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Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Thirteen teams comprising a total of 39 students from across the Middle East, including two teams from Pakistan, competed in the final of the Huawei Middle East ICT Competition 2019-2020, held today at Huawei’s global headquarters in Shenzhen, China. Over the course of 2019, the competition attracted more than 21,000 student registrations from 437 colleges and universities in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. This year’s final had a total of 13teams and 20 ministries participate from countries across the Middle East. The information and communications technology (ICT)…
Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) The Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi’s Journalism Society in collaboration with NOWPDP organized a panel discussion titled Reporting on Disability: The Issues and the Role of Journalists at the IBA Karachi, City Campus. The purpose of the discussion was to educate journalists about the issues faced by people with disability and the role that media should play in this regard. The panel discussion was attended by media students and working journalists. The panelists included former Assistant Editor Dawn, Ms. Zubeida Mustafa; former journalist, Mr. Ahmed Yusuf; Chief Operating Officer, Karachi Downs Syndrome Program, Ms. Samar Naqvi; Regional…
Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) SOLIS Music & Arts Festival 2019 was successfully concluded in Karachi, after providing many electrifying moments. Bringing internationally renowned musical bands along with leading Pakistani icons of music to the country, the grand event was held in collaboration with Chocolicious – the leading brand of biscuits from EBM – Makers of Peek Freans, as its main sponsor. The mesmerized crowds enjoyed every moment of the festival, especially the world-famous band – Clean Bandit who brought a special DJ set to perform their favorite electronic music tracks like “Rockabye” and “Symphony”. The fans of “Kill The Buzz” were…
Islamabad (Muhammad Yasir) Science Diplomacy is an intricate blending of science and the diplomatic process, which can be used as a tool for health, environment, education, and a tool for peace and prosperity. In a nutshell, Science Diplomacy is the tool for achieving Sustainable Development Goals. This was stated by the speakers of a seminar on Science Diplomacy, organized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan Academy of Sciences and COMSTECH in collaboration with COMSATS, ECOSF and Technology Times at COMSTECH auditorium here today. The seminar was focused to highlight the role of science in diplomacy. Chief guest of the event…
Pakistan tech talents to represent nation in Huawei ICT Competition regional final Winners will travel to China to compete against international finalists from around the Middle East region Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, has announced the winners of the Pakistan edition of the Huawei Middle East ICT Competition 2019, held recently in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission Pakistan. The longstanding competition, which falls under Huawei’s strategy to develop the global ICT talent ecosystem, aims to nurture local talent in the ICT field with a vision to…
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) The Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi’s Journalism Society organized a panel discussion on Is there a future for media? to discuss the future of media and journalism in Pakistan as part of a series of events to explore how aspiring journalists can capitalize on the trends in the global media industry. The panelists of the talk included Senior Executive Producer at Geo News, Gibran Peshimam and CEO of Soch Videos, Sofyan Sultan. The event was attended by a large number of media and journalism students from the University of Karachi, Institute of Business Management and the IBA…
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) School of Leadership (SoL); the leading leadership development organization of Pakistan has announced this year’s Junior Leaders Conference (JLC 2019). This marks as the 10th year of the conference, which is scheduled to take place from December 22 – 24, 2019 at Dreamworld Resort, Karachi. Designed exclusively for teenagers between the ages of 13 and 16 years from across Pakistan, JLC is the flagship program of SoL and a living proof of the organization’s commitment towards developing leaders who will shape the future of the country. Hailing from various rural and urban areas and different socio-economic backgrounds,…
Facebook to play active role in Elimination of Violence against Women Violence against women is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today. Next Monday, 25th November is the United Nation’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. At Facebook, we’re committed to making our platform a safer, more welcoming place for women. It is important to ensure that women are aware of all the tools and resources available to help them stay safe – from taking control of their privacy and security settings, to learning what they can do to…
IBA Karachi organized an open house for prospective undergraduate students Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) The Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi organized an open house session for undergraduate programs for prospective students at the main campus. It was attended by the faculty, staff and around 800 guests. The objective of the session was to provide a unique opportunity for prospective students and their parents to visit the IBA Karachi and learn more about the Institute. The Acting Executive Director, IBA Karachi, Dr. Sayeed Ghani in his address welcomed the guests and thanked them for attending the session. He spoke about the…
Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) Alkaram Textile Mills celebrated “Universal Children’s Day 2019” with The Citizens Foundation School. The picture shows Mr. Fawad Anwar, Managing Director Alkaram Textile Mills (Top Right) and Mr. Zia Akhter Abbas, Executive Vice President TCF (Top Left) with school children. Alkaram Textile Mills is a prime sponsor of TCF School Alkaram Campus in Landhi Karachi. Highlights of the event: Alkaram Textile Mills celebrated a festive and joyful “Universal Children’s Day” with the students of The Citizens Foundation School (TCF) Alkaram Campus in Landhi area. Mr. Fawad Anwar, Managing Director, Alkaram Textile Mills and Mr. Zia Akhter Abbas,…