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Aamir Atlas wins final to become Asian Champion
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Aamir Atlas Khan brushed aside Kuwait’s Abdullah Al Mezayan in three sets to become the first Pakistani in 14 years to win the Asian Squash Championship on Sunday at the Islamabad...
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Acumen invests Rs 86 million in Chitral micro-hydel
Acumen, a pioneering non-profit global venture firm addressing poverty across Africa and in South Asia, on Monday announced a loan of Rs 86 million to Aga Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP) to support...
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Bashir “Somchai” Ahmad wins debut fight in Singapore
PAK MMA founder, Bashir Ahmad made his ONE FC debut against Shannon Wiratchai at ONE FC: Kings and Champions on April 5, 2013 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore, Bashir won the fight...
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Pakistan major player in world research
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has witnessed, an impressive 50 per cent increase in the number of research publications during just the last two years, going up from 3939 to 6200 in the higher education sector...
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In high-end research, Pakistanis also playing their part
Many Pakistanis may not be aware that their country’s contributions to some of the most important scientific experiments and discoveries in the world did not end with the late Dr Abdus Salam, the only...
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Engro represented at international Sustainability Summit
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) recently held an inaugural Sustainability Summit in Washington DC, on 20 June, 2013. Engro Corporation’s Manager Media and CSR, Aman Ul Haque, attended the...
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Nofil remains Asia’s No 1 U-14 player
ISLAMABAD – Syed Nofil Kaleem continues enjoying No 1 ranking in U-14 category not only in Pakistan but also in Asia, which is a great honuor for the country and entire nation. According to the latest...
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First Pakistani women paratroopers make history
(AFP) / 14 July 2013 First group of female paratroopers completed their training on Sunday, the military announced, hailing it as a “landmark achievement” for Pakistan. Captain Kiran Ashraf was...
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Martial artist breaks two world records in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Gazette – Mohammed Alshoaiby Tae Kwan Do black belt Ahmad Amin Bodla, 21, broke two Guinness World Records on Wednesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The first record was for “number of kicks in three...
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Ahmed Khattak : Built a $35M Company Selling Unlocked Phones
In 2004, Pakistani born Ahmed Khattak arrived in America, his intentions – to play squash for Yale University and take an advantage of the full academic scholarship which the university offered....
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Pakistani startup raises $5m from venture capitalist
Karachi: In what can serve as an inspiration for the country’s tech firms seeking expansion in the world’s largest market, Pakistani start-up ‘Convo’ has raised $5 million in investment capital from a...
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Pakistani scientist features on leading American journal
KARACHI: A leading American science magazine has listed a technology by a Pakistani scientist in its ‘World Changing Idea’ list– the magazine’s annual feature for the recognition of the world’s top...
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Japanese business growth survey ranks Pakistan second in the world
TOKYO: Pakistan has been ranked second in the world in terms of business growth in a survey conducted by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), the News has learnt. The current survey – which...
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Dreaming big in Pakistan
Karachi: Growing up in a small village, Qalooburiro near Daharki, in Ghotki district of Sindh, the only thing Javaid remembers being passionate about was working, not as a plant technician or...
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Young Internet start-ups paving the future for Pakistan
By Ahsan Hayat – Exclusively for Goodnews.pk DESIGN: ESSA MALIK Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world with approximately 21 million internet users (which may not rank it amongst the...
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Pakistan’s Silicon Valley
A RISE IN MOBILE GAME DEVELOPMENT IS HELPING TRANSFORM THE COUNTRY’S IT INDUSTRY. It’s a city better known for its history and culture, but a new generation of mobile game developers is bringing a...
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BSDU Winner at Global Innovation Competition
A government driven innovation in Pakistan, digital currency in South Africa and SMS reporting system for maternal health in Indonesia took the top three prizes at Making All Voices Count’s Global...
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Easy Taxi service launched in Karachi
KARACHI: After successfully launching its operations in Lahore and Islamabad, Easy Taxi, the largest taxi booking network in the world, has now launched its service in Karachi. Pakistan’s public...
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IBA robot “Chotu” wins bronze in RoboCup Open 2014
KARACHI: The ‘Chotu’ – a robot built by a three-member team of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) – hacked its way to third position, sweeping aside Chinese and German rivals, in the...
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Pakistan more tolerant, diverse than most countries
Two Swedish economists set out to examine whether economic freedom made people any more or less racist, they knew how they would gauge economic freedom, but they needed to find a way to measure a...
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