PAMCO explores Germany, Spain, Italy trade markets
STAFF REPORT LHR: A three-member delegation led by Punjab Agriculture Meat Company (PAMCO) Chief Executive Dr Hamid Jalil has recently visited the markets of Germany, Spain and Italy and held…
PTCL launches Life in Motion campaign
STAFF REPORT IBD: PTCL has tapped into the charisma of renowned Pakistani celebrity, Reema Khan, in its newly launched Life in Motion’ strategic campaign.This campaign depicts scenes from the life…
Mobilink restores Fb and Twitter for Blackberry
STAFF REPORT IBD: Mobilink has unblocked applications for social networking websites - including Facebook and Twitter, which were blocked since May 2010 - for their BlackBerry customers."The company has managed…
Hazara farmers to get Rs 1.6b SBP credit
STAFF REPORT IBD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will disburse agricultural loans to the tune of Rs 1.60 billion amongst 12,000 growers and land owners of Hazara Division through…
3G license winners to pay full fee upfront: PTA
STAFF REPORT IBD: While assuring that strict transparency will be maintained in the upcoming spectrum auction for the 3G licences, the PTA has made it clear that winning bidders will…
Black-marketing of urea at alarming level
STAFF REPORT LHR: As many as 23,000 urea bags are being black-marketed daily in the Punjab province, while the provincial government agencies have no mechanism to trace the mafia involved…
Arfa Karim commemorative postage stamp issued
STAFF REPORT LHR: A commemorative postage stamp honouring the late Arfa Karim, who became the world's youngest Microsoft Certified Professional before dying on January 14 at the age 16 of…
Heading to professional glory
Abbas Ali Mirza has emerged as a telecom industry’s giant carrying with him long and rich experience in making marketing strategies. After remaining associated with Nortel Networks, he joined Relacom…
LPT Certification Programme: A strategic initiative to securing cyber space
By Dr. Saad Zafar, CISA, CISMTHE INCREASED national dependence on computer-based information systems has amplified the need for safety, security, and resilience of cyber space. However, due to the evolving…
Useless climate debate, lack of govt will and loss of biodiversity
By Naseem SheikhTHE UNITED Nations has launched the Decade on Biodiversity with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urging the humanity to live in harmony with nature and to preserve and properly manage…
Freedom of information and e-governance
FREEDOM OF information is an internationally recognised human right. In 1946, the United Nations General Assembly recognised that "Freedom of Information is a fundamental human right and the touchstone for…
Pakistan-a heaven for industrial engineers!
IT HAS been a great journey till now and I got to observe the world from a new dimension. Industrial engineering (IE) is really a guru to me in a…