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Karachi: K-Electric (KE) held its 111th Annual General Meeting (AGM) for FY 2021. With the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, the AGM was hosted virtually. The meeting was chaired by Shan Ashary – Chairman of the KE Board, with Moonis Alvi – Chief Executive Officer, KE also in attendance, along with Aamir Ghaziani – Chief Financial Officer, …
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During her Saturday Night Live monologue, Kim Kardashian West did not hold back while discussing her personal life, public persona, and famous family. The creator of Skims was in a sassy mood, joking about with her audience. “I’m really happy to be here today to show you guys that I’m a lot more than just …
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Karachi: The number of new coronavirus infections in Pakistan continues to drop, with the positive rate decreasing to 1.8 percent on Sunday. According to the latest data from Pakistan’s National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 40,584 tests were done in the previous 24 hours across the country, with 767 of them coming back positive, bringing …
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Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the “father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb,” passed away at the age of 85 after being hospitalized with Covid-19. Dr. Khan was acclaimed as a national hero for turning his country into the first Islamic nuclear power in the world. He was also known for smuggling nuclear secrets to countries such as …
Karachi: Recognizing the importance of sustainability as a driver of operational efficiency and innovation, K-Electric has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enlist in the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), joining a network of over 14,000 companies across 162 countries working towards embedding sustainability in their core business operations. The MoU was signed between …
Karachi: The world has seen massive outage of Facebook and related platforms like Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram on Monday this week for six hours. The world was shook as the major social networking platforms all around the world went down. However, people had twitter to communicate their thoughts. But it all happened again this week, …
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Karachi: International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to bring a change in the world of Cricket, and announced to replace to word ‘Batsman’ with a new word. Cricket has seen a lot of changes over the years but after the introduction of women cricket, a huge debate took place in the Cricket world regarding the …
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Islamabad: To help reduce energy poverty and make solar power more accessible especially for the unserved and underserved communities of Pakistan, NEPRA under its CSR drive “Power with Prosperity” has brought Akhuwat Islamic Finance (AIM), K-Electric and Engro Energy together who all signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today at NEPRA HQ, to offer interest-free …
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Karachi: FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan Ltd, a leading dairy company with over 150 years of dairy expertise has joined the United Nations Global Compact to reinforce its commitment towards achieving the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and promoting responsible business. The UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, with more than 9,500 companies …
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Karachi: Achievements continue to rain for Pakistan’s premier technology services and solutions organization Systems Limited, as the company has won the 2021 Poll of Asia’s Outstanding Companies by Asia Money. Being the only IT company from Pakistan on the list, Systems Limited has won the accolade in two categories, namely Outstanding Company in Small/Mid-Caps and …
Legendary comedian Umer Sharif died today, Saturday, in Germany as the renowned artist was travelling to the US for treatment. The veteran comedian was supposed to travel to the United States for medical treatment through an air ambulance. However, due to his deteriorated health he was moved to a hospital in Germany. Number of renowned …
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Karachi: K-Electric has received an overwhelming response from its customers for provision of uninterrupted power supply to the Karachiites during heavy rainfall in the city. Customers have expressed immense satisfaction over KE’s constant services and appreciated the work of its technical team. چھ سات گھنٹےسے مسلسل بارش کے باوجود بجلی کی بلاتعطل فراہمی پر کے …
Karachi: HBL and Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Limited (DIBPL) joined hands as mandated Lead Advisors and Arrangers for Eighteen (Elite Estates Pvt. Limited), a luxury housing development located in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The initiative is one of the largest syndicated finance projects in the real estate sector with a funding of …
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Female students are not prohibited from attending Afghan colleges, according to the Taliban administration in Afghanistan. According to the university administration, both female students and professors are attending classes as normal. The New York Times, an American publication, reported on the alleged prohibition on women’s admission to Afghan colleges. The New York Times reported on …
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KARACHI: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has decided to start a special drive for vaccination at schools where persons around 12 and above age will be vaccinated for coronavirus. According to the forum’s president Asad Umar, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has agreed to vaccinate children aged 12 and above. The …
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Karachi: Martin Dow Group recently organized a seven-day training workshop on Research & Methodology titled ‘Martin Dow FIRST’ at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC) in Karachi. The workshop was an opportunity for doctors to gain maximum knowledge regarding research advancements in line with the global and national clinical research practices. This will facilitate the doctors …
Pakistan captain Babar Azam is so close to achieving another global record, as he is just 121 runs in seven innings away from breaking Gayle’s world record. According the record books Azam has become the fastest T20 batsman to reach 7,000 runs and has, currently, scored 6,879 T20 runs from 184 innings so far. Babar …
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Umer Sharif, a legendary Pakistani actor and comedian, was airlifted from a private hospital to the airport by an air medical team. According to Civil Aviation authorities, the ailing comedian will fly to the United States for medical treatment today. According to reports, the air ambulance carrying Umer would left Karachi for the United States …
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Shahzad Sheikh, an actor, is celebrating his 39th birthday with pals. Shahzad shared a bunch of pictures on his Instagram handle with a caption saying, “Salgirah Mubarak Mujhe Thank you everyone for your love and warm wishes.” Over the weekend, Shahzad was joined by prominent pals such as Yasir Hussain and Iqra Aziz for an …
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KARACHI: Pakistan continues to see a drop in coronavirus infections, with the positive rate falling below 4% for the first time in almost four months on Sunday. On June 3, Pakistan recorded a COVID-19 positive rate of 3.9 percent. Statistics 26 Sep 21: Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 44,712Positive Cases: 1780 Positivity %: 3.98%Deaths …
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Karachi: National Bank of Pakistan inaugurated a state-of-art, modern and fully technologically equipped Learning & Development Center at FTC Karachi on September 20, 2021 to provide latest and industry driven learning and development opportunities to its employees. The center aims to align staff goals and performance with the Banks strategy, objective and needs. The center …
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Karachi: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has revised Prudential Regulations (PRS) for Consumer Financing. This targeted step will help to moderate demand growth in the economy, leading to slower import growth and thus supporting the balance-of-payments. The changes in the PRs effectively prohibit financing for imported vehicles, and tighten regulatory requirements for financing of …
Karachi: Committed to supporting the fight against COVID-19, K-Electric has launched a fleet of Mobile Health Vaccination Units to facilitate access to vaccines in communities across Karachi and its adjoining areas. These Mobile Health Vaccination Units are a collaboration between the Government of Sindh, K-Electric, and HANDS, a leading non-profit organization in Pakistan. The fleet …
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