Wednesday, September 16th, 2020
Gareth Bale edges closer to Tottenham return, confirms agent
Gareth Bale is “close” to a sealing a sensational move back to Tottenham but the deal is “complicated”, Bale’s agent Jonathan Barnett said on Wednesday. The Wales international has been frozen out by Real manager Zinedine Zidane and he said earlier this month he was open to returning to the Premier League. Manchester United have also expressed an interest in Bale but they see him as more of a back-up option behind other targets, including Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho. That has left Spurs in pole position to sign Bale, whoRead More
Pakistan to produce affordable rape kits: Fawad Chaudhry
Legitimising violence won’t end rape, said Federal Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry in the National Assembly on Tuesday. He is against public hangings for rapists. The minister’s reasoning is that there is no point in talking about increasing punishments for rapists when Pakistan can’t even convict rapists. He said the country’s conviction rate in rape cases is 5%. The Lahore-Sialkot road incident hurt the entire country, we’re sad and we’re angry, he said, referring to the rape of a woman in front of her three children on September 9.Read More
BankIslami wins brand of the year award 2019 for Islamic banking
DNA KARACHI: BankIslami, the country’s leading Islamic bank, has bagged one of the most prestigious national accolades this year by becoming the Brand of the Year 2019. The bank won in the Islamic Banking category in acknowledgment of its achievements in highlighting brand excellence as well as noteworthy performance across the industry. The Brand of the Year Awards which is an annual event celebrating outstanding services and innovative products by organizations across a diverse range of sectors was attended this year by notable dignitaries and ministers. The juryRead More
Telenor Pakistan enables businesses with customised connectivity through Telenor Business Suite
DNA ISLAMABAD – 16 Sept – Building on its purpose of connecting people to what matters most, Telenor Pakistan has launched Telenor Business Suite, its latest innovative solution for businesses to provide them the flexibility of choosing from a wide array of offers with the freedom to build their own bundles as per their data connectivity needs. We live in the era of personalisation and Telenor Business is offering enterprises greater control over usage and cost through personalised and customised offers. Telenor Business Suite is a digitally advanced bulk resourceRead More
APRA seeks help CCP to end monopoly of food delivery company
DNA Karachi: The All Pakistan Restaurant Association (APRA), has continued to boycott for the 2nd day over the unfair practices by foodpanda. All restaurants have blocked foodpanda from their apps and made it clear once again that if blackmailing will not be stopped then in the second phase after Karachi, foodpanda will be boycotted across the country. “We have received many complaints from our member restaurants that foodpanda is involved in anti-competitive business conduct by forcing restaurants to sign exclusive contracts with them limiting them to work with any other food deliveryRead More
Siraj Teli welcomes CM’s approval of Rs1.37 billion for reconstruction of roads in Site Area
DNA KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Group & Former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Siraj Kassam Teli has warmly welcomed the approval of Rs1.37 billion by Chief Minister Sindh for reconstruction of the dilapidated roads of Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) Ltd Karachi which was pending since long that led to creating immense hardships for thousands of industries in Site area particularly after the recent rainfalls which further destroyed almost all the roads of entire Site area. Siraj Kassam Teli, who led a delegation from Site Association in aRead More