Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) in Pakistan
The Changing Face of Retail Credit in Pakistan A customer walks into a store, checks the price of a smartphone, and decides to leave. The product...
PM Visits Austria To Boost Economic Ties
A first prime ministerial visit in over 30 years aims to expand trade, investment, and economic cooperation between Pakistan and Austria. Read more: Pakistan Must...
ABHI MFB, 1LINK Launch Raast QR Payments For Merchants
Merchants across Pakistan will be able to accept instant Raast QR payments as ABHI Microfinance Bank partners with 1LINK to launch new P2M services. Read more:...
PDA, UN University Launch GovAI Initiative
More than one million Pakistani civil servants will receive AI training by 2028 under a new GovAI programme launched by Pakistan Digital Authority and United Nations...
Monetization Strategies for Digital Platforms in Pakistan
Introduction: Your Platform Needs to Pay the Bills You built something that people actually use. Maybe it’s an app, a website, or a digital service. The...
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Discuss Tech Talent Cooperation
Talks between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia focused on tech talent, investment progress, and plans to build a skilled workforce pipeline for international markets. Pakistan...
Pakistan Plans $1 Billion AI Investment By 2030
The government plans to invest $1 billion in artificial intelligence by 2030, with new scholarships, training programmes, and AI education across the country. Pakistan...
VEON and JazzWorld Launch “Invest In Pakistan” Initiative
International investors are being invited to explore Pakistan’s growth potential through a new initiative launched by VEON and JazzWorld. VEON Ltd., a global...
Pakistan And China Deepen Cooperation At Islamabad Symposium
Efforts to expand Pakistan-China cooperation in education, agriculture, and industry moved forward at a joint symposium held in COMSTECH, Islamabad. Read more: Pakistan,...
UBL Introduces Voice Command Banking in Digital App
Customers can now use voice commands in the UBL Digital App to handle everyday banking in English or Urdu. Read more: UBL Becomes Pakistan’s Most Valuable...
Balochistan Women MPAs Visit Türkiye To Strengthen Ties
A delegation of women members of the Balochistan Assembly has undertaken an official visit to Türkiye to strengthen parliamentary, diplomatic and people to people...
President Zardari Begins Four Day UAE Visit
President Asif Ali Zardari is undertaking a four day official visit to the United Arab Emirates to engage with the UAE leadership on bilateral relations. Read...
Meta Sued Over WhatsApp Encryption Claims
Meta is facing a lawsuit in the United States over claims that WhatsApp misled users about the scope of its end to end encryption. A lawsuit...
Pakistan, China To Sign Agriculture MoUs
Multiple memorandums of understanding between Pakistan and China were signed to expand agricultural investment and cooperation at a major conference held in Islamabad....
Mari Energies Subsidiary Launches Cloud AI Platform
Mari Energies Limited has announced the launch of a cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure platform through its subsidiary Sky47 Limited near Islamabad. ...
UK Probes X Over Grok Deepfake Content
Britain’s media regulator has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s X over concerns that its Grok AI chatbot may have been used to generate illegal...
Qatar, UAE Join US Led Tech Supply Initiative
Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are set to become part of a US led effort to secure artificial intelligence and semiconductor supply chains. Read more:...
Pakistan, Indonesia Form Joint Trade Committee
Pakistan and Indonesia have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish an Indonesia-Pakistan Joint Trade Committee to strengthen trade dialogue and address...
China Tests Laser Satellite Internet System
China has tested a laser based satellite internet system aimed at competing with SpaceX’s Starlink. Read more: Pakistan Launches Satellite Internet for Digital...
Pakistan Approves New Electronics Manufacturing Policy
Pakistan has approved a national electronics manufacturing policy aimed at expanding local production and reducing reliance on imported electronic goods. Read more:...
Planning Ministry Charts Data Roadmap To $1 Trillion
Planning Minister Prof Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary has outlined a data driven roadmap to guide Pakistan’s long term economic recovery and growth. Read more: PBS Signs...
Data Vault, NCP Unite for Sovereign AI Push
Data Vault Pakistan and the Centre of Excellence Artificial Intelligence Technology Center at the National Centre for Physics have entered into a strategic partnership...
ABHI And Mahaana Partner On Employee Finance
The collaboration between ABHI and Mahaana have entered into a partnership aimed at improving financial empowerment for employees across Pakistan. Read more: ABHI,...
Pakistan, UAE Agree On $1bn Investment Deal
Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates have agreed on a major economic cooperation package under which Pakistan will transfer shares of companies within the Fauji...
KalPay Secures Investment To Expand Inclusive Credit
Accelerate Prosperity, an initiative of the Aga Khan Development Network, has invested in KalPay to support the expansion of Shariah compliant and affordable credit...
