Pak-Qatar Takaful and IBA-Karachi launched ‘Understanding Takaful’ program.

Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited (PQFTL) collaborated with the ‘Center for Excellence in Islamic Finance’ (CEIF) at the ‘Institute of Business Administration’ (IBA), Karachi, to conduct an Executive Learning Program, titled: ‘Understanding Takaful’ (The Islamic mode of Insurance). This insightful program was held recently at the IBA – City Campus, to provide academic awareness and practical knowledge to the professionals and students, who have an interest in the high-potential Takaful industry.

Through this course, the participants were able to gain a clear understanding of Takaful as a business model and the Shariah guidelines that govern this Islamic financial service. The course elaborated upon the intricate differences between ‘Conventional-Insurance’ and Takaful. The course was enriched with case-studies and practical examples. The primary objective of this training program was to build a solid foundation and knowledge-base of Takaful. It was primarily focused at the; Takaful Window Staff, Takaful Professionals, Entrepreneurs, Academicians, Finance Managers, Students of ‘Islamic Finance’, Human Resources Managers, Consultants and other stake-holders of this industry.

The Chief Executive Officer of PQFTL - Mr. Nasir Ali Syed stated that; “It was a delightful occasion for Pak-Qatar Takaful Ltd. to partner with the most prestigious institution in the country, to create awareness about the fast-growing Takaful model. Pak Qatar is committed to nurture highly competitive and knowledgeable managers for accelerating the future growth of this robust industry. We appreciate the deep commitment and immense contributions of IBA-Karachi, for providing world-class training and research-based knowledge for the professionals in the financial and business sectors of Pakistan.”

The Head of Marketing at Pak-Qatar Takaful – Mr. Nameer Khan said that; We believe in the importance of creating alliances with the academia, as it is the bridge between the industry, professionals and the youth, who are the pillars of the economy. This collaboration with a prestigious institution is a great milestone for Pak-Qatar Takaful, and is in line with our company’s long-term strategy. We plan to continue with such enlightening sessions in future too.

The learning outcomes gained from this academic endeavor included; An understanding of the basic principles of Riba, Qimar and Gharar. Deeper learning about Takaful Concepts and Practices as implemented in Life and General Takaful. The participants also got an opportunity to assess the insurance model and compare it with Takaful models prevalent in the local as well as global markets.

The course delivered valuable insights on the Shariah perspective on ‘Risk’, while explaining the Shariah Guidelines for Investments, Surplus distribution, Charity Fund, etc. The learners were also able to get comprehensive answers to the Frequently Asked Questions in Takaful. Another session on this subject will be organized soon.

Enabling Policy, Technological Advancement and Financial Revolution to drive growth and social development in Pakistan

Eminent speakers from the Telecom & IT sectors emphasized enabling policy, technological advancement and financial revolution would drive growth and spur economic activity in Pakistan. This was concluded today at the 9^TH Pakistan TELECON 2016 organized by Shamrock Conferences International at the Marriott Hotel Islamabad.

Chairman PTA, Syed Ismail Shah in his keynote address stressed the need for recognizing the window of opportunity for Pakistan and encouraged the private sector and entrepreneurs to do more. He said, “Pakistan is on a growth strategy, we need collaborated and mutual handholding of various stakeholders.”

The theme of the conference “At the Crossroads of Revolutionary Technology Challenges” was carried forward through two dedicated sessions on regulatory and technology followed by a panel discussion.

Nadeem Hussain, a visionary financial specialist while introducing his new venture, Planet N Group, said, “The financial revolution for the unbanked people of Pakistan requires an under-Rs.1000 smart phone with embedded APIs, allowing the rural and unbanked population to open a bank account, obtain credit, make payments and watch TV for free.”

