Zong 4G marks this Eid as a tribute to the resilience of the Pakistani Nation as it releases its much-awaited campaign titled #humhainone. As the world continues battling with the pandemic, Zong 4G has come forward with a message of hope, optimism, and unity. The stars of the campaign are Pakistan’s No. 1 Singer, Atif […]

“The current situation has pushed much of the world to explore alternative ways to connect, and technology will be further integrated into our daily lives as we get accustomed to using it for much of our daily activities” commented Ahsan Rasheed Khan, Country Manager  – Pakistan & Afghanistan, VMware, during an exclusive Q&A session with […]

Singapore’s Temasek Holdings has joined the Facebook-backed Libra project seeking to create a worldwide digital payments network, the Swiss-based Libra Association. The association’s two other new members are cryptocurrency investment firm Paradigm and the private equity group Slow Ventures, which are both based in the United States. “The addition of three new members to the […]

“Partnerships among industry players as well as across industries will constitute a key success factor as the digital age advances in Pakistan”, expressed Ali Sarfraz, CEO, Karandaaz during an exclusive Q&A session with Daily NewsPK while sharing his insights on the FinTech and start-up landscape in Pakistan and the impact of COVID-19 on it. 1. […]

Facebook is acquiring Giphy, a popular website for making and sharing animated images, or GIFs, and will integrate it with its rapidly growing Instagram photo-sharing app, Facebook said in a blog post on Friday. The cost, which Facebook and Giphy declined to disclose, was placed at around US$400 million by news website Axios. The announcement […]

“The incumbents will of course pull through, but will become even more risk-averse. They may innovate slightly to accept life post-COVID, but not as much as FinTechs”, expressed Akmal Saleem, Co-Founder and CEO, Getrizq – UK, while discussing the landscape of financial sector and digital banking during an exclusive Q&A session with Daily NewsPK under […]

“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 […]

Since its launch of Refinance Scheme to Support Employment and Prevent Layoff of Workers, called Rozgar Scheme in common parlance, State Bank has been constantly receiving feedback from various stakeholders, making the scheme more facilitative for businesses and creating incentives to prevent the layoff of employees under current COVID Pandemic scenario. Many of the changes […]

EMPG, the parent company of Pakistan’s largest real estate portal Zameen and one of the leading digital classifieds groups in the MENA, South Asia, and Southeast Asia regions, has announced its acquisition of Lamudi Global, which has businesses in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Mexico. The group said the acquisition had taken place before its merger […]

The Universal Service Fund (USF) awarded a contract worth PKR 588 Million to Telenor Pakistan for providing hi-speed broadband in Sanghar Lot (Sindh). Federal Minister IT& Telecom, Syed Amin ul Haque inaugurated the Next Generation Broadband for Sustainable Development project in Sanghar (Districts of Sanghar and Umerkot) at a ceremony held at Ministry of IT […]