ISLAMABAD- ZTE Corporation, the largest state-owned telecommunication equipment manufacturer and network solution provider in China with its head offices located in Shenzhen, will invest around US dollars 300 million in the field of telecommunication. The STE has already invested US dollars 100 million in Pakistan for the promotion of telecom industry. The President of ZTE […]
ISLAMABAD- The masses would get computer education at nominal cost and the fruits of information technology development and consequent computer culture would research every Pakistani. Dr. Attaur Rehman, Minister for Science and Technology promised this and much more at the inaugural ceremony of an exhibition organised by the Computer Society of Pakistan at a local […]
At the recently concluded PTV General Managers Conference, GOP’s Information Secretary was reported to have said that “the present government firmly believes in the freedom of expression and (that) it has granted un-precedented freedom to Pakistan Television.” For enlightened citizens, who have lived with the shenanigans of PTV, it smacked of a repetition of the […]
KARACHI- The Sindh Minister for Finance, and Chairman of the Sindh IT Board, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, has said that the Sindh government was talking various measures to promote information technology in the province. Speaking as chief guest at the diploma and higher diploma awards ceremony of APIIT-Pak at a local hotel, he said that […]
BHAWALPUR- Ahmad Nawaz Abbasi, who was arrested two days ago from Dera Bakha was shifted to new central jail here on Saturday. He has been detained under 16 MPO for a period of one month. The correspondent of a national daily, Ahmad Nawaz reportedly sent the photograph of a dead man lying in Cholistan to […]
KARACHI- There is a significant potential in Pakistan in the realms of information technology. “There is a room for expansion in Pakistan with a market of 140 million people” remarked Tan Choon Seng, Managing Director (Asia Pacific Region) of Compaq Computer Asia Limited. He said that his organization would also contemplate much more alliance and […]
Quetta- Federal Secretary Information Syed Anwar Mahmood said that in view of the special conditions prevailing in the province the advertisement rates for Balochistan newspapers will be enhanced by 25 percent. He stated this while talking to the editors and senior journalists at an informal meeting with them. About complaint of non-payment of advertisement bills […]
KARACHI— In view of the undergoing vast changes in learning of both traditional and vocational subjects, the use of computers at school level have substantially increased in Pakistan. There is substantial evidence that children are faster to respond and quicker to adapt the use of computers, said Samir A. Hoodbhoy, Managing Director, Data Communication and […]
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is getting ready for the post Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) privatization scenario and liberalization of the telecom sector of the country. Chairman PTA Major General Khalid Bashir stated this while inaugurating a two-day workshop on Strategic Planning of PTA in 2001-2002. He said, PTA was advising the government on […]
KARACHI- On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has in principle decided to accord national status to Karachi Press Club (KPC). This was officially stated on Thursday. In this connection, the governor asked the Provincial Information Secretary, Mirza Karim Beg, to undertake necessary steps in co-ordination with the concerned federal […]
ISLAMABAD- The government will soon promulgate ordinances relating to access to information, establishment of an electronic media regulatory authority and a press council, a senior Press Information Department (PID) official said. Speaking at a seminar held in connection with the World Press Freedom Day, the official said the long-standing demand of the media professionals regarding […]
BAHAWALPUR- The police have arrested the Nawa-i-Waqt Correspondent Ahmad Nawaz Abbasi for allegedly providing the photo of the corpse of a man died in Cholistan due to drought to Agence France Press (AFP). It is to be mentioned that the said photo was published by almost all the national newspapers but the official machinery including […]
KARACHI: The Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) organized a seminar on ‘Freedom of the Press’ at its premises. The speakers included the Director of Press Institute of Pakistan (PIP), Prof Zakariya Sajid, Chairperson of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Karachi, Prof Dr Shahida Kazi, a former provincial information minister, Agha Masood Hussain, Chairman of […]
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan has decided to bring down the video satellite rates for all foreign TV networks from the existing US$1,050 to US$400 to facilitate the working of foreign journalists and enhance the frequency of video satellite of new events from Pakistan. The new rates will be operative with immediate effect. The decision was taken on […]
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