Careem Charges ‘Lowest Ever Commissions’ to Facilitate Captain Earnings
Careem, the pioneer of ride-hailing services in Pakistan, has recently announced a significant reduction in its commission fees charged to Captains, making it a...
Easypaisa launches in-App Biometric Verification
Easypaisa, has introduced an innovative feature that enables users to upgrade their mobile wallet accounts through in-app biometric verification. A key regulato...
Iyzil Launches New Version: Enhanced Features for Smart Female Safety & Security with 24/7 Professional Monitoring
Iyzil, Pakistan’s First Smart Safety, and Security Solution is on a mission to make every female feel safe, and stay safe. Iyzil guarantees to help all...
Careem Partners with Krave Mart and others to offer its Captains Discounted Groceries, Medicines, Food & Smartphones on Installments
Krave Mart will offer Captains discounts of up to 20%. With FinPro, Captains will easily be able to purchase smartphones on installments. Captains will purcha...
Zong Introduces Discounted International Roaming Bundle for Saudi Arabia
Zong 4G has launched a discounted Saudi Arabia roaming offer, adding to its industry-leading international roaming offering that includes the majority of nation...
Soorty Partners With ABHI, Thousands of Employees Get Access to Salary Everyday
ABHI, Pakistan’s first-ever financial freedom platform, recently partnered with Soorty Enterprises, to provide its thousands of employees with the facility to...
PUBG MOBILE Embodies the Spirit of Ramadan With Iftar Drives Across Pakistan
The country’s leading online battle royale game, PUBG MOBILE, celebrated the blessed month of Ramadan with fans from across Pakistan. PUBG MOBILE undertook a ...
Jazz invests PKR 14.9 Bn during Q1 22, overall investment crosses $10.2 Bn
Continuing its focus on driving digital inclusion, Jazz invested PKR 14.9 billion under its ‘4G for all’ ambition during the first quarter of 2022, taking i...
Jazz Digit 4G Internet-enabled handset to boost internet access for low-income women
To expand the benefits of mobile broadband, especially among low-income segments in Pakistan, Jazz Digit 4G has been recognized as a successful rollout global...
Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44 Billion & Announced Plans to Privatize the Company
Everyone had their eyes on Elon Musk after it was revealed that he bought a 9% stake in Twitter. The move was interesting to many because...
Earth Day: Jazz To Achieve Net-Zero Emissions By 2050
On Friday, as we celebrated World Earth Day it is essential for us to understand that responding to climate change is not an option anymore, in...
MMBL partners with BaKhabar Kissan to foster a smart digital ecosystem for its growing Agri-customers
Pakistan’s largest digital bank, Mobilink Microfinance Bank Ltd (MMBL) has partnered with BaKhabar Kissan (BKK), a leading agri-tech enterprise that provides ...
SadaPay Gets Regulatory Approval from SBP to Launch Operations
After a wait of almost two years, SadaPay has finally received the green signal from State Bank of Pakistan to launch its commercial operations. The news...
Ufone 4G Offers Free 15GB Data with Latest Samsung Handsets Available at its Service Centers
Ufone 4G has taken on board the premier South Korean technology conglomerate, Samsung, to offer the full range of Samsung handsets for sale at Ufone Service ce...
WhatsApp announces exciting new features!
WhatsApp has announced some new and exciting changes to its app recently. One of the highly anticipated features include Reactions, which will now make it easie...
foodpanda Collaborates with Punjab Food Authority to Train HomeChefs
In an effort to improve food packaging and hygiene standards during food preparation, foodpanda has partnered with the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) to train Home...
Zong Partners with OPay to Increase Availability of Mobile Recharge
Zong 4G has joined hands with OP Digital Services Pvt. Ltd (OPay) to integrate the mobile top-up facility in OPay’s point of sale (POS) terminals. Through...
PTA Renews Jazz License
In pursuance of the Policy Directive issued by the Federal Government, Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (Jazz) has signed a renewed license with Pakistan ...
National UNDP-Jazz SDG Bootcamp concludes; behchlo.pk bags top prize
BECHLO.PK has won the first national Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Bootcamp conducted jointly by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Jazz. Ten...
Empowering radiologists through SLOSH AI
Aiman Khan, the founder and CEO at SLOSH, identified that there was a gap in the market when it comes to active radiologists working on chest...
Jugnu Enters Into Strategic Alliance With Sary Raising $22.5 Million In Series A
Pakistan’s B2B e-commerce startup Jugnu and MENA-based Sary have formed an alliance to transform the future of B2B e-commerce through an initial strategic inv...
Rozee Launches Dedicated Startup Jobs Section to Catalyze Pakistan’s Digital Economy
Rozee.pk, Pakistan’s leading job portal, launches an industry-first dedicated space for VC-funded startups. The traditional model of doing business is quickly...
PTA writes to YouTube to unblock Dr Israr’s channel
One of the most beloved Islamic scholars, Dr. Israr Ahmed’s YouTube channel was recently taken down in response to allegations of antisemitic statements by a ...
Jazz shines at Effie Awards Pakistan 2022 with 5 awards
Pakistan’s leading digital operator Jazz has won five awards at the Effie Awards Pakistan 2022 held last night in Karachi. The company received three silver a...
