PAKISTAN NEWS: StormFiber and Peshawar Zalmi come together to bring the Yellow Storm to PSL: Peshawar Zalmi has pulled off…
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At no point in recent history have calls for Pakistan to industrialize been stronger than they have been now. Industrialization…
PAKISTAN NEWS: PTA & ICANN Hold a Workshop on DNS Abuse and Misuse: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in collaboration with…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Vedrana Savic Managing Director, Thought Leadership, Accenture Research[/box] Business opportunities have become increasingly abundant, as prices continue…
PAKISTAN NEWS: New Guidelines for Registration of Imported Mobile Phones: The federal government has approved the extension in the launch…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Erez Yereslove Senior Vice President, Globality[/box] Not many of us would see a calculator as a…
On 17th day of September 2001, an ambitious article of mine was published in the Pakistan Gulf Economist. The title…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Under-Invoicing of IT Products Has Cost Pakistan Rs40Bn in 5 Years: Pakistan is witnessing huge under-invoicing in information…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jon Liao Chief Strategy Officer, JD.com This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting[/box]…
Quality improvement and the growth of science and technology based education should be the main focus of attention Pakistan faces…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Govt to Launch Online Portal for Registration & Tax Payment of Phones: The government has come up with…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Bernd Leukert Member of the Executive Board, SAP This article is part of the World Economic Forum…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Johnny Wood Writer, Formative Content[/box] What will the factories of tomorrow look like? It’s a question…
PAKISTAN NEWS: PTCL Partners With Cloudflare to Improve Internet Response Time: In an effort to further optimize network performance, PTCL…
PAKISTAN NEWS: E-Commerce in Pakistan witnesses a rapid growth of 94pc: According to a report released by the State Bank…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Microsoft launches all in one office app for Windows 10: Microsoft is making its MS Office suite more…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Richard Baldwin Professor of International Economics, Graduate Institute, Geneva[/box] “Globalization 4.0 has only just begun, but…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Tax structure for mobile phone imports: The government finalized the tax structure for mobile phones being brought to…
No.1 passport UAE has overtaken Singapore and Germany as the country with the world’s most powerful passport. According to Passport…
PAKISTAN NEWS: A Chinese company’s free satellite Wi-Fi: If anybody claims to offer free Wi-Fi, it feels like too good…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Unregistered mobile phones set to be blocked Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), last week, notified to block all unregistered…
It’s 2018; women have made strides in politics, business, technology and culture. But even those friends we considered forward-thinking questioned…
Analysis of cement sector in Pakistan (Operational Units Data) July to June Production Capacity (Mn. Tonnes) % age Incr/(Dec) Local…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Govt Likely to Allow Import of Used Smartphones: In a major policy shift in the telecom sector, the…
Technology is a major part of our lives today; since we wake-up in the morning to the time we go…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Pakistan and Etisalat Resume Talks for Pending Payment for PTCL: Pakistan has decided to reinitiate talks with Dubai-based…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Hilary Sutcliffe Director, SocietyInside Anne-Marie Allgrove Head, Global Information Technology and Communications Industry, Baker McKenzie This…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Global Mapping Giant HERE & TPL Maps to Become Technology Partners: TPL Maps (Pvt) Ltd, Pakistan’s first and…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Huawei Launches the Midrange Y9 2019 in Pakistan: It’s that time of the year again. Huawei is bringing…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Oct 19, 2018[/box] Tech companies, be it idealistic start-ups or well-established billion-dollar empires, often have…
PAKISTAN NEWS Paypal Service promotion in Pakistan likely: Finance Minister Asad Umar stressed that Pakistan needs a reliable online payment…
PAKISTAN NEWS: mycart.pk Named ‘Best Online Grocery’ at 13th Consumer Choice Awards: mycart.pk, the leading Pakistani grocery store, has been…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Børge Brende President, Member of the Managing Board, World Economic Forum Murat Sönmez Managing Director, Head of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Rohit T. Aggarwala Head of Urban Systems, Sidewalk Labs Katie Hill Advisor, Omidyar Network Robert Muggah…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Sarah Feldman, Oct 4, 2018[/box] Thursday kicks off space week, an international week where science and technology is…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Pakistan Railways to Launch Wi-Fi and Online Tracking System: Pakistan Railways will provide Wi-Fi and tracking system facility…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Facebook misuses phone numbers intended for two-factor authentication Facebook has been using the phone numbers that you gave…
PAKISTAN: Zong 4G continues its speed and network expansion momentum like an F-16: Pakistan’s Leading Data Network, Zong 4G, has…
With rising mobile phone adoption, maturing 3G/4G telecom services, rapidly growing mobile money solutions and innovative initiatives like QR codes…
PAKISTAN: YouTube Kids Now Lets Parents Control What Content their Children Can View: YouTube Kids has added a new feature…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]So-Young Kang Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Gnowbe This article is part of the World Economic Forum…
PAKISTAN: Ufone launches prepaid data roaming offer for UAE and Saudi Arabia: Keeping up to its all-time commitment of making…
