News Desk KARACHI: Home to leading local and international brands, state-of-the-art services and facilities, Dolmen Mall is the destination of choice, where families come together with a sense of expectancy and assurance. It is only befitting for the mall to responsibly commemorate seventy-three years of Pakistan’s independence Day by giving customers a chance to celebrate the resilience of being Pakistani …

By Rafiq Vayani RAS AL KHAIMAH: The 2020 Nature Morte mural was painted along with fellow faculty artists. The collaboration resulting in two vibrant, large, magnificent, nature inspired murals depicting the forest scenery with added elements of floral, fauna and forest creatures bathed in light. Soraya Sikander, who paints from her studio in the Emirates, has experimented in a new …

News Desk DUBAI: Whilst some of the leisure attractions across the MENA region remain closed, some have also started to re-open and the region as a whole is ready to welcome guests with safety and social distancing as a key focus in their daily operational procedures. The region has opened its tourism sector after airlines resumed flights to and from …

ABU DHABI: Nazia Zuberi Hassan – new single release ‘Naina’. The classically trained singer brings her vocal prowess to this pop ballad. Here’s what she had to say about the single ‘And here it is! Hope you enjoy listening to ‘Naina’ as much as we enjoyed creating it. I recorded ‘Naina’ some time ago but as they say, there’s a …

News Desk ABU DHABI: National Geographic Abu Dhabi is bringing the highly anticipated eighth annual SHARKFEST back to screens across the Middle East from 5th August. Spotlighting the kings of the ocean, National Geographic Abu Dhabi will air 6 full weeks of action-packed shark programming (starting 5th August 2020 at 9PM UAE Time/8PM KSA Time) with 6 original premieres and the best shark programming from the networks’ massive library as part of its biggest-ever …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Addressing the dire need of help and support to mothers for breastfeeding their infants, the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) launched the first of its kind lactation clinic on Thursday, 6 August 2020. This clinic aims to empower and help mothers across Pakistan ensure their infants’ good health from the day they are born. Under the …

KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) & Former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Siraj Kassam Teli, while warmly welcoming federal government’s resolve to cleanup Karachi, stated that the business & industrial community highly appreciates Prime Minister Imran Khan’s move to engage National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Frontier Work Organization (FWO) in the cleanup operation in Karachi which …

KARACHI:  The dynamic actress and model Syra Yousuf has been roped in as the new face of Pakistan’s well-known personal care brand – Palmolive Naturals. Featured in the new TVC for the Brand, the actress unveiled its new liquid hand wash range that is both ‘Tough on Germs’ and ‘Soft on Hands’. The TVC celebrates the indomitable spirit of being …

By Sabeen Ali Jafri / Rafiq Vayani / Kamran Hashim KARACHI: Nighat Mehmood started her professional journey early when she joined national airlines Pakistan international Airlines (PIA). Belonging to Peshawar, which wasn’t an easy place back then for working women back when Nighat Mehmood started working for PIA. At that time she was the only female in her family who …

News Desk DUBAI: As Dubai begins welcoming international visitors, the Emirates Group is celebrating 20 years of partnership with the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve (DDCR) and the release of the first DDCR annual report. The Reserve covers an area of 225 square kilometres and makes up 5% of the Emirate of Dubai. A small area of the Reserve is allotted to …