Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications on Thursday decided to follow up on various issues related to Pakistan’s… Read More
World Bank Assures Pakistan of a Resolution in Kishenganga Dam Issue
Senior World Bank officials met with a delegation from the Government of Pakistan on 21st and 22nd May at their… Read More
Senate Committee Raises Concerns About Loadshedding During Ramadan
The Senate Standing Committee on Power’s meeting was held on Tuesday and raised its concerns regarding the power crisis that… Read More
Mobile Imports Rise By 18.5% During Last 10 Months
Mobile phone imports witnessed a phenomenal growth of 18.56 percent in the first ten months (July-April) of 2017-18, costing as… Read More
3G/4G Users Cross 54.6 Million in April 2018
The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan reached 54.66 million by end April 2018, said Pakistan Telecommunication Authority… Read More
Govt Releases Rs 659 Billion Under PSDP for Various Development Projects
The government has released Rs 659.5 billion (66 percent) including Rs 155.8 billion from foreign aid for different development projects… Read More
Pakistan Steel Mills Employees to be Paid After ECC Okays Rs 1.1 Billion
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved Rs1.140 billion for payment of three months salaries (Jan-March, 2018) to the employees… Read More
UNDP & Board of Investment to Establish Funds for Meeting SDGs
In efforts to augment the impact investment ecosystem in Pakistan and introduce Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)-aligned financing, United Nations Development… Read More
USF Meeting Approves Plan to Bring Fiber Optic Network to FATA
The Universal Service Fund Company’s (USF Co) 61st Board of Directors Meeting was convened on Tuesday 15th May, 2018 at… Read More
Rubina Khalid Elected as Chairman Senate Standing Committee on IT and Telecommunication
Senator Rubina Khalid has been elected as chairperson of Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication (IT&T). The election… Read More
Pakistan’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Under Risk: Moody’s
Pressure on capital flows and the exchange rate continue to erode foreign exchange reserves and exacerbate external vulnerability for Pakistan,… Read More
PTA Officially Launches DIRB System to Block Unregistered & Smuggled Phones
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Thursday launched Device Identification, Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) to automatically identify sub-standard, fake, and illegally imported… Read More