ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Historically the PSDP IT project titled “E-office Replication” was approved on 30th April, 2007, and the said application was developed and implemented at Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT) under a pilot PSDP project in 2004. However, in the past, the said project was delayed sinceRead More →
ISLAMABAD (BMZ REPORT ) Justice Jawwad S Khawaja on Thursday said the constitution is supreme and parliament has no authority to legislate against it. He gave these remarks while presiding over a three-member bench of the Supreme Court (SC) during the course of hearing of 3-G case. He also observed,Read More →
LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Punjab government and National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) for computerisation of arms licenses in Punjab. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan were the chief guests at the ceremony heldRead More →
KARACHI ( TAHIR REPORT ) The two-day “PROCOM.net 2014, All Pakistan Programming, Engineering and Business Competition”, will be held on April 9 and 10. The event is being jointly organized by Foundation for Advancement of Science and Technology FAST and National University (NU), of Computer and Engineering Sciences, at theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Less than a day after the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan launched UmarMedia.com – a website hosting videos, a magazine, and its leaders’ interviews and statements – it was mysteriously taken down. A news release issued by the information and publication wing of the TTP said Umar Media,Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) The treasury members of the National Assembly (NA) on Tuesday opposed a resolution demanding the lifting of the ban on YouTube while another resolution, seeking an improvement and regulation in the curriculum of religious seminaries, was passed in the House. Both resolutions were tabled by PakistanRead More →
LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) Wateen Telecom participated in the recently concluded CIO SUMMIT 2014. The aim of the summit was to bring together top influencers and leaders from the IT industry to discuss solutions for Pakistan’s IT needs and companies to showcase their products and services. The theme forRead More →
KARACHI (TAHIR REPORT ) After a significant growth in the latest quarter, Intel is now gearing up for product enhancement and improved features to reinvent desktop computing, according to an official press release. Intel’s desktop business was up 7% on a year-on-year basis in the fourth quarter of 2013, whichRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a Meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Restructuring (CCOR) here at the Finance Ministry on Tuesday which considered an E-government related proposal of the Information Technology Division. The Finance Minister, on the occasion, said that when the ministries bringRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA ) The government is working on a plan to set up about 500 telecentres across the country to provide information technology services in far-flung areas with an initial investment of about Rs10.5 billion collected through Universal Services Fund (USF). Informed sources told Dawn on Wednesday that the governmentRead More →
ISLAMABAD (BMZ REPORT ) Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) has successfully launched websites of 5 district Governments in Punjab during first quarter of 2014. Remaining district websites will also be launched in the upcoming phases. Talking to media Syed Kausar Abbas, Program Manager of Centre for Peace andRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) According to the budget proposals of the PCA to the FBR, the fixation of taxes on the import of computers and laptops would result in sudden jump in revenue collection within the existing taxation structure. The imposition of 17 percent general sales tax (GST), 3Read More →