Examining the regulatory framework to determine the performance, potential and the future strategy for the nation’s progress in the Telecom and IT sectors, Wahaj Siraj, CEO & Co-Founder of Nayatel opined that the industry had huge potential, it was time for the regulator and the private sector to team up for favorable outcomes. Meanwhile, Syed Ahmad, Chairman of P@SHA was of the view that piracy is a major impediment and PEMRA rules were old and not conducive, lacking contractual enforcement; taxation was one of the biggest issues hurting the IT industry.

The session on ‘Technology’ was chaired by Salman Ansari, a former advisor MOiTT, who engaged the speakers by asking them how they saw technology unfolding for Pakistan. This session was focused on exploring new opportunities and factors that drive technology deployment, while the experts discussed how to make next-generation technologies accessible for all.

Irfan Wahab Khan, Deputy CEO, Telenor spoke about how amazing products were strengthening the digital ecosystem in Pakistan; he said, “technology is transforming seamlessly.” Meanwhile, two visiting technology specialists, Damian Bethke, Deputy GM, Global Message Services AG from Switzerland and Oguz Kuchkbarak, CEO & Managing Partner, ODC Business Solutions from Turkey, spoke about telecom & IT experiences in their respective countries.

An interesting aspect of TELECON 2016 was the Panel Discussion on the global theme of World Telecom Day 2016, “ICT Entrepreneurship for Social Impact” which was chaired by Jehan Ara, President, P@SHA and a specialist in nurturing entrepreneurship and startups. The panel comprising of Asim Sheharyar Hussain, MD, Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), Shahida Saleem, Team Lead Ilm 2, Mohammad Nasrullah, VP, Customer Solutions CONVO and Junaid Iqbal, MD, Careem Networks Pakistan, concluded that data protection law was a long standing issue that needs attention.

Meanwhile earlier in his opening remarks, the Convener of the forum and Chairman, SHAMROCK Conferences International, Menin Rodrigues stated that the national telecommunication objectives and policies need timely realignments to accommodate the rapid technological advancements in the global telecom arena.

Huawei P9 Plus provide Large Storage Capacity with 3D touch Display

Huawei P9 Plus is the flagship smart phone of Huawei created with an innovative technology of dual camera in collaboration with Leica. Huawei P9 Plus has been designed to perfection and it delivers the best of technological features to allure the wider consumer market. Huawei P9 Plus has a 3D touch screen instead of ordinary one and it will boost the experience of the user to the ultimate level.

Huawei has created Huawei P9 Plus, as an excellent quality, premium smart phone for its customers. Its 3D touch offers an entirely new dimension to the product by allowing the users to gauge their activities through applying pressure on the screen. It is real fun when users have an option of touching the screen with different angles and seeing the ultra fast response of all new Huawei P9 Plus. So they can swipe, pinch or put extra pressure on screen that all works with the Huawei P9 plus.

Apart from this wonderful 3D touch feature, Huawei P9 has something really interesting for the customers. And that is, the larger capacity of storage. Huawei P9 Plus offers 4GB RAM along with 64GB internal storage even longer battery life with 3400mAh. The larger capacity of Ram provides applications and functions of smart phones to run smoother than ever experienced. While the internal memory mammoth is a real boon for the users who love to carry their whole world in their smart phones. 64GB internal memory provides enough space for songs, pictures, video clips, documents and much more. And that is even not the complete story. Huawei P9 Plus will also offer an external memory option by using Micro-SD card that can enhance the storage capacity up to 128GB.  

  

Huawei will soon launch Huawei P9 Plus in Pakistan. It will be available for the customers soon. Huawei Pakistan’s Marketing Head, Mr. Fraz M Khan expressed, “We are very excited to bring to our customers the exceptional Huawei P9 Plus. Huawei has collaborated with Leica to produce this Pure Android powered Huawei P9 Plus a worthy product.”

