ISLAMABAD- As many as 25,000 science school teachers would be trained in IT by the end of the current year, said Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Dr Attaur Rehman. He was speaking at the two-day International Conference on the “Use of New Information Technologies in the teaching of Science.” The conference was jointly organized […]
LAHORE- Pakistan will be connected to a computer grid system in the next couple of years to make it possible for institutions as well as individuals to use countless terabytes of idle memory of super computers in various countries on their PCs. The system is being regarded as a great technological development and all one […]
ISLAMABAD- Launching what its inventors have described with an unusual name of “Virtual University”, an institution for higher learning in the information technology, President General Pervez Musharraf has said the institution will provide a linkage between education and industry. Musharraf said this was imperative for the economic development and this connection had not been emphasised […]
LAHORE- Internet facility will reach up to 900 small towns and villages by the end of June, 2002, Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) Chairman Mian M. Humayun said. He said, at present, 576 cities, villages and towns had been provided internet facility with the aim to promote information technology in the country. He explained just […]
KARACHI- Negotiations between Pakistan Telecommunication Co Ltd (PTCL) and Singtel are in process at PTCL headquarters at Islamabad for improving Internet Protocol connectivity procured from the Singaporean telecom giant. The PTCL, in line with government policy of promoting Information Technology in the country, had leased 155 Mb Internet bandwidth via SMW-3 submarine optic fibre system […]
ISLAMABAD- Kidnapping and subsequently killing Daniel Pearl, a Wall Street Journal reporter, has forced Pakistani security agencies to create a special department to deal with cyber crimes. Interior Minister Lieutenant General Moinuddin Haidar (Retd) has directed some senior officers to study the requirement of creating such department, sources said. The minister has directed to constitute […]
ISLAMABAD- The US Department of Commerce in its annual Report for 2002 has greatly appreciated the step taken by Pakistan government for the promotion of IT & Telecom sector in the country. The report has particularly praised the efforts made by the Minister for Science and Technology Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman calling him an “energetic Minister”. It […]
ISLAMABAD- Sensing the investor friendly policy of Pakistan government, Canadian investors have shown interest in power, telecommunication and information technology. This was stated by Anthony Rustin and Stephane Mail Hot, whose firm is currently a joint venture partner in Southern Electric Company, an IPP located outside Lahore with a capacity of 110 megawatt. A four […]
KARACHI- Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) has inked an agreement with Winson Technologies Private Limited and a United Kingdom-based communication company. The new technique is a local development, which will provide a far more better quality of picture as compared to video transmission coming via satellite. In a statement, the project in its Phase-I will […]
KARACHI- Sindh cabinet decided to take all possible measures to check cyber crimes in the province. The cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Governor Mohammedmian Soomro , decided to provide police and concerned organizations with necessary equipment for detection of cyber crimes. It was decided that the federal government would be approached for necessary […]
KARACHI- The IT experts of Karachi Institute of Information Technology (KIIT) have developed a basic computer software, Urdu Text Editor. According to the institute, the software will soon be launched in the market for general use. The source code would also be freely made available for researchers and developers on the KIIT website. The software, […]
LAHORE- Pakistan has banned internet access in certain areas including border belt with neighbouring India as a security measure in the wake of war threats emanating from India, it is reliably learnt. As a result of unannounced ban on Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have not been able to connect ISPs through telephone lines. “Every time […]
KARACHI- Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro promulgated the Sindh Information Technology Board (SITB) Ordinance, 2002, which will come into, force at once. Under the ordinance, the government may establish a board to be called the Sindh Information Technology Board. The board shall be a corporate body having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, to […]
KARACHI- Although the Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) is making all-out efforts to put a stop to voice-over Internet protocol, better known as Internet to phone communication, technologically it is almost impossible to do so. This was disclosed by the president of the Internet Service Providers Association, Ansarul Haque. He added that of late both the […]
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