LAHORE (PR): Tetra Pak has received the first DuPont Silver Anniversary Award for Excellence in continuing innovation.The award honours the consistent leadership demonstrated by Tetra Pak in packaging innovation over the last quarter-century.Michael Grosse, Executive Vice President of Development ...

NEW YORK - Malala Yousafzai and her father Ziauddin were on Monday honoured at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum with the 2013 Reflections of Hope Award for their resilient leadership in support of women's right to education."Today I have been given the Reflections of Hope Award, and ...

LAS VEGAS (PA): Madonna will receive Billboard’s top touring artist award for the global success of her MDNA tour. The Queen of Pop has cemented her position as one of music’s top players following her sold-out 88-date run, which was the top-grossing tour of 2012. The songstress will ...

LAHORE - FIFA President Joseph S Blatter and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa presented the ‘AFC Distinguished Service Award’ to Pakistani football official and ex-captain Ali Nawaz. Ali received the award in the recent AFC Ordinary ...

PARIS: Chinese film director Wong Kar Wai will join one of the art world's most exclusive clubs on Sunday when he is appointed a Commander of France's Order of Arts and Letters. The renowned filmmaker is to be presented with the medallion awarded to recipients of France's highest cultural honour by ...

LOS ANGELES: Pop star Kylie Minogue was honoured for her bravery in the face of cancer at a special awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The Spinning Around hitmaker, who battled breast cancer in the past, was handed the 2013 Courage Award from the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s (EIF) ...

LAHORE (PR): EFU Life has been conferred the Consumers Choice Award 2012 in the category of “Best Life Insurance Company of Pakistan” for the 5th consecutive year. These awards are presented every year to companies that offer products in the best interest of consumers and deliver on ...

LAHORE (PR): Pakistani national and Doha Bank executive Raheela Khan has been named a 2013 Yale World Fellow, announced Yale University President Richard C. Levin. Khan is Assistant Manager of Treasury and Investments for Doha Bank, a major Qatari financial institution. A Pakistani national born in ...

LONDON– Tottenham Hotspur's jet-heeled midfielder Gareth Bale was on Sunday honoured by his fellow players, winning the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year at aLondonceremony. The formerSouthamptonplayer becomes only the third player to win ...

  NEW YORK   South Korean rapper and Internet sensation Psy was honored as a transcultural phenomenon by the Tribeca Film Festival along with a host of other luminaries ranging from choreographer Twyla Tharp to controversial media host Glenn Beck. “Who knew, right?” Psy said ...

KARACHI (PR): P&G Pakistan has been recognised for its CSR efforts by the National Forum for Environment and Health at the CSR Business Excellence Awards 2013. P&G received awards in the categories of Social Impact and Social Commitment Report. The award recognizes the positive difference ...

MIRPUR (AJK) - In acknowledgement of exceptional welfare services to the ailing humanity, two top lady social workers of AJK including Syeda Najma Shakoor and Syeda Noureen Hameed were awarded gold medals at a ceremony held at town hall here on Sunday.The ceremony was arranged by Pakistan Social ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A young diplomat killed in Afghanistan will be remembered at memorial service on Tuesday at the suburban Chicago high school she attended, and where just a few months ago she spoke with students about her experiences in the US Foreign Service. Anne Smedinghoff, 25, was killed ...

LAHORE - A simple but impressive investiture ceremony was held at Corps Headquarters Auditorium on Friday. Commander Lahore Corps Lieutenant General Maqsood Ahmad, who was the chief guest on the occasion, decorated 102 officers and soldiers with military honours and awards, says a press release.The ...

Aleem Dar of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires was honoured for becoming only the seventh umpire in the history of the sport to officiate in 150 ODIs when he took the field for the five-ODI series opener between England and Australia at Lord’s on Friday. To mark the achievement, Javagal ...

