Valeem, Pakistan’s Pioneer Edtech Marketplace Secures Pre-Seed Funding At A Company Valuation Of 7-Figures on December 23, 2022Pakistan-based ed-tech startup Valeem, a trailblazer in the online education marketplace, has raised a pre-seed round of funding from a US-based angel investor at a valuation of seven figures announced yesterday without disclosing the exact size of the deal. This seed funding is a ray of hope that local startups are still there to make […]
UBL successfully holds Pakistan’s first Datathon on June 18, 2022UBL in collaboration with Habib University launched the ‘UBL Datathon’, the first of its kind initiative in the Banking industry. The Datathon used UBL’s market leading digital capabilities, combined with the academic excellence of Habib University to provide a platform to the best and brightest technology enthusiasts of Pakistan. The participants competed to provide technology-based […]
Indus Motor stamps a landmark 1m vehicles production on May 31, 2022Indus Motor Company (IMC) has achieved a landmark of producing one million vehicles since it began mass production back in 1993. The one millionth unit, a Toyota Corolla Grande, was lined off at the company’s plant at Karachi the other day amidst much fanfare. This was celebrated by the company’s 4000 employees and representatives from […]
IMARAT Group launches site office for Golf Floras II on May 31, 2022IMARAT Group of Companies inaugurated the site office for the luxury resort living project of Golf Floras II at Bahria Garden City, Islamabad. The senior management was present at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, including CEO Shafiq Akbar, Group Directors Farhan Javed, Taimoor-ul-Haq Abbasi, Sharjeel Ahmer and Co-Founder Arslan Javed. Senior officials of Bahria Town including Brig […]
Pakistan’s Humna shines in Egyptian Women’s Golf Open on May 24, 2022LAHORE: The Egyptian Women’s Amateur Golf Open, Nefratiti Cup 2022, concluded on Sunday at El Gouna Golf Club Hurghada in Egypt, in which 10 countries participated including Canada, Jordan, Korea, Morocco, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Tunisia, UAE and Egypt. This was the first time that Pakistan had been invited to participate in this very prestigious event. […]
Pak-Qatar Takaful Group posts Rs271m PBT on May 20, 2022Pak-Qatar Takaful Group, which comprises of Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited and Pak-Qatar General Takaful Limited, reviewed and approved the financial statements of both the Companies for the year ended December 31, 2021 during the Board meeting recently. Pak-Qatar Takaful is Pakistan’s Pioneer and largest Takaful Group operating for more than a decade with the largest […]
Pakistan Energy Reform Summit 2022 on May 19, 2022The Summit was addressed today i.e. 17. 5. 2022 by Honorable Former Prime Minister of Pakistan / Former Federal Minister for Petroleum Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Minister for Power Mr. Khurram Dastagir and Minister of State for Petroleum Dr. Musadik Malik, DG HDIP Saeed Khan Jadoon, MD SNGPL, and other eminent speakers. SNGPL’s Managing Director […]
AkzoNobel Pakistan collaborates with Akhuwat to add colour into underprivileged children’s lives on May 19, 2022AkzoNobel Pakistan Ltd., a leading global paints and coatings company has joined hands with the Akhuwat to support the education of underprivileged youth in Pakistan. The agreement signing ceremony was held at the Akhuwat University and was graced by Mr. Mubassher Omar, Chief Executive Officer of AkzoNobel Pakistan Limited and Dr. Amjad Saqib, Founder of […]
Prioritising employee engagement and wellbeing on May 19, 2022The PBC’s Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business (CERB), in partnership with EBM hosted a workshop on employee wellbeing in the workplace as part of its ongoing project – SDG Leadership Programme. The workshop focused on the growing relevance of emotional wellbeing as a factor of employee wellbeing. Organizations can commit to SDG 3 – […]
Standard Chartered announces launch of SC WomenInTech Cohort 4 on May 18, 2022After three successful years in Pakistan, Standard Chartered Bank in partnership with INNOVentures Global (Pvt.) Limited, announced the launch the Cohort 4 of SCWomeninTech SCWomeninTech (WiT) supports female-led entrepreneurial teams with business management training, mentoring and seed funding. The WiT programme is designed to help address gender disparity in the technology sector and to use […]