FBR Launches Geo-Tagged POS Enforcement Drive
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is launching geo-tagged surveys in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad to identify shops not linked to Point of Sale (POS) systems. The...
Haball Raises $52M for Regional Expansion
Haball, a leading fintech in Pakistan focused on supply chain finance, has raised US$52 million in a pre-Series A round. The equity portion of US$5 million...
HNB Withdraws from Bank Alfalah’s Bangladesh Expansion
The Hatton National Bank PLC HNB) from Sri Lanka just withdrew on its plan to purchase Bank Alfalah Limited’s Bangladesh operations. Having been eyeing it since...
Government Move Could Halt 50% of Pakistan’s Telecom and ATMs
Chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Major General (R) Hafeez Ur Rehman, told the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on IT, that revoking...
Binance Founder CZ Joins Pakistan Crypto Council
Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder of Binance, has been appointed as a strategic adviser to the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC), a body established in March 2025 to...
60% Mobile Banking, Yet 70% Value Offline
Pakistan’s banking sector is undergoing a digital shift, marked by a surge in mobile and internet banking usage. At the same time, traditional banking remains...
Starlink Launch Date Confirmed by Minister of IT
Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Shaza Khawaja, announced that SpaceX‘s satellite-based internet service, Starlink, is expected...
Chip Producers TSMC and Intel Announce Joint Venture
Sources share Intel Corporation and TSMC may be seeking more than a casual collaboration as they are said to be stepping together to form a joint...
Cricket to Connectivity: Kazim Mujtaba on Merging Passion & Digital Purpose
Jazz has joined hands with the Pakistan Cricket Board as the Digital Lifestyle Partner for PSL Season 10, promising to turn every match into an immersive...
TikTok Sale Blocked Amid Rising Trade Tensions
The proposed sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations have been paused after the Chinese government signaled it would not approve the deal. The decision follows Donald...
