Shehbaz orders a roadmap for 100% digital payments in Pakistan
Government cheque payments through Asaan Assignment Accounts are to end on November 15 and move to Raast, and bill payers are being urged to use the QR code on their bills
TT Islamabad Bureau
Reporting from the federal capital by The Thursday Times' Islamabad bureau.
National CERT warns banks AI attacks could show customers fake balances
The cyber agency’s advisory also flags risks to power grids, pipelines and water plants, and tells banks to check their apps against core records
Direct Peshawar-Lahore flights start on November 9
South Air will fly the route four times a week at first, with the first flight leaving Peshawar at about 1pm on Iqbal Day. Fares are not out yet
PTA and Meta block 176,000 WhatsApp accounts on recycled SIM numbers
Old accounts stay live after a SIM is cancelled and the number reissued. Here is what the move means and what you should do
Upwork freelancers can now withdraw straight to JazzCash and Easypaisa
NayaPay, SadaPay and Finja are also on the list, and the money usually lands within minutes, Upwork says. Here is how to set it up
Yasmeen Lari’s bamboo community centre stars in Doha architecture show
The Pakistani architect’s disaster-ready design is on show until May 2027 in a Doha palace opened to the public for the first time
Government to refund up to Rs70,000 for international IT certifications
Graduates and professionals can register now for AWS, Microsoft, Google, Cisco and Oracle exams, but you pay first
NUST leads 90 Pakistani universities in QS Asia rankings, at 76th
Quaid-i-Azam University is 111th and LUMS 143rd, and NUST ranks second in Southern Asia
Saudi envoy assures Pakistani workers of visas within 24 hours
The promise came in a meeting with Minister Salik Hussain, and details of how it will work are still to come
Formula milk packs in Pakistan must now say ‘Mother’s milk is best’
The drug regulator’s order covers local and imported formula, in Urdu and English
