ISLAMABAD ( STAFF REPORT ) Sugarcane cultivation in Punjab increased by 20.68% Sindh increased by 0.96%, in KPK decreased by 0.8%, in Baluchistan The minimum support price of wheat will be decided next week and fertilizer will be subsidized. The meeting of the Federal Committee Agriculture for Rabi Season (FCA) wasRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chaired the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet here at the Prime Minister’s Office. In order to devise a comprehensive policy to incentivize “Smart phone manufacturing in Pakistan”Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) Today Senate Standing committee showed serious concern regarding nonpayment of pensions of 40 thosends retired PTCL employees. Supreme Court has already issued its verdict in favor of the PTCL pensioners and the Standing committee stood behind this verdict and called for its implementation. Government ofRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Senate Standing Committee on Finance took a strong exception to the Axact scandal of issuing fake degrees as it summoned relevant details from Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). Senate Standing Committee on Finance Chairman Senator Saleem Mandviwalla summonedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Technical Committee on the Prime Minister’s Laptop Scheme has discussed the reservations raised by Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) on the newly advertised Tender Notice floated for procurement of 2-in-1 Laptops for university students. The meeting, which was held at Higher Education Commission Secretariat andRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) With SIM re-verification process now completed, the telcos have submitted their data to Pakistan Telecom Authority as per planned decisions regarding the process. However it has been approximately two weeks but Joint Committee for Audit has still not been established. Pakistan Telecom Authority held aRead More →
The draft Bill in its current form will seriously impact the Internet users, ICT industry, print and electronic media. Joint Action Committee. Checks and balances on investigation agencies and officers have been removed ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) The Government of Pakistan has submitted the Prevention of Electronic Crimes BillRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) One of the biggest hurdles in opening “Youtube.com” in Pakistan is the Inter Ministerial Committee (IMC) established to control websites against the interests of Pakistan and its social and religious values. State Minister Anusha Rehman has publicly stated several times that the video streaming websiteRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) On direction of the National Assembly Standing Committee on IT & Telecom, technical committee comprising of technical and legal experts and MNAs has started reviewing the proposed prevention of electronic crime bill 2015. Minister for IT & Telecom Ms. Anusha Rahman chaired the first sessionRead More →
The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information Technology tasked the sub-committee to complete its review of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill of Pakistan 2015 within two weeks. On Wednesday, a draft of the bill was presented before the Standing Committee for approval as it met under the chairmanship ofRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) A working group constituted by interior ministry and comprising members from interior and information technology ministries, mobile phone operators, Nadra, the Federal Investigation Authority, Intelligence Bureau and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) began verifying over 100 million unverified SIMs (subscriber identification modules) on Monday, PTA chief saidRead More →