warns of rising competition from Chinese auto brands

Published 28 Oct, 2025 12:29pm

Lucky Cement Limited, a Pakistani business conglomerate, has cautioned that competition in the country’s automobile...

Xiaomi car launch in Pakistan delayed amid surging China demand, says Air Link

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 04:07pm

Air Link Communication has indicated that the much-anticipated launch of Xiaomi cars in Pakistan will face delays,...

Jan-Sep 2025: 22.78m mobile handsets manufactured locally

Published 24 Oct, 2025 07:31am

ISLAMABAD: The local manufacturing and assembling plant s manufactured and assembled 22.78 million mobile handsets...

Pakistan’s smartphone market remains a gold mine despite recent decline

Updated 21 Oct, 2025 10:22pm

Despite facing one of the most competitive smartphone markets in the region, Pakistan continues to offer significant...

Indian textiles, jewellery slapped with 50% Trump tariff; pharma, phones exempt

Published 27 Aug, 2025 04:43pm

NEW DELHI: The United States has doubled tariffs on Indian imports to as much as 50% as scheduled on Wednesday,...

Smartphones banned from schools in Afghan Taliban’s heartland

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:59pm

AFGHANISTAN: A ban on smartphones in schools issued by Taliban authorities in southern Afghanistan came into force,...

Trump threatens all smartphone makers with 25% tariffs

Published 25 May, 2025 10:28pm

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday said his threat to hit smartphones not made in the United States...

Trump expands Apple tariff threat to all smartphones

Updated 24 May, 2025 10:25pm

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened Apple and other smartphone manufacturers with a 25...

Customs seizes smartphones worth over Rs17.2m

Published 01 May, 2025 06:03am

KARACHI: Pakistan Customs Enforcement Collectorate Karachi has seized smuggled smartphones worth over Rs 17.2...

Wearable tech has far to go before challenging smartphones

Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:13am

BARCELONA: Wearable gadgets like smart watches and glasses are growing more capable every year, but experts say...

Number of Trojan banker attacks on smartphones surges by 196pc in 2024

Published 07 Mar, 2025 05:45am

ISLAMABAD: The number of Trojan banker attacks on smartphones surged by 196 percent in 2024 as compared to the...

Smartphones on easy instalments: Govt and CMOs agree to roll out new scheme

Published 15 Jan, 2025 02:59am

ISLAMABAD: The government and all four cellular mobile operators (CMOs) have agreed in principle to launch the...

Auction for 5G: Consultancy firm NERA backs telecom operators’ demands

Updated 26 Dec, 2024 03:38pm

ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Research Associates Inc (NERA) – US-based international consultancy firm hired for...

Cell phones: Jul-Oct import registers negative growth YoY

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 02:44pm

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $420.799 million in the first four months (July-October) of the...

Q1 mobile phones import down 18.93pc to $246.47m YoY

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 12:08pm

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $246.472 million in the first quarter (July-September) of the...

realme launches new edition of 12 Series smartphones

Published 29 Jun, 2024 06:40am

KARACHI: realme, one of the world’s leading smartphone brands, this week announced the launch of its latest...

Pakistan’s mobile phone manufacturing/assembly up 168% in 5MCY24

Published 20 Jun, 2024 05:46pm

Country now fulfils 95% of its mobile phone demand through local manufacturing, says Topline Securities

Air Link inks MoU with China’s IMIKI Corporation to manufacture smart wearable devices

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 3	159.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 3	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 3	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
India Sensex / Jun 3	74,346.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 3	68,402.13
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Hang Seng / Jun 3	25,633.21
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	95.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,452.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.51
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 3 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	5.91 ▲ 1 (20.37%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 3 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.18 ▲ 1 (19.31%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 3 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.88 ▲ 1 (17.01%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jun 3 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.85 ▲ 0.44 (12.9%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 3 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 0.91 (10.46%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 3 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	19.24 ▲ 1.75 (10.01%)
Dawood Equities / Jun 3 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	20.56 ▲ 1.87 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 3 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.89 ▲ 1.9 (10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	68.38 ▲ 6.22 (10.01%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 3 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	72.48 ▲ 6.59 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,164.61 ▼ -240.51 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 3 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	71.48 ▼ -7.9 (-9.95%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 3 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.88 ▼ -1.62 (-8.76%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 3 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	27.79 ▼ -2.41 (-7.98%)
Paramount Mod / Jun 3 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.90 ▼ -1.1 (-7.33%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 3 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	30.18 ▼ -2.23 (-6.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jun 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	52.03 ▼ -3.68 (-6.61%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.23 ▼ -1.32 (-6.42%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 3 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.96 ▼ -3.61 (-5.96%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 3 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147.13 ▼ -8.47 (-5.44%)

Stock	Volume
Treet Battery / Jun 3 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	46,642,698 ▼ -0.03
Dewan Cement / Jun 3 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	33,760,377 ▲ 0.4
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 3 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	25,238,548 ▲ 0.84
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 3 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	23,949,474 ▲ 0.46
P.T.C.L. / Jun 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	23,376,596 ▲ 0.82
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	17,752,841 ▲ 0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jun 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,285,113 ▼ -0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,753,659 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,876,959 ▼ -0.12
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 3 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	13,316,500 ▼ -0.13

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