NEW DEHLI: India is working on a new plan with changed guideline and with bit soft terms and conditions to sale of its money-losing flag carrier after a recent attempt ended in a debacle, as the proposed terms deterred potential investors. Modi’s administration is ready to “re-examine” its privatisation process, including a clause requiring a minority state stake in Air India Ltd, said Subhash Chandra Garg, a senior official in the Ministry of Finance. The government is considering various options and doesn’t intend to insist on keeping 24 per cent of the company, he said. “A certain kind of strategy…
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ISLAMABAD June 13, 2018: The Hashoo Group is proud to announce the promotion of Mr. Haseeb A. Gardezi to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Haseeb A. Gardezi has been with Hashoo Group a total of 15 years and served as a VP of Operations for Hashoo Hotels, CEO of Pearl Real Estate, and currently serves as CEO Hotel One (Pvt.) Ltd. Commenting on his promotion he said, “I am honored to be promoted to COO at Hashoo Group as I’ve spent some of the best years of my career here. I’m proud to contribute to the expansion…
ISLAMABAD: Ms. Ayesha Khan, the Country Director Hashoo Foundation and the Vice President Corporate Social Responsibility, Hashoo Group, hosted a thought provoking event entitled “Spiritual Reflections: The Role of Reason in Islam”. She explained the event with a dual purpose: one was to introduce Umeed e Noor as a school for children with disabilities and the second was to introduce the first in the series of conversations that promotes the Message of Islam as based on both types of reason that is the intuitive as well as the intellectual. This Iftar dinner was well attended by intellectuals, religious scholars and…
KARACHI: The Holy month Ramadan is celebrated with a zeal of fasting, prayers, &salvation all over the world. Pakistan is no different when it comes to celebrating this glorious month. We see and feel its presence everywhere; the whole atmosphere is filled with a sense of this blessed occasion. There are so many restaurants and cafes offering Iftar dinner buffets of various cuisines and multiple dishes Mövenpick Hotel Karachi. However, we have discussed here the most hyped and talked about Iftar dinner buffet of Al-Bustan restaurant located at Mövenpick Hotel Karachi. Al-Bustan is the main all-day international buffet restaurant of…
FAISALABAD: This week, our Associate editor, Soofia Javed, met Dr. Salma Umber, Chairperson Mass Communication department, GCUF (Government College University Faisalabad), who shared her experiences and struggles working as a journalist and a professor. Dr. Salma is the embodiment of hard work and perseverance. She is a true example of how a woman should have utter faith in her abilities and not bound herself to the kitchen, but to do every possible thing to achieve her dreams. Talking about her career, Dr. Salma stated that she has done her PhD in Mass Communication and before entering the field of teaching, she worked as a reporter…
MUZAFFRABAD: Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Raja Mohammad Farooq Haider Khan has said that tourism is the backbone of our economy and we must maintain good infrastructure and echo friendly environment to attract more tourists. He expressed these views while addressing the inauguration ceremony of tourism complex, built by AJK government. Minister for Information, Tourism and IT Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Mr. Mushtaq Ahmed Minhas and Secretary Information, Tourism and IT AJK, Ms. Midhat Shahzad were also present on the occasion. Director General AJK Tourism, Sardar Javed Ayub gave detailed briefing to the Prime Minister about different…
CHITRAL: The hospitality sector of Chitral has noticed that reduction in the number of PIA flights to Chitral from Islamabad by more than half and selection of wrong timing for the flights leading to their frequent cancellation have adversely affected the influx of foreign tourists. Local tour operators and hotel owners told that the number of tourists to Chitral had dropped to the lowest level over the years due to unavailability of PIA flights in five days of the week. They told that in 1980s the number of foreign tourists was at its maximum when the national flag-carrier used to…
TOKYO: Tourism EXPO Japan 2018, the world’s largest tourism trade fair, has invited H.E. Mr. Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), and Ms. Gloria Guevara Manzo, President & CEO of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), as keynote speech speakers on the first day of the event. They will be delivering their keynote speeches on Thursday, September 20, 2018 from 10:30-11:15 am at Tokyo Big Sight West Exhibition Hall 3 in Japan. The theme of the keynote speeches is “Managing Sustainable Tourism for Community Development.” Tourism is expected to continue to grow further over the…
NEW DELHI: India is exploring cruise tourism potential along its long coast. Ms. Rashmi Verma, Tourism Secretary, said: “A committee has been set up with the Shipping Secretary and I as co-chairs to promote cruise tourism. We have recently received a report from an international consultant, who is also a member of the committee. We are in the process of the finalising it.” She said some of the recommendations are related to berthing space for the cruiseliners, infrastructure at the ports, and tax concessions to cruiseliners. According to the cruise industry outlook for 2018, 27.2 million tourists are expected to…
KARACHI: Mr. Hassan Baig has assumed the charge of Director General CAA in addition to his own duties in Aviation Division. Mr. Baig did his Mphil in Economics from Quaid-e-Azam University. He has served at various top positions in civil services of Pakistan. Prior to joining Aviation Division he was serving as Additional Secretary Ministry of Kashmir affairs & Gilgit Baltistan. Last week Mr. Hassan Baig visited Islamabad International Airport and inspected the different areas and facilities of Airport. He said that cleanliness of all areas of airport should be ensured at any cost. He also emphasized that Airport management…