2004 December - 5

THE Pakistan Society of Harrow are setting up a Matrimonial Agency to help eligible Asians in Harrow to meet their ideal partner. The society based in Northolt Road has been going for two years and their aims are to look after the interests of the Pakistani community by catering for their cultural, social, educational and [...]

The monopoly of the state-owned telecom giant, Pakistan Telecommunications Company (PTCL), over fixed line telephones, is coming to an end in Karachi with the start of the new year, as two new private telecom operators are ready to provide fixed line as well as wireless connections to new subscribers. The PTA official said that in [...]

The Chairman, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has announced the opening of the women’s wing of cricket in Pakistan. It has been decided that Dr Mira Phailbus (Sitara-e-Imtiaz and Pride of Performance) is to be Chairperson Women’s Cricket, Mr Imtiaz Ahmad (former Pakistan captain) is to be Adviser Women’s Cricket and Mrs Shamsa Hashmi is to [...]

Pakistan Business Council was formally launched in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday to help promote trade, commerce and investment between the two friendly countries. The Business Council was approved and registered by the UAE government and a formal announcement was made at a press conference arranged by the Abu Dhabi Chamber of [...]

The Hubara Bustard population, a migratory bird that comes to Pakistan from the freezing Central Asian States during November-December, have arrived here in flocks and their returning process would commence from February to end of March. As many as 20,000 to 25,000 Hubara populations have migrated to Pakistan every year, he said. The distance covered [...]

The United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) arranged a colourful prize distribution ceremony-cum-art exhibition titled ‘A girl in school is a girl with a future’ by government primary schoolgirls at Alhamra Cultural Complex on Saturday. The event not only aimed to encourage young school-going females but also to recognise their artwork – by giving space [...]

Exel, the world famous leader in supply chain management, on Saturday announced a decision to expand its operations in Pakistan with the opening of its new country headquarters. The new office would provide integrated airfreight, sea-freight and contract logistics services for both export and import services supporting customers in complex and time-critical industries such as [...]

Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) today announced that TeleCard Limited, a leading facilities based competitive operator in Pakistan, has signed a multi million dollar contract for a Voice over IP (VoIP) solution from Alcatel. TeleCard is committed to providing state-of-the-art wireline and wireless local loop (WLL) services throughout Pakistan. With its services extending to [...]

A Pakistani software company has been awarded top international quality CMM-Level 4 certification for introducing state-of-the-art business processes in the delivery of its products and services. The Lahore-based NetSol Technologies Ltd which specializes as the developer of proprietary software applications and provider of information technology (IT) services, is the first-ever local company and the 126th [...]

CNBC Pakistan, Pak Oman Invenstment Company and Saudi Pak Industrial & Agricultural Investment Company signed a shareholders agreement to bring the world-acclaimed business network to Pakistan, says a Press release. CNBC Pakistan will be boadcasted from state of the art studios and production facilities in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore and will transmit live programming in [...]