KARACHI: A United Arab Emirates-based multidisciplinary virtual assets investment consultancy company has collaborated with a Pakistani software house to import healthcare services for the Saudi market, informed the company’s top official earlier this week.
Headquartered in Dubai, PXDX deals in healthcare training and services in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region where it manages its operations.
“We started collaboration in Pakistan and we had a project and we will be getting cooperation with a local software house in Pakistan and we will be importing their services to Saudi Arabia,” Dr. Rehan Al Taji, the founding CEO of PXDX and Gabriel Jobs, KSA, told Arab News without divulging the name of the Pakistani business entity.
The conversation took place on the sidelines of the seventh edition of The Future Summit, a two-day event that brought together futurists, business experts, innovative thinkers and investors at a local hotel in Karachi on Nov. 15.
“We will not only be offering services to hospitals but also extend our services to other sectors. However, we will start with the healthcare sector,” he continued without sharing further details.
Taji, who said he was visiting Pakistan third time, said he was deeply impressed by the performance of Pakistani startups which he described as “smart and innovative.”
“We saw Pakistani startups coming as a second runner up after Saudi startup in previous events like LEAP [tech conference] in Riyadh a few months back,” he said. “They are great.”
The PXDX and Gabriel Jobs chief said there were huge opportunities for Pakistani startups under Vision 2030, a program introduced by the Saudi authorities to diversify the kingdom’s economy and reduce its dependency on oil.
“Pakistani startups can extend their business in Saudi Arabia because now they [the Saudi authorities] are allowing it. With the help of Saudi businesses, they can establish their own companies there which will be 100 percent in their name and under their own ownership,” Taji continued, adding the opportunities were getting more rampant and easier to tap for foreign investors in the kingdom.
Under Vision 2030, the Saudi government is trying to develop, among other things, public service sectors such as health, education, infrastructure, recreation and tourism.
Speaking to Arab News, Dana Al Salem, a Kuwaiti global tech entrepreneur, investor and innovation expert said Vision 2030 had clear objectives.
“The countries that are attracting a lot of investors have a very clear purpose which they share with the world,” he said. “For example, Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 [is] super clear.”
Al Salem, who participated as a speaker at the summit, said Pakistan needed to work on its image abroad.
“Changing people's perspectives on Pakistan is very important,” she maintained.
The Kuwaiti expert advised Pakistan to focus on the agriculture sector for addressing food shortage concerns that countries around the world are facing, saying the South Asian nation was blessed with water resources which can help it increase its overall yield.
UAE-based firm partners with Pakistani software house to provide healthcare services to Saudi Arabia
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UAE-based firm partners with Pakistani software house to provide healthcare services to Saudi Arabia
- The firm’s CEO says it will start with healthcare sector before expanding operations elsewhere in the kingdom
- A Middle Eastern investment expert asks Pakistan to improve its image abroad and focus more on agriculture
Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian-registered aircraft by another month
- This is the 8th extension of the ban after an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir triggered an India-Pakistan conflict in May
- The restriction has forced Indian airlines to reroute their flights, increasing fuel consumption, travel times and operating costs
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has extended a ban on Indian-registered aircraft from using its airspace until late February, the Pakistan Airports Authority said on Wednesday, prolonging restrictions that have disrupted flight routes for Indian airlines.
Pakistan first imposed the restriction on April 24 as part of a series of tit-for-tat measures announced by both countries days after an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir.
New Delhi blamed the attack, which killed 26 tourists, on Pakistan. Islamabad denied any involvement and called for a credible, international investigation into the attack.
Tensions quickly escalated after India targeted several sites in Pakistan and Azad Kashmir, triggering intense missile, drone and artillery exchanges before a US-brokered ceasefire took effect on May 10.
“The ban on Indian flights has been extended till 5am on February 24,” the PAA said in a statement. “The ban will apply to aircraft owned, operated or leased by Indian airlines, including military flights.”
This marks the eighth extension of the ban, which has forced Indian airlines to reroute international flights, increasing fuel consumption, travel times and operating costs.
Last month, Pakistan accused India of blocking humanitarian assistance destined for Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah, saying a special Pakistani aircraft carrying aid was forced to wait more than 60 hours for overflight clearance.
Pakistan later sent relief supplies and rescue teams to the island nation by sea, officials said.
