Govt’s tax collection can go through the roof
From an academic to leading Punjab’s digital revolution, PITB Chairman Umar Saif has overseen the largest land record digitisation in Pakistan in an effort to not just end corruption and land grabbing but in a bid to promote land as a liquid asset
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.
CPEC digital information channel fully connected
'On July 13, the 2,950-kilometer-long China-Pakistan optical cable from Urumqi to Rawalpindi was fully connected and tested well.'
BEIJING: The 'China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)...
PTI earmarks $2 billion for e-governance systems
The incoming government in its manifesto said it intends to create 10 million jobs over the course of next five years
Zong 4G partners with Daewoo Express
Zong 4G and Daewoo Pakistan Express Bus Service recently entered into a strategic partnership to enhance connectivity on-the-go.
98pc increase in budget allocation to boost IT sector
All the projects were funded by the indigenous resources of the government and not a single penny is taken as a foreign grant, revealed the budgetary document
VEON eyes to buy GTH’s assets in Jazz for $2.55 billion
Global Telecom’s capital amounts to EGP 2.7 billion distributed over 4.7 billion shares at a par value of EGP 0.58 per share.
Broadband connections witness 67 per cent growth
In 2013-14 the number of broadband connections stood at 13,205, which grew to 15,084 in 2014-15, 18,012 in 2015-16 and clocked in at 22,004 during 2016-17.
Pakistan, the next outsourcing hub?
With India and the Philippines ratcheting up the rates, will Pakistan be able to jump on the BPO bandwagon?
NetSol closes UK subsidiary amid ‘unfeasible’ operating, net margins
LAHORE: NetSol Technologies Limited, which is one of the biggest software/IT outsourcing companies in the country, in a letter issued today to...
MoC finalises Trade Dispute Resolution Act 2018 draft
TDRC aims at swift and effective resolution of domestic and international trade disputes
Samsung to pay $539 million to Apple in patent retrial
Apple this year told jurors it was entitled to $1 billion in profits Samsung made from selling infringing phones, saying the iPhone’s design was crucial to their success.
Pakistan exports IT products, services to over 100 countries: Anusha Rahman
ISLAMABAD: The Information Technology (IT) export market of Pakistan has expanded to over one hundred countries during the last five years of the...
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
Alibaba’s entrance to enhance Pakistan’s digital economy
Analysts often cite the absence of PayPal as among the impediments to the growth of e-commerce in Pakistan.