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November 20, 2025

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slow cinema in a digital world

Gianfranco Rosi. Photo: AFP PARIS: In an era defined by viral videos and non-stop content, Italian director Gianfranco Rosi has built a career on the opposite: slow, immersive and meticulously observant cinema that has won him Europe’s top awards, including the Golden Lion in Venice and the Golden Bear in Berlin. The 61-year-old director’s latest documentary, “Sotto le nuvole” (Beneath the Clouds), released in France this week, offers a portrait of Naples far removed from clichés of pizza, soccer or the mafia. Rosi spent three years living in the town, filming a cross-section of residents—an after-school teacher, a sailor, archaeologists

November 17, 2025

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Pope says digital culture compresses real storytelling

Hosts Hollywood stars at Vatican, urges filmmakers to confront pain and injustice Pope Leo XIV walks the day of an audience with international directors and actors in the Sala Clementina in the Vatican. Photo: Reuters VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo told a group of top Hollywood actors and filmmakers on Saturday that cinemas are struggling to survive and more needs to be done to protect them and preserve the shared movie-going experience. Movie stars Cate Blanchett, Monica Bellucci, Chris Pine and Viggo Mortensen were among those invited to the Vatican’s private audience, along with award-winning directors Spike Lee, Gus Van Sant

November 11, 2025

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Lahore is transforming into a living canvas of digital arts

LAHORE: Lahore’s cultural heart beat to the beat of technology and imagination from November 6 to 9 as the city hosted the fourth edition of the Lahore Digital Arts Festival (LDAF). Entitled “Breathing Algorithms”, the festival attracted international artists from France, Canada, the UK, Iran and Denmark, transforming venues such as Alliance Française de Lahore, Aangun Cultural Centre, R Space, Alhamra Mall Road and Beaconhouse National University into digital innovation labs. The event highlighted the power of art to inspire empathy, care and environmental awareness, while affirming Lahore’s position as a hub for emerging digital culture. Co-curated by Najamul Assar

November 1, 2025

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The government will amend laws to enforce digital payment solutions

The standing committee backed the government’s proposal to impose a 17% tax on high-efficiency irrigation equipment. PHOTO: REUTERS The government is drawing up a comprehensive legal package to amend existing laws and empower local governments and provincial authorities to mandate the availability of digital payment solutions to businesses and retailers as part of its push towards a cashless economy. According to Treasury sources, a draft legal package is being developed to amend the Payment Systems and Electronic Funds Transfer Act, 2007 to make it mandatory for all businesses to offer at least one digital payment method – including QR code

October 20, 2025

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Growing impersonation scams threaten the digital economy

Despite preventive measures, low digital literacy and weak enforcement mechanisms continue to fuel fraud The output of DEEP component-II will be the development of Pakistan Business Portal at a cost of $15 million for the first financial year of the project i.e. 2024-25. photo: file FAISALABAD: Muhammad Arshad, a cloth merchant from Rail Bazaar, Faisalabad, was at his shop when he received a call from an unknown number. The caller introduced himself as an employee at his children’s school and said a new WhatsApp group had been set up to guide parents. He asked Arshad to click on a link

October 18, 2025

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In Washington meetings, Aurangzeb pushes Pakistan’s economic, digital agenda

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb gestures during his meeting in Washington with Dr Adnan Chilwan (not pictured), Group CEO of Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) —X/Financegovpk He commends Dubai Islamic Bank for supporting Pakistan’s Sukuk financing. It informs Sharjah and Ajman Banks about Pakistan’s first Panda Bond. He discusses the transformation of the digital country with DCO. Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, held a series of meetings in Washington, DC, aimed at deepening economic cooperation and advancing Pakistan’s digital and financial agenda. Senator Aurangzeb met with Dr Adnan Chilwan, Group Managing Director of

September 4, 2025

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Digital currency to obtain legal post -frame coverage: SBP

Some cryptocurrencies can be observed in this representational image. – AFP/file The Senate Committee considers a virtual asset the bill 2025. Bill provides a strong legal framework. The Authority will combat illegal activities. The Pakistani State Bank (SBP) has first agreed to recognize the digital currency as soon as an integrated legal and regulatory framework is entered into. This was revealed by SBP Deputy Governor Dr Inayat Hussain, and informed the Senate Funding Committee, chaired by Saleem Mandviwalla, in Parliament on Wednesday, he said, he said, The news. The Senate Committee examined the 2025 virtual assets bill and will continue

August 24, 2025

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Govt pledged to enhance digital investment: Finmin Aurangzeb

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaking at an event in Islamabad on August 23, 2025. – Geo News Govt to provide any possible support for promoting virtual assets: Finmin It says 10% to 15% of locals already involved in digital investment. Finmin says Crypto Authority’s first August 25 meeting. Islamabad: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday confirmed the government’s commitment to promote an environment that allows the development and development of digital investment in the country. Speaking at an event in Islamabad, the economic tsar emphasized the importance of cooperation between the public and the private sectors as well as academic

August 9, 2025

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The digital agricultural census shows 17,000 farmers holding 100 acres or more

Workers cultivate a field of paddy fields in the Garho area of THATTA on June 25 2025. – AFP The total cultivated area of Pakistan is 52.8 million acres. The average size of the exploitation falls from 6.4 acres in 2010 to 5.1 acres. 19.8 million households associated with agriculture in the country. Islamabad: The first census of Pakistan’s digital agriculture revealed that about 17,000 farm owners of 100 acres and over 3.65 million acres of land amounting to 6% land in the country, The news reported on Thursday. The total cultivated area of Pakistan is now 52.8 million acres,

July 27, 2025

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China’s Telegram Fuels Digital Abuse Crisis

Thousands of men allegedly shared familiar photos and videos from their girlfriends without including the application of telegraph messages, reported Chinese media, causing extensive outcry against secret film and calls for better protection of women, AFP reports. Pornography in China is illegal and conservative social attitudes to women remain the rule, often enhanced by state media and popular culture. It comes after a Chinese university expelled a female student this month for “devastating national dignity” over videos published by a Ukrainian Esports player on the telegram suggesting that he was familiar. The Chinese state south Daily said this week that

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