Posts Tagged ‘Pakistan’

Pak IT sector at the verge of taking off : Microsoft country manager

Country Manager, Microsoft Pakistan, Kamal Ahmed has said that the country is at the verge of taking off in the Information Technology (IT) sector, following the telecom revolution.

“I am very hopeful that the explosion in IT sector will be just like the one we have seen in the country’s telecom sector,” he told a TV news channel in an interview.

Elaborating his statement he said, it has been observed in many countries that the telecom sector develops ahead of the IT sector. The telecom sector provides the bandwidth, which is the backbone for IT sector to flourish, he explained. (more…)

Official time advanced for an hour

Another experiment is being made in Pakistan since people across the country have now 60 additional minutes (one hour) to use before the sunset, following advancement of the official time by an hour from Sunday June 1st.

A government notification says the country has advanced its time on the first day of June and will be six hours ahead of the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) instead of the present five hours. The DST is being introduced to reduce power consumption and maximise the use of daylight. During DST, the sun appears to rise one hour later in the morning, and sets an hour later in the evening, seeming to stretch the day longer. (more…)

Presidency, PPP indirect talks end in collapse

The indirect talks between Presidency and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) aides have ended in collapsed here on Friday.

President Pervez Musharraf taking serious notice of PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s statement that Musharraf is stumbling bloc in the way of democracy, directed all his advisors including former minister Tariq Azeem not to hold any talks with Zardari aides.

President Musharraf has denied to accept any reduction in president’s authorities and has said that article 58-2 (b) would not be removed.

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Musharraf says he won’t resign

President Pervez Musharraf said he is fulfilling his constitutional role in the present set-up and therefore will not step down. He is quoted as saying this during his meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-Q President, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Hamid Nasir Chatha at Camp Office in Rawalpindi. (more…)

Indian FM calls on President Musharraf

President Pervez Musharraf met India’s foreign minister at the president’s camp office here on Wednesday as the two countries resumed peace efforts after a lull caused by political turmoil in Pakistan.

The president in the meeting with Indian minister urged for success of the bilateral talks.

Mukherjee held talks with the president over bilateral affairs matters. President Musharraf urged the two sides to work for progress and success in the talks over Occupied Kashmir issue. (more…)

Saudi ambassador for expanding trade ties

Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Pakistan Ali Awadh Asseri has said that his country will prefer importing surgical instruments and sports goods from Sialkot instead of United States or other European countries as these imports will be comparatively cheaper and reliable.

Addressing local businessmen at the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) here on Saturday, Ambassador Asseri said that his country would ensure direct and easy access of Pakistani businessmen to Saudi markets.

The Saudi envoy said that his country was seeking more skilled manpower from Pakistan, as this would further boost economic ties between the two brotherly countries. (more…)

Abducted Pak ambassador Tariq Azizuddin recovered

Pakistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin kidnapped by suspected militants more than three months ago has been recovered safe, a senior official said on Saturday.

Envoy Tariq Azizuddin was heading to the Afghan capital Kabul with his driver when he disappeared in the troubled Khyber tribal district bordering Afghanistan on February 11.

Media reports, quoting unnamed sources, said “the ambassador has been recovered safe and will reach home soon,” but did not provide details. (more…)

Govt to hire 1200MW of electricity

Pakistan will hire 1200 megawatt of electricity from the local and foreign organizations, as Pepco would soon be floating tender, which is being formulated.

Senior reporter, Hanif Khalid here said that the local and foreign organizations would supply electricity on rental basis by installing thermal power stations on trucks/ trailers. Pakistan’s electricity consumption is rising by 1200MW annually and the shortage of electricity during peak hours hits at 3000/4000MW. Hydel power production in the country has also gone down by 20 percent, while thermal power production remained at 5800MW. National grid will begin receiving 315MW of electricity by December 2008

PPP committed to revival of judiciary : Gilani

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Saturday that the Pakistan Peoples Party had a long history of struggle and sacrifice for the cause of democracy in the country.

Talking to media persons at the State Guest House here, the Prime Minister said that Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed and late Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto waged a long hard struggle for democracy in the country, which was unmatched in the world.

He said that the credit for introducing the 1973 Constitution goes to late Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, a constitution which is practicable, effective and enjoys wide acceptability. (more…)

Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missile Shaheen II

Pakistan on Monday successfully test-fired a long-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads, the military said.

The Shaheen II, or Hatf VI, missile with a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,280 miles) was launched from an undisclosed location, military said in a statement issued. (more…)