Sun, Sep 29, 2024
Breast Cancer, Cervical and Ovarian Cancers remain the leading cause of mortality among women in Pakistan. The increasing burden of Women’s Cancers was discussed with Azra Pechuho, Sindh Health Minister during the launch of Roche and Greenstar pilot project that aims to design, develop and demonstrate scalable service delivery models that improve access to screening, […]
Al Salam Bank recently announced the signing of an exclusive partnership agreement with Visa, renewing its collaboration with the global payments technology company. This follows Al Salam Bank’s acquisition of select assets from Ithmaar Holding, including the consumer banking business of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ithmaar Bank. The strategic agreement aims to provide enhanced banking experience […]
Mashreq Bank, one of the leading financial institutions in the UAE, has signed a strategic partnership with Bank Al Habib Pakistan to offer free remittance transfers from the UAE to Pakistan. The collaboration will support Mashreq’s faster cross border payment product, QuickRemit, which was originally launched in 2017. Customers using the application will not be […]
As the world awaits kick-off of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, Visa , the Official Payment Technology Partner of FIFA, has readied a payments network that will enable contactless purchases throughout all official venues, including eight stadiums and the FIFA Fan Festival™. With more than one million fans expected to travel to Qatar for […]
This month marks five years since Emirates and flydubai activated their extensive partnership and joined forces to offer customers unrivalled travel options to every corner of the globe. They’ve certainly delivered on their promise. The carriers’ joint route network has significantly expanded, enabling more than 11 million customers to connect on over 250,000 flights and […]
LUMS recently hosted the ‘Pakistan@75’ Summit curated by the South Asia Centre of the London School of Economics and Political Science. This collaborative event brought together over two hundred and fifty students, academics, industry professionals, and entrepreneurs to participate in a series of critical conversations around topics ranging from policy and philanthropy to health and […]
To support the mission of promoting digital inclusion across the nation through innovative financial solutions, Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL), Pakistan’s largest digital bank, is collaborating with GSMA, the global organisation representing mobile operators and the broader mobile ecosystem. Through this partnership, MMBL and GSMA aim to reduce the gender gap in digital financing through MMBL’s […]
The Spanish perfume house Eurofragance presented five fragrances at this year’s Beautyworld Middle East (BWME) trade fair.  Perfumers from the Spanish company were invited to collaborate with young women Artists on the elaboration of creations that incorporated a visual element and an olfactive one.  The five pairs produced five works of art, combining, for instance, […]
As part of the initiative to make students in Pakistan potentially capable for joining higher education world institutions of excellence, the two educational giants Pearson Education Limited and Cornerstone School & College Global Campus, Lahore, (CSCG) have joined hands to offer Pearson Edexcel complete suits of qualifications to students from early years till A level […]
Jazz, Pakistan’s number one 4G operator and the largest internet and broadband service provider – and a part of VEON Group, has brought SoulFest’22 to Lahore this weekend. After a two-year hiatus from all outdoor festivals due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jazz decided to make it back with a bang by relaunching the iconic SoulFest’22 […]