The biggest hindrance in doing business for a large population is the lack of an ‘unbiased’ payment gateway. So when Raseen publicized the fact that they were partnering with a local bank to resolve this issue, we immediately got in touch.
Raseen claims to offer the local market a powerful, feature rich payment engine which acts [...]
You hear a lot of buzz about using technology to bring about change, to impact the greater masses and to benefit the larger population. The purpose of technology, as you very well know, is to seamlessly integrate new, more effective and accountable processes into the existing fabric of the common individual’s, everyday lifestyle. Like most [...]
What’s on the mind of one of the most networked professionals of
Pakistan’s IT Industy? Jehan Ara, President of P@SHA,
shares her insights!
Why do you feel so passionate about promoting the local industry?
The Pakistan IT and ITES industry is such a vibrant and exciting industry. There is a lot of cutting edge work being done here and [...]
Who do you think this is a description of? Name the company that has successfully expanded its long haul DWDM to cover a distance greater than 5,000km across 42 locations spanning Pakistan, using its own fiber to connect 107 cities across Pakistan, and can deliver broadband speeds of up to 100mbps over FTTP? Yes, we’re [...]
Anyone in the IT industry in Pakistan surely already knows about the Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs, better known as OPEN. Spread across 6 separate chapters in the US, OPEN has become a real force to be reckoned with, when it comes to knowledge share and networking.
Much of what an organization accomplishes is a fair reflection of the leadership that drives the unit. In the case of information companies in Pakistan, Oracle stands out. It’s got unbelievable leadership and a strong sense of purpose and belonging with Pakistan.
Ahmed Kamran, Head of Services, Faysal Bank
Ahmed Kamran comes from a strong banking background. In 2004, he moved from the position of Head of Corporate Banking into the realm of IT for a specific purpose. “I was never an IT person, but I moved into technology because the bank wanted me to spearhead a very [...]
About SECP: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) was set up in pursuance of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan Act, 1997. This Act institutionalized certain policy decisions relating to the constitution and structure, powers, and functions of the SECP, thereby giving it administrative authority and financial independence in carrying out its [...]
Majid Noor, IT Manager
Gul Ahmed Textile Mills (Ltd)
About Gul Ahmed: Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd was incorporated as a private limited company, in 1953. Since then the company has been making rapid progress and is one of the best composite textile houses in the world. The mill is presently a composite unit with an installed [...]
Shahid Sarwar, Director IT,
Pakistan International Airlines
About PIA: Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIA) is the flag carrier of Pakistan, whose government owns 85 percent of its shares. PIA’s route network stretches to Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and North America. It connects 35 cities within Pakistan. Six million people flew the airline in 2000, when [...]
Ibrahim Memon, Head of IT, Greenstar Social Marketing
About Greenstar Social Marketing: Greenstar Social Marketing Pakistan (Guarantee) Limited is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization devoted to improving quality of life among low-income people. A non-governmental organization, Greenstar has a staff strength of more than 1500 permanent and contractual employees. GSMP operates through its nationwide network of 31 [...]
Irfan Zafar, GM Technology Innovation, Sui Southern Gas Company Limited
About SSGC: Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) is Pakistan’s leading integrated gas Company. The company is engaged in the business of transmission and distribution of natural gas besides construction of high pressure transmission and low pressure distribution systems. Scope of work: I am responsible for building [...]
you need sustainability in order to allow robust technology to survive the test of time. Sustainability has an added challenge of making something work for all stakeholders and keep operational costs to a minimum. Pakistan has made a very quick leap from dial-up internet to broadband and despite the low internet penetration, corporations who are [...]
Sajjad Syed is the Managing Director for SAP in Pakistan. In a time when one would think companies have to cut costs, Sajjad talks about how smart investment in technology and infrastructure and how it will help Pakistani companies grow in the longrun. “Companies have to invest today so they are prepared for the growth [...]
Here’s the situation: it’s the year 2000 and Azhar Hameed started up a young company called Etilize, put its signboard on the wall and opens its doors for business. Sajid Hamid soon opened the company’s Karachi office and a short while after that, they were almost bankrupt. Today, Etilize is worth more than a billion [...]
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