Pakistan
Pakistani school students set a new record of DNA extraction at Swat Science Festival
Over 1,000 students of Swat along with 16 scientists set a new national record by successfully conducting the experiment to isolate strawberry DNA and then…
WhatsApp puts a Pakistani drug dealer behind bars
The 41-year-old Pakistani, who worked as a driver, allegedly charged with promoting drugs by sending messages on WhatsApp. Prosecutors accuse him of broadcasting information with…
Umar Saif appointed UNESCO Chairholder for ICTD, not ICT4D [Update]
The UNESCO Chair in ICT4D, Tim Unwin, has just clarified that Dr. Umar Saif is appointed as UNESCO Chairholder for ICTD, not ICT4D. Unwin published…
Isreal is using Facebook and YouTube to build a massive facial-recognition database
Facebook has been under fire for its handling of personal data for the past few weeks now, but what other companies around the world such…
Facebook to deal with fake news ahead of upcoming elections
Facebook, recently announced its partnership with a fact-checking organization called Boom, to prevent the spread of fake news ahead of the elections being held in…
Samsung employee accidentally gave away $105 billion worth shares of the company
A Samsung securities employee accidentally gave away a massive dividend in the form of Samsung’s own shares to more than 2000 employees. The employees were…
Samsung to use blockchain tech for smartphone shipments, report
Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone and chip maker may jump on to the blockchain bandwagon to manage its global supply network, reports Bloomberg. Samsung could…
Punjab Traffic Police launches Digital Challan App
Lahore’s city traffic police have launched first-ever Digital Challan app with the help of Punjab Information Technology Board. This IT initiative aims to bring about…
NADRA’s e-voting system can be prone to hackers
Supreme Court of Pakistan recently called a briefing where National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) presented the online voting system for overseas Pakistanis. Chief Justice…
China to provide faster internet to Pakistan through 60 TB submarine cable
Pakistan telecom industry is expected to receive latest and modern submarine cable system from China which will have two landing routes in Karachi and Gawadar.…
KeepTruckin raises $50 million from Google Ventures and others, expands to Islamabad & Lahore
The Silicon Valley startup with its roots in Pakistan, KeepTruckin has raised $50 million in Series C funding led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) with…
Pakistan to get $8 billion loan from China to upgrade Railways
China is going to help Pakistan to upgrade its entire train network. A 1,163-miles track from Karachi to Peshawar near the Afghan border is set…
Careem and Robin Hood Army on a mission to help poor Pakistanis
A social initiative ‘Robin Hood Army’ that works towards preventing wastage of excess food, has now spread to other cities across Pakistan and recently along…
