Tech strategists and professionals are calling for the enhancement of Pakistan's local Information Technology (IT) landscape, with an eye on leveraging the tech revolution being witnessed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. These countries are experiencing the return of the Bayt Al-Hikma (House of Wisdom) from the Islamic Golden Age, following the fall of Baghdad in 1258 wh
On the eve of the Kashmir Day holiday, the stock market remained under institutional selling pressure amid a lack of positive triggers and uncertainty on the economic front, dragging the benchmark KSE 100 index below 112,000, extending the losing streak to a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday. Ali Najib, Head of Sales at Insight Securities, said bulls came with a bang globally after Mr Trump
The National Assembly Standing Committee on IT and Telecom was informed on Tuesday that two companies have applied to provide satellite internet services in Pakistan, and the relevant space regulator is examining their requests. Briefing the committee, Pakistan Telecom Authority Chairman retired Maj Gen Hafeezur Rehman said that Starlink had applied for an operating licence in 2022, while Shang
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) purchased about $3.8 billion from banks in the first four months of the current fiscal year to improve its foreign exchange reserves and repay some foreign debt. Bankers said the unexpectedly higher remittances provided enough liquidity in the inter-bank market, encouraging the central bank to buy dollars. “Between June and October 2024, the SBP’s net foreign
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian urged Opec members to unite against possible US sanctions on the major oil producer, after US President Donald Trump said he would seek to drive Tehran’s oil exports to zero. Iranian crude oil exports currently stand at around 1.5 million barrels per day, with the majority going to China. The loss of such a volume, equal to about 1.4pc of total world supply, w