Personal data is something that must be protected so that it will not be misused by others that will harm us. However, when using social media, we inevitably provide our data such as date of birth, email, and phone number, as a condition for registering as a user. That’s why, in this digital era, keeping […]

Groundbreaking women-led startup CIRCLE is bringing She Loves Tech 2021, a women-centric global technology startup acceleration competition, back to Pakistan for the fifth time. This year CIRCLE will be hosting She Loves Tech Pakistan in 13 cities including Gilgit Baltistan, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Multan, and Faisalabad – while working with different NGOs, academic institutes, incubators, and […]

The Pakistani telecom company, Ufone is bringing a special data incentive this Independence Day to help its customer celebrate freedom without having to worry about their data consumption. The company has announced Special Azadi Super Cards with 1GB of free data to help users join the nationwide celebrations virtually and experience the liberty of free […]

Pakistan’s largest Digital Bank, Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL) announced its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. The Bank reinforced its market standing as the leading Digital Bank by posting a 98% growth in total revenue with the Profit before Tax (PBT) growing by 14601% compared to […]

The Centre for Chinese Legal Studies (CCLS) at the Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL), LUMS, recently organised a virtual conference ‘CPEC: Pakistan-China Security and Strategic Cooperation’. The conference was attended by Senator Mushahid Hussain, Chairman Defence Committee; Professor Uzair J. Kayani, Head of Department, SAHSOL, and Professor Sikander A. Shah, Director, CCLS. Members […]

We are thrilled to announce that Path Solutions has emerged as a winner in the category ‘Best Islamic Fintech Company’ of the World Economic Magazine Awards 2021. Mohammed Kateeb, the Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Path Solutions, commented, “At Path Solutions, we aim to create banking software solutions that enhance business operations and efficiently deliver […]

Day two of Biometric MENA Summit 2021 started with opening remarks from the Managing Director at Verve Management, Sabah Parvez, and was followed by a welcoming note by none other than the Group COO, National Medical Center, Dr. Mohammad Junaid who was the Chairperson of the day. Dr. Hamad Khalifa, Telecommunications specialist, Abu Dhabi Police […]

The Bank of Punjab (BOP), one of the leading financial institutions with a network of 640 branches across Pakistan, has signed an agreement with NdcTech, an award-winning regional partner of Temenos. The agreement was signed by Mr. Zahid Mustafa (Group Chief Consumer & Digital Banking – BOP) & Ms. Ammara Masood (CEO & President – […]

Nayatel and Facebook announced a partnership to invest in fiber broadband in Pakistan to improve and expand connectivity in the country. High-speed, reliable, and affordable broadband has become a basic household necessity as the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect millions across the globe. Nayatel will deploy new fiber networks to serve as the backbone infrastructure […]

Marking the tenth anniversary of the Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) and driving more collaborations on disabilities inclusion in South Asia, GSMA and Facebook hosted a virtual industry discussion today, with panelists from DeafTawk (Pakistan), a2i (Bangladesh), Dialog Axiata (Sri Lanka), G3ict. Persons with disabilities are often excluded and marginalized in society due to a […]