Pakistan
Xiaomi launches Redmi 5 Plus in Pakistan in PKR 18,000
After the global launch of Redmi 5 smartphones, Xiaomi is bringing its full-screen display innovations to the low range smartphone category with the release of…
Pakistan to issue eVisa to investors
According to Minister of Interior, Ahsan Iqbal, Pakistan was thinking for a long time to issue Electronic Visa in the country, to facilitate the investors…
Facebook’s default privacy settings are “illegal”, court rules
A German court has ruled Facebook’s 8 clauses in terms of services to be illegal and breach of consumer law. The Federation of German Consumer…
Turkish FMCG to invest $150 million in Pakistan, starts operations
Hayat Kimya Group, a well-known Turkish fast moving carrier goods company has started its operations in Pakistan. The company announced that it will be bringing…
Huawei bribes people to write fake reviews for an unreleased phone
Huawei Mate 10 Pro is a worthy contestant of Huawei, already launched in various emerging markets, including China, India, and Pakistan. But the phone’s launch…
Anti-Pakistan game popular among millenials in Bangladesh
An anti-Pakistan game developed around 1971 incident is getting viral in Bangladesh. The application, supported by the government of Bangladesh, is surprisingly very popular among…
Mentor Graphics Pakistan lays off dozens of employees amidst cost-cutting wave
Over 20 employees were laid off this week amidst a major restructuring going on at the organization. It has been brought to our notice that…
Online Business Registration Portal launched at Lahore
In order to facilitate business registration from the comfort of one’s home, PITB launched an online portal at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry…
Japan’s biggest chat app LINE to launch cryptocurrency exchange
Now messaging apps are also catching the crypto fever. The popular messaging app based in Japan, LINE has announced yesterday that it is launching crypto…
People are spending 50 million fewer hours on Facebook each day
After big changes on Facebook’s flagship feature News Feed announced by CEO Mark Zuckerburg, the social network has seen a decrease in time users spend…
Govt launches app to fight extremism online
Pakistan ranks 5th out of 163 countries on the Global Terrorism Index (GDI). In recent years, terrorism in Pakistan has become a highly destructive phenomenon…
Plan9 Launchpad 11: Meet the 10 shortlisted startups
Plan9, the PITB-run startup incubator, has shortlisted 10 startups for its upcoming incubation cycle as the Launchpad11 concludes. The startup incubation and mentorship program run…
Govt asks China-based company to set up solar manufacturing plant in Pakistan
Pakistan has asked the world’s largest solar panel manufacturer to develop a manufacturing plant on its territory. In a meeting which took place last week…
