BankIslami Pakistan Limited, a leading Islamic bank with a network of 330 branches in 114 cities and the pioneer of One Touch Banking, signed the MoU with Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) at the PIA Headquarters in Karachi.

The signing ceremony consolidated the collaboration for the in-plane branding of PIA’s domestic and international aircrafts by BankIslami.

Mr. Sheikh Afzal Hussain, newly elected Chairman, Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) along with his team members Mr. Fazalur Rehman Sheikh, Sr. Vice Chairman and Mr. Muhammad Shafi, Vice Chairman, PTA and the entire Central Executive Committee of PTA, have sought government support to resolve number of issues being, faced by the leather industry.

DP World, the official Premier Global Trade Partner of Expo 2020 Dubai, has revealed the design of its pavilion, which will be one of the largest at the Expo site. The pavilion will be centered around the concept of ‘Making Trade Flow’, and demonstrate how DP World enables trade across the world so people have the things they need when they need them.

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) organized a workshop titled ‘Digital Payments Reforms’ in collaboration with the World Bank today at its headquarters in Karachi. The objective of the workshop was to share the draft National Payment Systems Strategy and solicit the input of key stakeholders involved in its implementation.

A delegation of Parliamentarians from Baluchistan consisting of Asghar Khan Achakzai, Malik Naseer Ahmed Shawani, Nasarullah Zayray, Malik, Naeem Bazai and Sanaullah Baloch and others visited FPCCI under the leadership of Mr. Sardar Babar Musa Khel – Deputy Speaker Baluchistan Assembly and held a meeting with Engr.

Pak-Qatar Takaful Group (PQTG), Pakistan’s Pioneer and the Largest Takaful Group, in a ceremony awarded two more scholarships to MS IBF students Mr. Adil Memon and Ms. Zainab Usmani – highest meritorious students at the Institute of Business Administration – Centre of Excellence in Islamic Finance (IBA-CEIF), Karachi.

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), the British Deputy High Commission Karachi, Pakistan Business Council’s Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business (CERB) and CFA Society Pakistan have joined forces to shine a light on ethics on Global Ethics Day on October 16, 2019.

Greenstar Marketing (GSM) – a social enterprise operating a family planning program in Pakistan since 1991, recently hosted a forum on – Effective Communications for nationwide awareness on family-planning. Its brand – ‘Sabz Sitara’ focuses on health of family, by encouraging men to support their women in accessing family-planning.

A 4-member delegation of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) headed by PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani today called on Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (Retd) at WAPDA House to brief WAPDA high-ups about the recently-introduced reforms by PCB to revamp structure of domestic cricket in Pakistan and the opportunities for sponsorship of the Regional Cricket Associations.

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has granted permission to Foree to provide payment services in Pakistan. Foree is a mobile payment platform which enables users to pay anyone using QR Code, Mobile Number, CNIC Number, Email Address, Twitter handle, Facebook or Foree Address (a virtual payment address).

Federal Minister for Education, Professional Training & National Heritage Mr. Shafqat Mahmood, leading a 5-meenber delegation, today met with Minister for National Education of Turkey Mr. Zia Selçuk in Ankara. Both the Ministers discussed steps to further alleviate Pakistan-Turkey relations in education, particularly technical education and vocational training.

Nestlé Pakistan organized a specialized training program for young and aspiring chefs in Pakistan as part of Nestlé’s Young Culinary Talents (YOCUTA) Program. The YOCUTA Program is part of Nestlé’s Global Youth Initiative. The training was, held at College of Tourism and Hotel Management (COTHM) where over 40 selected COTHM students participated in the training and were exposed to extensive and exciting courses in patisserie arts.

A grand ceremony was hosted by Shell Pakistan Limited to commemorate its journey with Pakistan through the decades. Through the launch of its memoire, “Powering Progress in Pakistan”, Shell Pakistan highlights the organisation’s pivotal role and contributions in the development of the energy sector of Pakistan.

President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former provincial minister, Mian Zahid Hussain on Friday said assurance to the business community by COAS regarding the resolution of their problems is a welcome move which will relieve their concerns.