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With the departure of a Boeing-767 flight yesterday, the national airline of the UAE, Etihad Airways launched its first scheduled flight to Karachi, the Pakistan’s business capital with an initial frequency of four flights per week, creating jitters among competitors. The Karachi flight represents still more growth and is Etihad’s 13th destination in its 11-month [...]

Swiss WorldCargo has started freighter services between Karachi and Zurich from October 31 which would satisfy the strong capacity demand on this route. Vice President, Area Management Intercontinental, Swiss WorldCargo, Serge Tripet announced this while addressing the introductory ceremony here. The three weekly departures to and from Karachi represent a unique offer for midweek and [...]

A record number of 12 teams are taking part in the CJ-Lysine Polo Cup, which is starting at Lahore Polo Club (LPC) ground here on Tuesday (today). ‘This is the first-ever tournament of the club to be participated by such a large number of teams,’ said a LPC spokesman yesterday. ‘The six-day long activity has [...]

Paktel, founder of the cellular industry in Pakistan, Thursday launched its GSM service throughout the country. Launching the 0304-code GSM service at a press conference here, he said, Paktel has 350,000 subscribers in its existing network and the company, starting with about a million connection capacity aims at around two million capacity in more than [...]

An exhibition of paintings by Shahnaz Jafar Khan, portraying the pathetic condition of historic tombs, shrines the beauty of blue and aquamarine tiles works of Uch Sharif and old buildings of Rawalpindi done in water colours, opened at a private gallery in Islamabad on Sunday. This is the second time that Ms Khan has put [...]

Ministry of Social Welfare is considering to establish five senior citizens centres, one each at federal and provincial headquarters. Similarly, under traditional virtue of respecting/assisting aged persons, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) would offer distant learning courses through state-run television with the objectives i.e. preparing the people for meeting the challenges of the old age [...]

A week-long art exhibition titled ‘Unilever National Art Project 2004′ to display artwork by students from across Pakistan, concluded at Alhamra Hall-III on Friday. The artwork was themed ‘Connecting and Communicating’. Artists were divided in three age categories; from 5 to 10 years, 11 to 14, and 15 to 18. Over 200 works of art, [...]

The Pakistan Telecommunication Company on Wednesday launched the “Apna Des” calling card for Pakistanis travelling abroad. Though the Apna prepaid calling card is available in Pakistani currency but will help the users in a foreign country to make a call to Pakistan, said Shahid Haq, executive vice-president marketing. Initially, the service of the card will [...]

NetSol Technologies, Inc. announced that its majority-owned subsidiary, NetSol-Akhter has expanded it corporate client list to fifty companies located in Karachi, Pakistan. These corporate clients include Reuters Ltd., Fuji Films, the Textile Institute of Pakistan, Sigma Motors Ltd. (Land Rover) and the Institute of Business Management and Technology. The rollout of the company’s broadband services [...]

Berkleemusic.com, the online extension school of Berklee College of Music, today announced the recipients of the world’s first-ever online music scholarship program. After reviewing applications and demos from talented musicians worldwide, five gifted musicians and future music industry leaders were selected that exhibited significant promise, achievement, and inspired life stories. Each recipient will receive a [...]