American IT company proposes to establish Tech city in Pakistan

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

An American IT company – Afiniti, which a Pakistani – Zia Chishti owns, has displayed an interest in large-scale investment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including the…

You can’t set a default music service in iOS 14.5, says Apple

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

After the release of the beta version of iOS 14.5, users noticed that the new version doesn’t allow them to decide the default music service…

Punjab to establish career counselling centres for students

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

Punjab Minister for Higher Education Raja Yasir Humayun has said that career counselling centres will be set up within the province’s educational institutions to effectively…

President Alvi wants government audits to be completely computerized

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

The President of Pakistan – Dr. Arif Alvi directed the Auditor General of Pakistan (DAGP) to streamline the auditing mechanism with the use of latest…

SereneAir adds two new Airbus-A330s to its fleet

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

In a bid to expand the scope of its flight operations and provide better facilities to its passengers, privately-owned airline service SereneAir has decided to…

SBP foreign reserves surge by $70mn to almost $13bn

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

The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank rose 0.54% on a weekly basis, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan…

Pakistan becomes head of the World Trade Organization’s Trade & Development committee

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

Pakistan has been elected to lead the Committee on Trade & Development (CTD) of the World Trade Organisation for 2021. The announcement was made by…

Google is speeding up its release cycles for Chrome

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

In a recent announcement, Google has announced that it will be speeding up the ever-popular browser’s release cycle by shipping a new milestone every four…

Pakistan’s first AI and geo-fencing powered e-commerce app, OK! Click n Collect, launched

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

OK! Click n Collect has launched Pakistan’s first AI and geo-fencing powered retail application that allows shop owners to set-up their shops online instantly, complete…

Samsung Unboxes its 2021 Lineup, Letting You Discover More of What You’re Passionate About

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

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. showcased its 2021 lineup of MICRO LED, Samsung Neo QLED, lifestyle TVs, monitors, and soundbars at its virtual Unbox & Discover…

After Firefox, Google on the path to eliminate “cookies” to ensure user privacy

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

Have you noticed that message about “accepting cookies” you get every time you visit a site, requiring you to select the accept option before proceeding…

Soldiers in Myanmar are using TikTok to threaten protestors

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

Armed Myanmar soldiers and police are using TikTok to deliver death threats to protesters against last month’s coup, researchers said, prompting the Chinese video-sharing app…

Pakistan produced 1.21mn cellphones in Jan-Feb 2021

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

Pakistan’s mobile phone assembly witnessed an encouraging boost this year as it ended up producing 1.21 million mobile phones over the course of the first…

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