Government Proposes Reduction in Solar Net-Metering Incentives
The Power Division is working on a new proposal to extend the payback period for solar net metering from the current 1.5 years to around 2...
President Zardari OKs Crypto Law Regulating Digital Finance
Pakistan has taken a major step toward regulating its digital financial space with the formal approval of the “Virtual Assets Act, 2025.” The Act was endorsed...
FBR Enforces Tighter Restrictions on Business Cash Transactions
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has shared new guidelines with businesses for the fiscal year 2026, aiming to discourage large cash transactions and encourage...
Samsung Q2 Profit Drops 56% Amid AI Demand
Samsung Electronics has projected a sharp decline in second-quarter operating profit, estimating it at 4.6 trillion won (approximately $3.5 billion), down from 10.44...
ADB Injects $500m to Empower Pakistani Women
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has joined the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Code (WE Finance Code), a global initiative led by the World Bank and supported...
Pakistan’s Central Government Debt Reaches Rs. 76 Trillion
The federal government’s total debt stood at Rs76.05 trillion in May 2025, reflecting a 12.3% increase compared to Rs67.73 trillion in the same month last year....
Elon Musk Announces Plans to Launch a New Political Party
Elon Musk has announced the formation of a new political party, the America Party, positioning it as a direct challenge to the current two-party structure in...
Pakistan’s Textile Firm Shift to Tech and EV Sectors
Bilal Fibres Limited, a Lahore-based textile manufacturer, has shared an important update regarding its future direction. While its operations have remained suspended...
China, Pakistan Seal New CPEC Agri-Tech Deals
The China-Pakistan High-Quality Agricultural Cooperation Development Forum took place in Islamabad on Thursday, bringing together key stakeholders to explore opportunities...
Finance Minister Urges Country-Led Development Over Donor Aid
At the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Sevilla, Spain, Federal Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb shared Pakistan’s...
Empowering Punjab’s Youth with Financial Literacy
Karandaaz Pakistan, in collaboration with the Punjab Education Foundation-Official, The Bank of Punjab, and the National Institute of Banking and Finance (NIBAF)-Pakistan,...
Mari Energies and Ghani Chemical Sign Deal for Project in Sindh
Mari Energies Limited and GHANI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED Manufacturer of Industrial & Medical Gases have come together to explore a new gas recovery project...
Neem Gets $4M Credit Line From HBL to Boost Earned Wage Access
Neem, Pakistan’s leading embedded finance platform, has secured a PKR 100 million credit facility from HBL to expand Neem Paymenow, its Shariah-compliant earned...
IT Ministry Calls on Finance Minister for Urgent 5G Auction Meeting
Federal Minister for IT and Telecom Shaza Khawaja has called on the Finance Minister to hold a meeting of the Auction Advisory Committee to finally move...
USF Launches Rs. 7.49B Connectivity Projects
The Universal Service Fund – Pakistan (USF) Board has approved seven new projects worth Rs. 7.49 billion, aiming to improve digital connectivity across Pakistan....
PTV Fee Dropped from Electricity Bills by Government
The federal government has decided to remove the Rs. 35 monthly PTV fee that has long been included in electricity bills. This step will effectively halt...
Meezan Bank Hits $2B Market Cap at PSX
Meezan Bank Limited has crossed the $2 billion mark in market capitalization at the Pakistan Stock Exchange. This significant achievement was shared by Sohail Mohammed,...
PMIC Leads PKR 3bln Gender-Focused Financing for Women Entrepreneurs
Pakistan Microfinance Investment Company (PMIC) has taken a major step toward strengthening gender-inclusive finance by structuring a PKR 3 billion syndicated facility...
Bank Alfalah, IBA-CEJ Train Digital Creators
Bank Alfalah Limited recently collaborated with the Center for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ) at IBA Karachi to launch EmpowerED — a five-day training program...
Farmdar Teams Up with MSF Sugar to Boost Global AI Sugarcane Analytics
Farmdar has entered a strategic partnership with MSF Sugar , one of Australia’s largest integrated sugarcane companies, to roll out advanced CropScan technology...
NEPRA Cuts Power Tariff, Electricity Bills to Drop
NEPRA – National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has announced a reduction in the base electricity tariff for the fiscal year 2025–26, bringing it down...
Karsa Launches Global Dollar Accounts in Pakistan
A new fintech startup, Karsa (YC W25), has launched with the goal of giving people in emerging markets easier access to the U.S. financial system. Designed...
Jazz, British Council, Tech Valley Scale Up E-Learning
Jazz has joined hands with the British Council and Tech Valley Pakistan to expand access to digital education across Pakistan. The three organizations signed a two-year...
SIFC Celebrates Two Years with PayPal Launch
On the occasion of the Special Investment Facilitation Council second anniversary, Pakistan has taken meaningful steps toward strengthening its digital economy....
Rising Number of Youth Using AI Bots for News
According to the latest findings by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, young people are shifting away from traditional news sources like television,...
