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Imran Khan Calls Bushra Bibi a Blessing from Allah

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Ghazala Sulaiman
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During an interview with a private channel last night, Prime Minister Imran Khan was all praises for his wife, Bushra Bibi.

Talking to Dunya News Anchorperson Junaid Saleem, the PM refuted all rumors regarding his marital life.

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He asserted that his wife is indeed a blessing for him from Almighty Allah. He vowed to remain with her together till his last breath.

Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan delivered a speech in Islamabad to celebrate the completion of Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaaf’s (PTI) government in the first 100 days in November 2018

Addressing a large gathering at the Convention Centre, Khan narrated the achievements of the government in power, aimed to set the foundation for a “Naya Pakistan”

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 He was thrilled to give the credit of PTI’s success in the 100 days of office to his wife, Bushra Maneka.

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With deep pride in his eyes, PM revealed to the world how Bushra Bibi supported him in all these past months.

“In the 100 days, I want to give credit to Bushra Begum. In these 100 days I took one day off and want to praise her for such a difficult life during the last 100 days”

Imran Khan stated that Bushra Bibi reminds him that he can easily curb injustice in Pakistan now that he is the PM.

“Even now when I am at home and watching television with Bushra Begum, and I react to a report – ‘This is injustice’; she reminds me that now you are the prime minister.”

The crowd roared with the laughter as he further added:

“After being in opposition for 22 years, I still have to remind myself that I am the prime minister.”

Watch the complete video here.

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This was for the first time Imran Khan spoke about Bushra Bibi on live television.

In September, the first lady gave an interview to Nadeem Malik on HUM News and spoke very softy about the Prime Minister and his lifestyle:

“KHAN SAHAB IS A VERY SIMPLE AND FAIR PERSON WHO HAS NO GREED FOR ANYTHING AT ALL. HE IS NOT USED TO THIS LIFE. HE HAS ALWAYS LIVED IN A BIG HOUSE BUT NOW HE IS LIVING THIS LIFE AND HAS ADJUSTED IN NO TIME AT ALL.”

She also urged for the nation to be patient and work together to make the revolution possible

“IMRAN WILL CHANGE THE FATE OF PAKISTAN, HE IS WORKING HARD FOR THE PAKISTANI NATION ALTHOUGH IT TAKES TIME FOR THESE THINGS TO HAPPEN.”

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Kaisa Hai Naseeban Full Drama Review: A Revolt Against Society

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Kaisa hai Naseeban Drama Review
*Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions represented in the article solely belong to the author and don’t represent the opinions of Brandsynario.com

What stood out in the 26-episode-long, ARY-produced ‘Kaisa Hai Naseeban’ was the heart-wrenching monologue delivered by Waseem Abbas (who played the role of Jamal, father of our protagonist Maryam) in the last episode.

Still in shock over what fate had in store for his eldest daughter, Jamal questioned why our society allows a man to live under the misconception that he owns his wife. The simple scene is moving solely because in the last episode we saw Ahmed (Maryam’s husband) mentally abusing her wife only because she was still in his Nikkah.

On the surface, Kaisa Hai Naseeban has a straight forward message: stop marital abuse. But the drama is much more than that. It shows how emotions affect parents’ decision and how for the sake of their daughter’s happiness parents tackle all challenges with a smile on their face.

The drama started with Jamal’s sister bringing her only son’s proposal for Maryam. This was the point that the show beautifully portrayed. The ‘phuppo’ lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and maintains that she is financially stable over there. She talks about owning chains of restaurants and portrays as if she is living the dream life.

Even though Jamal’s wife (Shahana) is a bit skeptical (as her sister had also asked for Maryam’s hand in her son’s marriage), Jamal thinks that her daughter will lead a peaceful life.

Later, it was found out that it was a facade. The ‘phuppo’ was living in a three-bedroom apartment in the city. She neither had domestic workers in her house nor she had enough money to employ one.

 

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Kudos to the creator for highlighting the issue which is so common in our country. That many girls want to settle abroad after marriage is a fact. This wasn’t an exaggeration. That Maryam’s parents thought that she will be happier in her ‘phuppo’s house is even truer. When it comes to relatives who live abroad, it is simply their words.

If they are saying that they have an x amount of money or that they are living in the city’s posh area, you are bound to nod your head. How is a family going to find out whether they are lying? You cannot just book a ticket and go to another country to check out their living conditions on your own.

There are many examples of girls who went abroad thinking that they will have a decent life there only to find out that their in-laws got nothing. And it is not only money that motivates girls or their parents to say yes to marriage. We generally think, and rightly so, that life abroad is not as filled with challenges as it is here in Pakistan.

