In 2021, money seemed to fall from the sky. Pakistani startups raised a record $347 million across 82 deals, with the grocery-delivery company Airlift alone pulling in an $85 million round – at the time the largest in the country’s history. The mood was euphoric. Incubators multiplied, co-working spaces filled up, and a generation of […]
Capital
Capital and Credibility
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s meeting with Qatar’s Taameer Group comes at a time when Pakistan is trying to convert diplomatic goodwill into investable projects. The delegation was told that Pakistan is removing obstacles through the Special Investment Facilitation Council, with tourism, hospitality, real estate and construction identified as priority sectors. The group has expressed interest […]
Investing in Children: Punjab’s Human Capital Imperative
The defining resource of the 21st-century economy is not oil, land or capital, it is people. Yet a profound paradox confronts the world’s most advanced economies: as their industrial and technological appetites grow, their workforces are shrinking. China’s decades-long One-Child Policy has resulted in an ageing society and a shrinking labour force. Europe faces similar […]
Cycle Rally to sweep across Capital, ITP issues diversion plan
Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has issued a detailed traffic diversion plan for a cycle rally in the federal capital on Sunday. An ITP official told APP on Saturday that the cycle rally will start at 7:00 am from Express Chowk, proceed along Jinnah Avenue up to Centaurus, and conclude back at Express Chowk. He said […]
ITP submits report on deployment of personnel in capital
The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) on Monday submitted its report to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) regarding the implementation of the Motor Vehicle Ordinance in federal capital. The report said that only 4 sub-inspectors, 6 assistant sub-inspectors, 10 constables and a mechanic of the traffic police are on duty in Islamabad at night. It said […]
Condemnations After Suicide Attack in Islamabad
Leaders, lawyers, and activists strongly condemned the suicide attack at the Islamabad district courts on Tuesday. At least 12 people were killed and 36 were injured when the bomber struck near the court building. The attack happened when several major international events were taking place in the capital, including a global speakers’ conference and the […]
More public sector hostels in federal capital needed for women
ISLAMABAD: Working women and women with disabilities have demanded more public sector hostels in the federal capital to address their accommodation issues. Shahida Zain, a working woman with disability said that the majority of working women in the federal capital have no option but to live in hostels already congested with little room and high […]
Boyfriend at Texas hospital for baby’s birth kills 2
Boyfriend at Texas hospital for baby’s birth kills 2. A man fatally shot two Dallas hospital employees over the weekend, opening fire after accusing his girlfriend who had just given birth of infidelity, authorities said. Jacqueline Pokuaa, a 45-year-old social worker, and Katie Annette Flowers, a 63-year-old nurse, were killed in Saturday’s shooting at Methodist […]
Five shot dead in North Carolina capital shooting
Five people including an off-duty police officer were shot dead in the North Carolina capital of Raleigh on Thursday, triggering a massive manhunt that shut down part of city for hours and resulted in the arrest of a juvenile suspect, officials said. Two people were wounded: a police officer who was treated and released and […]
Security put on high alert in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The security in the federal capital had been put on high alert to thwart any untoward incident, a police spokesman said on Friday. He said deployment of additional contingents of police at sensitive places and important buildings would be ensured. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan, he said, had directed senior […]