Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) internet services are being disrupted across the country due to a “issue in data networks between South and North,” according to reports on Friday.
Adnan Haque, co-founder of a contactless payments solution used in 200 restaurants in the UAE, believes that startups that add value to a consumer’s life will last in Pakistan, and he advocates against aggressive customer acquisition. His remarks come at a difficult time for Pakistan’s startup community.
On Tuesday, a sleeper bus collided with an oil tanker on the M-5 Motorway, popularly known as the Multan-Sukkur Motorway in Bahawalpur, killing at least 20 passengers and injuring six more. The bus was traveling from Lahore to Karachi.
On Monday, the government scrapped a proposal to sell two LNG-fired power facilities to Qatar in favor of offering 51% shares in the Roosevelt Hotel in New York and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has identified six policy reforms to strengthen the railway system in Pakistan and throughout the Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) region, stating that railways throughout the region should consider implementing key reforms to make them more efficient and financially sustainable.
The whole nation honors Pakistan’s 75th Independence Day! Pakistan attained independence and became an independent nation on this day in 1947. This federal holiday also honors the contributions and achievements of Pakistan’s founding fathers.
In order to meet the IMF preconditions for the release of two IMF tranches totaling $1.17 billion, the federal government has begun making preparations to introduce a mini-budget worth more than Rs40 billion.
Pakistani athletes who won medals at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Birmingham were greeted warmly upon their return to the country on Wednesday at Islamabad Airport.
According to weather experts, Karachi is likely to experience yet another bout of intense monsoon rains from August 11–14.
At the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, three Pakistani female swimmers—Jahanara Nabi, Bisma Khan, and Mishael Ayub—are representing and doing Pakistan proud.
