Bank Alfalah has achieved a significant milestone in international banking Bank Alfalah has achieved a significant milestone in international banking by becoming the first bank in Pakistan, and one of the first financial institutions globally, to go live with SWIFT’s new cross-border payments initiative, aimed at making international money transfers faster, more transparent and more…
The Pakistan Petroleum Exploration & Production Companies Association (PPEPCA) has elected Mr. Ahmed Hayat Lak, Managing Director and CEO of Oil & Gas Development Company (OGDC), as Chairman; Mr. Andrzej Kaczorowski, Managing Director of ORLEN S.A. (POGC), as Senior Vice Chairman; and Mr. Ali Murtaza Abbas, Regional Vice President of MOL Pakistan B.V., as Vice…
HugoBank has begun actively onboarding approved internal pilot participants onto its digital banking platform, marking a significant step towards commercial operations following approval from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to commence controlled pilot operations as a Digital Retail Bank under a Restricted Licence. The bank opened its first pilot customer account on 25 September…
Islamabad: PIMS Burn Centre has made excellent progress in plastic, reconstructive and burn surgery under the leadership of Professor Dr. Abdul Khaliq Malik, Head of the Burn Centre. The Centre has an active team of more than 25 doctors, which has performed thousands of operations over the past two years. The team has been providing…
Pakistan’s Creator Economy Is Creating New Career Opportunities Whether you are a teenager, a stay-at-home parent or a senior citizen, you can now build a career and an identity of your own with just a phone. A generation ago, a career often meant a family connection, a good degree, and a long wait for a…
Chief Operating Officer of Punjab Central Business District Development Authority (PCBDDA), also known as Central Business District Punjab (CBD Punjab), Brigadier (R) Mansoor Janjua, visited the site of the proposed Diplomatic Enclave in CBD Bab District to review the progress of site clearance and receive a detailed briefing on the project’s design and upcoming development…
Vivo S70 Leak: Amazing 64MP Periscope Camera Revealed The Vivo S70 could offer far more zoom reach than the current generation of Vivo’s S-series. Tipster Digital Chat Station said in a Weibo post on October 30 that the Vivo S70 flagship edition carries a 64MP periscope telephoto camera built on Sony’s LYT610 sensor and supports…
Karandaaz Pakistan has joined the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) global partnership network following its official accreditation by the GCF Board at its 46th Board Meeting (B.46) in Songdo, Republic of Korea. This accreditation enables Karandaaz to access, blend, and channel global climate finance directly toward high-impact climate finance initiatives across Pakistan that link directly with…
HBL Microfinance Bank Launches Islamic Banking: 5 Key Details Revealed HBL Microfinance Bank has officially launched its Islamic Banking operations in Pakistan, marking an important development in the country’s financial inclusion landscape. The launch was celebrated with the inauguration of the bank’s first Islamic Banking branch in Timergara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, following the State Bank of…
TikTok removed more than 23.2 million (23,243,711) videos in Pakistan between April and June 2026 for violating its Community Guidelines, according to its Q2 2026 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report. Globally, the platform removed over 188.2 million videos during the same period. The report provides an overview of TikTok’s enforcement efforts during the quarter, including data…