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Distinguished Lecture on ‘The strategic importance of Economic Diplomacy for Pakistan in the 21st century’ by Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) The Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi organized a distinguished lecture on The strategic importance of Economic Diplomacy for Pakistan in the 21st century by Honourable Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, at the IBA Main Campus. Attendees included members from the academia, media, consul generals, corporate sector, the IBA faculty, students and alumni. Director Alumni Corporate Relations and Communications Department (ACRC) Malahat Awan invited Mr. Qureshi and Associate Deans IBA Dr. Sayeed Ghani and…
Online safety is an important conversation that you can share with your teenaged kids, where both parents and teenagers have roles to play Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Facebook, the world’s famous social networking platform, has released tips for online safety addressing its one of the vibrant audiences, teenagers, in order to provide them safe user environment without any complication. Online safety is an important conversation that user can share with your teenaged kids, where both parents and teenagers have roles to play. For parents, it’s a good idea to set limits for teenagers on how much time they can spend online…
CALSouthern-CALPAK Delegation Looks To Provide Education to Underserved Communities In Pakistan Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) A joint delegation led by Dr. Gwen Fine stone, President of California Southern University (CALSouthern)and Anila Ali, Founder CALPAK called upon H.E. Imran Ismail, Governor Sindh. Founded in 2017 to provide educational and employment opportunities to underserved communities in Pakistan, the collaboration of CALSouthern-CALPAK has achieved a positive impact towards sustainable development goals including increased access to quality education, clean water and energy. During the meeting, the two sides discussed thecountry’s education system in Pakistan and how to increase female enrollment in schools. Till date, CALPAK…
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) hosted a high-profile corporate networking conference in Peshawar on the theme ‘KP: Pakistan’s gateway to economic prosperity’ providing a platform to region’s key stakeholders and thought leaders to engage in interdisciplinary, forward thinking conversations and encouraging collaborative action by proposing a common agenda aimed at revitalising the private sector to kick start an era of sustainable, inclusive economic growth in the province. Taimur Jhagra, Minister for Finance, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Hassan Daud Butt, CEO, KP Board of Investment & Trade, Mujahid Saleem, Advisor on Economic Growth, USAID, and Assad…
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) The Institute for Art and Culture is hosting a spectacular exhibition comprising of exquisite art work highlighting the innovative themes of modern art by seasoned artists at its campus gallery on Raiwind road Lahore. The exhibition is a collateral of the Lahore Biennale Foundation, LBF-02, and was inaugurated by Mr. Syed Shahid Ali, Chancellor of IAC on the 29 January, 2020. It features works of distinguished artists including Risham Syed, Masooma Syed, Nusra Latif Qureshi, Sania Samad, Humaira Abid, Usman Saeed and Asif Sharif. It also provides a platform for the younger, promising lot of the Lahore…
Mitsubishi UFJ Foundation and MUFG Bank provide financial assistance to IBA, Karachi students Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Mitsubishi UFJ Foundation and MUFJ Bank awarded USD 6,000 to 8 scholars of the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi at a scholarship award ceremony held at the IBA Main Campus. The Mitsubishi UFJ Foundation was represented by Chairman Ryosuke Tamakoshi and Managing Director Kunihiro Watanabe, while the MUFG Bank was represented by Managing Director & Country Head Hitoshi Kanahori and Managing Director Haseeb Saied. The representatives from the IBA, Karachi included Acting Executive Director Dr. Sayeed Ghani, Director Finance Moied Sultan and Director Alumni,…
Carrefour operated by Majid Al Futtaim collaborates with Miracle School Ministries to support underprivileged families in Lahore Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail, and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, has joined hands with Lahore-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) Miracle School Ministries to support fifty underprivileged families through the harsh winter season. The families, which are associated with the NGO, were provided with essential food items and warm clothing from Majid Al Futtaim’s supermarket franchise, Carrefour. Without such assistance, children are often forced to engage in child labour by working at brick…
PPAF launch project for small farmers in Swabi and Torghar Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund launched a project on “Enhancing Food Security through Strategic Interventions in Agriculture” in 12 union councils of districts Swabi and Torghar of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The project aims to develop skills and knowledge of farmers on modern agricultural crop practices and facilitate setting up of agriculture value chains for improving livelihoods of small farmers. A ceremony was held in Swabi in this regard which was presided by Speaker National Assembly, Asad Qaiser, also present were representatives from government line departments, MNAs, MPAs and officials…
IBA-CICT to participate in Digital Pakistan Conference as an Academic Strategic Partner Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) The Institute of Business Administration, Karachi’s Center for Information and Communication Technology (IBA-CICT) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AMFCO Technologies to participate as an academic strategic partner in the Digital Pakistan Conference. The conference will be held on April 15, 2020 at a private hotel in Karachi. The ceremony was attended by C-level executives from a number of organizations. Sharing his views on this occasion, Director IBA ICT and CICT, Imran Batada said, “As we know that the world has entered into…
ACCA highlights investment opportunities in Pakistan, Picture members together at Davos Caption: Left to right: Sajjeed Aslam, head of ACCA Pakistan, Dr Amjad Saqib, Ikram Sehgal, ACCA Council Member Ayla Majid FCCA, Wajid Mirza, ACCA’s Head of Public Affairs Anthony Walters, and ACCA member Kabeer Naqvi FCCA at the Pakistan Breakfast event organised by Martin Dow and Pathfinder Group in Davos promoting Pakistan at the World Economic Forum 2020.