US companies are exploring economic opportunities in Pakistan

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

The United States on Wednesday assured its support to Pakistan’s economy amid the unrelenting coronavirus challenges and expressed satisfaction over the Prime Minister Imran Khan’s…

Fawad Chaudhry heaps praise on Huawei for its contribution to the ICT industry

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

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain met with a delegation comprising representatives from tech behemoth Huawei on Wednesday to discuss various avenues for…

Pakistan asks Huawei for help in setting up media technology university

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

The government is looking forward to establish a media technology university, and in this regard, it has approached tech powerhouse Huawei for assistance. As reported…

521 solar projects worth Rs36bn have been launched under SBP’s schemes

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

According to Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr. Reza Baqir during a webinar, various commercial banks have extended financing of around Rs 36 billion…

South Korea agrees to boost cooperation in agriculture, rural development – Pakistan

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

Pakistan and Republic of Korea on Tuesday signed new agreements to help develop cooperation on agriculture cooperation and rural development between the two countries. As…

Hungary announces $84 million credit-line for business with Pakistan

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

The Hungarian government has announced an exclusive credit-line of $84 million for Hungarian companies to do business with Pakistan. Along with this line of credit,…

British companies urged to invest in Pakistan

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

British businesses have been encouraged to invest in Pakistan as part of an ongoing program of events run by the UK government to highlight new…

DDWP approves Rs650 million 5G & IoT project

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

The Federal Secretary Ministry of IT and Telecommunication Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui chaired the third meeting of the Departmental Development Working Party (DDWP) for FY 2021-22…

Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves rise to $16.4 billion

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

The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank rose 2.39% on a weekly basis, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan…

President pushes for swift implementation of high-tech electronic voting machines

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

President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday asked the Ministry of Science of Technology and other concerned organizations to expedite the process of developing Electronic Voting…

Dr Atta recommends that 0.5% of GDP be allocated annually for education

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

Chairman of Prime Minister’s Task Force on Science and Technology Dr Atta-ur-Rahman has recommended an increase in educational funds by allocating 0.5% of the national…

Pakistan must focus on technology if we want to achieve global significance: Fawad Chaudhry

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

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has pointed out that the future will be defined by technology companies. He believes that if Pakistan…

PAEC develops Pakistan’s ‘first indigenous ICU ventilator’

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

The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) announced on Wednesday that it had developed the country’s “first indigenous intensive care unit (ICU) ventilator”, called the “i-Live”.…

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