DUBAI: Spotlighting the importance of literature and the power of reading as key to connecting with and understanding the world around us, Emirates is celebrating its 10th year of supporting the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature.  The airline has been a key to the growth of the festival, which has become a mainstay on the Dubai cultural calendar. The festival started …

KARACHI:  A CSR project of tree plantation was organized here at Schole International Academy today in collaboration with Special Olympics Pakistan and Global Green. The project involved the plantation of saplings at the school by the children of Special Olympics and later interacting with visiting celebrity Junii Zeyad, who sang for them, and gave them gifts.With the saplings donated by …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Yousuf Dewan Companies, one of the Pakistan’s most prominent business houses, entered into a joint venture with Kolao Group of South Korea in April 2016. The new joint venture company ‘DAEHAN-Dewan Motor Company’ (DDMC) unveiled DAEHAN SHEHZORE, the immensely popular pick-up, as it resumes its production at its automotive assembly plant in Sujjawal, Sindh. The factory …

KARACHI: Pakistan’s premiere amateur golfing events – the Jazz Golf Tournament teed off at the DHA Golf Club in Karachi. Jazz’s customers, amateur golfers and the company top management participated in the event. There were prizes for various categories of winners, and outstanding performers. This tournament is held in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad with over 400 participants from a diverse …

KARACHI: The federal and provincial tax regime needs to be simplified and other number of taxes on SMEs may be reduced in order to make it easy for the SMEs to graduate towards larger corporations. There is a need for tax reforms which may result in lesser tax authorities optimizing the cost of doing business. The representatives from different mainstream …

DUBAI: Emirates Aviation University recently hosted more than 20 companies at its campus in Dubai International Academic City, to help its students and graduates advance their job-seeking skills and gain access to career experts and local employers offering opportunities. EAU students had the opportunity to receive consultations, participate in mock interviews and gain professional advice as well as network with potential …

MULTAN: Dettol is a leading household name for germ protection and disease prevention, carrying out several awareness programs for mothers, their kids and households. Several illnesses are becoming common in the country and prevention is indeed the best cure to keep oneself safe from these. Staying true to its purpose of germ protection and disease prevention, Dettol set up three …

KARACHI: Arts Council of Pakistan is organising 10th Annual Youth Festival which will take place during 17th to 24th February, 2018. Competitions will take place among 50 thousand participants in 12 different categories. The winners of each category will be awarded rupees one hundred thousand as price money. If the registration would not have been stopped at 50 thousand, then …

KARACHI: Pakistan Hindu Council held their annual program of mass marriages recently in which 100 Hindu couples from urban and rural Sindh got married in a grand ceremony at YMCA Ground, Karachi. The occasion was full of colourful programs and celebration for all those who attended. Every year, more than 100 couples wait all year along for this ceremonial occasion, …

KARACHI: Chinese Consulate, as part of its social responsibility initiatives has partnered with the Aman Foundation to support their life-saving Ambulance program. The partnership was announced at the launch of a woman empowerment event here at Aman Foundation head office. The woman empowerment program at Aman Tech is a female vocational training program focused to empower women from marginalized communities. The …