“Economic Empowerment Of Women” a small phrase have different meanings and understanding to different people depending on their experiences, circumstances,…
Year: 2019
Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It’s about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence…
More women in Pakistan are riding the wave of technological change sweeping the world. Following entrepreneurs have come up with apps which…
The United Nations Secretary-General’s in-depth study on all forms of violence against women emphasized on combating harmful traditional and cultural…
Prime Minister Imran Khan faces a number of impediments, which are marring policy formation of his government. While there are…
An age-old saying is that the most important asset of an organization is its workers. If this saying is valid,…
“We make our own destinies,” Shamim Akhtar, Pakistan’s first commercial truck driver said. “If I had sat at home, I…
A delegation of Canada Pakistan Business Council (CPBC) visited Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) to open the trading session with the…
There is a lot to learn from the global franchise model both for the local business chains and the consumers.…
Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited announces the launch of Women in Tech, a global programme aimed at supporting greater diversity…
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel…
Interview with Ms Tara Uzra Dawood –President, Dawood Global Foundation PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and your organization, please:…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
Women Empowerment In Pakistan Fatima Jinnah Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan Amjadi Begum Benazir Bhutto Syeda Ghulam Fatima Marium Mukhtar Muniba…
Various studies revealed that women play a very important role in any state and even they are central to the…
The experts have recorded that innovation and technology no doubt offer extraordinary opportunities, yet trends show a rising gender in…
KSE-100 dives 502 points as investors offload stocks Bears dominated the stock market on Friday as the KSE-100 index shed…
Market Review During the outgoing week, KSE100 index remained bearish amid lack of triggers and in anticipation of higher inflation…
Absence of major triggers, leading to decline in index 1.7%wow Summary The stock exchange is on continuous decline since February…
Equities keep downward slide on uncertain economic scenario Pakistan equities continued their downward slide for the sixth consecutive week and…
Published in Ary News, on Mar 12th, 2019, LOS ANGELES: Netflix said on Wednesday it was totally pulling out of…
Published in Geo, on Mar 12th, 2019, “Captain Marvel,” the first Marvel superhero film with a female character in top…
Published in Ary News, on Mar 13th, 2019, Everyone’s favourite family of superheroes is back in “Incredibles 2.” Pixar has…
Indian cricket team came under fire for wearing army caps earlier in the series; Usman Khawaja (R) celebrates his second…
The tournament will see the 24 teams split into eight groups of three, with the eight group winners advancing to…
“It was a long journey with lots of ups and downs but with my family by my side, I knew…
Published in Samaa, on Mar 12th, 2019, Cricketers Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Yasir Shah will receive civil awards on…
Published in Samaa, on Mar 12th, 2019, Former Barcelona captain Carles Puyol will be arriving in Pakistan on March 16…
Published in AlJazeera, on Mar 13th, 2019, Flight ban ordered by President Trump as new evidence emerges at Ethiopia crash…
Iranian justice Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a ceremony at the mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran on February 24. Photo:…
A soldier loyal to the Saudi-Emirati-backed government mans a machine gun on a vehicle passing by a mural depicting late…
Nepali people and policemen, in blue uniform, gather around the wreckage of a car burned by demonstrators during a general…
Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester, right, and Katie Porter last week on Capitol Hill after a news conference about the reauthorization…
Published in Bostonglobe, on Mar 12th, 2019, By Jill Lawless and Raf Casert LONDON (AP) — With just 17 days to…
GULF STATES – ECONOMICS & FINANCE FlyDubai issues travel advisory after grounding 737 max fleet Flydubai has issued a travel…
INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT SC asks Ex-Ranbaxy promoters to apprise it The Supreme Court Thursday asked former Ranbaxy…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN FDI drops 23pc after completion of many CPEC projects Foreign investment in different sectors of Pakistan’s…
New supertankers carrying gasoil west hits record Ship builders in Asia are sending a record number of supertankers west carrying…
US oil eases on soaring production US crude futures eased slightly on Friday after hitting a 2019 high, as worries…
Organize Dissent The effective decision-maker organizes dissent. Decisions of the kind the executive has to make are not made well…
UIT awarded ’Most Active Student Branch’ Usman Institute of Technology (UIT) affiliated with NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi,…
Kibor rate is the average interest rate at which term deposits are offered between prime banks in the Pakistani wholesale…
