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Russia says Facebook outage shows why it needs internet sovereignty

Russia has sought for years to assert greater sovereignty over its internet segment, putting pressure on foreign tech firms to delete content and store data in Russia

Updated 05 Oct, 2021 04:57pm

Technology

Facebook blames ‘faulty configuration change’ for nearly six-hour outage

Company does not specify who executed the configuration change and whether it was planned

Updated 05 Oct, 2021 11:32am

Technology

Facebook, Instagram & other services affected globally by outage: PTA

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Monday said that Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp services have...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 04:34am

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp hit by global outage

NEW YORK: Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp went offline for users across the globe, the social media giant said on...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 04:05am

Life & Style

Netizens take to Twitter, share frustration at Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram

Facebook, WhatsApp and its photo-sharing platform Instagram went down around 8:30 PM (PST) for thousands of users on...

Published 04 Oct, 2021 09:37pm

Technology

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp suffer global outage

In Pakistan, within minutes, #Facebook, #WhatsApp became the top trends on Twitter as users took to the platform to inquire whether the services were down

Updated 04 Oct, 2021 10:25pm

Technology

Encrypted messaging app Signal hit by outage

SAN FRANCISCO: Encrypted instant messaging app Signal was hit by an outage late Sunday that interrupted services on...

Published 27 Sep, 2021 12:02pm

Technology

Facebook to target harmful coordination by real accounts using playbook against fake networks

Facebook says it now plans to take this same network-level approach with groups of coordinated real accounts that systemically break its rules

Published 16 Sep, 2021 07:45pm

World

Ireland fines WhatsApp for breaching EU privacy laws

DUBLIN: Ireland on Thursday slapped Facebook's WhatsApp messaging service with a record fine for breaching EU data...

Published 03 Sep, 2021 04:58am

Technology

WhatsApp fined a record 225mn euro by Ireland over privacy

Largest ever fine by Irish regulator
Other EU states insisted on larger fine
WhatsApp to appeal 'disproportionate' fine

Published 02 Sep, 2021 07:18pm

World

Facebook unveils curbs for Taliban-seized Afghanistan

Users of Facebook-owned Instagram in Afghanistan will receive notifications informing them of methods to protect their accounts

Published 20 Aug, 2021 09:17am

Technology

YouTube says it bans accounts believed to be owned by the Taliban

The Financial Times reported that Facebook Inc's WhatsApp messaging service has shut down a complaints helpline set up by the Taliban after it took control of the Afghan capital Kabul

Updated 17 Aug, 2021 11:06pm

World

Taliban declare 'war is over' as president and diplomats flee Kabul

Spokesman for its political office says form of the new regime in Afghanistan would be made clear soon, adding the Taliban did not want to live in isolation and called for peaceful international relations

Updated 16 Aug, 2021 12:21pm

5G service to be launched by December 2022: Amin

‘Beep’ for govt employees to be introduced as well

Updated 10 Aug, 2021 10:03am

Technology

Facebook's WhatsApp rolls out option for disappearing photos, videos to take on Snapchat

The feature, called View Once, will let photos and videos disappear from the chat after they have been seen, Facebook said in a blog post on Tuesday

Published 04 Aug, 2021 07:15pm

Technology

The spyware industry is undermining freedom: WhatsApp head

NEW YORK: Will Cathcart is the chief executive of WhatsApp, the downloadable messaging app used by millions around...

Published 28 Jul, 2021 04:45am

Technology

WhatsApp rolls out ‘joinable calls’ feature

World-leading messaging platform WhatsApp has rolled a number of new features to enhance the group call experience,...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 02:01pm

Opinion

Pegasus spyware: how does it work?

Governments around the world are facing bombshell allegations that they used Israeli-made malware to spy on the...

Published 20 Jul, 2021 04:14am

WhatsApp blocks 2m Indian users over messaging violations

NEW DELHI: WhatsApp blocked more than two million users in India in just one month for violating its rules, the US...

Published 17 Jul, 2021 03:16am

Technology

WhatsApp tests breaking free from smartphones

With this new capability, you can now use WhatsApp on your phone and up to four other non-phone devices simultaneously - even if your phone battery is dead, say Facebook engineers in blog post

Updated 16 Jul, 2021 10:25am

Pakistan

Grade-17 officer held over rape charge

ISLAMABAD: The city police have arrested a grade-17 officer on charges of allegedly raping a girl and registered a...

Published 15 Jul, 2021 04:03am

Indian police probe Twitter over IIOJK map

NEW DELHI: Indian police have filed preliminary charges against senior Twitter officials over an inaccurate map, an...

