Pakistan among top 15 countries in the world in crypto adoption

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Cryptocurrency adoption is skyrocketing across the world as more and more investors and common folk clamber aboard the crypto bandwagon. Pakistan, of course, is no…

World Bank approves $800m loan for power sector programs in Pakistan

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a grand sum of $800 million in lending for power sector and human development programs in…

NITB develops online portal for overseas Pakistanis to register complaints

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Overseas Pakistanis in UAE now have the facility to register complaints, make suggestions, and provide feedback, courtesy of the new Foreign Minister’s Portal launched by…

Digital transactions increase 31% year-on-year during Jan-Mar: SBP

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

E-banking transactions in Pakistan are undeniably on the rise, as exhibited by the State Bank of Pakistan’s Quarterly Payment System Review released on Monday. According…

RDA inflows cross the $1.5bn mark: PM Imran Khan

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Prime Minister Imran Khan took to Twitter on Sunday to announce that the inflows from the Roshan Digital Account (RDA) scheme have crossed the $1.5…

World Bank offers technical support to KP for various projects

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The World Bank (WB) has expressed interest in providing technical assistance and support for establishing projects such as citizen facilitation centres, integrating ease of doing…

Here are 10 key takeaways from renowned WordPress business owners

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 8 min read

I think it’s fair to say that we as a species had been taking online tools for granted before COVID-19 struck back in 2020. Having…

Pakistan aims to double its IT industry in two years with tech zones

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

With a youthful tech-savvy population and the world’s third-largest gig economy, Pakistan appears to be perfectly poised for the kind of tech boom that has…

Pfizer all set to supply 13 million vaccine doses to Pakistan

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pfizer Pakistan and BioNTech on Monday announced an agreement with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to supply 13 million doses of their COVID-19 Vaccine…

Govt firm to transform KP into digital province

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has made a historic increase of 137 percent for the promotion of science and technology by allocating Rs2.5 billion rupees in…

Pakistan’s startup ecosystem rises to second position in South Asia

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Pakistani startup space has had an incredible year, having moved up the ladder to 75th position worldwide and 2nd in the South Asian region,…

Punjab to establish chip design centers in eight universities

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Punjab government will be setting up micro- and nano-electronic chip design centers in eight universities of the province, and for this purpose the province has…

MOITT launches ‘Smart Village’ project in all provinces

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MOITTT), through the Universal Service Fund (USF), has initiated the “Smart Village” project in all of the nation’s…

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