Federal IT Minister Syed Aminul Haq said that the Ministry of IT and Telecommunications praised the efforts of the Global Mobile Communications System Association to bring revolutionary changes to the Pakistani telecommunications sector.

The GSMA Mobile Internet Adoption and Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund announced that out of 597 applications received from 44 countries/regions, 3 Pakistani startups won. The winning Pakistani startups-Vceela, Knowledge Platform, and Orenda Pakistan will be fully funded by the GSMA.

Asia Pacific Director Julian Gorman said that digital technology will change the way people live and work in Pakistan. He added that  By 2023, the economic contribution of the Pakistan mobile industry will reach 24 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 6.6% of GDP.

To stimulate this growth, Pakistan has recently promoted major tax reforms for mobile services.

“As we saw in the 2020 GSMA Digital Partnership Report, the report tracks the progress of 11 key countries in the Asia-Pacific region. As outlined in the Digital Pakistan Vision, Pakistan is advancing its partnership, economic and Digital goals,” Gorman said.

The GSMA report on the Digital Society Index followed Pakistan closely, becoming one of the countries with the highest overall score increase.

Federal IT Minister Syed Aminul Haq reported on the reform measures taken by the Pakistani government in the telecommunications sector to make it easier for investors in the broadband and telephone sectors.

He said that the right-of-way policy has been implemented by the government, which has been one of the demands of Internet and telephone service providers in the past 24 years.

Mr. Haque added that measures are being taken to provide 3G and 4G services across the country. The new crown pandemic has changed the world’s economic and social landscape. Now the priorities in many fields have changed, but information technology and telecommunications are a recipe that has not changed.

The use and trend of slabs have greatly increased. The IT minister said that not only countries but also international organizations recognize the MoITT project, which makes us proud.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) ranks Pakistan as one of the most affordable countries for ICT services. Pakistan ranks fourth in the global freelance industry and provides excellent technical resources in various technical fields.

He added: “The ITU announced at the 2021 World Information Society Summit awards ceremony that Pakistan’s National Incubation Center ‘Ignite’ has become one of its environmental project champions.”

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This Pakistani startup help you to buy and sell pets online

With the world where technology is ruling our life, it has become really easy to shop online. There are thousands of websites that sell almost everything with the best possible deals.

With the introduction of Paaltu.pk, it has become very convenient to buy pets online, If you love pets this pets online portal is just made for you. It was officially launched on 24th of May 2017. The startup was supported by Plan9 Technology Incubator.

CEO of Pantera Energy and former General Manager at Ittefaq Group, Qaiser F. Ansari was the one to inaugurate the amazing portal. According to him, society was in need if such online portal where pets could be bought and sold. He said that is was a really new idea to contribute to online market.

Paaltu.pk is designed such to revolutionize the pet industry in Pakistan. This is not allowing one to only buy a pet, it allows one to sell a pet and even adopt a pet.

The motto of the pets online store Paaltu.pk is  “Buy a Paaltu, Sell a Paaltu, Adopt a Paaltu!”

The site is designed such that if anyone is interested in  dealing in animals, they can put an ad on the site and deal. This way it will be convenient for buyers and sellers and they can get the desired pet by sitting at home.

It is a user friendly site with an easy navigation for all the users. The page comes with a search bar, where one can find the desired pet. It also has many useful filters, to become more specific like  city, livestock, breed, and price.

The major aim of the site is to associate the people of pet industry to the society for the ease of the both. This is the reason  they have included a button that it designed to upload ads by users so thy can communicate with people of choice all across Pakistan.

The customers can sign up through mobile or Facebook. It is really easy to deal in pets via Paaltu.pk as once someone buys a pet, they can contact the seller and deal is done.

The event of inauguration was attended by Mr. Zaeem Yaqoob Khan, the Director Student Affairs and External Relations at BNU and other people belonging to pet industry family.

Umair Jaliawala recently uploaded a video explaining the aims of the startup. Umair is from School of Leadership.

According to the CEO of Paaltu.pk, Umer Baig,

“The startup would be launching a digital system on their portal which would ensure that the breed and health of the animal are up to the mark as stated by the seller, giving the buyer the confidence to go ahead with the purchase without a worry. Through this development, Paaltu.pk hopes to put an end to any kind of fraud in the pet market.”

Team Paaltu.pk

He added, “Paaltu.pk’s core strength lies in its keen and dedicated team.

