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Telcos: revision in MTR

After consultations with industry stakeholder, the telecoms regulator has decided to reduce the ‘mobile ...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 07:59am

ED on telecom sector: FBR challenges SHC judgment

FBR states that imposition of duties of excise on telecom companies is legal through Finance Act 2021-2022

Updated 28 Nov, 2021 11:41am

PTA lowers Mobile Termination Rates to Rs0.5 per min from January

Move meant to make market healthier and beneficial in terms of lower tariffs

Updated 27 Nov, 2021 12:13pm

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Telcos: merger talk

Telenor Group, which is the parent of Telenor Pakistan, has reportedly agreed to merge its Thailand business with a...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 06:29am

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FDI: IT eclipses Telecoms

Telecom sector continues to score low on the foreign direct investment (FDI) count. As per latest State Bank of...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 07:30am

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Ufone’s moment?

While other operators had abstained from the spectrum auction last week, Ufone came in and participated rather...

Published 17 Sep, 2021 07:35am

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Jazz: strong growth

Pakistan’s leading mobile network operator (MNO) has had yet another strong quarter. Topline at Pakistan Mobile...

Published 03 Sep, 2021 07:40am

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Massive incentives approved for IT, telecom sector: Amin

ISLAMABAD: The government Tuesday resolved longstanding issues and approved massive incentives for information...

Published 11 Aug, 2021 04:27am

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Spectrum auction in September?

Some juicy non-tax revenues are in the offing. After a delay of a few months, the telecom authorities have now...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 08:43am

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Mobile broadband: new milestone

There is another indication of the the digital economy getting a boost during the pandemic. As per latest data from...

Published 06 Aug, 2021 08:47am

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Telecom FDI blues

The telecom sector’s contribution to the country’s foreign direct investment (FDI) scorecard has plummeted...

Published 04 Aug, 2021 08:49am

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Telenor: declining ARPU

One of Pakistan’s prominent mobile network operators (MNO) closed the half-year ended June 30, 2021, on a mixed...

Published 28 Jul, 2021 07:40am

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FDI – the abysmal trend lasts much longer

All hopes are lost when one looks at FDI numbers; foreign direct investment in Pakistan has stayed low for too long...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 08:23am

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MTR may be revised downward to Rs0.30/ minute from Oct 1: PTA

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has observed that Mobile Termination Rates (MTR) is higher...

Published 06 Jul, 2021 03:48am

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Telecom industry: Mobile operators collectively raise voice against tax proposals

ISLAMABAD: All telecom operators have collectively cautioned Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin that the implementation...

Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am

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Sindh govt urged to reduce tax on telecom consumers

KARACHI: The telecom sector and its customers have demanded relief from the government of Sindh by reducing the...

Published 19 Jun, 2021 03:23am

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Budget scare for digital economy?

The golden goose shall never rest easy. Fresh off a postponed spectrum auction, the country’s telecom sector has...

Published 16 Jun, 2021 07:40am

WHT rates reduced to 10percent: Industry status for telecom sector proposed

ISLAMABAD: The government has proposed the industrial status for telecom sector, reduced withholding tax rates from...

Published 12 Jun, 2021 05:04am

Business & Finance

Telecom sector contributes Rs97.7bn to exchequer

ISLAMABAD: The telecom sector contributed an estimated Rs 97.7 billion to the national exchequer in terms of taxes,...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

Business & Finance

FY22 Budget: Relief package for telecom sector likely

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to announce a relief package for telecom sector in the budget 2021-22 including...

Published 10 Jun, 2021 03:22am

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Spectrum auction: taking time?

In the end, it was a race against time. Since the start of the fiscal, the finance ministry had been holding ...

Published 08 Jun, 2021 07:35am

Business

Advance income tax on telecom sector to be reduced

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has assured of reducing advance income tax on telecom sector from 12.5 percent to 10...

Published 27 May, 2021 03:40am

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Case for affordable spectrum

As the telecom authorities prepare for a mobile spectrum auction next month, there is renewed debate around the ...

Published 21 May, 2021 07:35am

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On upcoming spectrum auction

The federal government has been planning to offload unutilized spectrum in 1800MHz and 2100MHz frequency bands to...

Published 19 May, 2021 07:30am

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State of telecoms

After navigating a challenging year that was 2020, the country’s telecom operators seem to have fared somewhat...

Published 17 May, 2021 07:30am

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Telenor: marginal gains

Early on in 2021, it has been a quiet and steady start for Telenor Pakistan. And quiet may be preferable when there...

Published 06 May, 2021 07:40am

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Telecom sector proposes abolishment of WHT

ISLAMABAD: Aimed at making the internet and data services affordable to low-income groups, the telecom sector has...

Published 05 May, 2021 04:01am

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Jazz: on song

The market leader in the telecom space continues to do well despite economic uncertainties. The Pakistan Mobile...

Published 03 May, 2021 07:30am

Business & Finance

Maroc Telecom first-quarter profit falls 7.7pc

Revenue shrank 4.2% to 8.9 billion dirhams although the company's customer base grew 11.3% to 73 million.
Maroc Telecom, which is listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange and Euronext Paris, is 53% controlled by the UAE's Etisalat, with the Moroccan state owning 22%.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 04:56pm

Pakistan

IT & telecom sector: Minister concerned at issuance of tax notices

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque, on Wednesday, expressed deep concerns...

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 09:08am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 2	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 2	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 2	155.37
USD to Swiss Franc / May 2	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 2	1.25
Euro to USD / May 2	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
India Sensex / May 2	74720.19
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
Hang Seng / May 2	18192.04
FTSE 100 / May 2	8149.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 2	17906.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 2	79.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 2	206619
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 2	2311.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 2	77.01
Petrol/Litre / May 3	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 3 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 3 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 3 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 3 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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