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Cheezious Makes History as Pakistan’s First Eco-Diner Restaurant Certified by WWF-Pakistan!

Islamabad — Cheezious, a renowned Pakistani fast food brand has been awarded the prestigious certificate by the World Wide fund for Nature Pakistan (WWF) for becoming Pakistan’s first-ever Eco-Diner restaurant. This remarkable achievement marks Cheezious as a pioneer in sustainable dining practices within the country. World Wide fund for Nature Pakistan (WWF) and Cheezious are…

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77 Sindh based entrepreneurs attend PAIDAR Grants Orientation Session

Karachi (June 04, 2024): The European Union (EU) funded and UNIDO implemented Poverty Alleviation & Inclusive Development Across Rural Sindh (PAIDAR) programme successfully concluded its Business Grants Orientation event held in Karachi. The event was Hld to empower small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), entrepreneurs, and associations, the event attracted enthusiastic participation from 77 shortlisted applicants…

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LUMS Study Reveals Taxation Impact on Pakistan’s Cigarette Sector

ISLAMABAD: A recent study by the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), titled ‘Impact of Taxation on the Cigarette Sector in Pakistan’, has uncovered a pressing issue that demands immediate attention-the impact of tax policies, particularly Federal Excise Duty (FED) adjustments, on Pakistan’s cigarette industry which is causing more loss to government in revenues loss…

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23% of businesses consider information protection a significant challenge: Report

Islamabad : According to a new Kaspersky survey, over one-third (39%) of geographically distributed companies identify building and maintaining a cohesive IT infrastructure across multiple sites as their primary concern. At the same time, 23% of businesses consider ensuring comprehensive information protection of all their offices most significant challenge.The recent Kaspersky’s report ‘Managing geographically distributed…

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Karandaaz and PostEx Partner to Digitise Cash on Delivery Payments in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Karandaaz Pakistan, an impact investment platform dedicated to driving sustainable economic growth and strengthening financial and social protection systems for inclusion, announced its partnership with PostEx, a leader in e-commerce logistics with over 20,000 registered merchants and a customer base of over 20 million. This collaboration aims to transform Pakistan’s e-commerce landscape by digitalising…

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Anti Tobacco NGO Scandal: HDF’s hidden relations with Tobacco Industry exposed

ISLAMABAD:  The hidden links of a leading anti-tobacco NGO with cigarette companies shook the development sector and government policymakers. These links also exposed the shady nexus between the leading tobacco trading business families and local and international non-government organizations. According to details, in 2021, Islamabad based leading anti-tobacco NGO Human Development Foundation (HDF) invited Mr….

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