ISLAMABAD ( WEB DESK ) ACCA’s Q2 Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) published today, reflects the scale of the global recession now under way. Globally, employment indices plummeted to record lows in the latest survey, consistent with the most severe recession in decades. Pakistan is heading for economic contraction thisRead More →
Public and private sector leaders, including Maj. Gen. Amir Azeem Bajwa, Chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, discussed accelerating 5G connectivity at recent SAMENA Telecommunication Council Leaders’ Summit A dedicated “Huawei 5G Ecosystem Conference” was held for the third consecutive year under the theme “Unleash 5G potential, build a betterRead More →
Better connectivity during COVID-19 By: Saquib Ahmad, Managing Director SAP Pakistan With #WFH and #remoteopportunities trending across all platforms, an introvert’s dream of connecting from behind a screen has now become the ‘new normal.’ The ‘new normal’ is a digitized, fast-paced, and truly global cousin of the old world weRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( WEB DESK ) Easypaisa, Pakistan’s leading provider of digital financial services is expanding accessibility by offering free app usage for Zong 4G customers. Customers can make airtime purchases, money transfers, bill payments and a wide variety of other services through the Easypaisa App on a Zong 4G internetRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( STAFF REPORT ) President Dr. Arif Alvi has said that the affluent section of society needed to support the relief efforts of the government and help the poor families affected by Covid-19 Pandemic. He said the Pandemic had brought many economic and social challenges which could be metRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( STAFF REPORTER ) Federal Secretary Ministry of IT & Telecom Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui chaired 72nd Board of Directors meeting of Universal Service Fund. Chairman PTA Maj. Gen (R) Amir Azeem Bajwa also attended the meeting through videoconferencing. The Board approved award of contracts to PMTL (Ufone) for NextRead More →
KARACHI ( PRESS RELEASE ) Google for Startups’ (GFS) has launched a 3-month, online accelerator program to nurture high-potential, early-stage tech-startups across Pakistan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. The program is committed to support homegrown entrepreneurs implement their solutions while enriching local ideas to evolve. In theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, together with the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) at Boston University in the US have conducted research that validates the effectiveness of Signify’s UV-C light sources on the inactivation of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.Read More →
Highlights Progress Towards Helping Build a More Sustainable Food System Global Food and Beverage Leader Exceeds Safe Water Access Goal Five Years Early, Sets Ambitious New Target to Reach 100 Million People by 2030 LAHORE ( PRESS RELEASE ) PepsiCo has published its 2019 Sustainability Report, highlighting progress toward itsRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) Upholding its promise to support the government in the ongoing relief efforts, Jazz has deposited PKR 38 million to the Prime Minister’s COVID-19 Relief Fund. This is the second tranche of payments under the company’s Matching Grants program, through which all donations made by subscribersRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) As the government enforces measures to contain the spread of Corona Virus in Pakistan, Khushhali Microfinance Bank Limited(KMBL) is playing its part to contribute to these efforts and taking steps to ensure the safety of its customers and employees amid the pandemic. In light ofRead More →
The COVID-19 crisis has unearthed new considerations for infrastructure, employment and privacy. Telenor Research outlines three key predictions that would characterise our new world. LAHORE ( PRESS RELEASE ) On a scale like no other, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated global social and economic change that would otherwise have takenRead More →