By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Every year, on the second Thursday of October, World Sight Day is celebrated to raise awareness for the 36 million people who are blind and an additional 217 million people suffering from moderate or severe visual impairment around the world. Therefore, we launched Seeing is Believing in 2003 to tackle avoidable blindness. 80 per cent of …

DUBAI: His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan Mabarak Al Nahyan, UAE Cabinet Minister, Minister of Tolerance and President of the UAE Genetics Association, yesterday officially inaugurated the 10th edition of the UAE Cancer Congress. The 3-day event running until the 13th of October, is organized by INDEX Conferences and Exhibitions in partnership with UAE Genetics Association, under the theme ‘Promoting Excellence in …

By Faizan Jaffer KARACHI: On 5th October on the occasion of World Teacher Day, a program organized by Education Department Lyari Zone DMC South at Arts Council of Pakistan with special guest President of ACP, Muhammad Ahmed Shah. Appreciating about betterment of Education System of Lyari he stated that because of teachers’ striving today Children of Lyari are showing expertise in …

KARACHI: Engro Fertilizers Limited plans to nurture one million trees in Daharki to pursue its vision of Green Pakistan. The project intends to reduce carbon foot print and play a vital role in combating climate change in the region. For this purpose Engro Fertilizers has joined hands with Sindh Forest Department to utilize the two hundred (200) acres of barren land …

ABU DHABI: Serco Middle East, a leading provider of essential public services, held its 3rd ‘Road Safety Awareness Day’ yesterday (October 7th, 2018) in partnership with RoadSafetyUAE, the knowledge portal for road safety content in the UAE, as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. The very well attended event highlighted the dangers of travelling on the UAE’s roads …

ASTANA: The Sixth Conference of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions will be held in the Kazakh capital of Astana from 10 to 11 October under the theme “Global Leaders for a Secure World”. The summit will be attended by prominent politicians and religious activists and will meet Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, as well as many heads of state and …

KARACHI: Continuing with the “SAF Schools” initiative, SAF has adopted two schools in Rehri Goth and Wangi Goth in Karachi. Green Crescent Trust (GCT) are working with us as implementation partners for these two schools. As we all know, almost 22 million children in Pakistan are out of schools, most unable to attend schools because of poverty and lack of …

KARACHI: The Dawood Foundation (TDF) opened its doors today, to a first-of-its-kind TDF Magnifi Science Children’s Studio in Karachi. TDF Studio is a space where children can explore science, mathematics, technology, engineering, illusion with fun and hands-on activities and exhibits. Meet the skeleton, catch the stars, sit on a chair of nails, and explore more than 60 hands-on exhibits created for children …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Presidential elections for the tenure of 2017 to 2019 (remaining duration) of Okhai Memon Jamat (OMJ) were held at Hussein Ibrahim Sports Complex, Hussainabad, Federal B. Area, Karachi on Sunday, 30 September and Muhammad Shakil Abdul Sattar Gatta bagged 2507 votes and elected President of Okhai Memon Jamat. The elections process started at 10:00 am in …

KARACHI: Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College Lyari has provided one year scholarships to its 50 brilliant and deserving students to complete their MBBS and have also honor its 30 graduates with appreciation certificates on passing FCPS exams in first attempt. A ceremony to distribute scholarships and appreciation certificates to these students was organized by the management at college located …