LUMS hosted an online convocation ceremony to honour the Class of 2021 on July 3. The ceremony was streamed via Facebook Live. His Excellency, the President of Pakistan and Chancellor, LUMS, Dr. Arif Alvi, joined the University’s senior leadership, including Founding Pro Chancellor, Syed Babar Ali; Rector, Mr. Shahid Hussain; Pro Chancellor, Mr. Abdul Razak Dawood and Vice Chancellor, Dr. …

Ahead of the monsoon season, K-Electric reiterated the importance of safety during and beyond the expected rains. The power utility urged its valued customers to adopt necessary precautionary measures to avoid any safety hazards. Karachi was among the most affected cities of Pakistan in the 2020 monsoon season, with many areas immobilized due to urban flooding and waterlogging. Cognizant of …

News Desk DUBAI: Syeda Fariya who was COVID-19 positive visited Zulekha Hospital Dubai. She was suffering from preeclampsia and high blood pressure. The family and Dr. Bushra Gul, Specialist Obstetrics & Gynecology had a caesarean section planned, but she headed to the hospital when she didn’t feel very well before her delivery date. On her arrival, hospital staff examined her …

College of Family Medicine Pakistan, in collaboration with Dynatis Pakistan, is launching Pakistan Diabetic Neuropathy Foundation (PDNF). PDNF aims to empower doctors to effectively manage and treat patients with Diabetic Neuropathy. Considering the rising prevalence of Diabetic Neuropathy in Pakistan, this foundation will facilitate research initiatives and academic workshops that will help in analysis, diagnosis, and management of the disease. …

Holidays by flydubai is offering attractive packages for the upcoming Eid holiday. The special offers to the Maldives, Santorini, Tbilisi, Trabzon, Yerevan and Zanzibar start from AED 1,425 per person which includes flights, hotel stay and breakfast. The packages are available for booking by 10 July 2021 and for travel between 16 July and 24 July 2021. Nelson D’souza, Vice …

By Kamran Hashim Logo unveiling ceremony of ‘Melodies Club’ was held on Monday 28th June 2021 at Studio 28 with a very tempting theme of ‘Mango Party’, which was tempting enough for mango lovers and also for the reason that this was first mango party taking after place after relaxation of Covid-19 SOP’s by the concerned authorities.  This Mango Party …

An online session was organized at the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi’s Joshmlihabadi Library in memory of Indian Urdu critic, dramatist, and intellectual Shamim Hanafi. Expressing his view online from India on the occasion poet Ranjeet Singh Chohan said, I can’t express how saddened I am to hear the loss of. He was my companion; the last time when he …

The fifth edition of the Women in Aviation (WIA) Middle East Chapter’s General Assembly, held as a co-located event of the 20th edition of the Airport Show at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), has awarded scholarships worth over US$50,000 and honoured women who are helping the aviation industry gain gender diversity. For the first time, an exclusive awards programme had been …

To support the Government’s climate change and green energy initiatives, Engro Corporation has implemented a 1 MW solarization project under the Green Presidency Initiative, turning Aiwan-i-Sadr into one of the only few presidencies in the world to be fully powered by green energy. A brainchild of His Excellency, The President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi, the roll out of …

Government of Dubai Media Office: RewirEd, the first of its kind global platform that seeks to reimagine the future of education, is set to host its flagship global education summit (RewirEd Summit) from 12 – 14 December 2021, during the Knowledge and Learning Week at Expo 2020 Dubai. Led by Dubai Cares, in partnership with Expo 2020 Dubai and in close coordination …