DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced today that it will lead a high-level delegation of UAE government officials and prominent businessmen to Panama in April where delegates will get the opportunity to explore new growth opportunities that are emerging in promising markets across Latin America and the Caribbean region. Kicking off on April 6th, the week-long trade mission …

KARACHI: During a meeting with Helen Brand OBE, Chief Executive, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), Board of Investment (BoI) Chairman Haroon Sharif said that the government is focused on addressing the structural problems in the economy to ensure export-led development and achieve stabilisation through development of human resource in the country. Highlighting some of the structural issues, the …

DUBAI: Arsenal first team players Mesut Ozil, Bernd Leno, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Shkodran Mustafi were treated to a tour of Dubai, visiting the city’s latest attractions and legendary landmarks, and taking in the striking architecture and impressive skyline.  The players were picked up on a hop on hop off City Sightseeing bus, making their first stop at the Dubai Frame. …

KARACHI: Commonwealth Businesswomen’s Network (CBW) hosted an event in association with Shajar Management Consultancy (SMC) to celebrate International Women’s Day and honour the women associated in the Corporate sector. Executive Director CBW said, “Women’s economic empowerment are the words of today and go way back to the time when Quaid-e-Azam emphasized its importance in terms of the women’s contribution in …

KARACHI: Pakistan’s first international standard mall celebrated the spirit of being Pakistani through #HarDilBolayPakistan, a campaign bringing together the community at all three Dolmen Malls in Karachi from 22nd to 24th March 2019. The mall with a heart paid tribute to the nation’s valor and resolve as all three malls adorned themselves in patriotically crafted thematic ambience representing our nation’s colors leading …

LONDON: British Airways will, from Monday 25 March, give all money collected through its Flying Start charity to support those affected by the devastating cyclone in Mozambique. For the next two weeks, all onboard envelope collections will go the Disasters Emergency Committee’s (DEC) relief efforts in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Since it made landfall on 15 March, cyclone Idai has …

KARACHI: The President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi has said that safe drinking water and sanitation are the key priority areas of the ‘Clean Green Pakistan’ Movement. The President was the Chief Guest at the inaugural ceremony of Procter & Gamble (P&G) Pakistan’s Paak Saaf Pakistan initiative announcement in support of Prime Minister’s ‘Clean Green Pakistan’ Movement. The President further …

LAHORE: On the World Water day (WWD), Nestlé Kabirwala factory is the third factory in Pakistan to be awarded the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) certification. Nestlé’s Sheikhupura and Islamabad Factories were already certified by the AWS in 2017 and 2018 respectively. AWS is an international standard, which guides companies and organizations on how to improve their water efficiency, not …

By Fayza Khan KARACHI: Deploring that nutrition is not being recognized as a health and well-being related speciality in the country, Pakistan Nutrition and Dietetic Society (PNDS) Thursday urged the government to introduce degree courses in nutrition and dietetics at colleges and universities, create positions of nutritionists at public health facilities and provide employment to trained and qualified nutritionists and …

KARACHI: Mr. Junaid Hamid, Founder of ArtKaam Gallery organized “Layers of Silence” – An exhibition of paintings by Artist Riaz Rafi on March 14,  2019 at C-117, Sector 31-A, Korangi Industrial Area. Karachi based artist Riaz Rafi, holds a Masters in Journalism and chose art as his profession. He has been painting since school days. In 1983, he won the …