Amin directs IT Ministry to implement one-room one-light policy
Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque has directed his ministry and allied departments to implement a one-light one-room policy announced by the government under the energy conservation plan. Accordingly, a notification has been issued directing all organizations, and offices of the Ministry of IT and Telecom to use only one light…
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PTA conducts 72 QoS surveys to measure quality of CMOs services
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in collaboration with Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) has carried out 72 independent Quality of Service (QoS surveys and network optimization exercises in different cities of Pakistan to measure the performance and quality of the operators. According to an annual report of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the authority conducted a nationwide…
SBP facilitates Entities and Freelancers to enhance export of Software, IT & IT Enabled Services
To facilitate exporters of software, IT & IT Enabled Services, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has amended its foreign exchange regulations, advising the banks to mandatorily allow, till March 31, 2023, retention of 35% of their export proceeds in special foreign currency accounts. However, such exporters need to be registered either with Pakistan Software Export…
Pakistan planning to start local manufacturing of SIMs
Pakistan is planning to start local manufacturing of SIMs and smart cards for protecting the country from the threat of cyber-attacks, creating employment opportunities and saving precious foreign exchange. “Pakistan is planning to start local manufacturing of SIMs and smart cards to shield the country from the threat of cyber-attacks amid a brewing cyber war,”…
Telecom revenues rise to Rs. 694 Billion in 2022: PTA
The telecom sector’s outstanding progress has resulted in a record-high revenue of Rs. 694 billion generated in the Financial Year 2021-2022 said the annual report of PTA. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Annual Report 2022 released here Wednesday, said that the telecom, sector attracted an investment of US$ 2,073 million during the same period and contributed…
IT Ministry finalises draft of Telecom Airwaves Spectrum Re-farming Framework
The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) has finalized the draft of the first-ever Telecom Airwaves Spectrum Re-farming Framework (TASRF). “Telecommunication is glad to finalize the framework on spectrum refarming which is first of its kind prepared with recommendations from Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), Frequency Allocation Board (FAB) and industry stakeholders…
19.7 Million mobile phones, smart devices manufactured locally in last year
Pakistan’s local mobile industry witnessed remarkable growth as the companies have manufactured around 19.7 million mobile phones and smart devices during the last calendar year, especially after the government introduced a Mobile Manufacturing Policy to encourage local production. “Due to increased local manufacturing, the import of mobile and smartphone devices has decreased from 10.26 million…
Twitter hacked, 200 million user email addresses leaked: researcher
HACKERS stole the email addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users and posted them on an online hacking forum, a security researcher said on Wednesday. The breach “will unfortunately lead to a lot of hacking, targeted phishing and doxxing,” Alon Gal, co-founder of Israeli cybersecurity-monitoring firm Hudson Rock, wrote on LinkedIn. He called it…
PSX hosts Gong Ceremony to Mark the Acquisition of Cloudways by DigitalOcean
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) welcomed the Rt. Hon. Lord Aamer Sarfraz of Kensington who is a Senior Advisor to several NYSE listed technological firms including DigitalOcean Holdings Inc., Mr. Yancey Spruill CEO DigitalOcean and Mr. Aaqib Gadit who is the Founder of Cloudways with a Gong Ceremony to celebrate acquisition of Cloudways by DigitalOcean Holdings…
Foreign companies welcome to invest in country’s fast-growing IT sector: President
President Dr Arif Alvi said that Digital Transformation was at the heart of country’s vision to create a conducive environment for technology development and growth. The president, talking to a delegation of DigitalOcean, led by its CEO Yancy Spruill, who called on him, said the conducive environment would include inviting and facilitating foreign investment in…