The 4th Steering Committee meeting for the “OliveCulture – Holistic and Multiprofessional Mechanism for a Pakistani Olive Oil Value Chain” Project convened today in Islamabad, marking another significant step towards enhancing Pakistan’s olive sector. Chaired by Capt.(R) Muhammad Asif, Federal Secretary of the Ministry of National Food Security & Research, Government of Pakistan, and co-chaired…
Over 709 million attempts to access phishing and scam websites in 2023, have been thwarted by Kaspersky’s anti-phishing system, marking a 40% increase compared to the previous year’s figures. Messaging apps, artificial intelligence platforms, social media services, and cryptocurrency exchanges were among the pathways most frequently exploited by threat actors to scam users. Kaspersky’s annual…
President Al-Shifa Trust (AST) Eye Hospital Maj. Gen. (Retd) Rehmat Khan on Monday said that diabetes is becoming more and more common in Pakistan, which is one of the primary reasons for vision problems. Recent reports suggest that every fourth person in the country has diabetes, and 25 percent of them do not know they…
Ahead of International Women’s Day, Kaspersky experts have conducted research and found malware-infected websites and phishing pages mainly targeting women – including community sites, forums with advice articles, online stores selling clothes or cosmetics for females, and more. Some of the web pages were originally legitimate resources, later hacked by cybercriminals to spread malware. Kaspersky…
On the eve of International Women’s Day 2024, Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Benchmarks (GDEIB) awards 2023 were organized by HR Metrics on 6 March. Dr. Ishrat Husain Former Governor State Bank of Pakistan presented GDEIB Awards to winner companies. Distinguised speakers included Conrad Tribble Consul General Karachi, Dr. Ruediger Lotz German Consul General Karachi,…
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Health Dr Nadeem Jan has emphasised the need for adopting an approach based on human development to fully exploit the development potential of Pak-China cooperation in diverse fields.The caretaker federal minister was addressing a round-table discussion titled “China Economic Development: Opportunities for Pakistan” organised by CGTN URDU at a local hotel…
KARACHI: A leading real estate company of Dubai Samana Developers has signed two joint venture agreements with Defence Housing Authority (DHA) to explore and develop mixed-use residential and commercial projects across various Defence Housing Authorities (DHAs) in Pakistan, with primary focus on DHA Islamabad and DHA City Karachi.The agreements were signed on the sidelines of…
Islamabad: COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) and D-8 International University (D-8 IU), Iran, signed an MoU already authorized by the Federal Cabinet of Pakistan to enhance their collaboration in joint academic and research activities including exchange of faculty, researchers, students, staff, scholarships, training courses for the development of faculty and administrative staff, joint training programs, convening…
ISLAMABAD The National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA) in collaboration with the Royal Malaysian Navy – Sea Power Centre (RMN – SPC), Pakistan Embassy in France, Centre for International Studies (CeSI) Italy, and Institute of Regional Studies held an international hybrid seminar on Monday at NIMA Head office. Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed was the Chief…
LAHORE The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has said it found no evidence of money laundering, tax evasion or any other illegal activity against the renowned singer Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Pakistan’s premier investigation agency confirmed that it has closed its investigation into a suspected money-laundering and tax evasion case into the hit singer due…
