KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan celebrated 143rd birth anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on 25th December 2018 in Karachi by holding a special exhibition devoted to portraits of Quaid-e-Azam, which were painted by a renowned artist, Prof Saeed Akhtar. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms and Austerity Dr. Ishrat Husain was the chief guest on the occasion. …

DUBAI: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the establishment of an E-Hail Taxi Joint Venture with Careem Networks Company (Careem); the leading ride hailing technology company in the region. Accordingly, the new company, the name and logo of which will be announced in the next few months, will cater to the e-hail taxi service to customers as of April …

GROZNY:  Ramzan Kadyrov, President of the Chechen Republic hosted a delegation from Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development lead by H.E. Hussain Jasim Al Nowais, KFED Chairman in the capital Grozny and lauded the friendly relations and fruitful cooperation between the Chechen Republic and the United Arab Emirates, and the success of these relations that support shared interests in various fields. …

DUBAI: Looking to indulge in a bit of retail therapy at The Dubai Mall during the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF)? The world’s biggest shopping festival starts on 26 December 2018 and lasts for 6 weeks until 2 February 2019 offering unbeatable bargains and an unmatched experience for the shopper in everyone. Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and …

DUBAI: GEMS Education, one of the world’s leading providers of private English-language education for students from kindergarten to twelfth grade (K-12), has announced yesterday that it has exercised its option to initially buy a 50 per cent stake in four schools in Egypt which it has been managing since it entered the market earlier this year. The four national and …

BANGKOK: Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI), recently flown the one millionth passenger traveling from Singapore to Thailand in 2018 who traveled on board THAI flight TG414 on 21 December. This is part of THAI’s collaboration with the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s (TAT) Thanks a Million campaign. Mr. Weerasak Kowsurat, Minister of Tourism and Sports, welcomed Ms. Angela Sui …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, recently deployed its latest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on the Bahrain-Manila route increasing the number of destinations served by the Dreamliner to four including London Heathrow, Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport. Being one of Gulf Air’s long-haul destinations, Manila route will now be permanently served …

DUBAI: Dollar, one of the fastest growing car rental companies in the region, has announced the opening of a new branch at Dubai International Airport Terminal 1. The new counter features seating area for passengers, a new concept introduced to other counters currently found inside Terminal 1. The new concept will provide a relaxing and comfortable atmosphere to a significant …

KARACHI: Support extended to the Businessmen Panel from various trade associations and chambers continues. Livestock exporters association of Pakistan and All Pakistan marble industries association have announced unconditional support the Businessmen Panel Pakistan in the forthcoming elections term 2019 of the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI). Livestock exporters took the decision in a special meeting attended …

ISLAMABAD: Making strides toward its goal of empowering societies, Telenor Pakistan joined hands with Microsoft to bring DigiGovHackfest 2018 where bright young minds from the twin cities gathered to create digital solutions for civic problems. The three day hackathon was hosted at Telenor Pakistan headquarters ‘345’ where experts from Telenor Pakistan & Microsoft came together to guide the young developers …