By Mehreen Mushtaq Kazi Jennifer Jones, the first woman president in the 117 year history of Rotary International (RI), on her visit. While in Pakistan, she also visit Karachi from July 31 to August 8, 2022. Her visit includes reviewing the impact of Rotary’s polio eradication project in Pakistan. Seven Rotary members and partners will also meet to review the …

The ‘Summer Rush’ event launched by Dubai Municipality at Al Mamzar park has witnessed extraordinary success, drawing close to 82,382 visitors from various segments of the society. The achievement reflects the Municipality’s commitment to providing residents with a wide range of amenities for comfort and leisure, ensuring the prosperity and happiness of the community and achieving its objective to manage, …

Arab Bank Group reported a net income after tax for the first half of 2022 of $252 million as compared to $182.4 million for the same period last year, recording an increase of 38%. The Group loan portfolio grew by 6% to reach $35.7 billion as of June 30, 2022 compared to $33.8 billion for the same period last year, …

Daastan organized a Book Launch for budding authors at the Karachi Press Club. ‘Artist: The Art of Healing and Power of Love’ by Zainab Manzoor is a collection of poetry and prose that got featured along with Sana Sadiq’s Urdu travelogue of Azerbaijan namely, ‘Hakayat Az Sarzameen e Atish o Ishq’. Poet and Writer, Kiran Ashraf hosted the event along …

K-Electric Limited organized the Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EOGM) on Friday, 29 July, at a local hotel. The purpose of the Meeting, which was attended by Shareholders in person and via a video link, was to elect the Directors in place of the retiring Directors. The following persons have been elected/appointed as Directors of K-Electric Limited for a term of three …

Emirates has announced further movements in its commercial team in the Middle East, Far East, Africa, and West Asia in line with the airline’s continuous expansion and accelerated operations. The new rotations will position talented and dedicated UAE Nationals in some of Emirates’ key markets, to help drive the airline’s commercial initiatives. The newly appointed commercial leads will each bring …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI/KARACHI: Sindh Healthcare Commission has awarded regular licence to Memon Medical Institute Hospital (MMI Hospital) following a thorough review and inspection process. MMI Hospital is the first not-for-profit tertiary care hospital in the province of Sindh to acquire this licence – a clear testament to the quality of healthcare provided by the hospital. At the ceremony, Dr. …

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBSRC) announced that registration for the 17th International Conference on Space Operations (SpaceOps 2023) is now open. The conference, one of the world’s leading and premier events in the space sector, will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from March 6 to 10, with the underlying theme “Invest in Space to Serve Earth …

Careem, the Super App for the greater Middle East and Pakistan, has received donations worth PKR 10.3 million over the last two years through its rewards feature. These donations were made by customers using the Careem app to multiple reputable charities including, Indus Hospital, The Citizens Foundation (TCF), World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan), NOWPDP, SOS Children’s Village, CYTE Foundation, …

The bank announced profit after tax of PKR 8.703 billion, up by 25.5%. EPS stood at Rs. 4.90 (Jun 21: Rs. 3.90). The Board has approved an interim cash dividend of Rs. 2.5 (last year: Rs. 2.0) per share. The Bank’s deposit base stood at Rs. 1.318 trillion at the end of Q2’22, with YoY growth of 28.6%. The Bank …