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Haji Muhammad Rafiq, Chairman Giga Group of Companies, is a respected businessman in Pakistan, the Middle East and Africa. His strong belief in growing his business in untapped and challenging markets, made him decide to set up business in Dubai as well Africa. Recently, the Giga group’s newly established entity, Mazyood Giga International FZE, launched [...]

Leading group from Pakistan launches new development in Dubai and Pakistan in partnership with reputed German firm Memon Group of Companies, one of the largest groups in Pakistan…. Champions Tower, a 13-storey structure, will be strategically situated within the prestigious enclaves of the Dubai Sports City. Rising on a 31,484 sq. ft. of land area, [...]

India’s biggest software exporter plans to open a training center in Pakistan this fall, venturing across a heavily guarded border to launch the first formal joint venture between major companies from the rival nations. Analysts said the cooperation between the nations’ information technology sectors could have broader implications for relations between India and Pakistan… This [...]

The KIOSK machines installation process would be completed by the end of August 2005. Nadra, in initial phase, is considering installing around 25-40 KIOSK machines in Karachi only. Once original CNIC is inserted in the bill machine amount of bill and the profile of the consumer along with photograph will appear on the screen which [...]

Mir Shakil-Ur-Rahman is no stranger to the news business. When he was a child, he spent every lunch break from school at his father’s newspaper office, learning the ropes. He was lucky. Dad had founded and built up a major print media group. When Rahman took over, he extended the group’s reach into electronic media. [...]

Pakistan’s new private airline ‘Airblue‘ will start its UAE operations on August 14, when the first flight from Dubai will take off. Initially, the airline will be operating seven daily flights on the Dubai-Karachi sector. “For the first time in Pakistan, we introduced the latest and innovative web-based eTechnology offering eTickets and mobile check-ins. We [...]

Many would be surprised at the vibrancy of the textile and clothing industry in Pakistan. Pakistan’s competitive advantage in these categories has come from its ability to adopt of the latest technologies faster than its competitors. In a country racked by political instability in parts, business continues as usual in textile mills and stitching units [...]

For the first time thalassaemic patients have been treated with their own blood stem cells reducing not only their blood transfusion frequency but also lowering their iron overload significantly for the quality of their life, doctors claimed. Dr Ilham, the sole inventor of the TriStem Technology (Healthcare Solutions International), has also applied her process of [...]

Indus Motor said the new Toyota ATLIS is the first locally manufactured vehicle with catalytic converter technology, which ensures cleaner exhaust emissions protecting the environment. ATLIS has an aluminium alloy 1800cc Twin Cam, VVT-I (Variable Valve Timing – Intelligent) engine, combining power with fuel efficiency. The high tech LED type rear combination of lights that [...]

The project, Pakistan’s first, and the biggest ever sports investment in the country by a foreign company, envisages state of the art sports facilities like training and lodging academies in football, cricket, golf and tennis besides constructing stadia and courses for the various sports. Founder of cricket in the UAE and leading sports patron and [...]