Pakistani Digital Marketing Agency Achieves Google Certified Premier Partner Status

BizExcel, an Islamabad based digital marketing agency becomes the first Pakistani company to acquire a Google Premier Partner Status. There are currently around 16 Google Certified Partner agencies in Pakistan and only three have yet managed to attain the distinction of being a premier partner. Other Premier Partner agencies include: BrainChild Communication Pakistan...

Easypaisa Revolutionizes Banking through Digitization

Easypaisa, the first and by far the largest mobile banking service in the country is a household name for branchless banking in Pakistan. Building on its history of offering convenient financial services to Pakistan, Easypaisa now offers a simple and easy online method for creating an Easypaisa Account. This is in addition to multiple other ways through which customers...

3G Services To Be Introduced in 257 Villages of Lasebela and Avaran in Balochistan

The Universal Service Fund (USF) on Monday awarded Awaran/Lasbela Lot worth Rs 2.33 billion to Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (Ufone), under the Broadband for Sustainable Development (BSD) project to launch 3G services in backward areas of Balochistan.   Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) USF Haaris M Chaudhary and Acting CEO Ufone Nadeem Khan signed the contract while State Minister for Information Technology and Telecom Anusha Rehman and...

Tambuk.pk: Pakistani E-Commerce Industry Welcomes A New Challenger

In Pakistan, the trend of online shopping has blossomed in recent years. The rapid growth of the E-commerce industry is primarily due to the convenience it provides to the customers. Tambuk is definitely an addition to consumer convenience with their wide selection of products, friendly customer service and popular cash on delivery payment method. Al Moaeed Technologies, a UAE-based IT company, has expanded its roots to...

Bitcoin Crosses $1000

2016 has barely finished and already the new year has started to bring good news. In its first day of trading in 2017, Bitcoin has broken the $1000 barrier. The benchmark was preceded by a small period of slow trading (which saw the currency fall to $960). However it rebounded not long after. It is currently trading around at $1012 per Bitcoin. This marks the first time that the cryptocurrency has reached the landmark after it last surpassed...

10 Tips to Avoid Getting Scammed When Buying or Selling on OLX

OLX is the most popular online market place in Pakistan. Even casual users can easily buy and sell stuff online without any complications with OLX, given how simple the platform is. The platform targets ordinary citizens, and we believe it can be much better. That being said, there seem to be certain issues that keep us from recommending a platform such as OLX and other similar ones. Read More: OLX Is Becoming Useless and Here’s the Real...

Govt Announces Smart Schools 4 Times in 8 Months, Fails to Actually Start It

It seems all government departments have either made a habit of re-announcing the same project again and again or they forget about projects completely after announcing them once. Previously, it was the railways ministry which made the same online booking announcement several times over the course of one and a half years. The trend was picked up by other ministries and now this has popped up. As we mentioned a few months ago, there...

3 Reasons Why Winter in Pakistan is Warmer This Year

January 2017 has already started in Pakistan and the winter season is still rather mild in most areas. In fact, the weather seems more or less the same as in early October of the last year. Many are wondering whether this is just an anomaly or will this become a permanent feature for Pakistan’s weather from now on. Farmers, rural areas, urban areas, towns, cities –...

ZEOZ: A Voice Driven Market to Connect Buyers & Sellers

Digital auction and e-commerce markets in Pakistan and across the globe have seen strong growth in the last decade or so and whilst many companies are still hoping to tap this lucrative market, ZEOZ has entered as a dark horse and unique player. ZEOZ looked at the current scene in Pakistan regarding online shopping and developed what it and many others believe is a game changing tool for people who value trade. Its solution? A voice driven...