Aimen Siddiqui

1 week ago | thenews.com.pk | Aimen Siddiqui

KARACHI: A number of ride-hailing app Careem Pakistan’s users received emails and push notifications from the company on Wednesday formally announcing the suspension of its ride-hailing services across the country. Dozens of Careem users took to social media, sharing the screenshots of the notifications and expressing surprise over the ride-hailing app’s sudden departure from the Pakistan market. But experts were not shocked and largely believed that the move was inevitable.

1 week ago | thenews.com.pk | Aimen Siddiqui

KARACHI: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting with Michael Saylor, executive chairperson of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), and Minister of State for Crypto and Blockchain Bilal bin Saqib to explore the use of Bitcoin as a sovereign reserve asset, according to a statement. The meeting, held in Islamabad, focused on the role of Bitcoin in strengthening the country’s monetary resilience and accelerating its transition to a digitally enabled economy.

2 weeks ago | geo.tv | Aimen Siddiqui

This falls under category of "financial obscenity", says Asif. PM has sought report from NA speaker and Senate chairman. Govt has approved to increase their salaries by over five times. KARACHI: Veteran leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Khawaja Asif slammed the dramatic rise in parliamentary officeholders' pay and benefits on Wednesday, terming it "financial obscenity", The News reported.

2 weeks ago | thenews.com.pk | Aimen Siddiqui

KARACHI: PML-N leader and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday publicly criticised the sharp increase in salaries and perks for parliamentary officeholders, calling it “financial obscenity”. In his post published on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, Asif said, “The massive increase in the salaries and financial perks of the speaker, deputy speaker, Senate chairperson and deputy chairperson falls under the category of financial obscenity.

3 weeks ago | thenews.com.pk | Aimen Siddiqui

KARACHI: Minister of State for Crypto and Blockchain and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Blockchain and Crypto Bilal Bin Saqib has said the country is not aiming to “catch up” but to lead on digital assets and innovation. “We came to learn, to listen and to contribute,” Saqib said following meetings with US senators and White House officials in Washington, United States, said a statement on Thursday.