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…
Understandings on 3G/4G spectrum auction
By Azhar Javed MughalTHE CELLULAR mobile sector of Pakistan has achieved an immense success since the government’s deregulation policy. Over the last four years, cellular mobile teledensity has increased from…
Lasbela University of Agriculture: PhD Scholarships
Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences (LUAWMS), Uthal, is seeking applications for overseas scholarships for Ph.D., under HEC approved project "Establishment of Undergraduate Marine Sciences Laboratories and Facilities…
Need to rise to situation
What kind of relationship remains between the public entity - Trading Corporation of Pakistan - and mighty cartel of sugar mills on the payments issue, the core victim on either…
New gas reserves
According to an official report, the gas shortage of one billion cubic feet (bcf) was recorded in 2011 alone, and currently it has increased to 1.8 bcf.Owing to this, the…
Tidal power: solution to energy crisis
Presently, Pakistan is confronted with a power crisis due to reduction in conventional sources of energy. There is a wide gap between demand and supply of electricity. The need for…