End of the IT boom? Experts warn that withdrawal of Tax exemptions will hamper Pakistan’s IT exports

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The government’s decision to withdraw tax exemptions from the IT sector, initiate crackdowns on freelancers and IT companies, and issue tax notices to make them…

PM Imran predicts an Agricultural Revolution, says farmers made profits of Rs.1,100 billion

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

PM Imran Khan said on Monday that Pakistan is making a shift towards modern agricultural practices by supporting the farming sector and uplifting the farmers…

Efforts to uplift Balochistan pick up pace, PSEB to set up office in Quetta

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

To zero in on the development of the Information Technology (IT) industry in Balochistan, the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) – a division of the…

CPEC projects will add 17,000 MW, making Pakistan self-sufficient in energy, Chairman says

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

CPEC Authority Chairman Lt General (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa on Saturday revealed that the completion of energy projects underway as part of the China Pakistan…

Pakistan is fast running out of Oxygen like India but reviving this old steel plant could prevent disaster

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) employees have demanded the government to reactivate a Steel Mills oxygen plant, holding the capacity to produce 520 tons of…

Cyber threats rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic, losses exceed $4.2 billion

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center logged 791,790 complaints of suspected internet crimes last year — an increase of more than 300,000…

EU proposes first-ever legal framework on Artificial Intelligence

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The European Union (EU) has now put forth its “Proposal for a Regulation on a European approach for Artificial Intelligence,” intending to create “the first-ever legal…

Facebook dismisses 2nd Data Breach in 3 months as “regular activity”

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Still reeling from a breach that impacted some 500 million Facebook users just two months ago, the social media giant has a new privacy crisis…

Despite being banned by Amazon, Pakistanis are selling on the platform via “Jugaad” or “hacks”

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Amazon maintains a sizeable presence in India, where it has created some 1 million jobs, according to its founder, Jeff Bezos but the E-commerce giant…

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

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s IT talent knows no bounds and is acknowledged globally. Still, the country’s IT ministry seems to be inclined towards spending large sums of the…

NITB assures of the establishment of Cyber Parliament by June in session headed by President Alvi

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The representatives of the National Information Technology Board (NITB) assured the key stakeholders of meeting the deadline set to establish a ‘Cyber Parliament’ as the…

Breaking: Pakistan’s IT Exports to reach $5 billion after recording a staggering growth of 41.43%

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Minister of Information Technology, Syed Amin Ul Haq, announced on Friday that Pakistan’s ICT industry export remittances, including telecom, computer & info services, have…

TechJuice interviews Issay Yoshida – founder, xpression camera – the live appearance altering app

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 6 min read

As the deepfake boom continues to unfold, several apps that rely on breathtaking technology to deliver stunning results have surfaced. From allowing you to make…

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