ISLAMABAD: The UK-funded Karandaaz has signed an agreement with JS Bank to jointly make PKR 1 billion available for small and medium enterprise (SME) financing. Increased access to SME financing will create jobs, improve household incomes and increase economic growth at a macro-economic level in Pakistan. Karandaaz Pakistan, a company funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), and …

ABU DHABI: The fourth edition of the MIRBAD exhibition, which is being held with the support of the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED), will take place on Al Maryah Island Abu Dhabi today (Wednesday, January 30, 2019) until February 2, 2019. The Fund is participating in the exhibition through series of the Fund’s enterprises focused on important sectors to …

ABU DHABI: On the sidelines of Arab Health 2019, the region’s leading healthcare exhibition, GE Healthcare and The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) in Karachi, Pakistan, today announced a strategic partnership to give Pakistan’s leading private quaternary care hospital access to a new range of advanced medical imaging and diagnostic equipment. GE Healthcare and its distributor in Pakistan, Shirazi Trading, …

LAHORE: Pakistan’s biggest gaming tournament ‘GameBird Game Fest 2018’ has concluded in Lahore with 7 teams from across Pakistan emerging victorious and taking home a total of PKR 5 million in prize money. The tournament was sponsored by Telenor Pakistan as part of its efforts to strengthen the local gaming community. Gaming enthusiasts from across Pakistan participated in the tournament. …

KARACHI: Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP) announced the sole winner of Yasmeen Lari Award, a design award to honour the legendary architect Yasmeen Lari, the first woman architect of Pakistan and the founder chairperson of PCATP. The Jury held its meeting in Karachi on January18, 2019 and unanimously selected a design proposal submitted by Co-Lab Initiative with …

Dr. Syeda Sadaf Akber KARACHI: Faculty of Science, Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education has organized a One Day Workshop on “Detecting Mycotoxins Effectively in Field Crops and Spices” in collaboration with Sindh Medical Store (SMS) at Main Campus, DIHE. Guest Speaker was Belvick Lee (Regional Senior Sales Manager Romer Labs), described about the worldwide contaminants of food with mycotoxins, which is …

KARACHI- Sindh Provincial Minister for Health and Population Welfare Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho on Friday said that diabetes had acquired an epidemic proportion in Pakistan and in other Asian countries, effecting millions of people. Sindh government has introduced a new bill ‘Sindh Injured Persons’ Compulsory Medical Treatment in the provincial assembly to offer medical assistance and treatment to any injured …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: “Adab Festival Pakistan (Adab Fest), opening at 315 pm on 1 February 2019, is a tapestry of literature and culture that will promote and nurture talent in writing, research, music, art, dance, theatre, etc. We want to make this a movement throughout Pakistan and get other people to organize their own festivals, and we will try …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI, UAE: Members of the Evaluation Committee has begun assessing applications for projects in order to select the distinguished ones to advance to the final competition of the exhibition. Dubai Maker Faire 2019 will take place on 26-28 March 2019 at Zabeel Halls 2 & 3 of the Dubai World Trade Centre. Dr. Jamal Al Muhairi, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees, …

By Rafiq Vayani SHARJAH: President all Pakistan Memon Federation (APMF), Hanif Motlani, in a press conference held at Karachi Press Club informed media that this 27 January, which is the date of death anniversary of Sir Adamji Dawood, will be commemorated as the “Memon Solitary Day”.  So that our this generation come to know about the services of Sir Adamji …