Daraz Pakistan Records a Strong 11.11 with sales worth 66 crore in the first one hour

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s leading eCommerce platform, Daraz recorded sales worth 66 crore in the first one hour of 11.11 making it the biggest sale of the year…

COO of 500 Global appreciates Pakistani start-ups during their visit to NICL at LUMS

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Pakistani technology start-ups took the spotlight as Courtney Powell, Chief Operating Officer, and Managing Partner, 500 Global, a USD 1.8 billion international venture capital firm,…

MoITT establishes Pakistan’s first free studio for digital media in Karachi

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Federal Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) has officially launched the country’s first ever free studio for social and digital media practitioners in…

foodpanda launches pilot project for food delivery by ‘Pandafly’ drones

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 3 min read

foodpanda, Pakistan’s leading food delivery company, and also the country’s leading e-commerce platform overall, today launched a pilot project to test food delivery through a…

Daraz delivers record-breaking 11.11, serving 14 million e-commerce shoppers

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Daraz, South Asia’s leading e-commerce marketplace, delivered a record-breaking 11.11, with over 14 million e-commerce shoppers visiting the platform across its five key markets –…

Pakistan Railways sign agreement with Chinese firm for AI-based project

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In what is potentially a massively productive step for Pakistan Railways, the institution on Thursday signed an agreement with a Chinese company for the implementation…

UBL and Euronet set to launch a fintech accelerator programme in Pakistan

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

UBL and Euronet Pakistan have officially launched a unique accelerator program only for fintech startups in order to accelerate the payments landscape. According to a…

OICCI recommends bold policy measures for longer term energy sector reform in Pakistan

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 4 min read

The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), the collective voice of top foreign investors in Pakistan has proposed liberalization and transformation of the…

Ericsson ConsumerLab: Pace setting 5G CSPs twice as likely to grow revenue

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 4 min read

5G pacesetters – the front-running communications service providers (CSPs) currently driving the global demand for consumers 5G – are three times more likely to retain…

TIE Islamabad partnered with US Embassy to fund 12 women led startups under Acceleration Program for Women Entrepreneurs (APWE)

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Founder Institute Acceleration Program launched for the top 12 shortlisted women-led startups of Acceleration Program for Women Entrepreneurs (APWE). APWE is a project of…

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

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, in its continuous attempt to push for province-wide digitization, has decided to launch an initiative for the purpose of introducing tablets…

PTA and Huawei jointly working towards digitalization of Pakistan, says President Dr. Arif Alvi

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 3 min read

President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday said Pakistan’s progress was linked with extensive digitalization of all sectors, particularly education and health, and stressed fast decision-making…

20 Startups from Punjab to Participate in Dubai Expo 2020: Minister Higher Education & IT Raja Yassir Humayun

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Punjab Minister for Higher Education & IT Raja Yassir Humayun held a press conference at the Directorate General Public Relations (DGPR) regarding the participation of…

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