Generative AI likely to augment rather than destroy jobs: UN agency finds
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more likely to augment than destroy jobs by automating some tasks rather than taking over a role entirely, a new study from the International Labour Organization (ILO), a Geneva-based UN agency, has found. The study provides a global analysis of the potential exposure of occupations and tasks to AI and…
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PTCL Group partners with PHA to plant trees at Murree Expressway to foster resilience against climate change
Pakistan’s largest telecommunication company, PTCL Group (PTCL & Ufone 4G) in collaboration with the Parks & Horticulture Authority (PHA), Rawalpindi, carried out a tree plantation campaign at Khajut on Murree Expressway to help promote environmental protection and the country’s resilience against climate change. Senior management, employees, staff and interns actively participated. Murree is one of…
Ufone 4G brings amazing Independence Day Cashback Offer via easypaisa
Pakistani telecom company, Ufone 4G has introduced an amazing cashback offer for its customers on key bundle subscriptions via easypaisa, to celebrate the spirit of freedom this Independence Day i.e. 14th of August, 2023. Ufone 4G users can get 14% cashback, amounting up to Rs.200 per bundle to freely engage in the national day festivity…
Sherry Rehman urges new financial regimes for Climate funding
Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Senator Sherry Rehman urged for new financial regimes for Climate funding. “A fair amount of thought leadership and retooling is needed, both for markets and public institutions to change their instruments to meet quantum growing needs, as navigating a forest of barriers has become normalized for accessing a…
Plastic pollution on the rise in Pakistan: Report
Plastic pollution on the rise in Pakistan Plastic pollution is on the rise in Pakistan as authorities have taken no solid steps to control it, harming marine and riverine life besides posing threat to the health of humans as well as animals, according to an investigation report made by senior journalist M Nawaz Khuhro. The…
Asad Ali Memon, has accomplished an extraordinary feat by successfully reaching the summit of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world
IoBM is thrilled to announce that our high-spirited student, Asad Ali Memon, has accomplished an extraordinary feat by successfully reaching the summit of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. Conquering the majestic mountain means that he is now part of an exclusive cohort of individuals to summit Mount Everest and is now the…
Germany commits €120 Million for fighting climate change to Pakistan
Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Senator Sherry Rehman held a bilateral meeting with a delegation from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), led by Federal Minister Svenja Schulze, at the sidelines of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue happening in Berlin, Germany. During the meeting, the two sides engaged in discussions…
Careem celebrates 1 Billion rides
Careem Captains have driven over 9 billion kilometres across more than 80 cities over ten years The countries with the highest number of Careem rides are Pakistan (299 million), Saudi Arabia (242 million), and Egypt (230 million) Careem, the region’s leading multi-service platform, celebrates 1 billion ride hailing trips across the Middle East, North Africa…
Building more universities indispensable for access to higher education: Ahsan Iqbal
Federal Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal stressed the need for higher education, especially for the youth in far-flung areas to access which he said was only possible by building more universities. This he said while congratulating the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) and BUITEMS for conducting a successful conference which…
PM names Sahir Shamshad as CJCSC, Asim Munir as COAS
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to appoint Lt. Gen. Sahir Shamshad Mirza as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and Lt. Gen. Syed Asim Munir as the Chief of the Army Staff using his constitutional authority. In a tweet, she said a…