News Desk KARACHI: Standard Chartered Pakistan along with its implementation partner Sightsavers ,announced the successful completion of the Seeing is Believing Programme in Pakistan. The Seeing is Believing 15 year journey in Pakistan is truly inspirational, impacting over 12 million beneficiaries. Through the various projects, the Seeing is Believing programme has helped eradicate upto 36per cent of avoidable blindness in …

KARACHI: After the Carona pandemic, The Arts council Karachi is all set to revive its cultural activities for the public with the Awami Theatre Festival 2020. The first show of the festival “Khala Khyalon me” by Pervaiz Siddiqui will be held on September 18th at 20:00 hours. President Arts Council of Pakistan, Mohammad Ahmed Shah will address the opening ceremony …

News Desk KARACHI: Uber and Unilever are partnering for greater rider and driver safety by distributing over 20,000 hygiene products to partner drivers in Pakistan as the country continues to move out of lockdown.  The hygiene kits, which include Lifebuoy hand hygiene gel and other Unilever leading products, will enable drivers and riders to clean their hands and wipe down car …

MANAMA: Mr. Krešimir Kučko will step down from his role as the Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Air by the end of the month. Commenting on this development, Chairman of Gulf Air’s Board of Directors H.E. Mr. Zayed R. Alzayani said: “We extend our sincere thanks to Mr. Krešimir Kučko for his dedication, contributions and services during his tenure with …

KARACHI: Tufail Chemical Industries Ltd., one of the largest manufacturers of industrial chemicals in Pakistan, partnered with SAP to implement SAP’s S/4 HANA as a part of the company’s wider business transformation strategy. Tufail Chemical Industries Ltd. and SAP implementation partner, Abacus, remotely implemented all the core modules of S/4 HANA within the allocated time, despite the hurdles faced by the …

News Desk DUBAI: Massive investment in mega tourism projects to the tune of US$810 billion (Dh2.97 trillion) is expected to transform Saudi Arabia as one of the largest leisure tourism industries in the world between now and 2030, according to research conducted by the Middle East and North Africa Leisure Attractions Council (MENALAC), the leisure and entertainment industry council representing the Middle …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates’ African network will expand to 15 destinations with the restart of Luanda, Angola from 1 October. The airline continues to gradually and safely restore its network, delivering on its health and safety promise as it responds to growth in passenger demand across the globe. Flights to Luanda will initially operate once a week on Thursdays. Emirates flight …

RIGA: Latvian airline airBaltic announces that as of October 2 it temporarily suspends flights from Riga to Liepaja. All connections are currently suspended until October 24. Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic: “Providing the best connectivity in the Baltics, we continue to ensure flights on more than 50 routes all across Europe. Unfortunately, travel restrictions have severely influenced our operations and currently we can’t justify …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC), one of the world’s largest catering operations serving more than 100 airlines, has signed an MOU with CCL Holdings founded by Ross Kriel, entering a partnership to set up a dedicated production facility for kosher food at EKFC’s premises in the UAE. The new partnership will be called Kosher Arabia, and production is …

News Desk KARACHI: Renowned artist extraordinaire, Hassan Sheheryar Yasin aka HSY returns with his viral chat-show series, ‘LIVE with HSY’. The latest session featuring Sarwat Gillani took place on HSY’s Instagram LIVE on Saturday, September 12th 2020 at 7pm. This would mark the host’s 40th session under the same title. After a brief intermission, ‘LIVE with HSY’ is back online …