KARACHI: A peaceful protest initiated by actor-singer Junii Zeyad for the 7-year old Zainab who was mercilessly raped and murdered, took place here today outside Karachi Press Club. The incident has finally shaken civil society into action, with the realisation that it isn’t enough to just condemn on social media anymore, as this crime wasn’t the first of its kind …

KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) reaches yet another milestone in Digital Services as itattainsPayment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCIDSS)certification v3.2 for its Infrastructure-As-A-Service (IaaS) offering – PTCL Smart Cloud.  PCI DSS certification is a landmark achievement for PTCL Smart Cloud services, which assures maximum security compliance as per international standards. Pakistan’s First SDN-enabled cloud infrastructure is now the …

LAHORE: Afkar-e-Taza’s Thinkfest 2018 all set to take place on 13th-14th January at Alhamra Arts Council, Mall Road, Lahore. The Afkar-e-Taza Thinkfest realizes the vision of Iqbal, the aspirations of Jinnah, and the hopes of millions of Pakistanis in establishing a space for creative thinking, robust discussion and innovative ideas. It will bring together distinguished academics, writers, poets, artists, analysts, …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: The President of The Jinnah Society, Liaquat Merchant, briefed the members of the media at a press conference about the Society’s plans for 2018 which include the conferment of the Jinnah Awards in 2018 to individuals who have rendered outstanding services to Pakistan. The Jinnah Awards were conferred to the following luminaries between 1999 and 2017: …

MAKLI: The launch of 1000 green shelters programme, which aims to reach out to disadvantaged communities under Heritage Foundation’s initiative of “Safe Shelter, Clean water for all’ took place here in Makli Goth, Thatta on Sunday. The event also marked the closing of the four-day workshop on Zero Carbon, for senior students of architecture, that took place at Zero Carbon …

KARACHI: Mehak NGO Khairpur organized 4th Mehak Women Excellency Award 2017 at Khairpur on Saturday 6 January, 2018.  Women from different fields of Society like health, sports and community services were invited for award. Dr. Syeda Sadaf Akber, Fareeda Tahir, Shireen Saad, Sanam Raaz Soomro, Iqra Hameed, Alvina Agha, Tanweer Khanam Bhatti and Almas Baloch received their awards from chief guest …

ABU DHABI: Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has announced a year-long programme of activities and humanitarian initiatives to mark 2018 as the Year of Zayed. Etihad’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi inaugurated its Year of Zayed activities yesterday by holding a flag-raising ceremony attended by employees. The aviation group’s offices and buildings around the world are now adorned with Sheikh Zayed’s inspiring …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: On the 2nd of January, 2018 a unique and interesting exhibition titled “Its all about Satire “was launched at the Studio Seven Gallery in Karachi. The exhibition was a brain child of Mariam Mushtaq Kazi and Jamal Ashiqain who worked in harmony to curate a show“ deeply dipped in Satire at several different levels“ as they …

DUBAI: Canon Middle East (CME), a leader in imaging solutions, commemorated the United Nation’s (UN) World Arabic Language Day in 2017 through a series of activities that support and celebrate the Arabic language across the region. These initiatives included sponsoring the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) ‘Bil Arabi’ initiative in its fifth edition as well as launching …

DUBAI: The UAE once again captivated the world this New Year’s Eve with a dazzling spectacle to usher in 2018. Emaar’s ‘Light Up 2018’ Downtown Dubai celebration hosted more than a million visitors from across the world and reached an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide through live television broadcast and social media livestreams. The mesmerising laser, light and musical fountain …