Pakistan’s first female-led coworking space ‘Workshack’ was recently launched in Islamabad to accelerate women’s empowerment across the region. This coworking opportunity is created by the Managing Director Parvin Khudadad, a single mother and an educationist for more than 30 years, and the CEO Tooba Saad Khan, an active Board Member Continue Reading
PTCL and Ufone 4G have joined hands with the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) to provide safe and clean drinking water to thousands of people in flood-affected areas of Sindh and Balochistan. Through this initiative, the locals will stay protected from a range of waterborne diseases caused by floods that Continue Reading
United Bank Limited is partnering with National Incubation Center, Karachi to organize the BuiltByHer 3.0 Hackathon to address women’s economic inclusion in Pakistan whilst simultaneously promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. Despite having an estimated population of over 220 million, the participation of women in Pakistan’s local economy Continue Reading
In response to the devastating floods in Pakistan, Meta is contributing 125 million Rupees to UNICEF, Hands, and Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) to help communities impacted by floods. The donation will support emergency aid, food, water, sanitation and help children get back to school in Sindh, Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan. Prior to Continue Reading
Pakistani telecom company, Ufone 4G has launched an accurate weather update service ‘WeatherWalay’ to facilitate customers, especially with regard to the monsoon season and extensive flooding that has affected every province across the country. The service has been introduced as an Interactive Voice Response (IVR), where customers can call 3392 Continue Reading
Bulls Eye, a leading marketing and advertising group in Pakistan sold its controlling stake in Symmetry, leading digital marketing and consulting company to a consortium of investors arranged by Syed Asim Zafar, Co-Founder of Himmah Capital Limited, an advisory and private equity firm established and licensed in the United Arab Continue Reading
Just when we felt there is a need to promote local artists and content a bit more, PikchurTV is here to amuse the masses and stand apart from the rest. Pikchur Tv is a first of its kind streaming service in Pakistan which aims to cater to the underserved masses Continue Reading
Jazz, jointly with its digital financial services JazzCash and sister concern Mobilink Microfinance Bank, has pledged PKR 1 billion towards flood relief efforts through much-needed emergency supplies, and more significantly, telecom services. The support will include short- to mid-term initiatives extending over 12 months. As part of this immediate rollout, Continue Reading
TAWAL Telecom, a leading Saudi infrastructure company, is ready to start operations in Pakistan and aims to make sizeable investments to the tune of $70-80 million annually. According to sources in the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the process of the acquisition of AWAL Telecom by TAWAL Telecom is in its Continue Reading
Zindigi powered by JS Bank, a leading Pakistani commercial bank has partnered with Chikoo, Pakistan’s premier small business management platform, to launch Pakistan’s first integrated financial services solution. Through this alliance, entrepreneurs have access to a full suite of banking services including immediate access to funds received digitally, bill payments, Continue Reading
