5G Bids Open Until Feb 27 as PTA Sets $15 Million Entry Bar

Pakistan’s telecom regulator has finalized key amendments to the Information Memorandum (IM) for the upcoming Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) and 5G spectrum auction, marking a major step toward accelerating next-generation connectivity and digital transformation across the country. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced that the revised framework was issuedContinue Reading

Pakistan Warns Against Online Blasphemous Content, Urges Public to Report Violations

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued a renewed warning that uploading, sharing, or propagating unlawful and sacrilegious content on the internet and social media platforms constitutes a punishable offence under the laws of Pakistan. In a public advisory campaign circulated online, the regulator emphasized that digital platforms are subjectContinue Reading

AI Policy Stuck in Limbo as Implementation Lags Six Months After Approval

Six months after the federal cabinet approved Pakistan’s ambitious National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy, the blueprint meant to steer the country into the global AI race remains largely confined to paper, with key institutional structures, funding mechanisms and provincial coordination still missing. Unveiled in July as a landmark roadmap, theContinue Reading

Government Proposes $1 Billion National AI Program, Rs70 Billion Digital Connectivity Plan

The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has proposed two major technology initiatives under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2026–27, including a $1 billion National AI Ecosystem Development Program (NAIEDP) and a Rs70 billion Pakistan Digital Infrastructure Connectivity Plan, signaling an ambitious five-year push to transform the country’s digitalContinue Reading

Punjab Launches ‘One App’ to Digitize Traffic E-Challan System

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Thursday launched the Digital Traffic E-Challan “One App”, a unified digital platform aimed at modernizing traffic enforcement and enhancing transparency across the province. The initiative seeks to streamline roadside inspections by providing traffic officers with real-time access to multiple government databases through a singleContinue Reading