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Having said this, the drama didn’t preach that you shouldn’t marry off your daughter to someone from abroad. It emphasized the importance of running a background check on every person who has come to seek your daughter’s hand in marriage, regardless of how close he or she is to your family.

But it wasn’t the lack of money that broke down Maryam’s spirits. Her life fell apart the first time she was slapped by her husband whom she loved and trusted. Truth be told, I am one of the people who initially considered Maryam a weak character. I was mad at her for being a doormat. But then I tried to dig deep into what the show wanted to show.

We have a character who has been out of the country for the first time. All her life, she lived a sheltered life under the support and love of her father. It was difficult for her to make sense of the betrayal and to act accordingly. And there were many things that stopped her. We are living in a society where divorce is considered a taboo.

Women try to make their marriages work until the very end. They suffer in silence thinking that things will get matter. While Maryam’s fears and inhibitions were beautifully shown, it would have been better had they shown how Maryam fought against them and returned to Pakistan by herself.

 

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By showing her miscarriage (or as they call it, the murder of her child), the creators turned Maryam into a weaker character who had to rely on her sister-in-law’s husband to finally break free.

The great tragedy which Maryam went through became the only reason for her to escape the hellhole. Since dramas hold the power to change existing mindsets, it would have been laudable had it shown how, given those circumstances, Maryam reacted to take control of her life.

But these things can be ignored. This is because this show was one of the few which didn’t show Maryam marrying someone to regain control of her life. She joined an office and built a career out of it.

All predictions of her marrying her cousin were thrown into the dustbin and a realistic ending was shown.

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Industry Stakeholders Give Their Take on Pertaining Issues Leading to the Debacle of Pakistan’s Media Industry

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This year Synergyzer’s 2019 Annual Edition scrutinizes the core reasons behind the dismal state of Pakistan’s ever so bourgeoning and powerful media industry.

The annual edition puts across views of various reputable stakeholders and uncovers factors lurking in the background that are contributing to the shrinking bottom-line of the media industry.

Following are the powerful views expressed by some of the top stalwarts in this regard

Javed Jabbar

“In a free market, one or two groups can become dominant. That is why we have the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), whose duty is to monitor various sectors, and if a particular sector is not being monitored, its stakeholders can appeal to the commission to take notice of the situation and give a fair verdict.”

 Sabir Sami.; MD- KFC MENA, Pakistan, Turkey & Asia

“The focus in Pakistan is on buying, not on planning and strategy development”

“Clients in Pakistan do not always have a detailed understanding of media strategy and media efficiency; they just look at the cost per rating point and tend to be over simplistic, considering the job well done if they saved money on the exercise”

Ali Mandviwalla- Chairman Pakistan Advertising Association

“PAA is the sole representative body of all advertising agencies. We represent all advertising agencies including some of the media planning & buying agencies.  It’s not possible for one entity to achieve everything. That’s why I mentioned that all stakeholders:  PBA, APNS, PAA & PAS as mentioned above have to work together to tackle these challenges together above all personal interests”

 Duraid Qureshi, CEO- Hum Network

“The focus should be on implementing subscription-based models as they will have a massive impact on the overall growth of the medium”

Zulfiqar Ali Shah, CEO – Hot FM 105

“It is now time that the media bigwigs, who are otherwise more interested in safeguarding their own interests first, need to come together to assess long-term implications, formulate strategies and take pre-emptive measures, taking onboard national as well as regional operators, so that the industry is able to gear itself for the tough times ahead”

Shakeel Masood – CEO Dawn News And Chairman PBA

“Three major challenges in the industry. One, shrinking advertising spends; two, the lack of ease of doing business; and three, the rapid growth of digital media at the expense of other mediums.”

 Numan Nabi, CEO – The Brand Partnership & Vice Chairman PAA

“Had those involved understood the dynamics of the system and how it works, this lopsided status quo would not exist today and all the stakeholders would have flourished even more”

Fouad Hussain- CEO GroupM

“The main reason for the bubble bursting in our industry is a poor use of resources. The media industry invested in hiring people but did not go after technical skillsets. This is a pool-based buying system; if clients are unable to spend to their potential, then how can we get the best for them?”

Qashif Effendi- CEO AtReem Rice Mills (Pvt.) Ltd, A 100% Multinational JV Of Al Ghurair UAE And Al Mohaidib KSA

“The advertising world has also seen its fair share of brain drain so the quality of ideas has also suffered immensely. With mergers and acquisitions, global media giants have created virtual monopolies. These have created the situation where 80% of the business is hogged by 20% media houses, leaving little else for smaller boutique agencies to play with. If these hegemonies were producing stellar work, one could applaud their creation. Sadly, they have done more damage than good. Allegedly, the culture of benefits traded for work has grown exponentially, which has been responsible for a lot of mediocre work seeing the light of the day”

 Raihan Merchant, CEO-ZDC

 “TV audience measurement (TAM) system issue was exactly this: ratings were manipulated to please the clique. They decided that certain channels will not get the right ratings reported.”

