Saturday, October 30th, 2021
IPS hosts web-talk series of ICT guru Dr Hatim Zaghloul
Islamabad, OCT 30 /DNA/ – Hatim Zaghloul, an Egyptian-Canadian telecom scientist, founder and CEO, Inovatian Inc., globally known for his pioneering role in several ICT inventions and innovations including Wi-Fi in the 1990s, and most recently 6G and his own blockchain technology, delivered a series of web-talks in Pakistan hosted by Institute of Policy Studies (IPS).The online sessions titled “Frontiers of the World’s ICT Research & Innovation” were attended by a large number of ICT professionals, researchers, teachers and students from both the public and private sectors in the country.TheRead More
Pak, Kazakhstan to enhance cooperation: ambassador
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (DNA): Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan YerzhanKistafin has said Pakistan and Kazakhstan have been enjoying exemplarydiplomatic relations which can extend to new areas of cooperation. In an exclusive interview with News and Current Affairs Channel ofstate-run Radio Pakistan, he said both countries have robust politicaldialogue that also needs to reflect in bilateral trade and commercialties. The ambassador said the last session of Pak-Kazakh Inter-GovernmentalCommission was held in Islamabad in February last year in which it wasagreed to establish three working groups on economic cooperation, energycooperation and cooperationRead More
Talks with TLP best option, says Shehbaz Sharif
LAHORE, OCT 30 (DNA) – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif has said that dialogue is the best option to deal with outlawed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) as a number of lives have been wasted. He was talking to media persons outside the Banking Tribunal in Lahore on Saturday. The court has adjourned the hearing of the money laundering case against Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz till November 20. Shehbaz Sharif termed cases against him political victimization. Hamza Shehbaz also predictedRead More
Pakistan Railways cancels, reroutes trains amid TLP protest
ISLAMABAD, OCT 30 (DNA) – Pakistan Railways rerouted on Saturday several passenger trains while cancelled as many due to a protest by the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). According to a spokesperson for the railways, trains to and from Rawalpindi and Peshawar have been rerouted via Sargodha, Sheikhupura, Basal, Kandian, Sangla Hill and Lahore. Trains including Sabk Khurram, Islamabad Express and Rawal Express have been cancelled. Jaffer Express and Khyber Mail between Peshawar and Lahore have also been suspended. The spokesperson said Green Line between Rawalpindi and Lahore, Tezgam Express betweenRead More
Businessmen for reducing production cost as high inflation threatens economy
KARACHI, OCT 30 /DNA/ – The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel has stressed the need for reducing cost of doing business, besides evolving a new price control mechanism, as the inflation in has broken all records during the last three years, with food prices doubling owing to huge taxation, rising oil prices and constant jump in electricity and gas tariffs, lifting the inflation to historic high. The FPCCI’s Businessmen Panel Chairman Mian Anjum Nisar said that the International Monetary Fund’s financial assistance has brought aRead More
Vice Admiral Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami takes over as commander Pakistan fleet
KARACHI, OCT 30: Vice Admiral Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami assumed the Command of Pakistan Fleet as COMPAK during Change of Command ceremony held at Karachi. Vice Admiral Naveed Ashraf handed over the Command to the newly appointed Commander Pakistan Fleet. Vice Admiral Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami undergone initial naval training from Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth United Kingdom and won the coveted Sword of Honour. He was commissioned in Operations Branch of Pakistan Navy in 1989. The Admiral is a graduate of Pakistan Navy War College, Lahore and Naval Command & GeneralRead More