Azerbaijan has announced plans to invest up to $3 billion in Pakistan, a significant step towards boosting the country’s economy. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shared this development during a cabinet meeting, emphasizing how this investment will contribute to Pakistan’s financial stability and growth. The Prime Minister also discussed ongoing discussions with Saudi Arabia to strengthen […]
The committee was told that the PTA has engaged a consultant to assist with the 5G spectrum. The PTA stated that the consultant is expected to deliver a report by the end of January, and the entire process should be finalized by the end of April, while a draft policy for freelancing has already been […]
“These parks are expected to not only generate employment opportunities for IT professionals but also attract millions of dollars in valuable foreign exchange, boost the IT industry, and increase exports once they are completed and fully operational,” said an official of the Ministry of Information Technology. He said the foundation stone of an IT park […]
As per details, PTA Chairman, Hafiz Rahman, briefed the Standing Committee on Information Technology, chaired by Syed Aminul Haque, on the matter. Syed Aminul Haq asked the PTA chairman to inform the public about the reasons for the disruption and whether a firewall system was in place. The PTA chairman explained that 7.5 terabits of […]
These centers aim to provide essential facilities to hardworking and skilled youth in smaller cities, helping them access digital opportunities, according to an official from the Ministry of IT. The E-Rozgar centers will be established in every district of the country. The distribution of these centers is based on the population of each province, as […]
Speaking at a meeting of the Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat, the PTA Chairman Hafeezur Rehman said that only approved VPNs would function in Pakistan once the policy is implemented. This move comes after a significant surge in Virtual Private Networks usage in 2024, primarily to access the blocked social media platform X (formerly Twitter). […]
“We currently estimate that CrowdStrike’s update affected 8.5 million Windows devices or less than one percent of all Windows machines,” it said in the blog. CrowdStrike has helped develop a scalable solution that will help Microsoft’s Azure infrastructure accelerate a fix, Microsoft said, adding that the tech giant had worked with both Amazon Web Services […]
Microsoft said separately it had fixed the underlying cause for the outage of its 365 apps and services including Teams and OneDrive, but residual impact was affecting some services. “This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed,” CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said in […]
Addressing a delegation of Swedish companies in Islamabad today, she mentioned that the Special Investment Facilitation Council is facilitating investment in diverse sectors. The Minister of State said digitization of the economy is the top priority of the present government. She said we have kicked off with the digitization of the Federal Board of Revenue. […]
Policymakers and the elite are seen as neglecting the country’s foundations while enjoying increasing privileges funded by the hard-earned income of the salaried class. It appears that the budget, seemingly prepared without benefiting any industry, is strangling the IT sector. Although the government allocated a budget of Rs79 billion for the IT sector, IT professionals […]
