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Pakistan’s 5G Network Spans 24 Cities With 1,782 Deployed Sites
Pakistan has deployed 1,782 5G sites across 24 cities, with Jazz leading the rollout with 1,015 sites. However, the cost of compatible smartphones remains a…
Supreme Court Quashes PKR 4.79 Billion Tax demand on Universal Service Fund
The Supreme Court has ruled that payments made by the Universal Service Fund (USF) to telecom companies for services in underserved areas are not subject…
Pakistan Nears Deal to Adopt ByteDance’s Lark Workplace Platform
Pakistan is in talks to adopt Lark, a workplace messaging and productivity platform developed by ByteDance, the Chinese technology company that owns TikTok. Exclusive to…
Government to Support 20 Women-Led Startups Every Year
The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) plans to support at least 20 women-led technology startups annually under a proposed initiative aimed at promoting…
Prime Minister Inaugurates IT Park Islamabad to Advance Pakistan’s Technology Industry & Export Ambitions
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif today inaugurated IT Park Islamabad, a purpose-built technology facility designed to help Pakistani technology companies expand, support new enterprises, and…
Ignite’s Training Deal With Ex-P@SHA Chairman’s Company Raises Governance Concerns
On October 7, 2026, Ignite – National Technology Fund signed a major contract with Excellence Delivered (ExD). The goal behind this ExD-Ignite deal sounds fantastic…
PM Directs Ministries to Provide Digitized Data to National Data Centre
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed all federal ministries to complete the digitization of relevant data within the stipulated timeframe and provide it to the…
MoITT Proposes National Roaming Rules for Dominant Telecom Firms
The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) has proposed a tougher competition regime for the telecom sector, empowering the regulator to impose national roaming…
MoITT Invites Applications for Director General Telecom Wireless
The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) has invited applications for the position of Director General (Telecom Wireless) in MP-II scale, with the selected…
Pakistan Advances National Digital Masterplan to Drive Tech Growth
The federal government recently took a major step as it actively advances a sweeping National Digital Masterplan. This framework stands on three pillars. These include…
PTA Proposes Strict Regulations & Tariff Controls for Telcos Crossing 25% Market Share
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has proposed a major amendment to the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) Competition Rules 2026. Consequently, this move…
Govt Takes Step Toward Local Telecom Hardware Repairs With Huawei Centre
Huawei Pakistan has opened a new Repair Centre in Islamabad, marking the country’s first facility for telecom hardware equipment repairs. The government says the center…
NCCIA Warns Fake SIMs Are Being Used to Carry Out Financial Fraud in Pakistan
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has warned that fake SIMs are being used to defraud citizens through financial scams. NCCIA officials gave the…
