Web Desk — Serena Williams, after the exceptional success of “King Richard” wants to make the film’s sequel focusing on her personal story, IndieWire has reported. The Oscar-winning Warner Bros. film depicts Venus and Serena Williams’ rise to tennis stardom. ‘King Richard,’ according to producer Williams, had the perfect ending with Venus on the tennis court. However, there is definitely …

Web Desk — Faysal Bank Limited & TPL Life Insurance (Window Takaful Operations) have recently signed an agreement for strengthening their existing partnership further besides introducing a Women-specific Takaful coverage proposition for Faysal Islami Amal Women’s Account holders. Women, under this plan, will get coverage for major critical illnesses, and the benefit of income continuation, along with unlimited online health …

Web Desk — Elon Musk, who wants to buy Twitter for $43 billion, expresses doubt that he will be able to acquire it. Musk said while speaking at the TED2022 conference in Vancouver, “I am not sure that I will actually be able to acquire it.” On Thursday, the world’s richest man offered a $43 billion bid for the entire …

Web Desk — The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday urged all sales tax registered persons, especially importers and retailers to file their pending sales tax returns. An official announcement of the FBR said that the issue of credit notes has been resolved. Therefore, all sales tax registered persons are encouraged to file their pending returns, if any, without …

Web Desk — Sazgar Engineering Works Limited (SEWL) has started the local assembly of Haval SUVs in Pakistan on a commercial scale. As per the recent report, the company will begin taking bookings for locally assembled H6 1.5T and 2.0T All Wheel Drive (AWD) on April 15, 2022. Haval has beaten MG to the punch, who displayed HS 2.0T AWD …

Web Desk — For the renewal of its operational licence, the Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (Jazz) signed an agreement with the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday, committing the highest ever investment in the telecom sector. The 15-year licence has been renewed against $486.2 million, 50 per cent (Rs44.54 billion or equivalent to $243.1n) of which has been deposited while …

Web Desk — Pakistan’s leading pharmaceutical company Martin Dow Marker (MDM) and “Dawaai” (leading Online Pharmacy of Pakistan) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Joint Patients Awareness, Access & Care (JPAAC) program. The purpose of MDM and Dawaai’s partnership is to increase the public’s awareness of diseases and dosage compliance, to disseminate accurate and reliable information, and to …

Web Desk — Pakistan’s financial sector has been abuzz with new players as the country adopts digital payments.  The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported in its first quarterly Payment Systems Review (PSR) report that Pakistan Real-time Interbank Settlement Mechanism (PRISM) recorded 1.1 million transactions valued at Rs159.1 trillion during the first quarter (July-Sept) of this fiscal year (FY22). The …

Web Desk — To improve food packaging and follow hygiene standards during food preparation, foodpanda partnered with the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) to train Home chefs regarding enhanced safety protocols and government SOPs. The training session was conducted with the aim of promoting and encouraging a food safety culture across Punjab, training the Homechefs on basic food preparation and hygiene …

Volkswagen Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Arno Antlitz says semiconductor chip supply is unlikely to be enough to completely satisfy demand again until 2024. In an interview with German daily Boersen-Zeitung, he said that although bottlenecks would likely begin to ease towards the end of this year, with production returning to 2019 levels next year, this would not be enough to …