Anonymous Media Industry Expert

“The responsible people are not raising their concerns, nor are their deeds translating into actions that can create some positive ripples in the industry and work towards its revival”

“Some TV channels took the initiative of bringing in foreign properties like Pakistan Idol, Master Chef Pakistan, however, advertisers chose not to pay due premiums merely because they have been trained to meet only the stiffest CPRP numbers”

“Clients are chasing certain KPI’s only, which are derived on currency that is hardly present or being utilized incorrectly, resulting in zero innovation. Quality GRP’s and branded AFP’s (Advertiser Funded Programs) are lowest on their agenda”

“PBA, currently, comprises of a few channels that have come together and formed a gang”

To read full interviews, visit Synergyzer.com

 

Linkedin’s Top 50 Companies 2019: Best International Workplaces to Join This Year!

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Hira Ahmed
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Linkedin’s 50 top Companies 2019

Recently, one of the most popular recruitment websites –  LinkedIn, published the list of this year’s top 50 companies to work for.

The website made the list on the basis of interest in the company, engagement with the company’s employees, job demand, and employee retention.

Unsurprisingly, the majority of the top 25 companies are tech-based and is serving a large number of masses around the globe. Salesforce secured the fourth position, and Deloitte rounding out the top five.

The first spot for this year’s list was awarded to Alphabet, followed by Facebook, with Amazon in third place.

Here’s is the list of top 50 companies published by LinkedIn: 

  1. Alphabet
  2. Facebook
  3. Amazon
  4. Salesforce
  5. Deloitte
  6. Uber
  7. Apple
  8. Airbnb
  9. Oracle
  10. Dell Technologies
  11. Netflix
  12. Cisco
  13. The We Company
  14. Spotify
  15. Comcast NBCUniversal
  16. Tesla
  17. The Walt Disney Company
  18. Bank of America
  19. Lyft
  20. ADP
  21. Goldman Sachs
  22. Citi
  23. Slack
  24. Adobe
  25. Wells Fargo
  26. SAP
  27. Johnson & Johnson
  28. Verizon
  29. Pinterest
  30. PwC
  31. IPG
  32. Dropbox
  33. EY
  34. Publicis Groupe
  35. Coinbase
  36. Twitter
  37. Intel Corporation
  38. WPP
  39. Splunk
  40. GE
  41. Major League
  42. Rubrik
  43. Box
  44. JPMorgan Chase
  45. Nike
  46. ServiceNow
  47. McKinsey & Company
  48. DocuSign
  49. Snowflake
  50. Workday

Of course, nothing beats working at Brandsynario!

Is Your Company on the List? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Saba Qamar Shakes a Leg at Her Birthday! [Watch Video]

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Hira Ahmed
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The Baaghi actress Saba Qamar turned a year older today and received the best birthday surprise from her friends, making us go all ‘aww’.

Dress in a strapless white dress, Saba looked absolutely comfortable yet uber-chic for her birthday bash and she made it a perfect outfit for a midnight party.

However, when it comes to having fun on such occasions, the actress knows how to party like there is no tomorrow.

A number of videos have surfaced online from her party where the actress can be seen grooving on multiple songs and we’re sure it would also make you groove.

We need to say, she manages to become the life of the party.

Have a look at the videos!

Here comes the cake cutting moment!

Just look at the birthday girl!

 

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This video of Saba Qamar just left us all grooving!

Very Filmi wishes Saba Qamar a very Happy birthday and wishes for her more success!

Did you like the video? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Fake iPhone Scam Minted Nearly $900,000 from Apple!

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Anusha Sachwani
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Apple iPhone Scam

Tech Titan Apple has become the latest victim in one of the most recent iPhone scams which minted approximately $900,000 from the brand.

The masterminds behind the scam are two Chinese nationals attending college in Oregon, United States. The duo reportedly counterfeited nearly 2,000 iPhones Apple claims.

They purchased fake iPhones from China worth roughly $30 and sent them to the Apple Stores claiming they had a broken power button or another issue, and some of them were replaced completely with new iPhones.

The boys named Quan Jiang and Yangyangg Zhou pocketed nearly $500-600 for each successful set authorities claimed. Both the boys made over 3,000 warranty claims.

However, Jiang and Zhou both claim they didn’t know the phones sent to them from China were fake.

