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We are subsidizing comfort, not productivity

Updated 28 Apr, 2026 07:14am

At a time when the global economy is being reshaped by conflict, volatility, and rising costs, Pakistan has...

SC to function with skeleton staff; rest to work from home

Published 22 Apr, 2026 07:27am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday notified that it will function with minimal specified...

Work from home

Updated 11 Apr, 2026 07:47am

Woke up again today with the sound of thunder and glimpses of lightning through my bedroom window. Another stormy...

Fuel shortage: Sindh govt implementing all federal decisions: Sharjeel

Updated 26 Mar, 2026 06:18am

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport, and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam...

Austerity and energy-saving steps: PM orders strict enforcement

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed all federal ministries and Divisions to strictly...

Punjab govt decides to implement austerity measures

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 06:48am

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has decided to implement extraordinary measures to address the...

PM announces cut in govt expenditure

Published 10 Mar, 2026 06:09am

Austerity measures would be applied uniformly, says Shehbaz

Five years after the pandemic, is remote working still viable?

Speaking after a cabinet meeting, government spokesman Gabriel Attal told reporters that the COVID-19 situation was worsening everywhere in the country.
He also said that the government may add three more regions to its list of COVID-19 high-risk zones which need careful monitoring and may need restrictive measures.

Only 50pc FBR officials, staff will work from home

Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:22am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed that only 50 percent officials and staff will work from...

Microsoft increases file upload size to 250GB for OneDrive, Teams, and SharePoint

Updated 15 Jan, 2021 01:07pm

As remote work and learning increases, Microsoft announced that it will soon be increasing its upload limit to 250 GB from 100 GB for OneDrive, Teams, and SharePoint.

Pandemic-driven shift to home work carries risks, UN says

Published 13 Jan, 2021 07:27pm

The ILO estimated that in 2019, there were about 260 million home-based workers around the world, representing 7.9 percent of global employment.

Pakistani Twins become Youngest Microsoft Power Platform Certified professionals

Published 12 Jan, 2021 03:02pm

Twin sisters from Pakistan received Microsoft certification for the youngest Power Platform Professionals at the age 10.

Global PC Market Witnesses First Big Growth in a Decade

Published 12 Jan, 2021 02:45pm

Personal Computers (PC) Market witnessed highest growth since 2010.
Growth in the Global PC Market accelerated with a surge in demand for PCs due to an increase in remote work and learning needs during the Pandemic.

Microsoft Teams New Dynamic View Feature Coming Out in March

Updated 11 Jan, 2021 03:30pm

Microsoft has announced that it will be updating its Teams service with a new Dynamic View in March.
With this new feature, Microsoft Teams users will now be able to share content side by side on their screen during video calls.

Slack Struggles with the First Worldwide Outage of 2021

Updated 05 Jan, 2021 02:07pm

Slack declares a worldwide downtime as the new year witnesses its first major outage

Sindh makes it mandatory for 50% of staff to work from home

Updated 24 Nov, 2020 10:57am

The home department has also directed the closure of all cinemas, shrines and gyms.

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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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