News Desk ADDIS ABABA: In a press conference held at Ethiopian Airlines Headquarters this afternoon regarding Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed today 10 March 2019 shortly after takeoff en route to Nairobi from Addis Ababa, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines who had traveled to the scene of the crash remarked,” It is too early to speculate the cause of the …

By Rafiq Vayani/Kamran Hashim KARACHI: Honourable ladies Mrs. Haji Mohammad Lodhikawala and Mrs. Farzana M. Munaf Lodhikawala hosted a lavish reception to commemorate the wedding of their beloved grand-daughter and daughter respectively at lush green and spacious lawns of PAF Museum on 08th March 2019. Members of Lodhikawala family were seen at the forefront in finalizing finer details of the …

KARACHI: White Ribbon Pakistan, a social sector organization working for gender equality, has resorted to an unorthodox approach to raise awareness about ending violence against women by launching playing cards with moral messages printed on them. Each of the four Queens in the deck has been illustrated to depict a different form of abuse i.e. acid attacks, honor killings, psychological …

KARACHI: Etihad Airways, the official airline partner of Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019, arranged a heartfelt welcome for Team Pakistan athletes as they took off for Abu Dhabi to take part in the World Games. Special guest, actress Sarwat Gilani, also joined the celebration to wish the inspiring athletes good luck. The team of 92 athletes, 27 coaches …

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. …