Technology
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute designs a futuristic car that runs at 331 km/KWs
Karachi, 05 April, 2017: After months of building an ultra-energy efficient vehicle and a weekend of intense competition, bright and enthusiastic students of Team Hammerhead from Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute (GIKI) made it to 6th place on the leaderboard at the Shell Eco-marathon 2017, held from March 16-19 in Singapore. This year, the competition was […]
JazzCash and Women’s World Banking announce partnership to serve low-income women in Pakistan
Islamabad, 4 April, 2017: JazzCash, Pakistan’s premiere financial services provider and global nonprofit Women’s World Banking today announce a partnership to promote women’s financial inclusion across Pakistan. With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the partners will work to increase low-income women’s adoption and use of digital financial services, particularly the JazzCash mobile […]
Experts discuss the power of reflection at Cambridge’s Pakistan Schools Conference
Karachi 29 March 2017: Students who understand how they learn and teachers who understand how they teach are better able to improve their performance, according to experts at the Pakistan Schools Conference, hosted by Cambridge International Examinations in Karachi today. Focused on ‘Reflective learning’, the conference was attended by over 220 principals and heads from over […]
GroupM organized Digital Day 2017
After organizing a successful Digital Day 2016, GroupM made a heavy comeback by announcing its 2nd Digital Day ‘NextM – Vision on what is next’. Being at the forefront of driving digitization of our industry, this time GroupM brought not only new technologies and digital solutions, but also introduced international partners who have previously not […]
JazzCash doubles its Active Mobile Accounts to 2 Million
Islamabad – 22 March, 2017: JazzCash has announced that its monthly active mobile account customers have crossed the 2 million mark. The mobile financial service provider has been able to add another million active mobile accounts in just the space of six months. Aniqa Afzal Sandhu, Chief Digital & Financial Services Officer along with Aamir Ibrahim, […]
Jazz inaugurates its state-of-the-art Network Operations Center
Lahore – 10 March, 2017: In line with its commitment to going digital, Jazz inaugurated its state-of-the-art Network Operations Center (NOC), which will utilize IBM and Dell EMC solutions to provide optimal network quality, and unique customer experience, while also improving overall operational performance. The facility provides 24/7×365 network surveillance across Fault Management, Real-time Performance […]
Jazz Partners with Saavn to Enable Free Music Streaming to Users
Islamabad – March 10, 2017: Jazz, Pakistan’s largest telecom service provider has partnered with New York-based Saavn, South Asia’s leading audio entertainment streaming platform, to provide its customers high quality, ad-free music at zero cost. Subscribers can now use Jazz Free Music Bundle to access Saavn Pro, with its extensive collection of over 30 […]
Iconic Snake game is back and available on Messenger
Challenge your friends and wave goodbye to your spare time Karachi, 8 March, 2017: Prepare to spend even more time on your mobile as HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, announced a new version of the cult status game, Snake for Messenger, part of Facebook’s Instant Games cross platform experience. The world famous game […]
Travly Signs TPL Maps as its Navigation Partner
Lahore – February 23rd, 2017: TPL Maps, Pakistan’s first indigenously designed mapping service has signed an agreement with Travly, a local startup providing transportation and logistics service, whereby TPL Maps will become the official navigator for Travly’s drivers. This partnership is a first step towards building the Maps ecosystem in Pakistan, and highlights the fact […]
WorldRemit partners with JazzCash Mobile Money for money transfers to Pakistan
Islamabad, 22 February 2017: JazzCash, Pakistan’s fastest growing Mobile Financial Service and Digital money transfer service WorldRemit have announced a partnership for instant mobile remittances to Pakistan for over 9 million Pakistani expatriates currently living abroad. Bryce Currie, Global Business Development Director at WorldRemit, commenting on this partnership, said, “WorldRemit is utilized to complete […]