National Taskforce Outlines AI Roadmap for Sectoral Transformation in Pakistan

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 11 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Professor Ahsan Iqbal, the Minister of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, chaired a session of the National AI Task Force on Tuesday, which saw participation…

Pakistan’s very own secure messaging app is 60% complete: report

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In the midst of online security and privacy concerns, the Ministry of Information Technology has been working away on a secure messaging app that the…

Quetta to get its first-ever & the largest software technology park, MoU signed

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) and Ultrasoft Systems have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up a software technology park spanning 13,800…

Federal government to arrange a $158.5 million foreign loan for the establishment of an IT Park in Karachi.

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Federal Government will arrange a foreign loan of Rs. 26.5 billion ($ 158.5 million) to establish an IT Park in Karachi. The total cost…

PITB launches the largest network of incubation centers’ for startups nationwide, applications open

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to a press release issued by the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) and PITB have launched…

High speed broadband 4G project that will benefit 1.77 crore people in interior Sindh, inaugurated

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Multiple High-speed Internet projects approved by USF for the under-served regions of Sindh were inaugurated in a function attended by the IT Minister, Syed Amin…

IT Ministry to establish two software technology parks in Faisalabad & Rawalpindi

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) has signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) for setting up software technology parks in Faisalabad and Rawalpindi…

IT Ministry is spending Rs.30 billion on Internet & connectivity projects in the less developed areas

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

At a high-level virtual meeting held at the Ministry of Information Technology on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, member countries were briefed regarding the…

Consultations begin on National Broadband Policy to ensure faster Internet

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

It appears that Pakistani’s longstanding Internet woes are getting closer to being addressed, and the nation, which is afflicted with some of the worst Internet…

Efforts to uplift Balochistan pick up pace, PSEB to set up office in Quetta

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

To zero in on the development of the Information Technology (IT) industry in Balochistan, the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) – a division of the…

#DigitalPakistan will soon be a reality, IT minister says despite worse internet quality than Rwanda

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

“I am hopeful that with our focused approach and under the leadership of Prime Minister of Pakistan, the dream of #DigitalPakistan will come true soon.”…

Pakistan to experience a boost in Internet speeds as IT Ministry approves 9 Fiber Optic projects 

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Ministry of Information Technology has approved Rs. 8 billion to complete 9 fibre-optic broadband projects that will boost internet speeds and make the Internet…

ICAP partners with Virtual University to hold online Chartered Accountancy Exams

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Institute of Chartered Accountancy of Pakistan (ICAP) has signed an MoU with the Virtual University of Pakistan to conduct examinations for Chartered Accountants digitally,…

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