An economic indicator is a statistic about an economic activity. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic performance and predictions of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Christopher Foster, University of Manchester and Shamel Azmeh, University of Manchester[/box] At the heart of the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ishita Barua MD & Research Scientist, University of Oslo[/box] Finland’s education system is globally renowned. For…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Anna Gilmore, University of Bath and J. Robert Branston, University of Bath[/box] It is well known…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Anjhula Mya Singh Bais Chair, Amnesty International Malaysia[/box] On the 9th of May 2018, my smartphone…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Lena Connolly, University of Leeds and David Wall, University of Leeds[/box] Once a piece of ransomware…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Mar 11, 2019[/box] Plastic bans are a contentious issue. Most often, discussions about the use…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Mar 11, 2019[/box] The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released new data on the volume…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Sarah Feldman, Mar 11, 2019[/box] The smart home market in the U.S. brought in close to 5 billion dollars…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Martin Armstrong, Mar 11, 2019[/box] A new report by Sandvine has revealed the applications responsible for the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Sarah Feldman, Mar 11, 2019[/box] Thirty years ago, Tim Berners-Lee published his landmark scientific proposal, “Information Management: A…
Steel production as well as consumption is contingent upon the economic growth. Whenever there is robust economic growth, the consumption…
Pakistan has been experiencing rapid population growth together with rising levels of urbanization for a long time. The rising importance…
There is no doubt that construction sector always has a strong impact on the entire economy and social activities of…
It’s only early spring but the adverts are already filled with upcoming branded lawn prints that are dime a dozen.…
The start of this millennium was not good for the cement industry of Pakistan. Market growth was in shackles of…
“And We sent down iron, wherein is great military might and benefits for the people……….” (Al-Quran 57:25) “And make ready…
Cement and steel are building materials used in the construction sector. There are hopes being pinned for high growth of…
Pakistan unlike China, India, United States, Iran, Turkey, Brazil, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Vietnam may not be among the…
At present Pakistan faces two contentious problems, depreciating currency and rising inflations. Both the issues are badly intertwined and cannot…
Present government increased petroleum product prices effective from this month. Petrol price has been increased by Rs2.5 per litre, diesel…
In Pakistan, a slowdown in the construction industry is already visible in the recently announced financial results of the listed…
Naya Pakistan Main Naya Ghar In Pakistan, more than 50% of masses living below the poverty level who cannot even…
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
Cement Industry In Pakistan (Operational Units Data) July to June Production Capacity (Mn. Tones) % age Incr/(Dec) Local Despatches…
According to the world steel association, the world crude steel production for the 64 countries was recorded 146.7 million ton…
Cement industry experts revealed in their statistics that Pakistani cement exports have remained robust despite a decline in local sales…
US stocks keep losing streak Wall Street’s main indexes fell for a fifth straight session on Friday and posted their…
Market Review During the outgoing week, KSE100 index remained bearish amid lack of triggers, resultantly index lost 600pts closing at…
KSE-100 index kept falling 589 points in the first week of March Summary After a journey of continuous declining stocks…
Cold streak persists as investors jittery over economic ambiguity During the week ended 8th March 2019, the benchmark index of…
Published in Samaa, on Mar 6th, 2019, Kylie Jenner just beat Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to became the youngest self-made billionaire…
Garcia Marquez’s sons, Rodrigo Garcia and Gonzalo Garcia Barcha, will serve as executive producers Published in Dawn, on Mar 6th,…
The iconic doll has evolved to keep up with the times. Photo: File Published in Geo, on Mar 7th, 2019,…
Brie Larson was named best actress at the 2016 Oscars for her role in Room Published in BBC, on Mar…
Gianni Infantino, FIFA’s president, has been among the biggest proponents of an expanded World Cup. CreditCreditMarco Rosi/Getty Images Published…
Published in ARY Sports, on Mar 6th, 2019, The Director International Cricket Operations of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Zakir Khan…
Published in Samaa, on Mar 7th, 2019, Virat Kohli became the first cricketer to score at least seven centuries against…
President Putin made a speech at the opening ceremony in Siberia Published in BBC, on Mar 6th, 2019, By Jennifer Monaghan…
Published in Geo, on Mar 6th, 2019, Pakistan’s Sana Mir on Wednesday was named to the International Cricket Council (ICC)…
State Department’s spokesperson Robert Palladino says US is “following that issue very closely”. — Robert Palladino’s Twitter account Published…
Published in The Express Tribune, on Mar 6th, 2019, By Reuters NEW DELHI: Indian opposition parties are launching a united attack on Prime…
Published in AlJazeera, on Mar 6th, 2019, US-backed SDF says hundreds of ISIL soldiers captured or surrendered while fleeing armed…
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas. Published in Arabian Business, on Mar 6th, 2019, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says export…
President Donald Trump meets with Danny Burch, an American who was formerly held hostage in Yemen, at the White House…
Retired four-star Army General John Abizaid testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his confirmation hearing to be US…
GULF STATES – ECONOMICS & FINANCE UAE offers platform to harness skills The UAE is known to set trends and…