PTCL Group’s SummerSpark Internship Program 2023
Pakistan’s leading telecommunications and integrated digital services provider, PTCL Group (PTCL & Ufone 4G) has launched its highly anticipated ‘SummerSpark’ internship program at a vibrant opening ceremony held at PTCL Group Tower in Islamabad. The 6-week internship program, ‘SummerSpark’ received an overwhelming response upon opening the registration process, with over 15,475 young graduates from top…
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Shortage of Climate resources holding Pakistan back:Sherry Rehman
Federal Minister for Climate Change & Environmental Coordination, Senator Sherry Rehman said Climate Finance was uncharted territory for many developing countries due to a significant knowledge and capacity gap on this critical issue. Pakistan faces dual challenges of limited accessibility to climate finance and a lack of technical capacity, impeding its progress in achieving crucial…
World Bank approves $46 Million for KPK’s child healthcare
The World (WB) has approved $46 million to help increase access to child healthcare services and enhance citizen-centered service delivery in selected districts of khyber pakhtunkhwa province. The WB’s Board of Executive Directors approved the financing under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Citizen Centered Service Delivery Project. The project would support both supply and demand side interventions…
FasalPay and Kissan Gudam collaborate to help improve the profitability of the farmers
In line with the vision of helping farmers increase their profitability, FasalPay, a leading agri-fintech platform and Kissan Gudam, the providers of advanced agri-storage technology have joined forces to maximize post-harvest value for the farmers. This collaboration aims to provide farmers with a comprehensive solution that encompasses crop storage, agri-inputs, and affordable agri-financing. Farmers in…
CPEC an inclusive platform for third parties to benefit from investment opportunities: Mumtaz Zahra Baloch
Pakistan reiterated that being an important node in cross regional connectivity, China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was an inclusive and open platform for interested third parties to benefit from investment opportunities in its priority areas like industry, agriculture, IT, science and technology, and oil and gas sectors. The Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, in…
National Bank of Pakistan selects PTCL for managed data centre hosting
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and National Bank of Pakistan Limited (NBP) have signed an agreement for the provisioning of primary Data Center colocation services at PTCL’s Tier-III Data Center facility. Zarrar Hasham Khan, Group Chief Business Solutions Officer, PTCL & Ufone 4G and Amin Manji, Group Chief ITG & CTO National Bank of Pakistan,…
Karachi Port handled 41.85 million tons of cargo in FY 2022-23
The Karachi Port handled 41.85 million tons import and export cargo and 1.93 million TEUs containers during financial year 2022-23, and 51.71 million tons cargo and 2.21 million TEUs containers during the financial year 2021-22. Dry cargo, both import and export, closed at 30.63 million tons while the liquid bulk cargo, both import and export,…
KCCI rejects Nepra’s go ahead for FCA increase
Base tariff hike under IMF agreement to give serious blow to exports, local production: Tariq Yousuf President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Mohammed Tariq Yousuf, while referring to NERPA’s Public Hearing held on Wednesday, rejected the Regulator’s decision to give go ahead to K-Electric for raising Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) by Rs1.495 per…
DRAP to issue warning letters on barcoding violation
The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has issued a warning to all those pharmaceutical companies that are not printing barcodes on the packing of their products. This decision was taken by the Policy Board of DRAP. Chairing the board meeting, the Secretary of National Health Services has asked for a report on the implementation…
FAO Launches Digital VilIage Initiative
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Punjab, launched a Digital Village Initiative (DVI) pilot site, in a ceremony organized at the Food Security & Agriculture Centre of Excellency (FACE) in Rahim Yar Khan. Two sites: one in Rahim Yar Khan and another in Sargodha, were…