Pakistan

Pakistan’s PTCL Group showcased two women startups at Expand North Star

Pakistan’s PTCL Group (PTCL & Ufone 4G) showcased two outstanding women entrepreneurs of the Ba-Ikhtiar program, Farhat ul Ain and Marrium Hussain at Expand North Star.

PostEx secures $7.3 million to consolidate its market leadership in Pakistan

Pakistan’s leading fintech startup PostEx announced the successful closure of its $7.3 million pre-Series A funding round that was led by Conjunction Capital and other investors including Dash Venture...

Zyp Technologies raises $1.5 million in Pre-A Series led by Shorooq Partners

Zyp Technologies has raised $1.5M in Series Pre-A funding led by Shorooq Partners to enable a city-wide launch of Zyp’s electric smart mobility technologies in Lahore, Pakistan, marking a pivotal step...

DealCart raises $3mln to empower Pakistan’s digitally savvy consumers

DealCart, a social e-commerce startup focused on transforming the way Pakistani consumers access essential goods, has successfully raised a $3 million Seed round led by Shorooq Partners and Sturgeon C...

Pakistani AI startup Botwa.ai eyes Middle East and African markets

Islamabad-based AI startup Botwa.ai is targeting expansion into Middle East and African markets. Participation at GITEX AFRICA 2024 helped the company enter these markets and position itself at the he...

Espionage apps on the attack in Pakistan

ESET researchers have identified 12 Android espionage apps that share the same malicious code; six were available on Google Play. All the observed applications were advertised as messaging tools, apar...

Winners of regional finale of Huawei ICT Competition announced

Winning student teams of the regional finals of the Huawei ICT Competition 2023-2024 Middle East and Central Asia (ME &CA) were felicitated at a grand closing and awarding ceremony on December 21,...

APT group, Transparent Tribe target officials in India, Pakistan and Middle East

ESET researchers have analyzed a cyberespionage campaign distributing CapraRAT backdoors through trojanized and supposedly “secure” Android messaging apps that exfiltrate sensitive information.

Pakistani car rental startup Rently clocks phenomenal growth

Rently is a fast-growing tech-driven car rental startup based in Pakistan, providing a solution for affordable and reliable transportation. With a unique business model and commitment to customer sati...