Pakistani startup FARAHM wants to digitize freight industry with its online platform GULFREIGHT

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Digital transformation in the freight industry is less than 15 to 20 percent. There is a widely accepted notion that freight industry is mostly hammer…

Celebrate FIFA 2018 with Yayvo’s Salebration

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

When you see a group of people with painted faces huddled around a TV, sitting at the edge of their seats with their eyes fixated…

Pakistani agri-tech startup Ricult raises $1.85 million in funding

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Ricult, a Pakistani agri-tech startup has raised $1.85 million in a seed funding round led by a Thai corporate, 500 Startups, and Wavemakers. The startup…

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LUMS Professors won Google Faculty Research Award

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Two Professors of Lahore University of Science and Technology (LUMS) have won the Google Faculty Research Award for their proposal on developing technologies to make…

Pakistan’s first Formula electric car enters UK competition 2018

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A student team of National University of Science and Technology (NUST) is all set to participate Pakistan’s first formula-styled electric vehicle in Formula Student UK…

How is Pakistan searching FIFA World Cup 2018?

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Celebrations of football have started as the FIFA World Cup 2018 has kicked off in Russia. Sports enthusiasts are turning to Google to stay updated…

Pakistan’s spending on Science & Technology is not even 1% of GDP

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan is spending an alarmingly low budget on the Science & Technology sector of the country, that is only 0.00025 percent of the Gross Domestic…

Ministry of Science & Technology to establish Science & Technology Park

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) has decided to establish Software and Technology Park along with three to four incubation centers in its Research…

This is how you can watch FIFA World Cup 2018 live

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The FIFA World 2018 Cup is going to be kicked off in Russia on 14 June where the worlds best players will come into action.…

Can a Cambridge Analytica like scandal influence Pakistani elections?

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) wants to remove Chairman Usman Yousuf Mobeen of National Database Registration Authority (NADRA), reports Tribune. The party has accused the Chairman of…

This Pakistani Startup aims to bring a Smart Mirror to everyone’s home

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Last month, owing to my vivid interest in startups and technology, I attended the Telenor IoT Hackathon 2018. 14 startups from across the country participated…

Total number of registered companies in Pakistan rises to 86,876

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In May 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 1,094 new companies. As compared to the corresponding month of last financial year,…

Pakistan Microfinance Network and TPS partner up to digitize Pakistan’s micro-finance industry

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan Microfinance Network (PMN) has signed an agreement with TPS to digitize Pakistan’s micro-finance industry through a Digital Services Platform (DSP). This partnership aims to…

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