Islamabad, March 2, 2021 - Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has introduced the Balochi language into its customer support services via automated helpline 1218. The implementation of the Balochi language is a testament to PTCL's commitment to serve their customers in their local dialects throughout Pakistan. Recently, PTCL had also introduced Sindhi language customer support into its...
Information technology center worth Rs 35 million has been completed and its rental auction will take place on 10 March. Rawalpindi City Commissioner, Captain (retired) Muhammad Mehmood announced the establishment of an independent Information Technology center in a four-channel area on Murree Road to promote IT-related job opportunities for young people. Companies and individuals will have access to...
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Railways Safari Tourist Train, which was launched to promote the culture, beauty and tourism of the Potohar region, inaugurated on Sunday February, 21,2021 from Golra Station to Attock Khurd. Tourist trains will take tourists every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Golra Station to Hassan Abdal, Attock Khurd and Attock City and surroundings. The journey ends at the historic...
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi urged Egyptian companies to invest in Pakistan by highlighting the incentives the government is offering to foreign investors in various sectors, including housing, energy and health, Radio Pakistan reported on Wednesday, February, 2021. The FM is on an official two-day visit to Egypt at the invitation of it’s Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Hassan...
Sajid Sadpara, son of missing Pakistani mountaineer Muhammad Ali Sadpara, said the chances of his father alive "are slim to zero". In a video message from Skardu, where he arrived early Sunday morning, Sajid said: "Rescue operations now only make sense if they are carried out to bring his body back. Otherwise, the chances of someone surviving 8,000 meters for two to three days. are slim to...
In a major development, Pakistan is going to consider another major route connecting China under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The new route would be around 350km shorter than the existing routes via the Khunjerab pass. According to documents available, authorities asked the Gilgit-Baltistan’s Works Department to prepare the ‘concept clearance proposal’ for the new route of CPEC. This...
RAWALPINDI MEGA PROJECTS The progress on all proposed megaprojects of Rawalpindi has now been automatically postponed to the next calendar year. Authorities made many announcements throughout 2020 for the launching of the projects. However, there was not practical work except meetings and press statements. Apart from the proposed projects, many projects of the previous government could not be completed....
Pakistan Post has moved up by 27 places from 94th to 67th place in the Universal Postal Union World Rankings 2020. It is the global organization of postal services. They have based this ranking on best service, confidence over service quality, reach, hard work and dedication. In 2016, Pakistan Post was ranked 94th with 29 points. Pakistan Post’s newly launched digitization project will take it to new...
RAWALPINDI RING ROAD: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE 1.OVERVIEW 2. ROUTE OF RAWALPINDI RING ROAD 3. INTERCHANGES OF RAWALPINDI RING ROAD 4. IMPACT OF RING ROAD ON REAL ESTATE 5. INVESTOR'S PERSPECTIVE 6. WHY DO WE NEED RAWALPINDI RING ROAD 7. SALIENT FEATURES OF RING ROAD 8. ECONOMIC ZONES 9. ONGOING DEVELOPMENTS 10. INAUGURATION DATE 11. CONCLUSION 1....
PM IMRAN KHAN VISITS CHAKWAL According to sources, Prime Minister Imran Khan will pay a day-long visit to Chakwal today(26.DEC.2020). He will lay the foundation stone of a number of development projects, including a university and a hospital. The visit is part of the PTI’s government’s vision “to pay special attention to districts neglected in the past.” During the visit, the PMO said, the PM...
FUNDS SENT BY OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that funds sent by overseas Pakistanis through Roshan Digital Accounts, crossed $200 million yesterday. State Bank of Pakistan launched Roshan Digital Accounts. "The pace is accelerating," PM Imran said. " First $100 million came in 76 days. In addition, the next $100 million came in only 28 days." Moreover, calling them a...
STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN PREPARES State Bank of Pakistan is considering allowing people to open accounts at banks without physically visiting branches . They will do this through digital means like internet and mobile banking.Hence, without compromising customers’ due diligence. “Digital account opening…is the way forward,” State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Reza Baqir said. He was hosting...
ILLEGAL HOUSING SOCIETIES IN PAKISTAN There are more illegal than legal housing societies in Pakistan.Over 69% of the country's housing societies are not registered, government documents revealed Tuesday. According to official documents, out of a total of 8,767 housing societies, 6,000 are not registered with the concerned institutions. These 6,000 housing societies are on bogus papers or their papers are...
RDA will not approve new commercial or residential projects without proper plan for rainwater management said Chairman, RDA Tariq Mehmood Murtaza. Moreover, he informed that the Authority has finalized rules to use precious rainwater. “Rawalpindi becomes second rainwater harvesting city in the Punjab,” RDA Chairman said. He said that after the implementation of RDA’s initiative with regards to...
PAKISTAN FIRST EVER DRONE POLICY Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Tuesday (22.DEC.2020) ordered the formulation of Pakistan’s own first ever drone policy. Following a media briefing, the decision came from Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on the use of drones in various fields. The PM noted that drones could be used to fulfill the tasks not only in agriculture,...
The new Electric Vehicle (EV) policy is geared to propel a massive paradigm shift in the Pakistani automotive industry. In a relevant development as per a report shared by Dawn, Toyota is planning to introduce a range of electric tricycles to the Pakistani market. Reportedly, Hiroyuki Toyoda, the Chairman of T-Trike Company (a subsidiary of Toyota Motors), and Rana Abid Hussain, the President of the...
