Digital Pakistan
Careem, the Super App for the greater Middle East and Pakistan, has partnered with Legal Aid Society, a not-for-profit non-governmental organization working to provide justice to vulnerable and disempowered citizens. With this partnership, Careem Captains will also be able to avail free of cost telephonic legal advice for their everyday affairs. In addition to this, […]
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has partnered with Avaya on QTaleem, an online digital learning education platform, part of the PTCL Education Cloud solution offering. Launching nationwide, PTCL QTaleem delivers a 360-degree digital education experience, enabling school administrators, teachers, and students to be as productive online as they are on-campus. Being fully cloud-based, it delivers […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has approved a ground-breaking initiative to enable all Pakistani resident and non-resident investors to open online accounts in the capital market. The new regime, that is part of SECP’s digital transformation agenda, allows investors to seamlessly open his or her account with a broker from anywhere in […]
021Disrupt, Pakistan’s premier entrepreneurial and innovation conference organized by The Nest I/O, has successfully run between November 30th – December 5th. Currently, in its 4th year, the conference continued its mission to connect local and international investors, innovators, and technology leaders with the startup and entrepreneurial community of Pakistan. Happening virtually this year, the conference […]
The National Incubation Center (NIC) welcomed a fresh batch of innovators and problem-solvers to its Foundation Programme at LUMS in Lahore and BUITEMS in Quetta. NIC aims to bolster the start-up ecosystem of Pakistan by incubating a greater percentage of businesses that scale to address a large commercial opportunity and attract investment capital for growth. […]
OPPO the smartphone manufacturer entered Pakistan in 2015 and quickly came to be in a league of its own with great offerings and high-quality products. To visually present the story behind each product to its users, OPPO has recently launched its Quality Campaign by releasing videos on their social media. The documentaries are a visual […]
Pakistan’s first-ever research study (baseline scoping study) for plastic waste management, conducted by WWF-Pakistan with the support of The Coca-Cola Foundation, was launched during a special ceremony, Ms. Zartaj Gul, Minister of State for Climate Change was the Guest of Honour. This scoping study report is the outcome of a joint realization by Coca-Cola and […]
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued a regulatory framework to facilitate Business-to-Consumer (B2C) e-Commerce exports from Pakistan. Under the new regulatory framework, the mandatory requirement of ‘Export’ (E) form has been done away with and now an exporter can export goods up to USD 5,000/- per consignment without the requirement of ‘E’ Form. This […]
Jazz World, the self-care platform of Pakistan’s number one 4G operator and the largest internet and broadband service provider, has crossed seven million monthly active users. This milestone cements Jazz World as the largest local app in Pakistan. Jazz World is an online customer engagement platform that allows subscribers to check prepaid balance and postpaid […]
Lahore-based fashion e-commerce startup, Clicky. pk, closed USD 700,000 in a Pre-Series A round of funding. Former executives from Amazon MENA region as well as Xiaomi along with few other angel investors participated in the round. Founded in 2016 by Muhammad Khalid & Syed Shahzad, Clicky.pk is Pakistan’s top fashion-focused marketplace and retail startup. Having […]