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Zong

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:25am

ISLAMABAD: Zong, the country’s pioneering technology service enterprise and a subsidiary of the global...

‘Mobile phones can no longer be treated as luxury goods’

Published 09 Dec, 2025 10:54pm

Lawmaker expresses deep concern over 'unreasonably high' taxes imposed on mobile phones

Pakistan offers region’s ‘most affordable’ data-only mobile broadband services, Senate panel told

Published 09 Dec, 2025 09:59pm

Affordability remains key indicator of national digital progress, IT minister says

Amnesty says India’s review of location-tracking plan ‘deeply concerning’

Published 09 Dec, 2025 03:29am

BENGALURU: Amnesty International has said India’s review of a telecom industry proposal to mandate always-on...

Amnesty says India’s review of location-tracking plan ‘deeply concerning’

Published 08 Dec, 2025 04:24pm

The discussions are being privately opposed by big smartphone firms Apple, Google and Samsung, due to privacy and security concerns

‘Telecom operators lack contingency planning’

Published 09 Sep, 2025 06:03am

ISLAMABAD: Despite repeated concerns over pricing, delays, and the impact of ongoing industry mergers, telecom...

FDI in telecom sector declines

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 03:25pm

ISLAMABAD: Telecom industry’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) contribution to the national exchequer and investment...

$563mn deal: Engro Corp to acquire mobile phone towers from Jazz

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 10:38pm

Engro Corporation, one of the leading conglomerates in Pakistan, has announced to acquire a mobile phone towers...

ANOG conference commences today

Published 22 Oct, 2024 07:02am

ISLAMABAD: The 42nd South Asian Network Operators Group (SANOG) conference commenced today, gathering experts from...

Interview with Julian Gorman, Head of Asia Pacific, GSMA

Published 27 Sep, 2024 08:52am

‘5G is a transformative leap that requires substantial groundwork’ In an insightful discussion with Julian Gorman,...

ONIC sets groundbreaking telecom benchmarks with digital connectivity

Published 02 Sep, 2024 08:03am

ISLAMABAD: ONIC, a pioneering digital telco brand that launched just a year ago, has made a remarkable impact on...

China Mobile continues to lead telecom industry

Published 13 Aug, 2024 07:02am

ISLAMABAD: China Mobile International Limited, [China Mobile Communication Corporation (CMCC)] continues to lead the...

Alarm raised over proposed taxes on mobile handsets & telecom services

Updated 23 Jun, 2024 05:53pm

ISLAMABAD: The telecom industry raised alarms over the proposed imposition of taxes on mobile handsets and telecom...

Finance Bill: New steps to trigger mass exodus of foreign investment: Telecom industry

Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:57am

ISLAMABAD: Telecom industry has warned the government that new measures proposed in the finance bill would trigger a...

Telecom industry: Govt to bring power tariff at par with other industries

Updated 10 Sep, 2023 09:44am

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal government has decided to bring the power tariff of the Telecom Industry at par ...

Zong accuses Discos of massively overcharging through defective meters

Published 12 Jul, 2023 06:39am

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Mobile Company, CMPAK Limited (Zong) has accused power Distribution Companies (Discos) of...

Telecom industry’s growth key to nation’s prosperity: Azfar

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

KARACHI: Muhammad Azfar Ahsan, Founder & CEO Nutshell Group; former Minister of State & Chairman Board of...

5G networks: SATRC workshop highlights significance of national optical fibre

Published 11 May, 2023 05:54am

ISLAMABAD: The South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC) Workshop on Policy, Regulation and...

USF/ R&D contributions: CMOs demand two-year moratorium

Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am

ISLAMABAD: The Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) have demanded moratorium on Universal Service Fund (USF)/ R&D...

Telecom licence price pegged with USD: CMOs warn of ‘digital catastrophe’

Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am

ISLAMABAD: The Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) Wednesday gave SOS call to the government and warned that the ...

Companies ordered to take corrective measures: Mobile operators don’t meet key performance indicators: survey

Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:58am

ISLAMABAD: The Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) have missed most of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) mentioned...

‘Country heading towards digital catastrophe’

Updated 03 Feb, 2023 10:35am

ISLAMABAD: The chief executive officers of Pakistan’s largest telecom companies have warned that the country is...

CMOs fail to reach agreement on ‘SIM disallowing charge’

Updated 21 Jan, 2023 08:47am

ISLAMABAD: Cellular mobile operators (CMOs) have failed to reach an agreement/ consensus on SIM disowning charge and...

Telecom industry facing serious challenges, say officials

Published 05 Jan, 2023 05:58am

ISLAMABAD: The telecom industry in Pakistan is facing serious challenges, especially after recent floods and problem...

Telecom industry begins issuing SIMs through ‘MBVS’

Published 24 Dec, 2022 05:50am

ISLAMABAD: The telecom industry has started issuing SIMs through an enhanced version of Biometric Verification ...

Pakistan’s ‘digital emergency’

Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am

EDITORIAL: IT Minister Aminul Haque would have noticed, when he met telecom industry executives divided over the...

Telecom industry: P@SHA urges govt to go for policy interventions

Published 11 Nov, 2022 06:46am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) urged the government for policy interventions to...

Revision of tariff: Nepra rejects plea of telecom industry

Updated 19 Sep, 2022 10:00am

Says 'Value Additions' used in definition of Industry for purpose of applying industrial supply tariff is used in context of value addition through manufacturing or production process

‘Emergency stimulus package’: Telecom industry seeks policy interventions

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:58am

ISLAMABAD: The telecom industry has sought urgent policy interventions including staggering of licence payments and...

From Digital Emergency to Digital Enablement?

Published 15 Aug, 2022 09:14am

In these tough economic times, the status of the telecom industry is no better than many others. Perhaps, it's worse...

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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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