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Islamabad (Muhammad Yasir)  Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and Ufone have welcomed 150 top young talent from across Pakistan as Management Trainees (MTs) in its 5^th Batch of Summit Programme 2021. The young graduates were selected from the leading universities from all across Pakistan and were hosted at a special ceremony organized at PTCL HQ, Islamabad.

The candidates went through a rigorous selection process that included digital assessment, psychometric & challenging online gaming tests and competency-based interviews.

Successful candidates were taken for orientation to Telecom Staff College at Haripur, where they underwent a month-long knowledge-based and comprehensive classroom training & development intervention. The orientation will be followed by on–job training spanning over a period of 5 months which will provide the MTs with an opportunity to learn from seasoned telecom industry experts and will be an integral part of their grooming, coaching and mentoring process. They will experience a diversified culture and will have access to a vast business canvas that will ensure their future grooming for the respective roles within both PTCL & Ufone.

While addressing at the orientation program, Group CHRO, PTCL & Ufone, Syed Mazhar Hussain, said, “Pakistan has the largest pool of most talented youth and we strongly believe in providing ample opportunities to nurture and promote our talent. We are committed to invest in enhancing their skillset and provide a platform for growth that will enable these graduates to unlock their true potential and gain business acumen, learn effective communication skills and become future leaders.”

PTCL Group, being one of the largest ICT services provider in Pakistan and a socially responsible organization, continues to play its part in building future leadership as part of its progressive culture.

Islamabad (Muhammad Yasir) Zonergy , Largest Solar and ESS solutions provider in Pakistan, has successfully achieved 5 billion sales target for the year 2021. Zonergy has strong footprint in all major cities of Pakistan making clean energy available to its consumer at affordable price with excellent after sales services. Zonergy has established 50 plus franchises network across the country with an aim to expand its network to each city of Pakistan to embark upon the PM vision of CleanGreen Pakistan and to help the country to overcome energy crisis and reduce their costs on fossil fuel energy sources and CO2 emission.

In short span, Zonergy has successfully acquired 30% market share of distributed PV energy storage in Pakistan which makesZonergymajor player in the Renewable energy sector of Pakistan.Zonergy has been providing Smart solar solutions to its commercial, Industrial and Consumer clients with best quality customize products and installation services. It is offering wide range of Solar productsinclude Portable devices, Panels, On-grid and Hybrid Inverters and heating plates catering to the contemporaryneed of the consumer to large scale Industrial utility.

Being a Socially responsible Business Entity. Zonergy had donated millions of rupees to PM COVID-19 Fund along with supplies of Media equipment in fight against the pandemic. Zonergy had also signed CSR initiatives agreement with Punjab Ministry of Energy to uplift the deprived community with infrastructure development of educational and basic amenities in the region.

On this occasion Zonergy’s President Mr. Richard Guo praised the performance of the Pakistani team on making this landmark achievement through their sheer hard work and dedication. He further added “It’s a proud moment for Zonergy global for maintaining profitable business model in offshore units. No doubt, we have proved once again that visionary leadership combined with wise management and dedicated workerscan turn impossible to possible. I’m confident that we continue this trend for years to come and make real difference in the life of our consumers by offering best solar solutions at affordable cost. Our vision is to transform energy sector in the world where each home and industry become indigenous clean energy producers and contribute towards national Energy building goal of self-reliance. In 2022, we are going to invest more in Pakistan by expanding our offices to industrial zone and enlarge our sales and service team to provide better service to our clients in every corner of the country”.

Zonergy has ambitious expansion plan for the year 2022 in which Company intends to inject more investment in terms of providing Hi-Tech Solar products to its customers, generation more employment by increasing its workforce, expanding franchise network to provide quality services to every part of the country and helping the country to meet its growing demand of clean energy.

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Chinese internet based B2B platform, Global Building Material (GBM) has announced its plans to invest whopping US$50 million in Pakistan. Under the investment plan, GBM will open its first branch in Lahore (Pakistan) during the current month to introduce its new one-stop shopping experience for Pakistani building material retailers, and for the purpose it will launch an app for businessmen dealing in building material. Additionally, GBM is going to make comprehensive digital port zone in Karachi which includes a warehouse, digital centre, data center plus logistics center.

David Wei, the General Manager of GBM Pakistan, and his team made this announcement during a press briefing at Lahore Press Club on Tuesday. “Lahore is the most suitable city for the development of GBM and it completely fits GBM’s positioning. We hope to take Lahore as a good start for Pakistan, and empower building materials retail stores in Pakistan, so as to make their business bigger and more profitable with the wings of the Internet,” David told the reporters.

David Wei informed the media that he arrived in Pakistan in early October and visited the Ministry of Housing and Works, Ministry of Commerce, Board of Investment and other government agencies to discuss GBM’s investment plans. After a one-month market investigation, GBM finally choose to set up the branch in Lahore, he added. “Retailers can check the supply of goods and place orders at home through the GBM app. If there is any problem, retailers can also directly consult online and have special before and after sales service being offered by GBM.

Sourcing low prices and high quality Chinese hardware and building materials with ease is the unique feature of GBM,” the general manager of GBM Pakistan informed GBM (www.gbm001.com) is a leading cross border one stop door to door building materials platform, which is aiming to link global building material manufacturers, trading companies and terminal customers together. Improving the degree of trade demand satisfaction of both sides by database, internet and global door to door logistic service, and then apply digital trading, block chain, big data, AI service to help increase the efficiency and reduce the cost in procurement.

GBM has gathered nearly 10,000 excellent suppliers of building materials in China, and has achieved a good reputation by serving nearly a thousand of construction and engineering companies in China with ultra-low prices and perfect after-sales services. Its parent company Hangxiao Steel Structure Co., Ltd, which is the first Chinese steel structure company, has 35 years experience in the construction industry and the company’s total assets is over Rs20 billion.

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) As part of its ‘Let’s Go Digital’ mission, Pakistan’s cellular and digital services giant, Zong 4G, has partnered with Molvi Abdul Haq School, Karachi to construct a digital lab there. The digital lab was inaugurated by the Honorable Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque on Saturday, 11th December 2021 in the presence of the top management of Zong 4G. Leading the digital transformation in the country, Zong has set up a computer lab at the school for digital and curriculum learning. There is presently a computer curriculum and teachers at the school, but no computers through which students can practice and gain experience. Zong’s digital lab will bridge the digital divide, enabling young children and their teachers to access digital education and letting them keep up with the rest of the world in terms of modern education. Speaking at the occasion, Honorable Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque said, “Pakistan is moving towards its mission of digital and social inclusion. Even more encouraging and promising is how the country’s ICT sector is serving as the primary vehicle in that uphill journey. By establishing this digital lab, we are deepening digital inclusion and I am thankful to Zong 4G for working hand-in-hand with the Government of Pakistan to accelerate the journey towards Digital Pakistan, a goal that is finally starting to take shape.

Commenting on the partnership, Spokesperson of Zong 4G Said, “The digital lab at Molvi Abdul Haq School strive to bridge the digital divide that still exists in Pakistani society, particularly among the country’s neglected sections. The program is in line with Pakistan’s Digital Pakistan agenda, in which Zong plays a key role. This is just one of the many efforts we’ve made and will continue to make to digitally empower Pakistanis and create opportunities for them.” In Pakistan, Zong has recently boosted its efforts to promote digital education. The company recently teamed up with the Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) to create “How to E-lance,” an online course. Through these efforts, Zong aims to expand the scope of digital learning and aid even more young people, both men and women, in becoming digitally connected and capable of tapping into the immense opportunities that exist in the digital world.