Pakistan
FIA officer arrested for smuggling smartphones worth millions
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
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…
USF awards contracts worth Rs. 1.3 billion to Telenor for projects in Sindh, Balochistan
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
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
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
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…
Pakistani startups can get $30K funding from Indus Valley and YC Startup School’s online program
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…












