PTCL launches exclusive SheTalks Package to mark International Women’s Day
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) celebrates International Women’s Day 2023 by introducing an exclusive voice package, SheTalks for its ladies segment. The package offers unlimited PTCL to PTCL minutes, 150 free mobile minutes to all mobile networks, and a free value-added service (VAS) bundle, all for just Rs. 375 per month. PTCL has designed the…
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Spotify Reveals Who Is Listening What In Pakistan
The audio streaming platform showcases region-based listenership stats from each province of the country Marking its 2nd anniversary in Pakistan, Spotify has revealed interesting insights about the local market, creatively highlighting a region-based breakdown of where audience interests lie. With all provinces unanimous in their love for Atif Aslam, making him the most streamed local…
Taimoor Hassan awarded journalist in residence fellowship at Chicago Booth
Launched in March 2017, the Stigler Center’s Journalists in Residence (JIR) Program provides a transformative learning experience for print and broadcast journalists worldwide. It aims to shape the next generation of leaders in political economy reporting. In March 2023, nine world-class journalists from Ukraine, Rwanda, the UK, Nigeria, Pakistan, and the US, will convene at…
The Institute of Business Management Holds its Annual Career Fair 2023
The Institute of Business Management recently held its annual Career Fair 2023 to facilitate graduating students in their hunt to get appropriate job placements that will advance their careers. With representatives from more than 100 companies belonging to diverse industries including top management, CEOs and HR directors participating in the fair, students were able to…
Tetra Pak supports Islamabad United as nutrition partner for the fifth year
Tetra Pak Pakistan announced the renewal of their partnership with Islamabad United as its official nutrition partner during the upcoming season 8 of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), scheduled to kick off on February 13. The agreement was signed during a special ceremony hosted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in Lahore on January 12,…
Climate Resilient Pakistan conference in Geneva calls for support amid post-flood challenges
The International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan, co-hosted by the Government of Pakistan and the United Nations in Geneva, Monday called for securing global support and forging long-term partnerships to help the country cope with the challenges of devastating floods of 2022. The conference brought together governments, leaders from the public and private sectors and…
At Geneva moot, Pakistan to present 4RF for climate resilient reconstruction, rehabilitation
Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that at the “International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan” in Geneva on January 9, Pakistan would present Resilient Recovery, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Framework (4RF) to guide as a strategic policy and prioritization document. “4RF is a strategic policy and prioritization document of the Government of Pakistan that will…
China Covid wave sparks scramble for vital drugs across region
A TSUNAMI of coronavirus infections in China is causing shortages of key drugs across the region, as relatives and friends living overseas ship painkillers and antivirals from abroad, driving up prices and forcing some stores to cap purchases. South Korea’s health ministry warned on Wednesday (Dec 28) that it would punish the sale of “excessive…
EU health officials seek joint stance on measures towards China
THE European Union’s (EU) Health Security Committee called an urgent meeting in Brussels on Thursday (Dec 29) to coordinate the bloc’s response to China’s decision to lift its Covid-19 restrictions amid a wave of infections there, the European Commission said. Chinese hospitals and funeral homes were under intense pressure as a surge of new Covid-19…
Limited Twitter outage rattles users
THOUSANDS of Twitter users reported an outage on Wednesday, according to tracking sites Downdetector.com and Netblocks, but the issue appeared to be resolving, with error messages and missing tweets reappearing. At the peak of the outage, at about 0035 GMT, DownDetector said more than 10,000 people reported problems with the platform, which is now owned…