KeepTruckin raises $50 million from Google Ventures and others, expands to Islamabad & Lahore

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The Silicon Valley startup with its roots in Pakistan, KeepTruckin has raised $50 million in Series C funding led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) with…

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Tesla’s Model 3 is now the best-selling electric car in America

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Tesla has released the production numbers for the first quarter of 2018 making their new Model 3 the best-selling electric car in the U.S. The…

The legal spat between OLX and PakWheels will pave way for investments, Industry Experts

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

A legal battle has ensued between PakWheels and OLX over copyright infringement and intellectual property theft, as reported by Reuters. OLX has claimed that the…

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10 Reasons Why Pakistan is a Great Location for Tech Outsourcing

By Imran Aftab ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

When one thinks of software and technology offshore outsourcing, the usual locations that come to mind are India, Russia, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, China, the Philippines,…

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How ecommerce has changed the Pakistani business trends

By Muhammad Noman ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

E-commerce or electronic commerce has revolutionized the modern business operation throughout the globe, causing a vigorous trade. The convenience gained from e-commerce had influenced both…

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Pakistani VAS companies and the dilemma of Digital Transformation

By Nabeel Hanif ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

Digital transformation, a term hardly known to mankind a few years back has now gone crazily viral across the globe, be it business voices in…

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Amidst gender disparity, these women are re-defining Pakistan’s entrepreneurial landscape

By Danish Ali Bhutto ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 14 min read

Women in South Asia face societal constraints and discrimination based on deeply entrenched values and perceptions about women’s role in the society which in turn…

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5 ways to fight your smartphone addiction

By Hamza Khalid ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 6 min read

Besides obviously being your phone, the modern smartphone is now your camera, alarm clock, music player, movie player, GPS navigator, journal, stopwatch and a lot…

Fiberlink: Probably the best internet service provider in Pakistan

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 10 min read

In my view, the condition and quality of internet connectivity in Pakistan is an under-discussed topic. All of us might have heard a great deal…

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Challenges faced by IT sector of Pakistan

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The IT sector of Pakistan currently faces many challenges and barriers like unavailability of the internet in many areas, inadequate educational capacity in IT, inadequate…

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Going after Uber and Careem is maybe one of the most mindless things Govt. has done till date

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

Declaring Uber and Careem illegal might be one of the most unintelligent decisions taken by Punjab Government in the recent memory, and that is saying…

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8 reasons why Patari Music is an opportunity missed by Telenor and Jazz Digital Teams

By Nabeel Hanif ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

As I write this opinion, I am listening to one of my favorite childhood song — Chahat by Ali Haider — on Patari music; yeah…

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Beyond Black Friday: Why Pakistan needs its own indigenous online shopping festival

By Adnan Shaffi ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 7 min read

Sometime around the 1930s, retailers in America began offering big discounts the day after Thanksgiving. Over time, this particular day has become one of the…

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