Spotify Reveals the Sounds of Pakistan’s Shaadi Season
With the wedding season in full swing across Pakistan, Spotify is amping up the celebrations with the country’s favourite beats. The nation’s listening patterns reveal just how central music is to every Shaadi moment. According to Spotify data, searches for wedding-related keywords rise by nearly 20% during the September–February period each year (2022–2025), while user-created wedding playlists have surged by a remarkable 330% since 2022.
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CCP Approves acquisition of Standpharm Pakistan by Crest Garments International
The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) authorized the transaction of Standpharm Pakistan (Private) Limited by Crest Garments International (Private) Limited, which forms part of an internal corporate restructuring as both entities are under the common ownership and management of the same group of individual shareholders, according to the CCP statement.
Mobilink Bank wins 3rd consecutive ‘Best Digital Banking Services’ award (Microfinance) at CFA Society Pakistan’s Annual Excellence Awards
Pakistan’s leading digital microfinance bank, Mobilink Bank has cemented its leadership in Pakistan’s digital banking landscape by winning the ‘Best Digital Banking Services’ Award in the microfinance category for the third consecutive year at the Annual Excellence Awards hosted by CFA Society Pakistan.
SECP International Capital Market Conference & Expo 2025 Kicks Off Tuesday
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), in collaboration with the Capital Market Infrastructure Institutions (CMIIs), will host the first-ever International Capital Market Conference & Expo 2025 on Tuesday, November 11.
OxfordAQA welcomes Pakistan to its prestigious 2025 Go Further Awards
OxfordAQA, the world’s fastest-growing international exam board, is proud to announce the winners of its prestigious 2025 Go Further Awards, recognizing students who achieved the highest marks in their subject at International GCSE, AS, and A-levels. Awards are given for students who achieve the highest marks in the world, in their region and in their country.
Tetra Pak Factory OS™ offers AI-enabled Smart Manufacturing to Pakistan’s F&B Sector
Tetra Pak recently unveiled its next-generation Automation and Digitalization (A&D) portfolio, Tetra Pak® Factory OS™ ️, at the Gulfood Manufacturing event in Dubai. This new suite of modular, open, and scalable smart factory technologies will transform food and beverage (F&B) production and lay the foundation for AI-ready factories.
Workers’ Remittances Surge to $3.4 Billion in October 2025
Remittances inflows during October 2025 were mainly sourced from Saudi Arabia (US$ 820.9 million), United Arab Emirates (US$ 697.7 million), United Kingdom (US$ 487.7 million) and United States of America (US$ 290.0 million).
Archaeological finds trace the world’s oldest bread traditions to Anatolia
Analysis showed traces of emmer wheat and lentils, with evidence suggesting it was baked at around 140 °C and used in a fertility ritual before being buried. Excavations at the Topraktepe (Eirenepolis) Ancient City in Karaman revealed five carbonised loaves dating to the 7th–8th centuries CE, thought to be sacramental breads used in early Christian rituals.
Services exports increase by 14.85% to $2.19 Billion in Q1
The exports of services during the first quarter of the current fiscal year increased by 9.69 percent as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of the last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported.
Spotify Reports Q3 2025 Earnings
Spotify released its Q3 2025 Earnings today, marking another quarter of what the company previously termed as the “Year of Accelerated Execution.” Spotify delivered double-digit subscriber growth, surpassed a milestone of 700 million Monthly Active Users, and achieved record profitability