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 →
LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) Information Technology experts of various countries called on Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif at Arfa Karim Software Technology Park and appreciated his steps for the promotion of information technology. Prof Richard Anderson, University of Washington, Prof Mike Best, Georgia-tech University, Helane Galpaya, Chief Executive OfficerRead More →
KARACHI ( TAHIR REPORT ) Enterprises worldwide are expected to spend nearly $500 billion in 2014 to deal with issues caused by malware deliberately loaded onto pirated software, a Microsoft press statement said on Thursday. A joint study released in Pakistan by Microsoft during a media roundtable held by theRead More →
PESHAWAR ( ANWAR REPORT ) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Engineer Shaukatullah has said every possible step would be taken to provide latest and enhanced telecommunications and internet facilities in far-flung areas of Fata. He directed the Special Communications Organisation (SCO) to formulate a detailed proposal regarding the provision of GSM mobileRead More →
ISLAMABAD (BMZ REPORT ) A progress review meeting to roll-out e-office suite at All Federal Ministries/Divisions was held under the chairmanship of Ms. Anusha Rahman, Minister of State for IT. The meeting was also attended by Mr. Akhlaq Ahmad Tarar, Secretary IT, Mr. Azmat Ali Ranjha, Additional Secretary (IT) andRead More →
LAHORE ( Hafeez Report ) Speaking at the sixth session on Digital Media Marketing, which was held as part of the proceedings of International Marketing Congress, Salim Ghauri, CEO of NetSol, said the world has changed very much due to revolution of digital media and it is a clear messageRead More →
LAHORE ( MEDIA ) A group of lawyers favouring the ban on YouTube staged protested demonstration outside the Lahore High Court against “blasphemy or any steps taken to defend blasphemers.” Bytes for All, the petitioner, is seeking withdrawal of the ban on the popular video sharing website. Its counsel YasserRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Minister of State for Information Technology, Ms. Anusha Rahman, held a consultative session with the World Bank Country Director,Mr. Rachid Benmessaoud, at the Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT), to discuss the mutual collaboration, cooperation and opportunities to strengthen the IT industry in Pakistan. The MinisterRead More →
PESHAWAR ( MEDIA ) The Khyber Paktunkhwa Information Technology Board launched Civic Hackthon Fellowship for Peshawar students on Tuesday. The announcement was made by Minister for Information Technology (IT) Shahram Khan Tarakai who appreciated the efforts of the solution software applications which formed by the IT students for which theRead More →