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Tens of thousands protest Myanmar coup despite internet ban

YANGOON: Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Myanmar's cities on Saturday to denounce this week's ...

Updated 07 Feb, 2021 10:08am

Judges barred from using social media

LAHORE: The judges of the district judiciary have been restrained from using the social media networks as it is...

Updated 07 Feb, 2021 10:08am

Markets

Elon Musk, back on Twitter, turns his attention to Dogecoin

Musk tweets "Dogecoin is the people's crypto".
Dogecoin jumped nearly 68% to $0.054496.
Ethereum hits fresh record highs ahead of futures launch.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 07:06pm

Technology

TikTok now warns users about videos spreading misinformation

TikTok is playing its part in reducing the spread of misinformation online by adding new warning labels to videos with with questionable information.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 04:16pm

World

Indian government threatens Twitter with penalties, if it does not block accounts

In the aftermath of the online backlash against the Indian government's callous treatment of protestors, India has threatened to 'punish' Twitter if it does not comply with the government's request to restore a block on accounts connected to allegedly inflammatory tweets about farmers’ protests.
On Monday, Twitter blocked over 250 accounts, following a request by the Indian government, under the presupposition that the tweets could potentially 'incite' violence.

Updated 04 Feb, 2021 08:37pm

World

Britain condemns detention of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi

They must be released immediately and have charges removed. There must be no backsliding from democracy.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 01:26pm

World

Tech billionaire Elon Musk says he's off Twitter 'for a while'

A post hours later about his love for the retail website Etsy, too, pushed the company's share price up by as much as 8%, CNBC reported.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 05:15pm

World

Twitter blocks India accounts on govt order over farm protests

NEW DELHI: Twitter on Monday blocked scores of accounts and tweets in India at the government’s request, including...

Published 02 Feb, 2021 04:29am

Pakistan

PM congratulates KP govt

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan onMonday congratulated the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for becoming the...

Updated 02 Feb, 2021 09:47am

World

Twitter blocks dozens of accounts on India's demand amid farm protests: sources

The move by the social media giant came in the wake of protests by Indian farmers that took a violent turn last week, resulting in the killing of one demonstrator and injuries to hundreds of people, including police officers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government denies this, saying the reforms open up new opportunities for farmers to sell their produce directly to private buyers.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 06:56pm

Business & Finance

Bitcoin soars 11% after Elon Musk name check on Twitter

Musk wrote simply "#bitcoin" in his biography on the social media site.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 02:45pm

World

String of mild quakes shake Spain’s Granada area

MADRID: A string of mild earthquakes shook southern Spain overnight following weeks of strong seismic activity in ...

Published 28 Jan, 2021 04:40am

World

Dutch government says won't bow to curfew riot 'scum'

As the clean-up operation started, mayors of several cities reacted with anger. Rotterdam's Ahmed Aboutaleb called rioters "shameless thieves", the NOS national broadcaster reported.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 11:15am

Markets

Little change expected as Fed ends first meeting of Biden era

And it will be up to Janet Yellen, Powell's predecessor as Fed chief who is now Biden's Treasury secretary, to take up the lead in pushing that stimulus package through Congress.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 10:59am

World

Twitter grants academics full access to public data, but not for suspended accounts

Twitter Inc on Tuesday opened free access to its new application programming interface (API) software for academic researchers, enabling them to study public conversations on its platform.
Twitter said, with the new product, academic researchers will be able to tap into all the tools released to date on the new API platform, which will enable them to listen to and analyze public conversations.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 10:09am

Technology

Twitter to fight misinformation with new fact-checking program Birdwatch

Twitter has launched a fact-checking program called Birdwatch to fight misinformation on its platform.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 04:35pm

World

Trudeau co-opts Sanders meme to urge Canadians from traveling

"But this..." he said, referring to Sanders' supposed appearance outside his house. "Now is not the time to travel. Stay home - and by that, I mean your own home."

Published 24 Jan, 2021 12:07pm

Business & Finance

Elon Musk to offer $100mn prize for 'best' carbon capture tech

Musk, who co-founded and sold Internet payments company PayPal Holdings Inc, now leads some of the most futuristic companies in the world.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 10:50am

World

Bernie Sanders, bundled up at Biden inauguration, goes viral in a meme

The 79-year-old senator made a sartorial statement on Wednesday by showing up in a jacket by snowboarding equipment company Burton and home-made wool mittens, carrying a large brown envelope.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 10:45am

World

Biden seeks five more years for last Russia nuclear pact but no 'reset'

Several experts as well as anti-nuclear campaigners disputed Billingslea's analysis, saying there were no signs that Russia was going to budge or that China would join.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 09:56am

World

Twitter locks account of Chinese embassy in US

BEIJING: Twitter said Thursday it has locked the account of the Chinese embassy in the US, over a tweet claiming...

