National Incubation Center (NIC) Lahore at LUMS nominated start-up Codeschool.pk has won top laurels and a cash prize in the capstone business pitch competition in the Stanford Seed Spark Program for high-achieving entrepreneurs across South Asia.  This was the inaugural cohort from Pakistan, and was introduced by NIC LUMS. “Our partnership with Stanford SEED Spark reflects our confidence in Pakistani …

Emirates has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Public Service of The Bahamas to explore joint initiatives to promote tourism to the island nation.  The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates Group Chairman and Chief Executive and The Hon Frederick A Mitchell MP, Minister of …

At the 18th annual ceremony for the Global Traveler (GT) Tested Reader Survey Awards held in December 2021 at The Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, Dubai Duty Free cemented its status as a leading travel retailers when it was named “Best Duty-Free Shopping in the World” for the fifteenth consecutive year and as a result, was awarded with a …

Thirteenth Conference on Food Safety and Quality was held at Dreamworld Resort in Karachi under Consumer Association of Pakistan. Engr. Sabir Ahmed (Executive Director of COTHM, Karachi), Food Safety Expert Sumaiya Shahadat, Syed Azhar Jamil (Vice President of CAP) and hundreds of COTHM students attended the conference as Strategic Partners other guests included Director General PCSIR Dr. Hafiz Rabb Nawaz, …

Dubai Chamber of Commerce has announced the top three winners of the 6th edition of the Dubai Smartpreneur Competition at the closing ceremony of the Enterprise Agility Forum 2022, which took place at Expo 2020 Dubai. Eduployment Portals, a global online recruitment platform designed to help blue-collar workers develop English language skills, claimed first place; Diwama, an AI-based image recognition …

BankIslami, Pakistan’s leading Islamic finance institution, and Karachi Kings, the 2020 PSL Champions signed a Platinum sponsorship agreement for the upcoming 2022 season of the tournament. The ceremony was held at BankIslami’s Regional Office, Business and Finance Center, Karachi. It was attended by Syed Amir Ali, President & CEO BankIslami, Salman Iqbal, CEO ARY TV, Muhammad Amir, Sharjeel Khan and …

Amidst optimism and hope in reviving the tourism sector, Botswana Pavilion, on 19th January 2022, held official press briefing to announce the Botswana Tourism Month at the Expo 2020 Dubai. Set to be on display until the 8th  of February 2022, the one-of-a-kind showcase promises to highlight the Southern African country as a globally competitive force in tourism with a rich natural …

The leading international wholesale company, joins the consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany in Karachi for the launch of an environmental project at Clifton’s Aunty Park. As part of Corporate Social Responsibility, METRO Pakistan provided the cleaning equipment, gloves, garbage bags and bins, and extended its support for the initiative. The DG Parks Karachi, Mr. Junaidullah Khan, was the …

To encourage women badminton players, six-day Karachi Open Badminton Championship for Women was jointly organized by Sindh Rangers and Sindh Badminton Association at Rangers Club North Nazimabad. Rangers officials, members of Badminton Association, President North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry Faisal Moeez and other personalities from various walks of life participated. Expressing his views on the occasion, President Nakati …

n an exclusive interview with CNN’s Richard Quest, Emirates president Tim Clark said the airline was not aware of some of the potential 5G rollout issues until yesterday morning, calling the situation “one of the most delinquent, utterly irresponsible” he has seen in his aviation career. Major international airlines are scrambling to modify or cancel flights to the United States amid uncertainty about potential …