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First Lady Honored LADIESFUND Women’s Awards

First Lady Honored LADIESFUND Women’s Awards

Dawood Global Foundation held the 13th Anniversary of the LADIESFUND Women’s Awards for Pakistan 2022 at Sindh Governor House where over 700 hundred of the most dynamic and inspiring women in Pakistan gathered to celebrate the strength and empowerment of women, as well as acknowledge the great economic contribution of Pakistani women who are not…

Fatima Fertilizer signs MoU with KPK Government to increase food security

Fatima Fertilizer signs MoU with KPK Government to increase food security

A formal MoU was signed between Fatima Fertilizer and the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Agriculture department) on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at a local hotel in Peshawar. The aim of this collaboration was to promote awareness amongst local farmers to maximize their crop yield through a balanced application of fertilizer. Notable representatives from KPK’s agriculture…

G-77 urges push towards debt sustainability, food security and sustainable development

G-77 urges push towards debt sustainability, food security and sustainable development

Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Munir Akram, in his capacity as the Group of 77 Chairman, has called for mobilization of resources to enable the pandemic-hit developing countries to eradicate poverty and hunger and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “Unprecedented times call for an unprecedented response from the international community based on the principles of responsibility…

PSCE Equips Power Sector Officials with Vital Knowledge of Transmission Planning

PSCE Equips Power Sector Officials with Vital Knowledge of Transmission Planning

A three-day Module-II of Training on Transmission Planning for the officers and engineering professionals of newly established Market Implementation and Regulatory Affairs Department (MIRAD) of Distribution Companies (DISCOs), National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), and National Power Control Center was arranged under the banner of the Power Sector Centre of Excellence (PSCE) established at LUMS….

CDWP refers K-IV Water Supply project to ECNEC

CDWP refers K-IV Water Supply project to ECNEC

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Monday recommended two projects worth Rs191.2 billion to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) for approval. During the meeting, presided over by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan, the Ministry of Water Resources presented a project of ‘Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme’…

CAP holds Grand Finale of National Finance Olympiad 2021

CAP holds Grand Finale of National Finance Olympiad 2021

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) in collaboration with Unilever Pakistan organized the Grand Finale of the annual mega finance competition, National Finance Olympiad 2021 to bring to limelight the finance talent of the country at a local hotel in Karachi. The National Finance Olympiad 2021 started with registrations of 39 teams represented…

PTCL Group onboards top 150 graduates under its Summit Programme 2021

PTCL Group onboards top 150 graduates under its Summit Programme 2021

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and Ufone have welcomed 150 top young talent from across Pakistan as Management Trainees (MTs) in its 5th Batch of Summit Programme 2021. The young graduates were selected from the leading universities from all across Pakistan and were hosted at a special ceremony organized at PTCL HQ, Islamabad. The candidates…

Cabinet approves SECP chairman’s extension

Cabinet approves SECP chairman’s extension

The Federal Cabinet has approved the extension of the Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Aamir Khan, for another term of 3 years. This is a first in the history of the SECP that a sitting chairman has been awarded extension. Prime Minister Imran Khan first appointed Aamir Khan as Commissioner SECP in…

COO of 500 Global appreciates Pakistani start-ups during their visit to NICL at LUMS

COO of 500 Global appreciates Pakistani start-ups during their visit to NICL at LUMS

“Technological leapfrogging, be it through new venture creation or innovation of industry, is the only way to attain the kind of economic growth needed to satiate the influx of our youthful population,” Chairman NICL, Saleem Ahmad Pakistani technology start-ups took the spotlight as Courtney Powell, Chief Operating Officer and Managing Partner, 500 Global, a USD…

500 Global Delegation meets with Chairman STZA to discuss Pakistan’s technology potential

500 Global Delegation meets with Chairman STZA to discuss Pakistan’s technology potential

A high-level delegation from global venture capital firm 500 Global visited the Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) in Islamabad to meet with Chairman STZA Mr. Amer Hashmi and his team. The delegation from 500 Global included Chief Operating Officer and Managing Partner Courtney Powell, Board Member Max Scheder-Bieschin and Alysia Lopez, Executive Assistant to 500…