LAHORE – Post-Graduate Medical College Principal Prof. Dr. Sallahuddin has said that nurses are ray of hope for patients and play pivotal role in the medical healthcare system. Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has, therefore, introduced revolutionary steps to increase their ...

LAHORE - The British Council on Sunday held a colourful celebratory ceremony for Pakistani students who completed their studies in the UK but were unable to attend their graduation ceremonies.Organised in collaboration with the British High Commission and held at a local hotel, the ceremony ...

KINGSTON  - Usain Bolt and Veronica Campbell-Brown, winners of the 200m world titles last year in Daegu, South Korea, were named Jamaica's top sportsman and sportswoman of 2011.Sprint superstar Bolt had been overlooked for the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association's top athlete award, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama revealed a secret crush and Caroline Kennedy crooned to her namesake song on Sunday at the Kennedy Centre Honours, which celebrated actress Meryl Streep and singer Neil Diamond. The annual awards program, which also honoured singer Barbara Cook, jazz ...

LONDON (AFP) - Harrowing psychological drama We Need To Talk About Kevin was on Wednesday named as the best film at the British Film Institutes (BFI) 55th London Film Festival. The adaptation of Lionel Shrivers disturbing novel of the same name stars British actress Tilda Swinton as the mother of a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Telluride Film Festival wrapped up on Monday after a long weekend of screenings, seminars and other programs, with George Clooney and Tilda Swinton receiving top honors. The 38th annual festival in the Colorado ski resort town saw Alexander Paynes The Descendants win a ...

MIRPUR (AJK) - Britains famous Leeds Metropolitan University has conferred the degree of honorary Doctor of Business Administration on a Kashmir-born British business tycoon Haji Muhammad Sabir in acknowledgement of his marvellous contribution for the commerce & Industry in the UK, it was ...

JHELUM - An elaborated and elegant function was organised in Mangla Garrison to honour the two outstanding special athlete students namely - Bakhtahwr Gull and Ayesha Iftikhar of Horizons School for Special Children. Bakhtawr Gull won two gold and a silver medal while Ayesha has won two silver and ...

KARACHI - The Thai-Pakistani Chamber of Commerce (TPCC) has honoured leading businessman Arif Suleman for his distinguished services for the promotion of Pakistan-Thailand trade, economic, cultural and tourism exchanges, says a press release. In a special ceremony held at the Pakistan Embassy in ...

KARACHI - The Rado Ceramica digital automatic has won the prestigious ret dot design award in the product design category. A total of 4433 entries competed for the 2011 awards, submitted by around 1700 companies from 60 countries, says a press release. The Rado watch convinced the 35-strong jury ...

LAHORE Like many parts of the globe, Fathers Day was observed across the country and the provincial capital as well on Sunday in honour of the fathers role in the lives of the children. On the day, the children shared their love and gifts to their fathers for their care. Different NGOs organiszed ...

LAHORE - Punjab University College of Art & Design on Friday organised a ceremony here at Senate Hall, Old Campus in the honour of renowned Architecture and Cartoonist Prof Dr Shoukat Mahmood who got Sitara-e-Imtiaz. Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran, Atta-ul-Haq Qasmi, Amjad Islam Amjad, ...

LAHORE - Asasah, a Lahore based Microfinance Institution has qualified for a Gold 2010 MIX/CGAP Social Performance Reporting Award. A Gold Award places Asasah in very distinguished company indeed. In 2009 Asasah received Silver Award for reporting on Social Performance. The award, powered by the ...

LAHORE - Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited (SPEL) has been declared as one of the winners of the fastest growing company in Pakistan. . This competition is held on yearly basis to find fastest growing entrepreneurs in Asia and builders of Asias future wealth and employment. Professor Michael ...

THE two beauties were awarded at the Monday night, November 8 event for their charitable works and recognition in the public eye, joining other honorees like Cher and Donatella Versace. Julia Roberts and Stacy Ferguson aka Fergie were two honorees at 2010 Glamour Women of the Year Awards which was ...