Lahore’s BISE Launches Online Degree Verification System with QR Codes

By Tech Desk ⏐ 11 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Lahore: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Lahore rolled out the new initiative to digitalize academic certificates, with all new QR codes for…

Telcos Face Challenges in Meeting Service Quality KPIs in Q3 2024

By Tech Desk ⏐ 11 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) conducted an Independent Quality of Service (QoS) Survey in eighteen (18) locations across the country to evaluate the performance and…

Al-Ghazi Tractors Temporarily Shuts Down Manufacturing Facility

By Tech Desk ⏐ 11 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited has announced the temporary suspension of its manufacturing plant, effective from January 4 to January 31, 2025. The decision was made…

Textile Exports Surge by 10% to $9.9bn in First Half of FY25

By Tech Desk ⏐ 11 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: Textile exports increased by 10% to $9.9 billion in the first half of the current fiscal year (FY25), up from $8.29 billion in the…

PTA Chairman Shifts Blame for Internet Issues to Government

By Tech Desk ⏐ 11 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

ISLAMABAD: Major General (R) Hafeezur Rehman, the chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), has attributed the country’s persistent internet issues to the government’s lack…

Pakistani Authorities Detain Indian Man for Illegally Crossing Border to Meet Facebook Lover

By Tech Desk ⏐ 11 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A 30-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh district was arrested in Pakistan for crossing the border illegally to meet a woman he fell in love with on Facebook. The…

“If There’s No Legal Provision for Internet Shutdowns, How Is It Being Done?” – Senate IT Committee Questions PTA

By Tech Desk ⏐ 11 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on IT, chaired by Senator Palwasha Khan, held a high-stakes session on Monday, raising critical questions regarding the Pakistan Telecommunication…

PTA and Huawei Pakistan Sign MoU to strengthen collaboration in IT and Telecom sector

By Tech Desk ⏐ 11 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Huawei Pakistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in the IT and Telecom sectors.…

VPN Access Restricted in Pakistan Amid Widespread Internet Slowdown?

By Tech Desk ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: Reports of restricted access to virtual private networks (VPNs) and sluggish internet connectivity have emerged across Pakistan, raising concerns over digital rights and accessibility.…

Lahore Faces Hazardous Air Quality with 708 AQI, Ranked World’s Most Polluted City

By Tech Desk ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Lahore is grappling with dangerously high air quality levels, having been ranked as the world’s most polluted city.The situation has raised significant health concerns among…

80 Schools in AJK and GB Set to Upgrade with Latest IT Equipment

80 Schools in AJK and GB Set to Upgrade with Latest IT Equipment

By Tech Desk ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: The deployment of advanced IT equipment in 80 government girls schools across Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) has been announced by…

Hyundai Nishat unveils 7th Generation Elantra Hybrid at PAPS 2024

By Tech Desk ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Hyundai Nishat has officially introduced the 7th  generation Elantra Hybrid, one of the highly anticipated hybrid models showcased at PAPS 2024. Since last months, expecting…

Meta Launches NotebookLlama: An Open-Source AI Tool for Turning PDFs into Podcasts

By Tech Desk ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Meta has introduced NotebookLlama, an open-source Artificial Intelligence assistant aimed to transform a PDF document into an audio podcast. Like Google NotebookLM, NotebookLlama produces friendly…

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