KARACHI: An Internationally-renowned and acclaimed Pakistani artist, social and peace worker and philanthropist Jimmy Engineer whose brilliant work has won him more awards than any other Pakistani artist including a Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Civil Award) for Art from the Government of Pakistan in 2005.Last week The Jinnah Society awarded him with the prestigious ‘The Jinnah Awards’. Seen here in the picture Mr. Jimmy is receiving the award from Senator and Ex-Chairman Senate, Mr. Raza Rabbani.
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WRITTEN BY CH FAISAL MAHMOOD Readers would have noticed that as far as promotion of Tourism is concerned, the good news – despite our externally imposed difficulties – have been coming primarily from the province of Punjab. Be it the provincial Tourism Mela in Lahore, Thal Jeep rally, Cholistan Jeep Rally, Double Decker Tourist Buses, Agri-Tourism, the revamping of heritage assets in the walled city or induction of Tourism in the school curriculum, they are all praiseworthy initiatives from one province. Credit must be given to the TDCP, the provincial Tourism Administration and to the Outgoing Tourism Minister who had…
DOHA: Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, hosted a media roundtable with global media to discuss the airline’s rapid expansion plans during Qatar’s annual Doha Forum conference on 16 December 2018. The award-winning airline has launched 23 destinations since the start of the blockade, and continues with its significant programme of expansion of new routes to further connect passengers around the globe. Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer, said: “One of the advantages Qatar Airways enjoys is having the flexibility of different aircraft types in our fleet, which gives us a massive competitive edge. We…
One of the seven new wonders of the world, the city of secrets, Petra, Jordan, has become particularly popular since the release of one of Indiana Jones’ series and has since attracted millions of tourists from around the world. Petra, originally known to the Nabataeans as Raqmu, is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. The city is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system. Another name for Petra is the Rose City due to the color of the stone out of which it is carved. Established possibly as early as 312 BC as the capital city…
HAVANA: Tourism to Cuba inched up to a new record this year, government officials said on Thursday, 20 December, although the gain was largely due to greater arrivals on cruise ships, which analysts say contribute less than regular travelers to the island nation’s economy. A boom in tourism to the Caribbean’s largest island over the last few years has helped offset weaker exports and a steep decline in aid from key ally Venezuela. But even tourism took a hit in late 2017 from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Irma and tighter U.S. travel restrictions imposed by the Trump administration. Tourism…
TEHRAN: United Nations World Tourism Organization Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili and Iran’s Ambassador to Spain Hassan Qashqavi have called for increased cooperation on tourism. The officials explored ways for deepening mutual assistance in a Tuesday meeting in Madrid, IRNA reported. The Iranian envoy also elaborated on Tehran’s strategic policies in the field of tourism as he pointed to existing facilities for simplification in the visa regulations. Active presence of Iranian companies in the FITUR tourism trade fair and holding various cultural exhibits were among examples the Iranian official set to highlight tourism ties between Iran and Spain. Pololikashvili, for his part,…
JAKARTA: The crash of a Boeing Co plane that killed 189 people in Indonesia is spiralling into a $22 billion feud between the aircraft maker and one of Asia’s most influential aviation bosses. In a rare public dispute between the planemaker and one of its biggest customers, the head of PT Lion Mentari Airlines has threatened to cancel an order for billions of dollars’ worth of jets because of what he says is Boeing’s unfair reaction to the crash. The man standing up to the US aviation giant is Rusdi Kirana, Lion Air’s owner, and while he was little known…
CHICAGO: Boeing sees booming demand for narrow-body jets in India to serve soaring domestic travel. The Indian aviation market will need $320 billion in new jets over the next 20 years to meet the growing demand from domestic passenger traffic, according to Boeing (BA). Boeing sees the need for 2,300 new jets in the Indian aviation market over the next two decades as low-cost carriers proliferate and the growing middle class takes to the skies. “This will continue to drive the growth of India’s middle class and its propensity to travel both domestically and internationally, resulting in the need for…
MONTREAL: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is forecasting a 10% jump in global airline industry net profit in 2019. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is forecasting a global airline industry net profit of $35.5bn in 2019, an increase of almost 10% on the revised $32.3bn net profit expected in 2018. Overall industry revenues are expected to reach $885bn (+7.7%). According to IATA, lower oil prices and solid, albeit slower, economic growth (+3.1%) are extending the run of profits for the global airline industry, after profitability was squeezed by rising costs in 2018. It is expected that 2019 will…
MASCOW: Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has no intention of abandoning its adventurous tours to the North Pole, especially since cruise tickets for the entire 2019 season have been snapped up. “Initially, cruises became a good a way to support the Atomflot state enterprise, and help it to deploy its idle fleet of icebreakers,” said Maksim Kulinko, deputy head of the Northern Sea Route Administration and the head of Rosatom’s Department for Development of NSR and Coastal Territories. “At the moment, the situation is radically changing, and it [cruise service] is currently not a top-priority goal. But we don’t want…