President of Korarngi Association of Trade & Industry (KATI) Danish Khan, Senior Vice President Faraz-ur-Rehman and Vice President Maheen Salman urged the government to resolve basic issues faced by industry while focusing on growth rate targets. It was also mentioned that in previous years the targets were set without a comprehensive framework.

Usman Institute of Technology (UIT) affiliated with NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, recently held a meeting at the UIT campus with The President of Canada-Pakistan Business Council (CPBC), Samir Dossal who was invited by UIT to explore opportunities for the two nations in the education sector.

The Board of Governors of the Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants (PIPFA) has elected its new President for the Year 2019 in its 125th meeting. The BOG unanimously elected M. Ali Latif (FCA | FPFA | CPFA | CISA) as President of PIPFA.

Jazz, the country’s leading digital communications company, has launched Jazz World App for its customers available on both iOS and Android platforms. From paying phone bills, recharging prepaid account, accessing usage history or simply subscribing to the best offers, this app helps Jazz users do everything on the move.

New research from the digital money transfer service WorldRemit shows hundreds of thousands of Pakistani children are in school, have access to books and educational supplies, and are more likely to study and less likely to work due to international remittances.

Stephen Brobst, CTO of Teradata, conducted an enlightening session on the future of Machine Learning (ML) &Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Telenor Pakistan headquarters ‘345’ in Islamabad. The session was attended by Telenor Pakistan employees and executives from across industries including Irfan Wahab Khan, CEO Telenor Pakistan and President OICCI, Haroon Bhatti, Chief Business Officer (CBO) at Telenor Pakistan, BadarKhushnood, Cofounder & VP at Bramerz, QazafiQayyum, Country Manager Teradata, Khimde Ando, CEO Mitsubishi Corporation, Brig.

FPCCI to hold Investment Conference in Balochistan with the support of Balochistan government. This was decided in a meeting Engr. Daroo Khan Achakzai, President FPCCI had with Mr. Mir Jam Kamal Khan, Chief Minister Balochistan at Quetta. The objective of Investment Conference is to explore the opportunities of Investment in various sectors in Balochistan wherein investors across Pakistan as well as from foreign countries will be invited.

Telenor Microfinance Bank, in partnership with Valyou of Malaysia, has introduced Pakistan’s first blockchain-based cross-border remittance service, powered by industry-leading blockchain technology developed by Alipay, the online payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial”). The blockchain remittance service is provided by Telenor’s Easypaisa and Valyou, a financial technology company that provides remittances to underbanked communities.

The delegation from Houston Karachi Sister City Association (HKSCA) under the leadership of Muhammad Saeed Sheikh President -HKSCA met with Engr. Daroo Khan Achakzai President FPCCI and Senior Vice President Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig at Federation House. Saeed Sheikh highlighted the linkages between Karachi and Houston which were declared twin cities and emphasized the need people to people connectivity and cultural harmony for a closer understanding.

The former president of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain has said that Urdu has a great worth in the leading languages of the world and we should have to put more efforts to bring it up. Today’s our children are studying in the English Schools; we should motivate them towards Urdu.