An appeal for free laptop
I AM doing MPhil in International Relations from the University of Sargodha. And also working at the university as an assistant (BPS 14).Being a university employee, I could not avail…
Instaphone licence auction in March 2012
STAFF REPORT IBD: The auction of GSM Licence, previously owned by Instaphone, would be done in March 2012, announced Pakistan Telecommunication Authority in a statement issued here last week. The…
Hapless consumers the ultimate victim of gas price raise
STAFF REPORT IBD:Indecisiveness and inefficiency were the hallmarks on the part of the sitting government which it earlier last week had firstly notified CNG prices increase to Rs 77.14 in…
PSF matures important national, economic projects
STAFF REPORT IBD: The Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) is providing nutritional evaluation and nutritional quality improvement for different food products under several research projects and assignment.PSF has been successful in…
Punjab drops plan to launch Monsanto Bt cotton
STAFF REPORT LHR:Punjab, the largest cotton producing province of the country, has decided to drop the proposal of formally introducing certified imported seed of Bt cotton primarily on financial grounds…
Telecos ARPU 4pc up in 2011
STAFF REPORT IBD: Despite sevral challenges during the year 2011 teledensity ofPakistan touched 68.39 per cent reflecting hike of 6.7 per cent over the previous year. But modest increase in…
Plan being mulled to produce gas from coal
STAFF REPORT IBD: Following the worsening crisis of natural gas crisis in the country, the authorities are scrambling to exploit virtually any indigenous sources of energy and are pinning hopes…
USAID, ASF join h and s to boost Pak livestock productivity
TAFF REPORT IBD: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Agribusiness Support Fund (ASF) will jointly implement a five-year USAID’s agribusiness project to increase competitiveness and productivity of…
Telcos need to opt for becoming complete solution providers
STAFF REPORT IBD: With almost one million youth would be entering the work force every year till 2040, the government has no planning of how to provide employment to the…
Huawei set to get niche in Pak IT industry
STAFF REPORT IBD: Huawei Technologies is all set to introduce its Direct Enterprises Solutions and ICT Systems to commercial arena inPakistan, targeting large and medium sized corporations in the public…
Nadra rolls out SMS service for voter verification
STAFF REPORT IBD: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has developed an SMS service application to leading towards free and fair elections in the country. This new service which…
Farmers target govt for wrong policy on urea import
STAFF REPORT IBD: Farmers fromPunjab have strongly criticised the government’s lopsided policy about importing urea and claimed that the subsidy being given on it from the national exchequer is not…