By Ozair Majeed There is no doubt that as a nation, our penchant for spitting and littering is well known. We don’t care to throw litter out of our air-conditioned cars and are contributing to the rising garbage on our streets. It’s high time that we should understand the fact that cleanliness should be a habit and not just an …

DUBAI: DuPont has announced that it recently relocated to its new office in Dubai as part of its ongoing bid to further reinforce its strong foothold in the MENA market and strategically bolster its global expansion tactic. DuPont has moved to Jafza One, the unique commercial complex at the heart of New Dubai, from its previous location in Limitless Galleries. …

KARACHI: Careem and 1LINK (Pvt.) Limited have entered into a partnership to digitize payments within Careem platform. The signing ceremony was held at 1LINK Office, Karachi and was attended by Mr. Junaid Iqbal, Managing Director – Careem PAY and Mr. Najeeb Agrawalla, CEO – 1LINK, along with senior officials from both organizations. This partnership aims at transforming the payments ecosystem …

KARACHI: Hysab Kytab, announced today that it is now PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) Certified. With this, the technology company becomes one of the first few startups in Pakistan to achieve the certification. To mark the occasion, an official signing ceremony took place between Hysab Kytab and the US-based certification firm. The PCI DSS is an information security standard for organizations …

LONDON: British Airways has signed a joint business agreement with China Southern Airlines, for travel from 2 January 2020. Seats are available for sale on ba.com from today. The agreement will benefit customers of both airlines by opening more destinations between the UK and China, with a greater choice of flights and enhanced frequent flyer benefits. It will allow the …

News Desk SHARJAH: Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC),won a top global honour with Adel Al Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer, receiving the 2020 Laureate Award from Aviation Week Network for Air Arabia’s ‘Airline Strategy.’ The honour from the largest multimedia information and services provider for the global aviation, aerospace, and defense …

DUBAI: As one of the leading Global Forex Brokerage firm, Axiory Global Ltd establishes its base for the first time in the Middle East with offices in UAE to cover the Middle East market. Originally from Belize, Axiory Global Ltd.is an online brokerage service catered to private and corporate traders with Forex and CFD leveraged products through its online portal. …

KARACHI: METRO has recently upgraded its existing Stargate Store near Star Gate, Shahra-e-Faisal, Karachi with state-of-art facilities to international standards in order to provide the customer a unique and convenience shopping experience with value for money. The upgrades include new fixtures, improved METRO Café with a new bar for organic juices, designated areas for huge range of local products from …

KARACHI: The Law Department, Government of Sindh and Legal Aid Society (LAS) officially launched their Sindh Legal Advisory Call Centre (SLACC) Annual Report “De-constructing Conjugal Rights in Pakistan Law.”The SLACC is a unique public-private partnership between the Law Department, Government of Sindh and LAS. The SLACCis a toll free call-in number (0800-70806)for the general public to obtain free legal advice …

News Desk DUBAI: Dubai Startup Hub, an initiative of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, recently hosted a roundtable entitled “Entrepreneurship in Dubai:The Big Picture 2020”which brought together several public and private sector entities to identify new ways of aligning efforts to expand and enhance support to startups in Dubai. The roundtable, held at Dubai Chamber’s headquarters, was joined by …