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Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Inaugurates Pakistan’s First Purpose-Built Deep-Water Container Terminal

May 14th, 2018 | No Comments

PR: Hutchison Ports Pakistan is pleased to announce the formal inauguration of its purpose-built, deep-water container terminal in the Port of Karachi – the first of its kind in the country. The ceremony was led by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, demonstrating the importance of the terminal to Pakistan’s development. Also present were […]…Read More

IT minister at Davos in the annual meeting of WEF 2018

January 30th, 2018 | No Comments

Information Technology and Telecom Minister Anusha Rahman Khan participated in Davos to partake in the annual meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF) 2018 in Switzerland. She had participated as a special guest to speak on the sessions, including connected corridors, protecting the digital civic space, privacy and security, protecting the digital space, leveraging digital to […]…Read More

PEC search for vacant seats for Prime Minister Internship Program

January 25th, 2018 | 2 Comments

Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) has sought details of vacant seats from all its affiliated construction firms to accommodate 20,000 engineers under Prime Minister Internship Programme for a period of one year in different engineering firms. During the PEC convocation internship programme was announced. The programme aims to train the engineering graduates to enhance their field […]…Read More

Minister S&T directs to inquire NTS corruption allegations

December 4th, 2017 | No Comments

Government Minister for Science and Technology Rana Tanveer Hussain guided COMSATS minister to test into corruption claims leveled on National Testing Service (NTS) experts and present a total report. According to the press release after accepting the charge of his portfolio took genuine notice of the corruption affirmations leveled against the NTS authorities. A strict […]…Read More

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi inaugurates new Telenor Pakistan Campus ‘345’

November 6th, 2017 | No Comments

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi experiencing Telenor’s digital products after the Inauguration of Telenor’s new campus ‘345’. Minister of State for IT & Telecom Anusha Rahman and CEO Telenor Pakistan Irfan Wahab Khan are also seen the photo. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi addressing the audience during the Inauguration Ceremony of 345…Read More

State Minister and Federal Secretary for Science and Technology Visits PCRWR

September 29th, 2017 | No Comments

PR: State Minister for Science and Technology Mir Dostain Khan Domki along with Federal Secretary Science and Technology, Ms. Yasmeen Masood visited Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) on 28th September 2017. Chairman PCRWR, Dr. Muhammad Ashraf gave a detailed presentation on the activities and achievements of PCRWR. The esteemed State Minister and […]…Read More

Panjab Minister praised UVAS for the uplifting of livestock sector

September 25th, 2017 | No Comments

PR: The Punjab Minister for Higher Education Syed Raza Ali Gillani along with UVAS Vice-Chancellor Meritorious Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha visited the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Ravi Campus Pattoki. They visited various departments of Ravi Campus Pattoki including Central Laboratory Complex (CLC), Livestock Research & Training Center, Dairy Animal Training & […]…Read More

Minister Mushahid Ullah Khan calls for Ridding Coasts of Waste Dump

September 19th, 2017 | No Comments

PR: The Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan in collaboration with IUCN Pakistan, Government of Sindh and other stakeholders commemorated the International Coastal Clean-up Day at the Seaview Beach in Karachi today. Minister for Climate Change, Senator Mushahid Ullah Khan, was the Chief Guest on this occasion. Syed Abu Ahmed Akif, Secretary, Ministry of […]…Read More

AJ&K Health minister Dr. Naqi visit to CIS Telemedicine center

August 30th, 2017 | No Comments

The Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Finance, Planning & Development and Health Dr Muhammad Najeeb Naqi recently visited the COMSATS Internet Services (CIS) Tele Medicine Resource Center at Islamabad for a demonstration of Telemedicine services offered by COMSATS Internet Services. Dr. Khalid Rafique, Director General AJK IT Board accompanied the honourable Minister. Mr. Muhammad Hassan, Project […]…Read More

AJK Prime Minister inaugurates PTCL Charji 4G LTE service in Azad Jammu & Kashmir

June 15th, 2017 | No Comments

Islamabad, June 14, 2017: PTCL, Pakistan’s leading ICT and Broadband service provider, has launched the Charji 4G LTE service in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK). PTCL is the first operator offering next-generation wireless 4G LTE service in AJK. The service is already available to PTCL customers in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Faisalabad, To formally […]…Read More

Pakistan marked World Wildlife Day with firm commitment

April 3rd, 2018 | Hina Baloch | No Comments

“This day gives us the opportunity to renew Pakistan’s commitment for nature conservation and to raise awareness of the importance of the iconic wildlife species,” this was stated by Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Mushahidullah Khan in the International Wildlife Day 2018 message. He stressed the need for increasing acceptance for wildlife by conversation […]…Read More

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S and T talent, money alone cannot steer Pakistan to progress: Dr. Riazuddin

July 23rd, 2012 | Technology Times | No Comments

Dr. Riazuddin is an eminent scientist specializing in high-energy physics and nuclear physics. He established a first rate Institute of Physics (now called the Department of Physics) at the University of Islamabad (now called Quaid-i-Azam University), which within a short span of four years was on the international map. He is one of the pioneers of Pakistan's atomic deterrence programme as he was the Member Technical of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission from 1973 to 1976 and established the…Read More

Economic remediation of Cd contaminated soils along with safe food production from sewage irrigated soils

May 21st, 2018 | Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman | No Comments

Major agricultural area of Pakistan lies in arid and semi-arid regions and climate changes have worsen the severity in temperature. Less rainfall and increasing demand of fresh water for non-agriculture purpose has caused water shortage for agriculture sector and have necessitated the use of untreated raw city effluents for agriculture which is steeply increasing. These […]…Read More

Insects play a vital role as a food

Zoo safety and regulations needed for better management of the zoos and for public security

Climate Change Impacts on Soil Resources

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Plastic pollution threatening aquatic life

April 3rd, 2018 | No Comments

Freshwater fishes are now the most threatened set of marine life. Most of the threats to freshwater fishes along with other freshwater biological diversity is habitat modification, destruction, overfishing, forestry practice, climate change and water pollution. The rising trend of use of plastic bags, especially possess a huge threat to marine life. The issue of […]…Read More