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PIA restore its flight operations to UK
Karachi, August 05, 2020: Alternate arrangements have successfully been implemented by PIA to restore its Flight Operations to United Kingdom consequent to the recent suspension. PIA spokesman said on Wednesday. An agreement has been finalised with a Portuguese company to operate PIA flights to its destinations in the United Kingdom, with modern and amenities laden…
Tourists to Dubai assured of safe visits and smooth travel
Application and issuance of tourist visas to Dubai as per normal, pre-pandemic process From 1 August, all travellers arriving in and transiting through Dubai, must carry a COVID-19 PCR test certificate, ensuring the health and safety of all travellers and the Dubai community Emirates sees increase in interest and bookings since Dubai reopened on 7…
Governments must take a balance sheet approach to managing their finances through Covid-19 crisis
Karachi, July 30, 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic means government spending has increased immensely, with the IMF calculating it to be a staggering US$9 trillion. For ACCA, the World Bank and IFAC, the concern is that public sector fiscal commitment and interventions are not being captured accurately by governments due to the way they account for this. In a…
Emirates resumes service to Nairobi, Baghdad and Basra
Karachi , 27 July, 2020: Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Nairobi (from 2 August), Baghdad and Basra (from 10 August), expanding its growing network, and offering customers around the world more convenient connections to Dubai, and via Dubai. This will take the airline’s passenger network to 67 destinations in August, including seven…
Jazz partners with Knowledge Platform to facilitate e-Learning
Karachi, July 20, 2020: Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital service provider, has partnered with Knowledge Platform (Private) Limited, Pakistan’s leading education technology company, to facilitate e-Learning amidst the ongoing pandemic. As per the collaboration, Jazz has introduced a special data bundle providing 10 GB in just PKR 150 whereby over 270,000 students in 100 cities can…