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Jubilee Life Insurance receives Pakistan Stock Exchange Top 25 Companies award

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) Pakistan Stock Exchange held the Top 25 Companies Awards Ceremony, to honor the top companies of Pakistan, in Karachi on other day.  This is the most prestigious and sought out recognition for the corporate sector of Pakistan. The occasion was graced by the Honourable Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Imran Khan.

The companies winning the awards belong to a broad spectrum of industries meeting or exceeding the pre-requisites of Capital Efficiency, Dividend Distribution, Growth in Operating Revenues, Turnover, Corporate Governance and Investor Relations

Prime Minister Imran Khan, along with other senior government officials, distributed the awards among companies that made it to the Pakistan Stock Exchange Top-25 ranking in the years 2016, 2017 and 2018. Jubilee Life Insurance received the PSX Top 25 Companies award 2016. The award was presented by the Finance Minister of Pakistan, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh to Mr. Farhan Faridi, Group Head – Retail Distribution, Jubilee Life Insurance.

 

Dawlance Appliances Participate at Dawn Lifestyles Expo 2019

 Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Dawn’s “All About Lifestyles” Exhibition is considered to be the definitive showcase of all that is new and imaginative in Pakistani lifestyle trends. Recently, the leading technology-enterprise of Pakistan – Dawlance participated in this largest consumer expo, with a vision to maximize consumer-engagement.

Through this participation, Dawlance inspired the interest of the audience to keep them abreast of the company’s new product portfolio. With major focus on Small Domestic Appliances and cooking equipment, the strategic goal for the upcoming year, is to present these categories and technology, in all its glory, at such exciting and popular events.

During this exhibition, Dawlance featured two vibrant stalls in the Hall-1, at Karachi Expo Center. One stall was dedicated to cooking and kitchen appliances, where major engagement took place, attracting the visitors with live-cooking and an experience-zone. The other stall was dedicated to Dawlance’s new launches and premium product-lines, along with an array of high-quality, reliable domestic appliances.

Hubco Power company wins Top 25 Companies Award from PSX

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) The largest independent power producer of Pakistan, The Hub Power Company Limited has won the Top 25 Companies Award. The prestigious award conferred by Pakistan Stock Exchange, entering its fortieth year, is awarded to companies for demonstrating outstanding financial and managerial performance.

“With an aggressive growth plan and a focus on increasing the shareholder value, Hubco have remained committed to promoting the long-term development of Pakistan by pursuing and capitalizing opportunities in the fossil fuel, renewable energy and water treatment projects,” said Mr. Khalid Mansoor, CEO Hubco.

With the aim of Fueling lives through Energy, The Hub Power Company Limited has an installed capacity of producing over 2920 MW through its four plants in Hub, Narowal and Azad Kashmir. The Company is the only power producer in Pakistan with four upcoming projects listed in the CPEC, namely imported coal-based China Power Hub Generation Company (Private) Limited (CPHGC) at Hub, Thar Energy Limited (TEL) and Thalnova Power Thar (Pvt.) Ltd. and Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) at Thar Coal Block II.

Haleeb Foods – Holding Statement on using ‘Brand of the Year” logo

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Haleeb Foods is a law-abiding enterprise, ensuring strict compliance to all applicable rules and regulations. Recently, an opportunist organization named – The Brand Foundation has falsely alleged Haleeb Foods for violating the licensing rights of using the ‘Brand of the Year’ logo. Since it is an unprecedented and fraudulent accusation, Haleeb Foods intends to respond strongly against this unlawful challenge by taking legal actions against the “The Brand Foundation”.

Haleeb Foods hereby reiterates that: Haleeb Foods has not used any of the logo from brand foundation. The “Brand of the Year” logo is a registered trademark of World Branding Forum CIC. As a winner and participant of the “World Branding Awards”, Haleeb Foods has been granted the rights and license to use these trademark and logos. Thus, the logos; “World Branding Awards” and “Brand of the Year”, are being used on Haleeb Foods’ materials in Pakistan, strictly in accordance with the relevant laws and guidelines. – Spokesperson Haleeb Foods

BankIslami (BI) Goes AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir)  BankIslami (BI) – already recognized as The Most Innovative Bank in Pakistan – raises the bar and steps boldly into the future! BI becomes the First Financial Institution in Pakistan to have customer-interactive service capabilities Powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

BI has consistently pioneered technological progress in the Banking Industry.  It believes in customer love as the lead indicator of success and use of innovative services to achieve that objective. In this regard, BI has signed an Agreement with BaseH Technologies introducing cutting-edge automated customer facilitation through its ditigal properties powered by AI.

Syed Amir Ali, President and CEO, BI, Mr. AnisUddin Sheikh, CEO, BaseH, Mr. Bilal Fiaz, Head CB, BI, Syed Fahad Bin Tariq, Head Marketing and Mr. KhurramSchehzad, Director, BaseH, were present at the ceremony, amongst others.

BI’s leadership strongly believes in rapid technological advancement as the key to its continuous success!

Top Five Power Banks to Buy Online in Pakistan by Qmart.pk

The use of powerbanks is very common that provides portable power for cell phones, portable speakers, and the entire items that contain USB interface to charge. Power banks are available in the market with different sizes and forms that meet the requirements of different people.

 Types of Power bank

• Universal/ standard:It is a very common and normal type of power bank. It is a portable charger that is easily available in the market and online. You can charge it by using USB sources such as USB chargers.
• Solar:This type of power banks use sunlight for charging. They contain photovoltaic panels that help to charge the inner battery. It is useful to have a solar power bank while traveling to the areas that are away from the main powers.

A lifetime of Power bank

There are two types of options that are related to power banks.

