2004 August - 9

Over 0.4 million people across the country have received free-of-cost prepaid mobile connections offered by state-owned cellular company – Ufone – in three days starting from August 14, Independence Day, company officials said. “We are still calculating the total number of applicants who got free prepaid connections. According to an estimate we have given some [...]

The state-run Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has hired a Chinese firm to computerise its billing and customer care operations at the cost of Rs 1.8 billion. Officials at the company said the Chinese firm — ZTE Technologies – will be responsible to automate the whole system within 18 months and complete the task in [...]

A new building constructed with the financial support of a US-based NGO for an information technology institute was inaugurated at the University of Karachi on Thursday. The Computer Science department of Karachi University, established in 1985, presently housed in the Aiwan-i-Iqbal hostel building, will now be shifted to the new building and upgraded as the [...]

The PIA planetarium will be shifted to the University of Karachi campus from its existing location, and will become a part of KU’s Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics. Talking to media men after inaugurating an IT institute’s building at Karachi University, Dr Attaur Rahman, who is also the chairman of the Higher Education Commission, [...]

Rubab Raza already knows that stands no chance in the Athens Olympics swimming competition when she take part in the 50m freestyle on Friday. But she is upbeat that at a age of 13 year and six months she will become the youngest ever swimmer representing Pakistan in an Olympics. “I feel really very thrilled [...]

Talks are abuzz that lissome Katrina Kaif has consented to act in a film that will be directed by a Pakistani filmmaker. Reports say that Javed Raza of Pakistan has signed Katrina and another Indian male actor to play the leading roles in his film which is titled as Koi Pyar Na Karey…

An exhibition of artistic work of budding artists of Fine Arts Department of Fatima Jinnah Women University was inaugurated here at the University premises by Vice-Chancellor Dr Najma Najam.The art pieces contained calligraphic work, professional drawings and things made of handmade paper all of which were the result of a series of summer workshops conducted [...]

The Sindh Women Development Department has established the Women Crisis Centre, first of its kind in the country, to provide assistance to the women exposed to domestic and other sorts of violence of serious nature. The centre was formally inaugurated here on Tuesday. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the [...]

There is a great similarity between and Lahore, both the cities being centres of art and learning. This was the impression of a scholar and expert in public relations from Lucknow, Hasan Ali Khan, on a visit here to see friends and relatives. Talking to Dawn, he said both the cities have much in common. [...]

An inauguration ceremony was on Tuesday to name the bridge ‘Youyi’ to commemorate Chinese and Pakistani workers who devoted their life to the construction of the bridge between 1966 and 1978. The bridge across Indus River is located in Thakolt, the end of Sino-Pakistan Karakorum Highway.