Stay tuned to Brandsynario for more news and updates.

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Effie Awards Pakistan 2019: Advice for Effie Entrants

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Jurors at the Effie Awards 2019 Jury session suggest what to focus on to make entries better

Pakistan Fashion Design Council Showcases 20th Consecutive Fashion Week Announcing Show Concept & Designer Line-Up

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PFDC 2019

The PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week celebrates its 12th consecutive fashion week, from the 11th- 13th April 2019.

Being the pioneers in the business of fashion, PFDC, collaborates with Trade Development Authority Pakistan (TDAP), with the first venture, TEXPO exhibition in Lahore.

This is a collaborative effort to not only boost the exports of value-added goods but to promote a softer image of the country.

The PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week [PSFW’19] as a platform continues to evolve, expanding its reach to welcome some of the most exciting designers and brands; with a packed schedule featuring HSY, The House of Kamiar Rokni, Zaha by Khadija Shah, Zara Shahjahan, Sana Safinaz, Yahsir Waheed, Saira Shakira, Chapter 2, Nomi Ansari, Hussain Rehar, Sania Maskatiya, Republic by Omar Farooq, and Fahad Hussayn in the evening.

The early evening shows will represent high-street, lawn, and debut designers featuring So Kamal, Rici Melion, Zasimo, Sameer Karasu, Almirah, Hana, Khaas, and Sanoor.

To further PFDC’s commitment for developing the future generation of designers, PFDC is partnering with leading water brand, Aquafina to mentor “The Rising Talent” segment which focuses on injecting new talent into the industry. The process started with 24 Fashion students and were narrowed down to three students, Zeeshan Mohy-ud-din, Hafsa Mahmood, and Mahnoor Azam to showcase their collections at PSFW’19.

The PFDC is proud to continue their partnership with the global giant Unilever’s hair care brand, Sunsilk as their title sponsor and Aquafina as the Blue Carpet and beverage partner.

The Media Partner is HUM TV, the Footwear Partner is Borjan, the Fragrance Partner is J. Fragrances, Transportation Partner is Careem, and the Radio Partner is FM 89. The Associate Sponsors are Lipton, Engine, and Almirah.

The teams that bring PSFW’19 together are Sadia Siddiqui of Mustang Productions as the show director, Talking Point as the PR management agency, Nabila as the hair and makeup stylist, Kamiar Rokni as the spokesperson for PFDC, Production 021 for backstage management, Red Communications for digital support, Rehan Babar as the red carpet host, Maheen Kardar Ali for front stage management, Restart Branding Solutions for branding and logistics, Empact Activation Services for event architecture and safety, AI Solutions for crowd management and live stream, and Faisal Farooqui of Dragonfly as the photographer.

Unilever Pakistan Partners with doctHERs and DFID

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Unilever Pakistan has partnered with doctHERs to implement a gender-inclusive, technology-enabled healthcare solution across rural Pakistan.

The project, titled ‘Sukh Saheli’, will use the widespread reach of Unilever’s rural retail program to deliver high-quality health and wellness services for 1 million women across rural Pakistan in 2019.

Frontline health workers will mobilize underserved communities in over 4000 villages and connect them to qualified, female doctors via telemedicine, HD video-consultation and digital, diagnostic tools.

The collaboration is being supported by TRANSFORM, a joint-initiative between Unilever and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) to support business models and behavior change interventions to deliver market-based solutions for low-income household needs.

The program brings together social enterprise agility with private sector ingenuity and commercial reach to contribute towards Pakistan’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets. Unilever has provided access to its rural retail program, called Mera Sona Goan. doctHERs will match the underutilized capacity of female doctors (working from home) to the unmet healthcare needs of rural communities.

Shazia Syed, Chairperson & CEO, Unilever Pakistan, highlighted, “I believe we must leverage the reach of Unilever’s business to positively benefit the communities we work in. With this program we will be the enablers for wellbeing, health education and inclusion for rural women across Pakistan.”

Elin Burns, the British Deputy High Commissioner, added, “It’s fantastic to see a technology savvy programme, which will use the private sector’s reach and UK aid money to help deliver healthcare facilities for women in Pakistan. I’m especially pleased that the UK’s Department for International Development and Unilever have come together with a Pakistani start-up company to deliver this initiative.”

Säbeen Fatima Haque, Executive Director, doctHERs, concluded by saying: “At doctHERs, we’re excited to collaborate with Unilever Pakistan to improve the lives of rural women. One of our shared objectives is to integrate corporates partners to further amplify the impact of this program.”

