By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: With Expo 2020 on the horizon and a successful push to diversify economies away from a reliance on hydrocarbon receipts, travel professionals from the Middle East are heading to WTM London in November, in confident mood as they look to achieve a greater share of the multi-billion-dollar international travel market. WTM London (6-8 November), the leading …

LAHORE: GE (NYSE: GE) and Shirazi Trading, distributors of hospital equipment including diagnostic imaging systems, yesterday kicked-off a three-day series of Cardiac CT & MR workshops in Pakistan, which convened cardiologists and radiologists from Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Multan, Peshawar, Bahawalpur and Faisalabad. Dr. Saima Mushtaq, a renowned leader in the field of cardiac imaging from Italy, will facilitate the workshops. The …

DUBAI: A recent study, estimates that organisations will spend around USD 2 trillion by 2020 on Digital Transformation Technologies. This dramatic shift in investment is due to the growing complexity of IT related to devices and applications and rising expectations from employees who expect their IT to ‘just work’. To remain competitive in the market, ITCIOs need to re-focus their …

ISTANBUL: World Travel Awards, one of the hospitality industry’s most prestigious awards events, selected Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul as “Europe’s Leading Business Hotel”and “Turkey’s Leading Conference Hotel” in 2017 at the 24th Annual Europe Gala Ceremony on 30 September 2017 held in St. Petersburg, Russia. Celebrating major achievements in key sectors within the travel, tourism and hospitality industries since 1993, the award is based …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: Bahria Foundation Pakistan has entered into an agreement with M/s. Development Group Karachi for the marketing and distribution of their newly launched Bahria Paints. In this regard, an impressive agreement signing ceremony was held today at Bahria Complex, Karachi. The agreement was signed by Cdre (R) Rehan Aziz Khan, Business Head, Bahria Paints Unit and Cdre. …

DOHA: DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, has won Aon Hewitt’s Aon Best Employer 2017 award for Qatar at the Best Employers Middle East 2017 Awards & Learning Conference that took place on the 2nd October at Grosvenor House, Dubai. The Aon Best Employer gives awards to companies for their continued commitment to ensure employees feel valued, empowered …

KARACHI:Expanded Program for Immunization (EPI) and Health Department Government of Sindh launched Zindagi Mehfooz (ZM) Digital Immunization Registry in Sindh- an android-based application developed by Interactive Research and Development (IRD) with Indus Health Network (IHN) supporting implementation across the province to reduce child mortality from vaccine preventable diseases. The provincial scale-up is funded by WHO-Pakistan with GAVI’s support. The registry …

DUBAI: Thuraya Telecommunications Company held meetings with senior officials from the Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah Police Air Wings to showcase a suite of satcom products and services. As the main MSS operator in the country, the company has worked with local law enforcement teams before and were pleased to present solutions for the departments’ upcoming plans to extend mobile …

By Rafiq Vayani RAS AL KHAIMAH: The World Memon Organisation (WMO) has been bridging distances between Memons living in different countries across the world since the last 15 years. Men, Women and the Memon youth have found WMO an ideal platform for interaction and self-development over the years. Taking one more step in the right direction. The WMO takes great …

DUBAI: The cricketing world just got a whole lot more exciting. The T-10 Cricket League, a blazingly fast new format was launched yesterday that will change the face of the sport as we know it. Announced just a short while ago by the President and partner of league, Mr. Salman Iqbal along with Shaji Ul Mulk the Chairman of the …