Agha Khan University successfully conducts the medical hackathon

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Agha Khan University (AKU) successfully conducted their first-ever medical hackathon, the MIT Grand Hack 2016 inspired, “CCIT Hack 2016” at its Karachi campus. Hosted…

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HEC being given Rs. 91 billion for promoting research and higher education

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The government is releasing around Rs. 91 billion to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in order to promote and improve the state of research and…

Goodbye long queues, Lahore to get e-stamp papers from next week

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The City District Government of Lahore has announced that it would be launching e-stamp papers to revolutionize the already existing governmental procedures. A training workshop…

PTCL to deploy 789 kilometer fiber line for Zong

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and Zong have signed a fiber leasing agreement. Based on this, PTCL will deploy 789 km of a fiber line…

Pakistani students bring home the Bronze at Microsoft Office World Championship

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistani students are on fire! Recently, two Pakistani students won the Bronze medal at the Microsoft Office World Championship. This Championship is an annual event…

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Online solution can make voting feasible for overseas Pakistanis: NADRA

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has told the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms that online voting can be made feasible to overseas Pakistanis…

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BeautyHooked, a Female-led Pakistani startup, raises $280,000 seed funding

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Home-grown beauty services platform, BeautyHooked, has just closed their seed funding round of $280,000 led by Fatima Ventures. Through this beauty platform, users can search,…

Samsung begins Galaxy NOTE-7 Pre-booking in Pakistan along with a FREE ‘Gear-VR’ gift

Samsung begins Galaxy NOTE 7 Pre-booking in Pakistan with a free ‘Gear-VR’ gift

By TechJuice ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Samsung has begun the pre-booking of its powerful new smartphone – the Galaxy NOTE 7 in Pakistan. For each confirmed booking of this device, the…

Pakistani ethical hacker, Rafay Baloch, receives a $5,000 bounty for exposing Chrome, Firefox address bar flaw

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistani ethical hacker, Rafay Baloch, has exposed a vulnerability in Chrome and Firefox which essentially says that the way these browsers render website addresses could…

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This is how you can be a successful ISP in Pakistan

By Arshad Memon ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Internet penetration in Pakistan has surged dramatically in recent years and will continue to do so even though there is no well-defined broadband strategy in…

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LUMS partners with government to assist in development projects

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Punjab Government has formed a strategic partnership with the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and the Health Services Academy (HSA) Islamabad for cross-sharing…

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Uber is all set to hit the roads of Karachi

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Uber, the global online cab-hailing services, will soon be launching its operations in Karachi. As part of widening the operational outreach in Pakistan, Uber has…

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76% of employers not satisfied with the quality of Pakistani graduates, new survey

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A recent survey carried out by the Career Advisory and Assessment Services has brought forth the industry’s opinion on the quality of graduates Pakistani universities…

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