• Charge discharge cycles: It is very normal for every rechargeable battery user with the passage of time it wears out. Usually, the battery life depends on the number of its charge-discharge cycles that can undertake before its work falls by the specified degree. There are cheaper power banks that contain a lifetime of 500 but the good ones would contain lifetimes of numerous charge-discharge cycles.
• Self-discharge: Almost every battery cell whether it is rechargeable or a primary one contains a definite level of a self-discharge. There is a need for a little quantity of power for the rechargeable batteries that will keep their circuits alive. As a result, the battery will stay charged for a limited time. A good quality power bank can preserve the charge for more than six months with a less loss of the charge, but a low-quality power bank can hold the charge only for a month. These measures are for the room temperature, but the observation outside these specific temperatures will definitely decrease their performance.

Battery technology of Power bank

The rechargeable batteries of power banks are based on lithium technology. Lithium-Ion, as well as Lithium-Polymer batteries, are the most commonly used batteries for power banks.

• Lithium-ion: Lithium-Ion batteries contain a density of higher energy density, they can store up additional electrical charge in the given size and volume. Moreover, they are cheaper to produce; however, they may have issues with aging.
• Lithium-polymer: Power banks with Lithium-polymer technology do not go through aging while they are very costly to produce which makes them unsuitable for all budgets.

Both types of power banks can work well; however, there is a balance amid cost & performance.

Power banks are handy and make us free from the hassle of moving to the power points for charging. This property of power banks has made them an established product that you can carry while traveling.

Now, you can buy power banks online at Qmart.pk.

realme 5s is now available nationwide, a real gift on New Year

realme 5s key features include 5,000mAh battery, Snapdragon 665 AIE, and 48-megapixel main rear camera

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) realme Pakistan recently launched highly anticipated its budget smartphone realme 5s  is now available all over Pakistan at an exciting Price of Rs. 29,999 . The realme 5s was launched in last week in a star studded launch event in Lahore , its key highlights include a 6.5-inch HD+ display with minidrop-style notch, a 5,000mAh battery, Snapdragon 665 AIE, and a quad camera setup at the back with a 48-megapixel main sensor.

realme 5s in available in one memory variant. with 4GB RAM and 128GB internal memory that costs Rs 29,999. This variants is available in two colour variants — Crystal Blue, and Crystal Red for the customers to choose from.

This new model is essentially the same as the realme 5 but with an upgraded primary sensor in the quad-camera setup. The 12-megapixel primary sensor has been swapped out for a 48-megapixel one, giving the new realme 5s considerable advantage. It’s a mid-range handset and it sits sort of right in the realme 5 and realme 5 Pro sector of the market. Upfront, the smartphone features a large 6.5″ display, it has got a 720p resolution of 1600×720 pixels. That being said, at its heart, the phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor, and it also has a large 5,000 mAh battery keeping the lights on and it ships with a 10W power charger.

realme 5s will sport a diamond cut back panel design, a quad rear camera setup at the back. realme 5s features a quad camera at the back that revolves around its 48MP f/1.8 aperture wide angle main camera. Alongside this high resolution camera, you’ve got an 8MP f/2.2 aperture ultra wide camera, a 2MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor.

realme’s upward trajectory in Pakistan has been phenomenal since the brand’s entry last year, realme has been aggressive in its approach, launching successful budget to mid-range smartphones with an attractive spec sheet and affordable pricing. realme has made a name for itself by selling smartphones with powerful hardware at prices aggressive enough to go up against its competitors. Pakistani youth’s favored smartphone brand realme has quickly snatched market share from existing players and is fast becoming one of the most sought after brands. Since its entry into the Pakistani market less than 12 months ago, realme, has already launched 9 products across different price segments from premium flagships to trendy mid-rangers, all designed particularly for the youth. They are also gearing up for the launch of their latest additions in the classic realme series in the coming months. realme is proving it has planned an even steeper growth trajectory than its parent company through a targeted focus on the youth.

Shell Pakistan Limited collaborates with PakWheels.com to launch an exclusive portal

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir)  Shell Pakistan Limited (Shell Pakistan) is collaborating with Pakistan’s highly trusted automobile website, PakWheels.com (PakWheels) to launch an exclusive portal. PakWheels is a website that provides information regarding vehicles; and has over the years won the trust of their visitors and established a good readership.

Through this alliance, Shell Pakistan and PakWheels will provide a holistic gateway offering authentic and relevant information regarding Shell’s consumer lubricants.  Shell offers a wide range of consumer and industrial lubricants and has collaborated with PakWheels to engage its visitor base of over 30 million to disseminate relevant information to a highly targeted audience.

Shell-PakWheels portal will host exclusive features such as ‘Know your Oil Web Series’, an ‘Independent Workshop & Station Locator’, and an ‘Exclusive Lubricant Guide’. The portal is designed to help consumers choose the right lubricant for their vehicle and locate the nearest oil purchase and change facility in their vicinity.

Speaking regarding this collaboration, Ms. Nadia Haseeb, Marketing Manager for Shell Pakistan stated, “We are excited to be working with PakWheels for the launch of this portal. Shell Pakistan Limited ensures that each collaboration will prove to be the best for their consumers. PakWheels has over the years gained an engagement of approx. 4.5 million automobile enthusiasts, who will benefit from this portal when it comes to the needs of their automobile.”

The alliance has been lauded by Suneel Sarfraz Munj, Chairman PakWheels, “Collaborating with Shell Pakistan Limited is a natural step for PakWheels. It is important for us to provide reliable information and reviews to our readers. We believe this portal will provide our readers with the best solutions.”

The portal is accessible on https://shell.pakwheels.com