Pakistani freelancers attract export remittances of nearly $400 million in FY22
Pakistani freelancers attracted export remittances of nearly $400 million in the closing financial year 2021-2022 by providing various services online to foreign clients in different countries. According to the official data released by the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication (MoITT), the remittances inflows in the closing financial year stood at $397.328 million as compared to…
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PTA renews CMPak license in AJK & GB
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has renewed the cellular mobile license of CMPak (Zong) for Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) to continue/expand its next generation mobile services (NGMS) in the region. PTA has received 50% of the total prescribed license renewal fee of USD 17.5 million i.e Rs 1.87 Billion (equivalent to USD 8.76…
PTA, A4A1 workshop underscores importance of Gender Inclusion in ICTs
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in collaboration with Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) on Thursday organised a Digital Gender Sensitization workshop that focused on gender inclusion in ICTs and facilitating digital empowerment of women in Pakistan. Additional Secretary (Incharge) IT&T Mohsin Mushtaq was the chief guest on this occasion whereas Chairman PTA, Major General (R)…
Ministry of Federal Education & Professional Training signs contract with PTCL to run 04 educational channels on PTCL Smart TV App
Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (MoFEPT) and Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) signed an agreement for the provision of 04 educational OTT channels in order to deliver educational content to students across the country, at a ceremony in Islamabad on Thursday. The channels will boost accessibility to quality educational content to foster learning…
MoIB exposes fake campaign on social media about Independence Day ceremony
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MoIB) on Monday termed the social media post which claimed that a woman danced during Independence Day event. A tweet from facts checker MoIB twitter account stated that disseminating fake news was not only unethical and illegal but it was also disservice to the nation. The tweet further said it…
PTCL, Nokia successfully trial 1-Terabit Live Optical Network
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has successfully conducted country’s first trial of 1-Terabit transport capacity per wavelength, in collaboration with Nokia. The trial was conducted in a live network environment, where PTCL Metro Transport Network was upgraded to 1-Terabit per channel, extending its capacity to extreme speeds of 32-Terabit per fiber. The trial was based…
TECNO brings exciting gifts for fans with #CAMONSUMMER
TECNO is doing a fun activity for photography lovers this month. Fans can share their summer activity pictures and win exciting prizes from TECNO. As summer brings vacation time for most people, TECNO urges you to have fun with friends and family and share your pictures using the Camon series phone. The camera phones are…
Norwegian companies can benefit from Pakistani IT expertise: Amin-Ul-Haque
Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin-Ul-Haque on Wednesday said Norwegian companies can benefit from Pakistani IT expertise and geographic location in the IT sector. In a meeting with Ambassador of Norway to Pakistan Per Albert Ilsaas who called on him here, the minister exchanged views on matters of mutual interest and highlighted Pakistan’s…
China’s SEDA, and STZA join hands to cooperate in technology sector
Shenyang Economic and Technological Development Area (SEDA) of China and the Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) of Pakistan have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to boost technology sector cooperation between the two organizations. Established in 1988, SEDA is a production hub of major biotech & automobile organizations including BMW Group, Neusoft, Pfizer, NCR and…
Google Celebrates 10 Years of Google Play
Google is celebrating the 10th birthday of Google Play by unveiling a new logo that better reflects the magic of Google and 10x Play Points bonus for the members. Today, the Play Store is used by over 2.5 billion people in over 190 countries every month to discover games, apps, and digital content. The store…