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App-based ride-hailing: Experts welcome Punjab’s decision to update Motor Vehicles Ord

Published 14 Jul, 2026 05:00am

ISLAMABAD: Punjab’s decision to update transport law and explicitly bring app-based ride-hailing into the regulatory...

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 / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
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

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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