Applications Open for National Incubation Center’s 12th Start-up Incubation Cohort

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Lahore (Nut Desk)

The National Incubation Center is the start-up innovation and entrepreneurial hub of Pakistan, managed by Teamup and Jazz in collaboration with Ignite and the Ministry of Information Technology. Since its inception in 2016, the NIC has incubated 11 cohorts, consisting of more than 250 start-ups, that have gone on to create more than 15,000 jobs and earn revenue exceeding 2.5 billion PKR.

The NIC acts as a bridge between entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors, a hub for innovation. A place born to nurture and grow talent from across Pakistan. From being awarded the best facility by Forbes, to winning global competitions the National Incubation

Center has several accolades in its name. Boosting women empowerment is one of the core values of the NIC, owing to which 114 women entrepreneurs are part of the NIC and are leaving their mark on the global stage.

Pakistani Start-ups from all tech genres including Health-tech, Food-tech, Tourism, and Hospitality, Agri-tech, Gaming, Big Data and Analytics, Mobile Apps, Digital Marketing, Content Creation, Sports, Fashion, Ed-Tech, Aviation, Fintech, Internet of things, E-commerce, Robotics, and others are encouraged to join this hybrid (virtual and in-house) program to gain access to its state-of-the-art facility and offerings.

To apply, visit https://nicpakistan.pk/get-incubated/

Selected start-ups will get a chance to experience a custom founder curriculum to help them accelerate their idea into successful and viable businesses. The start-up gaps will be identified, and the team will get relevant guidance and mentorship to help develop the start-up DNA.

From product development, design thinking, growth hacking, financial management, market research, advertising to pitching potential investors, and more, the NIC has got it covered. NIC offers a fully equipped free working space that celebrates diversity, inclusivity, and innovation. Entrepreneurs/innovators with a sound idea or fresh start-ups, can grab onto this life-changing opportunity as applications are open till 18th February 2022.

Rafia.pk is offering its Latest Collection with a 30% Discount on New Year Sale?

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Rafia.pk is offering its Latest Collection with a 30% Discount on New Year Sale?

Rafia.pk is offering a 30% discount on their latest collection. It is a special sale on all items as they have been in high demand this year.

 So grab your chance and get the best sale of the year!

You get ready to buy the best quality and outstanding designs at affordable prices when you hear this news. So, do not waste your time and grab this opportunity without further delay. This offer is only available for a limited time in this online store, so take advantage of it while you can.

Rafia.pk is an online portal that offers a collection of fashion accessories for women and men at different price points with an exclusive range for women in white, black, red, and blue colors.

They have well-defined sections such as accessories labels like Rafia khas, formal wear, luxury pret, casual wear, abaya/gown, new arrival, unstitched, and kinds portion.

Attract the Audience:

Check out the new collection of Rafia.pk, which is the latest addition to our ever-growing range of products on sale for your business this new year. With a wide range of products and services, we are sure that you will find something that fits your needs.

Rafia provides a fantastic deal to their loyal customers by keeping their fabric quality and style at a reasonable price. You can purchase from this store any wear which suits each occasion and lasting impression on the people you meet. It is favorable for their customer so that they can easily purchase it.  

Fascinating Rafia Designer Dresses:

A new year sale is an event in January. They plan this event specifically for you, and to keep their customers, they have cut the price of all items on our sale by 30%.

It does not matter how many clothes are in your wardrobe, but women feel always it is a difficult task to select the dress. That is because you have no trendy dresses for the occasion. 

Rafia.pk delivers the best-quality fabric with elegance and simplicity in such a situation.

They have a formal, informal, stitched, unstitched collection, with beautiful embroided shirts and dupatta.

The designer’s purpose is to balance the color combination, embroidery & artwork that attract customers more. Regardless of the season, you can wear these for any occasion at any time. 

Purchase Formal Wear, Luxury Pret, Casual Wear, Rafia Khas, and Abayas at 30%:

Rafia designer is delivering authentic traditional elegance at a reasonable price range. This brand is engaged to your happiness through discounts. 

