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
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...
IT, ITeS export remittances surge 20.75pc to $1.11bn in 11 months
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Information Technology (IT) and IT enabled Services (ITeS) export remittances comprising computer services and call center services surged to $1.11...
HBL collaborates with Visa to launch QR payments service in Pakistan
HBL, Pakistan's leading bank in the digital space, and Visa, the world leader in digital payments, have collaborated to launch Visa on...
Why content is king for Propergaanda
When one thinks about hard hitting topics such as social issues and politics, one does not imagine a huge Gaanda aka a...
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?
NED Karachi alum Naveed Sherwani’s SiFive raises $50.6 million in series-C funding
Mr Sherwani obtained a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Karachi’s NED Engineering University in 1983 and got a PhD in computer engineering from the University of Nebraska
Avanceon and its Ace cards
What’s in a name? In 1989, Bakhtiar Wain set up an engineering and IT company that focuses on automations. He decided to...
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'
PTA set to launch DIRBS for blocking stolen, smuggled mobile phones
Unregistered devices will be denied mobile communication service and will be included in blacklist if found operational on the public switched network
KPITB launches govt-owned BPO facility in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB) on Thursday announced that it has launched KP’s first-ever government-owned Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) facility in...
Govt wants to establish ICT SEZ on priority basis in Islamabad
As per data accumulated by the central bank, the export of IT and related services rose to $1.067 billion in FY18 against $939 million in FY17, posting a 13% increase
Possible fraud causes banks to disable int’l ATM transactions
So far no other bank has reported any cyber attack or fraudulent activity within their accounts.
AI-based robots a gamechanger for businesses in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: With the modernisation of business technology, even small and medium-sized companies can effortlessly integrate robots into their day-to-day operations and service...
SBP issues ‘Security of Digital Payments’ for banks/MFB in the wake of recent cyber attacks
SBP on Wednesday issued “Security of Digital Payments’ in order to safeguard banks/MFBs and their customers from potential losses due to cyber-crimes and online banking frauds.