KE Launches 2nd Cohort of ‘Roshni Baji’ Program

Karachi: Building on the resounding success of the 1st “Roshni Baji” Women Ambassador Program, K-Electric today officially announced the launch of its second cohort comprising 60 women from different parts of Karachi on Wednesday. This initiative extends KE’s commitment to uplift its communities and empower residents through targeted investment and support at a grassroots level. …

NZ make it to final, beat ENG by 5 wickets

England set New Zealand a target of 167 in 20 overs. The Kiwis struggled early in the chase, as they could only get to 36/2 by the end of the Powerplay. Pacer Chris Woakes jolted New Zealand by dismissing both Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson. Once the field opened up, the boundaries dried up for …

Rupee depreciates by Rs 1.3 against US dollar

KARACHI: Pakistan rupee, on Wednesday, continued to lose ground against the US dollar in the interbank market, falling by Rs1.3 to conclude the day’s trade around a two-week low of Rs172.93 per US dollar. Over the previous five days, the local currency has shed roughly 1.71 percent. Interbank closing #ExchangeRate for today:https://t.co/Vq2BLWpi7F pic.twitter.com/7wWQYfKSoR — SBP …

Are you lazy or burnt out? Here are 5 telltale signs

Why do you appear to spend the majority of your time in bed? Have you been lying down and not accomplishing much lately? Do you consider this type of behaviour to be merely laziness? As a matter of fact, there is a lot of overlap between burnout and laziness. They can make it difficult to …

Easypaisa Partners with Barwaqt to Digitize Financial Services

Karachi: Easypaisa, Pakistan’s leading digital payments platform has partnered with Barwaqt, an evolving instant loan disbursal service. Through this partnership, Barwaqt’s loan collection and disbursement processes will be digitized through Easypaisa’s best-in-class financial solutions. This partnership is the latest in a series of seamless integrations done by Easypaisa through its open API platform. Barwaqt is …

Malala Ties the knot with Asser, a manager with PCB

Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, married in a modest ceremony in Birmingham on Tuesday, the education campaigner announced on Twitter. The education campaigner tweeted on the microblogging website: “Today is a significant day in my life. Asser and I exchanged vows to be life mates. We had a tiny nikkah ceremony with our …

T20 World Cup: England to play against New Zealand today

Dubai: England and New Zealand, on Wednesday, will face each other today in the first semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, in Abu Dhabi Stadium. Eoin Morgan’s England will face New Zealand in today’s Twenty20 World Cup match, two years after the two teams met in a thrilling 50-over final. Despite the loss …

Pakistan commemorates the 144th birthday of Allama Iqbal

Pakistan is commemorating the 144th birthday of Dr. Allam Iqbal, the country’s national poet, who inspired millions of Muslims throughout the subcontinent to seek an independent state where they may freely practice Islam. The day began with special prayers for Pakistan’s success and prosperity at mosques. Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal, regarded as the “Poet of …

Pakistan reports the lowest COVID positivity rate since 2020

For the first time since the government began gathering statistics on the epidemic in March last year, Pakistan’s COVID-19 positive rate fell to 0.94 percent on Tuesday. Pakistan has continuously reported a coronavirus positive rate of less than 2% and less than 1,000 daily infections over the previous three weeks. Hospitalizations and daily mortality counts …

Early detection is vital to reduce prevalence of the diabetes

Karachi: Martin Dow Marker (Ltd) organized a seminar at a local hotel titled ‘PREDIABETES – Train the Trainer’. Prediabetes Train the Trainer is a one-of-a-kind awareness program that aims to create awareness about Prediabetes being the step that leads to Diabetes and is reversible. This is an initiative by Martin Dow Marker Ltd, which is …

Shoaib Akhtar receives a legal notice worth Rs 100m from PTV

The Pakistan Television Corporation (PTVC) has issued Shoaib Akhtar a recovery notice worth Rs100 million for breaking contract provisions. According to the notice served him by PTV, the former cricketer has to pay the three months’ salary for violating clauses of their contract. After which Shoaib Akhtar pledged on Sunday that he “would not give …

Ertugrul’s famous character Turgut and Bamsi in J.fragrances event

08KARACHI: J. fragrances organized a star studded meet & greet at the historical venue of Governor house Karachi in the honour of Turkish super stars Cengiz Coskun and Nurettin Sonmez aka Turgat and Bamsi from iconic drama serial Ertugrul. The event setup was based on Turkish theme and hosted by actor /singer Tipu Shariff. During …

