News Desk ISLAMABAD: In an ongoing effort to promote youth education and employment, Pakistan’s cellular and digital services front runner, Zong 4G, has joined hands with Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) to launch an online course called ‘How to E-lance’. The course will equip 10,000 youth with the knowledge to become professional freelancers, equipping these young learners to launch online …

DUBAI: It is time to resume our holiday plans as Tourism Malaysia, in collaboration with the Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) and Shopee Malaysia, are relaunching the “Jom Cuti-Cuti Malaysia! Experience Malaysia Like Never Before” campaign, which features special hotel deals in Langkawi beginning 16 September 2021. This comes on the heels of the announcement that Langkawi will reopen to fully vaccinated …

News Desk KARACHI: Karachi Vocational Training Center (KVTC) and Masterclass Hospitality Business School are joining hands to revolutionize the Culinary industry through inclusion. This is the first time in Pakistan that exceptionally abled students have stepped up in the culinary industry and have given our future mainstream chefs a chance to develop patience and resilience towards diversity. A joint goal …

PTCL Group concluded its flagship Summer Internship Program ‘Experia 2021’ in a graceful closing ceremony, organized at Islamabad. Senior officials from both PTCL and Ufone and the graduating interns participated in the event to mark the end of the session on a high note. ‘Experia’, being one of the most sought after summer internship programs attracted more than 2700 applications …

News Desk KARACHI: The cardiology and electrophysiology team at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) performed a low-risk, new technology procedure for atrial fibrillation, early this month. With a prevalence of about 1% to 4% in the general population, atrial fibrillation is a common but high-risk heart rhythm problem, in which the heart beats too fast and irregularly due to …

To support its planned ramp-up operations, Emirates has begun a worldwide campaign to recruit 3,000 cabin crew and 500 airport services employees to join its Dubai hub over the next six months. These roles are Dubai-based positions and frontline customer-facing roles, and both jobs offer exciting opportunities for friendly, energetic, and service-oriented people to meet and interact with the world …

The Group 2 Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes, highlight of the Dubai Duty Free International Weekend at Newbury Racecourse on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 September, has attracted 17 high-class two-year-olds at the five-day confirmation stage. They include Weatherbys Super Sprint winner Gubbass, the John & Thady Gosden trained Dhabab and three of the first four home in last …

Pakistani consumers are increasingly stepping away from cash and putting their trust in digital payments in both in-store and online environments during the pandemic, according to the 2021 Stay Secure survey launched today by Visa. Cash is unlikely to return to its previous high level of useAccording to the study, the use of cash in Pakistan continues to decline. While …

VavaCars, one of the country’s leading online car trading platforms, has been awarded the prestigious Consumer Choice Award at a glamorous ceremony held in Marriott Hotel, Karachi. The event was held on 11th September and was attended by members of the Federal as well as Provincial governments, businessmen, senior executives from leading corporations and a host of other prominent individuals …

Faysal Bank, aleading Islamic bank of Pakistan, has won the Best Islamic Bank for Transformation and Innovation 2021 Award at the Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA). The Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) is one of the most coveted and respectable market-led awards in Islamic banking and finance in the world. Faysal Bank was also the recipient of the Best Emerging …