Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

To be called the Information Technology (IT) Cadre, in the public sector to induct finest IT professionals (with specialisation in programming, web development, network/database/system administration, software engineering, systems analysis and project management through the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) and Provincial Public Service Commission (PPSC). Every year, the finest Pakistani IT brains are lured by …

Overseas Pakistanis sent back home $1.946 billion in the first half of this fiscal year, up from $1.874 billion they had sent in a year-ago period, according to data released by State Bank of Pakistan. This suggests that remittances from expatriate Pakistanis may touch $4 billion during this fiscal year ending in June. But these …

A 72-year-old Indian will take part in a marathon in Lahore on January 30. Dr Ashis Roy, who has been invited to participate in the Lahore Marathon, has taken part in several international marathon competitions. He has so far participated in 63 marathons all over the world and his name finds a place in the …

US-owned HCA International Hospitals was looking for collaborations with Pakistani hospitals, especially charitable hospitals and trusts. HCA International Hospitals Business Head, Elizabeth Boultbee expressed these views in a press briefing here on January 15. “These could involve our doctors travelling to the country to give lectures and seminars or second opinion, and impart training to …