News Desk KARACHI: As part of continued efforts to engage with the communities it service and provide upliftment, K-Electric (KE) on Thursday inaugurated a new water filtration plant in Surjani Town area. The plant, capable of producing 1,000 gallons per hour, will provide clean drinking water to the surrounding community. With a planned running time of 8 hours a day, the …

News Desk ISLAMABAD: Easypaisa, Pakistan’s premier digital payments platform, signed an agreement with the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) to enable collection of payments for the organization in a convenient and simplified manner. The agreement was recently signed by Khurram Malik, Head of Easypaisa, Telenor Microfinance Bank and Saboor Malik, President, RCCI at the latter’s headquarters. Member businesses …

ISLAMABAD: Telenor Pakistan and National Highways & Motorway Police (NH&MP) have come together in order to highlight the role of technology and explore various avenues for introduction of latest technologies towards uplifting governance for public safety and benefit. CEO Telenor Pakistan, Irfan Wahab Khan addressed higher officials and officer of NHMP led by Inspector General NH&MP Dr. Syed Kaleem Imam …

News Desk KARACHI: World Kashmir Forum (WKF) Chairman Haji Rafiq Pardesi has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is making serious efforts to resume business activities in the country but the problems are still very complicated. He was at an online webinar on the topic of “Stabilizing the Country’s Economy and Initiatives” under the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations on …

RIGA: airBaltic travel loyalty program, branded as the airBaltic Club, is in the process of fully integrating the PINS program under one brand therefore providing even more attractive offers to the customers. Māris Rudens, Managing Director of SIA Loyalty Services: “The joint loyalty program airBaltic Club is set for a change to become larger and more rewarding loyalty program for travellers in the Baltics, thus focusing on more …

News Desk KARACHI/DUBAI: Emirates has revised its flight timings to/from Sialkot to offer customers better connections via Dubai with seven weekly flights – providing greater access to its current network of 75 cities across six continents. Effective 22 August, Emirates flight EK 618 will depart Dubai at 20:55 hrs and arrive in Sialkot at 1:10 hrs. The return flight, EK …

KARACHI: The Board of Directors of Meezan Bank Limited in its meeting, held on August 17, 2020 approved the financial statements of the Bank for the half year ended June 30, 2020. The meeting was presided by Mr. Riyadh S.A. A. Edrees – Chairman of the Board, Mr. Faisal A. A. A. Al – Nassar – Vice Chairman of the Board was also …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, has launched exciting new offers for members to enjoy, from points transfers to discounted redemptions and more. Members who convert a minimum of 5,000 Etihad Guest Miles from other loyalty programmes between now and 31 August 2020 will receive one Tier Mile for every mile transferred, encouraging guests to …

News Desk KARACHI: Dawlance has entered into an agreement with National Institutional Facilitation Technologies (NiFT), to feature “NiFT ePay” Gateway, enabling customers to make Electronic & Mobile payments, while purchasing innovative products through Dawlance’s Online platform. Since NiFT is one of the largest Digital-Payment processors in Pakistan, operating a highly-secured ‘Digital Financial Services’ (DFS) platform, this collaboration will create great …

News Desk ABU DHABI: H.E Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy, H.E Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs, and H.E Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, discussed with H.E. Sultan bin Hadda Al Suwaidi, Chairman of Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD), the economic developments in the UAE as …