50 foreign firms to showcase latest tech in Lahore




STAFF REPORT LHR: The expected participation of at least 50 foreign companies in the upcoming China Agro Chemical (CAC) Summit shows their interest in the agricultural potential of Pakistan, said Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Sheikh Muhammad Arshad.

The summit, scheduled to be held on May 9 and 10 in Lahore, is expected to be attended by representatives of Indian, Chinese, Iranian and Egyptian companies.

"This would add another chapter of success

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5th ‘Innovation Summit’ held to showcase student inventions


STAFF REPORT HARIPUR: The two-day summit on theme Invention to Innovation’ kick started at University of Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The objective of the event was to give students an opportunity to showcase their innovative technological inventions.

More than 500 technologies were given space in the event.As many as 1000 innovators and industry partners participated in the event to show their products in large gathering that entailed people from diversified backgrounds.The different

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Exhibition held to showcase FYP of engineering graduates


STAFF REPORT PEW: An exhibition was organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering, Peshawar with the aim to provide platform for last semester students to showcase their final year projects. As many as 36 projects were presented in the exhibition.

A panel of judges examined and evaluated the FYP of students and selected three projects as winners. A project on the design and manufacturing of a two-stroke hydro-power generator took the lead by clinching first

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Exhibition held to showcase FYP of Engineering Graduates


STAFF REPORT PEW:An exhibition was organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering, Peshawar with the aim to provide platform for last semester students to showcase their final year projects. As many as 36 projects were presented in the exhibition.

A panel of judges examined and evaluated the FYP of students and selected three projects as winners. A project on the design and manufacturing of a two-stroke hydro-power generator took the lead by clinching first

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Pak entrepreneurs showcase potential at France fair




STAFF REPORT ISB: The Ambassador of Pakistan to France Ghalib Iqbal has said that Pakistani textile products have great potential of finding more space in European markets.
He was talking to Michal Scherppe, President of Taxworld Fair, recently held in Paris. The ambassador visited Pakistani pavilion and entrepreneurs’ stalls, according to a message received here from Embassy of Pakistan in Paris.
The Trade Development Authority of Pakis­tan (TDAP) had arranged national pavilion

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Industrial sector needs conducive environment to showcase potential




STAFF REPORT ISB: Pakistan’s industry particularly textile manufacturing-cum-exporting sector is in deep recession courtesy the persistent energy crisis, law and order situation and unfriendly investment opportunities, and requires immediate support from the government for resurrection.
This is also a fact that the country’s textile sector has a potential to meet not only the domestic requirements but also earn a substantial foreign exchange through enhanced exports. However, the

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Students showcase potential at Procom event

STAFF REPORT IBD: A two-day Procom event has recently concluded where students got a chance to showcase their work, and the team itself was only the liaison between the students and the industry.The President of Procom 2012 said that it was the effort of the participants and the encouragement from the academia and industry that helped them put together this year’s event.Although the results speak for the students’ efforts, the hard work put in by the team to bring together this software and

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Students showcase science projects

STAFF REPORT IBD: Students at Anglo-Oriental School at a recently arranged science exhibition exhibited projects highlighting a variety of issues.Students from play group to grade 10 showcased their work at the exhibition, which hosted about 50 projects. The themes of the projects varied from environment to education to physics, geography, biology and AIDS, among others. They were given freedom in choosing the themes for their projects, an official of the school administration told the media.The

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