Pakistan Cryptocurrency websites can’t be shut down: PTA ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has decided not to block cryptocurrency websites... Updated 15 Feb, 2022 09:18pm
Life & Style TikTok removes over 6m videos from Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The short-form video platform, TikTok, has removed more than six million videos from Pakistan over... Published 15 Feb, 2022 06:45am
Print SRD and terrestrial IoT services: PTA unveils regulatory framework ISLAMABAD: The Pakis-tan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued “regulatory framework for Short Range ... Updated 15 Feb, 2022 10:00am
Print Cabinet likely to approve ‘Personal Data Protection Bill’ today ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet scheduled for Tuesday (today) is likely to approve the “Personal Data Protection... Updated 15 Feb, 2022 10:00am
Print Telecom sector: Country not performing well on some key indicators: MoIT ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is not performing well on some of the key indicators in the telecom sector including gender gap,... Updated 13 Feb, 2022 10:43am
Pakistan NA panel seeks details of toll plazas in Sindh, contractors ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, on Friday, sought details of toll plazas in Sindh and its contractors. A meeting... Published 12 Feb, 2022 05:09am
Print PTCL CEO rules out Ufone merger ISLAMABAD: Hatem Bamatraf, president and chief executive officer (CEO) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited... Updated 12 Feb, 2022 09:35am
Business & Finance SPI down 0.08pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended February 10, 2022 recorded a decrease of 0.08... Published 12 Feb, 2022 05:09am
Print 1.2m new jobs expected: Over 70,000 housing projects worth Rs1.4trn approved: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said that over 70,000 housing projects worth Rs1.4 trillion have been approved,... Updated 11 Feb, 2022 09:27am
Print Ministries asked to raise efficiency ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday awarded appreciation certificates to the top 10 federal ministers,... Updated 11 Feb, 2022 09:20am
Business & Finance PTCL posts Rs138bn revenue ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommuni-cation Company Limited (PTCL) posted revenue of Rs138 billion in the year 2021,... Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am
Business & Finance Govt, Etisalat agree to resolve outstanding issues ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the UAE-based telecom company, Etisalat, on Thursday, agreed to proceed ahead for resolution... Updated 11 Feb, 2022 02:20pm
Pakistan WB likely to further downgrade $200m locust and food security project ISLAMABAD: The World Bank is likely to further downgrade the $200 million locust emergency and food security project... Published 10 Feb, 2022 04:40am
Print 5G spectrum auction: Ministry notifies Advisory Committee ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication on Wednesday notified the Advisory Committee... Updated 10 Feb, 2022 09:11am
Pakistan Pakistan needs ‘foolproof’ cloud infrastructure: Jazz official ISLAMABAD: Jazz’s Chief Business Officer, Syed Ali Naseer believes Pakistan’s current ICT policies focus... Published 09 Feb, 2022 05:46am
Pakistan Rebasing of national accounts: WB reviews methodology, say PBS officials ISLAMABAD: The World Bank experts reviewed the methodology of rebasing of national accounts through remote... Updated 08 Feb, 2022 11:19am
Business & Finance Structural reforms related to governance, AMLA: Delay could hamper external financing and investment: IMF ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Pakistan that delays on structural reforms, especially... Updated 08 Feb, 2022 11:20am
Pakistan PSDP projected at Rs 559 bn for 2022-23 ISLAMABAD: The federal public sector development programme (PSDP) has been scaled down to a projection of Rs554... Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:42am
Print Critical next steps for ongoing reforms: IMF rearranges structural benchmarks ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reset three delayed structural benchmarks (SBs), dropped two,... Updated 06 Feb, 2022 03:20pm
Print Supplementary LoI submitted to IMF: PL on gasoline, diesel raised as prior action for 6th review ISLAMABAD: The government has raised the Petroleum Development Levy on gasoline and diesel by Rs 12/liter, as prior... Updated 06 Feb, 2022 09:13am