Pakistan
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…
National Incubation Center Islamabad is now accepting applications for its 4th cohort
Pakistan’s premier technology entrepreneurial hub, The National Incubation Center (NIC) Islamabad is now inviting applications for its fourth incubation cycle. The 12-month cycle is focused…
Pakistan to launch its observatory satellite PakTES-1A next month
Pakistan is all set to launch its indigenously developed observatory satellite 285 kg PakTES-1A next month to give a boost to its local space programme.…
150.3 million Pakistanis have access to cellular subscriptions, PTA report
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced on 23rd June that the number of cellular service subscribers has reached the mark of 150.3 million across the…
Pakistani startup FARAHM wants to digitize freight industry with its online platform GULFREIGHT
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…
