Facebook removes over 200 fake accounts targeting Pakistan

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Facebook in May removed 40 fake accounts, 25 pages, 6 groups, and 28 Instagram accounts that originated in Pakistan and aimed to manipulate public debate…

Pakistan Railways to shift 155 stations to solar power

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Our national railways are apparently going solar. Pakistan Railways recently announced that it is looking to shift 155 railway stations to solar energy. The directive…

Japanese investment firm to invest in Pakistan’s tech sector

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A Japanese firm has established its investment arm in Pakistan as it takes a look at promising companies amid rising growth and potential in the…

South Korea loans $76.28m to build IT Park in Islamabad

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Government of Pakistan has received a generous loan of more than $76 million from the Republic of Korea for the establishment of an Information…

StormFiber expands its 100% fiber-optic network to Sahiwal, Bahawalpur

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

StormFiber is intent on taking the nation by storm (pun absolutely intended), as it looks forward to expanding its network to various regions of Pakistan…

Pakistan has $150 billion exports potential: President ICCI

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan on Sunday said that Pakistan has an overall exports potential of $150 billion…

Govt set to generate $1bn through auction of next-gen mobile spectrum

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The government is all set to bag more than $1 billion by offering minimum spectrum for telecom companies in the upcoming auction for Next Generation…

PM Imran Khan’s cabinet holds digital meeting for the first time in Pakistan’s history

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s cabinet just made history, albeit not in the way you might think. In a first for Pakistan, the cabinet held a…

Over 100 Pakistani women are offering telemedicine support to Palestinians

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

With the whole nation expressing its support for the Palestinian cause and standing in solidarity with the Palestinian population, over a hundred Pakistani women doctors…

K-2 nuclear plant hailed as a major step towards sustainable energy

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS) on Saturday hailed the inauguration of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 (K-2) as a major step towards…

Pak-China collaborations in science and tech have been ‘exemplary’, says Dr. Atta

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The close relationship between Pakistan and China, especially on the scientific and technological fronts, has produced some staggering results over the course of the past…

US Embassy lauds Pakistani engineer for his contribution to NASA’s Mars 2020 mission

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistani engineers and scientists have truly been making an impact on the global stage. In the most recent instance of an accomplishment of epic proportions,…

Pakistan’s upcoming SEZs will create 1.47m jobs, boost industrial growth

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

With four Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the works in Pakistan, it is expected that a total of 1.47 million jobs will be created as…

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