LONDON: British Airways has recently released its Gender Pay Gap figures. The airline’s statistics show that the median hourly pay difference between men and women is 10 per cent, compared to the national average of 18.1 per cent*. The airline’s median bonus pay difference is -19 per cent, which, using this calculation, means that the bonus pay gap favours women. …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Dinner in the Sky is a Belgian based novelty restaurant service, which uses a crane to hoist its diners, table, and waiting staff up-to 223 feet high into the air. Forbes magazine called it “one of the world’s ten most unusual restaurants.” This most amazing ‘floating’ restaurant; “Dinner in the Sky” is now coming to Pakistan …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, will launch direct daily flights to Bangalore from 1st May 2018 and direct 7 weekly flights to Calicut from 15th June 2018. This will expand its India operations to serve 8 cities in total supplementing its existing services to Delhi, Chennai, Kochi, Mumbai, Trivandrum and Hyderabad. The expansion coincides with Gulf Air’s new …

KARACHI: After revealing the first look of Sheheryar Munawar who is playing the lead role of Tipu in 7 Din Mohabbat In; Dawn Films, in partnership with IMGC Global Entertainment (Pvt.) Ltd, reveal the first look of the leading lady in the film, Neeli, played by the very gorgeous Mahira Khan. Neeli, is Tipu’s cousin and best friend. She is …

DUBAI: Qantas and Emirates welcome the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) reauthorisation of their partnership until 2023. For customers, the continuation of the joint business, announced in August 2017, will deliver expanded services, greater schedule choice, increased frequent flyer benefits and an ongoing commitment to the development of world class products and travel experiences. Comments from Qantas International CEO …

DUBAI: Tejar Dubai, an initiative of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry,has announced the launch of Treatery Café, a new café in Dubai serving gourmet breakfast, main courses and specialty coffee. The café, located in the emirate’s Al Mizhar area, is the 31st business venture to be launched under the entrepreneurship development programme to date, and the first project …

DUBAI: The final fixture of the Jebel Ali season, on Friday afternoon, was highlighted by the second running of the Jebel Ali Classic (Silver Jubilee), a 1400m conditions race, in which class prevailed when Cosmo Charlie was probably never headed under Sam Hitchcott. Trained by Doug Watson, the four-year-old was victorious in last year’s 1900m Listed Al Bastakiya on Super Saturday and …

DUBAI: Kids at the Arsenal Soccer School Dubai (ASSD) this morning learned new skills and tricks when Arsenal players Héctor Bellerín, Calum Chambers and Rob Holding stopped by for a special visit. The players used Friday’s practice to train students how to ‘play the Arsenal way,’ then taking to the pitch themselves to play matches at 7he Sevens ground, home of the …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: S4 Solutions and HUM Films held the premiere of one of the most awaited Pakistani animated movie of the year, Tick Tock at Nueplex Cinema, Karachi. The premiere was attended by notable celebrities along with their kids who enjoyed the movie and appreciated the content of the film. Tick Tock is written by Omair Alavi and …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: ACCA Pakistan hosted the Pakistan Leadership Conversation (PLC) 2018 in Karachi on March 22, 2018. Pakistan Leadership Conversation is a critical forum for thought leaders to discuss important policy issues and in turn develop an actionable agenda to drive economic growth. This year the conversations in Karachi were held around the theme, ‘Collective vision for an …