HOPE Consortium eyes to supply Covid-19 vaccines to Pakistan

Karachi: HOPE Consortium, Abu-Dhabi group, will supply vaccines of different producers to Pakistan ensuring sustainable management of end-to-end supply-chain and efficient storage system across the country. Speaking to a group of journalists at a virtual press roundtable, Dr Omar Najim Executive Director Department of Health, Abu Dhabi said that HOPE Consortium is working with Pakistan …

Systems Limited wins Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry IT Award

Islamabad: Systems Limited humbly announced another winning moment. The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) awarded Systems Limited with the President IT Award. The LCCI IT Awards were held at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad, and aims to appreciate the efforts of Pakistan’s information technology companies and their contributions towards the well-being of Pakistan’s economy. LCCI recognized …

Covid-19 and the future of 22.8 million out-of-school children in Pakistan: Hisham Khan

Karachi: The writer is a development practitioner, currently working with Pakistan Youth Change Advocates (PYCA) to ensure universal secondary education in the country. “There are 22.8 million children out of schools in Pakistan”. We have been repeatedly hearing this statement on the dismal Pakistani education statistics for the better half of the last decade. With …

USD 50 million investment announced by CCI Pakistan for 7th Production Plant in meeting with PM

Karachi: A delegation of Coca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited (CCI Pakistan), GM Ahmet Kursad Ertin met with the Prime Minister of Pakistan and announced an investment of USD 50 million for a Greenfield project the company plans to set up in Haripur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). This will be CCI’s 7th production facility in the country. …

Govt has announced a national agriculture emergency program which is a welcoming step: Waheed Ahmed

Karachi: The Federal Government has announced the budget stating that it would support the farmers by providing pesticides, fertilizers and agricultural machinery with a view to modernize and uplift the agriculture sector. All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable exporters importers and merchant association Patron-In-Chief Waheed Ahmed said in his statement that the GoP has acknowledged that …

Haleeb Foods Partners with SOS Village on World Milk Day

Lahore: Haleeb Foods Limited the pioneer dairy and beverages processor in Pakistan has partnered with SOS Village yet again, on the occasion of World Milk Day 2021. This initiative is part of Haleeb Foods Health and Wellness awareness agenda. With the objective of ensuring sustainable CSR, milk supply equivalent to a month’s requirement were delivered …

NEPRA takes action on nationwide power outages

The national power regulator has stepped in as tempers flared across the country over protracted power disruptions in hot conditions, despite official promises of surplus electricity. Previously, the country’s persistent power problem provoked summer protests – sometimes with deadly repercussions – but the existing administration claims to have resolved the shortages by establishing many power …

IATA announced a ‘Travel Pass’ app set to go live

Following a testing phase, the chief of global airline organisation IATA announced on Thursday that a digital travel pass for Covid-19 test results and vaccination certificates will go live in the coming weeks. According to the International Air Transport Association, the ‘Travel Pass’ app will be available in a matter of weeks. However, IATA claims …

COAS guarantees the business community of the full support

According to an official statement published by Inter Services Public Relations, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday commended the contribution of the business sector in Pakistan’s economic development and reiterated the army’s full support (ISPR). Members of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) met with the …

President Biden plans to ban TikTok and WeChat

President Joe Biden rescinded executive orders issued by his predecessor, Donald Trump, that sought to bar Chinese-owned smartphone apps TikTok and WeChat due to national security fears sources said. Instead of banning the popular apps, the Biden administration would conduct a “criteria-based decision process and rigorous, evidence-based study to address the vulnerabilities” posed by internet …

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