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FTO directs DG I&I-IR to dig out cybercriminals who used IP addresses for introduction of fake supplies in supply chain

Updated 09 Aug, 2025 08:58am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has strictly directed the Director General Intelligence and Investigation...

Blocking Internet services: Senate panel not satisfied with govt response

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:05am

ISLAMABAD: The government, on Wednesday, failed to satisfy the Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology...

Crackdown on VPNs

Published 30 Dec, 2024 06:27am

EDITORIAL: The state’s war against digital technologies shows no signs of abating with the PTA (Pakistan...

PML-N doesn’t have mandate to make unilateral decisions: Bilawal

Published 28 Dec, 2024 08:31pm

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari criticised the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on...

A fractured digital outlook

Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:25am

EDITORIAL: The government’s admission on December 16 in parliament of at least partial responsibility for sluggish...

PTA resumes issuance of Class Licenses for Data Services

Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has resumed the issuance of Class Licenses for Data...

PTA enables VPN registration for freelancers via mobile numbers

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 07:46pm

In a bid to facilitate the IT sector, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has allowed freelancers to...

P@SHA chief tells Senate body: Lack of clear policy on VPN, internet use is counterproductive

Published 06 Dec, 2024 08:41am

ISLAMABAD: The potential short- and medium-term economic impact of restrictions on virtual private networks (VPNs)...

PTA decides not to ban VPNs

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 02:58pm

LAHORE: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) decided on Sunday not to ban virtual private networks (VPNs)....

Registeration of VPNs: deadline extension likely

Updated 30 Nov, 2024 02:32pm

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to extend the deadline for registering virtual private networks (VPNs) till end...

‘Digital community struggling to maintain their livelihoods’

Published 29 Nov, 2024 07:07am

ISLAMABAD: Five months into widespread internet disruptions, Pakistan’s digital community remains trapped in a web...

The high price of digital clampdowns

Published 29 Nov, 2024 06:03am

EDITORIAL: Last week saw the State Minister for Information Technology Shaza Fatima presenting a detailed five-year...

Pakistan’s IT minister Shaza Fatima defends internet restrictions, says security comes first

Updated 21 Nov, 2024 10:12pm

Amid rising concerns over the ongoing slowdown of internet services in Pakistan, Minister of State for IT and...

Use of VPNs: Typographical error led to confusion: Council of Islamic Ideology

Updated 21 Nov, 2024 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) chairman has clarified his earlier statement, affirming that the...

PTA rules out any link with internet slowdowns with VPNs

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday ruled out any connection between recent internet...

Senate body terms blockage of VPNs ‘illegal’

Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:35am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication, fearing millions of ...

Council of Islamic Ideology declares VPNs usage ‘un-Islamic’

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Chairman, Dr Raghib Hussain Naeemi, has declared the use of VPNs ...

Internet services suspended in parts of Balochistan: Ministry seeks countrywide VPNs blockage

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior has directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block illegal...

‘Used by terrorists’: interior ministry wants PTA to ban ‘illegal VPNs’ across Pakistan

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 10:25pm

Identifies 'alarming fact that VPNs are used by terrorists to obscure and conceal their communication'

PTA says VPNs will not be blocked in Pakistan, but urges registration

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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 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	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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