By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Al Ansari Exchange, the UAE-based foreign exchange and worldwide money transfer company, has announced a donation ofa bus to the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding (SMCCU), which will be used as a transportation facility for students participating in the SMCCU-organized learning programs and educational field trips. The move falls in line with the ‘Year of …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: One of the main pillars of our brand promise, Here for good, is contributing effectively to the communities in which we work and live. Standard Chartered recognises the integral importance of building and supporting sustainable communities, not only for its own stakeholders but for the public at large. As part of Standard Chartered’s sustainability efforts, the …

KARACHI: Shell Pakistan Limited (SPL) in partnership with Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust (LRBT) has been working for over fifteen years to ensure healthy eyesight of drivers, customers and community members by offering eye testing for truck drivers as part of its road safety outreach programme. These one-day eye camps were arranged along with iftar for the haulier’s oil tanker drivers. …

KARACHI: Heritage Foundation achieves yet another milestone. Its commitment to work on Green Shelters project made in front of the media in Makli Goth, Thatta in January 2018, under Heritage Foundation’s initiative of “Safe Shelter, Clean water for all’ has been fulfilled to a very great extent as has been brought to light in their recently published report focusing on …

Geo Television’s live Ramadan transmission “Ittehad Ramzan” was in its full glow on 16th Ramadan and topic of the 16th “Ittehad Ramzan” live was “Umm-ul-Momineen” and their roles for Islam. This live transmission had all the Iman-Refreshers like Hamd, Naat and Tilawat-e-Quran Pak all of which were very soothing for participants of this live transmission. Qawwalies by young kids were …

DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently organised a series of charitable activities in cooperation with the Angel Appeal initiative to celebrate Zayed Humanitarian Day 2018 and the Year of Zayed. Over the course of two days, more than 100 Chamber staff volunteered their time to put together 1,000 Ramadan gift packs containing personal items and distribute them …

KARACHI: President of Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi Mohammad Ahmed Shah said that Arts Council of Pakistan will soon organize a national calligraphy exhibition where the diverse artistic work could be exhibited from multiple national artists. He shared his views on the art show of “Ramzan Calligraphy Exhibition” which was inaugurated at Manzar Akbar Hall, Arts council of Pakistan Karachi. …

ISLAMABAD: Arab News hosted an Iftar to celebrate three months of its operation in an event held at Marriott Hotel, Islamabad. The event focused on appreciating local support and contribution to Arab News’ success in the region. It was attended by the politicians, diplomats, journalists, and civil society members and who’s who of the society. At the event, the general …

DUBAI: RTA’s Rail Agency announced the completion of a six months’ series of enhancement initiatives aimed to increase the customer’s happiness, as part of ongoing efforts to offer world-class services for Dubai Metro commuters. Director of Rail Operations at RTA’s Rail Agency, Mohammed Al Mudharreb, explained that RTA is closely monitoring the daily operations on the Dubai Metro to make …

LAHORE: Uber, the global smartphone app that seamlessly connects riders to drivers, has teamed up with Kashf Foundation in a bid to educate driver partners on how to refrain from inappropriate behavior to recognize and prevent unsuitable actions. Titled ‘Dignity at Work’, this training is a part of Uber’s global initiative to help prevent harassment of any kind. “Since launching …