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Are you a CEO or a leader?

Published 29 Sep, 2026 08:21pm

“He’s here!” “The new guy is in!” “The top man has been replaced!” “Hmm…Let us see how he behaves.” Chats are full...

FBR notifies rules to tax social media income

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced a special procedure for taxation of resident persons...

Cleaning up the game

Updated 19 Sep, 2026 05:34am

EDITORIAL: It seems the rapid expansion of online gaming and gambling has created a remarkably convenient new...

Supreme Court suspends sentences of rights lawyer Mazari and husband

Published 17 Sep, 2026 07:34pm

Supreme Court suspended 17-year sentences for rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, ordering their bail release after convictions for critical social media posts

Time to rein in the ‘unbridled horse’ of social media

Published 04 Sep, 2026 05:29am

Social media has become a ruthless and unbridled horse that now needs to be reined in. Several countries around the...

The social consequences of sleep deprivation

Updated 31 Aug, 2026 06:39am

Sleep is often treated as a luxury that can be sacrificed when life becomes busy. People work late, students study...

Restricting social media use by under-16s

Published 26 Aug, 2026 04:57am

New Zealand has taken a major step towards restricting social media use by children under the age of 16, introducing...

Social media influencers to pay 10pc WHT

Updated 12 Aug, 2026 06:32am

ISLAMABAD: The new Withholding Tax Card 2026 issued by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Tuesday revealed that...

The impact of social media on society

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:15am

The advent of social media has transformed the way people communicate, access information and interact with the...

Social media and the challenge of trust

Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am

Social media allows virtually anyone with an internet connection to become a publisher. While this freedom has...

Progress of film projects reviewed

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

KARACHI: A meeting of the Film Oversight Board of the Information Department was held under the chairmanship of...

Information deluge

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Since the decade of the fifties the speed of technological advancements in the arena of communication is mind...

X recovers after outage affects thousands globally, Downdetector shows

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:42pm

The outage begins around 9:00 a.m. ET, peaking at over 25,000 issues being reported in the U.S. before cooling to about 620 reports

NA panel endorses tax on social media earnings, inherited property CGT

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 09:29am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Thursday approved a proposal to impose...

Rs650bn in enforcement & tax policy steps introduced

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 09:15am

ISLAMABAD: The government has taken enforcement and tax policy measures of nearly Rs 650 billion including...

E-resources: Tax credit equal to 10pc of investment introduced

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Bill 2026 has introduced a tax credit equal to 10 percent of investment made in electronic...

Founder of viral Indian Gen Z account alleges crackdown, threats

Published 25 May, 2026 04:25pm

'The government has taken down our iconic website,' founder Abhijeet Dipke writes on X.

Parent company of Trump's Truth Social reports $400mn loss

Published 09 May, 2026 11:24am

Trump Media & Technology Group reports revenue of less than $1 million for the three months ending March 31

Criminalisation of satire?

Updated 30 Apr, 2026 06:25am

EDITORIAL: The episode in the Tarnol area of Islamabad, where a citizen’s satirical social media remark about a...

FIR lodged over social media ‘misuse’

Updated 25 Apr, 2026 09:15am

ISLAMABAD: The city police on Friday registered a case against a citizen for a social media post comparing Tarnol...

To disagree without being disagreeable

Updated 22 Apr, 2026 08:04am

Yes. No. your way. My way. No way. These are the sound bites everywhere. At home, it is spouses, parents with...

Taxability of remunerative social media content on YouTube

Updated 09 Apr, 2026 08:31am

General Any person, whether resident in Pakistan or otherwise, being individual or an association of person or a...

Greece to ban social media for under-15s from 2027, calls on EU action

Published 08 Apr, 2026 05:01pm

Greece’s parliament will legislate the ban mid-2026

Austria plans social media ban for children under 14

Published 27 Mar, 2026 04:33pm

We will decisively protect children and young people in future from the negative effects of social media

Social media-driven money laundering

Published 25 Mar, 2026 02:12am

EDITORIAL: The government’s decision to launch a far-reaching crackdown on money laundering and Hawala-Hundi...

Shakira concert in Doha, Abu Dhabi festival postponed as conflict rages

Published 24 Mar, 2026 06:18pm

Abu Dhabi's Offlimits Music Festival, which was due to be headlined by Shakira and the Jonas Brothers

Action star Chuck Norris dies, family says

Published 20 Mar, 2026 07:38pm

t is with heavy hearts that our family shares the sudden passing of our beloved Chuck Norris yesterday morning

Foreign policy, regional developments: Tarar urges restraint in public discourse

Published 11 Mar, 2026 08:17am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar on Monday urged restraint in public discourse on foreign...

Turkiye’s ruling party submits bill to ban social media for under-15s

Published 04 Mar, 2026 07:58pm

Non-compliance with the legislation could trigger fines of up to 3% of a company’s global revenue or bandwidth restrictions

Meta’s Zuckerberg faces questioning at youth addiction trial

Published 18 Feb, 2026 04:20pm

The lawsuit and others like it are part of a global backlash against social media platforms over children’s mental health

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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