Pakistan Tourism Summit 2019: Mooroo Responds to Backlash on Ignoring Local Influencers

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Ghazala Sulaiman
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Pakistan Tourism Summit 2019

In a bid to promote tourism in Pakistan, Imran Khan’s government is leaving no stone unturned to invite foreigners to visit our homeland.

It’s latest effort ‘Pakistan Tourism Summit 2019’ in Islamabad is one of its important initiatives to promote tourism.

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Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry presented Pakistan’s vision in this regard at the summit

“We have a strong idea in changing the visa policy regime, now it’s time to present this idea. We need media support to present this idea. It will take time but Pakistan has a great future and great leadership”

From Eva Zu Beck, Trevor James to Mark Weins; a number of international bloggers have been invited to speak at the forum and encourage the world to witness Pakistan’s hospitality.

However, Pakistan Tourism Summit faced massive backlash for ignoring local travel influencers. 

However, Mooroo is all praises for such an effort and believes that we should all encourage the promotion of Pakistan’s tourism.

What is your take on the story?

Let us know in the comments below.

Apple Likely to Launch a Compact iPhone!

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Anusha Sachwani
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Reportedly, Apple is quite likely to launch a much-in-demand compact iPhone for their lineup in 2020.

According to many rumors and reports, the iPhone will have a 5.42inch OLED display and will be available in two more screen sizes of 6.06-inch, and 6.67-inch.

Apple had previously launched the popular compact version known as iPhone SE in 2016. It was about a year later when reports had started to come-in hinting a possible sequel to the origin, however, it did not happen.

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The screens are either going to be supplied from Samsung or LG. Newspaper called Digitimes quotes sources who say that the new smaller iPhone will come will come with Samsung Display’s Y-Octa or LG Display’s TOE touch screen.

On the other hand, Taiwanese electronics supply chain sources have confirmed the news that the tech titan will launch iPhone  in 3 sizes one of which will be compact. If the rumors are true, it’s yet to be seen what this new iPhone will be called.

Stay tuned to Brandsynario for more news and updates.

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Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2019: 6 Pakistanis Made it to the List!

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Anusha Sachwani
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Forbes 30 Under 30-Asia 2019

Forbes has taken out its list for 30 Under 30 Asia list 2019′, in which 6 Pakistanis have made it to the platform.

It is an achievement for the nation as out of 30 individuals across 24 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, Forbes has included at-least four entrepreneurs and innovators from Pakistan from different categories.

These individuals are from social entrepreneurs, technology enterprises and health care backgrounds.

1. Zain Ashraf – Founder at Seed Out

Zain Ashraf

At the age of 28, Zain Ashraf Mughal is one of Pakistan’s youngest CEO’s in this field of social entrepreneurship to have been named on this coveted list this year.

Seed Out is a non-profit, non-religious and non-political organization in Pakistan. It is a crowdfunding platform which aims to end poverty by establishing micro-entrepreneurs through interest-free micro-financing and the creation of sustainable economic activity.

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2. Ahmed Rauf Essa — Co-Founder, Telemart

Ahmed Rauf Essa

Ahmed Rauf Essa is a business graduate from IoBM. During his education, he started Telemart at the age of 23. Telemart is now considered to be among the ‘Top 3 E-commerce companies in Pakistan’ and the only one to have an omnichannel presence with its retail stores & franchises across Pakistan.

3. Roshni Rides — Women Friendly Carpooling Platform

Roshni Rides

A brainchild of four Pakistani-Americans from New Jersey namely Gia Farooqi, Hasan Usmani, Hanaa Lakhani, and Moneeb Mian, ‘Roshni Rides’ is deeply rooted in research that infers there exists a huge transportation crisis that female commuters suffer from.

4. Laila Kasuri — Water Analyst, Global Green Growth Institute

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Kasuri is currently a water analyst with Global Green Growth Investment’s Policy Solutions Division. She has led the research at organizations such as the World Bank, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences on climate-smart irrigation, flood risk reduction, and river basin planning.

5. Karishma Ali — President of Chitral Women’s Sports Club

Karishma Ali

Karishma is currently the only female football player from her hometown of Chitral and plays at national club levels. She also represented Pakistan at the Jubilee Games in Dubai and was also the first with her all-girls team from Pakistan to participate in AFL International Cup.

6. Zainab Bibi — Founder – Pakistan Society For Green Energy (PSGE)

zainab bibi

Zainab Bibi established the Pakistan Society for Green Energy in 2013 to develop new methods of renewable energy. Since its founding, the company has successfully developed a biofuel from waste tissue paper, and introduced Camelina Sativa, a drought-resistant plant that can be made into bio-diesel.

Congratulations to these talented individuals!