PAKISTAN: LG unveils curved gaming monitors to compete against Samsung’s offerings: Just like Samsung did recently, LG is using its…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with VoxEU[/box] Blockchain is all the rage. We are constantly…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Natalie Pierce Project Specialist, Social Engagement, World Economic Forum, [/box] Now more than ever, people under the…
PAKISTAN: Samsung is Working on a Self-Healing Oleophobic Coating for Smartphones: With the display being one of the more important…
PAKISTAN: Hisense Enters Pakistani Market With Its Locally Produced LED & Laser TVs: Chinese LED TV manufacturer, Hisense, has announced…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Juergen Voegele Senior Director, Food and Agriculture Global Practice, World Bank[/box] Technology has revolutionized agriculture at…
PAKISTAN: Youtube’s Update Has Made It Slower on All Browsers Except Chrome: Mozilla claims that Google has made YouTube load…
PAKISTAN: Moody’s Withdraws Negative Outlook Rating for Jazz: Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) on Thursday withdrew Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited’s (Jazz)…
PAKISTAN: Jazz and Careem Collaborate to Provide Exciting Offers to Users: Jazz has collaborated with Careem to offer various promotions…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with Chatham House[/box] This article is part of the World…
PAKISTAN: Gmail messages ‘read by human third parties’: Google has confirmed that private emails sent and received by Gmail users…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Robert Muggah Co-founder, Igarape Institute and SecDev Group Camino Kavanagh Visiting fellow, Department of War Studies,…
Pakistan: Facebook Launches Instagram Lite For Emerging Markets: Facebook has introduced a stripped-down version of the social photo-sharing app Instagram.…
In Pakistan, three sectors that have witnessed tremendous growth in terms of innovation and users are Information Communications Technology (ICT),…
PAKISTAN: PTCL Achieves ISO Certification For Cloud Infrastructure Services Security: PTCL has become the country’s first telecom operator to achieve…
PAKISTAN: Asus Unveils Zenbook S Ultra-Portable With A Unique Hinge Design: Apart from announcing laptops with touchscreens instead of touchpads,…
Islamic Development Bank (IDB) – a multilateral developing institution of the world initiatives are aimed at youth, technology and innovation.…
PAKISTAN: Check out the Durshal innovation lab in Peshawar in all its glory: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB) has…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Fred Krupp[/box] In any era, the hard work of environmental progress requires the best available tools.…
PAKISTAN: Optix adds Netflix CDN to its data center to make streaming faster than ever: With the Netflix craze in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Corinna Frey, Cambridge Judge Business School and Marian Gatzweiler, University of Edinburgh[/box] The term “refugee camp”…
PAKISTAN: Uber’s bike-hailing service is now available in Karachi: Uber, the global smartphone app that seamlessly connects riders to drivers,…
Pakistan expects to use the multi-billion-dollar Chinese investment to significantly enhance its industrial capacity and economic productivity backed by greater…
Agriculture and food security in Pakistan highly vulnerable to climate change impact Edible imported oil and fuel oil are threat…
PAKISTAN: Clickmall’s 1st anniversary “bari bachat sale” is now live: Clickmall is celebrating its 1st anniversary with Bari Bachat Sale. The…
PAKISTAN: Nokia 6 2018 launched in Pakistan: Nokia came back strong to the phone market, on the back of its…
PAKISTAN: Govt to set up a $75 million fund for giving loans to entrepreneurs: The government, through State Bank of…
PAKISTAN: Jazz and PTCL top PTA complaint charts again: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) received 2,757 complaints from telecom consumers against…
PAKISTAN: Jazz commences super 4g experience bus tour: Jazz has commenced a nationwide experience bus tour in promotion of its…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Mar 12, 2018[/box] Last Friday, thousands of people in the United States and…
PAKISTAN: 5 cool uses for your usb drive that donot involve data transfer: In the age of clouds and social…
PAKISTAN: Careem reduces prices for its bike and rickshaw rides: One of the most popular ride-hailing services in the region,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Bettina Büchel, IMD Business School[/box] We are not only living in an age where women are…
PAKISTAN: 3g/4g users reach 49.46 million in Pakistan: The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan have reached 49.46…
PAKISTAN: Daraz brand fest with discounts up to 76% off launched: Daraz. In much the same way as every group…
PAKISTAN: Daraz’s big home makeover is now live with discounts up to 80%: You’ve changed; so should your home. Daraz…
PAKISTAN: Data saving youtube go app now available in Pakistan: YouTube is undoubtedly the biggest network for uploading and viewing…
As the technological landscape changes, so too does the expectation of consumers who shop in stores and online. Mobile technology,…
PAKISTAN: #MCBSUPERSAVERS- get additional 30% off on all MCB debit, credit cards: ‘Sales’ and ‘discounts’ are the sweetest words for…
PAKISTAN: Xiaomi opens new Mi flagship store in Multan & people are loving it: Good news for Mi Fans in…
PAKISTAN: National savings app lets you check investment info, prize bond results & more: National Savings is continuing to move…
Interview with Syed Muslim Hasany – Director, Green Peak International [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Syed Muslim Hasany is currently…
PAKISTAN: Incentives package to boost IT industry: The Ministry of Information Technology is working on a comprehensive incentives package for…
PAKISTAN Pakistan dominates ICC’s top 10 tweets from 2017: Pakistan cricket has drastically improved in 2017; from the revival of…
PAKISTAN: Flash sale: grab Xiaomi products with flat 25% discount: One of the world’s largest smartphone makers, Xiaomi has managed…
Interview with Mr Khushnood Aftab –CEO and founder, Viper Technology (Pvt) Limited [box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Mr Khushnood Aftab…
PAKISTAN Zong 4g partners with careem to offer free rides and exclusive discounts: Zong 4G has announced its partnership with…
PAKISTAN Zong 4g’s unique business model: Customers before revenue!: Being at the forefront of Pakistan’s digital revolution, country’s largest data…