• July 5, 2022
• Information Technology

ISLAMABAD: Meta, in collaboration with the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), has launched an educational series, “Chai Chats” to create awareness among young Pakistani Facebook users on digital literacy and social cohesion through improved digital experiences. The series features a close-knit group of university friends encountering difficult online situations which they overcome with grace, friendship, and […]

• July 2, 2022
• Information Technology

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday chaired a meeting on increasing the potential of Information Technology (IT) related exports from the $2.5 billion to $15 billion. The meeting also attended by Junaid Qureshi, President of Silicone Valley, California an organization of Pakistani businessmen, the prime minister expressed satisfaction over the volume of IT exports and […]

• July 1, 2022
• Information Technology

The Sindh government has made the data system of universities, boards and institutes across the province online. In this regard, a meeting on universities and boards was held under the chairmanship of Sindh Minister for Universities and Boards, Ismail Rahu. Secretary Universities and Boards, Muhammad Mureed Rahmon informed the meeting that all the data pertaining […]

• July 1, 2022
• Information Technology

ISLAMABAD: The government has approved IT park project of one billion rupees for the University of Balochistan. Federal Minister for Science and Technology Agha Hassan Baloch met with Federal Minister for Information Technology Syed Aminul Haque at his office in the Ministry of Information Technology Islamabad. In the meeting, the IT Park project at the […]

• July 1, 2022
• Information Technology

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has expanded the scope of the definition of IT and IT-enabled services, raised the advance tax rate from two to four percent for commercial importers and reduced the turnover tax for Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) from 0.75 percent to 0.5 percent through amendment in the Finance Bill, 2022. […]

• June 30, 2022
• Information Technology

The Balochistan government has decided to establish the Information Technology (IT) Park at provincial capital in a bid to provide one step solution to expand IT enterprises. The project would be expanded to establish IT parks in other big cities of the province including Gwadar. The goals of the project were to provide e-governance, public […]

• June 29, 2022
• Information Technology

ISLAMABAD: The Information Technology (IT) exports remittances including telecommunication, computer, and information services during the first 11 months (July-May) of the current fiscal year 2021-22 have surged to an all-time high of $2.381 billion growing by 26 percent in comparison to $1.898 billion during the same period in 2020-21. According to the official data, Information […]

• June 25, 2022
• Information Technology

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for IT and Telecom, Amin Ul Haque on Friday called removal of capital gains from IT investors and exemption from sales and income tax filing “insufficient” for boosting the sector. Ministry of IT and Telecom had shared a list of demands with Miftah just a day before the finalisation of budget 2022-23. […]

• June 24, 2022
• Information Technology

Acknowledging the role of IT and Telecommunication in the overall development of the country, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail Thursday assured of extending all possible support to resolve issues related to various taxes on said sectors for ease of doing business and facilitation of both the sectors in exports. The Finance Minister […]

• June 22, 2022
• Information Technology

Concerning reports have been doing the rounds about the PTA considering a policy that will give it complete control over who can access what on the internet, and in the process of doing so, there will be problematic consequences for both the users and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Currently the PTA is the de-facto authority […]

• June 22, 2022
• Information Technology

KARACHI: Scores of people having non-Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) approved cell phones rejoiced to see local cellular networks on their handsets again. They took to social media to advice others to activate their subscribers’ identification module (SIMs) in their blocked phones. After 60 days of their arrival in Pakistan and without depositing required duty / […]

• June 21, 2022
• Information Technology

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Syed Aminul Haque said on Monday that the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) policies and some rules of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) have been hindering the growth of IT exports. He demanded relaxation in these conditions, including tax enforcement. The minister while presiding over a […]

• June 20, 2022
• Information Technology

IN an effort to censor “objectionable content”, the Pakistan Telecommu­ni­ca­­tion Authority (PTA) has initiated another onslaught on the fundamentals of the internet infrastructure in Pakistan by introducing a local centralized Domain Name System and attempting to block global DNS. If fully implemented, this will significantly slow down internet speed in Pakistan, increase the cost of […]

• June 19, 2022
• Information Technology

ISLAMABAD: The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan increased by 1.14 million from 112.75 million by end April 2022 to 113.89 million by end-May 2022, says the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). The number of cellular subscribers in Pakistan increased by 0.25 million to 193 million by end-May 2022 compared to 192.75 million by […]