Pakistan Senate body passes ‘Special Technology Zones Authority Bill, 2021’ ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication on Tuesday passed ... Published 29 Sep, 2021 03:59am
Business & Finance AJ&K, G-B: Spectrum auction for NGMS generates $30.5m revenue ISLAMABAD: The first-ever cellular spectrum auction for Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) in Azad Jammu and... Published 29 Sep, 2021 03:59am
Pakistan Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway: NHA issues RFPs for construction under PPP on BOT basis ISLAMABAD: The National Highways Authority (NHA) has planned to ring-fence the cash flows of M-6 (toll revenues less... Updated 28 Sep, 2021 10:30am
Business & Finance Spectrum auction in 1800 MHz band in AJ&K, GB today ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is all set to conduct spectrum auction in 1800 MHz band in ... Published 28 Sep, 2021 05:12am
Print Rules notified: Only 5 mobile devices can be imported for personal use in a year ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has notified “Type Approval Technical Standards... Updated 26 Sep, 2021 12:18pm
Print 5G technology: Strategic plan, roadmap being readied: Amin ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque has said that a strategic plan and ... Updated 26 Sep, 2021 12:19pm
Print SPI down 0.07pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended September 23, 2021 recorded a decrease of 0.07... Updated 25 Sep, 2021 09:42am
Print ADB’s IED takes a dim view of REDSI programme The Independent Evaluation Department rates Renewable Energy Development Sector Investment programme for Pakistan less than successful, less than relevant Updated 25 Sep, 2021 01:33pm
Pakistan No auction in 2100 MHz band in AJK, GB: Spectrum to be awarded to ‘Telenor’ at base price of $0.87m ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced not to conduct auction in 2100 MHz band in... Published 24 Sep, 2021 04:40am
Markets T5HP faces inordinate delay as donors not giving agreed funding ISLAMABAD: The 5th extension of Tarbela Hydropower Project (T5HP)is facing serious delay in implementation and ... Published 24 Sep, 2021 04:40am
Pakistan NGMS spectrum auction in AJ&K, GB: Cellular mobile operators submit bids ISLAMABAD: All of the four cellular mobile operators have submitted bids for Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS)... Published 23 Sep, 2021 04:35am
Pakistan July-August 2021-22: Pakistan incurs foreign debt of $2.376bn from multiple financing sources ISLAMABAD: Pakistan incurred foreign debt of $2.376 billion from multiple financing sources in the first two months... Updated 23 Sep, 2021 11:40am
Print ADB sees Pakistan on ‘path of recovery’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic growth rebounded to 3.9 percent in fiscal year 2021 (ending 30 June 2021) and is... Published 23 Sep, 2021 02:57am
Business & Finance Number of locally-produced cell phones surpasses imports ISLAMABAD: The production of mobile phones by local manufacturing plants has surpassed the number of mobile phones... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Print Fitch Solutions sees Pakistan's real GDP growth at 4.2pc in FY22 Islamabad: Pakistan’s economy is expected to record real GDP growth of 4.2 percent in the fiscal year 2021-22, up... Updated 21 Sep, 2021 10:54am
Print Experts say interest-rate hike aimed at ‘appeasing’ IMF ISLAMABAD: The decision to raise the discount rate by 25 basis points may have been taken to appease the... Updated 21 Sep, 2021 11:34am
Technology Number of 3G, 4G users in Pakistan reaches 103.12m: PTA ISLAMABAD: The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan reached 103.12 million by end-August 2021 compared to 101.59... Updated 21 Sep, 2021 11:26am
Pakistan Un-served and under-served areas of Sindh, Punjab: USF approves 4 projects to provide high-speed internet services ISLAMABAD: The Universal Service Fund (USF) Board approved four projects worth around Rs 993 million to provide... Published 21 Sep, 2021 04:10am
Business & Finance IMF says govt working on law to bring about improvements in SOEs ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani authorities have been working on a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) Governance and Operations... Published 21 Sep, 2021 04:10am
Print USD smuggling adds to pressure on weaker rupee ISLAMABAD: Smuggling of the US dollars from Pakistan to Afghanistan continues through carriers - agents, truck... Updated 20 Sep, 2021 12:54pm