Free Fire and Jazz Game Now join hands to launch a new esports tournament, Game Now Free Fire Sea Invitational Qualifiers (FFSIQ). It will feature a prize pool valued at PKR 2 million sponsored by Game Now.

Free Fire is the world’s leading mobile battle royale game with over 1 Billion downloads and has been at the forefront of the esports revolution in Pakistan.… Continue

Google is organizing seven Women Techmakers (WTM) events in Pakistan this year to support and empower more than 1,550 women developers across five cities. WTM is a global initiative by Google to provide visibility, community, and resources for women in tech.… Continue

In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 6(3) of the Sindh Higher Education Commission Act, 2013, Chief Minister Sindh has appointed Chancellor, Ilma University, Mr. Noman Abid Lakhani (T.I.), as Member, Sindh Higher Education Commission (SHEC).

The appointment of Mr.… Continue

The Overseas Chamber of Commerce & Industry (OICCI), partnered with Unilever Pakistan and Circle, marked International Women’s Day with an event to celebrate the opportunities and challenges of enabling equity within the workplace.

The event included a series of talks and mentoring sessions, connecting leaders from the corporate and startup world with women leaders of the future from across Pakistan.… Continue

The U.S. government announced 500 new scholarships to Pakistani university students from flood-affected districts to assist them in completing their degrees. U.S. Ambassador Donald Blome announced the scholarships at an event celebrating the achievements of female scholars in honor of International Women’s Day at the Higher Education Commission in Islamabad.… Continue

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Careem announces plans to launch a new women-driven motorbike service, catering exclusively to its female customers. The service will commence in Karachi and make its way to other cities in Pakistan. Careem welcomes registrations from women who are interested in working as a female Captain to access flexible income opportunities.… Continue

Members of the Male Champions of Change Pakistan Group release their first progress report, providing transparency and accountability for their individual and collective actions taken to accelerate gender equality, and women’s representation in their organisations.

The Male Champions of Change Pakistan 2022 Progress Report presents the 2022 results for Member organisations and was signed off for release by the Group during their first meeting in 2023 hosted by Aamir Ibrahim, Jazz CEO.… Continue

Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has once again been adjudged as one of the largest corporate givers by volume of donations for 2020-21 and 2021-22 by Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP). This is the 18th consecutive year since 2004 that the company has maintained this philanthropic tradition.… Continue

To enable women to access the adequate healthcare and enjoy meaningful participation in the society, international development organisation Sightsavers is calling for all health services to be inclusive and accessible for women and girls, including those with disabilities, on this women’s day.… Continue

Nestlé Pakistan Limited, a leading global food and beverage company, has collaborated with Pakistani telecom services provider, Ufone 4G’s Business Process Outsourcing Operations (BPO Operations) arm to establish a state-of-the-art Contact Center solution to provide effective customer services to Nestlé customers.… Continue

DeafTawk, a startup scaled under Pakistan’s premier accelerator program Jazz xlr8, dedicated to improving the lives of deaf individuals, has partnered with Kingfisher, a next-gen mobile experience (MX) company, to promote digital inclusion and create a positive socio-economic impact for the deaf community in Pakistan.… Continue

Senior officials of the United States and their Pakistani counterparts opened the Pakistan-U.S. Counterterrorism Dialogue on March 6 at the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad. The two-day policy-focused meeting was chaired by the U.S. Department of State Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Christopher Landberg and Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Additional Secretary for the UN and Economic Diplomacy Syed Haider Shah.… Continue

The 18th My Karachi – Oasis of Harmony International Exhibition concluded successfully here at the Expo Center with presentation of cheque worth Rs5 million to support the affectees of devastating earthquake in Türkiye, which was presented by the leadership of Businessmen Group and Karachi Chamber to Consul General of Türkiye Cemal Sangu at the Closing Ceremony of the exhibition.… Continue

As a homegrown Company with a legacy of nearly six decades, Engro is committed to fulfilling its undeniable responsibility to help unleash Pakistan’s potential. The second talks@engro event was held to mark the International Women’s Day (IWD) and inspire positive action towards a more equitable future.… Continue

Pakistan’s first ‘Agri-Connections Event 2023′ will be held on March 16th in Karachi organized by the Pakistan Agricultural Coalition (PAC) aimed at connecting Pakistan’s agriculture to industry, finance, government, and the world. This is the 1st edition of PAC’s annual conference and exhibition in which different sessions will be held that include Pakistan’s agriculture and opportunities in the global economy; Investment opportunities in agriculture; Increasing growers’ profitability; Sustainable agriculture and climate change; Access to capital; Maize for poultry, dairy (and exports?);… Continue