Facebook to enable internet access to 15 million Pakistanis across 8 cities in a landmark “first of its kind” investment

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

Pakistanis who are forced to adjust to an Internet quality that is one of the worst in South Asia may want to rejoice as their…

Government funding youth’s hi-tech training instead of spending big on distributing laptops: Usman Dar

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

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar has called out the previous government for wasting large funds on laptop…

Pakistan oblivious to India rapidly developing lethal A.I weapons & militarizing space: experts

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

Senior Pakistani officials have expressed grave concerns regarding India’s rapid militarization of space and the addition of A.I based advanced warfare capabilities, such as lethal…

“Come to Pakistan and open your offices”, Fawad Chaudhary invites Google & Facebook

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

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has invited Google, Facebook, and other technology companies to come to Pakistan to open their offices.…

Sehat Sahulat Cards to cover all medical expenses of the citizens: PM Imran

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

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that providing health cards to the citizens would ensure complete and free-of-cost health coverage, which has largely been unimaginable…

Rs. 48 billion to be disbursed to 8 million deserving individuals under the 2nd phase of ‘Ehsaas’

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

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved the 2nd Phase of the ‘Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program’, under which Rs. 48 billion would…

No future for job seekers, era belongs to the young entrepreneurs only, says Fawad Chaudhary

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

Having already deviated from the government’s pre-election promise of creating millions of jobs by stating that, “The youth must not look towards the government for…

Federal government to arrange a $158.5 million foreign loan for the establishment of an IT Park in Karachi.

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

The Federal Government will arrange a foreign loan of Rs. 26.5 billion ($ 158.5 million) to establish an IT Park in Karachi. The total cost…

Government to raise over $1 billion by auctioning 27.8MHz spectrum

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

The government is looking to earn more than $1 billion by offering a minimum spectrum for telcos in the upcoming auction for the Next Generation…

Education Ministry joins hands with Google & Tech Valley to establish digitally enabled government schools

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

Ministry of Federal Education and Professional has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Google and Tech Valley to make Islamabad the benchmark of digitally…

PITB launches the largest network of incubation centers’ for startups nationwide, applications open

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

According to a press release issued by the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) and PITB have launched…

Rs. 8 billion disbursed under Kamyab Jawan Programme, 10,000 new businesses launched, minister reveals

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

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar on Tuesday said a marked upsurge in economic activity across the country…

Pakistan’s IT exports grow 46% to $1.7bln in 10 months, to cross $2 billion mark for 1st time ever

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

Pakistan’s IT exports surged 46 percent to $1.7 billion in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year of 2020/21 as rapid digital transformation…

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