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Daily Archives: August 29, 2010

Effective management of SIM issue

TANWEER SHEHZAD KHATTAK Economy is the backbone of a country’s progression and development. Different sectors play their vital role in overall gross domestic product (GDP) growth. In Pakistan, no doubt, the telecommunication sector has played a vital role since last decade. During this period, the competitive environment reached its zenith by creating hundreds and thousands […]


A media man in a relief camp

They say guilt is absent when an act is justified. Today I felt guilty because I could not justify sipping branded bottled water as our car moved some kilometers beyond Khan Garh. People from this fertile land were without any kind of drinking water as we were asked to halt by army personnel on the […]


PBC, CRI sign statement of collaboration

ISLAMABAD — To implement an MOU signed during the visit of President Asif Ali Zardari to China in July this year, Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) and China Radio International (CRI) signed a statement of collaboration here on Saturday for cooperation between the two organisations. Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Chairperson National […]


Distressed girl seeks government help

LAHORE: A girl of Tajpura locality in Cantonment, who is facing life threats from policemen who have allegedly raped her, has sought protection of life and justice. Narrating her ordeal to reporters at the Lahore Press Club on Saturday, Rabia Khan said she had contracted love marriage with Hussain Ejaz on Feb 1 against her […]


Post-floods reconstruction: Telecom sector to spend Rs 2.3bn on infrastructure

By Muhammad Yasir KARACHI: Landline and cellular operators’ expenses to repair damaged infrastructure are likely to cross Rs 2.3 billion in flood-hit areas across the country. Heavy rains and flash floods have destructed the network infrastructure of telecom operators unprecedentedly in different telecom regions of the country. The initial assessment report prepared by Ministry of […]


PBC, CRI sign statement of collaboration

ISLAMABAD — To implement an MOU signed during the visit of President Asif Ali Zardari to China in July this year, Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) and China Radio International (CRI) signed a statement of collaboration here on Saturday for cooperation between the two organisations. Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Chairperson National […]