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Facebook outage shows need for more players, EU's Vestager says

BRUSSELS: Facebook's six-hour outage the previous day shows the repercussions of relying on just a few big players...

Updated 05 Oct, 2021 08:04pm

Technology

Microsoft CEO says failed TikTok deal 'strangest thing I've worked on'

Microsoft Corp's near-acquisition of social media app TikTok last year was the "strangest thing I've ever worked ...

Published 28 Sep, 2021 12:29pm

Technology

TikTok hits 1 billion monthly active users globally

Facebook reported 2.9 billion monthly active users as of end of June 2021

Published 27 Sep, 2021 08:37pm

Pakistan

Ban on TikTok: IHC directs authorities to seek Cabinet advice

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday directed the authorities to raise the issue of banning the...

Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:02am

Technology

China Telecom eyes $8.4bn Shanghai IPO, world’s biggest in 2021

SHANGHAI: China Telecom could raise more than $8 billion in a Shanghai initial public offering that would be the...

Published 10 Aug, 2021 04:39am

Markets

TikTok owner ByteDance aims for Hong Kong IPO by early 2022

NEW YORK: ByteDance, the Chinese owner of short video platform TikTok, has revived its plan to go public with a...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 05:05am

Pakistan

Blocking social media platforms: IHC directs official to submit report on govt policy

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the secretary Ministry of Information and Technology to ...

Published 07 Aug, 2021 04:01am

Technology

ByteDance to lay off staff, close businesses over China tutoring clampdown

ByteDance will also shut down its curriculum-focused preschool and k12 tutoring businesses in China to be compliant with the regulations

Published 05 Aug, 2021 02:01pm

Ban on TikTok: IHC issues notices in response to petition

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to Secretary Ministry of Information Technology and...

Published 01 Aug, 2021 02:35am

Opinion

Can Facebook’s $1bn gamble help it regain lost cool?

Like internet personalities the world over, Kenyan TikTok comedian Mark Mwas was intrigued when Facebook announced a...

Published 24 Jul, 2021 04:27am

Pakistan

PTA blocks TikTok over 'failure to take inappropriate content down'

Telecom regulator says in the light of relevant provisions of Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016, it has blocked access to TikTok App and website in the country

Published 21 Jul, 2021 11:36am

Pakistan

President for complete adherence to Covid SoPs

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Tuesday urged the people to continue raising their guard against the fourth wave ...

Published 21 Jul, 2021 01:51am

Pakistan

President Dr Arif Alvi makes TikTok debut

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has created an account on the Chinese-owned video-sharing app, TikTok, 'to spread...

Published 18 Jul, 2021 04:14am

Technology

Facebook says $1bn to be spent boosting creators

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said that the internet titan will pour $1 billion into...

Published 15 Jul, 2021 04:03am

Technology

TikTok to automatically remove content that violates policy

Videos uploaded to the platform go through technology tools that work to recognize and flag any potential violations which are then reviewed by a safety team member.

Published 09 Jul, 2021 07:31pm

Pakistan

PTA ordered to filter all videos uploaded on internet

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday ordered the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to properly...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

TikTok back in Pakistan after court revokes ban

KARACHI: TikTok was running again in Pakistan Saturday after a provincial court lifted suspension of the popular...

Published 04 Jul, 2021 03:41am

SHC lifts ban on TikTok

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday reversed its earlier order placing a ban on the popular short-form video...

Published 03 Jul, 2021 03:19am

Pakistan

SHC lifts suspension on TikTok

Decision made after PTA promises to dispose of the complaints by July 5

Updated 02 Jul, 2021 04:54pm

Pakistan

Sindh CM rejects rumours about his removal

ISLAMABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah Wednesday rejected rumours that he is about to be removed from his...

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:10am

Life & Style

TikTok removes six million videos in Pakistan after bans

"In the Pakistani market, TikTok removed 6,495,992 videos making it the second market to get the most videos removed after the USA, where 8,540,088 videos were removed," TikTok Pakistan's latest transparency report said on Wednesday, covering January to March.

Published 30 Jun, 2021 11:55pm

Pakistan

Fawad Chaudhry baffled at 'judicial activism'

Questions court's decisions to ban TikTok and remove NBP president

Published 30 Jun, 2021 12:51pm

SHC directs PTA to suspend TikTok operations

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday directed Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to suspend the...

Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am

Pakistan

Sindh High Court directs PTA to suspend access to TikTok app

App to remain suspended until next hearing on July 8

Published 28 Jun, 2021 06:32pm

Technology

Microsoft's Windows 11 will allow for Android apps

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a new version of the Windows software powering most of the world's...

Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:20am

Technology

ByteDance founder donates $77 million amid China billionaires' charity rush

Last month, Zhang unexpectedly announced he would step down as ByteDance CEO

Published 22 Jun, 2021 12:31pm

World

US Commerce Deptt rescinds TikTok, WeChat prohibited transactions list

WASHINGTON: The US Commerce Department said Monday it was rescinding a list of prohibited transactions with TikTok...

Published 22 Jun, 2021 04:46am

Technology

Chinese apps could face subpoenas or bans under Biden order

The order will apply to business apps, including those used in banking and telecommunications, as well as consumer, the first source said.

Published 18 Jun, 2021 11:11am

Technology

TikTok owner ByteDance's 2020 revenue soars, net loss at $45b

Beijing-based ByteDance declined to comment on its financials.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 11:43am

Markets

US stocks climb despite sizzling inflation

US stocks pushed higher despite the prospect of a stimulus slowdown and a quicker rise in interest rates, as other data showed that first-time claims for jobless benefits continued to fall last week.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 10:00pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	158.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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