ISLAMABAD: As part of its CSR efforts to support the marginalized strata of society in rain – and flood-hit Karachi, country’s leading cellular and digital services provider, Zong 4G, has extended support to the Bint-e-Fatima Foundation (BFF) old home. Being the sole source of sustenance for the elderly, Bint-e-Fatima old home is always in need of support and during these unprecedented …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Asif Majid Panawala (VP International Memon Organisation & President Jetpur Jamat Association) organised a lavish dinner in honour of Irfan A Vayani – UK, Iqbal Advani – Dubai and Ameen Nathani – China to welcome the arrival of foreign delegates at his residence. Many prominent figure of business and social welfare icons were present including Seth …

By Rafiq Vayani KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism Malaysia with the support of the Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board Employee Union (MTPB Employee Union) and Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (CUEPACS), had launched a special package for civil servants in conjunction with Cuti-Cuti Malaysia campaign. The package is part of the short term recovery plan in the …

Sport Desk DUBAI: Emirates Airline is #BackIntheGame. As the Official Airline of the 2020 US Open Tennis Championships, Emirates returns to the Grand Slam® tennis tournament for the ninth year in a row with online experiences to connect fans to the game. As Emirates resumes service in six U.S. gateways – with the health and safety of travelers at the …

News Desk DUBAI: Lufthansa has announced today that it will ramp upflight operations on its Frankfurt-Dubai route in September by 30 per cent, an increase of eight flights compared to the month of August. The addition of new flights follows the airline’s resumption of scheduled services from the UAE in early July in view of the steady growth in demand …

KARACHI: TPL Trakker, Pakistan’s leading IoT Company providing Tracking, Telematics, and Location Based Services and Solutions, has partnered with Rider, a rapidly growing end-to-end e-commerce logistics company. Following the partnership, TPL Maps, the mapping arm of TPL Trakker will power the Rider Mobile App to ensure accurate and hassle free deliveries. TPL Maps is Pakistan’s leading digital location technology provider licensed …

KARACHI: Facebook has launched a new product in Pakistan to help limit the spread of misinformation and to provide people using the platform with additional context before they share images that are more than a year old and that could be potentially harmful or misleading. “We’re empowering people to detect misleading content by giving them more context so that they can …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Accra, Ghana and Abidjan, Ivory Coast from 6 September. The addition of these two destinations takes the total number of points served by Emirates in Africa to 11. This will also take the airline’s passenger network to 81 destinations in September, offering customers around the world even more connections …

News Desk DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Family Business Council – Gulf(FBCG) that will see the two entities cooperate on a research agenda that meets the changing needs of family business in Dubai. Earlier today, officials from Dubai Chamber and FBCG met virtually to discuss …

AMSTELVEEN: The scale model of the Flying-V – the energy-efficient aircraft of the future – has flown for the first time. A year and a half ago TU Delft and KLM announced the start of the design of the Flying-V during IATA 2019 and after extensive wind tunnel tests and ground tests it was finally ready. The first successful test …