News Desk KARACHI: Tania Aidrus, the former Google executive and MIT professional  heading the ‘Digital Pakistan’ initiative recently launched by Prime Minister Imran Khan, has described it as having ‘an overarching vision that aims to unlock the potential of Pakistan’s digital future’.  She opens up about her views on the initiative and her plans for it in an exclusive interview carried …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Indonesian Consulate General in Karachi in collaboration with the Indonesian Women Association (Dharma Wanita Persatuan/DWP) and Indonesian Defence Attache in Islamabad participated in the 33rd International Gourmet at the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Air War College (AWC) Karachi, Saturday 11 January, 2020. International Gourmet is an annual event organized by PAF AWC Karachi aimed at develops …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: In the frame is Shabana Razzak ARY Ladies Wing WMO MIddle East and Yusuf Kamdar Trustee WMO blue shirt is Nowsad Gani Deputy President WMO International black shirt with Nawsad is Shoaib Ismail Secretary General WMO in the blue kit sitting down is Kamran Gani Board Member WMO Middle East Khalid Dhedhi Regional Secretary General WMO …

News Desk ABU DHABI: The UAE Space Agency announced its collaboration with the Abu Dhabi-based global innovation hub, Krypto Labs, to launch the UAE NewSpace Innovation Program, which aims to maximize the growth of space technology start-ups in NewSpace, the rising private spaceflight industry. The program comes as part of the UAE Space Agency’s efforts to accelerate the growth of …

News Desk KARACHI: A press conference was held here yesterday at Karachi Press Club to launch a campaign against child abuse initiated by actor/producer Angeline Malik to help create awareness against this evil in our society. The event was marked by the screening of promos in Urdu and English of a short film produced by Malik, on the subject. Video …

Sport Desk DUBAI: Singapore-Based Giti Tire https://www.corp.giti.com/corp is returning in 2020 as the exclusive tire provider in the Formula 3 Asian Championship Series, a top-level formula competition of young racing leaders from around the world. After kicking off the new season with successful racing action in Malaysia, Giti Tire is excited to make its international race Middle East debut with …

BEIJING: The President of China Xi Jinping has conferred the highest scientific award of China to the famous Pakistani scientist Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman in the Great Peoples Hall in Beijing. Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman is the only Muslim scientist who has been honored with this prestigious award, “China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award.” The spokesman of the International Center for Chemical …

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 483 delegation members from ATCO Laboratories Limited Pakistan arrived in Kuala Lumpur for a visit from 6 to 10 January 2020. The group was the first to arrive as an incentive delegation for Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020) campaign. ATCO Laboratories Limited was among the pharmaceutical pioneers in Pakistan, and now the eleventh largest in the country. …

NEW DELHI: The Hon. Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Muhammad Bakhtiar bin Wan Chik, presented 37 awards at tonight’s Appreciation Awards to partners of Tourism Malaysia in India for their strong and continuous support towards the growth and development of the Malaysian tourism industry. The Appreciation Night, held at The Shangri-La on the eve of SATTE (South …

News Desk LAHORE: Air Link Communication Limited (“Airlink”) is one of the leading and largest distributors of mobile phones in Pakistan having over 5,000 retailers and 1,100+ wholesalers in its nationwide distribution network. Airlink is an official distribution partner of Samsung, Huawei, Tecno and Itel mobile phones in Pakistan. Airlink is also the only official source and distributor of iPhones in …