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Faraz Durrani

Faraz Durrani covers technology for KhabarWire: telecom regulation and spectrum, internet access, artificial intelligence policy, cybercrime and Pakistan's digital economy.

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Three blue US Postal Service collection boxes lined up against a brick wallPakistan / Technology & Telecom

Pakistan arrests man indicted in $126m counterfeit US postage scheme

Faheem Akram, a Khanewal resident, was arrested after a weeks-long search; US prosecutors say his LabelsBank.com sold 5.1 million counterfeit postage labels.

A wide view of the Institute of Business Administration Karachi Main Campus, showing low-rise academic blocks behind a guarded entrance and a paved forecourt.Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

IBA Karachi, AKU and Habib University sign MoU on AI-driven teaching and learning

IBA Karachi, Aga Khan University and Habib University signed an MoU at IBA's Annual Teaching and Learning Symposium 2026 in Karachi to advance AI in pedagogy.

A remotely operated submersible being recovered to a support vessel by a crew member in working gear.Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

Pakistan turns to foreign experts to recover K2 Airways black box off Ormara

Pakistan is engaging foreign salvage teams and deep-sea sonar, AUV and ROV systems to locate the K2 Airways black box 3,000 metres under the Arabian Sea.

Tall white Long March 2F launch vehicle with a Shenzhou capsule on top, standing on a launch pad against a rendered night skyPakistan / Technology & Telecom

Pakistan sets November 25 for first astronaut's launch from China to Tiangong

Ahsan Iqbal says Pakistan will fly its first astronaut from China on 25 November, in a week-long Tiangong visit; a 2035 lunar landing was also announced.

Rows of black rack-mounted network switches with bundled cabling in a server roomPakistan / Technology & Telecom

Pakistan's CCP says AI-powered bid-rigging detection system ready for deployment

The Competition Commission of Pakistan says its Bid-Rigging Detection System is in pre-deployment and was featured in Stanford's fifth antitrust cross-agency report.

A wide view of Karachi's dense cityscape, with high-rise buildings rising above low-rise neighbourhoods and roads under a hazy sky.Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

Sindh signs Huawei MoU to build an 'AI-native' digital province

Sindh signed a Huawei memorandum in Shanghai to build what it calls Pakistan's first AI-native digital province, starting with a Karachi flood-warning pilot and a cloud plan.

An assortment of communication cables on a surface, including an orange-tagged optical fibre line, bundled copper telephone wires and a coaxial cable.Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

Pakistan and Asia-Pacific forum align on gigabit USF roadmap as APT symposium ends in Islamabad

APT digital transformation symposium closed in Islamabad on 15 October 2026 with members aligning on a gigabit, fibre, satellite and AI-ready USF roadmap.

An audience seated in a darkened conference hall looking at a brightly lit stage during a cryptocurrency and blockchain conference, with purple and blue stage lighting and a large presentation screen at the back.Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

PVARA's Bilal bin Saqib takes Pakistan's digital-finance push to the World Bank in Bangkok

PVARA chairman Bilal bin Saqib met IFC, Treasury, Digital & AI and Controllers leaders at the World Bank's Bangkok annual meetings on 14 October, exploring tokenised bonds.

An electric bus parked at a UK bus station, painted in pale blue and white, photographed from the kerb side with the destination display above the windscreen.Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

Pakistan's GUGO Motors and China's Shengtang Group sign EV-bus manufacturing MoU in Islamabad

On 15 October, GUGO Motors and Shengtang Group signed an MoU in Islamabad to manufacture electric buses in Pakistan, with a 14-member Chinese delegation.

A row of battery-charging cabinets at a Japanese battery-swap station photographed at street level, with power units, cables and indicator lights visible behind glass panels.Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

Pakistan sets 30 percent electric-vehicle target for 2030, seeks EU training help

Adviser Haroon Akhtar Khan said Pakistan will lift electric vehicles to 30% of new sales by 2030 and directed the EDB to explore EU cooperation on skills training.

A large white VSAT satellite internet dish on a stand against a cloudy sky, with the front aperture and feed horn visible.Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

Pakistan nears satellite internet framework, says IT minister at APT symposium

At the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity symposium in Islamabad, IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja said Pakistan's fixed satellite service framework is in its final stage.

A long-exposure night view of the Blue Area commercial district in Islamabad, with lit office buildings and light trails along a central avenue.Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

PM Shehbaz inaugurates Daanish IT Park, Pakistan's first national technology park

PM Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated Pakistan's first national technology park in Islamabad on 10 October, renaming it Daanish IT Park and promising open bidding for its operator.