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Islamabad (Muhammad Yasir) After the two exhilarating days of literature celebrations of Islamabad, the 62nd Children’s Literature Festival (CLF) wrapped up at Lok Virsa on Thursday with phenomenal children’s participation and agency being the most vibrant aspects of the fun-filled event. The two-day event organized by civil society organization Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) and sponsored by Oxford University Press (OUP) Pakistan, Open Society Foundations (OSF), Oxfam, British Council, Ittehad Steel Mills, Female Education Trust Balochistan, Sight savers and Millennium Education saw a wide array of sessions and activities by CLF Goodwill ambassadors, MNAs, resource persons and students. Children’s agency remained at full…
Islamabad (Muhammad Yasir) The two-day 62nd Children’s Literature Festival (CLF), a flagship program of civil society organization Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA), kicked off with a number of interactive sessions and activities on Wednesday, October 23, at Lok Virsa, Islamabad. The festival, being held in sponsorship with Oxford University Press (OUP) Pakistan, Open Society Foundations (OSF), Oxfam, British Council, Ittehad Steel Mills, Female Education Trust Balochistan, Sightsavers and Millennium Education, was attended by a large number of students and their parents, teachers, academics, educationists and public. Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood inaugurated the two-day event. He appreciated CLF’s efforts…
Islamabad – Pak-Qatar Family Takaful signed exclusive MoU with School of Islamic Banking and Finance, International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) for the promotion of Takaful. Mr. Tariq Chaudhry, Head of Corporate Distribution, PQFTL and Atiq-uz-Zafar, Director General, IIUI are seen in the picture after signing the agreement, at IIUI campus in Islamabad.
Islamabad (Muhammad Yasir) The two-day 62nd Children’s Literature Festival (CLF), a flagship program of civil society organization Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA), will be held on October 23 and 24 at Lok Virsa, Islamabad. The event will be open to all from 9am to 4pm on both the days. At least 70 sessions have been planned for CLF Islamabad with over 105 resource persons and 30 partner institutions participating in the event. Our CLF Goodwill Ambassadors, including Ahsan Khan, Khaled Anam, Juggun Kazim, Sami Khan, Omair Rana, Nadia Jamil, Hasan Khan, Shamyl Khan, Ally Adnan, Syed Nusrat Ali, Atif Badar, singer Ali Hamza…
Signs of stability in Pakistan’s economy, but growth to remain very modest: ACCA’s global survey Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) A global survey of senior accountancy experts on economic conditions shows that there are signs of stability in Pakistan’s economy, but due to tight monetary and IMF-imposed fiscal restraint, along with a slowing global economy, growth is still expected to be a very modest 3.5% or so this year. It also finds that global confidence in Q3 fell to its lowest level since 2011, although feedback from senior accountancy experts in Pakistan shows that the country is bucking this world-wide trend. The…
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Emirates organized a fun carnival at the SOS Children’s Village, the world’s largest not-for-profit organization, in Islamabad. The carnival was held for the residing 120 children who were either orphaned or abandoned by their families. Emirates Vice President Pakistan Jabr Al-Azeeby spent the day with the children, who enjoyed several fun activities including a magic show, face painting, cartoon characters and a jumping castle. He also distributed gifts to the children on behalf of the airline. The event was supported by the UAE Embassy in Islamabad. Al-Azeeby said, “Emirates is committed to supporting disadvantaged children and communities,…
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), the British Deputy High Commission Karachi, Pakistan Business Council’s Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business (CERB) and CFA Society Pakistan have joined forces to shine a light on ethics on Global Ethics Day on October 16, 2019. As a result of this partnership, ACCA is also organising a number of events across Pakistan to celebrate global ethics day to provide opportunity to policy makers and corporate leaders to explore ethics in light of new ethical complexities to the ever changing business world that businesses must identify and manage to survive.…
Summer Internship Program – 44 interns conclude internship with Ufone Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Ufone’s flagship Summer Internship Program 2019 successfully concluded with a closing ceremony organized at Ufone Tower, Islamabad. The program commenced on 17th of June, 2019 and after a competitive selection process, 44 interns were on-boarded from 15 universities across Pakistan. The batch of 2019 had been shortlisted from a pool of more than 1500 candidates that went through 3 competitive stages of assessment. The selected interns worked on key projects with Finance, Commercial, Technology, Human Resources and Customer Operations teams which helped them to expand their professional…
The Citizens Foundation and KIPS Education System sign an agreement to facilitate TCF alumni in entry-test preparations for tertiary education at a subsidized rate Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) The Citizens Foundation (TCF), a Pakistani non-profit organization educating the less-privileged, and KIPS, an academic institution that provides a complete career path to students, right from Pre-School to professional education, signed an agreement to help TCF students in pursuit of tertiary education prepare for university admission tests. The agreement was signed by Asaad Ayub Ahmad – CEO, TCF and Abid Wazir Khan – CEO KIPS, during a ceremony held at Pearl Continental…
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood visited The Citizens Foundation (TCF), Head Office where he met with the Founding Members and Senior Management of TCF. The purpose of the visit was to introduce Mr. Shafqat Mehmood to TCF and its impact in the field of education whilst also discuss the need for strengthening cooperation to address the education crisis in Pakistan. Mr. Shafqat Mehmood commended on TCF’s work and was impressed by its scale of operations and success in breaking down barriers to education for the less privileged children of Pakistan. He was also…