National Savings collects Rs 735 billion fresh deposits by March 10
The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) on Sunday collected Rs 735 billion fresh deposits in the last seven months of current fiscal year 2021-22 from July 1st to March 10th. The CDNS has set an annual gross receipt target of Rs 980 billion from July 1 to June 30 of the previous fiscal year…
Adil Aziz
foodpanda women choosing to #BreakTheBias
foodpanda, the leading e-commerce platform, on account of Women’s Day, handed over e-bikes to its female riders. The company celebrated its female employees, vendor partners, riders, and homechefs in an event in which Justice (R) Nasira Iqbal was invited as the Chief Guest. She handed over the bikes to female riders along with Muntaqa Peracha,…
Government disburses Rs 40 bln so far under KJP: Dar
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar Friday said the government has disbursed Rs 40 billion so far among the youth across the country, Rs 29 billion in Punjab province and Rs 5.5 billion in Lahore for business loans under the Kamyab Jawan Programme (KJP). In a statement, he…
realme Reveals Sajal Aly as the Face of realme 9 Series
With many accolades up her sleeve, Sajal Aly’s popularity goes aptly with realme being a trendy, cutting edge and one-of-a-kind brand. Pulling out all stops, realme has just announced a collaboration with a heavy hitter of Pakistani film and television, Sajal Aly, as the brand ambassador for its new realme 9 Series. This is an…
foodpanda organizes road safety training session by Sindh Traffic Police for its riders
Keeping up with its commitment of prioritising safety and well-being, foodpanda organised a road safety awareness session for its riders, which was conducted by Sindh Traffic Police. The session was conducted by DSP Saeed Arain, and was followed by a talk by the DIG Traffic Police, Mr. Ahmed Yar Chohan. The training given to the…
Logistic reforms vital to tap region’s trade opportunities: President
President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday said to fully tap the trading opportunities offered by increasing regional integration, Pakistan needed to reform its logistic infrastructure besides developing human resource. “The regional countries are eager to transport their goods to Gwadar port, and hence Pakistan needs to put in place a smooth supply-chain system at the…
Pak-China automobile JV creates more economic activities
MG Motors Pakistan, a joint venture between JW-SEZ Group and SAIC Motor, is building a 260,000-square-meter manufacturing plant in Lahore’s Special Economic Zone, which is expected to be officially opened in August this year. Lahore’s current production line, which produces 100 vehicles per day, is ready for export once it is approved by the government…
New multi-service messaging, payment app to be rolled out in Pakistan
“In the last 13 years, I have travelled to China a lot to meet our partners in the fields of Internet, optical fiber, telecommunications, etc. It was during those trips that I saw the emergence of WeChat and AliPay and decided to develop a fintech company in Pakistan,” NayaPay Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Danish…
Remittances remain above $2bn for 21st month
Remittances from overseas workers surged 2 percent on a month-on-month basis in February to clock in at $2.2 billion, after declining 14.9 percent in January 2022. According to the data released by the State Bank of Pakistan on Thursday, remittances on a year-on-year basis fell by 2.7 percent as compared to February 2021. Overall, the…
Jumping IT bandwagon inevitable for economic development, fulfill market needs: President
President Dr. Arif Alvi said that it was inevitable for Pakistan to quickly jump the bandwagon of the information technology to achieve fast economic development as well as fulfill the market needs for human capital. The president, addressing the 2nd LCCI IT Awards 2022 distribution ceremony on Tuesday night, called for enhancing the production of…