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Ministry of IT Responds as Microsoft Winds Down Pakistan Operations
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In a surprising development that has created a storm in Pakistan’s tech and business community, Microsoft is reportedly (officially) shutting down its physical office operations…
Govt Restructures IT Ministry Under $77M World Bank Digital Project
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ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to restructure the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication to implement the World Bank’s Digital Economy Enhancement Project (DEEP)’ worth…
NITB’s Beep App Completes Testing, Set for Deployment to Government Employees
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ISLAMABAD: The National Information Technology Board (NITB) has successfully completed the testing phase of the Beep app, a secure messaging platform developed exclusively for government…
Pakistan’s IT Ministry to Introduce National AI Policy by Early March
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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication is all set to announce the National Artificial Intelligence Policy by the end of February or early…
Government Faces Backlash for Halting Senator’s Pro-Crypto Bill
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ISLAMABAD: Senator Afnan Ullah expressed his frustration and criticized the administration for delaying the presentation of his Virtual Assets Bill 2025 in a statement issued…
Elon Musk’s Apology Opens the Door for Starlink in Pakistan
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ISLAMABAD: Senator Palwasha Khan chaired a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology to deliberate on the licensing of satellite internet services, with…
Pakistan’s Telecom Sector Reacts to 300% Increase in Router Prices
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The Telecom Operators Association (TOA) has expressed strong disapproval of a 300 percent increase in the cost of fibre broadband routers. They argue that this…
Minister Instructs SUPARCO to Develop Business Plan for PakSat-MM1
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, has directed the chairman of the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) to…
IT Ministry Opposes Early Regulation of AI, Citing Premature Ecosystem Development
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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has expressed opposition to regulating Artificial Intelligence (AI) at this stage, arguing that it is premature to…
Pakistan’s IT Minister Defends Internet Restrictions: Here’s All We Know!
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Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Minister of State for IT and Telecom, made it clear on Thursday that Pakistan’s internet limits are for security reasons, not to…
Ministry of IT set to launch digital payment gateway soon in Pakistan
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In recent news, the Federal Secretary of Information Technology and Telecommunication, Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui, stated that a world-class digital payment gateway will soon be launched…
Pakistan’s digital revolution: IT Ministry to conduct first-ever Digital Pakistan policy roundtables
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As part of the endeavor to materialize Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Digital Pakistan vision, the IT ministry plans on holding Digital Pakistan Policy Roundtables, titled…
Ministry of IT and Telecom advises to move websites to NTC to prevent cyber attacks
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The Ministry of IT and Telecom, in a recent letter to all federal secretaries, advised shifting the websites of all respective ministries and departments to…
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