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

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

The Ministry of IT on Friday announced that the Special communication organization (SCO), which operates in the Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan region,…

Internet & Mobile banking transactions more than double – up by 113%, with 44.2 million cards issued

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

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced that Internet & mobile banking transactions more than doubled in Q2FY21 over last year – volume up…

$30 Million: The highest ransomware demand ever recorded as the malicious attacks increase

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

The highest attempted ransom demand during 2020 stood at $30 million – double the previous highest attempted demand of $15 million in previous years, reports…

PITB invites applications for the Regional Plan 9 startup launchpad

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

Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) has invited young aspiring entrepreneurs from Punjab to submit their startup ideas for incubation with the Regional Plan 9 launchpad.…

ICAP partners with Virtual University to hold online Chartered Accountancy Exams

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

The Institute of Chartered Accountancy of Pakistan (ICAP) has signed an MoU with the Virtual University of Pakistan to conduct examinations for Chartered Accountants digitally,…

Ex-Google Employees come up with their own privacy-focused search engine

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

Privacy enthusiasts have long wanted a search engine alternative for Google that is privacy-focused. Now, the dream is all set to become a reality. As…

DigiSkills Freelancing program’s graduates make $200 million annually

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

On Thursday, the Ministry of IT announced that 600,000 Pakistani freelancers trained under the DigiSkills freelancer program operated by the government’s IGNITE fund contribute up…

After Australia, now US wants to make Facebook & Google pay

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

Australia has dramatically changed the relationship between the news media and digital platforms by requiring Google and Facebook to pay for original content. The U.S.…

US advised not to criticize Russian & Chinese cyberattacks given its history of doing the same

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

Revelations that the US has been the target of two significant hacking campaigns by Russia and China just weeks apart have ignited a debate about…

IT & ITeS startups in Multan can now register for free: Limited time offer by PSEB

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

The IT & ITeS startups have been offered a unique limited time offer by the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) to register for free to…

Facebook to introduce a new tool integrated with Facebook’s platform for independent writers

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

The Facebook Journalism Project has introduced several initiatives to help media companies and publishers develop new ways of generating substantial revenue. Now, the social networking giant…

National College Of Arts to go paperless, signs MoU with NITB to establish E-office

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

On Tuesday, the National Information Technology Board (NITB) announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National College of Arts to…

Researchers come up with a new facial recognition system that requires a person to smile or wink

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

Face unlocking can still work sometimes when a user is asleep or even via photographs. But, an engineering professor at Brigham Young University (BYU), D.J.…

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