ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan directed Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to formulate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for putting in place a framework for social media. Chairing a high level meeting at Interior Ministry, he directed that initial draft of the SOPs should beRead More →

KARACHI  ( PRESS RELEASE ) Furthering its commitment to bridge gaps between the industry and academia, Bank Alfalah, has signed a strategic agreement with Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore to establish a framework of learning between the two institutions. The agreement was signed by Mr. Ahmed Nauman Anees, Head LearningRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORTS ) Pakistan has once again said that it’s working  aggressively on legislation to pave the way for international payment gateways, such as PayPal and Ali-pay, to enter the local market. This time Federal Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan claimed that government of Pakistan under the supervisionRead More →

Cupertino, California and Espoo, Finland ( Nokia Press Services ) Nokia and Apple announced today that they have settled all litigation related to their intellectual property dispute and agreed a multi-year patent license. “This is a meaningful agreement between Nokia and Apple,” said Maria Varsellona, Chief Legal Officer at Nokia,Read More →

ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) Zong has joined hands with Bookme. This partnership is in line with Zong’s ambition to support startups in Pakistan and boost the 4G eco-system in the country. Zong subscribers can enjoy delivery of purchased movie,bus,event tickets without any delivery charges. Moreover Zong customers can availRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Social networking websites can be more addictive than cigarettes and alcohol and can have an overall negative effect on young people’s mental health, says a new report. The study conducted by Royal Society for Public Health in the UK surveyed almost 1,500 young people agedRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Jazz has emerged as the only bidder for the auction of Next Generation Mobile Services 3G/4G spectrum auction and will get it at base price of $295 million. Pakistan Telecom Authority has announced that it will hold spectrum auction on 24th May 2017. The deadlineRead More →

LAHORE ( PRESS RELEASE ) According to the latest quarterly China mobile phone tracker report from International Data Corporation (IDC) on May 4, shipments in the Chinese smartphone market grew 0.8% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2017. Huawei delivered strong results with shipment of 20.8 million, up 25.5% fromRead More →

Hangzhou, Zhejiang China ( PRESS RELEASE ) Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif visited the headquarters of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group in the scenic Hangzhou city of China’s Zhejiang province. The Prime Minister was received by Executive Chairman of the company Jack Ma, who founded the entity in 1999 which hasRead More →