ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has unveiled an easier Virtual Private Network (VPN) registration process aimed at assisting freelancers and organisations. This updated system allows software houses, call centres, banks, embassies, and freelancers to register their VPNs conveniently through PTA’s official website. Members of the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) are also eligible to … Read more
Good news for Pakistani freelancers: Government announces the formation of 10,000 e-employment centers. Caretaker Federal Minister IT Dr. Umar Saif in his video message said that 1.5 million Pakistani youths are freelancing online but they don’t have a proper place to be seated and work. The IT minister said that youth earn 10 or 20 … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Dr. Umar Saif disclosed that the government would initiate a project to establish 10,000 countrywide E-Rozgar centers equipped with the latest facilities to facilitate freelancers and start-ups from January 11. This historic initiative was aimed to address the current challenge faced by approximately 1.5 million freelancers … Read more
Pakistan’s freelancers generated $216.788 million in export earnings from July to December FY22, a 16.74 percent rise from $185.698 million in the same period last year. According to data provided by the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (IT&T), freelancers earned $163.881 million in export earnings from IT-related projects and $52.907 from non-IT gigs. In … Read more
PARIS: A growing number of countries are taking on gig economy giants like Uber, Bolt and Deliveroo by giving their workers, who are routinely treated as freelancers, full employment rights. With the European Union executive tabling new proposals on Thursday to clear up the grey area, here is a snapshot of recent decisions shaking up the … Read more
KARACHI: Ignite, a Ministry of IT and Telecom project that funds startups and innovative projects, plans an in-depth assessment of Pakistan’s startups and freelancing ecosystems, an official document showed on Wednesday. In its assessment, the company would compare Pakistan’s startups and freelancing ecosystems with the global startups and incubation/acceleration ecosystems in Silicon Valley, Singapore, Bangalore, … Read more
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has enhanced payment limit against freelance services from $1,500 to $5,000 per month, it said in a statement. The measure was taken to broaden the scope of business to customer transactions through home remittance channel. It aims to facilitate freelancers by allowing them to route funds through the economical … Read more
