Omer Ismail makes it to Fortune’s most influential under 40 list

Omer Ismail, a Pakistani finance professional, has been named in Fortune's Most Influential Under 40 List for 2019. The 39-year-old is the only...

This EdTech startup wants to change the way Pakistani children learn mathematics

Ask any primary or lower secondary school student about the most difficult subject they have to study and, more often than not,...

Election 2018: Political parties release specific plans for CPEC

ISLAMABAD: With the General Election 2018 around the corner, almost all major political parties have come up with their respective election manifestos...

4th PAKPLAS concludes after insightful deliberations and overwhelming response

  LAHORE: The Pakistan Plastic show (PAKPLAS) 2018 reached its conclusion in Lahore after featuring numerous insightful sessions, technologies, and strategic discussions. This highly...

Online education that matters – from distant dream to applicable reality

Globally, elite universities such as Harvard, MIT, Columbia, Yale, Cambridge, and Oxford etc. offer online and distant courses in various disciplines such...

Business community can enable Pakistan to become an economic giant: Mayor Lahore

LAHORE: Mayor Lahore Col (R) Mubashir Javed said on Tuesday that the business community has the ability to turn Pakistan into an economic...

FAO trains 400 Baloch women in agri-entrepreneurship

ISLAMABAD: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, in collaboration with the Australian government's Department of Foreign Aid and Trade (DFTA),...

Two-day Bohra bazaar festival concludes in Karachi

Karachi: The two-day Bohra Bazaar Festival-  to promote Bohra entrepreneurs- was held over the weekend in Frere Hall, Karachi. The festival showcased numerous...

Biggest international home textile exhibition to be held in Frankfurt

KARACHI: Heimtextil, the world biggest textile exhibition for home and contract textiles, will be held from 8 to 11 January 2019 in Frankfurt...

Pakistan to increase per capita income to $10,000: WB official

KARACHI: Equal opportunity for women and women participation in economic activities will put Pakistan in the direction of prosperity and progress, says...

CRE organises workshop on emerging issues, challenges, opportunities in rural economy

ISLAMABAD: The first workshop on the theme: “Emerging Issues, Challenges and Opportunities in Rural Economy of Pakistan” was organised by the Centre...

A beauty-full idea

The maroon and gold themed reception; expensive chandeliers hung on the glittery paneled roof; lavish decoration; dramatic background music; velvet sofa arrangements;...

GDPR sets the benchmark for data protection – What can Pakistan learn?

Over the last couple of weeks, you may have received emails from organisations such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TripAdvisor, Medium, Booking.com,...

Careem revises fares, days after changing ways customers can pay

Careem is on a roll! In an email message to users on Sunday, Careem has said that it is revising rates customers will...

From rags to riches, chasing the Pakistani dream

The story of a man who took the world head on and is winning while coining a new phenomenon ‘the Pakistani dream’.