Malala and distinguished panel address challenges facing higher education
Nobel’s youngest peace prize winner, Malala Yousafzai, was part of a distinguished panel discussion on Building Higher Education Institutions for the 21st Century. Organised by the Oxford Pakistan Programme (OPP) and the Syed Ahsan and Syed Maratib Ali School of Education (SOE) at LUMS, the panel engaged a packed audience in discussing both challenges and…
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NdcTech wins Best Digital Platform Implementation accolade at IBSi Global Fintech Innovation Awards 2022
NdcTech, a long-standing partner of Temenos and wholly owned subsidiary of Systems Limited has recently won the Best Digital Channel/Platform Implementation Award at the IBS Intelligence Global Fintech Innovation Awards 2022. The 4th edition of IBSi’s Global FinTech Innovation Awards identifies and honors technology players, banks, and financial institutions from more than 47 countries for…
WB approves $1.69 Billion to support flood affected people in Sindh
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $1.692 billion in financing, for five projects to support people living in flood-affected areas of Sindh Province in Pakistan. Three projects support rehabilitation and housing reconstruction and the restoration of crop production for vulnerable communities, while another two projects support health services for mothers and children….
PoL import bill shrinks by 8.11% to $7.7 Billion in 5 months
The imports of the overall petroleum group declined by 8.11 percent during the first five months of the current fiscal year (2022-23) as compared to the corresponding period of the last year. The total imports of the petroleum group during July-November (2022-23) stood at $7,700.272 million, as against the imports of $8,379.847 million during the…
Flood-hit Pakistan needs ‘strong’ world support for reconstruction: UN chief
Pakistan needs “strong” support from the international community to deal with the vast devastation left behind by the unprecedented floods in August, pointing out that three times the area of his country — Portugal — was under water, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. “There is a huge responsibility of the international community to support Pakistan,”…
Proposals discussed to reform energy sector
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a follow-up meeting on reforms in Energy Sector. The participants discussed in detail viable proposals presented by the relevant ministries for introducing reforms in power and gas sectors aiming to bring efficiency in the system, minimize wastage of the energy and provide relief to…
Battling Climate Change: Experts Highlight Key Interventions for a Sustainable future
A “Climate Change and Karachi – Building Coastal Resilience” Conference was held in Karachi, sponsored by TPL Properties, which highlighted the interventions needed to help the city in adapting to climate change impacts. The Conference focused on highlighting the impacts of Climate Change on Karachi and the measures that can be taken to mitigate the…
Guterres says Pakistan’s post-flood reconstruction his ‘top priority’
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reaffirmed the full support and cooperation to Pakistan for its post-flood humanitarian relief work as well as for long-term recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction. The UN Secretary-General in a meeting with Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said the success of the conference and Pakistan’s resilient reconstruction was his “top priority”….
France grants €0.3 Million for Babu Sabu water treatment Project
France has provided a grant of Euro 0.3 Million for Babu Sabu Wastewater Treatment Plant-Financing Project Management Unit. Dr. Kazim Niaz, Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) and Philippe Steinmetz, Country Director of the French Agency for Development (AFD), signed the Grant Financing Agreement worth € 0.3 million for Babu Sabu Waste water Treatment Plant-Financing…
Government announces to set new price of petrol at Rs 214.80 per liter
The government announced to set the new price of petrol at Rs 214.80 per liter with a reduction of Rs.10 rupees in the price of petrol. While announcing a significant reduction in the prices of petroleum products in Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar said that the new price of high speed diesel is Rs…