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Turkiye social media ban for under-15s takes effect Nov 1

Updated 10 Oct, 2026 04:20pm

Turkiye will ban social media for under-15s starting November 1, prioritizing child protection against digital risks

FBR proposes expanding tax rules from YouTube to all social media platforms

Published 09 Oct, 2026 01:52pm

FBR has drafted notifications proposing amendments to the Income Tax Rules

FBR brings social media platforms into tax regimes

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced a strict procedure to bring earnings from YouTube,...

Social media platforms: FBR to ensure 5pc WHT cut on revenues

Published 09 Sep, 2026 05:39am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will ensure deduction of 5 percent Withholding Tax on revenues...

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 / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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