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September 22, 2026
Engro Corporation has appointed former Careem Pay executive Junaid Iqbal as President and CEO-designate, with him set to succeed Ahsan Zafar Syed after the completion of his current term in April 2027.
September 22, 2026
PTA’s Q2 2026 survey found SCOM leading major mobile network quality categories across surveyed areas of AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, including coverage, download speed, latency, voice and SMS services.
September 21, 2026
Pakistan is accelerating plans to privatise IESCO, FESCO and GEPCO, offering investors up to full ownership and management control as the power sector faces mounting reform pressure.
September 21, 2026
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal says Pakistan must raise exports beyond $100B by 2035 by building non-traditional sectors, productivity, innovation, and digital capacity. Pakistan’s planning minister, Ahsan […]
September 20, 2026
PTA has ordered mobile network operators to eliminate coverage gaps across Rawalpindi and Islamabad by October, with new site installations, 5G spectrum deployment, and penalties for non-compliance.
September 20, 2026
PTA’s Q2 2026 survey finds major citywide differences in Pakistan’s mobile networks, with Jazz leading 10 cities and broadband lagging.
September 19, 2026
JazzWorld CEO Aamir Ibrahim has urged Pakistan to develop AI infrastructure and local capabilities to prevent a widening “intelligence divide” and expand technology exports.
September 18, 2026
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg rejected calls for an industry-wide AI slowdown agreement, arguing individual labs already have both the responsibility and commercial incentive to self-regulate.
September 17, 2026
SMEDA has partnered with Japan’s SMRJ to help Pakistani SMEs join the J-GoodTech B2B platform, opening opportunities for international buyers, joint ventures, distributorships and technical collaboration.
September 16, 2026
PTA Chairman Hafizur Rehman told a Senate committee that internet quality across Pakistan is expected to improve by October amid complaints over disruptions.
September 16, 2026
ISLAMABAD – September 12, 2026: Jazz 5G, Pakistan’s leading connectivity provider from JazzWorld, supported Inclusion Rocks, a three-city celebration organized for children associated with Special Olympics […]
September 15, 2026
The Federal Board of Revenue has introduced an instalment facility for sales tax on imported mobile phones under the revised Ninth Schedule of the Sales Tax Act, allowing eligible individuals to spread their tax payments while requiring the full amount to be cleared within the same financial year.
