Wednesday, July 8th, 2020
TPL Trakker Partners with Telenor Pakistan for Location Based Services
DNA KARACHI: TPL Trakker, Pakistan’s leading IoT Company, has partnered with Telenor Pakistan, country’s leading telecom and digital services provider, to offer Location Based Services (LBS). TPL Trakker powers the technology via TPL Maps, the company’s mapping arm and Pakistan’s first digital mapping service licensed by the Survey of Pakistan. Using LBS, Telenor Pakistan will make use of the most detailed and localized location dataset ever offered in Pakistan. Following the partnership, Telenor Pakistan will have access to data covering 600,000 km of road network, 3 million points of interest (POIs), whichRead More
Islamabad administration lifts lockdown from three sub-sectors
ISLAMABAD: Smart lockdown strategy yielding positive results in Islamabad bringing the tally of novel coronavirus cases down by 90 percent in the capital city. Islamabad administration in a notification today announced end of smart lockdown in three areas of the federal capital. The authorities have de-sealed Sector G-VI-I, G-VI-II and G-VII-II today after positive impact of the lockdown. “These areas are being de-sealed after decline in number of cases,” Deputy Commissioner of the capital Hamza Shafqaat said. Strict implementation of SOPs by the administration have yielded positive results in tacklingRead More
PM appealed to intervene, quickly resolve load shedding issue
DNA KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) & Former President KCCI Siraj Kassam Teli and President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Agha Shahab Ahmed Khan have appealed Prime Minister Imran Khan to immediately intervene and take strictest notice of the widespread protests and sit-ins being carried out by every single citizen of Karachi and all the political parties even PTI MNAs/ MPAs who have been strongly protesting against K-Electric (KE) as the utility service provider continues to carry out intense load shedding all over Karachi whereas the Federal MinisterRead More
Pakistan, Indonesia ties discussed at media webinar
Lion Air of Indonesia wants to start flights from Pakistan and negations with the aviation officials are already underway. Lion Air wants to start from three cities of Pakistan. The plan is still on the table. Let us hope that negotiations between the Loin Air officials and Pakistani aviations officials make some early headway ANSAR M BHATTI ISLAMABAD: Though, COVID 19 continues to play havoc with human lives and global economies, nevertheless, simultaneously the damage control efforts are also in full swing to minimize the devastating socio-economic impacts of theRead More
FPCCI hopes 700MW new hydel project won’t be delayed like other dams
The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry president Mian Anjum Nisar on Wednesday welcomed the Pakistan-China agreement for construction of Azad Pattan Hydel Power Project of 700MW of electricity, as part of the CPEC, suggesting the government to also include more hydropower projects in its plan, as the country cannot afford to rely on costly and anti-environment fossil fuels. “FPCCI is hopeful that the project, located on River Jhelum, will be completed within its time frame in 2026 and will not be delayed like several other hydro powerRead More
Technology plays decisive role in fight against COVID-19 in Pakistan
DNA Islamabad 8th July 2020: As the world looks to establish a “new normal” amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, information and communication technologies (ICT) are coming to the fore in Pakistanas critical toolsinprotecting public health and in realizing socio-economic stability. Understanding this digital shift is important to both businesses and government authorities as they seek new ways to confront the challenges posed by the pandemic. Mark Meng, CEO of Huawei Pakistan shared his thoughts“We have worked with our customers and partners effortlessly over the last few months to make sure of providingRead More