South Korea agrees to boost cooperation in agriculture, rural development – Pakistan

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan and Republic of Korea on Tuesday signed new agreements to help develop cooperation on agriculture cooperation and rural development between the two countries. As…

No power on earth can sabotage CPEC: Asim Bajwa

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

CPEC Authority Chairman Lt General (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa said on Tuesday that no power on earth could sabotage China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as…

Here are some of the best Twitter reactions to Bill and Melinda Gates’ divorce

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

What’s the deal with tech billionaires and unexpected divorce announcements? Two years after Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and former wife Mackenzie Scott announced their decision…

Hungary announces $84 million credit-line for business with Pakistan

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Hungarian government has announced an exclusive credit-line of $84 million for Hungarian companies to do business with Pakistan. Along with this line of credit,…

PTA extends support to Sri Lanka for mobile number portability

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has extended training and technical support to the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka for successful implementation of Mobile Number…

Japan terms Pakistan “the next ICT powerhouse”

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has termed Pakistan the next powerhouse of information and communication technology (ICT) sector as the country’s tech exports grew six…

British companies urged to invest in Pakistan

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

British businesses have been encouraged to invest in Pakistan as part of an ongoing program of events run by the UK government to highlight new…

DDWP approves Rs650 million 5G & IoT project

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Federal Secretary Ministry of IT and Telecommunication Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui chaired the third meeting of the Departmental Development Working Party (DDWP) for FY 2021-22…

Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves rise to $16.4 billion

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank rose 2.39% on a weekly basis, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan…

President pushes for swift implementation of high-tech electronic voting machines

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday asked the Ministry of Science of Technology and other concerned organizations to expedite the process of developing Electronic Voting…

PM Imran Khan inaugurates major IT projects in Gilgit-Baltistan

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated several important and major projects of the Special Communication Organization (SCO) today, on the occasion of his visit to Gilgit-Baltistan.…

Back on top: Samsung beats Apple to become biggest smartphone maker once again

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Samsung snatched back the crown from Apple as the world’s biggest smartphone producer, accounting for a fifth of overall global sales in the first quarter,…

Dr Atta recommends that 0.5% of GDP be allocated annually for education

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Chairman of Prime Minister’s Task Force on Science and Technology Dr Atta-ur-Rahman has recommended an increase in educational funds by allocating 0.5% of the national…

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