SalamAir initiates flights to Multan. Securing final clearances from the Pakistani aviation authorities, SalamAir, Oman’s first budget airline, is scheduled to operate three direct flights to Multan starting February 9th, 2018. Guests can now book their tickets on SalamAir.com for just PKR 25,000 return or visit the local office of SalamAir, operated by their local […]
Bricks-and-clicks – the current and future retail reality
Bricks-and-clicks – the current and future retail reality. There is no stemming the digital tide. 2016 saw digital advertising revenues overtake TV ad spends, with revenues for the former surpassing the latter. Ride this bus or get thrown under: the cultural and commercial imperative to go ‘live’ and be connected has engulfed commerce. And businesses […]
PepsiCo celebrates 25 year partnership with MCR Group
PepsiCo and the MCR Group celebrating their 25 years partnership. Senior leadership from both the entities was present at the event, where a 5 year extension in the partnership was also announced. MCR Group is the master franchise operator for Pizza Hut, Burger King and TGIF restaurants in Pakistan. “I congratulate the PepsiCo Pakistan family […]
COCA-COLA CREATES HISTORY AS FIFA WORLD CUP™ TROPHY ARRIVES IN PAKISTAN
The FIFA World Cup landed in Lahore today on a special flight from Chiang Mai, Thailand, amidst tangible excitement. On board the special flight with Rizwan U. Khan, General Manager Coca-Cola Pakistan were several luminaries, including French International Footballer Christian Karembeu, cricketer Younis Khan, Pakistan Women Football Team captain Hajra Khan, Studio artists Momina Mustehsan […]
VMware and U.S. Consulate General Karachi Hosts Technology Leaders in Pakistan to Drive Digital Transformational Change in 2018
VMware and U.S. Consulate General Karachi Hosts Technology Leaders in Pakistan to Drive Digital Transformational Change in 2018. More than thirty technology leaders gathered at the inaugural Digital Transformation event hosted by VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, and the U.S. Consulate General Karachi for an evening of awards and networking. Leaders from the […]
Fauji Fertilizer Company Goes Live on SAP Digital Core to Transform Business Processes
Fauji Fertilizer Company Goes Live on SAP Digital Core to Transform Business Processes. Enabling Pakistan Vision 2025’s goals of growing Pakistan’s agricultural contribution to GDP through technology, the Fauji Fertilizer Company Ltd(FFC), Pakistan’s largest fertilizer company, has gone live on a digital core for real-time analytics. FFC successfully deployed the SAP S/4HANA next-generation business suite. […]
FINCA MICROFINANCE BANK PAKISTAN CELEBRATES 10 YEARS IN PAKISTAN
FINCA Microfinance Bank Ltd, one of the leading microfinance banks in Pakistan, celebrated its 10th anniversary in Pakistan. The celebrations kicked off with an exclusive and colourful event in Lahore. At the event, FINCA reaffirmed its resolution to become a leading force to bring financial inclusion to Pakistan. The event was attended by the FINCA […]
Fauji Fertilizer Company continues to be number 1 in PSX ranking
Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) has been declared FIRST among the TOP 25 Companies of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) for the year 2016, consecutively for 7th time since 2010. The basis of evaluation for the award includes Dividend Pay-out, Capital Efficiency, Profitability, Free Float of Shares, Transparency & Investors Relation and Compliance with Listing of Companies […]
FINCA RESOLVES TO BECOME DIGITAL AND DATA DRIVEN FOR 2018
FINCA Microfinance Bank Ltd, one of the fastest growing microfinance banks in Pakistan, kicked off the New Year with a resolution to become a completely digital and data-driven organisation in the year 2018. The resolution was announced during the Azm-e-FINCA 2018 event, held on the first day of the New Year at the Peeru Cafe […]
Aviation Conference Concludes with Resolution of Regaining Lost Glory of Aviation Sector and Taking it At New Heights
Aviation Conference Concludes with Resolution of Regaining Lost Glory of Aviation Sector and Taking it At New Heights. The first ever aviation conference organized by Shaheen Air International (SAI) concluded successfully today with the aim of regaining the lost glory of aviation sector and working together to take the airline business in Pakistan to new […]
