PTA conducts second nationwide mobile quality of service benchmarking test

ISLAMABAD: : Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has conducted a second nationwide Network Performance Score (NPS) Benchmarking Campaign in different cities, towns, and motorways/highways throughout the country to assess the quality and performance of mobile networks in line with the latest NPS methodology. A total of five cities, four towns, and four motorways/highways were surveyed and […]

Read More

Universities need paradigm shift towards online education to produce more graduates: President Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday urged the universities to broaden the scope of their education systems by promoting virtual dissemination of knowledge in order to increase the number of graduates in the country. “Besides the conventional brick-and-mortar system, our higher education system needs a paradigm shift to focus on online education as well […]

Read More

IHC seeks comments in plea of CDA Mazdoor Union

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought comments from Municipal Corporation Islamabad (MCI) for imposing a ban on CBA union in fire-brigade department. Justice Babar Sattar of IHC instructed the respondents to submit comments till May 21, and adjourned the case. The petition had been moved by the Capital Development Authority (CDA)’s Mazdoor […]

Read More

Facilitating IT sector to create job opportunities, Govt’s top priority: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that facilitating the Information Technology (IT) sector to create huge employment opportunities for the tech-savvy youth in the country, was the government’s top priority. “Special Technology Zones are being established in major cities to facilitate IT professionals. For this purpose, Compliance Regime has been introduced in place […]

Read More

COMSTECH organizes public lecture on Microbial Biofilm Formation

ISLAMABAD: COMSTECH organized a public Lecture on “Microbial Biofilm Formation and its Importance as a Drug Target” delivered by Prof. Dr. Ute Römling, Professor of Medical Microbial Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden on Monday. Dr. Romling thanked the President of Pakistan and the Coordinator General COMSTECH for inviting her to Pakistan and said, “I am […]

Read More

Pakistan’s exports to USA increase 44% to $ 3862 million in 7 months

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports of goods and services to United State of America (USA) witnessed a surge of 44.27 percent during the first seven months of financial year (2021-22) as compared to the corresponding period last year. The overall exports to USA were recorded as US $3862.642 million during July-January (2021-22) against exports of US $ […]

Read More

IHC serves notice in petition against amendments in Elections Ordinance

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought comments from federation in a petition challenging the Elections (Amendment) Ordinance 2022. The court also served notices to attorney general of Pakistan for seeking his assistance in the case. Justice Aamer Farooq of IHC took up the case for hearing filed by a leader of Pakistan […]

Read More

Qandeel Baloch’s brother acquittal challenged in SC

ISLAMABAD: Osman Khalid Butt on Monday filed a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court (SC) challenging the acquittal of slain social media star Qandeel Baloch’s brother in her murder case. Osman Khalid filed petition through Advocate Muhammad Jawad Zafar and Barrister Khadija Siddiqui and prayed the court to accept this constitutional petition under Section 184(3) […]

Read More