The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has reached some amazing goals, such as a 100% increase in NBP Digital App entries from the previous year, a 100% increase in debit card point-of-sale transactions, and digital transfers worth more than a trillion rupees. With new digital products, NBP is changing the way customers and workers interact … Read more
The government wants to put a tax on cash withdrawals from banks by people who don’t pay taxes. Sources told ProPakistani that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is thinking about putting a withholding tax on cash withdrawals, bank instruments, and banking transactions by non-filers in the next budget. The suggested withholding tax on bank … Read more
During the last week, the price of gold stayed mostly the same and went up by Rs. 900 per tola. All-Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association (APSGJA) said that the price of 24-carat gold went up by Rs. 450 per tola to Rs. 236,200 on Saturday, while the price of 10 grams went up by … Read more
Bixby, Samsung’s virtual helper, has usually been behind competitors like Google Helper and Siri from Apple, but it has been coming up as of late. Now, the Korean phone company has released a new version of the helper that is supposed to make it even better. The latest fix (version 3.3.15.18) is just under 63MB … Read more
This week, the stock prices of Nvidia, a well-known company that makes computer chips, jumped dramatically, bringing the company’s value close to a trillion dollars. Nvidia’s total worth has hit an amazing $939.3 billion, thanks to a 24% rise in its stock price. This is more than what Tesla is worth ($584.7 billion) and Facebook … Read more
In Pakistan, the number of people going to college is regularly going up. Over the past few years, the number of active students in the country’s more than 200 universities has slowly gone up. According to the most current numbers from the government, 1.58 million students were accepted into universities in Pakistan during the 2017-2018 … Read more
Shaza Fatima Khawaja, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs, said that the laptop program will be brought back this year as part of the Prime Minister Youth Program. The SAPM said at a recent press meeting that the plan is to give 100,000 computers to young people. She said it … Read more
Government College University (GCU) in Lahore is getting ready to build a Miyawaki Garden on its main site to make it more attractive to people who care about the environment. In a recent post on social media, GCU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi thanked Mehmet Celepoglu, the CEO of a well-known oil marketing business, for … Read more
The Punjab government has told schools all over the state when their summer breaks will be. Information from the School Education Department (SED) shows that the summer break will start on June 6. The summer break will end on August 20, and school will start again on August 21. Read More Private schools in Punjab … Read more
The summer break plan announced by Punjab’s School Education Department (SED) has been turned down by the All Pakistan Private Schools Federation (APPSF). Kashif Mirza, the president of the APPSF, said that the Punjab government’s plan for summer break conflicts with the APPSF’s 240-day curriculum cycle. Because of this, APPSF will stick to its own … Read more