DUBAI: Dubai Airports recently marked the 60th anniversary of the official opening of Dubai International (DXB). The occasion celebrates a remarkable success story driven by Dubai Airports’ ‘future forward’ thinking that has seen DXB emerge as the world’s leading airport. Since opening on 30 September 1960, DXB has served 1.115 billion passengers travelling on more than 7.47 million flights connecting …

News Desk KARACHI: Facebook introduces a new messaging feature which ties-up Instagram and Messenger in Pakistan. Users will have an upgrade to Messenger and experience new messaging features, including cross-app communication between two people at a time. People already using Messenger, as well as new joiners will automatically get the new messaging experience.  This upgrade was rolled out in August, …

News Desk KARACHI: Meezan Bank has been declared as the ‘Best Bank of the Year’, ‘Best Islamic Bank of the Year’ and ‘Corporate Finance House of the Year – Debt’ – 2019 by the CFA Society of Pakistan at its 17th Annual Excellence Awards. This is the first time that CFA Society of Pakistan has recognized Meezan Bank on an overall …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Arif Habib Limited (AHL), one of Pakistan’s leading Brokerage and Investment Banking Firms, has been recognised in 4 categories by CFA Society Pakistan in their 17th Excellence Awards for 2019. AHL received the Best Corporate Finance House, Best Brokerage House – runners up, Best Research Analyst and Best Transaction awards. AHL’s Head of Research, Tahir Abbas, …

LONDON: British Airways is increasing the number of destinations it serves with a larger timetable of flights for its customers. From 1 October, 2020, long haul services will begin to Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Bahrain. Flights to winter sun favourite Grenada are scheduled to return on 14 October while flights to the Seychelles are scheduled to return on 16 October. …

News Desk KARACHI: First Women Bank Limited (FWBL) signed an MOU with Sehat Kahani-one of the fastest growing health tech companies in Pakistan, to Launch an E- Health Financing Loan to female health workers to allow them to set up their clinics, where patients can get connected to a doctor through the Sehat Kahani application. The MoU was signed by …

News Desk ISLAMABAD: Bykea, a Pakistan-based on-demand transport & logistics platform, announced that it had raised $13 Million in a Series B funding round led by Prosus Ventures (formerly Naspers Ventures). The round, which brought the total funds raised to US$22m, saw participation from existing investors Middle East Venture Partners and Sarmayacar. The pioneer and leader in motorbike taxi and …

DUBAI: His Excellency Hamad Buamim, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) congratulated China on the occasion of its 71st National Day. He expressed his views in his statement released to press. Commenting on the occasion of China’s 71st National Day H.E Hamad Buamim said that; “UAE-China relations continue to develop and flourish after …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, started a month-long breast cancer awareness campaign to shed light on the importance of early detection for women’s health around the world. The airline’s flight attendants will be wearing pink masks throughout the month of October to mark this occasion and Falcon Gold passengers will be served with refreshing …

KARACHI: METRO Pakistan concludes its charity donation drive as part of the International Charity Day commemorations, in collaboration with Akhuwat Foundation, a leading non-government organization, working on improving the lives of the underprivileged communities. The internal charity drive started as part of the International Charity Day commemoration earlier this month and ran at all METRO stores across Pakistan. The response …