This festival, celebrated by millions, involves women fasting and offering prayers for the well-being of their children. Many families visit rivers and ponds to bathe, often with their children, during the observance. In scattered incidents across 15 districts, 37 children and seven women tragically lost their lives. The state government has announced a compensation of […]
Elevate a fintech based in London and Dubai has secured financing of $5 million to expand further into South Asia. They’ve raised a total of $10 million in equity and debt from investors including Y Combinator, Goodwater, Global Founders Capital, and VSQ Since launching earlier this year, over 50,000 Freelancers and remote workers from Pakistan […]
This shows a slight decline from the previous index when Pakistan was ranked 164th in the index last year with 0.540 points. Sri Lanka, ranked 78th, is the top in South Asia with 0.780 points, followed by Bangladesh at 129th with 0.670 points, while India is 134th with 0.644 points. Nepal is at 146th, and […]
Pakistan ranks 3rd in Govt. support provided to SMEs to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, according to a recently launched “Impact of COVID-19 on SMEs” Survey Report conducted on-line by SMEDA, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), and Asian Productivity Organization (APO). The survey was conducted by ADBI and APO in other countries from the region […]
PM Imran Khan says his government will use ‘all resources at the state’s disposal’ to control food inflation starting Monday. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said the government would use all resources at the disposal of the state to bring down food prices from the coming week. Amid a 1.24 per cent jump in […]
