The news: Telenor Pakistan, one of the country’s leading telecom service providers, successfully tested 5G internet on March 13. During a ceremony celebrating 15 years of service in Pakistan, at the company’s 345 campus in Islamabad, Telenor officials conducted extensive 5G trials, …Continue reading
GIKI duo developing AI detection software for COVID-19 diagnosis
As Pakistan’s doctors, nurses and health staff are spearheading the battle with coronavirus, its students are committed to aid the process. A student duo at Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute (GIKI) used their skills in artificial intelligence to create a detection software that …Continue reading
Punjab govt is finally preparing to battle COVID-19. Has it reacted too late?
Pakistan’s total number of COVID-19 cases has reached 903 by Tuesday afternoon. Punjab accounts for 265 of them. On Monday, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar announced ‘partial lockdown’ in the province till April 6 to control the spread of novel coronavirus. A …Continue reading
Pakistani engineer’s team at Microsoft launches COVID-19 tracking dashboard
The news: Microsoft launched a Bing coronavirus dashboard on Monday, which tracks the number of COVID-19 cases across the world. The team developing the tracker included a Pakistan-origin software development engineer who took to social media to announce the launch. The dashboard …Continue reading
Coronavirus in Pakistan: Everything you need to know
As of Thursday afternoon, the total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan reached 304, with two deaths and three recoveries thus far. The National Command and Control Center reported the first death due to coronavirus in Pakistan on Tuesday. The coronavirus cases …Continue reading
Award-winning ‘Sitara’ Pakistan’s first Netflix original
The news: Sitara: Let Girls Dream Pakistan’s first Netflix original, written and directed by two-time Academy Award winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, has been released. The 15-minute silent film tackles the issue of child marriage, and has already won three international awards. Sitara …Continue reading
NUST develops COVID-19 testing kits
The news: Scientists at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Attaur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB) have developed a testing kit for the novel coronavirus, as it spreads across Pakistan. Associate Professor Dr. Aneela Javed and Assistant Professor Dr. …Continue reading
With new tooled-up keyboard, Matnsaz taking Urdu software technology to next level
In the linguistic melting pot of today’s world, a Princeton graduate decided to bring his native language, Urdu, to life in the digital world. Zeerak Ahmed is working on a modified Urdu keyboard called Matnsaz. This keyboard simplifies typing in Urdu, especially …Continue reading
Pakistan ranks lowest in South Asia on internet inclusiveness
The news: A survey conducted by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranked Pakistan at 76 out of 100 countries in the Inclusive Internet Index 2020. The survey, commissioned by Facebook, aims to study the growth of internet, its usage, and perception in …Continue reading
Is a Chinese duck army arriving to feast on Pakistani locusts?
The News: The Ningbo Evening News in China reported that Beijing was planning to send 100,000 ducks to Pakistan to help fight the infestation. The report came as Pakistan faces the worst locust infestation it has seen in the past two decades. …Continue reading