IBA’s Pursuit of Quality Education

The Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi organized a reception in honour of its alumni, donors and corporate leaders. A large number of CEOs, prominent industrialists and corporate heads attended the event.
Executive Director IBA, Dr S Akbar Zaidi thanked the audience for attending and also for supporting IBA.

He said that the IBA is aware of its role in promoting quality education and providing qualified and competent resources to the market.

Dr Nasir Afghan, Assistant Professor, School of Business Studies – IBA, talked about the ongoing efforts by IBA to help the flood affectees. Some donors presented cheques to Dr Zaidi to support deserving students at IBA. Mr Khalid Mehmood, MD Getz Pharma, presented a cheque of PKR 10 million and praised IBA for its inclusivity agenda and efforts to reach out to talented students living in remote areas.

ASA Pakistan announced creation of an endowment fund of PKR 10 million to support the education of deserving students.

Earlier, IBA Director Corporate Relations Malahat Awan gave an overview of IBA and its efforts to promote quality education in the country. She said that the IBA has a legacy of more than six decades and presently has 3 schools with 21 academic programs.

The Kangana Fix

Kangana Ranaut has once again given some strong comments regarding controversies. She has given a befitting reply to her opponents.

She says that she has fixed everyone who tried to fix her in the past. “This chillar industry thinks success got to my head and they can fix me, I was always Baagh. It’s only after success my voice got stronger and today I am one of the most prominent voices in the nation. History is a witness whoever tried to fix me I fixed them instead.”

Sequel Discovery

Giselle is finding out what comes after happily ever after in the new teaser trailer for “Disenchanted,” the sequel to 2007’s “Enchanted” – and she’s not loving it. The film picks up 15 years since after Giselle (Amy Adams) found her New York prince Robert (Patrick Dempsey). When she begins growing tired of the city, they pack up a town called Monroeville, only to find out what so many do – that life in the ‘burbs not a fairy tale. Feeling further away from the storybook life that she imagined than ever – especially upon meeting the locals, like Maya Rudolph, who joins the cast as a creepy suburban housewife – Giselle tries some magical solutions with horrible consequences.

Disney unveiled the teaser trailer for the film, directed by Adam Shankman, at the D23 Expo, taking place in Anaheim, California.

Turkish actor in Karachi

Turkish actor Celal Al, who plays Abdurrahman Alp in Dirilis: Ertugrul, has urged his followers to donate to flood victims in Pakistan.

Celal shared a video clip on Instagram of himself in Karachi, talking to his followers about the floods in Pakistan and how he and the team from Red Crescent helped people affected by the floods.

NBP signs Distribution Agreement with NBP Funds

National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has signed a distribution agreement with NBP Funds in Karachi. Under this agreement, products and services from NBP funds will be distributed at NBP branches across Pakistan.

Present at the agreement signing was Mr. Rehmat Ali Hasnie - President/CEO (A), Mr. Tauqeer Mazhar - SEVP/Group Chief, Retail Banking (RBG) Group, Mr. Abdul Wahid Sethi – SEVP/Chief Financial Controller, Financial Control Group and Dr. Amjad Waheed – CEO NBP Funds.

While sharing his views, Mr. Tauqeer Mazhar said, ‘The introduction of mutual fund solutions in partnership with NBP Funds will further expand the product proposition for our customers while providing them with options to diversify their investments and achieve their financial goals’.

Dr. Amjad Waheed said, ‘NBP Funds is one of the largest and highest rated asset management companies in the country, managing over Rs. 200 Billion of investors’ savings. We are thankful to our investors for their continued trust and support, and hope to reach more investors via NBP branch network.

Babar Azam’s Emotional Journey

Babar Azam is one of the best batsman in the world.

Not everyone knows that the star batsman Babar Azam has struggled a lot throughout his career to achieve the success he deserved. In an interview he said he started as a ball-picker and is now captain of the Pakistan team. “I started my journey back in 2007. I had a dream to watch Pakistani and international players playing cricket. At that time, South Africa’s team came to Pakistan and the moment I got to know I asked someone to let me join the team as a ball-picker and somehow that person managed and I went into the stadium as a ball-picker. I used to walk from my home to reach the stadium. I remember the month of Ramadan was on but still I used to go and I used to save the food which I would get from the stadium. I would take it home and someone from the family will eat it”,

He says “I also watched Inzamam-ul-Haq playing the last match of his career. My journey was not easy at all. I had a dream to play for my country and Allah Almighty has fulfilled my dream today. I feel very lucky that how God helped me to reach at a point where I always dreamt of being. The journey from 2007 till now was all about sacrifices, ups and downs, hard work and much more.”

“When I was working as a ball-picker in South Africa’s match, I remember an incident that I was standing on the boundary and I caught the ball and the commentator at that moment said that this guy has a long way to go and I still remember those words. I used to watch the players to learn their techniques, especially I used to look up to AB de Villiers”, said Babar.

He added that “If we you are working on your dream you will achieve success step by step. It’s not difficult but you won’t directly achieve it, you have to move step by step. Like I was a ball-picker but I had a dream to play in national cricket team and today I’m the captain of the team because of my hard work and my belief on Allah Almighty.”

Babar Azam’s father mentioned that “I used to have an old motorcycle which was not in a good condition at all. I have a skin allergy due to sun and heat from last 10 years because I used to sit outside and wait when Babar used to play inside the stadium. I only used to have a little amount of money from which I could buy lunch for just one person. From that money I used to bring lunch for Babar but Babar used to eat half of it because he knew that I hadn’t eaten anything. Babar used to lie that I’ve to go and play so I’ll only eat half of it. We will never forget those difficult days.”

Is Gigi Hadid dating Leonardo DiCaprio?

Leonardo DiCaprio’s dating life seems to be quite the talk of the town lately. After the actor was criticized and speculated to be dating women only under 25, another round of rumours have made their way to the internet. After pictures of Gigi Hadid and Leonardo DiCaprio getting friendly at a party were released, rumours went about that the two are dating.

It is no secret that Gigi Hadid had been dating Zayn Malik for over six years. The couple were quite the fans’ sweethearts and no one took the break up well. However, for fans of Malik’s, Gigi Hadid seems to have made a bad decision by reportedly dating Leonardo DiCaprio.