KARACHI, (Reuters) – Trukkr, a fintech platform for Pakistan’s trucking sector, said on Tuesday that it had collected $6.4 million in a financing round and got an NBFC licence. Trukkr provides a transport management system and supply chain solutions to Pakistan’s small and medium-sized trucking enterprises, and is unique inContinue Reading
On late Sunday night, a fire broke out at a textile plant in Karachi’s Federal-B Area Block 22. The fire swiftly spread and devoured the factory’s third story. According to sources, the fire entirely burned and ruined the cloth housed in the premises. After a three-hour frantic struggle, five fireContinue Reading
On Friday, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry announced that the federal government has ousted Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar from his position and appointed Omer Sarfraz Cheema in his stead. The announcement came just hours before a crucial session of the National Assembly on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s no-confidence motion, asContinue Reading
LAHORE – In Pakistan, Facebook has chosen to launch a test programme for video monetization. Officials from the Ministry of Information Technology (IT) have also confirmed the news. According to sources, Facebook will initially start a trial project, after which the firm will decide on its video monetization strategy basedContinue Reading
(Web Desk) – TikTok is considering significant modifications to the app’s main screen, the For You page (FYP). It will change the algorithm that feeds the FYP a never-ending stream of videos to prevent it from presenting too much of the same type of material. “As we continue to createContinue Reading
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari announced on Friday that the country’s Twitter ban will be lifted after the social media behemoth meets the government’s criteria. Nigeria banned Twitter in June, days after the company removed a statement from Buhari’s account, sparking outrage in Africa’s most populous countryContinue Reading
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority stated on Wednesday that TikTok, a video-sharing website owned by ByteDance, had been prohibited in the nation due to “inappropriate material.” The telecom regulator said, “In light of relevant sections of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016, PTA has restricted access to TikTok App andContinue Reading
Prime Minister Imran Khan unveiled Pakistan’s first domestically produced electric motorbike on Thursday.The prime minister said the debut of the electric motorbike was a “futuristic stride” and that his government’s new electric vehicle (EV) policy laid out a strategy and established a future direction at a ceremony in Islamabad.The introductionContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD :Samsung has been in negotiations with three investors about establishing a mobile manufacturing facility in Pakistan. According to sources, one of the three parties has a franchise from Korea and has already established car assembly factories in Pakistan as part of the Auto Development Policy (ADP) 2016-21, while theContinue Reading
KARACHI (AFP) – TikTok was running again in Pakistan Saturday after a provincial court lifted suspension of the popular social media service but ordered it to address complaints that it hosted objectionable content. The Pakistan Telecoms Authority (PTA) blocked access Thursday for a third time after a ruling by aContinue Reading
