Pakistani government’s alternative for WhatsApp will go live by next year, secretary of IT reveals

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

The federal secretary for IT and Telecom, Shoaib Siddiqui, has revealed that the government will launch Pakistan’s version of WhatsApp – a project of the…

IT secretary says there is nothing to worry about as FBR targets freelancers exempt from taxes

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

The federal secretary for Information Technology and telecom, Shoaib Siddiqui gave a statement similar to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s famous catchphrase, “You don’t have to…

e-Pay Punjab collects PKR 22.9 Billion, of which citizens paid PKR 5 Billion as Token tax

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

e-Pay Punjab has collected a staggering PKR 22.9 Billion through 5 million+ transactions in the past 18 months. The revenue was collected as online payments…

A New Supersonic Airliner will take less than an hour to reach London From New York

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

A new supersonic commercial airliner was announced on Monday, one that its designer and manufacturer says will reach speeds of Mach 4-plus. Aerion said the AS3…

Global Cyber Security spending reaches US $53B

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

After a year of high-profile data breaches, cybersecurity spending has soared globally by 10 percent to hit US$53 billion. According to analyst firm Canalys, the…

Twitter’s ‘Community’ in pipeline: Users will get the option to share Tweets with selected audiences

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

Back in February, Twitter previewed a new, groups-like option called ‘Communities’, which would enable Twitter users to share their tweets within selected sub-groups of users…

Android malware caught hiding as a System Update to spy on users

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

A new, “sophisticated” Android spyware app disguising itself as a software update has been discovered by researchers. According to Zimperium zLabs, the malware masquerades as a System…

European startups call for the European Union to establish a 118-billion-sovereign-tech-fund

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

Some of Europe’s biggest tech companies are calling for a 100 billion-euro ($118 billion) fund to boost the development of green technology, science-driven startups, and…

Mark Zuckerberg urges the government to pass a law that would eliminate all Facebook competition

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

In written testimony, before his appearance, Thursday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Facebook’s CEO said Congress should consider changing Section 230 to require companies to “earn” liability…

Careem joins government efforts, introduces a ‘COVID19 Vaccination’ transport service on its Super App

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

Careem has recently released a new feature in its Super App, enabling users to book a ride to any Covid19 vaccination center in Pakistan with…

An international level payment gateway soon to launch in Pakistan, government reassures for the 4th time

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The federal secretary for Information and Technology, Shoaib Siddiqui, has once again reassured the IT sector that an international level payment gateway would soon launch…

Sindh government developed Google Maps & handed it to Google, claims Sindh’s IT Minister

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

Apparently, the Sindh government was behind the development of Google Maps and its traffic display system, rather than the MIT/Harvard graduate engineers working for Google.…

Ex-IMF official & State Bank’s current governor, Raza Baqir calls for an end to SBP’s accountability

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The current governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), who used to oversee the IMF’s operations in Egypt, before being appointed as the SBP’s…

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