Google’s Think Apps 2024 event being held in Lahore, Pakistan on August 28, 2024. — Supplied Google hosted Think Apps 2024 in Lahore on Wednesday, bringing together nearly 350 of Pakistan’s top developers, alongside global and regional industry leaders and experts, according to a statement issued on Thursday. Building on the success of Think Apps … Read more
Symmetry Group Limited has announced the launch of Vidfy, an AI-powered platform designed to create personalized video messages tailored for businesses, brands, content creators, and influencers. The platform, developed in-house by Symmetry, aims to enhance digital communication through AI-driven solutions. Vidfy is set to capitalize on the rapidly expanding global generative AI market, which is … Read more
KARACHI: Hamdard Foundation Pakistan (HFP) has launched an inter-provincial plantation campaign in August to support the Commissioner Karachi’s plantation drive. Thousands of plants of various species will be planted across different districts in Karachi, Lahore, and Peshawar. Additionally, the installation of thousands of artificial nests on trees has begun in Lahore to protect local birds, … Read more
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday launched the Buna-Raast connectivity project to facilitate overseas Pakistanis in Arab countries in sending remittances through a swift, affordable, and effective mechanism. Addressing the launch ceremony, the Prime Minister stated that the project would not only simplify the digital remittance process but also help boost Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves. … Read more
BEIJING: China initiated an anti-subsidy investigation into dairy imports from the European Union (EU) on Wednesday, intensifying trade tensions between the two parties. This move came just one day after the EU revised its proposed punitive tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs). On Tuesday, the EU adjusted its planned duty on Chinese EV imports from … Read more
This undated representational image shows a drone flying over a region. — AFP/File Ukraine launched a widespread drone attack on Russia on Wednesday, with air defence units destroying three drones some 38 kms (24 miles) south of the Kremlin, and 15 over the border Bryansk region, Russian officials said. The three attack drones heading towards … Read more
In a move that may have lasting reverberations in Pakistan’s pharmaceutical industry, Ferozons’ Laboratories’ subsidiary BF Biosciences has successfully launched its first human insulin drug under the brand name Ferulin. This drug is the first biosimilar to be launched in Pakistan that addresses diabetes, one of the most prevalent diseases in Pakistan. Human insulin is … Read more
KARACHI: Hamid M. Ismail, CEO of Bisconni & Executive Director of Ismail Industries, is proud to announce the launch of Ismail Global, a venture dedicated to transforming lives through innovative products and services in Pakistan and globally. Reflecting on his family’s legacy, Hamid Ismail shares, “Ismail Global is built on the values and mentorship passed … Read more
BF Biosciences Limited (), a subsidiary of Ferozsons Laboratories Limited, has successfully launched human insulin under the brand name “Ferulin.” The pharma company shared this development with the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) through a notice on Thursday. Ferulin has been developed with the highest quality standards and is intended to provide effective and affordable diabetes … Read more
FRANCE: France has launched a cyberbullying probe following a complaint by Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif, who was at the centre of a gender controversy at the Paris Olympic Games, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The investigation was opened Tuesday into “cyberharrassment” following the high-profile gender row at the Games, the Paris public prosecutor’s office … Read more