ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Aimed at promoting social entrepreneurship and strengthening the startup ecosystem in the country, UNDP Pakistan and Jazz have launched SDG Bootcamp for Social Enterprises. Under the project, 20 bootcamps will be conducted across the county to train 800 young social entrepreneurs, including 50 percent women,Read More →
KARACHI ( Web News ) Facebook is expanding its women-empowerment focused initiative, ‘SheMeansBusiness’ to bolster financial inclusion and resiliency of women-led businesses in Pakistan. Implemented in partnership with State Bank and the USAID Small and Medium Enterprise Activity (SMEA), the program’s new component, ‘Business Resilience through Financial Education (BRFE)’ aimsRead More →
ISLAMABAD (Web News ) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between P@SHA (Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT & ITES), Pakistan’s sole representative trade body for the IT & ITES sector, and ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), the world’s leading body for professional accountants. Both organizations haveRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) stressed that the business class of Pakistan and Niger should focus on exploring business match makings and partnerships as both countries have good potential to enhance business relations in many fields including agriculture,Read More →
ISLAMABAD The cellular license renewal ceremony for Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan was held today at PTA Headquarters, Islamabad. Three Cellular Mobile Operators i.e. Telenor Pakistan, PMCL (Jazz) and PTML (Ufone) have deposited payment (50% of the PTA determined license fee) amounting to PKR 3.19Billion against their licenseRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) A special meeting of recently established “National Intelligence Coordination Committee” was chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan at Inter Services Intelligence Secretariat Islamabad. Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid, Director General Inter Services Intelligence welcomed the Prime Minister and Federal Ministers. National Intelligence Coordination Committee, “a platformRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Additional Secretary Finance, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Safeer Ahmed, has said that Khyber Pakhtunkwa is the first province to revise the retirement age to properly manage pension liabilities. The provincial government in this regard has introduced a contributory scheme for new employees to address theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Uber, the global ride-hailing platform that seamlessly connects riders with drivers, in an attempt to extend its commitment towards education development, has collaborated with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to provide free rides to teachers to and from their respective vaccinationRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Jazz has secured a PKR 50 billion syndicated credit facility from a banking consortium led by HBL. This 10-year facility will be used to finance the company’s ongoing 4G network rollouts and technology upgradation. This is the first of its kind facility extended to the telecomRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Federal Secretary for IT and Telecommunication, Dr. Muhammad Sohail Rajput visited PTA Headquarters today. Chairman PTA, Maj General Amir Azeem Bajwa (R), Member Finance PTA, Muhammad Naveed and Member Compliance & Enforcement (C&E) PTA, Dr. Khawar Siddique Khokhar welcomed the Secretary. The Federal Secretary forRead More →
Since May 2021, Bitcoin and Ethereum have lost more than one trillion dollars market capitalization. Many investors are waiting for Bitcoin to crash below $30K price to start fresh buying. Written by. Javed Mahmood ISLAMABAD Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency appears to be on the path towards hitting the ‘death cross’.Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Mevlana Exchange Program (MEP) on Wednesday was inked between the Iqbal International Institute for Research & Dialogue (IRD) of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) and Duzce University Turkey. The MoU was signed by the Rector, IIUI Prof. Dr.Read More →