‘EcoStar – Gree Flagship Store’ inaugurated by DWP Group in Lahore

DWP Group has now inaugurated the first-ever ‘EcoStar – Gree Flagship Store’ in Pakistan. The state-of-the-art outlet is located on adjacent BFC, Main Boulevard in Lahore. A 5 percent inaugural 'Discount Offer' is also available at this new store. DWP Group is the official distributor of Ecostar Televisions and GREE Air Conditioners all over Pakistan, that ensures nationwide availability of these innovative products, along with prompt after-sales support through an extensive network of outlets. 

A grand inauguration ceremony was recently held to unveil the new outlet, designed to provide the consumers with an opportunity to explore, experience and purchase the most innovative products from EcoStar and Gree. These products have won several international awards, while many consumer surveys prove that each of these products is the best in its own category.

The Chief Operating Officer of DWP – Mr. Rizwan Butt, while inaugurating this new shopping facility, stated that; “DWP Group has a deep commitment to ensure continuous innovation in its products. We are consistently seeking newer, more pleasant, ways to reach out to our consumers. The Eco-Star – Gree Flagship Store in Lahore is a major milestone towards expanding our retail outreach and delivering world-class services to our discerning customers.”

EcoStar is a global brand of electronics and technological excellence. It is the leading producer of LED Televisions. The feature-rich LED TV models produced by EcoStar include; the large 65 inch LED TV (CX-65U565), the ‘4K UHD Smart LED TV’ - (VERO), the ‘3D Smart LED TV’, the ‘Smart LED TV’ and the standard ‘LED TV’.

Gree is a world-leading producer of smart-inverter technology air conditioners that save 60 percent on energy-consumption. Gree Viola Inverter AC is a European-Compliant AC, available in 1 Ton (12000 BTUS), 1.5 Ton (18000 BTUS) & 2 ton (24000 BTUS) capacities, using the latest, very powerful G10 inverter to deliver both options of cooling and heating.

The new flagship store has been established at: E-22, DWP Building, Adjacent to the BFC, PIA Housing Society on the Main Boulevard in Lahore. DWP Group is a leading provider of consumer electronics and technology products, enriched with unmatched services and solutions. It has accumulated great expertise in marketing globally-acclaimed, highly reliable products with cutting-edge technologies created by the world’s best companies and experts.

Huawei Clarify Doubts About Huawei P9 Design

Recently a misleading and maligning analysis created a buzz in the media wherein a so-called technology analyst described Huawei P9 having copied design. The leading technology giant, Huawei, noticed the heinous act of maligning its ever-growing reputation and status in the technology spheres and responded in a professional manner.

According to Huawei it is not a matter of copying a design for a smart phone that can be evident due to various grounds. Among these the very first argument placed by the company (and endorsed by the rational analysts) is that Huawei has a large team devoted for the best designing job only. And these designers are almost all around the world attached with Huawei. The team of designers works out the best designs for the new models of Huawei. So at the first hand, it is ridiculous to think that a large number of Huawei designers can not design a Huawei upcoming model. And instead company hired them to copy a design of a company’s model that already loosing its share to the prior one (obviously, Huawei).

Secondly Huawei has declared that Huawei is always ready for an open dialogue with the industry for the removal of any confusion and misunderstanding regarding Huawei’s code of professional ethics and company’s design ethos. Huawei has always been engaged to produce the most elegant, stylish and attractive smart-phone designs in the market. And this the reason behind a larger consumer pool Huawei has developed in almost everywhere across the borders. Huawei has one of the largest Research and Development staff across the globe and also Huawei is the only technology manufacturer in the world that spends the most on the R&D.

Third and the most important thing Huawei has highlighted is the fact that Huawei works with a number of vendors, including some non-exclusive one which are also engaged with other technology manufacturers in terms of supplying parts to them. And here begin the issue that misled the so-called technology analysts. The non-exclusive vendors working with Huawei supplied with the parts for Huawei P9 the company decided the most fit for the new model. The similar or to some extent same components (say image sensor or antenna) have been used by another technology manufacturer as well. Huawei urges the least-updated and so-called technology analysts to probe into the factual story before writing down any maligning media cover.     

