Technology, artificial intelligence, startups, digital policy and innovation in Pakistan.
Huawei’s Islamabad repair facility has 16 specialised desks, supports more than 180 equipment item codes and can process over 10,000 telecom modules a year.
Huawei’s Islamabad Global Service Center provides remote technical support, network operations and service assurance to international customers using Pakistani engineering and technical teams.
Zong and ConnectHear have launched SILA-based Pakistan Sign Language support at customer service centres in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi, combining AI communication with access to trained human interpreters.
The government is advancing a National Digital Masterplan built around digital governance, the digital economy and digital society, with efforts planned to place it before the prime minister and provincial chief ministers.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has backed calls to slow frontier AI development and plans talks with leading AI laboratories over safety risks.
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg has rejected calls for leading AI companies to coordinate a slowdown, arguing that individual labs should adjust their pace when safety requires it.
Around 140 million people in Pakistan live within mobile broadband coverage but still do not use mobile internet, highlighting a large digital usage gap.
September 10 talks covered AI, data systems and financial inclusion, while leaving project budgets and launch schedules unspecified.
A petition before Pakistan's Federal Constitutional Court seeks restrictions on social-media access for children under 16, including an age-verification system. No nationwide ban has been imposed.
Pakistan's Senate has launched a new mobile application as part of a broader effort to digitise parliamentary work and improve access to official information.
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