News Desk KARACHI: World Kashmir Forum (WKF) Chairman Haji Rafiq Pardesi has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is making serious efforts to resume business activities in the country but the problems are still very complicated. He was at an online webinar on the topic of “Stabilizing the Country’s Economy and Initiatives” under the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations on …

RIGA: airBaltic travel loyalty program, branded as the airBaltic Club, is in the process of fully integrating the PINS program under one brand therefore providing even more attractive offers to the customers. Māris Rudens, Managing Director of SIA Loyalty Services: “The joint loyalty program airBaltic Club is set for a change to become larger and more rewarding loyalty program for travellers in the Baltics, thus focusing on more …

News Desk KARACHI/DUBAI: Emirates has revised its flight timings to/from Sialkot to offer customers better connections via Dubai with seven weekly flights – providing greater access to its current network of 75 cities across six continents. Effective 22 August, Emirates flight EK 618 will depart Dubai at 20:55 hrs and arrive in Sialkot at 1:10 hrs. The return flight, EK …

KARACHI: The Board of Directors of Meezan Bank Limited in its meeting, held on August 17, 2020 approved the financial statements of the Bank for the half year ended June 30, 2020. The meeting was presided by Mr. Riyadh S.A. A. Edrees – Chairman of the Board, Mr. Faisal A. A. A. Al – Nassar – Vice Chairman of the Board was also …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, has launched exciting new offers for members to enjoy, from points transfers to discounted redemptions and more. Members who convert a minimum of 5,000 Etihad Guest Miles from other loyalty programmes between now and 31 August 2020 will receive one Tier Mile for every mile transferred, encouraging guests to …

News Desk KARACHI: Dawlance has entered into an agreement with National Institutional Facilitation Technologies (NiFT), to feature “NiFT ePay” Gateway, enabling customers to make Electronic & Mobile payments, while purchasing innovative products through Dawlance’s Online platform. Since NiFT is one of the largest Digital-Payment processors in Pakistan, operating a highly-secured ‘Digital Financial Services’ (DFS) platform, this collaboration will create great …

News Desk ABU DHABI: H.E Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy, H.E Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs, and H.E Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, discussed with H.E. Sultan bin Hadda Al Suwaidi, Chairman of Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD), the economic developments in the UAE as …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates will operate repatriation flights to Bengaluru, Kochi, Delhi, Mumbai, and Thiruvananthapuram from 20 until 31 August. The special flights will facilitate travel for Indian citizens in the UAE wishing to return home, and for residents of UAE currently in India to return to the UAE. The airline will operate repatriation flights to India on the following dates: …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: The iconic Emirates A380 made a one-off service to Clark International Airport today, becoming the first commercial flight, utilizing the iconic aircraft, to operate to the Luzon-based airport. The special A380 service from Dubai to Clark and operating as EK2520, took off from Dubai International Airport at 02:40 and landed in Clark at 15:23 local time, …

KARACHI: Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited (“PMPKL”) partnered with Network of Organizations Working with Persons with Disabilities, Pakistan (NOWPDP), for an anti-littering campaign. The campaign aims to provide economic empowerment for persons with disabilities by providing retro-fitted vehicles for them to operate as they collect litter from different areas to recycle waste, as well as help clean up Pakistan. PMPKL, a …