The Winter season in January is at its peak and the Rafia brand offers numerous winter collections in stitched, unstitched, two-piece, three-piece, and ladies and kids. 

Although some people believe this brand has a high price that is difficult to afford, they do their best to meet the needs of its customers. Visit their page and lose your pockets to enjoy this fascinating offer.

 

 

Spotify and Coke Studio Pakistan partner to celebrate the nation’s voices through an official destination

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Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) The world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service joins forces with the sound of the nation, Coke Studio Pakistan, to launch an official Coke Studio: Pakistan destination dedicated to 2022’s much-awaited music show.

Under this partnership, Spotify is now the official music streaming partner for Coke Studio Pakistan this year. With this inked in, the artists of Coke Studio Pakistan will have a place to share their music with Spotify’s 381 million users and connect with a global audience across 184 markets. 

Starting today, Spotify will be home to an immersive musical experience celebrating Season 14 of Coke Studio Pakistan coupled with all previous seasons. Available for Free and Premium users on mobile and desktop Spotify app, the collaboration between the two music culture powerhouses brings users the content they love, making it easier than ever to listen to their favorite tracks from the wildly popular format. The destination features a variety of playlists including: Coke Studio Pakistan,Women of: Coke Studio Pakistan,  Best of: Coke Studio Fusion, Best of: Coke Studio Sufi, Best of: Coke Studio Pakistan and more. 

Khan FM, Artists and Label Partnerships for Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at Spotify said, “We are extremely excited to be a partner on the journey of Coke Studio Pakistan’s latest season. Coke Studio is a household name across Pakistan and has cultivated the love for different genres at a regional level year after year. As their official music streaming partner, we look forward to creating a memorable and enhanced listening experience for our Pakistani and South Asian listeners as they browse through our collaborative destination.”

Fahad Ashraf, VP Coca-Cola Pakistan and Afghanistan said: “This season, Coke Studio is coming back in a brand new avatar, celebrating Pakistani culture synced with Gen-Z. We see the Spotify partnership as the perfect medium to bring this fresh Pakistan fusion to listeners globally.”

The season is set to air from 14th January on television channels in Pakistan and you can check out the destination here, which is available in the United Kingdom, United States, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Japan, UAE, and Saudi Arabia.

(PSO) and Karachi Kings team up for the mega tournament (PSL) Season 7

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Pakistan State Oil (PSO) and Karachi Kings team up for the mega tournament Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 7 where PSO Carient Motor Oil will be powering the team as the Titanium sponsor. The signing ceremony was held at PSO’s head office in Karachi. President Karachi Kings- Mr. Wasim Akram and Captain Karachi Kings – Mr. Babar Azam were present at the ceremony along with CEO & MD PSO – Syed Taha and the company’s senior management.

Beyond All Expectations, realme became a Global Bestselling Brand during 2021 Shopping Festivals

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realme, the world’s fastest growing smartphone brand, has become a real bestselling brand globally. In Pakistan alone, the emerging tech brand captured top spots on the bestselling lists across major online e-commerce platforms during, 11.11 and other festival sales. This trend was also witnessed in all other markets where realme dominated shopping festival sales throughout.

Pakistan

realme retained its position as the Top No. 01 smartphone brand on Daraz in Pakistan during the 11.11 Salebration. The youth-centric brand clinched two further accolades as the realme GT Master Edition became the top-selling 5G Smartphone and realme Narzo 50i was the Top 01 bestseller overall.

Southeast Asia

realme was also ranked as the Top 01 bestselling smartphone brand in Thailand, Bangladesh and Indonesia on local platforms like Lazada or daraz. Online shoppers from Shopee in Malaysia and the Philippines took considerate interests at realme handsets as the brand was listed as the second bestselling brand.

Europe

Thanks to the hot sale of realme GT Master Edition and realme 8 series, realme saw strong bestselling momentum in Europe with disruptive growth. On Amazon, both Italy and Hungary witnessed a whopping realme growth rate of more than 1000% YoY while Germany, UK, Spain recorded an increase of 342%, 308% and 290% YoY respectively. Noticeably, realme products were dominant on Amazon Top 10 Bestseller lists in Spain (5 out of 10) and Italy (4 out of 10).

