Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday chaired a high-level review meeting on promoting a cashless economy, lauding the federal and provincial governments for shifting salaries, pensions and vendor payments to the Raast digital payment system. Officials informed the meeting that between July 2025 and January 2026, payments worth Rs1.6 trillionContinue Reading
Apple has introduced its most affordable iPhone of the year, the iPhone 17e, positioning it as a lower-cost alternative within the flagship lineup while retaining several premium features. The device carries the new A19 processor — the same chip powering the standard iPhone 17 series — promising faster performance andContinue Reading
In a major push toward digital governance, Zindigi — powered by JS Bank — has signed a landmark agreement with the Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) to digitize water bill management and collection across the region. The partnership aims to modernize the existing billing infrastructure by introducing secureContinue Reading
Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence platform suffered widespread outages this week, disrupting access for thousands of users across multiple regions and highlighting the growing dependence on cloud-based AI tools. Users began reporting issues early Monday, with monitoring platforms showing a sharp rise in complaints from North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.Continue Reading
Islamabad Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has issued a high-priority advisory cautioning against heightened cyber threats targeting military assets, financial institutions and critical infrastructure amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the region. In its alert, NCERT warned that rising instability has created a volatile cyber environment that could beContinue Reading
Islamabad The federal government has appointed Omer Rauf as Director General (Telecom) in the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication for a period of three years on a contract basis. An official notification issued by the Establishment Division stated that the Prime Minister approved Mr Rauf’s appointment in MP-II scaleContinue Reading
Islamabad Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has issued a high-priority advisory warning of increased cyber threats amid escalating regional instability, cautioning that state-sponsored actors, hacktivists and cybercriminal groups may exploit the volatile environment. In its alert titled “Cyber Vigilance for Regional Instability,” NCERT said critical sectors including defense,Continue Reading