National
January 22, 2021
BARA: Masked men looted Rs6.5 million from a branch of the Allied Bank Limited in Bara tehsil of Khyber tribal district on Wednesday, police said.
Four gunmen entered the bank at 10am and after overpowering the guards, went straight to the cash counter and asked the cashier to hand over the money while one of the robbers stood outside. Soon after the incident, the police personnel reached the place. The police arrested two suspects and sent them to Bara lockup for interrogation.
Allied Bank, which is one of the largest commercial banks in Pakistan, has announced the addition of WhatsApp to its customer communications channels in
Meezan Bank, and Bank Al- Habib have crossed the deposits mark of Rs. 1 trillion. These banks are the sixth and seventh banks in the banking industry that
Thirty companies win GDIB Awards 2020
Business
January 1, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Thirty Pakistan-based companies have won the Global Diversity and Inclusion Benchmarks (GDIB) Awards, 2020, in multiple categories, which will be presented to the winners at a ceremony scheduled for March 4, 2021 in Karachi, a statement said on Thursday.
The Top Ten Winners included Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund, METRO, Engro Fertilizers Limited, Nestle Pakistan Limited, Pakistan Tobacco Company, Abacus, Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Limited, Engro Energy Limited, The Aga Khan University and Faysal Bank Limited, the statement said.
Overall winners are Khaadi Pakistan (SMC-Pvt) Limited, The First MicroFinanceBank Limited, S&P Global Pakistan, Bank Alfalah, Hashoo Foundation, AGP Limited, Philip Morris Pakistan Limited, U Microfinance Bank Limited, Gray Mackenzie Restaurants International Limited (KFC Pakistan), Allied Bank Limited, PTCL, TAF Foundation, ICI Pakistan Limited, Telenor, Engro Polymer