Government to Reduce Solar Panel Tax Amid IMF Pressure
The federal government has decided to bring down the proposed sales tax on imported solar panels from 18 percent to 10 percent, following discussions with its...
JazzCash & Veem Enable Cross‑Border Payments for freelancers
JazzCash has partnered with Veem to make it easier for freelancers and small businesses in Pakistan to receive international payments. Veem is a global payments...
Faysal Bank Wins Best Digital Marketing Campaign Award
Faysal Bank Limited has just received recognition for its outstanding digital marketing efforts. At the Pakistan Digital Awards 2025, the Bank was awarded “Best...
Pakistan Introduces National Big Data Portal
The National Big Data Portal was officially launched this week by the Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary....
JS Bank & Zindigi Honored for Excellence at Digital Awards
JS Bank and its digital platform Zindigi have recently earned significant recognition at the Pakistan Digital Awards 2025. This achievement highlights their consistent...
BankIslami Wins Best Campaign at Pakistan Digital Awards 2025
BankIslami Pakistan Limited has made a strong mark at the Pakistan Digital Awards 2025, winning the Jury Award for Best Campaign for its bold and purpose-driven...
Pakistan Ranks Last in Global Gender Gap Report 2025: Urgent Reform Needed Amid Regional Divergence
Islamabad, PK – 12 June 2025 – The World Economic Forum (WEF) has today launched the Global Gender Gap Report 2025 in Geneva, with alarming findings...
Budget 2025 is a Death Knell for Pakistan’s IT Industry: P@SHA
According to the Pakistan IT Industry Association (P@SHA), the federal Budget 2025-26 has overlooked some of the most critical needs of the IT and ITeS sector....
PTCL Leads Pakistan’s Digital Customer Service Shift
Pakistan is at a key turning point in its digital transformation journey. With over 240 million people, most of them under 30, the country has the...
WhatsApp to Roll Out Feature to Build Custom AI Chatbots
WhatsApp has started introducing a new feature that lets users create personalized AI chatbots directly within the app. This update is part of its latest iOS...
Bilal Bin Saqib Connects with Trump’s Top Crypto Advisor
Pakistan is taking significant steps toward embracing digital innovation, with a strong focus on Bitcoin mining infrastructure and dedicated AI zones. This was shared...
ABL, Paysys Pilot Pakistan’s First Cross-Border ILP
Allied Bank Limited has entered into a strategic partnership with Paysys Labs to explore new possibilities in cross-border payments through the Interledger Protocol...
Bank AL Habib, C Square, wAI Launch AI Contact Center
Bank AL Habib Limited has joined hands with C Square (Pvt) Limited and wAI Industries to launch what is being called Pakistan’s first AI-powered contact center...
EU and British Council Boost Women’s Digital Skills in Pakistan
The European Union in Pakistan and the British Council have launched an important report titled Skill Gap & Market Need Analysis as part of Component 4...
Mobilink Bank and Daraz Empower MSMEs Digitally
Mobilink Bank has joined hands with Daraz Pakistan in a strategic partnership aimed at supporting micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through increased...
Pakistan to Launch Its Own Bitcoin Strategic Reserve
Pakistan has revealed plans to create a government-led Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, as announced by Bilal Bin Saqib MBE at the Bitcoin2025 conference in Las Vegas...
Turkish Fintech Linked to SadaPay Probed for Laundering
Turkish authorities have detained 13 individuals in connection with an ongoing investigation into the fintech company Papara. The action, based on allegations of...
PTCL, NETS Partner to Upgrade IT Routing Tech.
PTCL.Official has entered into a strategic partnership with NETS-International Group to upgrade its IT Core Routing Platforms. This move involves the deployment...
NIC Karachi Launches Startup Acceleration Program
National Incubation Center Karachi has launched its first structured acceleration program in collaboration with Orbit Startups, a Singapore-based investor focused...
PTCL and Mercantile Roll Out iPhone 16
PTCL.Official , comprising Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited and Ufone 4G, has joined hands with Mercantile, Apple’s official distributor in Pakistan,...
Electricity Bills to Include EV Charging Fees Under New NEPRA Tariff
The NEPRA – National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has approved a revised tariff structure for electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS), allowing them...
JS Investments Launches Pakistan’s First Shariah Hotel REIT
JS Investments, recognized as Pakistan’s oldest private sector Asset Management and REIT Management Company licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission...
P@SHA Urges Stable IT Policies and Clear Taxes
The Pakistan IT Industry Association (P@SHA) has urged the government to prioritize policy consistency and tax clarity for the IT and IT-enabled Services (ITeS)...
Karandaaz, GrowTech Partner to Boost Farmer Inclusion
Karandaaz Pakistan has joined hands with AgriTech firm GROWTECH Services to enhance digital and financial inclusion for smallholder farmers in Punjab. This partnership...
Pakistan, Deloitte Discuss Critical Minerals, Energy Reforms
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb met today with a senior delegation from Deloitte, led by Richard Longstaff, Managing Director and Head...