HBL and Katalyst Labs have signed a strategic partnership agreement for startup acceleration and enabling female leaders. This will further build and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the country. HBL is shaping the future through a paradigm shift towards a ‘Technology company with a banking license’. The bank aims to form ecosystem partnerships and deliver […]

Avantor Inc., a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences, advanced technologies, and applied materials industries, was named Best Bioprocessing Supplier in Single-Use Manufacturing at the Asia-Pacific Bioprocessing Excellence Awards 2021 held recently. The award recognizes Avantor’s contributions in facilitating biomanufacturing excellence with enhanced speed, reduced cost, and […]

The online Civic Hackathon 2020, organized and presented by Telenor Pakistan, Code for Pakistan, and OPEN Islamabad was successfully concluded on Sunday. The Civic Hackathon brought together a mix of technologists, designers, urban planners, social scientists, NGOs and CSOs, and government, to approach and solve problems digitally. It was Code for Pakistan’s first-ever virtual hackathon […]

Enabling the youth by connecting them to what matters most, Telenor Pakistan has joined hands with the Ministry of Information & Technology (MoIT) and Virtual University (VU) to introduce subsidized internet packages for students of DigiSkills Program. DigiSkills is an online training program that seeks to empower the youth with skills that are in-demand. The […]

Through the medium of a remote virtual event, Huawei Pakistan and the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIK) formalized their Industry-academia partnership. Both parties took part in an official signing ceremony, with the event solidifying the creation of a four year BS degree in Artificial Intelligence partnered by Huawei. The program […]

In continuation of its efforts to provide relief during the COVID-19 pandemic, Telenor Pakistan has offered free LinkedIn learning licenses to 1,000 eligible applicants on a first come first serve basis. This will help the jobseekers benefit from the resources and opportunities available online to enhance their skills and seek relevant employment opportunities. Telenor Pakistan […]

ISLAMABAD – 23 June 2020: Being a frontrunner in digitalization and fully committed to agility, flexibility, and mobility as part of its culture, Telenor Pakistan has taken an industry-first initiative to launch its flagship Summer Internship Program 2020 virtually to ensure the youth continues to get the opportunity to learn and grow. This program focuses […]

Ignite National Technology Fund under the auspices of the Ministry of IT & Telecom has launched “National Education Challenge 2020” through National Incubation Center Karachi. Federal Minister for IT & Telecom Amin Ul Haq in his message said,” Ministry of IT & Telecom is delighted to support all innovative initiatives across various fields that can […]

“The pandemic has changed people’s attitude towards digital education, not just in Pakistan but all over the world” said Haroon Yasin, Co-founder & CEO, The Orenda project – Taleemabad during an exclusive Q&A session with our Editor in Chief on the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the overall education system in Pakistan. 1. What impacts […]

invest2Innovate recently released their report, COVID and its Impact on Pakistani Startups to understand how the downturn – resulting from the pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns – has impacted the local startup ecosystem. Invest2Innovate’s research arm, Insights, conducted a survey that gathered data from 101 early-stage companies operating in Pakistan and collated it with secondary sources and anecdotal […]