Pakistan Railways launches Pakistan’s first ever ‘Reefer Freight Train’

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Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) As a major breakthrough in national logistics & cargo infrastructure, Pakistan Railways successfully launches country’s first ever Reefer Freight Train aiming to provide more economical and environment friendly freight solutions.

According to details, Marine Group of Companies in collaboration with Pakistan Railways achieved the milestone by operating Pakistan’s first ever containerized refrigerated train in Dec 2021 which departed from dry port of Marine International Container Terminal (MICT) Prem Nagar, Lahore and arrived at Wazir Mansion Karachi.

This intermodal cold chain solution enabled by ‘Pakistan Railways Freight Transportation Company (PRFTC) who facilitates the rail infrastructure operated by ‘Pakistan Intermodal Limited’ (PIL) and CMA CGM Pakistan providing commercial support for this new cold chain corridor.

From the past 05 years Pakistan Intermodal Ltd is playing a pivotal role in operating containerized freight trains in Pakistan and realizing the potential of Reefer containers, operated Pakistan’s first ever reefer block train carrying 24 Units – 40 feet reefers of CMA CGM Pakistan from MICT – Dry port at Prem Nagar – Lahore to Wazir Mansion Karachi and transported the Reefer boxed through PakGo trucking short haul services to Karachi Port completing the journey successfully.

The new operational phase begins with one train a week with plans for this service to operate twelve trains in a month. Freight trains can minimize the delivery time and reduce emissions to the atmosphere of greenhouse gasses. On average, railroads are three to four times more fuel efficient than trucks. That means moving freight by rail instead of truck lowers greenhouse gas emissions by up to 75%, on average.

As more and more road-based reefer cargo finds its way to more economically and environmentally viable options. Pakistan Intermodal Limited (PIL) reefer block train system can generate billions of rupees annually in revenue for Pakistan Railways if the containerized freight trains are operated on schedule.

ProPakistani is Islamabad United’s Digital Media Partner for PSL 2022

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Lahore (Muhammad Yasir)  For yet another season, Pakistan Super League’s top-performing team, Islamabad United, has signed Pakistan’s foremost digital publisher, ProPakistani, as its digital media partner for the PSL 2022 season.

The signing ceremony took place at ProPakistani headquarters in Islamabad in the presence of M Waseem Jr. – the Best Emerging Player by PCB from Islamabad United, and Bakhtawar Mahmood – Head of Strategic Communications at ProPakistani.

Also in presence were Zukhruff Fida – Media Manager, Islamabad United, and Amir Atta – Founder & CEO at ProPakistani.

ProPakistani was Islamabad United’s digital media partner for the 2020 and 2019 seasons as well. The partnership marks yet another year for collaboration among the two partners for the wildly popular cricket league.

Under the partnership, ProPakistani will be having in-depth interviews and analyses on multiple facets of Islamabad United and the factors that have propelled them to this level of success.

“We’re pleased and excited to have joined hands with Islamabad United for yet another PSL season,” said Aamir Attaa, Founder & CEO of ProPakistani at the signing ceremony.

“PSL is a massive success story and we couldn’t be prouder about how big it has become over the years. We congratulate Islamabad United for being a major team of the event and wish them luck for the upcoming season,” he added.

“This is going to be the 3rd year of our collaboration with ProPakistani as our digital media partners for the PSL series, and we’re excited about it already,” said Ali Naqvi, the owner of Islamabad United.

“Knowing that ProPakistani is the go-to site for millions of Pakistanis to get the latest and trustable updates on sports, tech, and many other subjects, this partnership feels quite natural. Based on our previous experiences with ProPakistani, we can confidently say that this season is going to be an exciting and rewarding one as well,” he added.

