Internet connectivity is set to get a boost after the launch of the South-East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe (SEA-ME-WE) 6 cable, the information technology ministry said on Saturday. “Pakistan has strengthened its global digital connectivity with the deployment of the SEA-ME-WE 6 submarine cable system, a 19,200-km high-capacity fibre network linking Pakistan to countries between Singapore […]
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Pakistan to unveil 5G spectrum policy soon
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan is set to announce its long-awaited 5G spectrum policy in a bid to enhance digital connectivity and accelerate technological growth across the country, state media reported on Wednesday. Speaking at the 26th meeting of the South Asia Telecommunication Regulators Council in Islamabad, Minister for Information Technology Shaza Fatima said the government plans […]
Pakistan and Iran edge closer to $10 billion trade deal
Pakistan and Iran are moving closer to formalizing their Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The final text of the accord is now under internal review by Pakistani authorities, with plans for official approval soon. The development was confirmed during a meeting between Federal Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan and Iranian Ambassador Reza Amiri-Moghaddam. The meeting focused […]
SCO officials call for strengthening connectivity to boost economic cooperation
Officials from Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries agreed to take measures, including strengthening connectivity, pushing forward e-commerce, building unified payment systems, and deepening trade cooperation between member countries in order to offset the blow brought by COVID-19. SCO believes in strengthening connectivity to boost cooperation. Against the backdrop of the transformation of the world’s economic […]
PM says Naukundi-Mashkhel road to enhance connectivity in Balochistan
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday performed groundbreaking of 103 kilometres long Naukundi-Mashkhel road to enhance connectivity in Balochistan. Addressing the virtual groundbreaking of the project in Islamabad, he said that the project will be a great facility to the scattered population of Balochistan. He said that this project was of great importance for the […]