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Here are the tech related announcements you need to know in the Budget 2019-20

The 2019-20 Budget announced by the government has been very kind to the Sci-Tech and IT & Telecom ministries....

Jun 12 · >

Budget 2019-20: Govt decreases VAT on mobile phone imports by 3 percent

The government is giving relief to mobile phone retailers by slashing the Value-Added Tax from mobile phone imports by...

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Jun 11 · >

Budget 2019-20: Govt sets aside Rs 7.341 billion for IT and Telecom projects

With the budget announced, the Government of Pakistan is focusing on boosting the IT and Telecom sector of the...

Jun 11 · >

Budget 2019-20: Pakistani government sets Rs. 45 Billion aside for Higher Education

According to the budget planning of the upcoming year, the Pakistani government has allocated a fund of Rs. 28...

Jun 11 · >

Budget 2019-20: Govt allocates highest ever Rs. 43 billion for science and technology sector

The federal budget 2019-20 has been presented by the Minister of State for Revenue Hammad Azhar in the National...

Jun 11 · >

Corporate tax should be brought down to 20% immediately: ACCA’s proposals for Budget 2019-20

ACCA (the “Association of Chartered Certified Accountants”) believes that it is time to make radical changes in the approach...

May 10 · >

Govt to cut 50% of HEC’s Budget for 2019-20

Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC), Dr. Tariq Banuri while giving a briefing to the National Assembly Standing Committee on...

May 21 · >

Govt allocates Rs. 100 million budget for technology parks in federal capital

Finally, the much-awaited budget from the PTI government has been announced, and where people are complaining over the massive...

Jun 12 · >

HEC tells VCs to run Govt Universities through charity after govt cuts their budget by 50%

Higher Education Commission (HEC) has directed Vice Chancellors (VCs) of all government universities to run their respective universities through...

Apr 22 · >

Govt scraps university at PM House project, brings in new plan

One of the most ambitious and grand plans devised by the current government upon taking office was the conversion...

Jun 24 · >

Now you will have to pay tax even if you bring a single phone to Pakistan

 The article has been updated to add the effectivity date of govt’s decision. As we previously reported that the...

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Jun 20 · >

Finance Bill 2019 provides incentives to boost tech usage in export sectors

In an attempt to boost technology usage in the exports sector in Pakistan, the government of Pakistan has taken...

Jun 17 · >

Govt suspends tax exemption on phones brought by international travelers

For quite a while, the government had made it permissible for international travelers to have one phone registered with...

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Jun 17 · >

Pakistan Can Adopt Mission Green To Force Countries Into Climate Financing

Everyone is aware of the effects of climate change in Pakistan and the devastating floods it has created which...

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Sep 17 · >

First national cybersecurity policy to be fully implemented by June 2022

The government is all set to fully implement the first-ever National Cyber Security Policy 2021 by end of June...

Sep 20 · >

Pakistan’s external public debt has grown by 6%, says new EAD report

Pakistan’s total external public debt stood at $77.9 billion as of June 30, 2020, compared to $73.4 billion a...

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Dec 14 · >

Federal Government releases Rs 5.17 billion in IT and Telecom division funds so far this year

The federal government of Pakistan has recorded an investment of 5.17 billion rupees in the Information Technology and Telecom...

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Jun 8 · >

Pakistan to adopt modern AI – IT minister said at Pakistan’s first AI Summit

The world is advancing in AI technology and Pakistan is ready to follow modern trends. Federal Minister for Information...

Nov 14 · >

Here is a list of Digital Initiatives taken by the PTI Govt so far

The Government has been taking great strides in the advancement of technology since last year. From the Mohafiz app...

Sep 9 · >

HEC to offer two-year degree program to increase employment opportunities

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is going to launch a two-year Associate Degree Program from next year to increase...

Jul 11 · >

The tax imposed on ride-hailing companies will be a huge economic burden for drivers in Sindh

The bill for Fiscal Year 2019-20 was announced by the federal government just over a week ago and now...

Jun 20 · >

Sindh govt plans to set up AI, Robotics & Blockchain center at IBA Sukkur

In an attempt to boost the trend of AI and robotics in the province the provincial government of Sindh...

Jun 17 · >

Amazon beats Apple to become the most valuable company in the world

Amazon has become the world’s most valuable brand at $315.5 billion market capitalization according to latest statistics ranking companies...

Jun 12 · >

Govt approves Rs. 3.9 billion for science and technology departments

National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Science and Technology has recently approved/ endorsed Rs. 3.9 billion budget for FY 2019-20...

Feb 28 · >