The chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced that a separate 5G spectrum auction for Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) will be held within months of the nationwide rollout. Retired Major General Hafeez Ur Rehman made the remarks during a meeting with Gilgit-Baltistan’s Caretaker Minister forContinue Reading
Pakistan has launched an ambitious initiative to develop an artificial intelligence-based operating system for public administration, aiming to overhaul governance structures and improve efficiency across government departments. The project, spearheaded by the Pakistan Digital Authority, envisions the creation of a “Cognitive Government Operating System” that integrates AI tools into coreContinue Reading
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has approved sweeping reforms to fully digitise share ownership of unlisted companies, requiring a shift from physical share certificates to electronic book-entry form through the Central Depository System (CDS). The CDS is operated by the Central Depository Company (CDC), which will overseeContinue Reading
Artificial intelligence could automate the majority of professional desk jobs within the next 12 to 18 months, the head of AI at Microsoft has said, underscoring mounting concerns about rapid disruption across white-collar industries. Mustafa Suleyman, Chief Executive of Microsoft AI, told the Financial Times that AI systems are approachingContinue Reading
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has directed all public and private universities across Pakistan to introduce a mandatory three-credit hour course on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in every undergraduate and postgraduate degree programme starting from the Fall 2026 academic session. In an official advisory issued on February 18, 2026, the CommissionContinue Reading
Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team (National CERT) has formalised a strategic partnership with GlowBug Technologies (GBT) under the Cyber Innovation Ecosystem (CIE) initiative, in a move aimed at strengthening the country’s cyber resilience framework. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at National CERT headquarters in Islamabad, marking whatContinue Reading
Apple Inc. plans to begin refurbishing iPhones in Pakistan before moving toward local assembly under a proposed incentives framework aimed at transforming the country into a regional electronics hub, a senior government official said. Hamad Ali Mansoor, Chief Executive Officer of the Engineering Development Board (EDB), told Express Tribune thatContinue Reading