‘High-tech services key to Pakistan’s growth’
• Prof Amir Sufi urges a shift from a low-tech industry to innovation-driven services• Calls for new lending models for intangible assets• SBP official stresses financial access to SMEs, youth,…
Pakistan: Govt plans local production of lithium-ion batteries
Pakistan is planning to locally produce lithium-ion batteries as the Ministry of Industries and Production has started deliberations with relevant quarters to get the required input ahead of formulating a…
World’s largest high-speed-rail tunneling machine passes 10,000 meters beneath the Yangtze
China’s domestically developed, world’s largest-diameter high-speed-rail shield tunneling machine “Linghang” surpassed the 10,000-meter mark on Tuesday, leaving just 1,000 meters to reach the south bank of the Yangtze River. Boring…
Pakistan’s leap towards digital ID and NDEL
A Digital ID serves as a “single source of truth” about an individual’s identity Improving security, curbing identity theft, and creating an infrastructure of trust are high on every government’s…
247Tasker Launches as Pakistan’s First Global Freelance Platform for Tech Professionals and Local Taskers
A groundbreaking milestone in the global gig economy is here with the official launch of 247Tasker, Pakistan’s first international freelance platform designed to unite both high-tech professionals and domestic taskers…
Pakistan “Launches” Its First Google Chromebook Assembly Line
Pakistan has “launched” its first Google Chromebook assembly line, which should help provide cheaper Google-based laptops for students and professionals in the local market. In reality, Deputy Prime Minister and…