
Asra Rizwan
I profile people and startups contributing to the Pakistani technology entrepreneurial ecosystem. Share a story with me, [email protected]

I profile people and startups contributing to the Pakistani technology entrepreneurial ecosystem. Share a story with me, [email protected]
Sensitive information of millions of Pakistani citizens may have been compromised in what can be dubbed as the biggest data breach of Pakistan. In August…
Last November, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) instructed PTCL to ban a popular messaging app, Telegram. Known for its encrypted messaging service, Telegram gained popularity for…
The World Summit Awards (WSA) are now accepting applications of local digital innovations that are producing high impact by improving societies. Essentially, WSA is an…
From academics to professional life, it is difficult for a regular Pakistani youngster to break away from conventional careers and deal with societal and family…
Last year, Yayvo announced the first ever pre-Ramadan Shopping Day in the country with a mysterious #IsMay black box. The campaign sparked curiosity and made…
At the fourth edition of Digital Youth Summit, Pakistan’s premier technology conference, a billion dollar question was asked to an eminent panel, Will Pakistan ever…
ConnectHear is a technology startup bridging the gap between the deaf and the community, through a video-based and in-person sign language interpretation system. A Nest…
Starting this month, K-Electric has introduced a revamped version of their bill that is not only simpler but extremely user-friendly. As compared to the previous…
Team Aab-e-Hayaat has won the Global Diamond Challenge winning $11,000 in prize money. It is the first Pakistani team to reach the semi-finals of the…
Are you building a sustainable project to help solve challenges of Health, Food, Energy, Water and Global High Schools? Then apply to Zayed Sustainability Prize…
Careem recently revealed they suffered a massive security breach in January that compromised data of riders and captains. The ride-hailing company is now experiencing an…
Ministry of IT and Ignite’s flagship initiative National Incubation Center (NIC) will kickstart in Karachi, next month. After the establishment of NICs in Islamabad, Lahore,…
Arnav Kapur, a graduate of MIT’s coveted Media Lab has developed an intelligent augmented (IA) project called Alter Ego, a computer system that transcribes words…