Apple testing subscription based ownership for iPhones
The subscription model has been a trendy concept for a while now and as more and more tech companies are launching services that utilize that model,...
PTCL, CDA partner for digitalisation
PTCL group and Capital Development Authority (CDA) Islamabad signed a contract for strategic partnership for digitalisation of solutions for CDA, a statement sa...
OPay Partners with Euronet Pakistan to Accelerate Digitization of Retail Payments
OP Digital Services Pvt Ltd. (OPay), a Soft-Bank backed fintech, has entered into an agreement with Euronet Pakistan to rapidly develop the local payments eco...
CDA launches 1819 helpline
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Ufone on Friday for the use of advanced technology in procedu...
SnackVideo Designates Spacebar As Its Authorized Sales Partner In Pakistan
SnackVideo, the popular platform featuring short-form videos, has designated Spacebar as its authorized Sales Partner for the country. The decision was made aft...
MMBL announces DOST Hackathon
Mobilink Microfinance Bank in collaboration with GDG Islamabad is bringing DOST Hackathon, at NSTP. Anybody who thinks they can build a working prototype that i...
Bayfikr is on a mission to increase remittances into Pakistan
Bayfikr, a London based Pakistani FinTech, has launched for Overseas Pakistanis with an aim of increasing and streamlining remittances into the country. Accordi...
Infinix to Spearhead the Biggest E-Sports Event in Pakistan
Infinix has been a frontrunner in promoting E-Sports in Pakistan by not just creating opportunities for e-gaming talent to showcase themselves but also creating...
PHC orders mechanism to filter out objectionable content from TikTok
Peshawar High Court (PHC) after conducting a hearing of a case has asked Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to come up with a mechanism in consultation ...
Safepay and UBL Partner to Accelerate Acceptance of Online Payments in Pakistan
United Bank Limited (UBL) and Safepay have entered into an agreement to offer digital acceptance solutions for retail businesses and SMEs, a statement said on T...
WhatsApp to get a ‘Poll’ feature soon!
Do you think the ‘poll’ options when it comes to social media help you decide on things especially when you’re addressing something that usually gets divi...
Netflix announces plans to prohibit password sharing
Much to the dismay of fans of the streaming service, Netflix recently announced that it is going to test a new feature that will restrict people...
Bazaar raises $70 million from Tiger Global & Dragoneer to digitize Pakistan’s retail
Led by Hamza Jawaid and Saad Jangda, Bazaar is B2B e-commerce & fintech startup that is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. In a Series B round, the...
Jazz Appoints Atyab Tahir as CEO JazzCash
Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital operator (part of VEON Group NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), announces the appointment of Atyab Tahir as the CEO of ...
PayFast Partners with Chikoo to Enable Digital Payments
Chikoo, a made-for-retailers e-commerce solution, has partnered with PayFast to enable retailers on its platform to now accept multiple online payment methods. ...
Wateen And Cisco Collaborate With Beaconhouse For Managed Internet Services Across BSS Campuses
Wateen Telecom Limited, the leading ICT company in Pakistan, and Beaconhouse, the country’s largest network of private educational institutions, have partnere...
TPL Trakker, Telenor join hands to provide IoTsolutions
TPL Trakker, has recently partnered with Telenor Pakistan to exclusively provide state of the art IoT solutions and services to strengthen domestic connectivity...
‘Temporary Registration’ of Overseas Pakistanis’ Mobile Devices Launching Soon
To address the issues faced by overseas Pakistanis/foreigners with regards to mobile registration, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has developed a ne...
Jazz commits to increase female mobile broadband users, accelerates efforts to promote diversity & inclusion at the workplace
This year, the International Women’s Day theme was #BreakTheBias. Whether it’s intentional or unintentional, women have suffered and will continue to suffer...
PTCL announces free calls to Ukraine & other European countries amid the ongoing war
In an industry-first move, the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has announced free phone calls to Ukraine and neighboring countries. As per the...
Government announces Zero Tax for Freelance Community
As per the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoiTT), Pakistani freelancers alone generated $216.788 million by exporting their services ...
NIC Backed Pakistani Startup MyTM raises $6.9 million in seed round
Another great news for Pakistani Startups as MyTM announces that it has secured $6.9 million in its seed round, now taking its total funding up to...
PTA Chairman meets Starlink Execs at Mobile World Congress
The PTA Chairman Maj. Gen. (R) Amir Azeem Bajwa met with the officials from Starlink at the Mobile World Conference 2022 happening in Barcelona, Spain. The...
Supernet secures multiple contracts of over Rs450m
Supernet has secured multiple contracts of over Rs450 million from Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) to strengthen the communication and IT infrastructure of ...
DeafTawk partners with GSMA and Jazz to make MWC’22 inclusive
Making the world’s most influential connectivity industry event inclusive for the global deaf community for the first time, DeafTawk has partnered with the GS...
Jazz Invests PKR 13.9bn In 4Q21as 4G Population Coverage Reaches 65%
Jazz, Pakistan’s number one 4G operator, and the largest internet and broadband service provider invested PKR 13.9 billion under its ‘4G for all ambiti...