Gerry’s dnata, Pakistan’s largest ground services provider, has won a prestigious award for achieving the highest safety standards. The company has been recognised for its industry-leading health & safety risk assessment and control procedures at the 7th International Environment, Health & Safety Awards. Syed Haris Raza, vice president of Gerry’s dnata, said: “Safety is a fundamental, uncompromising tenet of our …

News Desk KARACHI: Mobile services, from voice to video streaming, are on the rise across Asia. To support this growth, Telenor selected Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management, including Oracle Converged Charging to lay the groundwork for 5G and provide seamless charging and billing interactions for its 175 million subscribers in the region. This can range from an ongoing monthly subscription to a …

News Desk JEDDAH: Airbus secured this years’ Hajj holy pilgrimage in Mecca with its mission-critical communication technologies in Saudi Arabia. The company rolled out its Tactilon Agnet 800 collaboration platform and Tetra technology for use of public safety and security forces on the field and in the control rooms. Through the communication solutions’ secure and reliable features, the teams were …

News Desk KARACHI: In a move to streamline salary disbursement of its workers from cash to digital branchless banking solution, Al Karam Textile Mills Pvt Ltd (AKTM) has partnered with U Microfinance Bank Limited (U-Bank) to provide factory workers a fast, safe and convenient channel to receive remuneration. Speaking about this initiative, Mr. Zaid Kaliya, Chief Financial Officer, Al Karam …

Zi Solar Pvt. Ltd., a leading renewable energy solution provider in Pakistan, has entered into an exclusive partnership with Aeonus Co. Ltd., a Korean global leader in renewable energy. This partnership will pave the way for the deployment of state-of-the-art Korean-manufactured Electric Vehicles (EV) charging and storage equipment in Pakistan. The two companies will also collaborate in research and development …

By Rafiq Vayani ABU DHABI: Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, the capital’s first low-cost carrier, has announced the introduction of a new service to Faisalabad, Pakistan with direct flights from Abu Dhabi starting on August 10, 2021 and a new service to Multan starting on August 11, 2021. The twice a week service offers greater connectivity and value-for-money options making it easier and more …

DUBAI: Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC (“EITC”) published its financial results for the second quarter of 2021. It reported: (i) revenues of AED 2,855 million, a 7% increase year-on-year, (ii) an EBITDA of AED 1,130 million, a 7.3% increase year-on-year; (c) a net profit of AED 240 million, an 11.4% increase year-on-year and (d) capital expenditures of AED 649 million. …

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced the launch of the first official Public Profile for a tourism board on leading social media platform Snapchat – giving potential travellers the chance to explore everything that the capital of the UAE has to offer in a new and immersive way.  Public Profiles give brands …

Etisalat today announced the launch of a full suite of collaboration solutions for businesses in the UAE, bringing greater value to customers looking to seamlessly communicate and collaborate. Businesses can now select from collaboration solutions such as Etisalat’s CloudTalk Meeting, Avaya Spaces, Cisco Webex, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom. Etisalat supports business continuity and remote working by providing businesses the freedom to choose …

MKP Corporate Group – Pakistan’s Premier Public Private Corporate Group has appointed Junaid Hamid as the first President of “MKP Corporate Group” Karachi Chapter for the year 2021-22. Syed Sohail Ahmed Hashmi, President MKP Corporate Group  said in his appointment message that the newly elected President Junaid Hamid should showcase his talents by fulfilling her responsibilities and set high-quality guidelines for future presidents. …