The Huawei ICT Academy program will increase the number of training slots for Pakistani students four-fold, from 800 per year to over 3,000 per year. A strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed between the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Huawei Technologies Pakistan. Under the MoU, Huawei ICT Academies will be established […]

Fawad Anwar, Managing Director of Alkaram Textile Mills, discusses the effects of the recent pandemic over businesses in Pakistan and what new opportunities have presented themselves due to this crisis. Anwar says that COVID-19 affected the whole world, it not only tested the resilience of the masses but also gave a wakeup call to the […]

BYKEA – Pakistan’s largest network of motorbikes for transport, logistics & payments, in partnership with K-Electric (KE), recently launched a facility through which KE customers can pay their power bills at their doorstep. Following the launch and to further drive demand, the convenience fee has been reduced to zero and as a result, adoption saw […]

To promote housing and construction of buildings activities in the country, as envisaged by the Government of Pakistan (GOP), State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to set a mandatory target for banks to extend mortgage loans and financing for developers and builders. Banks will be required to increase their housing and construction of building […]

Haroon Rashid, CEO Shell Pakistan Limited, has been elected as the President of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry (OICCI). His appointment came following a successful tenure of Mr. Shazad Dada, who resigned as the President of OICCI after resigning from Standard Chartered Bank and taking over as President of United Bank Limited. […]

Continuing its efforts to support the most affected communities across Pakistan, Bank Alfalah has joined hands with the Government of Pakistan’s Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety (PASS) Division to become a donor with the Ehsaas Ration Portal. Under the initiative, Bank Alfalah will be donating PKR 10 million for the provision of much-needed food supplies […]

As the Government of Pakistan continues to assist beneficiaries across the country under the Ehsaas Emergency Cash Disbursement Programme 2020, Bank Alfalah has introduced an innovative solution to cater to beneficiaries whose biometric verification is not possible for multiple reasons, thus ensuring support for such beneficiaries for cash withdrawal from their account. Many beneficiaries of […]

“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 […]

  “Customers would be right in withdrawing trust, had we shut down and not helped them in this time and just managed our own risk”, expressed Kabeer Naqvi, President, and Chief Executive Officer at U Microfinance Bank Limited, during an exclusive Q&A session with our editor in Chief on the impact of COVID-19 on the […]

Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch on Monday cash disbursal program under the Ehsaas Emergency Cash for workers who are worst affected by the coronavirus crisis and have become jobless. Over Rs 3 billion have so far been collected in the Corona Relief Fund. For every rupee donated to the fund, the PM has committed that […]