KARACHI: Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi and Solutions Inc. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding the participation of IBA as Academic Strategic Partner for 6th Pakistan CIO Summit & Expo. The MoU was signed by Mr. Imran Batada, Director ICT & CICT, IBA and Mr. Kamran Saeed, CEO, Solutions Inc. The two organizations expressed their intention to work …

LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA)partners with Destinations Magazine and Daewoo Express to promote the heritage, culture and splendor of the Walled City. Destinations Magazine has been announced as the official “Media and Culture” partner of WCLA working in tandem with Daewoo Express to support the cultural heritage of the inner city. The partnership is the result of …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: Pakistan’s emerging online marketplace Goto.com.pk aims to give a boost to its foothold in the online shopping industry and gain a competitive advantage by successfully deploying Oracle ERP Cloud and Oracle SCM Cloud solutions to help improve business efficiencies, streamline inventory management and provide an enhanced shopping experience to its customers. The selection came after Goto.com.pk’s …

DUBAI: Emirates’ special A380 flight to Kuwait took off earlier today carrying over 500 passionate fans who will cheer on the UAE National team in their bid to clinch the Gulf Cup.  Fans were treated to UAE flag scarves upon check-in to wear ahead of kick-off and show their support. The Emirates A380, operating as EK 2555 and EK 2556, was …

KARACHI: 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 Friday termed Pak-China Currency Swap Agreement (CSA) a brilliant move. The business community welcomes the deal which will reduce country’s dependence on the US which has crossed all limits to malign and damage …

DUBAI: Meydan Racecourse staged the first UAE meeting of 2018 on Thursday evening, highlighted by Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City – District One, a 1600m handicap on the dirt won by Secret Ambition. That win completed a double on the card for trainer Satish Seemar and his stable jockey, Richard Mullen. In a thrilling finish, with half of the ten …

DUBAI: RISE Dubai Creek Harbour, the city’s best family leisure destination offering live entertainment and family-oriented and children’s activities at Dubai Creek Harbour by Emaar, is marking the New Year with an innovative range of events this weekend. Adding to the lifestyle choice of visitors, there will also be weekday activities from January 7. Keeping all visitors delighted and engaged …

LONDON: As the back to work blues set in, British Airways is turning up the heat at Gatwick as summer 2018 is set to be the airline’s biggest schedule in almost a decade. In summer 2017 the airline operated around 1000 flights a week at its peak.  More than 150 additional weekly flights will take to the skies this summer* …

ABU DHABI: Danat Jebel Dhanna Resort is proud to announce the appointment of Chef Peeush Chawla as the new Executive Chef to add spice in the resort’s culinary offers. A young talent from India, Chef Peeush Chawla is known for his cooking styles as well as innovative and fine food concepts. He brings his extensive professional experience from prestigious hospitality …

Live Oak Plantation’s aptly named World Approval, one of the top turf milers on the planet, has arrived back in the barn of multi-national Grade/Group 1-winning conditioner Mark Casse after a brief break at his owner-breeder Charlotte Weber’s farm in Ocala, Florida. The nearly white son of Northern Afleet finished his 2017 season with three consecutive Grade 1 victories in the …