Careem has partnered with Coded Minds, a global iSTEAM leadership, education, and technology company to provide affordable online courses for Captains’ children. Through this partnership, Captains will be offered special discounted vocational training courses such as Computer Programming, App Development, and Social Media and Digital Marketing at affordable prices. Similarly, the children of Captains will […]

‘Google for Startups’ (GFS) has launched a 3-month, online accelerator program to nurture high-potential, early-stage tech-startups across Pakistan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The program is committed to supporting homegrown entrepreneurs to implement their solutions while enriching local ideas to evolve. In the last few months, COVID-19 has ushered in an era […]

The disruptions to traditional education caused by the pandemic hold the capacity to further widen learning gaps between different regions and countries, alongside aggravating the digital divide. To address this problem, distance-learning has proven to be a leading effective measure. To facilitate contactless education that is accessible to both educators and students of Higher Educational […]

“Healthcare has come out of hospitals and it is not going back inside anytime soon”, expressed Khaqan Sikander, CEO at doctHERs, while sharing his insights on the impact of COVID-19 on the HealthTech and Telemedicine industries in Pakistan, with our editor in Chief during an exclusive Q&A session. 1. What are the challenges and opportunities […]

“The Coronavirus has emerged as an opportunity to stall this free fall in the short term and has forced us to do some introspection”, expressed Dr. Shahid Qureshi, Associate Professor and Program Director, AMAN Centre for Entrepreneurial Development, IBA, during an exclusive Q&A session on COVID-19 on the market and start-up eco-system with our editor […]

“The COVID-19 has accelerated the demise of brick and mortar financial services and the regulator is eyeing this as an opportunity”, expressed Arsalan Asif H. Soomro, Managing Director, KASB Securities, during an exclusive Q&A session with our Editor in Chief and had more to say on the overall economic landscape of Pakistan amidst COVID-19. 1. […]

“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 […]

The National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE) has launched its first online National Faculty Development Program (NDFP) 2020. The four-week intensive online program is designed to provide a strong foundation for new faculty in the areas of teaching effectiveness, research management and professional practice. The program led by a team of international and national experts is designed and delivered […]

“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 […]

  Senior Lecturer Accounts and Finance, Institute of Business Management, Kamran A. Rabbani shares his point of view on mergers and acquisitions landscape in Pakistan.