KARACHI: Mobilink Bank, Pakistan’s leading digital microfinance bank in collaboration with JazzCash, Pakistan’s leading digital financial services platform, has inaugurated the Chaklala Scheme-III Cashless Bazaar in Rawalpindi, covering 900 shops & carts, accelerating the push towards realizing the Prime Minister’s vision of a cashless economy led by State Bank of Pakistan. This step extends digital financial infrastructure into everyday marketplaces, …

Building on the success of its previous edition, the Aga Khan University’s Institute for Educational Development (IED) hosted the A.R. Nagori National Art Competition 2026, inviting young artists aged 15 to 19 from across Pakistan to explore the theme Azm-o-Amal (Resolve and Action) through creative expression. This year’s theme encouraged participants to reflect on the power of determination and purposeful …

News Desk KARACHI: Renowned Businesswoman Shazia Mateen, representing Rishad Martin and Company, recently met with Alexis Chahtahtinsky, the Consul General of France, to discuss matters of mutual interest, including global peace and economic cooperation. During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on the importance of dialogue and collaboration in promoting world peace. The Consul General appreciated the constructive role of …

Web Desk KARACHI: Supernet Technologies Limited has secured a multi-million US dollar cybersecurity contract through its subsidiary, Supernet Secure Solutions Pvt Limited, further strengthening its footprint in Pakistan’s financial services sector, the company said in a notification to the Pakistan Stock Exchange. The five-year contract has been awarded by one of Pakistan’s largest banks and marks a continuation of a …

Chery Master Pakistan has commenced deliveries of its Tiggo 8 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) to pre-registered customers, as per the April 2026 delivery timeline, the company said on Friday. The Tiggo 8 PHEV was opened for advance bookings in January 2026 at an introductory price of Rs10,999,000 but following the strong demand, the price was revised to Rs11,299,000 effective …

News Desk DUBAI: Dubai Chambers recently held discussions with H.E. Judha Nugraha, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Arab Emirates, on opportunities to strengthen bilateral economic partnerships across a range of priority sectors in support of continued growth in relations between the two markets. The meeting, which was attended by H.E. Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah, President and …

News Desk ABU DHABI: MBME Pay Payment Services Provider – Sole Proprietorship L.L.C. (“MBME Pay”), a wholly owned subsidiary of MBME Group PJSC, has received its Payment Service Provider license (Category 3) from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) to conduct Merchant Acquiring and Payment Aggregation activities. This license elevates MBME Pay into an exclusive group of fully regulated …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: On 8 April 2026, Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya graciously presided over the opening of “Thailand Gallery” at the Royal Thai Embassy in The Hague. The event was attended by members of the diplomatic corps, representatives of international organizations, leading figures from the design community and senior executives from both Thai and Dutch private …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Al Habtoor Group announced a landmark investment exceeding AED 5 billion in Dubai’s real estate sector, further reinforcing its long-standing confidence in the strength, resilience, and global appeal of the emirate’s investment environment. The Group confirmed that the investment will be directed towards the development of a new landmark commercial tower within Al Habtoor City, located …

Amid increasing pressure and uncertainty across schools and workplaces in the UAE, Future Wellbeing has introduced a structured and scalable human capacity framework in collaboration with Healthy Minds Club UAE, designed to implement a structured and scalable human capacity model across communities, schools, and workplaces. This initiative combines Future Wellbeing’s system-level human capacity framework with expert-led delivery through Healthy Minds …