Pakistan has marked a major milestone in artificial intelligence with the launch of its first homegrown Urdu-language AI model, Qalb. The project has been developed by Taimoor Hassan, a Pakistani student currently studying in the United States. Qalb is being described as the world’s largest Large Language Model built exclusivelyContinue Reading
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima said on Monday that Pakistan is preparing to hold its long-awaited 5G spectrum auction during the holy month of Ramadan, as the government accelerates efforts to upgrade the country’s digital infrastructure. Speaking to the media at Parliament House, the ministerContinue Reading
Islamabad: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information Technology, chaired by Syed Aminul Haque, held a meeting at Parliament House on Monday to review proposed amendments to the Pakistan Telecommunication Act, triggering a wide-ranging debate over legislative process, constitutional rights, and the future of digital infrastructure in the country. OpeningContinue Reading
Samsung has confirmed that its upcoming Galaxy S26 series will not include Edge or Pro variants, putting to rest speculation that the company might overhaul its flagship naming strategy this year. The clarification comes from a promotional document published by Samsung Colombia ahead of the Galaxy S26 Unpacked event. TheContinue Reading
Elon Musk has demanded between $79 billion and $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the artificial intelligence company abandoned its original nonprofit mission and defrauded him as a founding backer. The damages claim, first reported by Bloomberg, is based on an expert assessment submitted to theContinue Reading
Islamabad, Jan 2026 — Jazz has been ranked Pakistan’s best-performing mobile network for overall mobile internet experience in 2025, according to the latest Mobile Connections Barometer released by global network measurement firm nPerf, underscoring the operator’s role in supporting the country’s accelerating digitalisation. Based on millions of real-world user testsContinue Reading
Islamabad, Jan 18, 2026 — The government has begun implementing wide-ranging digital and regulatory reforms in the food and agriculture sector, aiming to improve transparency, reduce corruption and strengthen oversight of imports, exports and domestic supply chains, the Ministry of National Food Security and Research said on Saturday. In aContinue Reading