News Desk KARACHI: Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s first and largest Islamic bank and Orient Electronics Private Limited, a leading manufacturer of home appliances have recently joined hands to streamline Transaction Banking Services for Orient Electronics. Under this agreement, Meezan Bank, through the provision of its state-of-the-art online banking solution, named eBiz+, will enable Orient Electronics to fully automate its dealer collections and business payments. The …

DUBAI: World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 to win his fifth Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships crown, and his first since 2013. It was the first men’s final between the top two seeds in Dubai since 2015, and Tsitsipas was denied the title for the second straight year after falling to Roger Federer in the 2019 …

LONDON: British Airways has become the first airline to trial fully autonomous, electric mobility devices in North America as it continues its journey to become the airline of choice for customers with both hidden and visible disabilities. Almost half a million customers who require additional assistance fly with British Airways each year and with this number due to rise by …

News Desk LAHORE: OLX, Pakistan’s number one marketplace, launched yet another initiative to provide convenience to its customers through its first offline facilitation center along with CarFirst at Packages Mall in Lahore. A special ceremony marked the official inauguration of this facilitation center on Friday, February 28, 2020 at the Packages Mall in Lahore, attended by top officials from OLX …

By Muhammad Rafiq KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism Malaysia and SHARP Electronics (Malaysia) recently launched the AQUOS 8K VM2020 Video Collaboration in Pavillion shopping mall. Dato’ Dr. Noor Zari Hamat, Secretary General Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia, Mr Yoshihiro Hashimoto, Managing Officer Head of President office, and Mr. Robert Wu, SHARP Deputy CEO of ASEAN and Managing Director, also present …

DUBAI:  Top seed Novak Djokovic fought off three match points before overcoming third seed Gael Monfils 2-6 7-6 (8) 6-1 to reach the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, and he will now meet second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, who ended the run of unseeded Daniel Evans 6-2 6-3. Four-time champion Djokovic is now on a 20-match winning streak dating …

News Desk KARACHI: A popular coffee shop of Karachi, Coffee Wagera (CW), opens its fifth outlet in Karachi. It was launched on Friday, February 28, 2020. The coffee shop has gained popularity for its freshly brewed coffee and snacks. Mush Panjwani, Founder and Chief Happiness Officer, Coffee Wagera, said that it was his dream to open five outlets across Karachi. …

News Desk DUBAI: Expo 2020 Dubai has announced a world class music recording studio that will become a permanent facility as part of its legacy plans in the future city of District 2020 – and the first project to make use of the studio will be Expo 2020’s all-female orchestra. The Firdaus Women’s Orchestra (Firdaus means ‘Paradise’ in Arabic) will …

News Desk DUBAI: The Smart Dubai Department (Smart Dubai) implemented a full agenda of activities to mark UAE Innovation Month 2020, with its focus running from February 23-29 to correspond with the emirate’s engagement with the country-wide event. Smart Dubai’s initiatives activities included the DubaiNow Hackathon, organising innovation themed workshops for all employees at the Smart Dubai offices, and participating in the …

News Desk KARACHI: Bank Alfalah will be receiving Hajj applications under the Government Hajj Scheme 2020 from 25th February 2020 till 6th March 2020, through all of its branches across Pakistan. To make the Holy journey easy, around 700 branches will be operational throughout the week including Saturday, 29th February, 2020 and Sunday, 1st March, 2020 where fully trained staff will be available to assist …