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 weekly...
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 awards...
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 said...
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 ecosystem,...
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 procedures...
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 after...
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 is...
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. According...
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 with...
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 Tuesday....
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 divided...
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 JazzCash...
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. By...
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 partnered...
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 new...
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 in...
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 its...
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 GSMA...
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 ambition’ during...
PayFast Partners with bSecure to Offer Better Payment Solutions to Customers
bSecure, a one-click checkout solution and digital aggregation platform, has partnered with PayFast to offer payment solutions to their customers. Clients on bSecure’s...
Pakistan to roll out 5G by April 2023
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has prepared a policy framework aimed at rolling out 5G and advanced technology for it will be available by April...
Easypaisa Partners With FBISE To Facilitate Digital Fee Payments
Easypaisa, the country’s leading digital payments platform, has partnered with the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) to digitize the...
Knowledge Platform launches Pakistan’s ‘first’ educational device
Knowledge Platform, a leading ed-tech organization in Pakistan, has launched Pakistan’s first educational device in collaboration with GSMA and CreditPer, a leading...
PTA Collaborates with Jazz & other telcos to reduce gender digital gap
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has collaborated with Telecom operators and other stakeholders to reduce digital gender gap in Pakistan via initiatives...
Fintech NayaPay secures $13m as it rolls out digital payments revolution in Pakistan
NayaPay, a Pakistan-based fintech platform, has raised $13 million in one of the largest seed rounds in South Asia. Bringing together a diverse mix of leading...
Meta plans community lab to strengthen Pakistan’s ecosystem
Facebook parent Meta and the government-owned working group agreed to explore idea of setting up a community lab in Pakistan by collaborating with academia, incubation...
Zong 4G Redefines Digitalization With its Latest TVC And New Tagline
Zong has taken the industry by storm with its recently launched TV Commercial starring some of the most prolific Social Media influencers who unveil the new...
PTA completes rationalization plan for 1800 MHz spectrum
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has conducted Spectrum Auction in Pakistan in September 2021 in accordance with the Policy Directive of the Government...
PM announces Zero Tax for registered freelancers
In an attempt to support the country’s freelance community, Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced zero tax on registered e-freelancers at the launch of the...
Youth empowerment only possible through digitalization says IT Minister
Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin ul Haq said on Saturday that technology was changing with every passing day and the government...
PM Imran launches instant digital payment system ‘Raast’
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday launched Raast person-to-person payment system for instant digital transactions, saying it would create ease for the masses...
NBP Funds launches N-Pay digital payment system
The NBP Funds is proud to be the first asset management company to launch N-Pay digital payment system for all business. N-Pay is an online payment...
Telenor Welcomes Swiss Blockchain Experts to Explore Transformative Opportunities
Telenor Pakistan has hosted a delegation of Blockchain experts from the BSV Blockchain Association at its 345 campus. The purpose of the visit was to discuss...
Jazz launches cloud platform ‘Garaj’ to store Pakistan’s data within the country
Aimed at facilitating enterprises to leverage technology and unleash their full business potential, Jazz has launched “Garaj”, a state-of-the-art cloud platform....
Telenor signs MoU with Education Ministry to launch ‘Taleemabad’ in 6 schools
Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Telenor Pakistan to pilot Taleemabad in six primary-level...
Increased telecom taxes hamper digital inclusion
The recently announced mini-budget came with some unexpected tax revisions for the telecom sector. The news has caused distress amongst stakeholders who have raised...
Ufone 4G Offers Industry-First Unlimited Free Internet
Pakistani telecom company, Ufone 4G, is offering unlimited free internet every day to help customers experience its superior data quality and blazing speeds. ‘Muft...
SCO brings 4G to G-B’s Shamshal valley
The Special Communications Organisation (SCO) has bought 4G services to Shamshal village in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), where people previously had to travel five...
UBL eyes majority stake in Telenor Microfinance Bank
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed United Bank Limited (UBL) for due diligence to acquire Telenor Microfinance Bank, a bourse filing said on Tuesday....
U Microfinance Bank enters into partnership with ABL
President & CEO U Microfinance Bank Limited (U Bank) Mr. Kabeer Naqvi, President & CEO Allied Bank Limited (ABL) Mr. Aizid Razzaq Gill and CEO ABL...
Zong Organizes Digital Health Awareness Session on Omicron Variant
Zong 4G, in collaboration with telehealth startup Sehat Kahani, organized a digital health session on the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus for all the country...