KARACHI: Dawood Global Foundation celebrated the 14th Anniversary of the LADIESFUND Power Lunches at Okra, where women entrepreneurs and professionals network for business development. This lunch featured guest speaker Shaniera Akram, Akram Foundation, speaking on her career and vision for building her foundation. Spotted at the full house gathering were Sehr Hafeez Pirzada, Shehla Rashid Hashmi, Moneeza Butt, Zeenat Saeed …

KARACHI: The Consulate of Italy in Karachi, together with the Embassy in Islamabad and the Trade Commission, organized a Business Seminar with two distinguished guests from Italy: Mr. Roberto Stabile, Head, International Affairs Department of Italian Association of Cinematography and Audiovisual Industry (ANICA) in Rome and Italian Trade Agency (ICE) Audiovisual Desk and Mr. Giordano Bruno Guerri,Italian writer, journalist and …

DOHA: Qatar Airways continues to demonstrate strong global growth with the announcement of new flights to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The ‘Airline of the Year’ has responded to continued robust demand from passengers by increasing its Colombo service from four to five flights per day from 1 September 2017, just one month after the last frequency increase. Its Dhaka service …

DUBAI: Emaar Properties announced the launch of ‘Dubai Hills Mall,’ a family retail district located in the heart of Dubai Hills Estate, the 11 million sq m master-planned green oasis set in easy proximity to Al Maktoum International Airport and Downtown Dubai. A regional retail and leisure destination scheduled to open late-2019, Dubai Hills Mall will have a gross leasable …

DOHA: Qatar Airways is rolling out a bespoke service for its premium class passengers, giving them even more choice and freedom to create a personalised dining experience every time they travel on long-haul flights from Doha. The new Pre-Select Dining service is being introduced on selected flights to Europe, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand. Passengers travelling in First …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP) is jointly organizing ‘Best Corporate and Sustainability Report 2016’ award ceremony will be held on Friday, August 25, 2017 in Karachi local hotel. The was announced by Chairman Joint Evaluation Committee Yaqoob Suttar and Khawja Ahrar-ul-Hasan Honorary Secretary ICMAP …

By our correspondent SEOUL: Samsung Electronics announced that it will launch ‘Relúmĭno,’ a visual aid application for the people with low vision. ‘Relúmĭno’ is a visual aid application that works in conjunction with the Gear VR to enhance the vision of visually impaired people. Users with newer models of Galaxy smartphones, including the Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, S8 and S8+ …

DOHA: Qatar Expo and Aspire Logistics signed today a joint agreement to organize and host three editions of “Fit and Fabulous Exhibitions” in Doha between November 2017 and May 2018. The exhibition is aligned with Aspire mission to promote awareness and adoption of a healthier lifestyle in a fashionable way. On behalf of Mr. Abdulla Nasser Al Naemi, Director General …

LONDON: British Airways has announced a new codeshare agreement with Scottish airline Loganair. The new agreement, which comes into effect on 1 September when Loganair begins operating as an independent airline, will enable customers from the Highlands and Islands to book directly onto services on British Airways’ global network at London’s Heathrow, Gatwick and City Airports, serving more than 200 …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates will be operating extra flights to Jeddah to help facilitate travel for thousands of pilgrims this year heading to and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Hajj.  Emirates will be operating 45 additional flights to Jeddah and 12 additional flights to Medina from 17 August until 11 September to help serve the 2 million …