2021

HBL and Akhuwat ink strategic MoU to provide affordable housing to masses

HBL and Akhuwat Ink Strategic MoU To Provide Affordable Housing To Masses

LAHORE: The Islamic banking arm of HBL and Akhuwat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement a program that will provide Shariah-compliant home financing services to applicants identified by Akhuwat. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Lahore by the founder of Akhuwat, Dr. Amjad Saqib, and the head of HBL's Islamic banks, Muhammad Afaq Khan. Through this memorandum of...

PTCL Introduces Balochi Language on its Automated Customer Service

PTCL Introduces Balochi Language on its Automated Customer Service

Islamabad, March 2, 2021 - Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has introduced the Balochi language into its customer support services via automated helpline 1218. The implementation of the Balochi language is a testament to PTCL's commitment to serve their customers in their local dialects throughout Pakistan. Recently, PTCL had also introduced Sindhi language customer support into its...

Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme

Naya Pakistan Housing Project: Ability To Withstand Earthquake In Model House

The first model house on the Naya Pakistan Housing Plan was built in Faisalabad, which has the ability to withstand an earthquake. Also read:Pakistan-Iran-Turkey Freight Train To Start From March 4 The cost of a 5 Marla model house to be built in Faisalabad is Rs.35 laces. This house can withstand earthquakes of magnitude 8.2 and is fire resistant and waterproof. The special thing about the house...

Govt to Establish Freelance Information Technology Hub in Rawalpindi

Govt to Establish Freelance Information Technology Hub in Rawalpindi

Information technology center worth Rs 35 million has been completed and its rental auction will take place on 10 March. Rawalpindi City Commissioner,  Captain (retired) Muhammad Mehmood announced the establishment of an independent Information Technology center in a four-channel area on Murree Road to promote  IT-related job opportunities for young people. Companies and individuals will have access to...

Pakistan-Iran-Turkey freight train to start from March 4

Pakistan-Iran-Turkey Freight Train To Start From March 4

Islamabad: After a gap of about nine years, the Istanbul-Islamabad freight train is likely to resume operations on March 4, connecting the freight train business of three countries: Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey. “The affected neighborhoods have informed us that the container train will start its journey from Istanbul (Turkey) to Islamabad (Pakistan) via Zahidan on March 4 (Thursday). Although the...

3 New Airlines Are Launching in Pakistan Soon

3 New Airlines Are Launching in Pakistan Soon

Three new airlines have applied for Civil Aviation Authority (CAA's) regular public transport permit (RPT) to begin flight operations in Pakistan Q-Airlines, Fly Jinnah and Jet Green are the three airlines that will begin domestic operations in the coming months. Also Read HEC Signs Digital Transformation Agreement with Microsoft   According to details, CAA has completed control of Q-Airlines...

HEC Microsoft

HEC Signs Digital Transformation Agreement with Microsoft

ISLAMABAD: Microsoft Pakistan and the Commission for Higher Education (HEC) signed an Agreement for Transformation of Education (ETA) through a virtual meeting held between the President of the HEC, Dr. Tariq Banuri, and Microsoft's vice president of education - Europe, Middle East and Africa, Mark East. Other key executives from both sides also attended the virtual event to help academic institutions take...

Golra-Attock Safari Tourist Train

Golra-Attock Safari Tourist Train Launched

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Railways Safari Tourist Train, which was launched to promote the culture, beauty and tourism of the Potohar region, inaugurated on Sunday February, 21,2021 from Golra Station to Attock Khurd.  Tourist trains will take tourists every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Golra Station to Hassan Abdal, Attock Khurd and Attock City and surroundings.  The journey ends at the historic...

Gwadar Cricket Stadium holds first-ever match

Gwadar Cricket Stadium Holds First Ever Match

Gwadar, February 19, 2021 - The newly opened Gwadar cricket stadium, set against the backdrop of the white clay hills of Koh-e-Mehdi and the blue waters of Gwadar Bay, on the southwestern coast of Baluchistan, has received nothing but praise by ICC The governing body of cricket, has also stunned cricket fans around the world with the picturesque view making it one of only seven scenic cricket stadiums in...

Dota 2 Is Getting An Anime Series On Netflix Next Month

Valve's popular MOBA game, DOTA 2, will have an anime series on Netflix. It will be an 8-episode series called Dota: Dragon's Blood and will launch on Netflix on March 25th. It seems that more and more of the best PC games are ready for animated adaptations. Not only do we have Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf and a Tomb Raider 'anime' series on the way - streaming...

mini electric tractor to curb air pollution

Punjab Youth Makes Mini Electric Tractor To Curb Air Pollution

A young man named Khalid of Layyah, Punjab has developed an all-electric mini-tractor from commonly available components, according to a recent media report.  The intention behind its creation is to reduce air pollution caused by toxic emissions from tractors with traditional internal combustion engines.  Khalid told the media that the tractor was built at a cost of just Rs 40,000, adding that...

Pakistani mountaineer Ali Sadpara Declared Dead By Family

Pakistani mountaineer Ali Sadpara Declared Dead By Family

It’s with a heavy heart and deep sorrow that this country bids goodbye to one of it's best son, Ali Sadpara, who along with his two comrades was officially declared dead after frantic search operations failed to locate the men on the treacherous slopes of K2, the second-highest peak in the world. “Mountains require passion. “Aap ki dillagi hone chahiyee paharoon kay saath” said a beaming Muhammad...

FM Qureshi Encourages Egyptian Businessmen To Invest In Pakistan

FM Qureshi Encourages Egyptian Businessmen To Invest In Pakistan

Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi urged Egyptian companies to invest in Pakistan by highlighting the incentives the government is offering to foreign investors in various sectors, including housing, energy and health, Radio Pakistan reported on Wednesday, February, 2021.   The FM is on an official two-day visit to Egypt at the invitation of it’s Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Hassan...

13 KP DISTRICTS WITHOUT LAND SETTLEMENTS

KP DISTRCITS Around 13 districts out of a total of 35 in the KP province are without land record known as land settlement. These include the newly merged tribal districts. Hence, posing a serious challenge to the Revenue Department. Official sources said that land settlement has been in the final stages in Chitral Upper and Lower. However, we have started work on the land records in Malakand in 2019 and...

OH, COME ON! STOP COMPARING ‘ACCA TOPPER’ & ‘PAWRI GIRL’

Oh, Come On! STOP Comparing‘Pawri Girl’& ‘ACCA Topper’ Because Both Are Precious Zara Naeem Dar:ACCA Topper  Zara Naeem Dar, a student originally from Lahore, topped the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) exams and became the world award winner. Meanwhile, Instagram influencer Dananeer Mobeen went viral on social media for her pawri ho rahi video. Now, people are comparing...

UFONE LAUNCHES ITS FIRST EVER E-SIM

Islamabad, February 16, 2021 - Ufone has now eliminated the need to install the physical SIM for Its customers with the introduction of eSIM. The Pakistani telecom operator has partnered with Giesecke + Devrient Mobile Security (G + D) to roll out these SIMs across the country. The Ufone eSIM platform allows customers to integrate multiple SIM card numbers directly into their phone or IoT device with a...

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