Bigger and better: TechJuice Circle Islamabad one ups Lahore with greater participation from startups and mentors

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

TechJuice has always aimed at becoming a platform that is at the forefront of fostering the Pakistani tech space and building the startup eco-system. Aligned…

Do Pakistanis have a white saviour complex? A stand-up comedian tries to find out with a fake Twitter account

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 6 min read

Shehzad Ghias, a Pakistani lawyer and stand-up comedian, has taken veils off of an attempt to expose Pakistani user’s tendency to believe anything they read…

Getting to know Syed Ahmad, the force behind Prime Minister’s IT agenda for Pakistan

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 17 min read

During his student years, Syed Ahmad was sure that he will kickstart his own technology company. A fresh graduate striving in times when there was…

IT sector exports bring in half a billion dollars in revenue during the first half of FY 2018-19

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The exports from the IT sector of Pakistan have reached half a billion dollars mark during the first half of the financial year. The first…

Dr. Umar Saif announces Venture Capital to help local startups

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Coming at the heels of his appointment as the new Chief Digital Officer at Jang Group, Dr. Umar Saif has announced that he will soon…

Realme C1 review: A budget phone for the youth?

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 11 min read

It seems that more and more companies are entering the smartphone market with youth facing agenda these days. Realme, although it isn’t technically a new…

A glitch in Google’s currency converter left all of Pakistan confused last night

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

A small, but ultimately significant, glitch in Google’s online currency converter left a lot of Pakistanis confused and surprised last night. A few users discovered…

Calling all Python enthusiasts in Lahore: TechJuice Bootcamp for Python is coming to UCP on 19th January

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

TechJuice was built with the aim to fill a gaping hole in the tech industry of Pakistan: coverage being given to startups to present their…

Out of 25 of the richest Pakistanis, not a single person deals in tech

By Rohaan Manzoor ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Who do you think about when you think of billionaires? Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and so on. Now, who do you…

Why Apple lost more than Facebook’s entire market capitalization in just few months

By Rohaan Manzoor ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

Let me address the elephant in the room, I am not suggesting that Apple is dying anytime soon. Despite its revised revenue predictions, the sales…

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Jubilee Life Insurance introduces a brand new e-commerce website

By Brand Voice ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

With the expansion of e-commerce in Pakistan, companies strive to make their offerings more accessible by leveraging the opportunities created by the growing number of…

34 startups from 5 National Incubation Centers have raised over $23 million in investments

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 10 min read

This story has been produced in association with Ignite. The investment numbers have been provided by Ignite for all the startups incubated across five National…

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These local and Pakistan-based global startups and companies raised funding in 2018

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 14 min read

2018 has ended, and the Pakistani entrepreneurial ecosystem has yet to witness a unicorn. Yet, Pakistan is now gaining traction as one of the emerging…

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