KARACHI: On a constitutional petition filed by a lady doctor with pray to add column of “None of the Above” on ballot papers, Sindh High Court has served notices to Election Commission of Pakistan, Advocate General and Deputy Advocate General for June 21 to respond. The petitioner, lady doctor Dr. Natasha Mustafa is daughter of a late advocate of Supreme …

By Kamran Hashim / Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Rotary Club of Karachi Platinum (also known as Rotary Platinum) hosted a lavish Sehri cum dinner at the residence of its senior member Abdul Kareem Adhia for its members and fellow Rotarians and guest of honour on this occasion was none other than Syed Mustafa Kamal Pak Sar-Zameen Party (PSP) founder / chief. …

KARACHI: Iqra University Corporate Social Responsibility operates as a student society with support from the institution under the Student Council. It was founded on the premise to instill within students and youth a  sense of ownership and community pertaining to their surroundings. IUCSR, under its Project Qalam for education and literacy along with Project Shehri, to faciltate community and contribute …

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. …