Increasing access to and use of quality financial products and services is important to an inclusive economic process and poverty reduction. Research shows that when people participate within the economic system, they’re better ready to manage risk, start or invest in a business, and fund large expenditures like education or a home improvement. Despite the overall progress made in terms of financial inclusion, the gender gap remains intact. Women’s financial inclusion occurs when women have effective access to a range of financial products and services that cater to their multipleRead More

ISLAMABAD, NOV 02 (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said Pakistan is making reconciliatory efforts with utmost sincerity for peace and stability in the region, including the Afghan Peace Process. He said this during the telephonic conversation with his Finnish counterpart Pekka Haavisto on Monday. Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Prime Minister Imran Khan has been saying from day one that dialogue among the Afghan leadership, acceptable to the people of Afghanistan, is the only solution to the Afghan problem. He said intra-Afghan dialogue taking place in Doha is aRead More

LAHORE, NOV 02 (DNA) – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Monday reached an accountability court to meet her uncle Shehbaz Sharif and cousin Hamza Shehbaz Sharif During the meeting country’s political situation came under discussion. Maryam also inquired about the health of Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza. Informally talking to media outside the accountability court in Lahore, Maryam Nawaz said that Pakistan Muslim Leauge-Nawaz (PML-N) will win elections in Gilgit-Baltistan. Refuting differences between the family, Maryam said that the Sharif family is united and will remain. People haveRead More

RAWALPINDI, NOV 02 (DNA) – Police have arrested three suspects in a case pertaining to the alleged gang-rape of a 13-year-old girl in the limits of Wah Cantt, Rawalpindi on Monday. The rape victim in her plea stated that she was gang-raped by three suspects after offering a lift. Senior Superintendent Syed Ali said that three suspects have been taken into custody by the police after registration of the case on the complaint of the victim. On the other hand, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Inam Ghani has also soughtRead More

ISLAMABAD, NOV 2 (DNA) – Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has agreed to offer the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) exclusive discount packages for seamless telephone and internet services for all ICAP members. Muhammad Shehzad Yousuf, Chief Business Operations Officer PTCL, presented offer pertaining to PTCL services to Syed Masood Akhtar, Secretary, ICAP, at a special ceremony organized at ICAP office in Karachi. Khalilullah Shaikh, President ICAP and Hina Usmani, Vice President ICAP, attended the ceremony, along with Abdul Zahir Achakzai, EVP Business Zone South PTCL, Azhar Saeed,Read More