According to statistics, the Covid-19 pandemic has caused school closures that affected 90% of the student population worldwide. The pandemic, which started in late February 2020, exacerbated the educational crisis in Pakistan. As a result, education has undergone a profound shift. E-learning has become increasingly popular, where students are taught Continue Reading
My eyes steer left and right as I struggle to swallow the words. They almost consume me. ‘I need to open a bank account.’ The sheer thought of opening a bank account and stepping foot in that unknown territory has always brought my 20-year-old self to my knees. I have Continue Reading
“Propaganda”, a word often spoken too comfortably and frequently in the evolving media landscape of the tech-enabled world, but what does it mean for production companies such as Netflix and Hulu that are daring to venture into sensitive grounds? Recent shows that are set in the times of old, all Continue Reading
Social media first gained popularity for its ability to connect people, especially those constrained by geographical limits. It played an integral role in exemplifying and realizing the concept of Web 2.0 – a term that refers to platforms relying on user-generated content, with Instagram undeniably being the most popular one. Continue Reading
Celebrating the ICC T20 World Cup fever, Zong is offering its postpaid customers a special Australia-focused International Roaming bundle. The company has introduced the bundle to ensure that Zong subscribers visiting Australia for the tournament can stay connected to their friends and families in an easy and efficient, and affordable Continue Reading
Meta is expanding its digital literacy program, ‘WeThinkDigital’, to Gilgit-Baltistan in collaboration with Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) and the Gilgit-Baltistan Department of Education. The program aims to equip the people who live in one of the most marginalized regions in the country with the necessary skills to become responsible digital citizens. With Continue Reading
Tamasha, Pakistan’s largest homegrown OTT platform in terms of content catalogue and the highest number of downloads of over 10 million, is live streaming all the matches from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in high definition and exclusively ad-free for smartphone users. Tamasha is the only digital platform in Continue Reading
PTCL & Ufone kicked off their corporate business transformation leveraging RISE with SAP at the core of their organization with the goal to drive efficiency, effectiveness, and innovation. The announcement was made at a signing ceremony held at GITEX Global 2022 in Dubai, UAE, where senior executives from collaborating organizations Continue Reading
Allied Bank Limited (ABL), in collaboration with National Incubation Center (NIC), held Fintech Hackathon 2022, the finale of which was held in Lahore on 17th October 2022. Through the hackathon, NIC and ABL aimed to find practical and innovative solutions, prototypes, and disruptive ideas that can transform fintech not just Continue Reading
Pakistani telecom company, PTCL has signed an agreement with evision – the media and entertainment wing of global telecom services provider, e& – to launch its own video streaming platform in Pakistan. The new Digital Video Over-The-Top (OTT) platform will host the richest collection of Hollywood and Pakistani entertainment content Continue Reading
