LAHORE ( Web News) Thousands of citizens across country including Lahore had to face hardships as a result of a technical glitch developed by the system at passport offices. Sources said issuance of passports remained suspended for almost two hours due to technical fault in the system linked to Nadra’sRead More →
LAHORE ( PRESS RELEASE ) BankIslami, one of the chief technologically advanced banks of Pakistan with more than 330 branches in over 114 cities, won three prestigious awards at the 9th Annual CSR Summit & Awards 2020 ceremony held recently. The three categories included Green/Environmental Stewardship, Sustainability Initiative and Social Impact.Read More →
LAHORE ( MEDIA REPORT ) Under an agreement signed a few months ago, the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has gained access to the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) database for online verification of citizens visiting its office for property-related matters. A special counter of NADRA has been established atRead More →
KARACHI (PRESS RELEASE) With the growing prevalence of technologically advanced solutions in banking industry, BankIslami breaks through the industry with OneTouch Banking, a complete Biometric solution which enables you to carry out all your transactions by just an impression of your thumb. BankIslami, for the first time in Pakistan, introducesRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA REPORT) Branchless banking has risen to 33 million, an increase of 5.7 million accounts in Quarter from July to September. The productive rise in Branchless Banking (BB) can be attributed to facilitating environment created by the central bank and also, the sheer interest of the financial institution andRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Easypaisa, Pakistan’s leading Mobile Financial Service provider,has introduced the first ever Biometric Money Transfer facility onthe extensive network of Easypaisa retailers across Pakistan. Customers using Mobile Financial Services had frequently requested for higher limits that catered to their financial needs. Before the launch of biometricRead More →
ISLAMABAD (BMZ REPORT ) Minister of State for IT Ms. Anusha Rahman Khan chaired a meeting to discuss aspects related to biometric verification of the voters. The meeting was attended by senior officials of Election Commission of Pakistan, NADRA and various vendors specializing in developing biometric solutions. Earlier in OctoberRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has finally agreed to provide its data for use in elections for biometric verification of voters, but only with certain security checks. The sub-committee of the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms, during a meeting here on Tuesday, approvedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Minister of State for IT Ms. Anusha Rahman chaired a meeting on demonstration of Electronic Voting Machines. The meeting was attended by members of Sub-Committee of the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms including Mr. Syed Naveed Qamar, Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan and Dr. Arif Alvi.Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) On the mandate given by the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms, Minister of state for IT Ms. Anusha Rahman convened a meeting of all stake holders including solution vendors and technical experts from MoIT, ECP, PTA to appraise the requirements for technical solution encompassing allRead More →
KARACHI ( TAHIR REPORT ) People wait in queue to draw cash from an automated teller machine (ATM) in this file: The State Bank of Pakistan has asked commercial banks to deploy more automated teller machines (ATMs) as the currently available network of 9,000 machines is insufficient to match theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Tuesday agreed to the proposal regarding verification of SIMs and decided of verification of SIMs on White List to 15th May 2015. He said that unverified and illegal SIMs were cited as one of the major reasons after everyRead More →