Haier to launch the cheapest 3G phone in Pakistan

By Rizwan Anwer ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Mobilink, in collaboration with Haier, is bringing an affordable 3G connectivity solution to the Pakistani market. The two companies are working together to launch the…

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Smartphone boom in Middle-East and Africa – Pakistan with highest growth rate

By Behlol Nawaz ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to the latest reports from the International Data Corporation (IDC), smartphone shipments to the Middle East and Africa (MEA) regions are set to cross…

Lahore Knowledge Park promises lift education standard in Pakistan

By Rizwan Anwer ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Chief Minister of Punjab, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, announced on new initiative named “Knowledge Park” from the government to help encourage the growth of education in…

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TechHub Connect celebrates NetSol week to highlight local success stories

By Rizwan Anwer ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

TechHub recently rebranded itself as TechHub Connect. One of the newer objectives of the new brand would be to increase interactions between the IT industry…

Foreign students no longer allowed to work in UK

By Sarwat Fatima ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The British Home Office announced a new policy according to which foreign students including Pakistanis will no longer be allowed to work in the UK…

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Sindh Government intends to make Karachi Pakistan’s first Smart City

By Rizwan Anwer ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Sindh Government has announced its intentions of making Karachi the first Smart City of Pakistan with plans of introducing free WiFi, solar streetlights, and…

Satoru Iwata, the man behind success of Nintendo, dies at 55

By Sarwat Fatima ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Satoru Iwata, the president of Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co., Ltd, has died of cancer at the age of 55. Last year, he underwent…

Pak-China friendship leads to establishment of Bio-Tech research facility

By Behlol Nawaz ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a recent visit to Multan’s Cotton Research Station, the Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong said that China will help in establishing a research…

Government to install tracking anklets on 1600 terrorism suspects

By Sarwat Fatima ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s law enforcement agency will be installing tracking anklets on 1600 people placed on Fourth Schedule (terror suspects) to monitor their movement. This is the…

Samsung changes Galaxy Note 5 launch date in fear of Apple competition

By Behlol Nawaz ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to an insider, it is confirmed that Samsung will release the next entry in its Galaxy Note series, Samsung Galaxy Note 5, in mid-August…

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Senate passes bill for Capital University of Science & Technology

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

After the National Assembly’s approval, the Senate has also passed a bill for the establishment of Capital University of Science & Technology in Islamabad. The…

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CEO of Reddit Ellen Pao has resigned

By Fatima Rizwan ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

This is another big news coming out of Reddit HQ in the past couple of days. After facing too much hate speech on reddit forums…

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Government websites to be translated into Urdu, orders the Prime Minister

By Sarwat Fatima ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has ordered to make Urdu as an official language for all government communications including national and foreign speeches made by government…

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