REDtone group announced that REDtone Digital Services (RDS) has joined the Google Cloud Partner Advantage program to bring cloud technologies to Pakistan. This is a huge achievement for the business ecosystem of Pakistan. Through RDS, public and private sector organizations, SMEs and startups will have direct access to Google Cloud, Google Education, and Google Workspace […]

Aimed at promoting social entrepreneurship and strengthening the startup ecosystem in the country, UNDP Pakistan and Jazz have launched SDG Bootcamp for Social Enterprises. Under the project, 20 boot camps will be conducted across the county to train 800 young social entrepreneurs, including 50 percent women, over the course of two years. In this regard, […]

Uber, the global ride-hailing platform that seamlessly connects riders with drivers, in an attempt to extend its commitment towards education development, has collaborated with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to provide free rides to teachers to and from their respective vaccination centers in Pakistan. Uber is offering 4 free rides for […]

The Government of Pakistan has partnered with Facebook in its fight against COVID-19. In Pakistan, over 32 million people received authoritative information regarding COVID prevention and vaccination through social media messaging campaigns conducted by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Information’s Digital Media Wing (DMW) in partnership with Facebook. Facebook provided Marketing Partner […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a magnifying glass on the realities of access to resources across the globe – particularly within the education space that has required educators, learners, and parents alike to be aware of the realities that existed across the spectrum before its initial onset. In response to this and the new realities […]

BankIslami has reported its highest-ever profitability during the financial year 2020. Profit after tax closed at Rs. 1.70 billion, up by 56% compared with the profitability of Rs. 1.09 billion during the financial year 2019. Despite downward adjustment in the policy rate, net spreads of the Bank increased by 16% on account of 21% growth […]

Coca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited (CCI Pakistan) and Zalmi Foundation, a not for profit organization, signed a letter of intent to support the Prime Minister’s ‘Clean and Green Pakistan’ and the ’10 billion tree tsunami’ initiatives. Under the collaboration, CCI Pakistan will empower the Zalmi foundation through a support fund to procure and plant more than […]

The Bank of Punjab (BOP) and Pakistan Mortgage Refinance Company (PMRC) join hands together for providing and promoting affordable housing finance in the country by signing a Credit Guarantee Agreement with Credit Guarantee Trust for Low-Cost Housing, set up by the Government of Pakistan with PMRC as Trustee. The BOP has become the first bank […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted life for many, including children in need of lifesaving, routine immunizations. In countries like Pakistan, additional roadblocks as a result of the pandemic have been compounded by an existing hesitancy in some communities to vaccinate children as well as global disruptions to the delivery of immunizations.  That’s why Facebook’s Data […]

The Board of Directors of BankIslami Pakistan Limited (‘The Bank’ or ‘BankIslami’) in their meeting held on October 29, 2020, in Karachi, approved the Bank’s financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. BankIslami posted a profit after tax of Rs. 1.76 Bn during 9M20, depicting a growth of 81% vis-à-vis the same […]