ISLAMABAD, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — SnackVideo, a popular short video platform in Pakistan, has recently announced two exclusive sponsorship deals with leading sports teams in Pakistan. Islamabad United, a leading cricket team, is set to endorse SnackVideo as partners for the PSL VI. Multan Sultans, a well-known Pakistani cricket team, and its players will […]
Survey Shows Improvement in Pakistan’s Consumer Confidence in Q4 2020
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Dun & Bradstreet Pakistan and Gallup Pakistan have issued their report ‘Pakistan Consumer Confidence Index (CCI)’ for Q4 2020. The Consumer Confidence Index remained at 90.3 points in Q4 2020 as compared to 88.7 points in Q3 2020, translating into a 1.8 percent quarter-on-quarter (QOQ) increase. This was driven by the improvement in the Current
Pakistani Rupee Improves Against US Dollar But Loses Ground Over Other Currencies
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After touching its highest value in three months on February 12, PKR continued its gain against the US Dollar last week, going below Rs. 159 on Thursday (February 18). On Friday, however, PKR reversed the movement once again and closed at Rs. 159.10 to the USD. The current week has seen improvement for PKR against
Pakistani IT Exports Cross $1 Billion Taking Clients From Indian Companies
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Pakistan’s IT exports maintained a tremendous momentum in the current financial year, crossing a mark of $1 billion merely in seven months of the financial year 2020-21. According to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan, remittances under IT and IT-enabled services surged to $1.119 billion from July 2020 to January 2021 compared to
Govt approves Rs6.53b for scholarships during current academic year
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The government has approved 6.53 billion rupees for sixty seven thousand need and merit based scholarships during the current academic year. The approval was given by Steering Committee for Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarship in its meeting in Islamabad, with Special Assistant on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Sania Nishtar in chair. The meeting was informed
Planning Minister briefs PM on progress of federal Govt’s development projects in Sindh
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Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad. He briefed the Prime Minister about the progress of federal government’s ongoing development projects in Sindh. Source: Radio Pakistan
Masood welcomes concerns of UN experts over change of demography of IIOJ&K
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Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan has welcomed the concern expressed by the United Nations over the change of demography of occupied Jammu and Kashmir by Indian government. He expressed these views while commenting on the recent statement of the two experts of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights about situation in Indian
Punjab Govt allocates Rs1b for deserving students
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Punjab government has allocated one billion rupees for deserving students under the Rehmat-ul-Alameen Sallallaho Alaihe Wa Aalihi Wassalam Scholarship Program. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Political Communication Dr. Shahbaz Gill congratulated the Chief Minister and said around 15,000 Intermediate and BS Honors students in the province will be given scholarships under this program.
RTO Rawalpindi seizes 150 cartons of counterfeit cigarettes
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In compliance with Prime Minister’s special instructions and under the leadership of Chairman Federal Board of Revenue, Inland Revenue Enforcement Network is actively targeting the illicit sale and transportation of cigarettes throughout the country. According to FBR, a special team of RTO Rawalpindi has seized 150 cartons of counterfeit and illicit cigarettes of various brands.