ISLAMABAD: PAGE announced Aamina Sheikh as its Global Ambassador for Girls’ Education, the renowned actress, recognized for her extensive work on television and film across a rich diversity of feature films, television series, and telefilms has joined hands with Pakistan Alliance for Girls Education to bridge the gap between educational inequalities in Pakistan, and lead young girls, with fewer opportunities, …

DUBAI: In his IFA 2018 keynote titled “The Ultimate Power of Mobile AI”, Huawei Consumer Business Group CEO Mr. Richard Yu introduced the Kirin 980, the system on a chip (SoC) that will bring about the next evolution of mobile AI. As the world’s first commercial SoC manufactured with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturer Company’s (TSMC) 7nm process, Kirin 980 combines best-in-class …

ISLAMABAD: Dy. Head of mission UAE to Pakistan Abdul Aziz Al-Neiyadi called on Advisor to PM on climate change, Malik Amin Aslam here at Islamabad today and discussed the areas of mutual cooperation between Pakistan and UAE including houbar bustard and environment. Federal secretary Climate change Khizar Hayat Khan was also present in the meeting. Advisor to PM on climate …

BEIJING: China Southern Airlines has officially started its Guangzhou-Lahore direct flight to facilitate passengers particularly the businessmen travelling between China and Pakistan. The direct flight from Guangzhou to Lahore will be operated four times a week and will be carried by the Boeing 737MAX8, according to official sources here on Thursday. Departure flight number CZ6037, departing from Guangzhou at 17:35 on …

News Desk ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it is set to commence twice weekly freighter service to Bogota, Colombia as of August 29, 2018. The cargo service will depart from Zaragoza (Spain) and will fly to Bogota with a stopover in Miami, using …

KARACHI: Jaffer Business Systems (JBS) and SAP have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). According to the MoU, JBS has partnered with SAP for providing licensing, implementation and support services in Pakistan. In Pakistan, there are number of public and private sector companies which are now relaying on SAP’s enterprise solutions. This number has been growing steadily over the …

KARACHI: Fisheries resources have drastically been affected in past few decades mainly due to overfishing, unsustainable fishing practices and marine pollution. Trainings and capacity building programs for fishers can help address declining fish stocks and will provide income generation opportunities to local communities. This was stated by speakers during inauguration of longline fishing boat and distribution of iceboxes organized by WWF-Pakistan …

HOUSTON: The singer-songwriter Komal Rizvi who recently made a comeback locally and has once again been performing live as well as singing covers for her Pakistani fans has not abandoned her US fan following either. While trending locally with her latest mashup with Siddharth Slathia, she has returned to the US to complete her tour with back to back live …

KARACHI: National Foods Limited has been awarded the ’Recognizing Gender Diversity at Workplace: Special Recognition, Local Industry’ by the CFA Society Pakistan. National Foods Limited works actively to build an inclusive workforce at all levels of their organization, based on the UN SDG of Gender Equality. This award is a testament to NFL’s efforts being made to recognize the efforts …

DUBAI: The Dubai-based AAA Associates, a leading advisory specialised in the Citizenship-By Investment (CBI) programmes, has said, their Middle Eastern applicants data showed that the high net worth individuals contributed to record 51 per cent increase in demand for Caribbean citizenship in 2017-18 as compared to the previous years. The top nationalities that contributed to this increase in demand are Syrians and Yemenis, …