By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: To mark the 73rd Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia, Indonesian Consul General in Karachi and Mrs. Totok Prianamto hosted a diplomatic reception at the Movenpick Hotel on Thursday, 13 September, 2018. The reception was attended by Sindh Minister for Women Development Syeda Shahla Raza and Sindh Government officials, including the members of Sindh Assembly, diplomats, consul generals, businessmen, politicians and …

KARACHI: Press and Publication Committee, City Thinkers Form, Film and TV Journalist Association of Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi organized an event in the memory of famous journalists and columnist late Ilyas Shakir and Ashfaq Anjum yesterday. The leader of MQM Dr Farooq Sattar said that when he talked about some serious issue his seriousness is very keen to listen. …

KARACHI:As a symbol of its long-standing commitment towards social causes, METRO Pakistan (MCCPK) lent its support to EDHI Foundation and thus, the vulnerable factions of the society under its Care & Share initiative, and in alignment with UN on the International Day of Charity. It is recognized as a day when organizations, NGO’s and stakeholders all around the world rally …

KARACHI: The Sindh chief minister, Murad Ali Shah, inaugurated on Saturday the Centre for Autism Rehabilitation and Training Sindh in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar. The centre has a capacity of 300 children and so far, 200 children have already been registered. According to Murtaza Wahab, the adviser to the chief minister on law, it is the biggest autism centre in South Asia. He …

DUBAI: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that the Smart Services Centre affiliated to the Customers Happiness Centre at Umm Al Ramool attracted 8500 clients since it opened two months ago. “The Smart Centre has processed 8500 transactions since it opened two months ago. It is the first 24/7 unmanned smart centre in Dubai Government,” said Ahmed Mahboub RTA’s …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has congratulated the newly elected president Dr Arif Alvi. In his felicitation message, the Prime Minister expressed good wishes to the new president in discharging his responsibilities and duties under the constitution. The Prime Minister also shared a picture of his youth days with the president. Meanwhile, Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser and Deputy Speaker Muhammad …

KARACHI: Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s first and largest Islamic Bank recently donated funds for the construction of Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dams in fulfilment of its earlier pledge to pitch in for this national cause. Mr. Irfan Siddiqui – Meezan Bank’s Founding President & CEO presented the cheque to Honourable Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, in Karachi. In addition …

By TR Ganesh, General Manager, Blueair Middle East After a long summer break, it’s time for the kids in the Middle East to head back to school and focus on classes, sports and other after-school activities. It is a time of transition, not only for children but for parents. Besides being anxious about the regular and recurring worrying thoughts such …

KARACHI: Mövenpick Hotel Karachi has always tried to emerge as a socially responsible entity by giving back to the area it operates in. The hotel has undertaken many activties previously as well to support key social causes, especially related to education. The hotel recently took part in a global CSR campaign ‘Kilo of Kindness’ that comes under the CSR function …

KARACHI: Shaheen Air International (SAI) bought back more than 200 Pakistani Hujjaj from Madina, Saudi Arabia that were stranded due to CAA, not allowing SAI to fly to the holy City, by revoking their Regular Public Transport license. The flight NL704 arrived at Karachi airport on Sunday early morning. Zohaib Hassan, Director Marketing, SAI on occasion stated “We have bought …