Tuesday, December 29th, 2020
Finja disbursed over 50,000 unsecured digitally scored Islamic, conventional loans to businesses
DNA Islamabad, DEC 29 – Finja, Pakistan’s leading digital lending platform, announced today that it has closed $9 Million of a $10 Million Series A1 financing round. This latest round brings in new investor ICU Ventures, with all previous institutional investors participating again including BeeNext, Vostok Emerging Finance, Quona Capital and Gray MacKenzie Engineering Services (a Descon company). Under the terms of the financing, the company has the flexibility to raise an additional $1 Million as a part of this round. Finja subsidiaries operate under dual licensing regimes ofRead More
Pak Teams Secured 1st, 2nd Positions in Huawei Middle East ICT Competition
DNA ISLAMABAD, DEC 29 – During the Regional Finals of Huawei’s Middle East ICT Competition 2020, two Pakistani teams won, acquiring the 1st and 2nd ranks at the end. The students prepared for 3 months, and have been awarded with USD $20,000 as a cash prize, along with exam vouchers, Huawei mobiles, and official international certification. The ICT Competition gives opportunities to a diverse set of students from across Pakistan, allowing them to compete in a competitive sphere. The competition provided these students with a multinational tech platform. The contest had over 10,000 students participatingRead More
Disabled persons deserve access to education, jobs: Arif Alvi
DNA ISLAMABAD, DEC 29 – President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday said disabled persons in the society deserved access to education and employment as their “equitable right, and not as charity”. “The State is responsible to transform the society in a way that it accepts and mainstreams the differently-abled persons in all segments of life,” the President said in his address at a wheelchair distribution ceremony, held here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. The embassy of Azerbaijan in Islamabad gifted 100 customized wheelchairs to the disabled people in Pakistan, at an eventRead More
BHC upholds DGTO decision barring all 30 bogus votes of 15 fake trade bodies
DNA LAHORE, DEC 29 (DNA) – Balouchistan High Court Tuesday upheld DGTO decision barring all the 30 bogus votes of 15 fake trade bodies in the province which were to be cast in the annual election of Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in December 30 (Wednesday) tomorrow. It was also ordered that Mrs Sonia and Mrs Mehreen Akhtar can not be nominees of Quetta Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Fpcci election. Engineer Daroo Khan Achakzai former President FPCCI and provincial chief UBG and Haji Jamal Uddin AchakzaiRead More
Punjab Education Minister Reveals Expected Decision on School Reopening
LAHORE – Education Minister Punjab, Dr. Murad Raas, has said that the provincial government would have no option but to extend the closure of educational institutes in Punjab if the ongoing Coronavirus related situation does not ameliorate. While addressing a ceremony in Lahore, Dr. Murad noted that the provincial government is against shutting down educational institutes but it is the most viable option under current circumstances. On Monday, Federal Educational Minister, Shafqat Mahmood, revealed that the Inter Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) will be held on 4 January 2021 toRead More
Acting Chairman of African Union Parliament meets Sadiq Sanjrani
DNA ISLAMABAD, DEC 29 – Pakistan has envisaged renewed “Engage Africa Policy” to strengthen its ties with all African countries and has decided to increase its diplomatic missions in the countries in addition to open the Pakistan’s Embassy in Djibouti owing to growing economic and political importance of the African region. The exchange of parliamentary delegations would steer the agenda for enhanced economic, political and defence cooperation not only between the Pakistan and Djibouti but also with other African countries. Pakistan eyes vibrant interactions to share the experiences in public sectorRead More