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The UN Ruling is out, Internet is now your basic human right

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The Human Rights Council of the global intergovernmental organization, United Nations, has labeled “Internet Access” a basic human right in a historic new resolution. One…

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Pakistani kid develops a full-fledged defense drone and he’s only 11!

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Bilal Ahmed may look like an average 11 -year-old Pakistani kid but what sets him apart from other kids his age is his innate talent…

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Punjab Government approves 7 schemes for development in education & transport sector

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) has approved seven development schemes worth Rs. 11.46 billion in the sectors of Health, Education, Transport and Highways.…

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This MIT-based startup is hoping to change the Agriculture setup starting with Pakistan

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Agriculture remains a widely untapped area from our startup industry viewpoint. This area is so vast that several startups can co-exist without the fear of…

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Brazil freezes $6 million Facebook funds over non-compliance

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A Brazilian court has blocked 19.5 million reais ($6.07 million) in Facebook Inc funds after their messaging service Whatsapp failed to turn over messages sought…

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KarloCompare closes angel investment round with a 7-figure funding

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

KarloCompare announced today that they have raised a PKR 7-figure funding from Hina Khawaja Bayat and Roger Dawood Bayat in their first angel investment round.…

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Cybercrime Bill could give PTA unprecedented power to govern the Internet

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The government’s new cybercrime bill could give Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) the power to become a regulating body of the Internet in Pakistan. This means…

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Government plans to close IT gap between urban and rural areas

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Ministry of Information Technology is focused now more than ever to bridge the IT gap between urban and rural areas. For this purpose, the…

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Telenor refuses to pay $39.5 million advance tax, takes matter to court

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Telenor Pakistan has refused to pay an advance tax of $39.5 million for the 4G spectrum that it was awarded earlier this month. In this…

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Google Maps just got an update, the Earth hasn’t looked better!

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Google Maps and Google Earth just got a makeover with super sharp imagery. The applications have been updated using high-resolution images from NASA’s Landsat 8…

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Invest2Innovate is hosting the local edition of Slush Global Impact Accelerator 2016

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Invest2Innovate has partnered with Slush for the second time to host the local edition of the Global Impact Accelerator 2016. The event is scheduled to…

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Huawei inaugurates Customer Service Centre at Siddique Trade Centre, Lahore

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Huawei, China’s largest smartphone manufacturer, has opened up a new Customer Service Centre at Siddique Trade Centre, Gulberg III, Lahore. This service center will allow…

Taxi-hailing service Careem comes under social media scrutiny for harassment

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Last year when Careem, a taxi-hailing service like Uber, first entered the Pakistani market people had their suspicions. Most of us were of the opinion…

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