LUMS Alumni Celebrate at the Zong 4G Alumni Homecoming 2017
LUMS Alumni Celebrate at the Zong 4G Alumni Homecoming 2017. It was the perfect night to relive three decades of the LUMS experience as alumni from around the world gathered at their very own LUMS campus on Saturday, 23 December, 2017 for the Zong 4G Alumni Homecoming 2017. As the flagship event of the year […]
PIA has its engines revved to deliver wow-factor to its customers
PIA has its engines revved to deliver wow-factor to its customers. PIA is ready to implement the first phase of latest business plan, V1 as its called after the V1 Velocity that an aircraft achieves on the runway before committing to fly, to turn around the company in 18 months. As per the latest Business Plan the airline […]
Ericsson extends fixed wireless and Sky Muster™ satellite operations partnership with NBN Co
Ericsson confirmed as partner of choice to continue to deliver fixed wireless and satellite operational services across regional and rural Australia New agreement extends the partnership to 2020 Agreement includes network operations, end user connections and assurance of the NBN Co’s fixed wireless network and satellite ground systems NBN Co has announced it will continue […]
FINCA OPENS NEW BRANCHES IN YAZMAN & KOT ADDU
FINCA microfinance bank limited, one of the fastest growing microfinance banks in the country launched its branch operations in two new cities in the country. The new branches in Yazman (Bahawalpur district), and Kot Addu (Muzaffargarh district), will improve access to financial solutions for micro entrepreneurs and unbanked communities in the area. The expansion comes […]
HACPL Participates at Asia and Oceania Honda Journalist Meeting 2017 in Japan
HACPL Recently participated in Asia and Oceania (A&O)Honda Journalist Meeting 2017, the event for media from 9 countries in A&O region. heldin Japan. HACPL also joined Tokyo Motor Show 2017 hosted by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), a recognized international show aiming bring together one of the biggest automobile brands on a single platform. […]
FINCA Microfinance Bank issues PKR 1,500 million to PPTFC for SME sector
FINCA Microfinance Bank announced the registration of PKR 1,500 million Privately Placed Term Finance Certificate (PPTFC), furthering its strategy of diversifying its funding base to promote financial inclusion. This is the first PPTFC offering for FINCA Microfinance Bank in Pakistan and the denomination of each electronic instrument will be PKR 100,000. FINCA expects that the […]
LUMS School of Education Collaborates With KPK Government for Youth Entrepreneurship Education Programme
LUMS School of Education Collaborates With KPK Government for Youth Entrepreneurship Education Programme. The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) School of Education (SOE) and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government today announced a partnership for education and entrepreneurship at an event held at the Chief Minister House, Peshawar. A Service Level Agreement was signed between […]
T-Mobile, Ericsson exceed 1 Gbps with LAA demo
T-Mobile and Ericsson are first in the world to demonstrate speeds exceeding 1 Gbps using 12-layer Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) technology The demonstration was performed in T-Mobile’s lab using Ericsson Radio System together with test gear from Cobham Wireless T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) have achieved speeds of 1.1 Gbps using 12-layer Licensed Assisted […]
More than 12,000 Students Benefit from K-Electric’s Safety Awareness Drive
More than 12,000 students around the city received electrical and fire safety training as part of K-Electric’s month long Safety Awareness Drive. Under the initiative, the students of 26 schools of Karachi were given safety tips in case of a fire emergency. Building evacuation and fire extinguishing demonstrations were also carried out at these schools. […]
Easypaisa continues to facilitate customers with biometrically verified swift and secure transactions
Pakistan’s first and foremost branchless banking platform Telenor Microfinance Bank’s Easypaisa, is helping its customers make safe and secure financial transactions via the Biometric Verification System (BVS). Ensuring transparency in mobile-based money transfers, BVS enables beneficiaries of various financial support programs to withdraw funds in an easy and convenient manner. Based on the State Bank […]