DUBAI: Beggar turn entrepreneur, Kareema Juma whose family have been beggars all their lives, was honored with LADIESFUND Idol Award at the 10th LADIESFUND® Women’s Awards for Pakistan 2018 at Sindh Governor House, alongside Saliha Bibi, an illiterate Kalash woman who is now an educator.  “It is very important for us at LADIESFUND to spotlight and recognize such truly inspiring …

DUBAI: Pan Asian Media, a boutique communication agency, has been awarded the communication brief for MENA Cinema Forum – the first dedicated business conference on the cinema industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) – by organisers GM Events that will bring together the all the stakeholders of cinema and focus on the growth opportunities of the region’s cinema …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: IBTM Arabia, part of IBTM’s global portfolio of meetings and events industry trade shows and the most established event of its kind in the MENA MICE industry, has announced that its 2019 event will take place at Jumeirah Etihad Towers from 25-27 March. The event’s exclusive one-to-one pod format mutually-matches Hosted Buyers and exhibitors using IBTM’s bespoke ‘matchmaking’ …

KARACHI: Komal Rizvi, Pakistan’s leading female singer, in keeping with her desire to give back to her country and continue her social services behind the screen, took a day tour of the Aman Foundation, here recently to encourage the students enrolled there and to gauge how she could be of assistance to them. On her arrival at Aman Foundation, Rizvi …

DUBAI: Tappy Technologies, the leading wearable payment enabler, and Etisalat recently announced a strategic partnership to offer payment and access enabled wearables in UAE as the consumer demand for contactless payments continues to grow. These wearables will be first showcased at the innovative Etisalat stand during GITEX Technology Week 2018 at Dubai World Trade Center. Alberto Araque, Vice President/Internet of …

KARACHI: Faysal Bank Limited (FBL), one of the leading banks in Pakistan recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Indus Motor Company Ltd. Both Indus Motor Company and Faysal Bank will support each other to promote sales and market their offerings to customers. Mr. Yousaf Hussain, President & CEO Faysal Bank Limited signed the MoU along with Mr. Ali Asghar …

DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry is showcasing a wide range of smart services and apps for businesses at GITEX Technology Week 2018 in Dubai World Trade Center. The easy-to-use solutions, currently on display at Dubai Chamber’s stand at GITEX, are designed to meet the evolving needs of Dubai’s fast-growing business community, while they also aim to save companies …

DUBAI: Smart Dubai is showcasing the Dubai Data Establishment’s latest developments at its pavilion during GITEX Technology Week 2018, taking place at the Dubai World Trade Centre on October 14-18, 2018. The Dubai Data Establishment is responsible to identify, prioritise, classify and extract data from across Dubai Government, sharing them on the digital backbone of Dubai, Dubai Pulse. These datasets …

SHARJAH: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) has drafted its recommendations for government to improve situation in energy sector and have showed its disagreement over the plans to privatize DISCOs at this stage terming it more hazardous if done with current infrastructure. Recommendations drafted by the Economic Advisory Committee and Government Relations Committee of the ICAP were shared …

LAHORE: Cinepax is proud to join efforts with Peek Freans Gluco, the leading Pakistani company, bringing for the first time in the country a kids hall concept. Gluco Minipax which is within the Cinepax cinemas at Packages Mall, Lahore is specially designed for kids, parents and their needs. In Gluco Minipax, the cinema space becomes a medium for togetherness by …