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InnoVista introduces a fully funded 4-month cybersecurity bootcamp in collaboration with PKCERT, ISACA Karachi, NUST, and PAFLA. The program includes hands-on labs, expert-led sessions, and job placement support.

Budget 2025–26 brings Digital Presence Proceeds Tax Act to regulate foreign and domestic e-commerce and digital service revenues in Pakistan, applying levies and VAT to platforms with significant digital footprints.

Budget 2025–26 outlines a digital overhaul for FBR, including AI-led audits, digital production tracking, B2B e-invoicing, POS integration, and customs automation to modernise tax collection.

A new report highlights how generative AI is reshaping labor markets and boosting productivity, with a potential $6.6 trillion impact on the global economy and $4.1 trillion in gains for the US alone.

Pakistani authorities have launched Operation Grey, a large-scale crackdown against illegal call centers involved in cyber scams and fraud, resulting in multiple arrests and the seizure of foreign currency and cryptocurrency.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella predicts that AI agents will replace traditional SaaS business applications, introducing the concept of Agent as a Service (AaaS) to transform enterprise software and backend systems.

FIA and PTA, in collaboration with law enforcement and global cybercrime units, initiate Operation Grey to dismantle fraudulent call centers operating in Pakistan and targeting local and international victims.

Government of Pakistan approves one-year extension for Dr. Mehreen Afzal as Director (GRC) under Cyber Security for Digital Pakistan project, strengthening national digital defenses.

UET Peshawar successfully goes live with SAP ERP-SLCM, a key achievement under HEC’s HEDP-PK initiative to drive digital transformation across Pakistan’s education sector.

Supernet’s cybersecurity arm, Super Secure, has signed multi-year, multi-million dollar contracts to provide enterprise cybersecurity systems to a major telecom operator in Pakistan.

Sophos conducted an extensive Partner Enablement Session at Awan Distribution Karachi, focusing on its Partner Program, Resilient Protection, and NGFW portfolio, empowering partners to enhance cybersecurity across Pakistan.

Super Secure, a subsidiary of Supernet Limited, has won a multi-year, multi-million dollar cybersecurity contract with one of Pakistan’s largest telecom firms, strengthening national data security and expanding Supernet’s industry footprint.