Stay tuned to Brandsynario for more news and updates.

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Mind-Games: Pakistani Web-Series on Money Laundering Eyes Netflix

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Hira Ahmed
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Pakistan is yet to have its Netflix web-series and now it seems like the wait is finally going to be over.

It has been revealed that the web-series of the veteran actor Shamoon Abbasi titled ‘Mind Games’ can potentially go on Netflix and we are really proud about it.

While exclusively talking to Very Filmi, the actor said:

 Netflix has Yet to Give me a confirmation on officially acceping the project. but It is made on international standards with PG R category, it has strong language, violence and sex scenes which makes impossible to run on any local platform

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It has also been unveiled that the upcoming web-series revolves around a money laundering case which is based on true events.

Abbasi revealed:

The plot of mind games is very Desi and has a detailed insight on money laundering activities in Pakistan, but keeping in mind the censorship not all of the matter could have been highlighted,

Apart from Shamoon Abbasi, the cast of the web-series includes Emad Erfani, Sana Fakhar, Kanza Razzaq and others. No international cast has yet been roped in.

Helmed by Farhan Tajjamul, Mind Games is produced by Imran Tajjamul under the banner of Picture Wala Production Canada.

Moreover, Shamoon Abbasi has also revealed that his recently released movie Durj starring Sherry Shah is going to be part of the Cannes Film Festival.

What are your thoughts about the story? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Massive Facebook Data Breach: 540 Million Records Leaked on Servers

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Anusha Sachwani
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Facebook has once again hit rock bottom as another 540 million records were recently discovered on unsafe Amazon cloud servers in two batches.

Reportedly, the records were stored on an unprotected server, the data-monitoring firm UpGuard came across this information according to their blog.

However, what is interesting in this whole scenario is that Facebook was not the one to share these records on the servers. They were uploaded by third-party companies which violated the social media platform’s policies about sharing user-information publically.

As Facebook faces scrutiny over its data stewardship practices, they have made efforts to reduce third-party access. But as these exposures show, the data genie cannot be put back in the bottle. Data about Facebook users has been spread far beyond the bounds of what Facebook can control today. – UpGuard Blog Read

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The 540 million records are not all user data, it was collected by a Mexican digital-media firm called Cultura Colectiva, which has a nice-looking, photo-heavy website in both Spanish and English devoted to everything and anything Latin American, as well as lots of pop culture, according to Tom’s Guide.

Cultura Colectiva urges users to share its stories on different platforms such as Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and even WhatsApp.  Anyone who wants to comment has to log into Facebook and stay logged in.

The records can be an aggregate of all the “comments, likes, reactions, account names, Facebook IDs and more,” as UpGuard described it. It may even store any and every comment ever posted on the platform.

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According to UpGuard, the records do not contain any Facebook passwords or does not offer any insiders or pathway to Facebook accounts, however, it is a mine for those who are looking for other user data.

The second set of data was collected by At the Pool, a failed social-media startup aimed at ‘pooling’ people with common interests who happen to be close to one another geographically. At the Pool required Facebook authentication, similar to Tinder.

The set contained data about approximately  22,000 Facebook users including their Facebook user ID, likes, friends, photos, groups, and interests. Plaintext passwords were included, but they weren’t Facebook passwords.

The passwords are presumably for the ‘At the Pool’ app rather than for the user’s Facebook account, but would put users at risk who have reused the same password across accounts,-UpGuard blog post notes

The data exposed in each of these sets would not exist without Facebook, yet these data sets are no longer under Facebook’s control – the UpGuard post says in conclusion

“The Facebook platform facilitated the collection of data about individuals and its transfer to third parties,” it adds. “The responsibility for securing [Facebook user data] lies with millions of app developers who have built on its platform.”

This information just may be the tip of the iceberg with more waiting to be uncovered.

Stay tuned to Brandsynario for more news and updates.

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Facebook Opens its First Innovation Lab In Pakistan!

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Facebook and Pakistan’s Ministry of Information Technology & Telecom along with the National Technology Fund (IGNITE) launched the first Facebook Innovation Lab in Pakistan at a ceremony attended by policymakers and technocrats on Wednesday (3 April 2019).

Located in the National Incubation Center (NIC) at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), the Innovation Lab will focus on providing infrastructure access to developers, entrepreneurs and community groups enabling them to network, train and grow their expertise.

It will also help developers build products and applications using emerging technology like Virtual Reality (VR).

