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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,...

Chinese beauty product exporters are sitting pretty despite US trade dispute

Published 23 Sep, 2026 12:22pm

China's US exports of hair products rose 12.4% year-on-year to $1.3 billion in the first half of 2026

Leading amidst the clash of generations

Published 15 Sep, 2026 09:06pm

Three shifts — learning to learn, learning the language, and learning the style — can turn generational clash into synergy

Meta agrees to pay $18 billion to settle US lawsuits over children's social media addiction

Published 27 Aug, 2026 12:30am

The focus of this case was to protect our kids

Disney and TikTok strike short-form video-sharing deal

Published 05 Aug, 2026 03:38pm

TikTok will offer creators access to assets from hundreds of Disney films

Kids Who Work : Unilever Pakistan calls on businesses to invest in early career exposure

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:08pm

Initiative aims to bridge the gap between classrooms and the reality of corporate life

The mysterious art of defining corporate competition!

Updated 22 Jul, 2026 06:47am

Competition underpins survival—geopolitically or commercially (corporate). The 9 Great Corporate Battles of the 15th...

UK regulator to probe TikTok on child safety measures

Published 16 Jul, 2026 12:03pm

A month ago, the government imposed a blanket ban on social media for users under the age of 16

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...

When AI becomes the influencer

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

For years, communication professionals and brand strategists operating from Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad have...

The labyrinthine Finance Bill 2026 explained

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

KARACHI: Tax professionals at a post-budget seminar organised by the Karachi Tax Bar Association cautioned that...

Sindh Ombudsman provides relief to 8,789 complainants in 2025

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

KARACHI: Sindh Ombudsman’s secretariat received over 25,000 public complaints during 2025, marking a sharp increase...

Youtube says will flag AI-generated content

Published 27 May, 2026 08:03pm

Reversing its previous policy, YouTube will now automatically label AI-generated videos, ensuring viewers are aware and creators can challenge any flags.

Big Tech on trial

Published 07 Apr, 2026 02:22am

EDITORIAL: The long-awaited reckoning for Big Tech may finally have arrived, unfolding in American courtrooms with...

FBR: taxing views, not incomes!

Updated 04 Apr, 2026 08:24am

“When tax policy begins to target hypothetical income, it stops being taxation and starts becoming confiscation”....

ByteDance developing AI chip, in manufacturing talks with Samsung, sources say

Published 11 Feb, 2026 10:43am

One of the sources said Bytedance is looking to progressively ramp production to up to 350,000 units

TikTok hit with charges of breaching EU online content rules, app may have to change

Published 06 Feb, 2026 05:32pm

The Commission’s preliminary findings present a categorically false and entirely meritless depiction of our platform, TikTok spokesperson

EU says WhatsApp to face stricter content rules

Published 26 Jan, 2026 08:22pm

The platform said its channels had around 51.7 million monthly active users in the 27-nation EU

TikTok seals deal for new US joint venture to avoid American ban

Published 23 Jan, 2026 11:19am

The White House in September said the venture would operate TikTok’s US app

TikTok to tighten age checks in Europe as regulators ramp up pressure

Published 16 Jan, 2026 08:50pm

The rollout comes as European authorities scrutinise how platforms verify users’ ages under strict data-protection rules

Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month

Published 15 Jan, 2026 06:07pm

It is clear that eSafety’s regulatory guidance and engagement with platforms is already delivering significant outcomes

Meta urges Australia to change teen social media ban

Published 12 Jan, 2026 01:22pm

Australia has required big platforms including Meta, TikTok and YouTube to stop underage users from holding accounts

TikTok Search redefining how Pakistan discovers, learns & gets inspired

Published 09 Jan, 2026 06:30am

KARACHI: TikTok’s Search feature has become a powerful discovery tool, where millions increasingly come to the...

TikTok reveals Pakistan’s top searches of 2025

Updated 25 Dec, 2025 07:19am

LAHORE: TikTok, a social media platform, held an event to share the top-searched words on the platform in Pakistan...

ByteDance plans to spend $23 billion towards AI infrastructure in 2026, FT reports

Published 23 Dec, 2025 10:38am

TikTok owner ByteDance has made preliminary plans for capital expenditure of 160 billion yuan

Keith Lee named ‘creator of the year’ at first-ever US TikTok awards

Published 19 Dec, 2025 12:18pm

The livestreamed ceremony on TikTok and Tubi, hosted by lifestyle influencer La La Anthony, crowned Keith Lee as “creator of the year”

China’s ByteDance signs deal to form joint venture to operate TikTok US app

Published 19 Dec, 2025 08:02am

The White House said in September the new joint venture will operate TikTok’s US app but questions remain about the deal.

SMBs in Pakistan: TikTok rolls out self-serve advertising solution

Published 19 Dec, 2025 07:21am

ISLAMABAD: TikTok has rolled out a new self-serve advertising solution in Pakistan to empower small and mid-size...

Australia social media watchdog sees common cause with US as age ban begins

Published 10 Dec, 2025 10:28am

eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said Australia was entitled to restrict access to social media, just as it applied safety rules to any imported good

Australia bans under-16s from social media in world-first crackdown

Published 10 Dec, 2025 03:28am

SYDNEY: Australia banned young teenagers from social media on Wednesday, launching a world-first crackdown designed...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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