Pakistan
Pakistan’s telecom sector revenue has crossed $15 billion mark
The total revenue of the telecom sector of Pakistan has crossed $15 billion during the last four years, from July 2013 to June 2017. The…
Uber plans on merging with Careem, Bloomberg report
Uber, the popular ride-hailing service throughout the world, is in initial talks to look at a possible merger with Middle Eastern ride-hailing service Careem. Careem…
PTI unveils its 14 point Digital Policy for ‘Naya Pakistan’
Ahead of elections that are due very shortly, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has outlined key initiatives that it would be picking to reform the Digital Arena for…
5 days remaining to apply for P@SHA ICT Awards 2018
Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) is inviting applications for the P@SHA ICT Awards 2018. The annual awards aim to provide local and international exposure to…
This Pakistani scientist just achieved a cancer research breakthrough
Pakistani scientist, Muhammad Waqas Usman Hingoro, has successfully discovered the cancer-killing mechanism that can be applied to the treatment of a wide-range of cancer types.…
China to offer technical vocational training to 1000 Pakistani students
China is offering scholarships to 1000 Pakistani students for a one-year vocational training program that will kickstart in China in November 2018. The CPEC Cultural…
CodeGirls kicks off its Karachi boot camp to empower young women with IT & business skills
CodeGirls has kicked off its first two cohorts of their Karachi boot camp on June 30th to empower young girls and women with vocational coding…
Pakistan’s first EdTech company acquired in a deal sub $100 million
360training, a Pakistani-American e-learning platform for industry-focus skills, has been acquired by a New York-based private equity firm, PWP Growth Equity. While the financial details…
This is why smartphones will be more expensive in Pakistan
The Pakistani government has levied a tax of up to PKR 5000 on the import of mobile handsets. The new order has been implemented through…
EVERYTHING you need to know about She Loves Tech competition
CIRCLE, a social enterprise focused on economic empowerment of women, is bringing back She Loves Tech, a women-centric global technology startup competition to Pakistan. The…
SECP launches an app to solve complaints of investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has launched a mobile application which will address the complaints and requests filed by the investors. With…
Meet the first startup cohort of Innovation District 92
Innovation District 92, the entrepreneurship facility backed by Superior Group, has inducted its first incubation cohort comprising of seven diverse startups. The facility received a…
This Pakistani startup makes it to the Health-Focused USA Accelerator Program
Pakistani health-focused startup, AzaadHealth has been selected in the US-based accelerator program – the StartUp Health. The program has selected 10 startups from all around…