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“We are proud to launch Facebook Innovation Lab as a part of our long term commitment to support innovation and the developer community in Pakistan. Facebook is committed to building an impactful community in Pakistan and we believe it is important to support businesses, startups and the individuals who are driving innovation to grow and succeed. We are confident that through our partnership with the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom, Ignite, National Incubation Centre (NIC) Lahore, and LUMS, Facebook Innovation Lab will not only be a unique training and innovation center but will support a vibrant and transformative technology community in the country,” said Jason Lin, Head of Startup Programs (APAC), Facebook.

This is the first innovation lab launched by Facebook in Pakistan. The Lab will give startups the infrastructure and the access they need to refine and scale their business models so they can succeed in Pakistan and scale internationally.

The lab not only provides a showcase of the latest technology, but participants will be matched with mentors, as well as connect with Facebook’s global and exclusive experts, industry leaders, and specializes in product innovation, business growth, and data protection.

Attending the launch, Yusuf Hussain, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ignite said, “Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and Artificial Intelligence are rapidly expanding and will be major sectors of the future. Ignite’s partnership with Facebook, one of the world’s leading AR/VR development platform, will help launch this crucial 4IR technology in Pakistan in a big way.”

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Participants will access FbStart, a global program designed to help start-ups build and grow their businesses. Finally, participants are encouraged to connect and support other developers and entrepreneurs through Developer Circles, a community-driven program for developer collaboration.

One of the founders who shared how technology, especially VR, helped their vision was Saadan Ahmed, Founder and CEO of Vanilla Arcade, a company which offers immersive and interactive experiences to advertisers and educational institutions. “AR/VR has allowed us to connect the youth of Pakistan to experience the culture and history of their country in the most immersive way possible. It is the future of storytelling and education,” said Ahmed.

Other startups at the launch included Advertelligent who help support retailers understand foot traffic and Vcella who use technology to connect Pakistan’s artisans to the rest of the world through a virtual marketplace.

Facebook Innovation Lab is aimed at encouraging South Asia’s spirit of entrepreneurship and startup growth. In addition to the program, the lab will also host initiatives such as housing community events and workshops and providing training for startups. Another key feature of the lab is that it welcomes startups and entrepreneurs based in Pakistan who would like to deep dive into the emerging technology space.

LUMS Vice Chancellor, Dr. Arshad Ahmad said, “Innovation is the backbone of cutting edge research and quality teaching at LUMS. Facebook Innovation Lab Pakistan provides leverage to our core offerings and enables us to achieve another level of training and mentorship – it promises to create social capital amongst young entrepreneurs that will drive their ideas with no boundaries.”

Facebook Innovation Lab welcomes startups and developers to register their interest at https://fb.me/innovationlabpak

ReFest: Pakistan’s First Environment-Friendly Food Festival to be Held on 5th-7th April

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To discourage single-use plastics and promote sustainable food consumption, WWF-Pakistan is organizing the country’s first environmental-friendly food festival in the city.

The festival, ReFest, aims to reduce food waste and raise awareness about eating food in a responsible way as well as adopting sustainable practices in our daily lives such as reduced use of single-use plastics.

The theme of the festival is to spread awareness about the cause and enjoy the festivals responsibly, as per WWF, festivals were one of the reasons of over littering and because of massive use of single-use plastic in food festivals.

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The idea is to promote the sense of responsibility among citizens that how we can enjoy and be responsible at the same time.

According to the Global Hunger Index 2016 report, Pakistan ranks as a country with a serious hunger level. Approximately 40% of food in the country is wasted which amounts to close to 36 million tons of food waste per year in the country.

This level of wastage is alarming when compared to the figure that 43% of the country’s citizens remain food insecure with 18% facing severe shortages.

Following the theme, WWF has specially imported eco-friendly cutlery from China which will be used in the festival so that there is no more wastage of single-use plastic. Special partnerships with waste management parties have been made to maintain the cleanliness after the festival.

WWF believes that if food is produced more sustainably, distributed fairly and consumed more responsibility, humans and planetary health can be improved. It also emphasizes that by changing consumption patterns and providing access to nutritious food for all, all forms of malnutrition can be tackled as well.

The festival is full is of entertainment and food varieties but in a responsible way, which is going to be huge as we usually don’t see the focus here and see pictures circulating after the food festivals on the internet with massive littering at the venue.

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You’ll get to listen to your favorite singers there including Sounds of Kolachi, Umair Jaswal, Abid Brohi, Natasha Baig, Naeem Abbas Rufi, 21 The Band, Tamasha, Khamaaj, and Raafey Israar.

Don’t miss out because Sounds of Kolachi will be performing a very special piece without actual music instruments with tin, plastic bottles, and other trash.

Tickets can be bought on the ground and also from https://bit.ly/2Fwpdga

This three-day event will be open for general public at Beach View Park, Clifton from Friday, 5 April to Sunday 7 April, 4 pm to 11 pm. Come visit the Beach View Park with your friends and family, to Reset The Way We Fest.