Also sharing his thoughts on the development, Ahsan Latif, CEO Islamabad United, said, “Islamabad United focuses on implementing a strategy built around its principle of 4 Es – Excellence, Empowerment, Education, and Environment. And within those parameters, this is a natural partnership for us.”

“We are confident that the partnership with ProPakistani will be a long and fruitful one for both parties,” he added.

Islamabad United is one of the most successful teams in PSL history with two PSL titles to their name already. Islamabad United is set against Peshawar Zalmi on 30th January at National Stadium Karachi. The rest of the PSL 2022 schedule can be viewed here.

PM Imran Khan honoured with international sports award

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday was awarded the  “International Sports Personality Award,” at the 11th edition of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Awards ceremony held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

According to The Khaleej Times, the awards were distributed by the Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the Chairman of Dubai Sports Council and Mattar Al Tayer Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at the Dubai Exhibition Centre.

It should be noted that PM Imran Khan was announced as a winner back in November 2021 for dedicating his life to sports.

During his illustrious 21-year cricket career, Imran Khan made numerous contributions to Pakistan cricket including leading the green shirts to the 1992 World Cup title.

After making his debut in 1971, he went on to unleash several records, becoming one of the greatest players ever to grace the game.

In his stellar career, Imran represented Pakistan in the 88 Test matches and scored 3807 runs with six centuries as well as took 362 wickets at an average of 22.81.

While in the ODIs, he represented his country in 175 matches and took 182 scalps at an average of 26.61, along with 3,709 under his belt as well.

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Sana Javed, Umair Jaswal receive coveted Golden Visa from the UAE .

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

After Humayun Saeed, celeb couple Sana Javed and Umair Jaswal are the latest Pakistani celebs to receive the coveted Golden Visa from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Sana took to Instagram on Friday to share the news with a snippet from a Khaleej Times article announcing the same. “Thank you, UAE!” she captioned the post.

Talking to City Times, the Khaani star shared her excitement about being honoured by UAE, saying, “We are very thrilled and honoured to get this Golden Visa. We are very grateful to the UAE.”

Her husband, singer-songwriter Umair, also described the honour as “an amazing feeling.”

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“UAE has always been a second home to us, and we meet so many of our loved ones here, so being honoured with this visa is absolutely fantastic,” he said.

With a golden visa, foreigners can live, work and study in the UAE without the need of a national sponsor and with 100 per cent ownership of their business on the UAE’s mainland.

Other stars who have received the prestigious golden visa include Cristiano Ronaldo, Shah Rukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty etc.

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Green Line Bus service becomes fully operational

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

The wait is over for Karachiites as the Green Line bus service has become fully operational from today (Monday).

According to details, 80 buses will cover a track of 21 kilometers from 6 in the morning till 10 at night. 22 bus stations have also been completed. The administration of the project said a bus will arrive at the station after every three minutes.

The door of the bus will remain open for the passengers for 20 seconds at every station, the administration added.

The green line bus service will be made fully operational from January 10 and its duration will be from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm.

The bus service will start from KESC Powerhouse Chowrangi in Surjani Town and terminate at Municipal park after passing through Nagan Chowrangi, North Nazimabad, Nazimabad and Gurumandir, with 25 stations along its route. The bus service will cater to 300,000 passengers on a daily basis.

80 buses will be operated by 200 drivers who have completed their training. Around 22 stations between Surjani Town and Numaish Chowrangi have been completed. Another three stations to extend the service to Municipal Park are yet to be constructed.

Ticket prices

The government has yet to announce the ticket prices for the Green Line BRT project. However, according to experts, the government will set Rs15 minimum and Rs55 maximum prices for bus service.

The Green Line project

Karachi’s Green Line BRT project with intersections is 22 km long which includes 12.7 km elevated, 10.9 km at grade, and 422 meters underground, and has 25 stations.

The phase-II common corridor from Gurumandir up to Municipal Park with a length of 2.5 km has two underpasses at M.A Jinnah Road.

The state-of-art underground bus terminal with a parking facility and the commercial mezzanine floor was also constructed at Numaish intersection. The construction work on Phase-I of the project was started in 2016.

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