Pakistan, UK Launch £35m Climate Partnership
Pakistan and the United Kingdom have launched the UK–Pakistan Green Compact, a new climate partnership aimed at strengthening resilience, supporting clean energy...
President Urges Stronger Trade Ties With Iraq
President Asif Ali Zardari has called for greater facilitation of trade and business interaction between Pakistan and Iraq to strengthen cooperation across key economic...
Finance Ministry Engages Middle East Fintech Investors
Khurram Schehzad, Advisor to the Finance Minister of Pakistan, met a delegation of leading international fintech investors from the Middle East to discuss Pakistan’s...
NGC Commissions 500kV Lahore North Grid Station
Financed by the Asian Development Bank, The National Grid Company of Pakistan has commissioned the 500kV Lahore North Grid Station with an investment of Rs20.7 billion....
Samba Bank Launches Saudi Business Facilitation Center
Samba Bank Limited Pakistan has inaugurated The Kingdom Connect Saudi Business Facilitation Center in Islamabad to support stronger economic engagement between Pakistan...
Meta Agrees To Offer EU Users Ad Choices
Meta has agreed to give Facebook and Instagram users in the European Union more control over how their data is used for advertising. Read more: Meta...
Turkiye Plans Drone Assembly Facility In Pakistan
Turkiye is preparing a plan to set up an assembly facility for its combat drones in Pakistan, according to reports citing Turkish officials. Read more: Pakistan,...
PTA Approves PTCL Deal To Acquire Telenor
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has approved PTCL’s plan to acquire Telenor Pakistan in a deal valued at four hundred million dollars. Read more: Telenor,...
Wateen And BOP Launch Banking AI Factory
Wateen Telecom and The Bank of Punjab have signed an agreement to establish an AI Factory aimed at supporting digital modernization in Pakistan’s banking sector....
Pakistan and Egypt Agree on New Economic Steps
Pakistan and Egypt have agreed to strengthen economic cooperation during a two day visit by Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty. Read more: Egyptian Fintech...
Pakistan Seeks AI Partnership With United States
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Rizwan Saeed Sheikh has urged Pakistani tech professionals and US business leaders to support an AI-focused economic...
PBS Signs New Data Sharing Agreements
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has signed new data-sharing agreements with major government bodies during DataFest 2025. The partnerships aim to improve access...
Federal Government to Finalize Pakistan’s First 5G Auction
Pakistan’s first 5G spectrum auction, with the Auction Advisory Committee meeting expected this week. The decision will shape the rollout strategy for next-generation...
Google to Open First Office in Pakistan
Google has completed its registration in Pakistan and will soon open a local office, Federal IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja said. Chromebook production has also...
Naver to Shut Down Webtoon Translate Platform
Naver announced it will discontinue its fan translation platform, Webtoon Translate, on November 26 due to unsustainable operations. Read more: HBO Max Officially...
Pakistan to Announce 5G Spectrum Policy Soon
Pakistan is set to announce its long-awaited 5G spectrum policy to enhance digital access nationwide. IT Minister Shaza Fatima said the upcoming policy aims to boost...
China Proposes Global Body to Govern AI
Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed the creation of a World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation to govern AI development and promote its use for...
IT Ministry Launches Startup Fund and Cloud Program
Ignite National Technology Fund through The Ministry of IT and Telecommunication, has launched the Prime Minister’s Cloud Enablement Program and the Pakistan Startup...
Pakistan Launches Satellite Internet for Digital Growth
Pakistan has launched a national project under Uraan Pakistan to expand internet access through satellite and fiber networks. Led by Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal...
Pakistan, LiuGong Partner to Modernize Agriculture
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan called for enhanced collaboration between Pakistani manufacturers and Chinese...
Standard Chartered and SBP Advance Digital Payments
Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan organized an exclusive session to showcase its leading digital banking platform, Straight2Bank, in collaboration with the instant...
Meta Partners with Pakistan on AI and E-Commerce
Meta is exploring partnerships with Pakistan in artificial intelligence, digital trade, and e-commerce. During a meeting with Federal Commerce Minister Jam Kamal...
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Launch Economic Framework
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to establish an Economic Cooperation Framework to strengthen trade, investment, and development partnerships. The agreement,...
Pakistan and Qatar Formalise $3 Billion Investment Agreement
Pakistan and Qatar have signed a protocol finalising Doha’s $3 billion investment commitment through the Qatar Investment Authority, deepening cooperation in trade,...
MMBL and SMEDA Partner to Strengthen SME Financing in Pakistan
Mobilink Microfinance Bank (MMBL) and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) have signed an MoU to expand financial access for small businesses...