Netflix Price Increases Once AGAIN!

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Anusha Sachwani
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Sorry folks! Netflix has once again placed a new price-tag on your subscription bill as it has announced an increase.

According to the company, the platform wants to create and introduce more creative content to its platform, which is why they are increasing the price of their plans.

The streaming service has notified the users based in the US about the change and will implement it from the next billing cycle.

Netflix Prices in Pakistan to Increase?

Furthermore, it is expected that the change in price will be adopted by the other markets in the upcoming time, including Pakistan in the near future.

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Netflix’s New Price Plan

The price has gone up approximately from $1 to $2 depending on the user’s plan. Reportedly, price of the basic plan will rise from $8 to $9 per month, the standard plan that includes HD streaming on two devices will go from $11 to $13 per month, and the price of its premium plan will increase from $14 to $16.

Reason Behind the Increase 

The company has been investing heavily in content and has been expanding all around the world, looping some of the biggest stars from all over the world.

Analysts have added that most of Netflix’s customers are alright with the price hike, as long as the company is providing them with more content and a wide range of it.

Nonetheless, Netflix will also face several new competitors in 2019, which explains why the company is working harder and is pulling-in more talent.

Stay tuned to Brandsynario for more news and updates.

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Honda Civic Facelift 2019 to Launch in Pakistan?

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Anusha Sachwani
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Honda Civic Facelift 2019

Honda Atlas Pakistan has teased the coming of a new vehicle on both their website and social media.

Though the teaser does not reveal much about what the automotive giant may have in store, however, the headlights do give away the biggest if clues!

The image reads, ‘Better Buckle Up!’ with activated hazard lights of a car which makes us wonder, does Honda plan on launch the Honda Civic Facelift 2019?

The 10th gen Civic was introduced about 3 years back, which means a facelift variant was expected.

This theory is second by the recent price revisions, as the brand announced that the revised prices of Civic variants will be ‘announced later’ and now a campaign has come forward.

We do not expect much changes to be made to the facelift variant given the revisions in the price and the constant variations in the currency.

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The 2019 Honda Civic facelift was officially unveiled at the 2018 Thai Motor Expo in Thailand.

Stay tuned to Brandsynario for more news and updates.

Pakistan Super Flood Prediction 2019 Takes Internet by Storm

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Ghazala Sulaiman
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Pakistan Super Flood Prediction 2019

Chairman Federal Flood Commission (FFC) Ahmad Kamal on Tuesday has issued a warning that monsoon pattern could cause super flood this year during monsoon season.

Extending to other parts of the country, as many as 25 districts have come under influence of monsoon due to shift in rainfall zone from North East to North West, reports Khaleej Times.

14 districts from Punjab and 11 from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa could experience a flood.

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According to Ahmad Kamal, 2010’s super flood in Pakistan resulted in a $10 billion loss. Moreover, an additional 9$ billion loss resulted due to flash flood from 2011 to 2015.

 National Flood Protection Plan-IV in the Works

According to Ahmad Kamal, National Flood Protection Plan-IV had been prepared with an estimated cost of Rs.332 billion.

It would be implemented in two phases and phase-I would cost Rs.177.661 billion and phase-II 154.585 billion.

Karachi Weather Alert: Temperature to Increase in Next Couple Days!

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Jinnah Express: Lahore-Karachi Train Booking, Ticket Price & More

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Ghazala Sulaiman
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The iconic Lahore-Karachi train, Jinnah Express has been launched by Prime Minister Imran Khan in a bid to revive Pakistan’s railway with the help of China.

This train takes approximately 16 hours and 30 minutes to complete its journey of 1214 K.M.

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Jinnah Express will stop at three railway stations:

  • Khanewal
  • Rohri
  • Hyderabad

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Jinnah Express Train Fare

The fare for each passenger is fixed at Rs 6,500.

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Benefits

The passengers will be given catering facilities and sleeping berths

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Train Timings

 Karachi To Lahore Timings

Stop Arrival Departure
Karachi Cant Start 15:00
Hyderabad Jn 17:05 17:07
Rohri Jn 20:35 20:55
Khanewal Jn 2:55 3:15
Lahore Cantt 7:00 7:15
Lahore Jn 7:30 End

 

Lahore To Karachi Timings

Stop Arrival Departure
Lahore Jn Start 14:30
Lahore Cantt 14:45 15:00
Khanewal Jn 18:35 18:55
Rohri Jn 0:50 1:10
Hyderabad Jn 4:43 4:45
Karachi Cant 7:00 End

 

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