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HBL Microfinance Bank (HBL MfB) announced the appointment of Maya Inayat Ismail as the new Chairperson of the Board of Directors, succeeding Rayomond H. Kotwal. Maya Inayat Ismail played a pivotal role in establishing HBL MfBs predecessor, FMFBthe first microfinance bank in Pakistanbringing to life His Highness the Aga Khans vision of expanding financial access…
The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has granted approval to the acquisition of Coca Cola (Pakistan) under phase-1 review of the Competition Act, 2010, and the Competition (Merger Control) Regulations, 2016. Coca-Cola ?ecek (Turkey) acquired 49.67 percent shareholding of Coca Cola (Pakistan) through CCI International Holand (one of its subsidiaries) from Atlantic Industries. The transaction…
Caretaker Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training, Madad Ali Sindhi attended the ‘Laptop Distribution Ceremony’ as the chief guest, organized by National Skills University on October 10, 2023. Madad Ali Sindhi said that skills development and technical education can play a critical role in the economic prosperity of the country. He said that institutions…
Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Aneeq Ahmed expressed his commitment to continuously strive to provide top-notch travel facilities for Hajj pilgrims. Speaking in a recent meeting with Caretaker Advisor to the Prime Minister on Aviation, Air Marshal (R) Farhat Hussain Malik, he expressed hope that pilgrims would receive encouraging news regarding these…
Caretaker Federal Minister for National Heritage and Culture Jamal Shah has deposited a valuable gift in Toshakhana which was received by him during his recent visit to Qatar. The gift was a valuable bronzes sculpture of falcon, said a press release here on Monday. The gift was given by Minister of Culture State of Qatar…
Collosal is the loss of the Kashmir earthquake of October 8, 2005: Approximately 38,000 were injured and over 3.5 million rendered homeless. An estimated 19,000 children died in the earthquake, most of them in widespread collapses of school buildings. The earthquake affected more than 500,000 families. Earthquakes pose a potential threat to human life…
Pakistan refers to purity, promise and potential. Here in question is the commoner, the majority of the people of Pakistan. It is a matter of Gross National Happiness or quality of life of our people aslyrics Schumacher with “small is beautiful” notion. Indeed, the all-time brightest for the nation is world’s guiding light from…
IMAGINE kids waving national flags wowing for Pakistan town after town, city after city and province after province from Karachi to KPK! It echoes a resolve strongest than the steel and higher than the himalayas for the love and care, for sanctity and sacrifice for Pakistan. Come Independence Day August 14, Pakistan’s promising kids chant…
IMAGINE difference between leadership and statesmanship! Indeed it is worth-pondering by man in the street, men of letters and men at the helm of affairs. It is for being non-partisan and forpeace and harmony names of parties, politicians and statesmen need not be singled out but all is left for the judgement of readers…
Society is paralyzed, immobilized or procrastinated at its worst when celebrities of the showbiz world, or for that matter, political, social and educational leaders, are blind-folded and dumb-founded on the importance of soul-searching and self-appraisal in personal and practical life. Imagine the kind of trends set for the society by the so-called trend-setters! The…
MashaAllah our so concerned experts can comment best on important budget focus as on military, agriculture, industry, energy, infrastructure, education, health and, above all, inflation etc. Seldom shared yet vital budget points here: First point: How can a nation embark on the course to economic development when its overwhelming majority of masses are not…