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Signify Pakistan provides solar lighting systems to schools in Sindh Unlocking the extraordinary potential of light for brighter lives and a better world Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today announced that has provided solar lighting systems to 05 schools in Umer Kot, Sindh, Pakistan through its ‘Light for Better Learning’ campaign in partnership with a local Social Enterprise Nizam Bijli. Through this project Signify Pakistan aims to improve learning opportunities for young people in off-grid communities by providing sustainable access to light to communities that are underserved by electricity. “We are proud to partner…

Not a day goes by without a breaking news story about data breaches or personal data theft from large organisations. Cyber crime is one of the biggest risks to businesses to date and globally its estimated costs will reach $6trillion by 2021. ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has teamed up with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Macquarie University and Optus to launch the report Cyber and the CFO. The global survey, which features views from 1500 ACCA and CA ANZ members, including their members in Pakistan, finds cyber security is not managed as a risk to businesses and…

School of Leadership announces the 18th Young Leaders Conference YLC enters its 18th Year Lahore (Muhammad Yasir)  In a grand event, the team of School of Leadership announced this year’s Young Leaders Conference (YLC), marking the 18th year of the conference with the primary objective of changing lives of youngsters by connecting them with opportunities for the future. Making the announcement at the event, Osama Nasir, Lead Young Leaders Conference 2019 shared the theme, Amplify – Transcending Limits for this year’s pioneering youth leadership event. Osama commented “YLC is a life changing experience where you will be able to participate…

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir)  After a series of launches and events in Pakistan (Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad) during March 2019, the book ‘Defiance of the Rose: Selected Poems by Perveen Shakir’ published by Oxford University Press travels to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where the translator Naima Rashid has been residing for the past thirteen years. The first event in the series was a launch hosted by the French Consulate of Jeddah. Rashid, a French language instructor by profession, has worked with Jeddah’s French Consulate for 7 years, teaching French to a diverse group of adults. The event was organized by a Readers’ Circle…

Team Pakistan takes home the second prize of the Practice Competition of the Network Track, among participants from 30 countries exchanging ideas on ICT industry future Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) The Huawei ICT Competition 2018-2019 Global Final, held under the theme of “Connection, Glory, Future”, has successfully concluded at Huawei’s Songshan Lake new campus in Dongguan, Guangdong province, China—one of the world’s leading high-tech hubs for global research & development. This year the team from Pakistan reached international recognition by taking home the second prize of the Practice Competition of the Network Track. Since last June the competition has attracted more…

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir)  Over the past five years, The AMI School has been a crucial partner in a collaborative Action Research project, along with the Occupational Therapy departments at Brunel University, London and Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi. Through this inter-professional collaboration, the teachers involved in the project have become highly skilled researchers and peer educators for their colleagues. On their panel is Dr Debbie Kramer-Roy, an occupational Therapist, Lecturer and works with AMI as a Project Coordinator. She is a passionate advocate for the rights of all children to high quality and inclusive education, and uses Action Research…

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) Thar Foundation held the first tri-lingual Spellathon for the school children of all Thar Foundation managed schools in Tharparkar. 72 school students between the ages of 04 and 14 from 06 campuses of Thar Foundation competed with one another in a spelling competition to show off their spelling skills. The tournament was judged by a panel of external experts where majority of the words given to the children were unknown words and the children used their phonetic knowledge to correctly spell the words, giving their competitors a tough time. The campuses that participated in the Spellathon included…

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) GE (NYSE: GE) Renewable Energy – Hydro Solutions, recently announced the scholarship award winner from Pakistan. Hissam Karim, who is a student of National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) obtained a fully funded ‘Master in Hydraulic and Civil Engineering’ at the prestigious Institute National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INP) in Grenoble, France. The ceremony took place in the presence of Henri Argenson, Deputy Director Global Hydro Projects Execution GE, Dr. Asif Raza, Pro Rector Academics NUST & Sébastien Cartier, Higher Education Attaché Cultural & Cooperation Department at the Embassy of France in Pakistan. Hissam Karim, who hails…

The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale sparked huge public interest and excitement for its visitors Lahore (Muhammad Yasir)  The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale, debuted for the first time in Pakistan at the Expo Centre in Lahore from April 19-29, 2019 with a unique concept of a non- stop 11 days/24 hoursbook sale, offering over one million books at amazing discounts of 50-90%. The event was officially inaugurated by the Provincial Minister for Higher Education and Tourism Mr. Raja Yasir Humayun along with the founder of Big Bad Wolf Books, Mr. Andrew Yap and Director of Big Book Private Limited,…

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) ACCA and Atlas Copco Pakistan have agreed to work together for the promotion of sustainable business practices in Pakistan. Both the organisations will be collaborating to develop future-ready talent to meet the requirements of a digital age. The focus of their partnership will be to train a new generation of professional accountants who possess a right blend of digital, technical, ethical, strategic and professional skills to meet the future needs and demands of the increasingly digitised profession. At an exclusive ceremony in Lahore, ACCA also announced the Approved Employer status for Atlas Copco’s operations in Pakistan to…