Working rigorously to empower the community by staying true to one of its core values of inclusion, Graana.com has announced its next partnership with NOWPDP - the leading disability organisation in Pakistan.  The partnership came into fruition after Director Graana.com, Mr. Farhan Javed, signed an MoU with Executive Director NOWPDP,[...]

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued a notice to real estate agents and builders to share data regarding all buyers/sellers before negotiating a deal to prevent terrorists from entering real estate deals in compliance with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) conditions. In this regard, FBR has launched[...]

In Pakistan, about 40.1% of the population lives in urban slums. In Islamabad, there are a total of sixty-three slums in 20 out of 26 union councils in the city, according to a 2017 national census conducted by UNICEF. The census further revealed that; Out of the total 1 million[...]

ISLAMABAD: To facilitate taxpayers, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has unveiled ‘E-Audit’ implementing online audit meetings, abolishing the need to attend a hearing by going to tax offices or FBR Headquarters. Under the new regulation, the board will conduct meetings through electronic means, including video links or any other[...]

“Solid wastes are raw materials we’re too stupid to use” - Arthur C. Clarke   The situation of waste management in the world is in a heap of trouble. The principle of sustainability states that in a natural cycle without any human presence, the production of waste will be zero[...]

Land encroachment is one of the major impediments in urban development. This illegal activity is a common practice not only in Pakistan but also dominates a major portion of urban culture in many developing nations. The land encroachers do not have a defined set of patterns, they illegally occupy public[...]

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) launches ‘Service Desk Portal’, to facilitate the general public to register housing finance complaints with the SBP directly through the portal. This initiative has been introduced for people to easily avail the government’s mark-up subsidy scheme for affordable housing. In addition, the central[...]

First-ever real estate certification programme in Pakistan to be taught by Graana.com experts at NUST!   Once again, Graana.com is all set to score a first in the real estate sector of Pakistan. This time, it is in the realm of academia – and Graana.com is not alone in this[...]

Preamble The hospitality industry has been one of the hardest-hit sectors of the economy on a national and international level. With worldwide airline capacity down by 70-80 per cent in April 2020, international business and leisure tourism witnessed a drastic decline signalling a regression in business for the upcoming period.[...]

Graana.com, in collaboration with Urban Innovation and Islamabad Capital Territory Administration (ICTA) partners with Islamabad Cycling Association, ITP, Tobacco Smoke-free Islamabad, UNDP Urban Platform, MTB Islamabad, Prime Minister’s Tiger Force, and Critical Mass Islamabad to host ‘Cycling Sunday’. The recreational event will be held on December 6, starting at 12[...]