Hamza Zakir

Platonist. Humanist. Unusually edgy sometimes.

 

1174   stories by Hamza Zakir

Tablet-in-a-School: KPK to introduce tablets in schools as part of digitization effort

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, in its continuous attempt to push for province-wide digitization, has decided to launch an initiative...

in News
Nov 11 · >

Xiaomi to start local assembly of mobile phones in Pakistan next month

In an incredibly positive development for the Pakistani ecosystem, Chinese tech titan and the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is all...

in Mobile, News
Nov 10 · >

Pakistani exports to China boosted by 75pc in just nine months

Pakistani exports to neighboring economic giant China have witnessed an incredible boost in recent months, amounting to an impressive...

in News
Nov 10 · >

PM Imran directs STZA Chairman to introduce tech zones in all major cities

Prime Minister Imran Khan has issued directions to Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) Chairman Amer Ahmed Hashmi to roll...

in News
Nov 10 · >

Seven members of ransomware gang arrested, $10mn bounty announced for leader

Notorious Russian-linked ransomware gang responsible for affecting 5000 victims and extorting money from a host of companies – including...

in News
Nov 9 · >

Pakistan, Indonesia to work together to improve their digital economies

Pakistan has been witnessing what can only be described as a “startup explosion”, with a whole host of ideas...

in News
Nov 9 · >

Govt sets aside Rs2 billion to protect institutions from cyber attacks

In a concerted effort to stave off cyber attacks on public sector institutions, the government has sanctioned a sum of Rs2...

in News
Nov 8 · >

IT ministry to establish Rs2bn centre for promotion of animation industry

There is an undeniable boost in enthusiasm over animation all over the country, be it simple comics or more...

in News
Nov 8 · >

Arizona-based startup demands $20mn from Zuckerberg for using the “Meta” name

There’s a company out there that is hot on Facebook’s heels and, in all probability, keeping Mark Zuckerberg up...

in News
Nov 5 · >

This is the only Pakistani university that made it into Asia’s Top 100 this year

As per the latest rankings, the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) is the only Pakistani varsity to...

in News
Nov 5 · >

Pakistani startups have raised $300mn so far: Shibli Faraz

Minister of Science and Technology Shibli Faraz observed that the incredible rise in investment in the country’s technology sector...

Oct 27 · >

Chinese businesses are creating large number of employment opportunities in Pakistan: expert

Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are creating quite a lot of employment opportunities in Pakistan and thereby contributing...

in News
Oct 25 · >

Rs31 billion to be invested for improved connectivity in Pakistan: IT Minister

Federal Minister for Information Technology (IT) and Telecom Syed Amin-Ul-Haq on Saturday said that Pakistan’s telecom industry market size...

in News
Oct 25 · >