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Government after Technocrats
Jul 8th
Amid sheer frustration, the government is now attacking Technocrats for their failure to comply with government wishes. 6 top men for the ICTRDF have been fired including HEC Executive Director Dr. Sohail Naqvi. Pressure is also mounting on Dr. Javed Leghari to resign amidst the bogus degree saga.
Ammar Faheem, July 08 – 2010
These are really troubling reports coming in. Apparently, Mr. Latif Khosa (Advisor to the Prime Minister for IT & Telecom) has fired six top men from the ICTRDF – National Information Communication Technologies Research and Development Fund – after a dispute with them. The dispute is over control of the more than Rs. 20 Billion that are available with this fund and the USF (Universal Service Fund) for the development of IT and Telecom infrastructure in Pakistan.
Those fired include: Mr. Sikandar Taqi, Mr. Wahaj Siraj, Mr. Zafar Usmani, Dr. Amir Mateen, Dr. Sohail Naqvi, and Dr. Mansoor Sarwar
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Free Islamic iPhone Applications
Jun 22nd
While searching for religious (Islamic) apps for the iPhone, I came across these which I find to be a very good collection for those who would like to read the Holy Quran or sermons of Imam Ali (A.S) on your iPhone or Blackberry. Here’s the list with their links:
iQuran
I personally like this application very much. It is very easy to read and navigate through. iQuran offers its users the Complete Quran in Arabic along with its various translations. Specially designed to allow easy reading with easy scrolling, iPhone style. With excellent built-in audio capabilities, iQuran utilizes these to provide a very satisfying recitation playback experience, excellent navigation and fast scrolling support with verse for verse recitation along with auto-scrolling and verse highlighting.
http://www.guidedways.com/mobile/iquran/download_iquran.php
Nahjul Balagha (Pak of Eloquence)
Letters and sermons of Imam Ali (AS) and his sayings, compiled into a beautiful application for the iPhone and the Blackberry.
Click Here to download Nahjul Balagha for iPhone
Click Here to download Nahjul Balagha for Blackberry
iDuas – Muharram
Dua’s and Amaal for the month of Muharram. The application contains a detailed guide on what to do for the day of Ashura, the supplications and salutations that should be recited especially for the day of Ashura.
Click Here to Download for iPhone
Risaltul Huquq
Risalatul Huquq is a seventh Century Islamic Document on various Legal and Moral Rights of Human Beings’ by the 4th Imam, Imam Zainul Abideen (A.S.). The app is based on the english translation by Allamah Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...e-Banking Grows in pakistan
Mar 10th
By Haris Waheed
Electronic payments continued to show a rising trend as both the number and value of such transactions increased in the second quarter (Oct-December) of the current 2009-10 fiscal year (FY10).
According to State Bank’s Second Quarterly Report on Retail E-Payments and Paper Based Instruments released late last month, the volume and value of E-Payments transactions in the country during the second quarter of FY10 reached 46.4 million and Rs 4.1 trillion respectively showing an increase of 0.2 percent in number and 6.1 percent increase in value as compared to 4.0 percent increase in number and 0.3 percent increase in value in the previous quarter. More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...EasyPaisa Mobile Account
Feb 26th
‘Meet the Product’ they called it and had invited several bloggers from Karachi. It was to be the launch of EasyPaisa ‘Mobile Account’, a service that brings the convenience of mobile banking to the household. It enables users to Pay Utility Bills, Transfer Money, Check Account Balance and View Mini-Statement. Let me share an event timeline and how it unfolded yesterday:
7:10 PM – Recitation of the holy quran by Mr. Omair Ahmed
7:15 PM – Telenor Manager Corporate Communication, Mr. Affan Haider, starts his talk about the EasyPaisa Idea and its potential. He highlighted that EasyPaisa had processed more than 420,000 bill payment transactions and 120,000 Money transfer transactions. By far the highest number of bills payed on an electronic channel. He also spoke about the contribution of the telecom industry to Pakistans growth and how Easy Paisa is actually making a contribution to Pakistans economy.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...PTCL Privatization – dues still not cleared by Etisalat
Jan 28th
This is the fourth year into the privatization deal that granted 26% shares of the PTCL to the UAE’s leading telecom operator, Etisalat worth $2.6 billion. It is reported that $ 1.4 billion have been paid and $1.2 billion still stand ‘out-standing’.
Etisalat to pay $800 million by March: minister
DUBAI (January 28 2010): Pakistan will receive a payment of $800 million by the end of March from the UAE’s Etisalat for a stake in Pakistan Telecommunication Co (PTCL), Minister of Privatisation Waqar Ahmed Khan said on Wednesday.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Face to Face meetings over long distance? PTCL TelePresence
Jan 15th
Okay, this is not a paid post or anything, but I really do feel excited at the prospect of being able to attend a ‘face-to-face’ meeting with long-distance customers, partners, or vendors.
The new PTCL TelePresence service will create an environment where you can feel the person sitting right in front of you using high definition audio and video! More >
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