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Survey tells how Pakistani expats want to help local startups
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2018 has been a monumental year for the Pakistani entrepreneurial ecosystem. While the country has yet to produce a truly local unicorn, Pakistan has been…
Careem wins best ride-hailing service award at Pak Digi Awards 2019
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Careem Pakistan has been awarded the “Best Riding Hailing Platform in Pakistan” at the Pakistan Digi Awards 2019. The ceremony was held on the 28th…
FBR reduces upto 45% tax on imported mobile phones
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In its effort to discourage the mobile phone smuggling mafias in the country, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reduced the tax on imported phones…
Huawei begins pre-orders for Y9 Prime its pop-up camera smartphone
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Huawei has started accepting pre-orders for its new Huawei Y9 Prime smartphone, which is the tech giant’s first ever pop-up camera mobile featuring Ultra Full-View…
Now Twitter will not delete harmful tweets from public figures, instead it will hide them
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The micro-blogging site says it will start adding a special indication to certain tweets (certainly of public figures) even those that violate Twitter’s terms of…
Facebook is not targeting hate speech properly, according to audit
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As the largest social network on this planet, Facebook has quite a hefty responsibility when it comes to moderating content for its viewers and ensuring…
Google gets a green light to restore Android license for Huawei
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Just a month after the US government restricted Chinese tech companies including Huawei to trade with the US firms, President Trump in a recent meeting…
Huawei ban relief only applies to products widely available around the world
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President Donald Trump last week announced that he is going to allow US firms to do business and sell high-tech equipment to Huawei Technologies, but…
Public school teachers can now apply for transfers from mobile phones via e-transfer system
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Public school teachers in Punjab have been provided with the facility to apply for their transfers through mobile phones. The government of Punjab in collaboration…
Apple is offering free repair for its faulty MacBook Air 2018 line-up
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Though the Cupertino tech giant Apple has yet to decide whether it will start manufacturing its new Mac Pro in the US or China, yet…
Police to take strict action against hate speech preachers on social media
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The City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi, DIG Muhammad Faisal Rana has directed the police officers in the city to take strict actions against those who…
Beware! This is why you are being charged with enormous tax/duty on mobile phones in Pakistan
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We recently reported that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) Device Identification Registration & Blocking System (DIRBS), which is responsible for verifying IMEI of mobile phones before…
COMSATS appoints Fawad Ch as head of its advisory board
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The Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Ch has been appointed as the head of COMSATS (Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in…