Protect your digital assets like physical valuables

Karachi: Digitization is need of hour but we need to secure our data and system from cyber attackers, like we secure physical things from thieves in the real world. Thieves in the real world break in the physical security system in the digital world they breach cyber security. This was stated by a member of …

“I CAN-CER VIVE” A breast Cancer Awareness event at British High Commission

Karachi: Breast Cancer is a deadly disease which can result in untimely death if not diagnosed on time. In 2020, there were 2.3 million women diagnosed with breast cancer and 685,000 deaths globally. In Asia, Pakistan has the highest rate of breast cancer in Asia. At some stage of life, 1 in 9 Pakistani women …

Shahid Afridi, Irfan Pathan, Chris Gayle register for Lanka Premier League 2021

Karachi: The ‘Player Draft’ of the 2nd Edition of the Lanka Premier League 2021, is scheduled to be held on 09th November 2021. World renowned players like Shahid Afridi, Irfan Pathan and Chris Gayle are among players in the draft. A total of 600 players, consisting of 300 overseas and 300 Sri Lankan players will …

Bank Alfalah collaboration with Adal Fintech

Karachi: Bank Alfalah, one of the largest private banks in Pakistan, and Adal Fintech, a Techlogix subsidiary focused on ‘Digital Financing,’ have collaborated to offer Digital Supply chain financing all over Pakistan. The scope of this alliance is to extend digital lending facility to the retailers in coordination with their suppliers. This solution enables the …

Karachi Insustrialiats commend record progress on K-Electric BQPS-III Power Plant

Karachi: A delegation of senior industrialists and members of Karachi Industrial Forum visited K-Electric’s (KE) 900 MW Bin Qasim Power Station 3 (BQPS-III) on Monday and were apprised of the progress on the mega project, being set up at an estimate cost of USD 650 million. The delegation included 25 members of Karachi Industrial Forum …

Aminul Haque emphasizes on Cyber Security for Digital Pakistan

Karachi: Syed Aminul Haque, Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecom (MoITT), urged the importance of Cyber Security and its critical importance for Digital Pakistan. During his address at a two-day event “Cyber Security Hackathon”, organized by MoITT, Aminul Haque said that the objective of the event is to acquaint and prepare cyber security experts …

Azfar Ahsan appoints as Chairman Board of Investment, PM office

Karachi: Muhammad Azfar Ahsan on Tuesday has been appointed as Chairman Board of Investment (BOI) as the officials from Prime Minister officials reported. The newly appointed is a Pakistan-based visionary and champion for radical transformation. Over the past two decades, he has spent his time connecting businesses and thought leaders from around the world, studying …

T20 World Cup: Pakistan remains unbeatable, beat Namibia team

Dubai: Pakistan advanced to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup after defeating Namibia by 45 runs in Abu Dhabi – their fifth appearance in the final in seven championships. Pakistani blowers successfully prevented Namibian batters to 144 for five, which guaranteed the victory for Pakistan to become the first country to reach the T20 …

K-Electric issues Q1 FY22 Financial Results

Karachi: Continuing the momentum of FY21, K-Electric has demonstrated sustained improvement in key operational indicators in the first quarter of FY22 ended September 30, 2021, resulting in a net profit of PKR 2.9 billion. These interim financial results were approved by KE’s Board of Directors on Thursday. These results have been achieved on the back …

Martin Dow partners with SOGP to underline ‘Taboos and Facts during Pregnancy’

Multan: Martin Dow and Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Pakistan (SOGP) recently partnered through a one-day symposium at a local in Multan to shed light on the “Taboos and Facts during Pregnancy and Early Childhood Development”. The symposium organized by Martin Dow and SOGP played a significant role in highlighting the existing taboos and …

T20 World Cup: Green Shirts beat Afghanistan, fans gush over Asif Ali

Asif Ali appeared as the hero for Pakistan for the second straight match of T20 World Cup 2021 as he slammed four sixes in the penultimate over of a successful run chase against Afghanistan on Friday in Dubai. Pakistan’s topsy turvy run chase was at 124-5, chasing 148, with 24 needed off 12 balls and …

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