Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Reviving the romance of The Mall in Lahore
The Mall and what it meant to the city and it, successive generations. My most abiding memories of the historic city, as a tiny toddler, apart from its monuments, its typical way of life, has been the grandeur of The Mall. That The Mall left a lasting impression on my mind with its cleanliness, disciplined …
Continue reading »CNN takes the Young Journalist Award to Pakistan
Going by the tremendous response to the CNN Young Journalist Award (YJA) last year, which was launched to recognise quality journalism among media professionals between the age of 22 to 26 from the electronic, online and print media; CNN today announced the second edition of the awards. This year the awards will be extended to …
Continue reading »Pakistan tipped as 3rd largest cotton consumer
The US-based International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) in its recent report has placed Pakistan as the third largest consumer of cotton this year amid predictions that world’s textile industry would consume over 98 million bales during 2004-05.
The ICAC, which represents 42 cotton producing and consuming countries, has however kept the world cotton forecast below projected …
Siemens to build mobile network in southern Pakistan
The order for Siemens mobile comprises turnkey delivery and installation of switching technology, mobile transmission and receiving stations (base stations), Intelligent Networks (IN) and GPRS hardware and software components for the Telenor network in southern Pakistan.
“The order from Telenor as a new customer is a further success for us as a mobile equipment provider in …
Karachi firm to invest Rs 1 bn in broadband cable network
Satcomm (Pvt) Ltd said on Tuesday it would invest more than Rs1 billion in broadband Internet cable network and digital TV cable services in Karachi.
Satcomm is a sister firm of Habib Oil Mills (Pvt) Ltd. Tanveer Hassan, Chairman Satcomm and Moid-ul-Hassan, Chief Executive Officer made a joint announcement during a press briefing.
They claimed that the …
Jewellery exhibition concludes in Karachi
Shafaq has established herself as the leading jewellery designer for 22k gold jewellery. In fact many jewellery lovers and fashion gurus call her “the designer”. Her ensembles were a treat to watch. They were a piece after piece of stunning beauty. Some pieces had a magical flow of colours with unique precious and semiprecious stones. …
Continue reading »Cell phone tariff to fall further
Hundreds of thousands of cell phone users in the country stood in long queues to lay their hands on free pre-paid connections offered by Ufone from Aug 14 to Aug 16.
At present, there are over 5.5 million cell phone users in Pakistan. A senior official of Ufone, a subsidiary of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company, said …
Pakistan thrash Egypt as Sohail slams hat trick
Pakistan, powered by a Sohail Abbas hat trick, routed Egypt 7-0 to get their first win in the Olympic hockey competition on Tuesday. Sohail returned to form by hammering four goals in a row as Pakistan took a firm 5-0 lead at half time.
Pakistan, beaten by Germany 2-1 in the opening match on Sunday, looked …
