• July 28, 2022
• Information Technology

ISLAMABAD: The Information Technology (IT) exports remittances including telecommunication, computer, and information services during the fiscal year 2021-22 surged to an all-time high of $2.616 billion growing by 24 percent in comparison to $2.108 billion during 2020-21. According to the official data, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) export remittances were $235 million in June 2022 […]

• July 27, 2022
• General News

PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s Chief of Staff Shahbaz Gill was caught spreading lies on Friday after he said that his boss did not exclusively speak to Geo News. Earlier today, Gill’s boss spoke to Geo News’ reporter Azam Malik in Lahore where he discussed a number of issues. When Geo News aired the story, Gill […]

• July 27, 2022
• Information Technology

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal Tuesday said that promotion of Information Technology (IT) sector of the country was the top priority of current coalition government. Addressing an event here, the minister said digital revolution was providing equal opportunities to all, therefore the government was giving special focus to this sector to […]

• July 27, 2022
• Information Technology

ISLAMABAD: Telenor has been reviewing its operation in Pakistan in the wake of worsening macroeconomic situation in the country. However, the company has ruled out any possibility of moving towards a merger or closing down in Pakistan. Owing to writing down the value of its assets in the range of approximately $250 million, Sigve Brekke, […]

• July 26, 2022
• Social Media

KARACHI: TikTok, the world’s fastest growing social media app, has announced a new set of features for users in Pakistan along with an enhanced content classification system — an ‘additional layer’ of content moderation, protecting younger users from potentially unsettling or age-inappropriate content. According to an announcement by TikTok Pakistan, the additions aim to “provide […]

• July 25, 2022
• Information Technology

As expected, the country’s digital connectivity sector had an abysmal time last fiscal vis-à-vis foreign investment. As per the latest central bank data, the telecommunications industry’s foreign direct investment (FDI) tally had dropped significantly to a net outflow of $29 million in FY22, as opposed to $43 million in net inflows in the year-ago period. […]

• July 25, 2022
• General News

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday congratulated the newly elected office bearers of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ). Source: The News

• July 25, 2022
• General News

CHARSADDA: The police here on Sunday claimed to have arrested a man accused of killing a journalist recently. Assistant Superintendent of Police Bilal Ahmad told reporters that the police arrested the accused identified as Saifullah on the charges of killing a journalist Iftikhar Ahmad, who was working for a private television channel. The slain journalist […]

• July 24, 2022
• General News

ISLAMABAD: The senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Shireen Mazari Saturday accused the United States embassy in Islamabad of “tracking” journalists and her party leadership. In a statement on twitter, she said that “US Embassy tracking journos [journalists] and PTI.” Giving details, she said that a senior journalist from a leading English daily made a […]

• July 23, 2022
• General News

KARACHI: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), since its establishment in 1957, has served as a collective body of Pakistani newspaper editors dedicated to protecting press freedom and the right to access information in the service of democratic practice and strengthening democratic institutions in the country. On 19th July 2022, CPNE constituted Media Safety […]

• July 23, 2022
• Information Technology

Federal Minister for IT and Telecom Syed Amin-Ul-Haque on Friday called for strengthening the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) in terms of financial and Human Resources in order to achieve the PM’s target of an increase in IT/ITeS exports. The minister expressed these views while chairing the 52nd meeting of the Board of Directors of […]

• July 23, 2022
• General News

ISLAMABAD – President Dr Arif Alvi has said that all state institutions and media should endeavour to create enabling environment for setting up a government which was truly representative of the people of Pakistan. The president while addressing the 5th Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Business Excellence Awards ceremony, at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Thursday […]

• July 23, 2022
• Print Media

KARACHI     –   Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) President Kazim Khan has announced establishment of CPNE Editors-Government Liaison Committee. According to a statement issued by the CPNE Secretary General, Amir Mahmood, the objectives of the Editors-Government Liaison Committee include right to awareness, freedom of the press and policies and laws related to the media, problems […]

• July 21, 2022
• Freedom of Expression

While covering by-elections in the Punjab province, a reporter for ARY News was verbally assaulted by Lahore’s capital city police officer. Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) condemns the incident. Journalists should be allowed to work without such challenges and their role in ensuring free and fair elections through accurate reporting must not be threatened. On July […]