Dubai-based ‘Coded Minds’ organizing its first-ever summer camp in Karachi
This is the first time a Dubai-based education company will be offering its top-of-the-line courses in Pakistan
Karachi- A Dubai-based global education company, Coded Minds, that offers iSTEAM (Innovation, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) subjects, is launching its Pakistan operations by organizing its first-ever summer camp in Karachi. With a vision to bring good quality advanced technology education at the grassroots level, Coded Minds’s first Summer Camp in Karachi is being offered at an affordable cost.
“We are very excited
that we will be able to serve the education sector in Pakistan,” says Omar
Farooqui, founder, and president of Coded Minds. Since it launch, in 2017 the
company has grown rapidly in the Middle East and Asia.
“We are now officially
registered in Pakistan and we aim to provide the best education to the young
generation of the country so that they can play a crucial role not just for
Pakistan but also at the global level,” Farooqui said.
“There is a major
misconception that technology education is expensive. It is completely the
other way round. The price point of our first ever summer camp actually
reflects the same. We believe quality education has not just to be affordable
but also reachable to the grass root level.”
Farooqui, who has had
meetings with President of Pakistan Dr Alvi and the Federal Education Minister
Shafqat Mahmood in February 2019, says that Pakistani talent can rule the world
if they are provided with the right skills and education.
“It is so heartening
to see that the government of Pakistan is committed to providing modern
education to its students. We as an international education company are determined
to play a role in this transformation,” he said.
“Coded Minds has plans to introduce global learning systems across the board in Pakistan- no matter what is your social and financial status,” Farooqui said.
The five-day Summer Camp will continue from June 24-28 in the North Nazimabad area and is being offered for a fee of PKR 2000 per student only.
The courses offered are Introduction to Programming, Scratch Jr., App Development. Children between the ages of 4-13 will be able to attend this course.
Each session will be 4 hours long and the course will end in 5 days. Those who are keen to participate can write to pak@coded-minds.org
. Transformers Roadshow winners receive seed capital and mentoring to realise their solutions to global development challenges
· Pakistan is third largest beneficiary member country of the IsDB with $12.43 billion financing received to date
· Health Minister Dr Zafar Mirza applauds IsDB’s contribution to the health sector in Pakistan. Awards winners of the roadshow.
Transformers Road show by IDBF
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has awarded four Pakistani innovators, researchers and entrepreneurs seed capital and business skills mentoring as part of its fifth edition of the Transformers Roadshow competition, held in association with COMSTECH. The Roadshow is a global initiative in which applicants are invited to pitch ideas accelerating one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Minister of state for health, Dr Zafar Mirza was the chief guest for the Transformers Roadshow. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Zafar Mirza said that, the current initiative, namely the Transformers Roadshow, is a very novel idea. He congratulated IsDB for providing this opportunity to young Pakistani innovators to pitch their ideas for addressing one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. There is no dearth of innovative and creative ideas in our countries but there is a dire need of directing efforts towards providing indigenous solutions for the problems that we face, and secondly there is a strong need for connecting innovators with entrepreneurs, who can convert the ideas or prototypes into commercialized products or services.
Dr Mirza said that Pakistani innovators are using their skills in producing energy from renewable technologies, which can be linked with industry to eliminate poverty and generate employment. He said that with the help of IsDB we have started a project of mobile health clinics in Islamabad that will obviously facilitate people in providing basic health facilities in remote areas. Health minister said that IsDB and COMSTECH will provide support for providing health, education, food security and safe drinking for the poor of the society.
Addressing the gathering and during the press conference, President Islamic Development Bank Dr. Bandar Hajjar said, Pakistan is the integral member country of the IsDB group and is the third largest beneficiary of IsDB financing.
The IsDB group has provided a total financing of 12.43 billion USD to Pakistan, helping improve the lives of the people of Pakistan through a range of development projects. He highlighted that IsDB is financing Neelum Jhelum Hydro Power Project, Jamshoro Power Station, CASA 1000 project for improving energy needs of the country. Dr Bandar Hajjar said that he had a very fruitful and constructive meetings with the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan. He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision of Road to Naya Pakistan will pave way for the economic prosperity of the country. He said IsDB has earmarked a 500 million USD fund for promoting science technology and innovation in the member countries.
The competition attracted more than 200 entrants from across Pakistan, with shortlisted 20 teams presented their innovative ideas and 4 finalists were selected by the esteemed judging panel, awarded $3,000 seed capital and a ticket to Transformers Roadshow final to be held in Senegal later this year. The initiatives were assessed in line with the SDGs agenda across factors such as innovativeness, impact and outreach, practicality, scalability, sustainability, potential for patenting and commercialisation.
Coordinator General COMSTECH addressing the press conference said that “We are committed to developing local talent and nurturing solutions to key challenges. We are delighted that this event attracted some of Pakistan’s top minds who have made it their mission to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.” He said that the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan is collaborating with IsDB for funding innovative projects by Pakistani scientists.
Dr Hayat Sindi, Senior Advisor to the President, Islamic Development Bank said: “The quality of the applications here in Pakistan has been exceptionally high, and I am delighted to see so many innovative and novel solutions proposed across such a diverse mix of development issues. Science, technology and innovation are at the heart of the IsDB’s strategy and through the Transform Fund, our dream is to support solutions designed by local entrepreneurs and innovators who understand their communities.”
