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 …

KARACHI: Mr. Najamuddin Shaikh, Pakistan’s former foreign secretary has said that a country’s foreign policy emanates from its domestic policy. If it’s internal policies are strong, this will certainly lead to strong external policies. He said this in a Talk on ‘Foreign Policy Challenges and the New Government,’ given on Saturday, September 1, 2018. It was organized by the Society …

ISLAMABAD: PAGE announced Aamina Sheikh as its Global Ambassador for Girls’ Education, the renowned actress, recognized for her extensive work on television and film across a rich diversity of feature films, television series, and telefilms has joined hands with Pakistan Alliance for Girls Education to bridge the gap between educational inequalities in Pakistan, and lead young girls, with fewer opportunities, …

ISLAMABAD: Dy. Head of mission UAE to Pakistan Abdul Aziz Al-Neiyadi called on Advisor to PM on climate change, Malik Amin Aslam here at Islamabad today and discussed the areas of mutual cooperation between Pakistan and UAE including houbar bustard and environment. Federal secretary Climate change Khizar Hayat Khan was also present in the meeting. Advisor to PM on climate …

KARACHI: Fisheries resources have drastically been affected in past few decades mainly due to overfishing, unsustainable fishing practices and marine pollution. Trainings and capacity building programs for fishers can help address declining fish stocks and will provide income generation opportunities to local communities. This was stated by speakers during inauguration of longline fishing boat and distribution of iceboxes organized by WWF-Pakistan …

KARACHI: To expand their knowledge and to get hands-on experience of the industry, forty students from the Usman Institute of Technology have left for a 10-day study tour in Europe. During the tour, the students will visit the Mercedes plant, the BMW plant and the Philips Museum located in Germany, France and the Netherlands. They will have an opportunity to …