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TCP seeks Rs 25 billion from govt for urea import
By Technology Times at September 10, 2012 | 6:21 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) asked the federal government to provide Rs 25 billion on an immediate basis for the import of urea. It was also informed that TCP has sought Rs 25 billion for overall import operation of 0.3 million tons of urea. Out of this amount approximately Rs 12-13 billion will be the commodity cost and the remaining more...
Govt may miss wheat target this year
By Technology Times at September 2, 2012 | 6:13 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: The government has missed the wheat sowing target by up to 2.5 per cent in the current Rabi crop season for the year 2012, sources revealed quoting the available statistics. It is to be mentioned here that last year, the government had achieved 8.9 million hectares wheat sowing target for the year 2011 and the same was considered for the current year more...
Provincial govt start receiving farm IT tax collection
By Technology Times at September 2, 2012 | 6:09 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: The provincial governments have started implementing the ‘harmonisation of agriculture income tax policy in the provinces’ under which the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has collected information on agriculture income from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and served tax demand notices on those who have declared agriculture income in their tax more...
Punjab govt sets up firm for healthy, cheap meat
By Technology Times at September 2, 2012 | 5:46 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT LHR: The Punjab government has established Punjab Agricultural and Meat Company (Pamco) in the province in order to ensure provision of quality and hygienic meat to the citizens at affordable rates. Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said Punjab Agricultural and Meat Company (Pamco) has been established to ensure provision of quality and more...
Punjab govt to give solar home panels worth Rs2b
By Technology Times at August 24, 2012 | 5:42 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT LHR: The Punjab government has announced to provide solar home panels at a cost of Rs2 billion while sewing machines worth Rs1 billion will be distributed among skilled women. “These revolutionary programmes, initiated at a cost of billions of rupees for the youth in the province, are yielding positive results,” said Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz more...
S&T Dept KPK to help govt for knowledge economy
By Technology Times at August 13, 2012 | 1:39 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT PSR: The Department of Science and Technology and Information Technology, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, planned to assist the provincial government in making a shift to knowledge economy and in this regards it has undertaken various initiatives for utilizing ST sub-sector for public interest and to providing opportunities to the academic institutions. “The C&T more...
Mismanagement of rice costs govt Rs 11b loss
By Technology Times at August 7, 2012 | 12:46 am | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: The procurement of sub-standard rice and its late disposal inflicted Rs 11 billion loss to the national exchequer, says a report the Auditor-General of Pakistan. The report said that Passco suffered huge losses as the paddy, particularly purchased in Sindh, was of poor quality, wet and sub-standard. The Corporation was required to sell its rice stocks more...
Govt plant to boost halal meat export
By Technology Times at July 10, 2012 | 12:48 am | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT LHR: Punjab Agriculture and Meat Company CEO Hamid Yaqoob Sheikh has said that the government has made a comprehensive plan to increase the export of halal meat. “Demand for Pakistani halal products is growing internationally and the Punjab Halal Development Cell has been set up to meat this demand,” he said. Sheikh added that Pakistan is rich in more...
Govt yet to drain Attabad Lake
By Technology Times at July 2, 2012 | 9:34 pm | 0 Comment
I AM writing this letter to highlight a pivotal issue which the dwellers and local businessmen of Gilgit-Baltistan have been facing since January 2010 due to the forming of artificial Attabad Lake. The people living upstream remained cut off from the rest of the district for several months, but the local businessmen provided them relief by starting a ferry more...
Govt allocates over Rs3.111 billion for S&T, higher edu
By Technology Times at June 9, 2012 | 4:15 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: The government has specified Rs 1311.348 million under Public Service Development Program (PSDP) for 2012-13 for the 66 ongoing and new projects of science and technology research division. According to the budgetary documents, Rs 80 million have been embarked for the provision of safe drinking water including establishment/upgradation of 24 water more...
Govt scrapes taxes on renewable energy
By Technology Times at May 22, 2012 | 11:27 am | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: The government has withdrawn all taxes and duties on from Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency products apparently in order to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency in the country. The impact of this order can be judged that according to rough estimates, the prices will fall by 38 per cent & approximately 7–8 MW of solar alone will be more...