Huawei is a world leading technology manufacturer that has grown out of the world top technology manufacturers. Huawei has become the national brands for most of the consumer market just because of its originality and commitment to the superior quality product manufacturing. Moreover, Huawei will always choose the best for its customers no matter it is a screw of a smart phone or elegant design.

Huawei Smart Watch Offers More Than 40 Dial Faces

There are a number of technology manufacturers in the market that produce a large variety of smart products, including the-wearable. Among these high quality products, Huawei wearable taking lead with respect to the innovative ideas of designing, best quality and above all stunning displays. These are the essential requirements of the markets that can never be overlooked by the manufacturers. The Huawei Watch is the best wearable that offers an experience of a whole new level after the update of Marshmallow. This will certainly go to keep the watch in a strong position to sway over the market for an even longer period. On the contrary, other competitors could not consider this as a better option with their products.

Smart watches by Huawei have the distinct qualities to allure the customer market, i.e. wide array of stylish looks and designs, manufactured with innovative approach and best display features. But the most amazing of these are the recently introduced concept of 40 plus dial faces in a single Huawei smart watch. It is truly amazing to have a watch of which one can change the dial face and not only the color of the dial.

Apart from the updates, Huawei wearable are perfectly designed with a variety of designs and styles, so one can freely choose among these according to their taste or style. Huawei wearable, also, offer the ladies version exclusively. Again, Huawei is the only technology manufacturer to bring the smart watch for women; otherwise the rest of the market has no such approach to serve the feminine customers. Moreover, the large range of Huawei products vary in leather or chain strips, stainless steel body, gorgeous designs and classical black leather watch.

Another aspect considered eagerly by the company is to come up with the products that do not outdate within a short span of 1 year. And for this Huawei has already joint ventured with Google recently. The idea behind this is to provide latest updates for the wearable products and make them able to keep their stature intact as the most advanced product in the market. Huawei marshmallow updates, as discussed earlier, are one of such examples. Huawei has a vision to integrate future with the products it offers.

No doubt, keeping future in mind is the best strategy to enhance the popularity and demand of the products but parallel to this is the esthetic touch of gentle craftiness for stunning display in the products. Smart watch made by Huawei always has that vibrant and crystal clear display with more resolution power. Wearable offer the best experience of view when it is comprised of AMOLED, like the Huawei smart watches.

Huawei P9 Plus, the New Version of P Series for Phablet Lovers

After a stupendous launch of Huawei P9 in the Pakistani market; Huawei is all set to reveal another version of Huawei P9 soon. The new smart phone version is known as Huawei P9 Plus. Huawei is a leading global technology master that believes to entertain as well as serve its customers, across the world, with best available technology and incredible experiences of Huawei’s innovative, cutting edge technology products. Although Huawei has already invaded the Pakistani market with consecutively, one after the other best smart phones launch in the last year, but it has a lot to offer yet. Huawei has planned to launch an exciting new flagship product at the upcoming MWC 2016. Anticipated new flagship smart Phablet is will be known as Huawei P9 plus.

As per the recent rumors Huawei P9 plus will be incorporated with a combination of best imagined features one has ever witnessed in a smart technology world, particularly in a Smart phone. Among these incredible features, the most amazing one is the dual camera at the rear of Huawei P9 Plus just like the previous version of P9. Certainly this is unexpected and a unique idea of having a dual camera on the rear side of a smart phone. Also the dual rear cameras are provided with the dual-LED flashes, too.

In Huawei smart phone the plug for the earphones are usually found on the top side, however, in Huawei P9 Plus model Huawei brand lovers are going to witness a headset jack in the bottom of the phone in close position of the speakers. Nevertheless, Huawei P9 Plus is a uni-bodied metal made, lustrous smart phone. And it is further said that may be the rear side of Huawei P9 Plus carry a glass rear, but still nothing has been confirmed by the leading technology manufacturer. Now the customers are waiting what Huawei P9 Plus will provide as the best version of the series P9.