Faysal Bank & Naheed Pakistan partners to bring the Grocery on Installments to all Faysal Islami Noor Card customers
Faysal Bank and Naheed Pakistan have announced a partnership to bring Grocery on Installments facility to all Faysal Islami Noor Card customers at a 0% profit rate. This collaboration marks the first time in Pakistan that customers can avail installment financing on grocery shopping in a shariah compliant way, providing greater convenience and ease in…
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17 new projects launched by IT ministry in last three years: Amin Ul Haque
Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque said the ministry had launched 17 new projects with a cost of Rs 65 billion, in the last three years. Addressing the concluding ceremony of PROCOM’23 organized by FAST National University of Computer and Emerging (NUCES), Syed Amin-ul-Haque, who was the chief guest, said the…
Workers’ remittances down 10.8 pc in Jul-Feb FY-23
The overseas workers’ remittances posted a decline of 10.8 percent during first eight months (Jul-Feb) of fiscal year 2022-23 as the remittances fell from $20.18 billion in Jul-Feb of FY22 to $18.00 billion in the period under review. On year-on-year basis, the overseas workers’ remittances recorded an inflow of US$2.0 billion in February 2023, posting…
Rupee recovers Rs 1.52 against dollar
The Pakistan rupee recovered Rs 1.52 against the dollar in the interbank trading on Friday and closed at Rs 280.77 against the previous day’s closing of Rs 282.29. According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of dollars in the open market were recorded at Rs 281.5 and Rs 284…
Federal Cabinet approves Hajj 2023, Clean Air policies
The Federal Cabinet approved the Haj Policy 2023 and the National Clean Air Policy. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, chairing the cabinet meeting, said the authorities should prepare a comprehensive and effective strategy as soon as possible in cooperation with the officials of Saudi Arabia to provide the best possible travel and lodging facilities to pilgrims…
Women’s empowerment to change country’s economic landscape: CCP chairperson
Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) Chairperson Rahat Kaunain Hassan has stressed the need to promote women’s economic empowerment as it would change the country’s economic landscape. She was addressing the opening session of a seminar held in connection with the International Women’s Day to discuss the crucial role of Small and Medium Enterprises in the…
Martin Dow Group Wins 2 GDEIB Awards
Martin Dow Group, a Leading Multinational Healthcare Group in Pakistan received Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Benchmark Awards 2023 in 2 categories. The company received ‘Best Practice’ award in WORK-LIFE INTEGRATION, FLEXIBILITY, & BENEFITS for demonstrating exemplary global practices in DEI whereas the organization is also recognized as progressive in the category of COMMUNITY,…
Carrefour partners with Pink Ribbon to raise Breast Cancer awareness
Carrefour joins hands with Pink Ribbon to collect donations for the completion of Pakistan’s first dedicated breast cancer hospital Donation boxes to be placed at all Carrefour stores across Pakistan Carrefour colleagues to get free-of-cost breast ultrasounds and consultations throughout the year Carrefour and Pink Ribbon will run awareness on ground and digital campaigns for…
SPOTIFY welcomes Creators and Artists “HOME” at Stream on 2023
Spotify unveils features and tools to grow their 500+ million monthly active users and build their careers for artists, podcasters and creators Spotify’s second Stream On event was held yesterday, and music artists, songwriters, video and content creators, and podcasters from all over the world joined Spotify for a day of announcements, inspiring stories, and…