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

Digital Pakistan policy set to be submitted for go-ahead

Ms Anusha Rehman said growth rate of exports has jumped to 125% over the last five years, adding that the IT industry is not only growing in terms of the number of companies and revenue but also in exports and workforce on a yearly basis

Learn how Facebook targets its users with advertisements

NEW YORK: If you want to tailor a Facebook ad to a single user out of its universe of 2.2 billion, you...

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)...

PM Abbasi announces extension of tax holiday on IT exports for six years

The IT industry is the fastest growing sector of the Pakistan economy, with annual growth rates more than 30 percent and expected to double in size over the next 3-4 years

Chip sector slowdown hits Swiss tech group Comet

Lower sales growth, shifts in the product mix and higher-than-expected restructuring costs would also hit profitability this year, the company said in a statement.

Google to help Pakistani businesses with remote working

Google has announced a free virtual workshop in a bid to help Pakistani businesses cope with remote working and transition into digital...

ePay Punjab fetches Rs1bn revenue in five months

LAHORE: ePay Punjab, the first-ever government payment aggregator for citizens’ facilitation and ease of business, has collected over Rs1 billion in tax...