NEW DELHI: It is four times as tall as the Statue of Liberty. So big, in fact, that it will give India bragging rights to the world’s tallest statue, a nearly 600-foot creation that says as much about India’s global aspirations as it does about the political ego of its leader. India’s new Statue of Unity, which will be formally unveiled today, depicts Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, an independence-era leader credited with uniting the fledgling nation in the 1940s when he served as India’s first home minister. But the homage to Patel has far deeper symbolism. Patel, known as India’s “Iron…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Switzerland has agreed on cooperation in the exhibition, research and training segments of the archaeology and museum sector. Under the agreement, the Rietberg Museum, Zurich, will help secure scholarships for young Pakistani professionals and students for higher education in the field of cultural heritage in Swiss Universities. Also, there will be an exchange of experts, scholars, and trainings in all areas of museum activities, while joint research projects will be carried out for studying and documenting museum collections. The Rietberg Museum will provide short term courses, internships and residencies to Pakistani professionals in the field of archaeology,…
KARACHI: Women on Board PK, the non for profit trust that works for creating and expanding the leadership opportunities for women in corporate, social, public and philanthropic sectors, presented the “BoardTalks” Women Leadership Development Program in the city of Pakistan’s premier industrial and financial centre, Karachi, this Wednesday 24th October at Ball Hall of Hotel PC. With the vision to promote gender mainstreaming in leadership positions and build a diverse pipeline of board-ready and board-certified women professionals in Pakistan, WOB invited women professionals working in different corporate, business, entrepreneurial, social, public and other professional sector entities for an interactive lecture/talk…
NEW YORK: American Airlines Group has reported pre-tax earnings for the third quarter, excluding net special items, of $688 million.The figure is a $485 million decrease from the third quarter of 2017, driven by higher fuel prices. Net profit totalled $341 million, or $523 million excluding net special items.Revenue was $11.6 billion for the period, up 5.4 per cent.Third-quarter 2018 earnings were $0.74 per diluted share, or $1.13 per diluted share excluding net special items. “Strong demand for American’s service led to record revenue in the third quarter and our eighth consecutive quarter of unit revenue growth. “Our team continues…
ISLAMABAD: Following the recent increase in oil prices and depreciation of rupees against the US dollar, monthly operational losses of the national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) have recorded phenomenal increase of about two billion rupees, sources said on Thursday. “These factors are contributing to monthly losses, in addition to PIA’s liabilities to the tune of Rs400 billion, making it nearly impossible for the management to bring a turnaround in its business plans,” the sources in the Aviation Division said. They were of the view that the current losses on account of increased fuel prices and depreciation of rupee…
ISLAMABAD: The Ambassador of Turkey to Pakistan, His Execellency Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul, inaugurated the Turkish Food Festival at the Islamabad Serena Hotel with a press conference, where guests had the opportunity to meet the renowned chefs from Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul. Serena Hotels as part of its Cultural Diplomacy initiatives has invited Serdar Ongel, Sous Chef, Davut Kutlugun, Chef de Partie, Servet Kanat, Pastry Chef de Partie, from Ciragan Palace to bring the flavours of Istanbul to Islamabad. The eight-day festival will be held in the Zamana Restaurant and there would be a lucky draw held on November 2, 2018,…
LAHORE: Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has expressed his resolve to promote cultural activities and revive famous horse and cattle show as well as traditional festivals across the province. He suggested that known personalities belonging to art and culture should be made brand ambassadors in Clean and Green Pakistan campaign as well. The Chief Minister has in this regard started consulting provincial cultural committee members to promote cultural activities in the province. The cultural committee members led by socialite Yousaf Salahuddin called on the Chief Minister here on Wednesday and presented different proposals for the protection of heritage and culture of…
HELSINKI: Flydubai has inaugurated its new daily service to Helsinki, Finland, becoming the first national carrier for the UAE to offer direct flights from Dubai. The inaugural flight departed yesterday from Terminal 2, Dubai International Airport (DXB) and landed at Helsinki Airport (HEL) just before midnight. Dubai-based carrier offers year-round direct flights to Finland. The new route is code-shared with Emirates and gives passengers access to more than 200 destinations worldwide on the combined network. Finland attracts more than 6 million tourists a year, but most flights to the market so far have been seasonal. The new scheduled direct flights…
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry for Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) has been informed about the formation of new policy in the light of the instructions from Prime Minister Imran Khan for promotion of tourism in the county and provision of facilities of international standards to local and foreign tourists. According to sources, before the forthcoming meeting of the national tourism task force, Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Secretary Jamil Ahmed would collect proposals from all four provincial tourism ministers and federal members and forward them to the PM Secretariat. The proposals would be included in the new tourism policy after the PM’s approval.…
KARACHI: On the 22nd of October 2018, Country Manager-Pakistan, Qatar Airways, Mr. Ahmad Mir, died in a tragic car accident. The heart breaking news saddens the travel, tourism, hotel, airline and aviation industries of Pakistan. The management and members of TAAP, PHA, PATA and SKAL International Karachi expressed their grief and sent massages of condolences to the grieved Family and Qatar Airways. Reportedly the accident took place in the US, while Ahmad Mir was travelling to Niagara Falls. Mir was accompanied by his mother and family on vacation and was heading to the falls for sightseeing. The accident was…