An Indian BSF soldier patrols near the fenced border with Pakistan amid fog in Suchetgarh

India to install “Smart Fence” on the Pakistani border

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

India will be installing “Smart Fencing System” along its borders including that with Bangladesh along Pakistani Line of Control. The comprehensive system will require no…

Three DTH Licenses worth 14.69 billion offered by PEMRA to the highest bidders

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Three Direct-to-Home (DTH) Licenses worth Rs. 14.69 billion are awarded by Pakistan Electronic and Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) in an auction conducted on Wednesday 23,…

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Pakistan shows strong interest in China’s IT Industry

By Shehryar Raza ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

With various advancements in the Pakistan’s IT industry, the officials now look forward to build new relations with the IT giants in the world, China.…

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29 Special Economic Zones to be established under CPEC

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Federal government is planning on establishing about 29 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in all of the four provinces under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. SEZs will be…

New International Trade Route through Pakistan finally opened under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A new international seaway trade route finally opened yesterday, when a Chinese ship meant to export goods to the Middle Eastern and African countries harbored…

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iPhone 7 will be available with installment plans in Pakistan

By TechJuice ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

iPhone 7 devices are soon to be made available in Pakistan through different telecom companies, e-commerce websites, and banks. Standard Chartered Bank is pre-booking iPhone…

Pakistan is the World’s most affordable country in the Telecom and ICT sector

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

As per a report released recently, Pakistan has been ranked as the world’s best country for the Telecom and other ICT services with regards to…

US Pakistan Knowledge Corridor to send 10,000 Pakistani scholars to US

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Reaffirming its commitment towards a developing Pakistan, the Government of Pakistan has announced that an agenda on set of goals to be achieved in the…

Smartphones to reach 40 Million mark in Pakistan by this year

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The new reports and market trends have suggested that the smartphone user base of Pakistan is yet bound to grow and reach 8% mark in…

About 26% of Pakistani youth thinks that the robot take-over won’t affect them much

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

A six-nation online survey reveals Pakistan’s youth are ‘excited’ for future digital job prospects but still prioritize human-centered skills when it comes to workplaces of…

Nayatel, fiber to home broadband service with current operations in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, is expected to launch the service for the residents of Faisalabad, reports ProPakistani. The report further claims that the service will be officially launched on 15th of November 2016. Nayatel is Pakistani premiere Triple Play (Internet, Cable TV, Telephone) service provider bringing fiber straight to the premises of more than 30,000 homes and offices . The following areas and colonies are expected to be covered. * Kahuranwala till Shahkot on Lahore-Shiekhpura FSD Road. * Kahuranwala till Gourmet Factory on Jaranwala Road. * Gatwala Chowk till Nishat Abad Bridge on Lahore-Shiekhpura FSD Road. * Gatwala Chowk till Kashmir Bridge on Canal Road * Kashmir Road , Bibi Jan Road and 208-Chak Raod * Alfateh Garden * Alhamra Town * Faisal Garden * Forest Colony * Canal Garden * Green Village * Amir Town * Canal Park * VIP Canal Park * Heaven Habitat * Maryam Villas * Qamar Garden * Makkah Garden * Al-Qadir Garden * Raza Garden * Abdullah Garden * Naveed Garden * Raza Town * New Green Town * Faisal Town * Officers Colony No 2 With the recent expansion in Faisalabad, Nayatel will also work on to spread its wings in other cities of the country specially those surrounding Rawalpindi, Islamabad and now Faisalabad.

Sindh removes tax on internet, makes cuts to the tax on telecom services

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Sindh Board of Revenue, as per a major step to reduce the government taxes over the IT services, has removed taxes over the broadband,…

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Punjab Government to censor content through PeacePak initiative

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Punjab Government has started a campaign to check digital content on the internet. It is asking the nationals to report any content that falls under…

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Google for Publishers: An overview of Google’s latest event in Pakistan

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 8 min read

So it finally happened; Google did set its foot in Pakistan. Well, it kind of did. Why kind of? I’ll explain that in a while.…

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