In a swift turn of events, Swyft Logistics undergoes major management changes

KARACHI: Swyft Logistics recently underwent a significant shakeup in its management structure. Muhammad Uns was relieved of his duties as CEO on...

Pakistan set to launch 5G in July next year

Telecommunication tribunal and an action advisory committee for 5G will be formed within three weeks, says Dr Umar Saif

Tania Aidrus’s big bet on creating a Digital Pakistan

It started, as things often do in Pakistan, with a WhatsApp forward. On Thursday, December 5, a group of Pakistanis living in...

Pakistan’s IT exports soar 9% MoM to $259mn in November

SBP policy and stable currency boost the IT sector, while computer services lead the growth

Pakistan’s IT exports increase by 39% YoY in January 2024

Exports rise 13% to $1.7 billion in first seven months of FY 2023-24

Why is the caretaker govt offering free money to Pakistani startups?  

Unlike VC funds, the PSF is an equity-free grant, aimed at bolstering the tech ecosystem in the country, but can it do so?

Google says its AI supercomputer is faster, greener than Nvidia A100 chip

Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google released on Tuesday new details about the supercomputers it uses to train its artificial intelligence models, saying the systems...

Active social media users in Pakistan grow by 5.7%: Report

As of January 2019, the total number of active social media users was recorded at 37 million and active social media users as a percentage of the population were 18%

Pakistan, the next outsourcing hub?

With India and the Philippines ratcheting up the rates, will Pakistan be able to jump on the BPO bandwagon?
Software industry

PRA urged to reduce sales tax on BPO services

'Software houses are currently paying 16pc tax on their services, which should be brought down to 5pc'

Dawood Hercules backs off Rs17.453 billion deal with Edotco Pakistan

At end of August 2017, DHCL in partnership with Edotco entered into an agreement with Veon Pakistan Limited to acquire its wireless tower business in Pakistan for $940 million.

BankIslami becomes victim of $6.5 million cyber-attack

Transactions of approximately $6 million as claimed by the international payment scheme have been denied by the bank.

Govt approves country’s first ever “Digital Pakistan” policy

PM Abbasi announced a cash reward and extension of a tax holiday on IT exports till 2025, reduction in sales tax to 5% in Islamabad Capital Territory and ensured long-term financing at 5% interest rate and formation of legislation for new IT parks

Who is to blame for Careem’s criminal data breach?

Over the past one year, Pakistani security researchers warned the ride-hailing giant about the security flaws that could result in a cyber-attack.

NTC to build Pakistan’s first ‘G-Cloud’

ISLAMABAD: VMware Inc, a leading innovator in enterprise software, signed an agreement with the National Telecommunications Corporation (NTC). The agreement will enable...