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Senate IT Committee Reviews LDI Telecom Dues

By Tech Desk ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology convened to discuss the outstanding dues of Long-Distance and International (LDI) telecom companies, with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority…

Senate Body Seeks Report on Firms Allegedly Misusing IT Tax Exemptions

By Tech Desk ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology revisited concerns over alleged tax fraud within the IT sector, with former IT Minister Anusha Rahman reiterating…

IT Minister Walks Out of Senate Body Meeting Amid Procedural Dispute

By Tech Desk ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: A heated session of the Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology ended in controversy as Federal Minister Shaza Fatima walked out of the meeting…

Ignite’s Rs8Bn Virtual Production Studio Project Faces Bidding Controversy

By Tech Desk ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology recently reviewed the progress of Pakistan’s first-ever Virtual Production Studio (VPS) project, an 8 billion rupees initiative…

Govt Recovers Rs35 Billion from Power Plants Amid Sector Overhaul

By Tech Desk ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: The government has recovered Rs35 billion from independent power producers (IPPs) and terminated contracts with six power plants as part of ongoing power sector…

Senate Commerce Committee Reviews Budget Utilization and Trade Initiatives

By Tech Desk ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Commerce, chaired by Senator Anusha Rahman, convened on Monday the Parliament House to assess the Ministry of Commerce’s budget…

IT Export Misreporting: Lawmakers Allege Tax Evasion by Textile Exporters

By Tech Desk ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers have raised concerns over IT export misreporting, alleging that textile exporters are falsely declaring their shipments as IT exports to take advantage of…

Digital Nation Pakistan Bill Clears Senate Committee

By Tech Desk ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Digital Nation Pakistan Bill on Monday received majority approval from the Senate Standing Committee on IT and Telecom. The committee also debated amendments to…

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