The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the supervision of Shah Mahmoud Qureshi, launched the pilot phase of the Foreign Minister’s Portal (FMP) to receive complaints and comments on the problems faced by Pakistanis abroad. The portal will be launched within […]
The initial investment in the first half of 2021 was US$128 million, the highest level in any six months on record. According to investment consulting firm AlphaBetaCore, seed funding from January to June exceeds the sum of funds raised in […]
At a recent meeting of the National Assembly to discuss the budget, Finance Minister Shaukat Tallinn announced that the government will levy a tax of 75 Paisa or PKR0.75 for each call with a talk time of more than 5 […]
In order to expand the women’s empowerment initiative “SheMeansBusiness” to promote financial inclusion in Pakistani female-led companies, Facebook is launching a new component of the program called “Business Resilience through Financial Education (BRFE)”. The purpose of the plan is to improve financial management skills to […]
After missing the technological boom that helped countries such as India and the Philippines become back-end operators in the world, Pakistan hopes to double its IT industry within two years by establishing dedicated technology zones across the country. A dozen […]
Pakistan and Facebook have teamed up to fight Covid-19 because the world’s leading social media platforms have provided marketing partner assistance and advertising credits for campaigns against the deadly virus, and helped the government increase the rate of public participation […]
A shocking report by the Pakistan Association of IT and ITeS Software Companies (P@SHA) shows that after the recent abolition of tax deductions for the IT industry, Pakistan has become the worst-operated country in the IT industry until 2025. Major […]
The Punjab Provincial Government announced that all public schools in the province will hold the first virtual science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) competition from June 7th to 17th. The Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas announced the news about the […]
KTrade, a stock trading application owned and operated by Karachi-based brokerage firm KASB Securities, raised $4.5 million in a round of financing led by Hong Kong investment company TTB Partners and New York-based global VC HOF capital. It allows its […]
Pakistan has banned social media about 8 times in its history, and has a long and dark history of restrictions on various forms of media, and “continues to impose arbitrary legal and regulatory restrictions on online speech and content, […]
