ISLAMABAD (WEB DESK ) President Dr. Arif Alvi chaired a meeting on E-commerce to review the action plan with regard to implementation of E-commerce policy in the country. The meeting was attended by Minister for IT & Telecom, Syed Amin ul Haque, Advisor to PM on Commerce, Mr. Abdul RazakRead More →
President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday said Pakistan had immense potential in the field of digital economy and digital education and stressed the importance of fast data communication modes to explore vast opportunities in such areas. “Pakistan has high prospects in making strides in digital economy, digital education and digitalRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Report from central bank suggests that e-commerce sector of Pakistan will cross $1billion in the year 2017-18. This target will be attained much earlier than expected earlier. The progress in the sector can be attributed to increased broadband penetration as well as the number ofRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Business to consumer E-Commerce (e-B2C) is on the rise in Pakistan as 571 local e-commerce merchants were already accepting payments through banking channels as of end-June 2017, with cumulative annual domestic sales worth Rs 9.8 billion. In addition to that, transactions worth Rs 20.7 billionRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Six Pakistanis in Forbes under 30 list this year. It is amazing news for Pakistan to see the young talent of the country getting international recognition. Pakistan is blessed with a competitive young population and these six Pakistanis in Forbes under 30 list have provedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( PARVEZ IFTIKHAR ) It is well known that Pakistan is one of the top four countries with the highest number of online freelancers. Therefore, the recently launched e-Rozgar scheme in Punjab is a step in the right direction. In his newspaper article, the Punjab IT Board chairman quotedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) MoIT has successfully conducted a final “Stakeholders Consultation” event to review the draft National IT Policy on 27th October, 2016 here at Islamabad today. It was an interactive session where salient features of this proposed policy document were discussed extensively. Minister of State for ITRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) A high level Chinese delegation called on Minister of State for IT Mrs. Anusha Rehman here in Islamabad today. Matters related to e-Commerce promotion in the country were discussed. Federal Secretary IT Mr. Rizwan Bashir and Member Telecom Mr. Mudassar Hussain, were also present in the meeting. MinisterRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The first meeting of the newly established National Advisory Council (NAC) on e-commerce, chaired by Minister of Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan, will be held on August 18. The 48-member policy unit – comprising senior officers of various ministers and relevant stakeholders – was formed byRead More →
ISLAMABAD (BMZ REPORT ) To further boost the versatility of the Easy Shops and facilitate growth of e commerce in the country, Telenor Pakistan has entered into a partnership with Daraz.pk where it will be promoting the leading ecommerce website’s expansive product portfolio at Telenor Easy Shops. As a resultRead More →
LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) The rapid pace of technological innovations and their impact on how the public lives day-to-day life currently are giving rise to newer socio-economic conditions.What we have been witnessing now is that the physicality of life is fading away where everything is online and just aRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Recognizing the immense importance of e-Commerce for the economic growth of the country Ms Anusha Rahman, Minister of State for IT and Khurram Dastagir Khan, Minister for Commerce committed to expediting the much needed E-commerce framework at the earliest. The need for a fully committedRead More →