LAHORE- Information with regard to various provincial government departments would also be available in Urdu on Punjab Government website to facilitate the masses. This was informed in a high level meeting presided over by Chief Secretary Imtiaz Masroor and attended by Additional Chief Secretary, Secretary Information, Secretary Regulations and Additional Secretary Information Technology on Sunday. […]
PESHAWAR- Provincial government of NWFP has beefed up security arrangements around refugee camps near Peshawar so that foreign journalists currently visiting these camps to monitor development created by threats of war between Afghanistan and the United States may not fall victims to any eventuality there. Considerable hatred prevails for the foreign journalists in the hearts […]
HYDERABAD- The Pakistan Television (PTV) telecast investigations took a new turn, as the secret agencies have started probe, for ascertaining either it was technical fault or an attempt to “jam” the transmission of the Pakistan Television. The officials of the secret agencies, hailed from Karachi inquired about the factuality into the matter, the wrong telecasts […]
LARKANA- Journalists of Larkana have severely protested against manhandling of a senior journalist and bureau chief of a Karachi based Urdu daily, Abdul Ghani Shaikh, on Saturday. Ghani, who is also Assistant District Scout Commissioner, Larkana, had arrived in the town in the early morning from Mansehra after attending a scout course, when a police […]
PESHAWAR- The unrealistic policies of the part of the Government regarding Pak-Afghan border affairs have resulted in severe problems to foreigners and Afghan nationals. These policies have added to the problems of local traders who are regularly travelling between the two countries. It is yet not clear as to who is responsible for the routine […]
KARACHI- Local software companies which were assured of full government support are feeling very dejected as the government prefers foreign firms to them. An Information Technology expert said that the government has been vowing to support local software companies but “it is not interested in awarding us the contract.” The expert said recently State Bank […]
ISLAMABAD- Atta urges private sector to contribute in software exports Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Dr Attaur Rehman has called upon the private sector to play its due role in mobilizing economy through software exports. The Minister said that government had established business incubators in foreign countries to facilitate the local software houses so […]
HYDERABAD- The entire technical staff of the Pakistan Television Regional Transmission Relay Centre, Tando Allahyar was suspended for telecasting a Reuters Television film showing torching of the effigies of US President George W Bush and President General Pervez Musharraf by the participants of anti-US and anti-government protest demonstrations. The action was ordered by PTV’s managing […]
ISLAMABAD- The federal capital has become the centre of world attention with all major media operators, intelligence sleuths and diplomats setting their bases in local hotels. Islamabad presents a microcosmic view of a global village but as a Chinese curse says, “May you live interesting times” seems to be true in more than one ways. […]
KARACHI- The government is spending Rs 3.5 billion during the current fiscal year towards the promotion of information technology. This was stated by the Sindh Minister for Finance, Planning and Development, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, while speaking at a meeting organized under the auspices of the Pakistan Software Houses Association (PASHA). He assured that every […]
ISLAMABAD- The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) observed one minute silence to express its profound grief over the loss of lives in the recent terrorist attacks in the United States in its meeting. Mujib-ur-Rahman Shami, President of the CPNE, presided over the meeting. A press release issued by the Secretary-General of the CPNE, Zahid […]
KARACHI- The print and electronic media can play a vital and decisive rule in making the devolution plan, which is aimed at empowering the common people and imparting a sense of participation in the decision making process to the people, a success. The emergence of the city district government is the first concrete step towards […]
KARACHI- The present government is planning to train during the current financial year about 100,000 persons in various information technology skills, which are needed across the world. This was stated by the Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman. He said that in the realms of information technology, the government is focusing education, […]
ISLAMABAD- Minister for Science and Technology, Dr Ata-ur-Rehman, has appreciated the management of Comsats Institute of Information Technology for its efforts for promoting Information Technology (IT) culture in Pakistan. He was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of Comsats Institute of Information Technology Wah Cantt Camp held at the POF Auditorium. The Minister said that a […]
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