NORWAY: IPPA (International Pakistan Prestige Awards) released the nominations for their thirdawards to be held here. Scheduled to be held on December 7, 2019 at X Meeting Point,Kragerudveien 50/2013 Skjetten, Oslo, Norway. IPPA is acclaimed to be the biggest independent International Pakistani Awards to be attended by the officials of the Norwegian government and top celebrities of Pakistan.This is going …

KARACHI: Research plays a significant role in social development. However, scholars face a recurring challenge to publish their papers in periodicals. Such concerns were addressed during a workshop on “Publishing in High Ranked Journals”. It was organized by the Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) at the Institute of Business Management (IoBM) on Saturday, October 19, 2019. The workshop …

RAS AL KHAIMAH: Chinese tech giant Huawei is to donate equipment to the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) to set up the first Huawei ICT Academy in the United Arab Emirates. Representatives of Huawei visited the AURAK campus to initial the agreement and met the university’s President, Professor Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim. AURAK is the first educational institution in …

DUBAI: BICSI, the association advancing the information and communications technology (ICT) and extra low-voltage (ELV) communities, successfully concluded its Technical Roadshow across key cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Tech Roadshow that was held in Jeddah, Riyadh and Al Khobar from October 13-17 attracted ICT/ELV professionals including architects, consultants and engineers to network and share experiences and …

KARACHI: CEO K-Electric Moonis Alvi and Chief Distribution Officer Amer Zia along with senior company officials met with the leadership of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) on Thursday. President Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), Sheikh Umer Rehan apprised KE of the importance of the Korangi Industrial Area which is home to 4500 industries across multiple sectors …

KARACHI: Employees of Engro Polymer and Chemicals joined the students of TCF Ghaghar Pathak for a fun-filled educational field trip to Maritime Museum under its EPCL Cares program.  The EPCL Cares program provides employees with the opportunity to engage with and contribute towards the local communities. During the field trip, each of the 65 TCS students had an Engro employee serving as their educational guide. Education …

By Kamran Hashim KARACHI: Embassy of Republic of Korea, Karachi Office in collaboration with Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi hosted ‘Korean Cultural Festival 2019’ on 17th October 2019 at Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi. Korean Cultural Festival 2019 is a two day event with it inaugural session at Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi and concluding session set to take place …

News Desk DUBAI: Mimecast (NASDAQ: MIME), a leading email and data security company, announced the availability of its latest Email Security Risk Assessment (ESRA). The quarterly assessment is an aggregated report of tests that measure the efficacy of widely used email security systems.[1] This quarter’s ESRA report found a significant increase in Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks, emails containing dangerous …

LAHORE: After gaining tremendous popularity, amongst consumers in Karachi, ‘Scene On’ – the brand of high-quality snacks from National Foods Limited, will now be available all over Pakistan. A vibrant launch ceremony was held recently in Lahore to mark this nationwide expansion and availability of these savory snacks, packed with bold flavors, that unleash the true potential of the youth. …

News Desk DUBAI: Dubai is to host the only cinema convention catering to the cinemaindustry in the region, MENA Cinema Forum.Supported by Dubai Studio City& global giants of the cinema industry, the convention will celebrate,discuss, & explore everything new in the world of cinema from October 22 to 24,gathering over 60 speakers, and 800 experts in cinema production, distribution, construction, …