Winners of the competition will receive an invitation to attend the 2019 IsDB Transformers Summit in Senegal. The winners were:
Dr Osman Hassan, Smart SIM (Health)
Dr Khawaja Arsalan Habib, Short Circuit Fault Localization System (Energy)
Hassan Bin Rizwan, Muse Lessons (Education)
Ms Rehana Balti, Appricot Processing Strategy (Agriculture)
Teams presented their ideas to an esteemed judging panel from public and private sectors including:
Dr Hayat Sindi, Chief STI advisor to the President of the IsDB
Mr Yusuf Hussain, CEO, Ignite
Dr Fil Randazzo, CEO and Founder, Leverage Science
Lars Kroijer, Founder, Allied Crowds
Launched in July 2018, the Transformers Roadshow is one of the initiatives led by the IsDB Transform Fund set up to support the IsDB’s strategic focus on capacity building and human capital development. Previous editions took place in Uzbekistan, Niger, Kazakhstan and Bangladesh, where the Bank has awarded nine innovators. The IsDB mission via the Transform Fund is to equip people to drive their own economic and social progress at scale, putting the infrastructure in place to enable them to fulfil their potential.
It’s the start of the spring and the fragrance of cricket is in the air. Yes, it’s time for PSL and the first week of the league has been astonishing for the fans. The matches have been fantastic so far, and the players are on fire. In short, the cricket fans are delighted with the overall league and enjoying the sport tremendously. For a nation who is passionate about cricket, starting its league was a huge milestone. Since its start in 2016, PSL has been going strong and successful in Pakistan and has been able to achieve the targets for which it was meant. Not only it has reawakened the passion of cricket in youngsters, but it has also reopened the gates of international cricket in Pakistan. For PSL 2018, the eliminator playoffs and the final match will be played in Lahore and Karachi respectively.
Get Up to 75% Discounts on Yayvo Cricket Festival 2018
PSL is playing an exceptional role in revival of cricket in Pakistan and keeping up with that spirit; Yayvo.com has launched #YayvoCricketFestival18 which is highly unique and unseen before in the shopping world. The shopping festival has been going strong since the start, and Yayvo.com is taking it another step forward by increasing the discounts on 6th PM 2nd March 2018. Overall, there is a discount up to 75% on Mobile Phones, LED TVs, Gaming Consoles, Home Appliances, Kitchen Appliances & Sports Goods. Meezan bank is facilitating the Yayvo customers by providing an additional discount of 10% on all products.
If you pay for the products through Easypaisa mobile account, you will get cash back of 10% on every product. Vouch 365 and iFlix have also come forward and collaborated with Yayvo.com to become gifting partners in the #YayvoCricketFestival18.
Tickets for PSL 2018 Eliminator 1 and 2
People who want to get their #TicketToCricket should visit Yayvo.com because it is the official online ticketing partner for PSL 3. It’s providing the opportunity to its customers to book the tickets for Eliminator 1 and Eliminator 2 rounds and get them delivered at home. The Eliminator rounds will take place in Lahore, Gaddafi Stadium on 20th and 21st March respectively. Book your tickets before they get sold out.
Tickets Price for PSL 2018 Final
Cricket fans are over the moon because final match will take place in the City of Lights. The dates for final tickets will be announced soon. The prices of the final tickets are:
People who want to book the tickets for the Final Match of PSL 2018 can subscribe here for further updates.
Take Price Control in Your Hands with #WhatThePrice
This season, Yayvo.com is reaching unparalleled heights in facilitating its customers. They are introducing #WhatThePrice for avid Twitter users. All you have to do is retweet the tweet. Yayvo.com will reduce the price of the product based on the number of retweets. This social activity aims to give the price control in the hands of the customers. This competition will take place thrice during Yayvo Cricket Festival. Retweet now to reduce the price of Samsung LED TV in the first competition; names of following two products will be disclosed on Twitter later.
Official PSL Kits 2018
Like PSL 2017, this year Yayvo.com has restocked PSL Kits for the fans so that you can #WearYourTeam. Official jerseys, caps, bottles, mugs, and uppers are available on the website in the colors of Karachi Kings, Islamabad United, Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators, and Multan Sultan. Yayvo.com is the official partner of Karachi Kings; you can get official merchandise of Karachi Kings from here.
Cricket fans can follow the social media pages of Yayvo.com and participate in the competitions to win signed jerseys by Imad Waseem and Babar Azam as giveaways.
24th February was the day of the launch of Honor 7X and Honor 9 Lite in Pakistan, and it was launched in a star-studded event at Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi. Honor Pakistan partnered with Invoi Technologies to bring these two amazing devices in Pakistan. On the occasion many famous celebrities of Pakistani showbiz industry were present, Media and Bloggers were also invited to the launch event.
Mr. Chris Sun, the Vice President of Honor in the Middle East and Africa during the launch event said, “Pakistan has immense potential since it is one of the fastest growing markets in the region. The good thing about this market is that 70% of the population is under 30 years of age and a true representation of Honor.”
Mr. Zeeshan, CEO of Inovi technologies said, “We have worked with Huawei in the past and this time we are excited to work with such a young and energetic brand. We are positive and hopeful as the product lineup is promising.
“Honor is bringing four smartphones in its product line in Pakistan, Honor 9 Lite, Honor 7X, Honor 9 and Honor 5C Pro”
Honor also displayed a cricket campaign casting Muhammad Hafeez, Shadaab Khan, and Rumman Raees as ambassadors.
Mr. Denis, the Country head of Honor Pakistan while talking to the media said that the company will work more with the local talent in order to be closer to the heart of their consumers.
“This will also open up the opportunity to put our contribution in the local media and advertising industry. Our approach is aggressive and we are very clear with the roadmap which we have decided with our local partners and hopefully, we will have good results from this market,” he added.
This event was widely discussed on all social media platforms as well:
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