ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Tuesday emphasized the need of providing support and conducive environment to start-ups through trainings, investor linkages and mentorship programs for the country’s socio-economic development. He said that right policies had been put in place to enable young entrepreneurs to play their part in Pakistan’s prosperity, Continue Reading
Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque inaugurated portal for online registration of freelancers at Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) head office. Secretary IT Dr. Sohail Rajput was also present on the occasion. The launching of the portal (https://pseb.org.pk/app/index.php) for registration of freelancers is among the many steps Continue Reading
With the rapid growth in adoption of electronic banking channels, especially amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand from bank and customers for digital financial transactions have increased manifold. Based on the success of the Roshan Digital Account framework, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has now devised a comprehensive ‘Customers’ Digital Continue Reading
Islamabad, September 15, 2021: The Universal Service Fund (USF) awarded contract worth approximately PKR 1.36 billion to Telenor for providing high-speed mobile broadband 4G services in Chaghi and Nushki districts of Balochistan province. Federal Minister for Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunication, Syed Amin Ul Haque and Chairman Senate, Sadiq Sanjrani Continue Reading
Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque on Saturday said an Information Technology (IT) Centre worth over Rs 30 billion was under construction in the metropolis. While addressing a ceremony of 15th Consumer Choice Awards held at a local hotel here on Saturday, he said six different Fibre Optics projects in Pakistan of Broadband Service had Continue Reading
National Database and Registration Authority’s (NADRA) has launched a mobile application called Pak-ID which will be used to capture biometrics and scan documents using smartphones. “Inaugurated PAK-ID Mobile App by #NADRA. A revolutionary step in providing convenience, especially to Overseas Pakistanis. Applicants of http://id.nadra.gov.pk can now capture fingerprints, photograph and Continue Reading
5G, the fifth generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks, and successor to 4G, has been a late guest to Pakistan. While millions of people worldwide have access to 5G, the technology standard is not yet available in Pakistan. However, now a timeline has been estimated for when Pakistan will Continue Reading
Pakistan’s largest digital bank, Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Universal Motors (Private) Limited, a prominent importer, exporter, and manufacturer of commercial vehicles in Pakistan. The collaboration will facilitate MMBL Borrowers by allowing them to finance commercial vehicles from Universal Motors through subsidized Continue Reading
Quetta, Sep 2021: Digital Libas, a remote work providing social enterprise from Quetta, is the winner of the SDG Bootcamp for Social Enterprises organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Jazz in Balochistan. The social enterprise will now participate in the national level SDG Bootcamp competition to be Continue Reading
Pakistan’s Information Technology (IT) sector has made measurable and quantifiable progress due to the strong focus of the present government on the growth of the IT industry and the number of IT companies increased up to 160 percent during the last three years. The number of IT companies has increased Continue Reading
