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Social media: with great power comes enormous responsibility

Published 05 Jul, 2026 09:55pm

Every day, millions of voices clash and echo across social media. What began as a space for connection and...

Banks to collect WHT on social media income from July 1

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 07:38am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Act 2026 has imposed 5 percent withholding tax on revenues received by digital content...

Tax proposed on income from social media platforms

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:35am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Bill 2026 has proposed a significant shift in the taxation of income derived from social...

Modi ally proposes social media ban for India’s teens as global debate grows

Published 31 Jan, 2026 11:18am

India, the world’s second-biggest smartphone market with 750 million devices and a billion internet users

Indian tourist state of Goa weighs social media ban for children

Published 27 Jan, 2026 04:17pm

NEW DELHI: India’s top tourist state of Goa is considering an Australia-like social media ban for children, as...

FBR to take action against officials using social media without permission

Updated 27 Jan, 2026 08:15am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will take action against officers/officials of Customs, who are using...

Indian court dismisses X’s petition about content removal mechanism

Published 24 Sep, 2025 04:51pm

BENGALURU: An Indian court rejected a legal challenge by Elon Musk’s X against the country’s new content moderation...

Nepal’s reckoning

Published 14 Sep, 2025 02:54am

EDITORIAL: The scenes from Kathmandu are a reminder that the grievances of the young can no longer really be managed...

X says working to resolve issues from yesterday’s data centre outage

Published 24 May, 2025 04:26pm

Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, said it was working to resolve issues with various services that...

Fraudulent loan schemes: SECP continues monitoring of social media platforms

Published 23 May, 2025 06:12am

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) continues vigilant monitoring of social media...

Australian children able to bypass age limit set by social media platforms, report shows

Published 20 Feb, 2025 12:15pm

Children in Australia are able to easily bypass the minimum age limit imposed by social media platforms, a report by...

Info Minister, Communications’ Head of Turkish Presidency discuss strengthening media cooperation

Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:37pm

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar met with Head of Communications at the Turkish Presidency...

Surge in terrorism, vandalism: Formation of high-level JTF announced

Published 03 Dec, 2024 06:09am

ISLAMABAD: In response to the recent surge in terrorism, vandalism, and a coordinated malicious campaign targeting...

LHC dismisses plea against Aurat March

Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday dismissed a petition of a citizen against the upcoming Aurat March in the...

Social media platforms face disruption

Updated 08 Jan, 2024 08:33am

ISLAMABAD: Ahead of the virtual fundraising telethon of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), social media platforms faced...

Social media platforms face disruption across country

Published 18 Dec, 2023 06:42am

KARACHI: Internet monitor Netblocks has reported a nationwide disruption in social media platforms amid a “virtual...

Dozens of US states sue Meta Platforms for allegedly harming mental health of young people

Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am

WASHINGTON: Dozens of US states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of contributing to a...

Derogatory, inappropriate contents: Ministry calls for awareness drive to stop misuse of social media platforms

Published 17 Jul, 2023 03:47am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has emphasized the urgent need for awareness...

Human trafficking in 21st century

Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am

As if the problem of human trafficking and people smuggling was already not bad enough, authorities must now also...

CPJ urges BD authorities to lift shutdown on two social media platforms

Published 14 Jul, 2023 06:23am

NEW YORK: Two Bangladeshi social media outlets shuttered by authorities must be allowed to operate freely, the...

General election 2023: ECP issues ‘code of conduct for media’

Published 08 Apr, 2023 06:21am

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a code of conduct for media for the general polls...

East Europe govts urge tech firms to fight disinformation

Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am

PRAGUE: Ukraine and seven other central and eastern European nations have called on the world’s top tech firms to...

India editors warn ‘fake news’ proposal akin to censorship

Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:10am

NEW DELHI: A major Indian journalist group urged the government to reject a proposal to police fake news on social...

Social media safety guidelines released: PTA acts to maintain positive digital footprint

Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has released “Online Safety Guide, Safe Use of Social...

Abid Zuberi says he is not affiliated to any political party

Published 02 Nov, 2022 04:37am

KARACHI: President Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan (SCBAP) Barrister Abid S Zuberi on Tuesday said that...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 7	277.91
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 7	277.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 10	158.43
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 10	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 10	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 10	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 7	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 7	7,757.64
Nasdaq / Aug 7	26,690.62
Dow Jones / Aug 7	54,036.93
India Sensex / Aug 10	78,572.01
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 10	66,903.90
Hang Seng / Aug 10	25,839.73
FTSE 100 / Aug 10	10,893.58
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 10	26,343.65
France CAC40 / Aug 10	8,710.48

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 7	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 7	389,519
Petrol/Litre / Aug 10	327.62
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 10	78.19
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 10	4,344.13
Diesel/Litre / Aug 10	380.86
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 10	84.39

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ruby Textile / Aug 10 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	21.08 ▲ 1.92 (10.02%)
Ashfaq Textile / Aug 10 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	37.05 ▲ 3.37 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	58.05 ▲ 5.28 (10.01%)
Berger Paints / Aug 10 Berger Paints Pakistan Limited(BERG)	121.34 ▲ 11.03 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 10 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	67.99 ▲ 6.18 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 10 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	252.47 ▲ 22.95 (10%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Aug 10 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	51.03 ▲ 4.64 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Aug 10 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	126.41 ▲ 11.49 (10%)
Masood Textile / Aug 10 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	146.74 ▲ 13.34 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 10 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	86.27 ▲ 7.84 (10%)

Stock	Price
Suhail Jute / Aug 10 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	245 ▼ -25.23 (-9.34%)
Alfalah ETF. / Aug 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	16.17 ▼ -1.39 (-7.92%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Aug 10 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	173 ▼ -14.08 (-7.53%)
Ellcot Spinning / Aug 10 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	142.10 ▼ -11.4 (-7.43%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Aug 10 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	12.70 ▼ -0.95 (-6.96%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Aug 10 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	28.10 ▼ -1.8 (-6.02%)
Apna Microfin. / Aug 10 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	22.49 ▼ -1.4 (-5.86%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Aug 10 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	48.10 ▼ -2.93 (-5.74%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Aug 10 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	55 ▼ -3.32 (-5.69%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 10 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	40.10 ▼ -2.33 (-5.49%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	102,909,483 ▲ 1.02
B.O.Punjab / Aug 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	49,510,558 ▼ -1.14
TPL Properties / Aug 10 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,489,917 ▲ 0.47
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 10 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	35,893,157 ▲ 0.71
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	32,296,309 ▲ 0.01
Pak Refinery / Aug 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	20,680,037 ▲ 3.6
Maple Leaf Cement / Aug 10 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	20,150,041 ▲ 1.41
Hub Power Co. / Aug 10 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	19,970,985 ▼ -8.69
TPL Corp Ltd / Aug 10 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	18,011,056 ▲ 1.02
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Aug 10 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	17,323,881 ▲ 0.36

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