On call centres, IT industry and govt policies
By Technology Times at May 8, 2012 | 3:17 pm | 0 Comment
By Faryal Najeeb Tell me a little about TRG. TRG is an information technology (IT) services company which was established in 2002. The company was founded by Pakistani entrepreneurs based in the United States. The idea was to jump start the call centre services in Pakistan. I would say, there are two ways to establish a business; either you start from scratch or you more...
Govt may opt for wheat export this year
By Technology Times at April 14, 2012 | 2:24 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: The government estimates wheat production amounting to 24.02 million tons this year fairly sufficing to the country’s annual requirement of less than 24 million tons, an official told this scribe. However, he informed that there is no risk of shortage of the commodity in the country as the sufficient stock of carry forward is available collectively more...
Aussies govt makes Pak Student ‘Math Ambassador’
By Technology Times at April 2, 2012 | 3:58 pm | 0 Comment
LAHORE: Math is a difficult subject often shunned by children, but a 13 year old boy from Punjab, Moosa Feroz surpassed 1.5 million children from across the globe and came first in the Online World Mathematics Competition held in Australia. Moosa took the 50-minute online exam, scoring 4405 points, becoming the math champion of the world. “I will participate every more...
Govt seeks procurement rules exemption from 3G contract
By Technology Times at April 2, 2012 | 3:53 pm | 1 Comments
MONITORING REPORT IBD: Pakistan has been gifted with large amount of natural resources from fertile land to large amount of mineral deposits to a large pool of human resources. “Pakistan’s minerals consist some of the world’s largest reserves of coal, gold, copper, chrome, gas, rare earth, rock salt, gemstone, marble, onyx and granite and 42 other minerals,” more...
Govt bid to filter web still facing resistance
By Technology Times at March 24, 2012 | 12:54 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: A controversy still persists over the government’s initiative to install a mechanism, through open biddings, to filter the contents available on Internet, as some campaigners urging companies not to bid for a $10 million contract while on the other hand pressure from the civil society is regularly mounting on the authorities for having this mechanism more...
Govt expects bumper wheat with 24m tons
By Technology Times at March 17, 2012 | 12:39 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Pakistan is expected to produce 24 million tons of wheat this year that can satisfy the needs of the country in terms of quantity but wheat support price has been fixed at Rs. 1050 per 40 kgs. Though the target of 25 million tons of wheat production seems not to be achieved, yet 24 million tons would be enough for the whole year. Masses would have to more...
Govt should consult experts for solar energy
By Technology Times at March 17, 2012 | 12:19 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Pakistan can overcome the electricity crisis through solar energy in near future and the government should consult with the experts of solar energy to generate solar energy. These remarks were expressed by Niaz Kathia in an interview with a radio channel here last week. He said that the country can meet energy needs from available electricity resources more...
Govt contemplating to resolve B.Tech degree’s equivalence issue
By Technology Times at March 13, 2012 | 1:15 pm | 0 Comment
SPECIAL REPORT IBD: As the government takes a major policy shift to promote technical and vocational education in the country, setting up of Pakistan Technology Council (PTC) is under active consideration of the government to resolve the issue of educational equivalence of various technical education programmes with the formal education qualification. An official source more...
Govt urged not to delay 3G/4G licences auction
By Technology Times at March 3, 2012 | 4:27 pm | 3 Comments
STAFF REPORT IBD: ICT experts recommended the government to immediately auction 3G/4G licences in the country as the inaction in this regard would hamper growth in the telecom sector as well as causing losses to national economy. They also urged the government to focus on setting obligatory performance benchmarks rather than mere generate revenues during the licence more...
Useless climate debate, lack of govt will and loss of biodiversity
By Technology Times at February 6, 2012 | 12:19 pm | 0 Comment
By Naseem Sheikh THE UNITED Nations has launched the Decade on Biodiversity with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urging the humanity to live in harmony with nature and to preserve and properly manage its riches for the prosperity of present and future generations. It is now widely recognized that climate change and biodiversity are interconnected. In fact, the latter more...
Farmers target govt for wrong policy on urea import
By Technology Times at January 7, 2012 | 2:39 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Farmers fromPunjab have strongly criticised the government’s lopsided policy about importing urea and claimed that the subsidy being given on it from the national exchequer is not going to the farmers but to the black marketers. “The government is selling imported urea at the rate of Rs 1300 per bag, while the farmers are getting it at Rs 1750 per more...
