The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi’s Princess Zahra Pavilion has won third place at the 12th Casalgrande Padana Grand Prix awards 2019/2021. The building, which started operations in 2019, serves as the private wing for the hospital at its Stadium Road Karachi campus and was named Princess Zahra Pavilion last year. The Casalgrande Padana Grand Prix is an architecture award …

Government of Dubai Media Office: Dubai Chamber of Commerce, one of three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, announced that the value of member exports and re-exports grew 28.3% year-on-year (YoY) to reach AED23.1 billion in May 2022, marking the highest level since August 2018. Member exports and re-exports amounted to AED104.3 billion between January and May 2022, achieving 15.8% YoY …

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has achieved the milestone of producing over one million locally assembled mobile phones in Pakistan in just 6 months after setting up the assembly unit in the country. The company has partnered with Tecno Pak Electronics (Private) Limited last year in setting up the assembly plant of Nokia phones in Pakistan which has …

Emirates, renowned for its world-leading air transport services, has also been recognised for its outstanding ground transport services with awards in multiple categories, at the recent RoSPA awards, held for the first time in Dubai. The only airline to have achieved commendations three years in a row, the Emirates team took gold awards in three main categories: Fleet Safety Award, …

Qatar Airways and GE Aviation have joined forces to launch a customised training programme under the name ‘Leadership, Future and Culture’ (LFC). National Senior Managers of Qatar Airways attended this one-week course, which was designed for them to connect and enrich their leadership skills. The ‘Leadership, Future and Culture’ training programme was created to enable National participants to develop a …

A Gong Ceremony was held at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on the visit of the Ambassador of the United States of America to Pakistan, Mr. Donald Blome, to PSX. The US Ambassador, accompanied by the US Consul General in Karachi, Mr. Mark Stroh, and his team, were welcomed at the Exchange by the PSX Chairperson, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar; MD & …

Sindh Minister for Women Development, Shehla Raza as chief guest a business event ‘Sinf-e-Aahan’ Award organized by Smart Business Group’s founder Erum Arshad and Director Atif Faridi, at a Hotel Mehran here said that our women are showing excellence in every field including business and trade. She commended award distribution to working women by group in recognition of their endeavors. …

Swiss International School Dubai to announce the appointment of Ms Ashley Fitzgibbons as the Head of Boarding, with effect from August 2022. Our current Head of Boarding, Mr David McKeown, will be returning to the UK after more than 12 years in Dubai, to assume the position of Head of Boarding at Truro College. We wish David every success in …

Emirates has announced management rotations across its commercial operations team in the Middle East, Far East, Europe and Africa, positioning UAE talent in key markets and global commercial roles. Adnan Kazim, Chief Commercial Officer for Emirates Airline said: “We have a great talent pool of UAE Nationals, and we continue to invest in them and provide them with growth opportunities to take their …

ENOC Group, announced today that it has banned single-use plastics across its operations as well as in its head office, to align with the UAE’s vision of promoting an inclusive green economy. In March 2020, the Group announced that it will begin a phase-out of single-use plastics and today it has achieved a 100% single-use plastic free environment across its business units and corporate …