Samsung to launch its cheapest 5G smartphone in early 2021

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

Samsung announced the Galaxy A21 smartphone in April this year and now the company is planning to launch its successor ‘A22 5G’ in the second…

Netflix is rolling out “audio-only” mode for its Android app

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

Netflix has started rolling out an audio-only mode for its Android app, allowing users to ignore the graphics of Netflix movies and shows and only…

Israeli cyber intel firm hacked 36 journalists’ iPhones with spyware: report

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

Researchers from the University of Toronto-based Internet watchdog Citizen Lab have revealed that the Pegasus spyware tool, developed by Israeli cyber intelligence firm NSO, has…

Over 500 Japanese tech firms want to hire from Pakistan: Japanese Ambassador

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

According to Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan Kinnori Matsuda, more than 500 Japanese IT firms will be coming to Pakistan once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides in…

Govt to establish Drone Regulatory Authority

By Taha Abdullah ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Prime Minister has ordered the establishment of a Drone Regulatory Authority to properly make use of the technology. The decision was made at a…

Pakistan among top 10 countries with highest growth rate in open source contributions: GitHub report

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

It appears that the Pakistani developer community has been pretty active this year! According to a new report released by version control platform GitHub, Pakistan…

PM Imran Khan hails ‘remarkable turnaround’ in economy despite COVID-19

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

Prime Minister Imran Khan took to Twitter to express his pleasure at the positive trajectory of the nation’s economy this year despite the ongoing global…

Sindh proposes a 20 percent increase in minimum wage; EFP rejects notice

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The minimum wages board of Sindh, in a meeting earlier this month, proposed a 20 percent increase in the minimum wage in the province. A…

5G deployment will likely lead to spike in greenhouse gas emissions: French Climate Council

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

France’s High Council on Climate have published a report to warn consumers and manufacturers that the deployment of 5G technology will most likely cause a…

PIA to completely shift headquarters to Islamabad by June 2021

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

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) have revealed restructuring plans for the next year. The Airline intends on completely shifting their headquarters from Karachi to Islamabad by…

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SBP launches consultation on Banking on Equality Policy – an initiative to increase financial inclusion of women in the country

By Press Release ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

In order to address one of the key challenges hindering economic growth of Pakistan to its full potential, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has launched…

MMBL partners with Opportunity EduFinance to increase access to education through school financing

By Press Release ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Islamabad – December 22, 2020: Mobilink Microfinance Bank (MMBL), the largest digital bank in Pakistan, has partnered with Opportunity International EduFinance to increase access to…

Economic indicators point towards recovering economy in 2021

By Taha Abdullah ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

It is common knowledge that Pakistan’s economic situation has gone from crisis to crisis in the past few years. First, the value of the Pakistani…

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