KARACHI: Kiran Sitara Program, IRD and Indus Health Network in collaboration with the Department of Education, Government of Sindh organized a conference  “She Leads”. ‘She Leads’ conference was conducted to highlight and celebrate the success of young students participated in the Kiran Sitara program.  This initiative is an Adolescent Health and Leadership program which mobilizes young girls at government schools and private schools across …

DOHA: His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, officially inaugurated Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) new Medical City complex. The new hospitals are part of the region’s biggest healthcare facility expansion project and will house 500 new hospital beds and 3,000 highly trained clinical and support staff. Her Excellency Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, the Minister …

DUBAI: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group, Emirates Aviation University celebrated on Thursday, 14 December the graduation of 220 postgraduate and undergraduate students. His Highness handed over the certificates to the graduates during the ceremony that was held at the university campus and was attended by …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: Literature, art and culture are the first line of defense against any kind of extremism, says Mohammad Ahmed Shah, president Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi. Addressing a press conference to announce the details of the 10th International Urdu conference to be held from 21st December 2017, till 25 December, 2017, he said that this will be …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: The ninth Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) will be held on 9, 10, and 11 February 2018 at the Beach Luxury Hotel, Karachi. KLF brings together and celebrates Pakistani and international authors writing in diverse languages. The festival will feature talks, panel discussions, readings, book launches, English and Urdu mushaira, satire, author signings, performing arts, film screenings, book …

KARACHI: Unilever Pakistan today reaffirmed its commitment towards enhancing gender diversity within its business by signing onto the Women’s Empowerment Principles, with support from UN Women. The Seven Principles for Women’s Empowerment, are a joint initiative of UN Women (the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women) and the UN Global Compact. These principles provide a set …

KARACHI: The 14th Annual Convocation of the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology was held on 9th December 2017 at the PAF Convention Centre. The Chief guest on the occasion was Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah. The Convocation was an impressive ceremony attended by more than 3000 people including SZABIST Board of Governors, Board …

KARACHI: Shazia Syed, the Chairperson & CEO of Unilever Pakistan and Ateed Riaz, Co-Founder and current Chairman of The Citizen’s Foundation (TCF), signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the TCF school in Qayyumabad. The signing served as the first step towards Lipton and TCF’s aim of taking action against child labor by creating awareness regarding the importance of …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: For 60 years the Goethe-Institut has been engaging with arts and culture developments in Pakistan, and has innovated many contributions to these developments via increased cultural exchange between Pakistan and Germany. On the weekend of December 16th and 17th, Goethe-Institute is celebrating its 60th anniversary in Pakistan with a line up of artists who represent the …

KARACHI: The Citizens Foundation (TCF), Pakistan’s leading education sector not-for-profit organization held its annual Teachers’ Awards ceremony to recognize and encourage the dedication of its teachers and principals. After multiple award ceremonies held in the major cities of Pakistan, the final awards ceremony concluded here in Karachi. The event was attended by more than 4,000 teachers and principals of Karachi …