Islamabad, Sep 25: Pervez Iqbal, the Director General of Sports Punjab, disclosed intentions to construct a cutting-edge stadium in Mian Channu, the birthplace of Arshad Nadeem, the gold medal winner of the Paris Olympics. The well-known gold medallist from Pakistan at the Olympics never stops making news and volunteering her time to support the growth of athletes in her country. In addition to the large sponsorship deals, prizes, and recognition, Arshad Nadeem is having a stadium named after him. Arshad Nadeem and DG Sports Punjab met to commemorate the athlete’s remarkable feat of breaking the record to win a gold…
Author: Iqra Khan
Islamabad, Sep 25: Mari Petroleum Company Limited (PSX: MARI) intends to build data centers at various sites throughout Pakistan to house data for both public and commercial entities. “MPCL will start the project with scalable data centers and move into cloud computing, AI, and other related technology endeavors. The data center project launch ceremony was held early today in Karachi, according to a stock filing on Wednesday. In an emergent meeting on September 23, the Board approved an equity investment of Rs. 10 billion in the proposed wholly-owned subsidiary firm, which will focus on artificial intelligence, cloud computing, data centers,…
Islamabad, Sep 25: Saying that “nothing is real anymore,” Nida Yasir voiced her concerns with processed food, including chicken nuggets, in a recent episode of her morning program. Social internet went crazy about Nida Yasir’s worry, and the majority of users trotted her. Some, though, were rather perplexed and questioned whether her worries were valid. What happens if they or their children eat chicken nuggets that aren’t manufactured with actual ingredients? The top manufacturer of frozen foods in Pakistan, Dawn Foods, has responded to these worries by launching a new campaign that provides information on the manufacturing process for its…
Islamabad, Sep 25: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), in its recent decisions, has explicitly discouraged the practice of using the term ‘Big Four’ in commercial covenants for appointing the firms for assurance or financial services.The term Big Four refers to the four large firms that offer assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, and tax services, globally as well as locally. The Commission made this observation while reviewing the application from MNT Halan Pak B.V. and later in another application from Advans S.A. SICAR. Both applicants while seeking exemptions on certain restrictive clauses in their agreements entered into with third…
Islamabad, Sep 25: The biggest supplier of currency technology solutions and self-service banking in Pakistan, Innovative Pvt Ltd (IPL), has once again shown its dominance in the market by taking home the coveted P@SHA ICT Award 2024 in the business services-fintech category. IPL has now won this esteemed award twice in a row, cementing its reputation as a leader in financial technology and innovation. IPL, a company renowned for its revolutionary contributions, is still changing the banking industry with its state-of-the-art FinTech solutions, especially its flagship product iEngage. Financial institutions can now provide better, customer-focused services, like the Smarter Cash…
Islamabad, Sep 25: The Universal Service Fund (USF) is revolutionizing Pakistan’s digital landscape by providing broadband services to unserved and underserved areas. At a seminar organized by Pakistan School on Internet Governance (PKSIG) on ” Bridging the Connectivity Gap,” USF CEO Chaudhary Mudassar Naveed highlighted the organization’s vision to empower unserved & underserved communities through Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). “Established on the model of global infrastructure, USF is the one of the key organizations in Pakistan taking vigorous steps to bridge the digital divide and connectivity gap by providing broadband services indiscriminately in remote and unserved/underserved areas,” said Mudassar…
Islamabad, Sep 24: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a warm and cordial meeting with the President of Maldives Dr. Mohamed Muizzu on the sidelines of 79th Session of UN General Assembly Session in New York. During the meeting, both leaders underscored the deep-rooted ties between Pakistan and the Maldives. The Prime Minister of Pakistan reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to enhancing cooperation with the Maldives in the fields of trade, tourism, education, investment and climate change. Both leaders agreed on the need for increased people-to-people exchanges and collaborative efforts to promote economic growth and sustainable development in their respective countries. Both…
Islamabad, Sep 24: The Punjab Police have made plans to buy cutting-edge drones in order to hunt out criminals who may be hiding in the province’s outlying areas. These drones will be able to carry and drop mortar shells in addition to being fitted with cameras for surveillance. Police officials claim that the drones have the ability to observe and launch strikes over long distances using 60 mm mortar projectiles. The goal of this technology is to improve operations in hard-to-reach places where criminals are known to hide out. The initiative has a budget of Rs. 35 million, which will…
Islamabad, Sep 24: In line with the directions of Chairman CDA Muhammad Ali Randhawa, CDA has intensified its operations across Islamabad to eliminate illegal constructions and encroachments. This comprehensive drive is part of the authority’s ongoing efforts to ensure strict compliance with building bylaws and reclaim government land from illegal occupants. In a series of operations led by the CDA’s Enforcement Wing, in collaboration with the Building Control, District Administration, and Islamabad police, several illegal structures were targeted in Zone II, specifically in sectors G-15 and F-15. A total of 26 buildings 23 in G-15 and 3 in F-15 were…
Islamabad, Sep 24: The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Trade Road Map 2025–27 between Pakistan and Belarus has primarily been agreed to, according to Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan’s statement here on Tuesday. This agreement will be finalized following the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to Belarus and a reciprocal visit by Belarusian leadership. At the conclusion of the 7th Session of the Pakistan-Belarus Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC), the minister of energy for Belarus, Aleksei Kushnarenko, addressed a joint press conference. He stated that overall, there has been consensus on five Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs), one…
