ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Mr. Qamar Zaman Kaira has reiterated his government is resolve to promoting the telecom sector in Pakistan by improving the environment available to the sector and bridging the digital divide through ICT accessibility and scholarship programs for the youth of rural and far flung areas [...]
Continue reading...6. June 2008
KARACHI: The opening of a telecommunications laboratory at the Government College of Technology, Raiwind, Lahore on Friday brought the promise of an exciting future in the sector for young Pakistani and signaled the strengthening of the “Telecoms Futures” partnership between industry and technical education. Popularity: 27% [?]
Continue reading...30. May 2008
KARACHI: Ufone, one of the leading telecom companies, has launched news service in association with Al Jazeera News Network. This unique news experience by Ufone lets its valued customers get the world’s top stories on their handsets anywhere, anytime. Ufone has launched this value added service for its subscribers in association with Al Jazeera News [...]
Continue reading...27. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Mr. Qamar Zaman Kaira has urged to bring dynamism, efficiency into the organization to make it more vibrant and enhance its self sustainability. He was attending a briefing on the Telecom Foundation by Mr. Iftikhar Ahmad Raja, the Managing Director of the Foundation and other [...]
Continue reading...26. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Environment Mr. Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi left on an official visit to Bonn, Germany, to attend the Ministerial Segment of the ninth meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP-9) to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The conference is being held from 28-30 May, 2008, to discuss the progress on negotiations [...]
Continue reading...23. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: The permeation of Information Technology in all tier of Government for provision of government services to the general public is a prerequisite for an efficient, effective and transparent governance. This was stated by the Pakistan’s Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas, Mr. Qamar Zaman Kaira (Minister in-charge of Ministry of Information and Technology) [...]
Continue reading...20. May 2008
The One Laptop per Child (in less than $US 100) initiative is designed to provide access to technology in the classroom for the developing world. Addition of a social networking component to series of Google products There have been two pieces of news on the technology front that have not elicited the amount of attention that [...]
Continue reading...13. May 2008
KARACHI: Samsung Electronics and Giorgio Armani unveil the new Armani / Samsung premium LCD television. Designed for the discriminating consumer, who is seeking a prestige television that combines sophisticated design and leading flat screen technology. The Armani / Samsung LCD Television is the second product (following the Giorgio Armani - Samsung mobile phone) designed by [...]
Continue reading...10. May 2008
By Azhar Masood Senator Professor Khurshid Ahmed of Iamaat-e-Islami called for proper management, conservation and resolving political issues concerning construction of dams to overcome energy crisis in the country. Taking part in debate in Senate on energy crisis, the senior parliamentarian said the country needs seven percent increase in energy sector annually to meet its [...]
Continue reading...9. May 2008
ISLAMABAD The Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Mr. Qamar Zaman Kaira has said here Friday that government was committed to providing an enabling environment for the accelerated growth of IT Human Resource and industry. Mr. Qamar Zaman Kaira was talking to Mr. Humayun Bashir, the Country General Manager of International Business Machines (IBM) [...]
Continue reading...9. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: Micronet Broadband announces Direct Debit Facility for all its DSL customers to pay their monthly bills. Customers using credit/debit cards (VISA or Master) by Sate Bank recognized banks/institutions can avail Direct Debit payment facility for MBL services. The official handout says that once activated, monthly bill payments would automatically be debited from your credit/debit [...]
Continue reading...7. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: National Vocational & Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC) would establish 42 Government Technical Training Centres (Male & Female) in rented buildings in uncovered tehsils in Punjab and 42 Skill Development Centers (SDCs) in AJK. According to the release, the approved cost of 02 projects is Rs. 354.655 million and Rs. 188.392 million respectively. The execution [...]
Continue reading...4. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has banned sale of SIMs on footpaths and at other unauthorized locations. PTA in its press advertisement issued ban on any such sale that would punishable under PTA law. PTA took this step to avoid any unauthorized use by miscreants in the wake of increasing terror activities. Popularity: 17% [?]
Continue reading...30. April 2008
By Azhar Masood The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing’s in four of the five most important selection criteria. Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountability Office to overturn the Air Force decision to award the contract to [...]
Continue reading...29. April 2008
ISLAMABAD: Ufone, one of the leading telecom operators in Pakistan, has launched UExcel – a program for undergrad students in collaboration with the School of Leadership (SoL) here Tuesday. This program consists of a series of sessions whereby special teams from SoL and Ufone will visit 18 different universities in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad to [...]
Continue reading...24. April 2008
ISLAMABAD: Computer industry has assumed unprecedented importance in the global economic arena and it is regarded as the fourth pillar of economy while in Pakistan, Personal Computer density in Pakistan is 1.5 that shown downward trend in the country. According to a report, Personal Computer density in Pakistan is 1.5, which compares unfavorably with other countries [...]
Continue reading...24. April 2008
Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India have agreed over gas pipeline framework for import of gas from Turkmenistan. The agreement was signed by the Turkmen Minister for Oil and Gas Industry Dr. Baymurad Hojamuhamedov, Afghanistan Minister for Mines Muhammad Ibrahim Adel, Pakistan Minister for Petroleum Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Indian Petroleum Minister Shri Murli Deora here [...]
Continue reading...17. April 2008
By Azhar Masood In the forest of the Tver region of Russia, researchers from IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare) and veterinarians from the Moscow Zoo have returned five orphaned bear cubs to the wild. Prior to the release, the team performed veterinary checks and tagged the bears for monitoring. One of these bears will be [...]
Continue reading...16. April 2008
Azhar Masood China and India have agreed to build oil refineries in Nigeria rather than buying crude from it for export, a Nigerian official said on Tuesday. “What we have agreed with the Chinese is that we will now have a greenfield refinery located in the Niger delta,” head of Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources, Tony [...]
Continue reading...16. April 2008
ISLAMABAD: ZONG, which held a grand ceremony on April 5, has failed to provide satisfactory services to its customers. First of all access to its call center is almost impossible and secondly attitude of its personnel is not suitable besides poor coverage packages. A customer of former PakTel said that the previous package was far better [...]
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26. June 2008
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