“Our customers have always been our highest priority, but even more so during these unprecedented times”, mentioned Mohsin A. Qureshi, Chief Operating Officer at Cheetay, while expressing his point of view on the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on e-commerce landscape in Pakistan during an exclusive Q&A session with Daily NewsPK. 1. How do you see […]

“I think the industry’s challenges stem from their ability to innovate; the capacity to transform not just products but more importantly processes, underwriting and policies to make them more suited for this “new reality””, commented Murtaza Khalil Hassan, CEO, BIMA Pakistan, while discussing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on insurance sector in Pakistan in an […]

“This recent pandemic has broken the inertia with respect to telemedicine services in the country, however for it to remain effective and useful even after the lock-down, we need a comprehensive digital health policy to make sure digital health can be integrated in the DNA of our health care system at a public as well […]

“The pandemic has made its impact throughout the world, leaving online deliveries as the safest go-to option during a time when unnecessary social interaction is discouraged”, mentioned Muntaqa Peracha, Commercial Director, Foodpanda during an exclusive Q&A session with our editor in Chief while discussing the impact of COVID-19 on business continuity and shared his view […]

“As part of our focused  campaign on Askari Digital, our objective is not only on enhancing digital channel utilisation, but we are also working on creating the necessary awareness regarding these mediums to hand hold our customers during this paradigm shift”, said Asim Bashir, Country Head – Digital Banking at Askari Bank Limited, while discussing the landscape of […]

 “I think in the short term we will be seeing some difficulties with a lot of households struggling to meet their monthly needs. However, this is the time to focus and build new capabilities for when things become normal again”, said Muneeb Maayr, founder and CEO, Bykea during an exclusive Q&A session with Daily NewsPK. […]

“When COVID-19 took hold, necessity dictated that all organizations move to digital. Hence, to ensure safety, all communication is now done online with new ways to collaborate and innovate”, said Najeeb Agrawalla, Chief Executive Officer at 1LINK in an exclusive Q&A session with Daily NewsPK while sharing his insights about the current scenario of the economy and […]

“Pakistan is going through a very precarious time, there is financial pressure and business uncertainty everywhere at every level. Economy has a great chance to come out of this time with flying colors, as long as the government stays focused on providing right incentives and stimulus to the business community”, said Asim Ibrahim, founder and Chief […]

      1. How do you see the overall landscape of economy in Pakistan post COVID-19? The entire global economy will be negatively impacted by the COVID-19 crisis because of the lockdown response taken by all the countries to try and minimize the spread of this virus. But Pakistan will face a much bigger […]

1. How do you imagine the financial sector post-COVID-19? Covid-19 is an unprecedented event. The Pakistani economy will most likely sustain Rs2 trillion to Rs2.5 trillion losses in just three months, which will lead to an expected 18.5m jobless in Pakistan, and there will definitely be effects seen in the financial sector due to these […]