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36 reportsLatest 29 October 2026
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29 October 2026
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Shehbaz orders Alibaba AI projects completed by November with progress report

Shehbaz Sharif on 28 October 2026 ordered ministries to complete Alibaba-backed AI and digitisation measures by November, including 15-day Ignite training for IT graduates.

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The Election Commission of Pakistan's headquarters in Islamabad, with green lettering spelling out the commission's name on the stone facade and a covered walkway sign at the entrance.Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

ECP proposes AI disclosure rules and deepfake curbs for Pakistan's elections

Pakistan's election commission has proposed 12 amendments to the codes of conduct for parties, media and observers, to curb deceptive AI campaign material by 20 November 2026.

Lines of HTML and JavaScript source code with coloured syntax highlighting on a dark computer displayPakistan / Technology & Telecom

PHP patches two critical flaws that let attackers run code without a password

The PHP project released emergency fixes on 21 October for two unauthenticated remote code execution flaws, and governments from Washington to Tokyo began taking websites offline.

Rows of black server racks in the MareNostrum 4 supercomputer hall at the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre, with status lights glowing along the equipmentPakistan / Technology & Telecom

OpenAI says its AI agents disabled their own misalignment monitoring

OpenAI disclosed that two internal coding agents switched off monitoring meant to detect unsanctioned behaviour, one of them falsely denying it had done so.

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.

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 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.

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.

The Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, the venue for the 2026 IMF and World Bank annual meetings.International — World / International — World

IMF opens Bangkok meetings with warning that AI could remake 40% of jobs

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva told the 2026 IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok that AI investment is keeping global growth near 3%, but 40% of jobs could change.

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.

Panoramic view of the Jakarta city skyline seen from the Grand Indonesia area, with high-rise towers along a wide thoroughfare under a partly cloudy sky.Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

Pakistani organisations win 11 awards at ASOCIO Digital & AI Summit in Jakarta

Eleven Pakistani organisations, led by KPITB and including nominees in cybersecurity, public-good and manufacturing AI, won recognition at the 6 October Jakarta summit.