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Afghanistan, Pakistan, India agree on gas supply from Turkmenistan

24. April 2008

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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 [...]

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Satellites and Nature

17. April 2008

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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 [...]

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Indian ventures in Nigerian Oil ventures

16. April 2008

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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 [...]

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ZONG irks customers

16. April 2008

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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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Analysis: India eyes Kazakh Energy

14. April 2008

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By Azhar Masood India may be a relative latecomer in the rush for Caspian hydrocarbon riches, but its booming economy and stable democratic traditions make it an attractive market for Central Asian energy producers, particularly Kazakhstan. Bishkek it adroitly seeking to diversify is markets, as Russia takes 33 percent of the country’s exports. To bolster India’s presence [...]

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Computer industry is expected to flourish: IT Experts

14. April 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Appointment of Mr. Qamar Zaman Kaira, as Federal Minister for Information Technology & Telecommunication in addition to Kashmir Affairs & Northern Areas has been widely hailed by the IT community of the country. Central President of Pakistan Computer Association Mr. Munawar Iqbal presiding over a executive body meeting of the Association , while felicitating [...]

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Growing Worldwide Oil prices-Analysis

10. April 2008

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By Azhar Masood As the POL reach record highs, some policy makers say big oil companies are to blame, but companies say it’s not their fault. With total profits of $123 billion in 2007 alone, SIX SISTERS raked in more money last year than ever before. Some members of Congress, including Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., thinks these [...]

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World’s First Integrated Wind Turbines Inaugurated In Bahrain

9. April 2008

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By Azhar Masood The Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC) made history this week as its pioneering wind turbines turned together for the first time. The three 29m-diameter turbine blades on Bahrain’s iconic landmark are the world’s first to be integrated into a commercial development, and are forecast to provide the equivalent of 11-15% of the [...]

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Mobilink disappoints consumers

7. April 2008

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ISLAMABAD: In an effort to gain number one position among mobile phone companies and to gain maximum profit, Mobilink has started providing sub-standard service to its consumers. The consumers are facing difficulties in miss call alert, Blackberry and GPRS scheme. The consumers are being looted through various prize offers. The most effected consumers are media [...]

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PM for quality scientific institutions in Islamic countries

3. April 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has urged the OIC countries to establish quality institutions to meet the perpetual need of well trained scientific manpower in member states. Speaking at the concluding session of the three-day General Assembly meeting of the OIC Standing Committee on Science and Technology (COMSTECH) , the Prime Minister said [...]

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Riaz asks TF for real efforts in making the foundation dynamic, efficient

8. January 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Technology Dr. Abdullah Riar has urged the Telecom Foundation management to continue with its efforts in making the foundation a dynamic, efficient and viable organisation. “The foundation must adopt a creative vision and innovative ideas to run the organization in an efficient and sustainable manner to run its operations,” [...]

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5th two-day IT workshop begins

17. December 2007

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ISLAMABAD: The fifth International Workshop on “Frontiers of Information Technology” began here on Monday, organized by the Comsats Institute of Information Technology.During the two-day deliberations, the speakers and participants will discuss the recent developments and future trends in the Information Technology (IT). Popularity: 4% [?]

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Chinese firm to investment in IT sector

10. September 2007

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KARACHI: Sun Technology, a Chinese company, has expressed its interest in investing in Pakistan’s IT sector. A delegation of the Chinese company said during a meeting with Nauman Saigal, adviser to Chief Minister Sindh for Information Technology, in Karachi that it is reviewing the investment opportunities in IT sector of Sindh, particularly Karachi. On this [...]

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PSEB to represent Pak in Dubai IT exhibition

3. September 2007

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) would participate in IT exhibition “GITEX Dubai 2007″ from September 8 to 12 in Dubai. PSEB is forming a customized country pavilion in GITEX; Dubai to represent Pakistani Information Technology Industry’s soaring potential in various zones at the prestigious technology exhibition. PSEB is also sponsoring ten of [...]

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Cyber crime bill to eradicate e-commerce frauds: Leghari

23. August 2007

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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari has said that the adoption of cyber crime bill by the federal cabinet was a major step towards ensuring a secure business environment and promotion of e-commerce. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, he said the e-crime bill which will be tabled in the [...]

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China agrees to provide assistance in multi-media data base

21. August 2007

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BEIJING: Vice-President of Xinhua News Agency Lu Wei on Tuesday accepted the proposals presented by the Minister of State for Information and Technology to help in providing expertise in developing multi media data base. According to sources, China has accepted the proposal to help in providing expertise in developing multi-media date base it has developed [...]

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du to offer Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email in UAE

21. August 2007

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Karachi: The second national telecom operator in the United Arab Emirates du is set to offer Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email to its consumer and business customers, Nokia announced on Tuesday. The service will be available in 2007, and is aimed at providing secure, easy to setup push email and Personal Information Management (PIM) functionalities for [...]

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Pakistan desires to benefit from world IT expertise

10. August 2007

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KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has said that Pakistan wants to get benefit from the advanced expertise of international giants in the field of information technology, including India. The minister expressed these remarks while addressing the international level CEO Forum arranged by Pakistan Software Export Industry (PSEB) in conjunction with [...]

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Mobile communications technologies in Pakistan

9. August 2007

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Motorola on Thursday highlighted Pakistan’s readiness to adopt new mobile communications technologies as the key sponsor of the International Conference on IT & Telecom (ICIT) which is part of the 7TH ITCN Asia 2007, held in Karachi. As part of his keynote presentation, Nadeem Safdar, Motorola’s country manager for Pakistan, underlined Pakistan’s advances in the [...]

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MTC Kuwait Selects Motorola for Nationwide HSxPA Network

8. August 2007

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Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) on Wednesday announced an agreement for HSxPA with MTC Kuwait to upgrade and expand the operator’s nationwide 3G/High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network and to introduce advanced High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) to provide an enhanced mobile broadband experience for MTC Kuwait subscribers. Under the agreement Motorola will deliver additional [...]

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