Monday, February 17th, 2020
First plane carrying Americans from Japan virus ship lands in US
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, FEB 17 (DNA) : The first plane carrying US citizens evacuated from a quarantined cruise ship in Japan landed at Travis Air Force Base in California late Sunday. The charter flight touched down around 11:29 pm (0729 GMT Monday) at the base 40 miles (70 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco. The passengers will be quarantined at the base for 14 days. A second flight carrying the rest of the more than 300 US citizens and family members evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship was shortlyRead More
Habib Bank to close New York branch by end of March
Habib Bank Limited has decided to close the New York branch of the bank on a voluntary basis. In a press release issued on Monday afternoon, the bank said that the branch in the US city would be closed from March 31st this year. “The decision to close the branch has been taken in view of the banking regulations of the state in the United States,” the statement added. “After the closure, no branch of the bank will be conducting operations in the country,” the bank said. However, HBL clarifiedRead More
Moody’s revises global GDP forecast over coronavirus outbreak
LAHORE, FEB 17 (DNA) : Moody’s Investors Service on Monday revised down its global GDP growth forecast following the adverse affects of Wuhan coronavirus (now officially COVID-19) on the world’s economy. “We have revised our global GDP growth forecast down, and we now expect G-20 economies to collectively grow 2.4% in 2020, a softer rate than last year, followed by a pickup to 2.8% in 2021.” “Coronavirus outbreak has diminished optimism about prospects of an incipient stabilization of global growth this year. With the virus continuing to spread, it is stillRead More
Serena Hotels bring premium Swiss Hospitality Executive Education to Pakistan
Serena Hotels bring premium Swiss Hospitality Executive Education to Pakistan ISLAMABAD, FEB 17 (DNA) – Serena Hotels have partnered with one of the world’s leading hospitality management schools, Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne(EHL)Switzerland, to launch a premium hospitality executive educationprogramme for the capacity-building of senior to mid-level executives of Pakistan’s tourism and services sector. An exclusive gatheringto launch the executive education programme was held on Sunday evening at Islamabad Serena Hotel which was graced by the Honorable President of Pakistan H.E Dr. Arif Alvi. The event was attended by the diplomats,Read More
Pakistan wrestling team granted visas for Asian Championship in India
CHENNAI, FEB 17 (DAN) : Four freestyle wrestlers from Pakistan will reach New Delhi on February 18 to compete in the Asian Championship. After a delay, the Pakistani contingent were issued visas on Saturday evening for the event slated from February 18 to 23. “It is a big relief for us, as uncertainty over our participation had started taking a toll on the preparation of our wrestlers. Farid Ali, the operational manager of Pakistan Wrestling Federation said. “It is an important event ahead of the Asian Olympic qualifiers (lined upRead More
350 artists to perform in PSL 2020 opening ceremony
LAHORE, FEB 17 (DNA) : As many as 350 artists will perform in the opening ceremony of the HBL PSL 2020, which will be held at Karachi’s National Stadium on Thursday, said an official press release by the PCB. The metropolitan city is expected to be set alight as artists from different music genres – Sufi, pop, rock, bhangra and folk – will come together to perform at what will be the biggest opening ceremony in the history of the HBL PSL. Thousands of fans in the stadium will be onRead More