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Punjab Begins Privatizing Public Colleges After Schools, Faces Strong Backlash
The Punjab government has expanded its controversial education privatization program, moving from public schools to government colleges, triggering widespread opposition from teachers’ associations. In the…
Finance Division Under Fire for Missing Details on Rs3.3bn IMF Funds
The Finance Division came under scrutiny for failing to provide details of Rs3.3 billionn IMF budgetary funds, a lapse that immediately alarmed the Senate Standing…
FBR Expands Digital Net: 40,000 Retailers Now Linked to POS System Nationwide
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has significantly expanded its digital tax enforcement network, bringing over 40,000 large retail outlets under the Point-of-Sale (POS) system…
TikTok Deal Still Not Anywhere Close to Final, Despite Trump-Xi Meeting
A month after President Donald Trump’s high-profile signing ceremony announcing the “successful rescue” of TikTok in the United States, the celebrated deal appears far from…
WhatsApp Introduces Passkey Encryption for Chat Backups
WhatsApp has started rolling out a new security feature that allows users to protect their chat backups using passkeys. The update replaces traditional passwords and…
Honda Atlas Fails to Block CCP Inquiry as LHC Upholds Regulator’s Authority
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed a petition filed by Honda Atlas Cars (Pakistan) Limited against the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), reaffirming the…
Power Division Slashes Smart Meters Prices to Speed Up National Deployment
The Ministry of Energy (Power Division) is moving ahead with a major effort to improve customer service and operational efficiency by reducing the cost of…
Pakistan Gemstones Policy Moves Forward After Strategic Meeting
The government has advanced work on the Pakistan gemstones policy as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan met…
WhatsApp Begins Testing Companion App for Apple Watch
WhatsApp has started testing a new companion app for Apple Watch, marking its first significant step toward deeper smartwatch integration. The update, currently available through…
Google Punches Up Gboard with A New, Smart Typing Feature
Google has quietly rolled out a subtle yet powerful enhancement to its Android keyboard app, Gboard, that aims to make typing significantly faster. Users will…
Apple Advances Photo Editing AI with Human-Like Precision
Apple Inc. has published groundbreaking research that brings generative-AI photo editing closer to human creativity. Titled “Pico-Banana-400K: A Large-Scale Dataset for Text-Guided Image Editing,” the…
CDA Enables Digital Payments at Over 38,000 Islamabad Shops
Islamabad is rapidly moving toward a cashless economy as the Capital Development Authority (CDA) mandates that all retail outlets under its trade license system must…
Govt Moves to Make Raast QR Payments Compulsory Nationwide
Pakistan is set to undergo a major shift in its retail landscape as the government moves to legally mandate Raast QR payments across the country.…
