BIZ TODAY MONITOR AMSTELVEEN: From 02 April 2020 night, KLM will start with an airlift from Schiphol to Australia, which will bring home almost 2000 Dutch travelers in the coming days. KLM operates these flights in collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In recent weeks, KLM has already brought tens of thousands of travelers from all over the …

News Desk LAHORE: Bunyad Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization , working for the promotion of education, mental health awareness and women rights in Pakistan, decided to provide rations bags to the daily-wagers and their families. On 23rd March, they began distributing food supplies to the underprivileged to Lahore and the neighbouring cities & villages of Lahore. The Bunyad team put together …

LONDON: British Airways is joining the response against Covid-19 with a company-wide taskforce who will bring their skills and expertise to communities across the UK to help the fight against the COVID-19 virus. The current reduction in the number of flights means British Airways is in the position of having thousands of cabin and flight crew with more time available …

News Desk ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gulberg Greens Islamabad for provision of Information Communication Technology (ICT) services and infrastructure in the society. The signatories included Muhammad Shehzad Yousuf, Chief Business Operations Officer, PTCL and Shujaat Ullah Qureshi, Secretary, Intelligence Bureau Employees Cooperative Housing Society (IBECHS) Islamabad. PTCL and IBECHS endeavor …

KARACHI: Pak-Qatar General Takaful Limited recently announced the appointment of Muhammad Nasir Ali Syed as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr. Nasir has been associated with the Pak-Qatar Takaful Group (PQTG) since its inception in 2007.  He was last serving as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited. Mr. Nasir Ali Syed, as new CEO of Pak-Qatar General …

News Desk KARACHI: The multifaceted artist, Zoya Nasir, who rose to mainstream notoriety last year after her performance in the critically acclaimed Hania, has now launched her own YouTube channel. This next chapter in her many hustles is an ode to the fact that this budding star isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Highly praised as a beautician and an actress, …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Over the past week, Etihad Airways has been operating special flights which have allowed stranded passengers to return home, and to support the ‘UAE Food Security Program’ as part of previously announced plans to utilise belly-hold capacity of passenger aircraft for cargo. These services give citizens of other nations who are unable to leave the UAE …

DUBAI: Emirates has received approvals to carry passengers on certain flights. Effective Monday 6 April, initial flights will commence from Dubai to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels and Zurich, with 4 flights a week to London Heathrow, and 3 flights a week to the other cities. Operating from Dubai International airport Terminal 2 until further notice, these flights will only …

News Desk DUBAI: Due to the continuing travel restrictions, Lufthansa today decided to extend its repatriation flight schedule, which was originally scheduled to run until 19 April, until 3 May. This also means that all remaining flights of the original flight schedule between 25 April and 3 May will be cancelled. Flights which were planned to operate until 24 April …

DUBAI: In light of the UAE Government’s call for greater public safety to stay home throughout the COVID-19 situation, Daily by Talabat, concept, has increased its grocery capacity to 24-hours a day, which also includes free-delivery. Daily by Talabat, the region’s first ‘dark store’, is a delivery-only service, offering delivery within an hour, while offering groceries at hypermarket prices. The service was launched …