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3rd PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week 2012 Starting Today

PakMediaBlog — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:55:41 +0000

PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week is back again in with a lot of glamour, glitz, high fashion, pret and stunning hairdos all, and is going to start today at the Lahore Expo Centre from April 13-16 2012. Pakistani designers with international fame, from HSY to Kamiar Rokni to Sania Maskatiya, will present their latest collections. Adding [...]

Why Coca Cola, Diet Coke and Pepsi are losing market share

Babar Khan — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:35:00 +0000

A study from Beverage Digest and the Beverage Marketing Corporation, released Tuesday, finds that non carbonated drinks are experiencing strong growth, with energy drinks are witnessing double-digit increases last year, Dasani, one of Atlanta-based Coke’s water lines, growing 11 percent and coffee growing by 9.4 percent. Keeping these trends in mind, PepsiCo and Tata collaborated [...]

djuice – First Corporate Supporter of The One Rupee Project

Sarosh Waiz — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:13:26 +0000

djuice joined hands with The One Rupee Project as the 1st corporate supporter to help build a sustainable Pakistan. Supporting the cause with a strong message of “Apney Aik Rupay Sey Har Aik Ka Kal Badal Daalo,” djuice is helping to create awareness to build up this silent revolution. This is a step further in [...]

Why JWT shouldn’t have acquired Converge Technologies

Sahlique Sultan — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:25:45 +0000

In the complex world of mergers and acquisitions, numbers must take a back seat while vision and product promise step into the limelight. At least, this is a lesson JWT Pakistan CEO Mr. Mansoor Karim Shaikh will learn with time, as his team learns truly what comprises of the true capabilities that Converge Technologies boasts [...]

One Rupee Project – Post Launch Write-up by Mr. Ali Sher Rahman

PakMediaBlog — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:42:11 +0000

The name, “One Rupee Project”, being quite appealing, made it simply irresistible as I came across it initially on Dr. Awab Alvi’s facebook page and twitter. The project, from whatever was shared of it initially, seemed to be a very simple initiative and was able to capture my attention. One Rupee?, I thought to myself, [...]

How Chinese investors took advantage of the Euro zone crisis

Sahlique Sultan — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:00:11 +0000

Ten years ago, Chinese investments overseas added up to just USD 3 billion and last year, the number shot to USD 59 billion. Companies in oil, gas, metals and mining comprised over 50% of the investment portfolio for Chinese firms, which are now moving up the value chain with industry and technology. Shandong Heavy Industry [...]

Angry Afridi Knocks Out A Crazy Fan At Karachi Airport

PakMediaBlog — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:05:37 +0000

Shahid Afridi attacks fan at airport: KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi attacked and slapped a fan at Karachi airport after he returned home from Dhaka where Pakistan won the Asia Cup final against Bangaldesh on Thursday. Angry Afridi Knocks Out A Crazy Fan At Karachi Airport is a post from: PakMediaBlog All Rights Reserved.

Investing in regional companies earns more than parent company

Sahlique Sultan — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 07:00:37 +0000

A new study from Yale associate professor K.J. Martijn Cremers shows that in the case of 92 companies, it was considerably more profitable to invest in regional affiliates instead of the parent companies operating in developing markets. He found that USD 1 invested in the affiliates over a 13 year period would have returned USD [...]

World Wildlife Fund to host fundraiser in Karachi

Sundus Bano — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:18:39 +0000

Imagine walking for miles to get access to safe, clean drinking water? Imagine water not running through taps in your house? Imagine drinking unhygienic unsafe water? Well, there are some people, who face this problem. Do you want to make a change in their lives? Do you want to be part of something BIG? Do [...]

Radio1 FM91 Presents Debate Competition – “YES HE KHAN, THUS HE CAN!”

PakMediaBlog — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:59:41 +0000

Radio1 FM91 is organizing a debate competition today, on 23rd March 2012 at T2F in Karachi, from 4 pm to 6 pm. The debate competition is titled “Yes He Khan, Thus He Can” and the young and bright minds of Pakistan will battle it out amongst themselves about whether Imran Khan can go all the [...]