Friday, January 16, 2026

PM orders 24-hour visa issuance for foreign businesspersons seeking services from Pakistani IT firms

Directs to further enhance IT infrastructure to achieve $25 billion export target

No, TAG isn’t worth $100mn. And here is why it might never be

TAG might have managed to woo investors, but it might have miscalculated its own market

PTCL posts Rs7.2 billion loss despite higher revenue

PTCL has moved from 10th to 7th position among the top loss-making state-owned enterprises during the current fiscal year, report says

Intel announces customers to build test chips for upcoming process

Intel faces challenges in building a competitive foundry business to rival TSMC

Pakistan’s on-demand delivery startup Krave Mart raises $6m in pre-seed funding

LAHORE: Karachi-based startup and recent entrant in the heated on-demand delivery space, Krave Mart, has announced $6 million in pre-seed funding to compete for...

Pak-China fibre optic cable set for opening today

The projects total cost is projected at $44 million and 85 percent of the loan has been provided by Exim Bank of China at a discounted rate

OICCI stresses need for digital revolution in Pakistan

Chamber recommends urgency for creating a tech-friendly ecosystem to encourage digital entrepreneurship among youth  ISLAMABAD: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) on...

Amazon’s $17 billion Spain project integrates AI for disaster prevention

The move follows severe floods that hit Valencia four months ago, underscoring the region’s vulnerability

Transactions through e-banking channels touched Rs47.4 trillion in FY18: SBP

The number of local e-commerce merchants registered with banks reached 1,094 and consumers carried out 3.4 million online e-commerce transactions valuing Rs 18.7 billion

Credit card hacking detected in Punjab

BAHAWALPUR: The law enforcement agencies have traced out the gang that was involved in hacking and stealing pin codes of credit and ATM cards...

Why Google has a target on its back in Washington?

WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department is preparing an investigation of Alphabet Inc’s Google to determine whether the technology company violated laws to ensure fair...

Softbank-Saudi tech fund becomes world’s biggest with $93b of capital

The world's largest private equity fund, backed by Japan's Softbank Group and Saudi Arabia's main sovereign wealth fund, said on Saturday it had raised...

Marham wins audience choice award at Google Demo Day

Marham, a Pakistani healthcare startup, has won the audience choice award at the Google Demo Day Asia held in Shanghai on Sunday. The audience at...

Jabberwock Ventures raises close to $20mn in Series-B round for startups Cheetay, Swyft 

LAHORE: Jabberwock Ventures, the parent company of online food delivery platform Cheetay Logistics and Swyft Delivery Solutions, has reportedly raised close to $20 million...

Govt mulling to impose regulatory duty on unregistered mobile phones

It has been projected the imports of illegal phones in the country cause roughly $1.5 billion in revenue losses to the public exchequer on a yearly basis