In its mission tocreate a sustainable community, leading food company, Shan Foods, recently conducted a tree plantation activity in collaboration with ChildLife Foundation, a non-profit organization working for affordable healthcare for children in Pakistan. The drive was carried out under Shan Foods’ brand-new CSR identity, Shan Shares, which is committed to playing its part for an economically, environmentally, and socially …

Pakistani telecom operator, Ufone is now offering lowest prepaid roaming services in China to help its users stay connected even outside the country. The latest offering by Ufone will facilitate students, tourists, business and diplomatic communities during their stay in the friendly neighboring country through its superior voice and data services. Ufone is offering its roam-like-home services at industry’s cheapest …

ISLAMABAD: Mudassir Sheikha, CEO & Co-founder of Careem has been conferred with the Special Honouree in the Foreign Minister’s Honours List 2021 for his contribution to Pakistan’s technology landscape for creating the first unicorn in the Middle East. The list is an initiative taken by the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi to reach out to overseas Pakistanis. This …

The Board of Directors of Shell Pakistan Limited (SPL) announced the half year 2021 financial results on August 26th.  The company posted a profit after tax of PKR 2,150 million compared to the loss of PKR 7,873 million made in the same period last year. The first half of 2021 saw a significant recovery compared to a very tough last year.  The …

News Desk DUBAI/KARACHI: Visa (NYSE: V) today announced the appointment of Leila Serhan as Group Country Manager and Senior Vice President to lead its presence across the North Africa, Levant and Pakistan (NALP) region.  Ms. Serhan brings more than two decades experience of leadership positions, including 20 years gained at Microsoft. Ms. Serhan most recently led Microsoft’s public sector business across the …

This Emirati Women’s Day, the Emirates Group hosted a live forum to celebrate the contributions of talented Emirati Women both inside and outside of the organisation. The forum was held virtually and hosted a group of distinguished and well-recognized Emirati women in diverse roles and fields. The forum was moderated by Bakhita Al Muhairi, First Officer at Emirates who also …

Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan, in partnership with INNOVentures Global (Pvt.) Limited, announces the top seven winners of the #SCWomenInTech Programme 2021. Standard Chartered Women in Tech (WiT) support female-led entrepreneurial teams with business management training, mentoring and seed funding. These accelerators were designed to help address gender disparity in the technology sector and to use technology to tackle social challenges …

Huawei has extended support for HUAWEI Ads, the programmatic advertising marketplace that allows app developers to dramatically increase in-app revenue, to all Android devices.    HUAWEI Ads provides an easy and effective way for developers to open up their apps to third-party advertising, while offering advertisers a way to buy impressions on the huge global user base of Huawei devices. “Feedback on HUAWEI Ads has …

As most women-led businesses trade from home, or in shared business spaces, they are ineligible for grants except for locally administered discretionary funds. While these businesses have no or low premises costs, they face other fixed costs for which they have no support. Historical evidence tells us that human discretion introduces gender bias into funding decisions, sounding alarm bells around …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Manchester City FC will this weekend put Expo 2020 Dubai in the global spotlight during the Club’s Premier League fixture against Arsenal. The famous Etihad Stadium will play host to a special Expo activation on Saturday – with the showpiece event’s logo featuring across a number of areas at the game, including player’s warm-up jackets, a banner covering the centre …