KARACHI: Continuing its tradition, K-Electric will provide maximum relief to its consumers at Sehr and Iftar times during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan. The power utility has taken various measures during the last year to further enhance the reliability and availability of power supply including addition of 50MW through a solar-based IPP while principal approval for an additional 150MW …

News Desk KARACHI: With its commitment to investing USD118 million in the tourism industry of Pakistan, International Hospitality Investment Group (IHIG) has started its operation in Karachi. “Our first vacation system is called Happily” said Mr. Noorul Asif, CEO of IHIG. “We hope to bring happiness into the lives of the people of Pakistan”, he added during the launch among …

News Desk KARACHI: A book “Inconvenient Truths” written by the former Inspector General of Police and former DG FIA Tariq Khosa was formally launched in presence of IG Police Sindh Dr. Kaleem Imam and a large number of police officers here on Friday morning. This ceremony was held over breakfast hosted by the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) at …

DUBAI: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) hosted this year’s Global Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) Open Day, bringing together partners from governments, the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGO and United Nations (UN) agencies to discuss the latest technology solutions to meet the growing demands on humanitarian emergencies. The event took place at the Address Boulevard Hotel in the presence …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: The Consul General of Italy in Karachi Ms. Anna Ruffino visited TAF VTI Foundation and was positively impressed with the nonprofit organization’s activities. TAF Foundation, through its award winning TAFF-VTI (TAFF- Vocational Training Institute) project aims to create an entirely new skilled workforce for Pakistan and formalize the previously informal sectors. Anna Ruffino appreciated the organization’s role …

KARACHI: The iconic artisanal bakery in Karachi, Sacha’s Cakes, hosted an event last evening to mark the relaunch of their brand at The Deli restaurant, Clifton. The event was attended by a large number of well-known personalities from the food industry as well as members from leading publications along with bloggers. The evening was a time of celebration for the …

BANGKOK: Mr. Wiwat Piyawiroj, Executive Vice President of Commercial, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) said that THAI continues to cancel its flights to / from  Lahore and Islamabad until 30 April, 2019 due to the partial opening of Pakistani airspace still has restrictions in some routes. To facilitate THAI customers, passengers travelling to Lahore and Islamabad may change …

DUBAI: Dubai Duty Free’s longstanding association with British horseracing continues with the world-renowned airport retailer’s return to Newbury Racecourse for next month’s Dubai Duty Spring Trials Weekend taking place on 12th – 13th April. The Dubai Duty Free Spring Trials weekend is widely regarded as an early season pointer towards stars in the making and heralds the start of the …

KARACHI: The Management Association of Pakistan has conferred its Lifetime Achievement Award on Dr. Abdul Bari Khan, Hilal-e-Imtiaz, CEO Indus Health Network, for his lifelong services to humanity.  Dr. Abdul Bari Khan has been providing quality health care services to less-privileged people and has done exemplary philanthropic and social work for the nation. The Award was presented at the 34th …

DUBAI: Caparol Paints, a global provider of German paints and coating solutions, has announced the rebranding of its product packaging with new green buckets. With a ‘Go Green’ motto, the new look-and-feel of Caparol products is a significant improvement over the old packaging. This initiative falls in line with the UAE Vision 2021 National Agenda, which aims at sustainable infrastructure …