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A cash van driver employed by a private security company drove off with over Rs. 200 million in cash while on duty in Karachi earlier this week. The incident occurred when two cashiers of a private bank on Tariq Road were out to deliver an amount of bank money to its destination on Monday. ALSO READ Cybersecurity and Data Privacy are a Challenge for Pakistan’s Digital Journey: Report The cashiers had gotten out of the van on I. I. Chundrigar Road with some of the money in hand. Following this, the driver had fled with the remaining cash in the…

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Pakistan’s leading real estate enterprise, Zameen.com, recently organized a 3-day-long Property Sales Event (PSE) at a local hotel in Faisalabad. A large number of people attended the event, however, all government-sanctioned SOPs for the prevention of COVID-19 were observed by the attendees and the event organizers. The event featured 15 real estate projects, for which Zameen.com is the exclusive sales and marketing partner, including Sitara Icon Tower, Daud Heights, Layalpur Commercial Market, Orchard Homes, Super City Sahiwal, Royal City Sargodha, Al-Karim Town, Grand City Sahiwal, and Chenab City. Zameen Development’s projects were highlighted on the occasion as well, including Zameen…

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The Pakistani Rupee (PKR) again turned the tide in the interbank currency market and posted losses against the US Dollar (USD). On Monday, PKR fell by nearly 45 paisas against the greenback. Yesterday, it posted a gain of 14 paisas, but today, it posted a loss of 16 paisas. ALSO READ Remittances Continued to Stay Above $2 Billion for 14th Consecutive Month Today (11 August), the PKR traded between Rs. 163.55 to the USD and Rs. 164.25 to the USD before closing at Rs. 163.92 to the USD. This is a deterioration of 16 paisas compared to yesterday’s (10 August)…

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In the wake of increased prices of steel products in the domestic & international markets, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has increased the minimum prices of steel products vide SRO 985 dated 4th Aug 2021. Last time the prices of steel products were fixed by FBR vide SRO 992 dated 4th Sep 2019. ALSO READ FBR’s Wing Uncovers Financial Scam Involving Chairman BankIslami FBR is empowered to fix minimum prices of steel products under proviso to clause (46) of section 2 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990. The new prices of Bars has been fixed at Rs. 140,000/-; Billets…

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Welcome to the live coverage of the highly anticipated Samsung Unpacked event. We’ll be keeping you posted about all the launches and updates here. ARVE Error: src mismatchurl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7ixp-XwqGIsrc in: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/V7ixp-XwqGI?feature=oembed&modestbranding=0&showinfo=0&rel=0&autoplay=1src gen: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/V7ixp-XwqGIActual comparisonurl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7ixp-XwqGIsrc in: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/V7ixp-XwqGI?modestbranding=0&showinfo=0&rel=0&autoplay=1src gen: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/V7ixp-XwqGI The post Samsung Unpacked 2021: Flagship Phones, Gadgets and More [Live Blog] appeared first on .

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Easypaisa, Pakistan’s first and foremost branchless banking service, hosted an ‘experience’ session for its mobile app at its Islamabad office. Renowned journalists from leading print and digital publications attended the event and got their queries about the service answered. Omar Moeen Malik, Business Head, Easypaisa, Telenor Microfinance Bank Limited, walked the audience through Easypaisa’s journey and its ascent from a basic mobile money transfer service a decade ago to a complete digital payments solution that it has morphed into today. Providing the journalists with a snapshot of Easypaisa’s performance in the year 2020, Moeen revealed that the number of Easypaisa…

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Pakistan has embarked on a brave journey to walk beside other countries in the digital game, issues pertaining to cybersecurity, data privacy, and governance have hindered its progress. ALSO READ Telcos Lose $1 Billion Revenue Yearly Due to Grey Traffic: Report According to the report ‘Transforming Digital Government in Pakistan’, Pakistan ranked 94th globally and 18th out of 38 Asia Pacific countries on the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI), straggling behind countries like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and India. The low ranking is attributed to recurrent cyberattacks during the last five years. In 2020, a number of Pakistani officials became victims of…

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One of Pakistan’s largest freshwater lakes – Hamal – has become heavily polluted and is endangering the people and animals who depend on it for survival, fishing, hunting, bathing, and drinking. However, human and industrial waste from Sindh’s district of Qambar Shahdadkot is being pumped into it and this is reportedly posing a huge threat to the nearly 300 homes near its banks. “Today, there is barely any fish to sell. There is not enough fish to even eat,” said an old woman who lives beside the lake. ALSO READ Akhtar Fuiou Technologies Selects Rapid Cloud for Revolutionizing Agri-tech Large…

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Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin, chaired the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet today. The meeting was informed that to continue the positive trajectory of remittances, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will introduce a mobile application, NRLP, named after National Remittance Loyalty Program (NRLP). The app will offer incentives/rewards to overseas Pakistani against each remittance transaction in accordance with pre-set criteria. ALSO READ Remittances Continued to Stay Above $2 Billion for 14th Consecutive Month The application will be formally launched towards the end of October 2021. The Secretary of Finance made a…

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