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…
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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…
realme Continues its Long History of Innovation with the Launch of the World’s Fastest Charging in the realme GT Neo 3
The first of its kind 150W UltraDart Charge architecture gives you 50% charging in just five minutes For the first time since their inception, realme took center stage at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) to reveal exciting details about their lineup in 2022. Apart from the introduction of the realme GT 2 Pro, the piece…
Meezan Bank launches ‘Meezan Mobile Tap & Go’
Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s first and largest Islamic bank, has recently introduced mobile-based contactless payment service for its customers through its Mobile Banking App. Based on the Near Field Communications (NFC) technology, the service, named – ‘Meezan Mobile Tap & Go’ enables customers to pay by simply tapping their NFC enabled Android smartphones at POS (Point…
Sharjah Airport recorded more 7 million passengers in 2021
In 2021, the Sharjah Airport served more than seven million passengers with more than 57,000 aircraft movements, and approximately 1.2 million passengers in December, consistent with the pre-pandemic levels. The Sharjah Airport Authority intensified efforts to strengthen its ambitious goals at various levels, launching numerous services and operations, attracting new airlines, initiating major programmes, and…