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Pakistan to install face recognition system at airports with the help of Japanese grant
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The Japanese government has agreed to provide 200 million Japanese Yen as funds for the establishment of Facial recognition systems at Pakistani airports. A formal…
Careem introduces real-time ride tracking system in Pakistan
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Taxi-hailing startup Careem has now introduced a new feature to let people track their friends’ or loved ones’ rides in real-time. “At Careem we value…
Pakistani kid develops a full-fledged defense drone and he’s only 11!
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Bilal Ahmed may look like an average 11 -year-old Pakistani kid but what sets him apart from other kids his age is his innate talent…
Punjab Government approves 7 schemes for development in education & transport sector
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The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) has approved seven development schemes worth Rs. 11.46 billion in the sectors of Health, Education, Transport and Highways.…
Microsoft nags its users for free Windows 10 update for the last time
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Microsoft is nagging its users one last time before the Windows 10 free upgrade offer expires on 29th of July. After the expiration, you will…
This MIT-based startup is hoping to change the Agriculture setup starting with Pakistan
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Agriculture remains a widely untapped area from our startup industry viewpoint. This area is so vast that several startups can co-exist without the fear of…
Postmortem of My First Startup
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Like many programmers and developers, I have also been inspired by the glorious entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, or Larry Page. This inspiration led…
Well.pk, health ecommerce site, closes seed funding round of around US $1 million
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Health and lifestyle e-commerce startup Well.pk has secured close to US$1 million from its initial seed funding round, primarily backed by angel investors Nadeem Hussain…
Brazil freezes $6 million Facebook funds over non-compliance
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A Brazilian court has blocked 19.5 million reais ($6.07 million) in Facebook Inc funds after their messaging service Whatsapp failed to turn over messages sought…
ATM Skimming: A guide to keeping your ATM credentials safe
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Hackers have a way to bypass everything from machines to handheld devices. They can make your security measures seem useless and sometimes even foolish. Today,…
The Best & Worst Of Daraz Mobile Week
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June has been a significant month for ecommerce venture Daraz. One, their Mobile Week turned out to be massively successful, Second, Rocket Internet announced merger…
KarloCompare closes angel investment round with a 7-figure funding
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KarloCompare announced today that they have raised a PKR 7-figure funding from Hina Khawaja Bayat and Roger Dawood Bayat in their first angel investment round.…
Cybercrime Bill could give PTA unprecedented power to govern the Internet
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The government’s new cybercrime bill could give Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) the power to become a regulating body of the Internet in Pakistan. This means…