KARACHI: Mr. Mustansir Ali Khan, District Manager Airblue along with Mr. Kouser Shamim, Assistant Manager and Mr. Murtaza Hasan, Client Relations Executive Airblue celebrating the completion of 15 years of successes and achievements of Airblue.
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NEW YORK: The International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) of the United Nations on Thursday announced that it will be restoring Islamabad’s status as a family station, effectively allowing UN personnel to travel with their families to Pakistan. A letter from the office of the ICSC chairperson, Larbi Djacta, notifying the development, states: “I, under the delegated authority of the Commission, discontinued the non-family status of the duty station Islamabad, Pakistan effective 14 June 2019.” The letter states that the decision was made following a security evaluation of the capital city and on the recommendation made by the Under-Secretary General of…
BAKU: Ms. Emma Doyle, White House Principal Deputy Chief of Staff, led the US delegation at the 110th session of the executive council of the global body WTO in Baku. The US is exploring the possibility of rejoining the UN tourism body to create jobs for Americans and help promote tourist destinations in the country, the State Department said. The US made its intention to be back in the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Monday during at the agency’s executive council meeting in Baku. Emma Doyle, the White House Principal Deputy Chief of Staff, led the US delegation at…
PARIS: For the fourth year running, Star Alliance has claimed the Best Airline Alliance title at the Skytrax World Airline Awards, with the Alliance’s prestigious Los Angeles Lounge retaining the Best Airline Alliance Lounge Award for the fifth year in a row. Upon accepting the honour at the 53rd Paris Air Show, Star Alliance CEO Jeffrey Goh, said: “This award would not have been possible without the trust and loyalty of the many hundreds of millions of customers that fly the Star Alliance network each year. To them, I take this opportunity to express our thanks. It is their confidence…
KARACHI: Asia Live, the popular dining spot at Avari Towers Karachi is currently hosting ‘Italian Food Festival’ for the food lovers of Karachi to relish. The extensive and purely authentic buffet consists of dishes prepared using distinctive set of flavors, recipes, products, and ingredients that are found in Italian Cuisine. A wide array of dishes including Minestrone soup, Lasagna, Linguine Arrabiata, Tuna Steak with Pesto, Risotto, Pizza and many more were displayed, all cooked to perfection. There was also a display of fresh salads along with different types of dressings, cheese trays with an endless variety of different types of…
KARACHI: The 8th UBL Literary Awards were held in Karachi recently. Celebrating the literary efforts of Pakistani writers, UBL held these awards for the eighth year running. The awards were held at a local hotel and the event was attended by a host of writers, literary & media personalities, socialites and celebrities. Over 130 entries were received as nominations for the seven categories of the awards. The books, which were written by Pakistani authors and published in Pakistan in 2017 & 2018, were shortlisted by an esteemed panel of judges which included the likes of Dr. Asghar Nadeem Syed, Dr.…
ISLAMABAD: On the 100th Anniversary Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Seen here in the picture founder President of Women Chamber Commence & Industry Lahore division Dr. Shela Javed Akram and Vice Chancellor University of Health Sciences Dr. Javed Akram are congratulating His Excellency Ali Alizada, Ambassador of Azerbaijan.
KARACHI: The Consulate of Italy in Karachi organized the 73rd Anniversary of the Italian Republic at a local hotel, Karachi. The Chief Guest of the evening was Mr. Imran Ismail, Governor Sindh. The event was attended by many Diplomats and Businessmen of Karachi. The Consul of Italy, Ms. Anna Ruffino thanked the participants and appreciated the friendship and closeness of the Pakistani people. She was happy to mention the growing relations between Italy and Pakistan in all sectors. A day earlier, the Consulate of Italy had also organized the conference “ITALY TO PAKISTAN” to celebrate the Italian excellence and the…
LE BOURGET: Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation (Saudia), the national carrier of the Kingdom, has reached an agreement to expand its existing purchase of A320 aircraft from 35 to 100 aircraft comprising a firm order of sixty-five A320neo family plus options for a further 35 A320neo family. As part of the agreement, the airline’s existing order of 35 aircraft is upsized to 15 A321XLRs and 20 A321neos. The agreement was announced in a ceremony attended by Dr Ghassan Al-Shibl, Chairman of Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation, and signed by Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation, and Christian…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has further extended the restriction on its airspace for flights to India until June 28. Earlier, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) restricted flights from India to enter into Pakistani airspace until June 15. After the implementation of suspension on overfly operations, flights from Lahore to Delhi, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Sri Lanka and Urumqi were cancelled. The airspace was closed by Pakistan when a fresh wave of tensions affected already sour relations between both countries in February. A CAA spokesperson explained that transit and overfly within Pakistani airspace will remain suspended until further orders. However, there are no restrictions…