News Desk KARACHI: The CA Women Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) organized the launching ceremony of CA Women on Board Directory at Pakistan Stock Exchange on January 24, 2020. The Directory is a compilation of details of over 350 CA Women who are eligible for appointment as independent directors on the Boards of public interest entities.  …

KARACHI: Ocean Art  Galleries , being one of the largest Pakistani gallery dealing with sales of artworks is hosting a solo show of paintings by Asim Amjad starting this weekend from 25th January 2020. Mr. Khalil Ahmed owner and CEO of Ocean Art Galleries while speaking to BizrToday correspondent said; “our priority is to provide most comfortable, high-quality and fast services to our …

DUBAI: Worknesh Degefa made it a Dubai double with victory in the 2020 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon today (Friday) as debutant Olika Adugna won a dramatic sprint to the finish in an historic men’s race. Degefa, the winner in Dubai in 2017, produced the top performance of the day clocking a fast time of 2:19:38 leading from start to finish. But while …

KARACHI: Center for Information & Communication Technology, IBA Karachi has signed an MoU to participate in the first-ever ‘Digital Pakistan Conference’ as Academic Strategic Partner. The MoU was signed between IBA Karachi and AMFCO. Digital Pakistan conference will aspire to bring the largest gathering of globally successful entrepreneurs, technology experts, and leaders together so that Pakistan can be showcased as …

KARACHI: Pakistan’s most-loved and premium tea brand Tapal Danedar launched its brand new Elaichi flavored tea.. Hot cups of Elaichi tea were served at Karachi’s local restaurant along with a high-tea buffet and a live performance by Zoe Viccaji. As Pakistan’s largest tea company, Tapal Tea is committed to applying its deep understanding of Pakistani consumers towards bringing new offerings …

DAVOS: Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei believes his company has withstood the challenges posed by a US entity list ban last year, emerging as a stronger organization and one committed to international cooperation. The CEO’s comments were made around a panel session held at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, which began on January 21 under …

ISLAMABAD: China Power Hub Generation Company (Pvt.) Ltd was recognized for its outstanding commitment to local communities in Hub, Lasbella, Balochistan through sustainable CSR initiatives, at the recently held 12th CSR Summit 2020, in Islamabad. Honourable Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Syed Ali Haider Zaidi, Malik Amin Aslam, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, on Climate Change, Ms. Sania …

KARACHI: Dietary practices are a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in Pakistan because health practitioners have difficulty translating international recommendations according to local diet. In the absence of any national data on dietary consumption, health practitioners are unaware of what people are consuming. There is a need for an operational policy and an action plan to promote …

KARACHI: As many as fifty leading national and multinational companies set up their stalls at the Career Fair organized by the International Cooperation, Placement and Alumni Department of the Institute of Business Management (IoBM). It was held on Thursday, January 23, 2020. The Career Fair was attended by hundreds of IoBM students enrolled in various degree programs. IoBM’s Mr. Talib Karim, …

PENANG: Starlux Airlines today commenced its inaugural flight from Taipei to Penang. The Taiwanese flight company has chosen Penang for its maiden flights to Malaysia. The direct flight between Penang International Airport (PEN) and Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) in Taipei, Taiwan is operated by Airbus A321 Neo aircraft, which flies once a day with a seating capacity of 188 passengers …