ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cashed in on United State’s recent ban barring Middle East airlines from having electronic items on board. The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed new restrictions on electronic devices carried by travelers coming to the United States from 10 airports mainly inRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The loan agreement to build first state of art multipurpose Information Technology Park in Islamabad was signed between Government of Pakistan and Korean EXIM bank on Tuesday. Secretary Economic Affairs Division (EAD), Tariq Mahmood Pasha and Executive Director of Korean Exim Bank, Younghoon Chang signedRead More →
High consumer taxes mean the poorest Pakistanis are unable to afford mobile broadband ISLAMABAD (BMZ REPORT ) The GSMA today set out a number of measures that Pakistan will need to take in order to close the digital divide in the country and reach its Vision 2025 goals. In aRead More →
LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) Provincial Minister for Higher Education, Syed Raza Ali Gillani has said the process of distribution of 115000 laptops among universities’ students would commence from March 13. In the beginning, public sector universities’ students would be given laptops according to the laid-down criteria and merit. However,Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) WikiLeaks has published documents that it claims reveal the extent of the CIA’s hacking and cyber espionage tools. The trove, called Vault 7, is the “largest ever publication of confidential documents” on the CIA and covers activity between 2013 and 2016. WikiLeaks said it published theRead More →
KARACHI ( TARIQ REPORT ) Bank Alfalah has announced its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2016, with the Bank registering Profit after tax of Rs. 7.9 Billion in December 2016 as against Rs. 7.5 Billion in December 2015, improving by 5 percent. Earnings per Share were reportedRead More →
LAHORE ( GUEST WRITER Hafiza Ayesha Khalid ) Technology: Not a luxury But a Necessity Technology has become an integral part of our lives. Today, the world is getting so dependable on technology that is tough to imagine life without technology. I mean, literally, at every instant of time we areRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Waseela-e-Taleem (WeT) initiative is part of graduation strategy of BISP that aims to develop human capital so that its beneficiaries may exit out of poverty. Launched in October 2012 in five districts WeT has now expanded to 32 districts, enrolling 1.3 million children. BISP carriedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Minister of IT, Mrs. Anusha Rahman launched the National Incubation Centre by JAZZ, Pakistan’s Number 1 digital company under the public-private partnership of Ministry of Information Technology & Telecom through National ICT R&D Fund and Teamup. The NIC will provide startups with a free ofRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Telenor Group’s Multi-market Asia online survey reveals while online bullying and risks are still concerns, Asia’s parents feel that youth are increasingly resilientand responsible. The findings were released by the global telecom giant on the ‘Safer Internet Day 2017’ as part of its efforts toRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) As per approval of National ICT R&D, Board of Directors, under the chair of Minister for IT, Anusha Rahman in last meeting held on January 6th, 2017, the preliminary work for the formulation of RFPs for the creation of National Centers of Innovation in theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT) would visit the IT lab the Prime Minister’s Secretariat to review the pace of work. Sources told Daily Times that the committee led by Captain (r) Safdar Awan had shown its resentment on the performance ofRead More →