LAHORE: Over the course of this year, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and World Bank Pakistan will be partnering on the Pakistan@100 Initiative, a World Bank-led analytical study on Pakistan’s long term development vision and path as it turns 100 in 2047. This week, LUMS and World Bank Pakistan held the Pakistan@100 Conference to discuss challenges and solutions across …

KARACHI: The first Pakistan International Film Festival (PiFF) kicks off in Karachi on a high note. Day one featured acclaimed actor and director Nandita Das with screen writer Anjum Rajabali, Sajal Ali, musician Harsh Narayan, Asim Raza and Asif Noorani for a session titled “Collaborations across borders: Possibilities and Future Directors”. The other session “Innovation on Screen: Digital Dimensions” featured …

KARACHI: Engro Foods Limited being the 2nd largest Dairy Company in Pakistan has collaborated with JS Bank under the banner of Prime Minister Youth Business Loan (PMYBL) program to empower the dairy farmers with financing facilities. This was an initiative to build sustainable livelihoods for the dairy farmers through monetary support and knowledge transfers. Engro Foods dairy farmers will have …

LAHORE: Meizu, an industry innovator in electronics and affordable mobiles, arranged a bloggers event captioned ‘Bloggers Meet-Up’ on March 28th, 2018 at Imperial Hall, Nishat Hotel in Lahore. Meizu introduced its spectacular line up of mobile phones that included a hands-on experience of Pakistan’s first ever dual screen and dual touch phones, Meizu Pro 7 and 7 plus along with …

DOHA: Qatar Airways has today revealed a breathtaking exclusive video of a head-to-head race between the Formula E Spark SRT-01E race car and the airline’s latest generation Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350 aircraft, at the airline’s home and hub, Hamad International Airport (HIA), to celebrate its partnership with the electric street racing series. The head-to-head race, showcased in the …

DUBAI: Emirates is providing an immersive cinematic experience in its lounges in Dubai International Airport by providing Skylights theatre headsets to customers. The headsets are being trialled in the Business Class lounge in Concourse B for the month of April and in the First Class lounge in concourse B in May. The introduction of these innovative new headsets is part …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Dollar, one of the fastest growing car rental companies in the region, is leading the car rental industry in implementing innovative concepts to enhance customer experience and satisfaction. In this year’s Arabian Travel Market, the much-anticipated international travel and tourism event in the Middle East, Dollar will share with key partners and potential clients its approach …

ISLAMABAD: President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President AKIA, Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Wednesday said implementing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) to enable the existing import system more effective is encouraging in Pakistan. The revenue will be increased to a greater extent and issues pertaining to under …

KARACHI: A press conference was arranged by Heritage Foundation Pakistan (HFP) at Karachi Press Club, for the restoration of historic Calcutta House, a colonial heritage building, a part of which collapsed recently, displacing eighteen families residing on the site, and to create awareness about more than 500 other similar structures that are on the verge of collapse. The conference was …

KARACHI: Pakistan International Film Festival (PiFF) reveals the lineup for the festival scheduled to take place in Karachi from the 29th of March to 1st of April 2018. The four-day festival will feature prominent film makers from different countries including India, Italy, Germany, Nepal and US to name a few. The festival will screen different categories of films ranging from …