PTA extends support to Sri Lanka for mobile number portability

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

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has extended training and technical support to the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka for successful implementation of Mobile Number…

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…

Pakistan seeks Korea’s help in smartphone production

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

Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque has urged South Korea to support Pakistan in smartphone assembly and manufacturing. As reported by Business…

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”.…

Internet freedom has declined in Pakistan since 2020: report

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

Internet freedom in Pakistan has declined dramatically since 2020 due to increased blocking of political, social and cultural websites by the government. As reported by…

Changan Motors starts testing driverless cars in Pakistan

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

Master Changan Motors (MCM) has started testing autonomous cars in Pakistan. As soon as the teasers were released on Changan Pakistan’s Facebook page, Pakistani social…

Pakistan’s economy to rebound this year: Asian Development Bank

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

Pakistan’s economic growth is expected to rebound this year before gaining pace in 2022 said the Asian Development Bank, as business activity in the country…

Pakistan develops its first-ever advanced RSW fishing boat

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

Pakistan successfully achieved a landmark in fisheries sector by developing the first-ever state of the art refrigerated sea water (RSW) fishing boat. As reported by…

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