Published 30 Jun, 2021 03:54am

Technology

Amazon buys encrypted messaging app Wickr

Other apps offering encrypted communications include Facebook-owned WhatsApp, Apple's iMessage and foundation-operated Signal.

Updated 25 Jun, 2021 08:39pm

Technology

India slams Twitter for not complying with new IT rules

New Delhi-based digital advocacy group Internet Freedom Foundation said it was only up to courts, and not the government.

Published 16 Jun, 2021 12:44pm

Technology

Frequent run-ins with India gov't cloud US tech expansion plans

Still, continued antagonism could imperil Modi's ambition of making India a go-to investment destination.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 11:50am

World

US offers $3m for information on Iraq attacks

BAGHDAD: The US Department of State's Rewards for Justice programme said Thursday it was offering a reward of up to...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

World

Germany, France want to curb ‘killer’ Big Tech deals

BRUSSELS: The EU’s biggest economies Germany and France as well as the Netherlands want the bloc to secure beefier...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

World

Twitter slams Indian police ‘intimidation’, new IT rules

NEW DELHI: The Indian government’s battle with social media giants escalated Thursday with Twitter accusing the...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

WhatsApp sues India govt

NEW YORK: WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming...

Published 27 May, 2021 03:40am

World

WhatsApp sues India govt, says new media rules mean end to privacy

The lawsuit escalates a growing struggle between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and tech giants including Facebook, Google parent Alphabet and Twitter in one of their key global growth markets.

Published 26 May, 2021 08:42am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Data Textile / Jan 31 Data Textiles Limited(DATM)	6.08 ▲ 1.00 (19.69%)
Sindh Modaraba / Jan 31 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	7 ▲ 1.00 (16.67%)
Service Textile / Jan 31 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	7.61 ▲ 1.00 (15.13%)
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jan 31 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	3.70 ▲ 0.46 (14.20%)
Bawany Air Products / Jan 31 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	9.84 ▲ 1.00 (11.31%)
HBL Growth Fund / Jan 31 HBL Growth Fund(HGFA)	5.29 ▲ 0.49 (10.21%)
Abdullah Shah / Jan 31 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	5.90 ▲ 0.50 (9.26%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Jan 31 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	9.38 ▲ 0.72 (8.31%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jan 31 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.77 ▲ 0.13 (7.93%)
JS Global Cap. / Jan 31 JS Global Capital Limited(JSGCL)	258 ▲ 18.00 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Hira Textile / Jan 31 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	1.72 ▲ -0.20 (-10.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Jan 31 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.60 ▲ -0.28 (-9.72%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 31 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	9.50 ▲ -1.00 (-9.52%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 31 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	10.72 ▲ -0.89 (-7.67%)
Pak Paper Prod / Jan 31 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	54.49 ▲ -4.41 (-7.49%)
Rafhan Maize / Jan 31 Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited(RMPL)	8325 ▲ -674.00 (-7.49%)
Shams Textile / Jan 31 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	36.67 ▲ -2.97 (-7.49%)
J.K.Spinning / Jan 31 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	46.25 ▲ -3.59 (-7.20%)
Sapphire Fibres / Jan 31 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	1065.01 ▲ -81.99 (-7.15%)
Pakgen Power / Jan 31 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	28.51 ▲ -2.19 (-7.13%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Refinery / Jan 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	21,142,838 ▲ -0.04
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,426,966 ▲ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	11,806,498 ▼ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jan 31 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	9,980,387 ▼ 1.44
Engro Polymer / Jan 31 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	6,695,317 ▲ -0.32
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 31 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	6,559,467 ▼ 0.62
Oil & Gas Dev. / Jan 31 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	5,019,786 ▼ 1.67
Fauji Cement / Jan 31 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	4,779,500 ▼ 0.43
Hub Power Co. / Jan 31 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	4,597,709 ▼ 2.25
TPL Properties / Jan 31 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	4,361,468 ▼ 0.17

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 31	270
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 31	268
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 31	130.28
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 31	0.93
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 31	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 31	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Jan 30	4.30

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 30	4017.77
Nasdaq / Jan 30	11393.82
Dow Jones / Jan 30	33717.09
India Sensex / Jan 31	59549.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 31	27327.11
Hang Seng / Jan 31	21842.33
FTSE 100 / Jan 31	7771.61
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 31	15085.41
France CAC40 / Jan 31	7071.43

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 30	20735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 30	180470
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 31	77.58
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 31	1919.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 31	85.72

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