ISLAMABAD- The ministry of science and technology (IT) parks in the private sector at a cost of Rs 39 million, an official statement said. It said the Pakistan Software Export Board and the Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) would jointly execute the project. The IT programme is aimed at generating activity and employment in this […]
ISLAMABAD- British journalist Christina Lamb was detained at the Islamabad airport for six hours and once again deported from Pakistan on a flight to Dubai. Immigration officials posted at the Islamabad international airport said that she was not allowed by the Government of Pakistan to enter Pakistan and was made to leave on Dubai bound […]
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation (APNEC) and other newspapers employees bodies have demanded implementation of the 7th Wage Award. Taking stock of the newspapers employees financial conditions, different union leaders demanded of the newspapers owners to implement the Award and said, “If the Wage Award is not implemented […]
KARACHI- Due to row over the power tariff between the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) and the software houses, the latter have started planning to install generators at their offices. Nadeem Aslam Malik, CEO, Iways, a software house, said that despite the declaration of information technology as an industry by the government in 1997, the […]
DUBAI- There has been an overwhelming response to a campaign to attract Pakistani IT professionals based in the US because the expatriates living there for decades do not feel comfortable after the September 11 events and want to return to Pakistan. The Ministry of Science and Technology has received 50 applications from Pakistanis living in […]
KARACHI- The secretary general of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Kazi Asad Abid has announced the decision of APNS to suspend advertisement campaign recently initiated with regard to 7th Wage Board Award, announced by the government, till indefinite period. All member publications have been requested to stop publication of such ads till further advice, said […]
KARACHI- The All-Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has launched a countrywide campaign against the latest wage board award and the Newspaper Employees Act calling for the repeal of both to save the newspaper industry in the country. The appeal addressed to President Pervez Musharraf says that the award involves payment of Rs 200 crores to newspaper […]
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited has decided to invest an aggregate sum of Rs 150 million in 15 million ordinary shares of Rs 10 each in Paknet Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The decision was taken at the 6th annual general meeting of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited held chaired by Akhtar […]
The current boom in the regional economy is largely on the “information revolution”. The stable and equitable development can be achieved by focusing on the evolution of the “lnfocom” industry (the combination of telecommunications and computers through the medium of the Internet) and its relation to the rise of the “new economy”. The greatest challenge […]
QUETTA- Balochistan’s first University of Information Technology would start working in Quetta from March next year. The provincial government has already provided a suitable building for the establishment IT University, where initially degree courses will be introduced. Federal Minister of Science and Technology is extending all necessary cooperation for the establishing of the varsity. Comsats, […]
With the ambition to evolve continuously and break all the barriers, Paknet has always been in the forefront of Internet infrastructure in Pakistan. Driven by the same passion Paknet has now introduced a Free Internet Service for the first time in Pakistan. This is a whole new concept in the field of information Technology & […]
TIMERGARA- A German television crewmember was wounded when the local people attacked the media team in the main Timergara bazaar. The police resorted to firing into the air to provide protective cover to the foreign journalists and to disperse the assailants. However, the miscreants again attacked the media team when the police stopped firing. Later, […]
LAHORE- The Government of Pakistan while placing highest priority to Information Technology (lT) has set aside Rs 500 million fund to be dispersed on quota system for IT related projects originating from provinces. Federal Minister stated this for Science and Technology, Prof. Ata-ur-Rehman while chairing the first inter-provincial IT meeting presided over by provincial governor […]
LAHORE- Federal Minister for Science and Technology Atta-ur-Rehman has said that the first Virtual University of the country will be functional from February 2002. While addressing the inaugural ceremony of Habib Rafique Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd, he said this university would help a lot in expanding distance-learning facility on reasonable cost. He also said the government […]
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