Tech and Telecom

Mobile gaming has become hugely popular in the last few years. With this increasing trend, young people look up to their favorite Tech-YouTubers and reviewers before purchasing new smartphones and gadgets. Lately, many gaming Key Opinion Leaders (KOL’s) have been raving about the latest Tecno’s Camon 17 Pro with Helio G95 gaming processor, calling it the best budget-friendly gaming smartphone. The Camon series is famous for its camera features but this time Tecno has surpassed the youth’s expectations with Camon 17 Pro. It comes as not only the Selfie King with 48MP Clearest Selfie Camera but the ultimate gaming device…

Daraz continues to explore new avenues of contributing significantly to the development of the e-commerce sector in Pakistan. This Mobile Week, Darazhas collaborated with TCF college, QriosityNet & Ufone under the campaign Daraz Parwaan to educate and empower underprivileged youth through the provision of tablets as well as educational workshops on business know-how, financial literacy, entrepreneurial skills, and everything that can make them financially independent as well as self-sufficient. Daraz will be providing the tablets (with the help of customer donations) and its partners while planning to conduct customized training and workshops for these selected aspiring entrepreneurs. A ceremony with…

The federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin, chaired a special high-level meeting with a delegation of representatives of industries from the former FATA at Finance Division on Thursday (24 June). ALSO READ SECP Specifies Regulatory Framework for Debt and Hybrid ETFs Minister Tarin said that under the leadership of the PM of Pakistan, the present government is committed to peace, progress, and prosperity in the districts of the former FATA, and that this is imperative for the rest of the country. As per the vision of the PM, after the merging of the FATA into Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, the process…

All Pakistan Oil Tankers Contractors Association (APOTCA) has called a nationwide strike, suspending the supply of petroleum products to the whole country until further notice. If prolonged, the strike could result in an acute shortage of petroleum products across the country, with citizens fearing that it would engender a petrol crisis, similar to the one that was witnessed across Pakistan in June last year. ALSO READ Here’s Everything You Need to Know About PSL 2021 Final According to details, APOTCA is demanding a 50% quota in the White Oil Pipeline (WOP). The WOP stretches from Port Qasim, Karachi, to the…

Aimed at promoting social entrepreneurship and strengthening the startup ecosystem in the country, UNDP Pakistan and Jazz have launched SDG Bootcamp for Social Enterprises. Under the project, 20 bootcamps will be conducted across the county to train 800 young social entrepreneurs, including 50 percent women, over the course of two years. In this regard, a meeting was also held with Dr. Arif Alvi, President of Pakistan recently where Knut Ostby, Resident Representative, UNDP Pakistan and Aamir Ibrahim, CEO, Jazz apprised the President about the project and its expected impact. Aspiring social entrepreneurs across Pakistan can apply for registrations here. The…

Multan Sultans will face Peshawar Zalmi in the final of PSL 2021 tonight at Abu Dhabi to cap off a brilliant tournament. While this will be Zalmi’s fourth PSL final, Sultans will enter unfamiliar territory having never made it to the final of the tournament. Sultans were the team to beat in last year’s edition, finishing at the top of the PSL points table but lost their way in the playoffs as they were eliminated in the second eliminator. Multan came out stronger this time around though and blew away their opponents, finishing second in the group stage and winning…

Pakistani music streaming website Patari has been hacked, compromising the personal data and credentials of more than 257,000 people. The database containing the personal information of these users has been leaked online on English and Russian hacker forums. It is uncertain when the data breach happened, but the information was dumped online on June 13th, 2021. The report comes from the tech blog HackRead, which details the recent data breach on Patari. As per the report, the leaked database contained the following information: Full names/Usernames Email addresses Password hashes (unsalted md5) Playlists Avatar links The hackers managed to catch Patari when…

In line with its objectives for creating a competitive and conducive playing field and to diversify the range of the Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) available to investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has specified the framework for the issuance of Debt and Hybrid ETFs through Circular No. 20 of 2021. The circular also updates the existing framework for the equity ETFs. ALSO READ SECP to Investigate La Ville De Paris Housing Scheme’s Accounts Over Fraud Just like the equity ETFs, the debt ETFs are also passively managed and traded on a regular exchange. Debt ETFs allow ordinary…

In order to enhance its capacity production with the increasing demand for cement countrywide, Cherat Cement has planned to invest an estimated amount of Rs. 34 billion to set up a Greenfield plant in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). According to the stock filing, the board of directors has approved the installation of a greenfield cement plant in DI Khan, KP. The plant will have an installed production capacity of 11,000 tons of clinker per day, and the total cost of the project is estimated to be approximately Rs. 34 billion, with its completion expected in three years. ALSO READ NHA Approves Construction Contract…

Canada’s Liberal Government has announced a multi-faceted approach to deal with online hate speech in the country. Canada’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, David Lametti, informed that Bill C-36 has been proposed in the House of Commons which will allow anyone to file a formal complaint to the Canadian Human Rights Commission and “amends the criminal code to improve prosecution and prevention of hate crimes”. ALSO READ Canada Lifts Travel Ban on Pakistan, Extends it For India The step has been taken weeks after the killing of four members of a Muslim family who were run over by a…