Congratulating and  wishing the owners, Dr. Umar Saif,  the Chairman Punjab Information Technology Board said:

“Startups like Paaltu.pk prove that there’s no limitation to integrating technology with issues we face in our daily lives. We all know of various online sites where buying and selling of pets take place, but most of the times it is the hassle of verification of the breed of the pet that keeps us from buying it. But Paaltu.pk has made pet verification along with the buying and selling of it, just a matter of click. I wish the co- founders all the best for their future endeavors.”

If you want to have a look at the portal click here and give your precious ratings to the online pet dealing portal.

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In an effort to introduce revolution in the healthcare sector of Pakistan and to ensure the availability of authentic and experienced doctors within a user’s vicinity, “MARHAM – Find a Doctor” has been introduced as a service to facilitate both the patients and the doctors.

Started in January 2016, Healthcare Startup MARHAM is an online platform, which is to provide patients with a list of validated doctors based on their location. Doctor validation is done with assistance with the consultation of Pakistan Medical and Dental Association, hence also resolving the issue of quacks and incompetent doctors in the Pakistani market.

MARHAM can be accessed by website  or you can download Marham mobile apps Android and iOS application.

The word MARHAM is derived from Urdu Language, which means “to cure someone.”

CEO Marham, Mr. Ehsan Imam says,

“MARHAM is not just a product. It is a vision, under whose umbrella many different products come. The combined purpose of those products is to offer a better healthcare experience to the patients and the doctors.”

MARHAM is a Lahore based startup that is currently targeting 12 major cities in Pakistan. However, it is looking to rapidly extend its outreach to the second and third tier cities as well. MARHAM’s range of products allows the customers to check on the best doctors in Pakistan. A patient can check the personal profile of the doctor to check the expertise and other patients’ reviews of that doctor.

Once the patient is satisfied, he can digitally book an appointment, by the press of a button, and then meet the doctor. Moreover, Healthcare startup MARHAM also gives a public forum that help the patients and doctors to interact virtually and get second opinion.

Other than that, MARHAM’s products also make lives easier for the doctors by giving them multiple services that can help them in getting more patients and ensure the smooth influx of existing patients. That particular product is called “Dashboard”. It works as a scheduler for the doctors, where they get live information about the status of their appointments. The doctors are notified whenever a new appointment is placed. It also gives doctors the discretion to cancel or postpone all appointments with one click.

Team Marham with the founder and CEO, Ehsan Imam, in the exact center.

MARHAM also serves as a marketing platform for the doctors. There are some good doctors in the healthcare sector, who are unable to effectively market themselves due to any reason. MARHAM offers them a platform to market themselves and their services. MARHAM not only facilitates marketing on their own website, but also helps doctors to manage their social media pages or their website.

With a little over one year, Healthcare Startup MARHAM has achieved climaxes of success. It has successfully listed down more than 9000 accredited doctors, more than 30,000 thousand people have downloaded MARHAM application and there are more than 31,000 members in the MARHAM’s Facebook group. Numerous doctors have also subscribed to MARHAM’s dashboard and marketing services.

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A chance for startups to win rewards of 10 Million Pakistani Rupees!

The young FinTech startups are getting a chance to avail a motivational startup campaign for their career and future. The campaign that has been launched by the name of FinTech Disrupt Challenge 2016 by Karandaaz Pakistan, along with LCE that is LUMS Center for Entrepreneurship.

It’s just not a campaign but it is a chance to win 10 million PKR, not for one person but three potential, enthusiastic and hardworking startups with the beat ideas.

This campaign aims to motivate young startups to explore their talents and present their ideas with a twist. The startups will work more if they are challenged and rewarded.

Young Startups will have to work on their many areas as this challenge is going to test nit just their management of business but it will also focus on their product and services related to costs, insurance, financial statements and many more.

Interested young startups can register themselves till 11 of November 2016.

All the startups can register to compete against each other for the reward and praise even the startups having low financial resources as the financial aid will be provided by the campaign arrangers.

Firstly all the applications would be evaluated and than the best startups would be shortlisted.

On 27 of November, the event names Disrupt Day will be held where the selected participants will demonstrate their idea in front of judges from Karandaaz, LCE and other private sectors who will decide three lucky startups who will be given rewards of 10 million PKR.

So startups don’t give it a second thought and apply for FinTech Disrupt Challenge 2016 and who knows that you would be one having the share in the reward. Startups should apply from here.  We wish all startups a very good luck!

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