FIA officer arrested for smuggling smartphones worth millions

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Though the telecom regulator of the country, PTA is applying efforts to curb smuggling of smartphones by blocking unregistered and non-approved mobile phones, some officials…

Trump aims to reach the immense trade potential with Pakistan

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Trump talks about increasing trade with Pakistan ‘significantly in a very short period’. Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, yesterday, had a meeting with the…

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USF awards contracts worth Rs. 1.3 billion to Telenor for projects in Sindh, Balochistan

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

In its effort to provide broadband services in remote areas of the country, Universal Service Fund has recently awarded contracts worth Rs. 1.328 billion to…

Huawei has 25% share in Pakistan’s mobile industry: Planning Minister

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Reform Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar has said that Huawei has a 25 percent share in the mobile phone market of…

Chairperson Senate committee on IT calls for action against misuse of social media

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator and Chairperson Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecom, Rubina Khalid has recently called for action to prevent the…

OPPO to set up production unit in Pakistan

By Faisal Saeed ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

One of the leading Chinese smartphone giants, OPPO has shown a keen interest in developing a production unit in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Pakistan to meet…

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Pakistani startups can get $30K funding from Indus Valley and YC Startup School’s online program

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Just three days left to register for this free 10-week online program. Indus Valley Connect, an initiative to link expats with Pakistani startups, has announced…

Huawei to invest $100 million in Pakistan this year, plans to set up regional headquarters in Islamabad

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A top official of Huawei, a leading Chinese smartphone giant, has recently announced that it will invest $100 million in Pakistan this year. The investment…

Over 2,300 child pornography sites have been blocked in Pakistan: PTA

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Even Google wanted to know how Pakistan achieved the declining trend of access to pornographic websites. In a recent meeting of Senate Standing Committee on…

Govt partners with WEF to launch first National Accelerator on Closing the Skills Gap in Pakistan

By Press Release ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

The Prime Minister met with the visiting President of the World Economic Forum, Mr BorgeBrende, at the Prime Minister’s office. At the meeting, the Prime…

President of World Economic Forum arrives in Pakistan to meet PM Khan

By Faisal Saeed ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Borge Brende, who is the President of World Economic Forum (WEF), a leading global economic development organization has arrived in Islamabad today to meet Prime…

Committee formed to revise laws to tackle fake news on social media: Senate panel

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Social media has become increasingly popular all across the world as it has made the interaction between people a lot easier. But the ease by…

Twitter uncooperative with Pakistani govt on illegal content removal: report

By Faisal Saeed ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

An official government document states that the management of Twitter is not cooperating with the Pakistani government in the removal of illegal content on their…

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