ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) celebrates International Women’s Day by organizing various events under the theme ‘Better the balance, Better the world’, where female employees participated with passion and enthusiasm across Pakistan. The session held at the PTCL Academy in Islamabad featured distinguished women speakers from different walks of life including Alia Zafar, HR Head, Askari Bank, Shahnaz Kapadia, …

By Muzammil Hanif Kath/Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Volunteers are the backbone for Okhai Memon Youth Services because the work that volunteers do for our organization is very cumbersome, labor intensive and mentally draining. This is a great reason to set aside some fun time every year to show appreciation. The point is that when you take the time to publicly recognize …

KARACHI: Dolmen Malls celebrated International Women’s Day from 6th to 10th March. The five-day event was designed to felicitate women from all walks of life featuring prominent women including accomplished entrepreneurs, influencers, media luminaries and fashion celebrities. Adorned with flowers and butterflies, Pakistan’s favourite mall hosted numerous women centric activities, makeovers and product testing by major local and international brands.  …

DUBAI: The Amadeus-funded School in Senegal is well underway following a recent ground-breaking ceremony organized in partnership with Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives. Marking Amadeus Gulf’s 30th anniversary, four representatives from Amadeus Gulf along with other UAE-based volunteers travelled to Ngol Ngol village in Senegal to set the foundation of a new school adopted …

ABU DHABI: As the official partner for the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019, the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) organised an open day yesterday (Wednesday, March 6, 2019) titled “Energy Is Interaction”. The event hosted the UAE National Team competing in the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019, along with employees and officials from the Department …

DUBAI: The winners of the Montegrappa Writing Prize, the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature’s prestigious competition to discover unpublished novelists, have been announced Saturday, 2nd March, 2019.  Recognised as one of the most successful writing competitions in the region, the competition has a proven track record in finding new writing talent, producing eight published authors in the last five years. …

KARACHI: The 10th Karachi Literary Festival has set off in Beach Luxury Hotel on Friday. A session on “Pakistani Cinema: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” was held later on the evening and moderated by President Arts Council of Pakistan Muhammad Ahmed Shah himself. Expressing his views Mr. Shah said, “We are setting up an independent production house and film academy followed …

News Desk DUBAI: The nation’s outstanding young poets were recognised today at the prize giving ceremony of the Taaleem Award for Poetry held during the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature (1-9 March 2019). The winners received a commemorative book featuring their winning entries and a trophy, awarded to them by the 2019 Festival poet Joshua Seigal alongside folk poet Zainab …

BIZ TODAY REPORT DUBAI: The UAE’s annual literary extravaganza, the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature inaugurated today at the InterContinental Hotel, from Dubai Festival City till 9 March 2019 with a packed programme bringing the brightest and best writers, thinkers and creators to Dubai to inspire, enlighten and entertain. Tolerance, Sustainability and Future Worlds, including the impact of AI and …

DUBAI: Middlesex University Dubai is pleased to announce the launch of the Centre for Applied Research, an extension of the University’s commitment to providing research-driven platforms for industry partnerships and educational development. To celebrate the launch, the centre held its first round table on 26th February 2019 in the presence of industry leaders, including key stakeholders from the Dubai Police, …