TechLahore

Let the good times roll! The KSE is rocketing north once more, foreign exchange remittances by Pakistanis abroad are hitting all time highs and property deals are happening left, right and center. The Pakistani economy is booming, baby! I was thrilled to see a recent announcement by the much respected Defence Housing Authority, Lahore, concerning [...]

There is little doubt in the fact that the UAE and Pakistani economies are increasingly inter-twined. On this very blog, we’ve talked about substantial UAE investments in Pakistan, in particular in real-estate, Banking and Telecommunications. And of course, in one of the most important new projects under construction in Pakistan, the $5BN Khalifa Refinery. This, [...]

Mansour Bajwa, Commercial Counselor for Pakistan in Dubai, was quoted in this story highlighting the rapid growth in exports from Pakistan to the UAE. “Pakistan is also increasing exports of [..] IT software products, particularly to the UAE“, he said. Pakistani software shops have been developing solutions for UAE companies for many years now, but [...]

Starting what could become a trend amongst other Pakistani tech companies, Netsol has been approved for a dual listing on the Dubai Stock Exchange (DIFX) under the symbol, NTWK. This is the same symbol the company uses for trading on the Nasdaq (US). Saleem Ghauri, the CEO of Netsol, believes this move will allow the [...]