No Evidence of Internet Slowdown or VPN Blockage, PTA Chairman Clarifies

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 12 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman Major General (R) Hafeezur Rehman rejected claims on Thursday that the country’s internet was experiencing slow speeds. He also confirmed…

P@SHA Chief Promises Internet Speed Improvements in Three Months

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: Sajjad Mustafa Syed, Chairman of the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA), has pledged to resolve the country’s ongoing slow internet issues within three months.…

Final Day To Register Vpns And Keep Them Active

Final Day to Register VPNs and Keep Them Active

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

To block unregistered VPNs, PTA has set today as the deadline. Despite PTA’s repeated requests, no one has responded to their extension request from November…

Pakistans It Minister Defends Internet Restrictions Heres All We Know

Pakistan’s IT Minister Defends Internet Restrictions: Here’s All We Know!

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Minister of State for IT and Telecom, made it clear on Thursday that Pakistan’s internet limits are for security reasons, not to…

Vpn Ban Could Cost Pakistans It Industry 1 Billion Warns Psha

VPN Ban Could Cost Pakistan’s IT Industry $1 Billion, Warns P@SHA

By Tehniyat Zafar ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) has raised alarms about the severe impact of the government’s decision to ban Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), warning that…

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IT Ministry Plans to Train 15,000 Pakistanis in New and Specialized Technologies

By Abdullah Shahid ⏐ 2 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Enrolling under the “Capacity Building of IT Industry in Specialization Technologies & Platforms,” the 15,000 students will be trained for complex technologies like BlockChain, Machine…

Pakistan’s tech exports witness sharp 27% drop in May 2022

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 3 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s tech exports have taken a plunge for the first time since February 2021, as new data reveals that the country’s exports in the tech…

Digital Pakistan Policy expected to be launched by the end of August

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Digital Pakistan Policy (DPP) 2021 – a comprehensive policy dictating the crucial elements needed to tap into the global digital market and empower Pakistanis…

P@SHA congratulates Call Centers in Sindh on the Sales Tax Exemption on their Exports

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

P@SHA would like to congratulate the Call Centers in Sindh on the sales tax exemption on their exports. Previously, call centers were charged 3% sales…

Pakistan becomes the worst country for IT exports with zero facilities, as India leads in the region

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

An alarming report by the Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT and ITeS (P@SHA) has revealed that after the recent withdrawal of the tax exemptions…

P@SHA commends the NeCC’s efforts for enabling Pakistani Sellers’ access to Amazon

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA), in a press release issued on May 21, 2021, commended the efforts of the various stakeholders associated with the…

“This is no way of doing things”, IT Minister strongly objects to FBR’s tax notices to the IT Industry

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Despite earlier concerns by the IT minister, the IT industry at large, and repeated warnings that such measures are derailing the progress of the IT…

P@SHA thanks NCOC for Declaring Call Centers as Essential Services

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT & ITES (P@SHA), in a Press release, extended its sincere gratitude to Mr. Asad Umar – Chief of National…

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