ISLAMABAD: METRO Pakistan as part of its life savers campaign managed a blood collection drive and set up blood camps at six of its stores in and Islamabad, Faisalabad, and Lahore, to give its employees and customers an opportunity to donate blood. During this pandemic the blood donors have reduced massively due to lock down and as a moral duty, …

News Desk GENEVA: On average, prices for mobile-voice, mobile-data and fixed-broadband services are decreasing steadily around the world, and in some countries even dramatically. The reduction in price relative to income is even more dramatic, suggesting that, globally, telecommunication and information and communication technology services are becoming more affordable. However, both trends do not translate into rapidly increasing Internet penetration …

DUBAI: Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, today announced the launch of a campaign offering free international transfers for all individual customers during the ongoing COVID-19 situation. As part of the campaign which runs until 11 August 2020, customers can transfer funds to more than 150 countries in over 30 currencies by via the bank’s Mobile App or Online …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways is continuing to increase the number of special flights it is operating worldwide to and from Abu Dhabi. Throughout May and June, the airline will increase frequencies on previously announced special flights and will add new services to Belgrade, Dublin, Geneva, Milan, Paris Charles de Gaulle, and Toronto. In addition to the recently launched …

News Desk DUBAI: As part of its continuous efforts to keep the business community in Dubai informed with the latest legal developments and to help the private sector protect their businesses during the current circumstances, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with Al-Tamimi & Co, organized a webinar on “Covid-19 and Force Majeure in the UAE which …

KARACHI: Shahid Ismail Mangroria, Vice President, Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) expressed his displeasure on State of Pakistan’s announcement of bringing down the mark-up interest rate by mere 1% to 8% from previous mark-up interest rate of 9%. Shahid Ismail Mangroria said; “although due to this deduction of merely 1% in mark-up interest rate has caused a reduction …

LAHORE: The world’s most important freestyle football tournament will not only go on in 2020 – it will be more inclusive than ever. After over a decade of World Finals in front of crowds on five continents, Red Bull Street Style will take the official World Championship of freestyle football entirely online. Anyone can enter by submitting a video clip. …

News Desk KARACHI/DUBAI: Emirates SkyCargo has expanded its weekly scheduled cargo flight operations to cover 75 destinations across six continents. Through its wider reach, Emirates SkyCargo is able to transport essential commodities and other urgently needed cargo more rapidly across the world, allowing exporters and importers across markets to benefit from direct access to widebody cargo capacity. Some of the …

SHARJAH: Pure Health, the largest laboratory operator in the GCC, has setup a full-fledged field laboratory dedicated to the nation’s fight against Covid-19. The new field laboratory was setup within a 48 hours window, within the Covid -19 dedicated field hospital setup by the UAE government at the Sharjah Expo Center. The new field laboratory plays a key role in …

ISLAMABAD: In line with its CSR vision, PTCL has sponsored Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) 120-beds Corona Care Hospital on 6th Road, Satellite Town, Rawalpindi for procurement of medicines, as part of PTCL Coronavirus support and relief package. Ahmed Jalal, EVP, HR Operations, PTCL, is presenting cheque to Brigadier Abdul Hadi (R), Member Managing Body PRCS, at PTCL HQ, Islamabad. …