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Pakistan IT exports surged by 46% in July-August 2021

In an incredibly positive development, the Ministry of Commerce has revealed that Pakistan’s ICT exports have witnessed a 46%...

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Sep 20 · >

Truck It In raises $3m in ‘largest pre-seed round in the regional trucking sector’ 

Karachi-based startup Truck It In, a road freight tech platform, announced on Tuesday that it has raised another $3...

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Sep 8 · >

Facebook Sales Partner Called ‘Dial Zero’ Mentions How They Aim To Accelerate Businesses In Pakistan

The industry is rapidly growing and as technology advances so do the method of how startups and businesses tend...

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Aug 16 · >

Microsoft Pakistan Signs An Education Transformation Agreement with Punjab Group of Colleges

Microsoft Pakistan signs its Empowering Education Transformation Agreement (ETA) with Punjab Group of Colleges (PGC) to provide the foundational...

Aug 5 · >

NA passes STZA Act to attract more foreign investment in the tech sector

The National Assembly (NA) has passed the Special Technology Zone Authority Act, 2021 to attract foreign direct investment (FDI)...

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Jul 26 · >

Iqra University To Create 25,000 Jobs In The Next 10 Years

Iqra University plans to create 25,000 jobs and 2,500 startups in the next 10 years. The university has a...

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Jun 22 · >

Punjab to establish chip design centers in eight universities

Punjab government will be setting up micro- and nano-electronic chip design centers in eight universities of the province, and...

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Jun 17 · >

MOITT launches ‘Smart Village’ project in all provinces

The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MOITTT), through the Universal Service Fund (USF), has initiated the “Smart Village”...

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Jun 17 · >

PM Imran rejects “Rs. 1” tax on phone calls, tasks FBR to collect Rs. 1 trillion via additional taxes

Exhibiting deep concern for the welfare of the general public, PM Imran rejected a proposal to deduct Rs. 1...

Jun 10 · >

PM Khan’s Digital Pakistan Vision: Rs. 31 billion allocated for the development of Science & tech

Chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, the meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC), Pakistan’s top economic decision-making body...

Jun 10 · >

Govt to establish Rs31 billion IT park in Karachi airport

The government has decided to set up an information technology (IT) park at the Jinnah International Airport in the...

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Jun 9 · >

PM Imran Khan’s cabinet holds digital meeting for the first time in Pakistan’s history

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s cabinet just made history, albeit not in the way you might think. In a first...

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May 25 · >

DDWP approves Rs650 million 5G & IoT project

The Federal Secretary Ministry of IT and Telecommunication Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui chaired the third meeting of the Departmental Development...

Apr 30 · >

Dr Atta recommends that 0.5% of GDP be allocated annually for education

Chairman of Prime Minister’s Task Force on Science and Technology Dr Atta-ur-Rahman has recommended an increase in educational funds...

Apr 29 · >

Interior Sindh inches towards the Digital Age, gets high speed internet

In a groundbreaking development, high-speed broadband has become available to some of the key areas from the Interior Sindh,...

Apr 29 · >

Are Pakistani IT experts not good enough? IT Ministry hires Spanish IT consultant for 28 crores

Pakistan’s IT talent knows no bounds and is acknowledged globally. Still, the country’s IT ministry seems to be inclined...

Apr 24 · >

HBL delivers stellar performance with Q1 2021 profit doubling to Rs.14.5 billion, with an enhanced focus on serving its customers

Karachi, 20 April 2021: HBL today declared a consolidated profit before tax of Rs 14.5 billion for the quarter...

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Apr 20 · >

NICL Investor Summit brings together Start-up Founders with Investors and Venture Capitalists

(Lahore, April 09, 2021): National Incubation Center at LUMS, funded by Ignite and MOITT, is hosting its bi-annual Investor...

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Apr 9 · >

UET Peshawar develops low-cost solar panels to be unveiled this week

The Centre for Advanced Studies and Energy of the University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, has developed solar panels...

Apr 6 · >

Karandaaz providing grants to engage design experts for digital financial service providers

Karandaaz Design Thinking as a Service Program has been subsidizing design thinking services since last year for digital financial...

Mar 31 · >

Pakistan to experience a boost in Internet speeds as IT Ministry approves 9 Fiber Optic projects 

The Ministry of Information Technology has approved Rs. 8 billion to complete 9 fibre-optic broadband projects that will boost...

Mar 19 · >

Gilgit Baltistan achieves record revenue of Rs. 5.5 billion through SCO’s Telecom services

The Ministry of IT on Friday announced that the Special communication organization (SCO), which operates in the Azad Jammu...

Mar 19 · >

Multiple accolades winner Sehat Kahani raises a Pre-Series A round of 1 million $ to expand its telemedicine network in Pakistan!

Founded by two female doctors turned entrepreneurs, Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram and Dr. Iffat Zafar Aga, Sehat Kahani has...

Mar 15 · >

NIC partners with Allied Bank to conduct a Fintech Hackathon

The NIC (National Incubation Centre) has announced to hold a hackathon on Fintech titled “Hacktivate 4.0”, which will be...

Mar 11 · >