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Can the film industry be revived?

Published 13 Jul, 2026 04:58am

Technology is the name of the game in the modern world. One marvels at the inventions technology has made. However,...

China displaces US for world’s fastest supercomputer crown

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

WASHINGTON: A Chinese machine has seized the title of world’s most powerful supercomputer, ending nearly a decade of...

Quantum computing and Pakistan’s future

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Throughout history, humanity has experienced a series of transformative eras that fundamentally altered the...

The robots are not waiting

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:57am

“The inhabited world is run by whoever holds the instruments of production. When those instruments move, power moves...

Supernet Technologies secures Rs1bn contract

Published 04 Jun, 2026 12:18pm

The execution of the project is expected to take place during FY 2026–27

Ministry urges tax relief extension for telecom sector

Published 03 Jun, 2026 01:03pm

Proposes a comprehensive package of fiscal incentives

The pope’s AI’s warning

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:45am

EDITORIAL: Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical “Magnificent Humanity” arrives as a timely moral reckoning with the...

Embracing change and the new order

Published 27 May, 2026 03:13am

Change and the speed of change have always been overwhelming. With each passing century and decades, the speed of...

Systems Limited: performance and outlook

Updated 05 May, 2026 02:15pm

Systems Limited (PSX: SYS) was founded in 1977 as a private limited company and was converted into a public listed...

Microwave is the new fiber: rethinking 5G backhaul

Published 03 May, 2026 10:33pm

From our most recent Microwave Outlook Report, we project the global backhaul landscape to reach an almost-equal...

Meta looks to raise up to USD25bn via bond sale: Bloomberg

Published 02 May, 2026 08:08am

WASHINGTON: Meta Platforms is looking to sell between USD20 billion and USD25 billion of investment-grade bonds,...

AI & 5G lead list: Ericsson outlines steps to accelerate digital economy

Published 02 May, 2026 08:03am

ISLAMABAD: M/s Ericsson has underscored the transformative role of advanced connectivity, artificial intelligence...

Investment sought in AI, robotics & blockchain

Published 01 May, 2026 06:47am

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) and Minister of State, Bilal Bin...

World Backup Day: Users urged to make regular backups & restore info on Window devices

Updated 01 Apr, 2026 06:59am

ISLAMABAD: On the World Backup Day, an international cybersecurity company recommended most popular ways to store...

Punjab govt determined to design tech plan for business services

Published 20 Mar, 2026 07:14am

LAHORE: Chairperson of the CM Punjab Task Force on Skills Development Adnan Afzal Chattha has said that the Punjab...

5G auction paves way for tech leap forward: PM

Updated 20 Mar, 2026 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to providing the public...

China’s goal: technical self-reliance by 2030

Published 20 Mar, 2026 06:15am

China’s march forward continues. The People’s Republic has embarked on an economic transition based on technological...

5G spectrum auction fetches USD507m

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:30am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday raised USD507 million in its long-awaited 5G spectrum auction, selling 480 MHz of...

Why banks in Pakistan need ‘cyber resilience’

Published 24 Feb, 2026 12:37pm

Pakistan’s banking sector is undergoing rapid digital transformation. More customers now use mobile apps, internet...

From human minds to thinking machines

Published 19 Feb, 2026 05:02am

For most of human history, there was only one thinking machine on Earth — the human brain. Everything we call...

Pakistan IT exports surge nearly 20% to $2.61bn in July–January

Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:31pm

Increase in export receipts driven by higher foreign earnings from IT companies

India’s AI Summit opening marred by long queues, confusion

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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 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	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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