20 days later, IT Minister expresses deep concern over FBR’s crackdown on the freelancers and Online Businesses

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The government continues to give mixed signals about whether it will eliminate the tax exemptions available to the IT sector or not. The Federal Minister…

Japan to provide job opportunities to Pakistani freelancers trained under the E-Rozgaar Program

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

E-Rozgaar Training Program, an initiative of Youth Affairs and Sports Department Punjab and Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), would be working with the Japanese government’s…

PITB says E-Rozgar training program’s graduates earned Rs. 2.4 billion while announcing new admissions

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

On Thursday, the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) announced that it has started accepting applications for the latest batch of the E-Rozgar training program, held…

Pakistan records current account surplus of $881 million against a deficit of $2,741 million last year

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

“During Jul-Feb FY21, the current account remained in a surplus of $881 million, against a deficit of $2,741 million during Jul-Feb FY20”, announced the State…

DigiSkills Freelancing program’s graduates make $200 million annually

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

On Thursday, the Ministry of IT announced that 600,000 Pakistani freelancers trained under the DigiSkills freelancer program operated by the government’s IGNITE fund contribute up…

A Structured Approach to Formalizing the Freelance Economy

By guest author ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The following is an opinion piece and does not necessarily reflect the views of TechJuice as a company.  As per a 2018 UNDP report, 64…

Pakistani Freelancers brought revenue of $150 million in a year, PSEB report reveals

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) has issued a detailed report reviewing the IT Industry and highlighting key facts and figures regarding its achievements. A…

Payoneer says its not responsible & businesses should pay their own taxes, amid crackdown on Pakistani freelancers

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Payoneer issued a statement when reached by Techjuice for comment. At the same time, Waqar Zaka – a major tech influencer, expressed his reservations over…

Pakistan is now the world’s third-largest contributor of online labor

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

With a booming tech-savvy population and a rapidly increasing interest in digital freelancing, Pakistan has risen through the ranks to become the third-largest contributor of…

A Pakistani fintech startup called Safepay raises 7 figure seed funding from global company

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Safepay, a startup located in Karachi, raised upto nearly a 7 figure seed funding in USD from a global financial technology company called Stripe. The…

2021 will be the year of the Gig Economy

By Shaheryar Ehsan ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The new year is here and with that comes new year resolutions. While we may have had a rough and tough 2020, it’s important to…

IBM to launch Open P-TECH in Pakistan to help develop a technologically proficient workforce

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

IBM’s Open P-TECH, Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (P-TECH) is coming to Pakistan, as mentioned in a tweet by Special Assistant to the…

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The e-Rozgar program is accepting new applications for 2020 batch

By Naima Rabbie ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

With the Pandemic of COVID 19, the rate of unemployment has increased to a greater degree. It is stated that due to partial lockdown in…

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