KARACHI: Marriott Hotels all over the world are celebrating Associate Appreciation Week. At Karachi Marriott Hotel as well, the activities and celebrations have started already. The HR and Training Departments along with Associates and the General Manager visited Dar Ul Sakoon. Dar ul Sukun provides care, rehabilitation and protection to Children with disabilities by offering a broad range of services to suit people of all ages with complex disabilities. Sister Ruth thanked Mr. Rehan Faiz Pirzada, Cluster General Manager,Karachi Marriott Hotel for visiting and sharing the cake with children. Mr. Rehan Faiz Pirzada Thanked Sister Ruth for doing an amazing job for the community.
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KARACHI: Mother’s Day is a celebration of bond of love and affection between a mother and a child and it celebrates the spirit of motherhood. At Chandni, Pearl Condimental Karachi arranged a special mother’s day brunch. All the mothers who were present with their loved ones at Chandni were given special presents and the whole Chandni echoed with songs expressing love & affection for all the mothers. Ms. Laila Farah Naz, Marcom Manager along with all mothers at the occasion cut the ceremonial cake.
WRITTEN BY CH. FAISAL MAHMOOD The holy month of Ramzaan has set in and the vast majority of Pakistanis have started availing the bounties of God’s mercies by fasting and by sharing their advantages with their disadvantaged neighbors and social service organisations. Take the city of Karachi. Like all other cities and towns in the country, visitors new to it are struck by the spreads of Aftaari meals on makeshift hospitality tables placed at major crossroads, bus stands and at shopping centres. As the time approaches for breaking the day-long fasts, these offerings are readied for anyone and everyone to…
ISLAMABAD: Raabta, a public diplomacy initiative by Serena Hotels, held an informative panel discussion on the Federal Budget 2018-2019 with expert panelists who brought their unique perspectives to the conversation. With Muhammad Younus Dagha, Secretary Commerce, Teresa Daban, Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund, Naeem Zamindar, Minister of States and Chairman at the Pakistan Board of Investment, Enrique Blanco Armas, Lead Country Economist World Bank Pakistan and moderated by Sidra Iqbal, the debate centered around the steps and priorities laid out in the budget in the context of the desired impact of accelerating the economic transformation of Pakistan. The…
MUZAFFRABAD: President AJK Sardar Masood Khan expressed deep grief and condolences over the loss of many precious lives at Kundal Shahi in Neelum Valley of Azad Jammu Kashmir. He said this was a national tragedy which is being mourned by the families and the people of AJK and Pakistan. The President expressed his profound sympathies with the families of the deceased and the injured. He also paid tribute to rescuers who rushed to save the victims of the incident. Masood said that this tragic incident has once again highlighted the importance of making tourism safe. More attention, he said, is…
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority welcomed today’s announcement on civil aviation in Washington that strongly reaffirmed and maintained all the provisions of the 2002 bilateral Air Transport Agreement between the UAE – US. The understanding confirmed at a meeting between the Foreign Ministers of both countries reinforced the principles of Open Skies that advance competition and allow airlines to freely add or adjust services to best serve travelers. Commenting from Washington after his meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan thanked the Secretary for working to…
DUBAI: The chairman of Emirates airline and Group on Wednesday dismissed speculations about a possible merger with Etihad Airways, saying that owners of the two airlines have not talked about a merger. Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman and CEO of Emirates Airline and Group, however, said that Emirates is interested in further cooperation with Etihad. “I don’t think the government in any way or shape between Abu Dhabi or Dubai has talked about a merger. But we can always do things together, in terms of buying things together, using our facilities together…
PESHAWAR: The Chilimjusht or Joshi festival concluded with much funfair and religious activities at the scenic Bamburet valley on Wednesday, May. [huge_it_slider id=”236″] The festival, which heralds the arrival of spring season, is usually celebrated in the three Kalash valleys including Bamburet, Birir and Rumbur every year. The organisers said that this year the participation of local and foreign tourists was tremendous and that almost all hotels in Bamburet valley had been booked well before the start of the festival. They said the hotels received more tourists than the capacity they had for visitors. The French, Italian and Australian tourist…
MUSCAT: The national carrier of the sultanate of Oman, the airline’s holiday division has also come up with exciting holiday packages offering tickets, hotel stay, airport transfers and excursions at a very competitive rate. Omanis travelling to Istanbul are eligible for visa on arrival. The new route comes ahead of other new routes – to Casablanca and Moscow – set to launch in July and October of this year respectively. The Istanbul service will be operated by a Boeing 737-800 and will depart daily from Muscat to Istanbul Atatürk International Airport. With a flight time of five hours and 25…
LAHORE: On 6th May 2018 a relatively new clothing brand by the name of Gulmohor launched their Lawn outfits by holding an exhibition right before Ramadan and Eid to fulfill the need of beautiful attire for women in Lahore. The exhibition was organized by I’M Communications which is a prosperous and fast-growing Event Management company. I’M Communications are known to successfully and exquisitely organize everything between weddings to exhibitions. The launch event was a success and was attended by Pakistani models, actors and members of the media industry along with the local citizens of Lahore. The designs of the lawn…