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Google explains how Ramazan affects online habits
Google observes that all shopping categories experience a seasonal surge, but clothing and travel grow the most
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This Pakistani’s tremor tracking wearable helps people with Parkinson’s disease
Trequant, a nifty wearable with pleasant aesthetics, comes with a super early bird price of US$99
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After failing twice this Pakistani’s third startup is now worth $4m
Since its launch Faizan Aslam’s BookMe has been making steady progress and has expanded operations to Myanmar
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This Pakistani startup brings recurring customers to small businesses
PerkUp adds efficacy to hundreds of thousands of small businesses in Pakistan and region which exist mainly offline
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This is how the learning landscape of Pakistan is changing
Massive Online Open Courses are a place for getting learnt or audition of courses you wouldn’t learn otherwise
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Pakistani entrepreneurs help farmers get more milk out of their cattle
Cowlar’s tracking wearable for cows, buffaloes helps farmers increase milk yields by up to 15 per cent
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This Pakistani hated his job so much, he automated it
Saad Ehsan claims apps like Pakistan Movie & Cinema Guide, 10 Best Quotes are completely run by his software
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Pakistani entrepreneur invents power bank that charges in just 14 minutes
Abdullah claims he was inspired by batteries for electric vehicles as they charge ten times faster than regular ones
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Two Pakistani cricket aficionados bring GIFs to the sport
Cricingif allows cricket fans to watch instant video replays of moments that matter the most
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It’s official: Uber launches in Pakistan
Service is operational in Lahore, but will eventually launch in Karachi and Islamabad as well
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Startup sells Pakistani handcrafted women’s shoes to the world
Fuchsia’s founders Afshan Abbas and Rameez Sajwani quit jobs at Microsoft and Amazon to start the venture
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Lahore-based startup helps fund critical healthcare for country’s poor
Founder says venture is entirely not-for-profit and came about after thorough analysis of existing healthcare segment
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Rocket Internet to shut down carpooling app Tripda
Startup fails to secure series B funding, will announce global shutdown later this week
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Rocket Internet’s property portal Lamudi raises $31.4m from existing backers
Co-founder says additional funds will allow it to achieve market leadership, dominance in more markets at faster rate
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Meet the world's first Muslim woman in space
Iran-born Anousheh Ansari is a computer scientist, an entrepreneur, and the first Muslim woman to go to space
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Female founders dominate latest batch of Pakistan’s civic-minded startup accelerator
Out of total 11 graduating founders, seven are women, with three startups having all-female management team
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This Pakistani bootstrapped his company all the way to IPO
Salim Ghauri's, Netsol, is regarded as one of the most successful software development firms emanating from the...
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With Slide, Pakistan gets its first lockscreen app
Slide allows users to earn money simply by clicking on content they like
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If you buy these jeans, you’ll never have to worry about washing them
ODO Denim claims to have developed the world’s first self-cleaning fabric
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How a love for mangoes spawned a portable air conditioning startup
Australian professor's invention to be marketed in Pakistan soon
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Pakistani scientist couple leads the way with underwater drones in Australia
It is a fairytale story of Australian immigration
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7 Pakistani startups to look out for in 2016
Entrepreneurs in Pakistan are innovating and building products that have global appeal
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12 Pakistani startups which raised funding in 2015
2015 has been a breakout year for startups in Pakistan
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Pakistani ticketing startup Bookme expands into Myanmar
Startup partners with local company Lychee Ventures to bring bus and cinema ticketing services to Yangon
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Rocket Internet wants to Uber-ify Southeast Asia’s budget hotels
Rocket Internet says Zenrooms is not a competitor of the company's existing hotel booking site Jovago
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BlackBerry to exit Pakistan after refusing to comply with data requests
Following a notification from the Government of Pakistan, BlackBerry's shutdown has been extended until December 30
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Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber blocked ‘indefinitely’ in Bangladesh
Decision comes after top court upheld ruling to execute two opposition leaders for crimes committed during 1971 war
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Pakistani company offers customised leather jacket at half price of top brands
Markhor is first Pakistani company to be accepted into Y Combinator
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Pakistani designer earns $20,000 each month freelancing online
Danyal Saleem is an example of how hard work and perseverance can reap rich rewards when bidding for projects online
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Rocket Internet launches mobile classifieds app Sparklist in Pakistan
Service operational in Karachi and Lahore; app allows users to instant message each other to work out deal
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13 start-up incubators, accelerators, and co-working spaces in Pakistan
In no particular order, here are some incubators and accelerators making impact in the country
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The encouraging future of e-commerce in Pakistan
Pakistan has recently recorded massive rise in online shopping trends and other e-commerce businesses
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4 promising female tech entrepreneurs from Pakistan
While Pakistan is no vanguard for women’s rights yet it has long tradition of women leading from front
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One woman’s battle to make Pakistan’s internet safer
Dive deep into story of Pakistani lawyer Nighat Dad and her struggles in pursuit of her dreams
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Meet the man propelling Pakistan into the digital age
Dr Umar Saif leads PITB, an instiution at the forefront of using technology to solve social problems
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Success story: Local property venture raises $9m in funding
Zameen is arguably the Pakistani start-up ecosystem success story of the year
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After a stuttering start, Rocket Internet’s Daraz ecommerce marketplace is finally poised to take off
From outside perspective it seems Rocket Internet itself was not sure of how best to position e-commerce marketplace
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EasyFix, India’s Uber for repair and maintenance, raises seed funding
With fresh capital, EasyFix plans to expand its geographical reach to 15 cities in India
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Here’s a look at Facebook’s fancy new workplace in Singapore
Desks that convert from sitting to standing, fully stocked kitchens, and aesthetic that reflects Facebook’s...
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Pakistan-based real estate portal raises $9 million in series B financing
Startup says a total of three investors participated in the round, but only publicly disclosed Vostok New Ventures