DUBAI: International Apparel and Textile Fair (IATF), UAE’s Exclusive Fashion Sourcing Fair, a platform dedicated to sourcing for fabrics, textiles, apparels, footwear, handbags, accessories and more, with exhibitors from 14 different countries, have expanded to offer new and rich varieties of collections than ever in its 11th edition. The exhibition was inaugurated by His Excellency, Butti Saeed Al Ghandhi, recently …

LONDON: The Federal Transport Authority (FTA) – Land & Maritime has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to strengthen their technical cooperation in the global maritime domain. The MoU signing was held on the sidelines of IMO’s 31st General Assembly Meeting in London. The latest MoU is part of FTA’s efforts to help reinforce the …

KARACHI: SOLIS Music & Arts Festival 2019 was successfully concluded in Karachi, after providing many electrifying moments. Bringing internationally renowned musical bands along with leading Pakistani icons of music to the country, the grand event was held in collaboration with Chocolicious – the leading brand of biscuits from EBM – Makers of Peek Freans, as its main sponsor. The mesmerized …

ISLAMABAD: Under a now fully-entrusted 40 million euro soft loan from the Italian government to the Pakistani government, to achieve a Poverty Reduction Programme (PPR), the last year of activities are based on a bilateral teamwork between the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) and a number of Italian excellencies as in this case LUISS who concludes a three week long training …

PARIS: Engro Fertilizers Limited has been presented with yet another accolade in the light of its valid Protect & Sustain certificates and participation in IFA’s recent safety, environment, and energy benchmarks.  IFA’s new President Mostafa Terrab presented Nadir S. Qureshi, CEO Engro Fertlizers Ltd, with a symbolic Gold Medal at Annual Strategic Forum held in Paris-Versailles at the IFA General Meeting. Engro Fertilizer Ltd’s entry in …

KARACHI: Engro Foundation announced the recipients of I Am The Change (IATC) Impact Awards for 2019 in a ceremony held today. In addition to the senior management of Engro, various private, public, and the development sector leaders were also in attendance. A flagship initiative of Engro Foundation, IATC aims to celebrate and support organizations making sustainable impact in Pakistan by relentlessly …

DUBAI: The next World Expo will answer global calls for optimism, and demonstrate how human brilliance can create a better future: that is the message to almost 1,000 delegates attending the fourth International Participants Meeting (IPM) organised by Expo 2020 Dubai. Delegates to the latest IPM – the largest to date and taking place from November 29-30 – are hearing …

News Desk DUBAI: Celebrating the unique unifying power of diversity in the UAE, the historic one-off Emirates A380 flight marking the 48th UAE National Day and the UAE Year of Tolerance has returned to Dubai International Airport. With over 540 passengers celebrating a shared sense of place and pride to call the UAE their home, the one-of-a-kind flight, unprecedented in the industry, …

ISLAMABAD: To showcase its strengthening digital distribution capabilities, country’s leading cellular services provider,Telenor Pakistan, organized Digital Distribution Summit 2019 at its Islamabad headquarters 345. The event aimed to highlight and explore synergies between digital distribution and the GSM retail ecosystem, charting a common roadmap between Telenor Pakistan and its partners for the future of digital distribution in the country. The …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: DAB Water Technology, an Italian frontrunner in the global water management industry, launched in Dubai solar energy pumping system S4SUN, which can be used in regions without electricity. DAB also launched DAB FX submersible pumps that are efficient, reliable and resistant for lifting and movement of civil and industrial wastewater. With a pumping system using solar …