KARACHI: Three hundred and fifty graduates celebrated the completion of their programmes at the Aga Khan University’s convocation ceremony on Saturday where they were urged to remember the importance of courage, perseverance and agility in the years to come. ​ The chief guest at the event, Dr Sania Nishtar, special assistant to Pakistan’s prime minister on social protection and poverty alleviation, …

KARACHI: EBM, the makers of Peek Freans signed the presenting sponsorship agreement for AdAsia 2019 which is being held at Lahore from December 2-5 this year. The MoU was signed yesterday by Dr Zeelaf Munir, Managing Director & CEO, EBM and Sarmad Ali, Chairman Adasia 2019 as well as Seema Jaffer, vice chairman PAA. EBM has been baking nutritious delights …

HATYAI: Tourism Malaysia has launched the “Malaysia Tourism Seminar and B2B Session” in conjunction with Cul-Tour Border Tourism for Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020) at the Centara Hotel, Hatyai, to promote Malaysia as a top of mind tourist destination among Southern Thai communities. More than 100 local delegates from travel agents, associations and members of the media from southern Thailand attended. Tourism …

LONDON: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has marked another remarkable global achievement as it has once again won Category B Membership into the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council–besting the competition that was composed of 10 leading countries in the field of international maritime trade, including Germany, Sweden, Brazil, Argentina, France and Australia. The UAE was declared the winner of the …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Scheduled to take place in Dubai, the China Homelife Exhibition returns to the city on December 17-19 at the Dubai Exhibition and Convention Centre. With over 2500 exhibitors and 100,000 products, they represent genuine and verified manufacturers. As the largest China sourcing event in the MENA and South East Asia, it covers a range of industries …

KARACHI: s and players of the water sector that are working on Water-Energy-Food Nexus concluded successfully. Major global, regional and national organizations and their representatives, researchers, professionals, decision-makers, business innovators, practitioners, experts, women’s groups, youth groups and leaders on WEF Nexus exchanged ideas on fostering new thinking, developing innovative solutions and work on the water agenda for the 21st century. …

DUBAI: International Apparel and Textile Fair (IATF), UAE’s Exclusive Fashion Sourcing Fair, a platform dedicated to sourcing for fabrics, textiles, apparels, footwear, handbags, accessories and more, with exhibitors from 14 different countries, have expanded to offer new and rich varieties of collections than ever in its 11th edition. The exhibition was inaugurated by His Excellency, Butti Saeed Al Ghandhi, recently …

LONDON: The Federal Transport Authority (FTA) – Land & Maritime has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to strengthen their technical cooperation in the global maritime domain. The MoU signing was held on the sidelines of IMO’s 31st General Assembly Meeting in London. The latest MoU is part of FTA’s efforts to help reinforce the …

KARACHI: SOLIS Music & Arts Festival 2019 was successfully concluded in Karachi, after providing many electrifying moments. Bringing internationally renowned musical bands along with leading Pakistani icons of music to the country, the grand event was held in collaboration with Chocolicious – the leading brand of biscuits from EBM – Makers of Peek Freans, as its main sponsor. The mesmerized …

ISLAMABAD: Under a now fully-entrusted 40 million euro soft loan from the Italian government to the Pakistani government, to achieve a Poverty Reduction Programme (PPR), the last year of activities are based on a bilateral teamwork between the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) and a number of Italian excellencies as in this case LUISS who concludes a three week long training …