Published 22 Jan, 2021 04:47am

Technology

Twitter locks account of Chinese embassy in US over Uighur women tweet

On Tuesday, in the twilight hours of Trump's administration, the US declared China was carrying out genocide against Uighurs and other mostly Muslim people.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 05:26pm

World

Twitter locks account of China's US embassy over its defence of Xinjiang policy

The Biden administration did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Twitter's move.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 02:40pm

Business & Finance

Twitter says it locked account of China's U.S. embassy over Xinjiang-related tweet

The Chinese Embassy account, @ChineseEmbinUS, posted a tweet this month that said that Uighur women were no longer “baby making machines,” citing a study reported by state-backed newspaper China Daily.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 11:00am

World

Turkey hits Twitter with ad ban under new media law

Ankara is "determined to do whatever is necessary to protect our people's data, privacy and rights," said Sayan.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 05:17pm

World

Turkey hits Twitter, Pinterest with advertising bans

Research shows that as Erdogan's grip on mainstream media tightened, especially since he survived a failed coup in 2016, younger people have sought information online, especially on social media.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 03:05pm

World

Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny calls for street protests after being jailed

When they heard he had been remanded, they started chanting, "Disgrace!" and "Putin resign!"

Published 19 Jan, 2021 12:18pm

Life & Style

Disneyland Paris delays reopening to April 2 due to COVID-19

Due to the prevailing conditions in Europe, Disneyland Paris will not reopen on the 13th of February as initially planned. If conditions permit.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 12:55am

World

Twitter suspends QAnon-linked Republican lawmaker's account

"Americans' rights are being stripped away and they aren't being heard by the people they elected to represent them," Greene said in a statement after her suspension.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 12:41pm

Business & Finance

Biden expected to pick FTC member Chopra to head consumer financial regulator

Chopra's appointment would take a key advocate for strong regulation of big technology companies off of the FTC.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 11:19am

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Leaders

Stock	Price
Samin Textile / Jul 4 Samin Textiles Limited(SMTM)	7.35 ▲ 0.81 (12.39%)
Safe Mix Con.Lt / Jul 4 Safe Mix Concrete Limited(SMCPL)	7.18 ▲ 0.67 (10.29%)
Dawood Equities / Jul 4 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	7.58 ▲ 0.62 (8.91%)
AKD Hospitality / Jul 4 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	164.69 ▲ 11.49 (7.50%)
AL-Noor Sugar / Jul 4 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	51.76 ▲ 3.61 (7.50%)
K.S.B.Pumps / Jul 4 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	152.80 ▲ 10.66 (7.50%)
Sanofi-Aventis / Jul 4 Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited(SAPL)	1234.61 ▲ 86.13 (7.50%)
Artistic Denim / Jul 4 Artistic Denim Mills Limited(ADMM)	61.27 ▲ 4.27 (7.49%)
Bolan Casting / Jul 4 Bolan Castings Limited(BCL)	57.56 ▲ 4.01 (7.49%)
Feroze 1888 / Jul 4 Feroze1888 Mills Limited(FML)	69.44 ▲ 4.84 (7.49%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Jul 4 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.28 ▲ -0.71 (-23.75%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 4 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	4.10 ▲ -0.75 (-15.46%)
Tri-Star Power / Jul 4 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	3.21 ▲ -0.58 (-15.30%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 4 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	7.37 ▲ -0.99 (-11.84%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 4 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	3.84 ▲ -0.50 (-11.52%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jul 4 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.59 ▲ -0.20 (-11.17%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jul 4 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	10.60 ▲ -0.89 (-7.75%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 4 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	42.24 ▲ -3.42 (-7.49%)
BIPL Securities / Jul 4 BIPL Securities Limited(BIPLS)	35.74 ▲ -2.86 (-7.41%)
Universal Network / Jul 4 Universal Network Systems Limited(GEMUNSL)	47.50 ▲ -3.80 (-7.41%)

Stock	Volume
Sui North Gas / Jul 4 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	11,589,072 ▼ 0.00
Agritech Limited / Jul 4 Agritech Limited(AGL)	7,193,000 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	3,668,873 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf / Jul 4 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	3,189,263 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	2,594,000 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	1,976,000 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / Jul 4 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	1,715,020 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	1,620,724 ▼ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Jul 4 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	1,515,745 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / Jul 4 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	1,371,754 ▼ 0.00

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	204.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	204.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 1	135.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 1	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 1	1.21
Euro to USD / Jul 1	1.04
UK LIBOR % / Jul 1	1.58

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 1	3825.33
India Sensex / Jul 1	52907.93
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 1	26935.62
Nasdaq / Jul 1	11127.84
Hang Seng / Jul 1	21859.79
FTSE 100 / Jul 1	7168.65
Dow Jones / Jul 1	31097.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 1	12813.03
France CAC40 / Jul 1	5931.06

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 1	108.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 1	17380.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 1	119100.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 1	1811.43
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 1	97.48

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