Rice traders and environmentalists have issued a stark warning to the Indian government at a meeting in Delhi.
They said that trials of genetically modified (GM) rice may harm exports and jeopardise the livelihoods of millions of poor farmers. more
Bharti Airtel has signed an estimated $400 million contract with Nokia to expand its networks in 8 Airtel circles and deploy WAP solutions across its pan-India networks. more
The un-audited accounts of Pakistan Telecommu-nication Company Limited for the first quarter ended 30 September 2005 were approved by the Board of Directors of the Company in a meeting held on Monday. more
Pakistan Internatio-nal Airline (PIA) overall revenue for the nine months from January 2006 to September 2006 has increased by 13 percent. more
Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in collaboration with ministry of industry is mulling to introduce digitalised power tariff meters reading to replace the present system of manual reading, a senior government official said on Friday. more
Cellphone subscribers’ base has reached 41.5 million in Pakistan, a country having an estimated population of 150 million. This implies that every 4th person in the country is a confirmed user of the high-tech gadget. more
Viper Networks, Inc., (OTC:VPER), a major provider of voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, today announced that it has opened an office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to market and manage VoIP services, Networks and infrastructure in the Middle East, Pakistan, India and neighboring areas. more
Jerard Etourebet, a senior official of Renault Group, met Imtiaz Rastgar, EDB CEO, on Thursday to discuss starting assembly of cars and trucks in Pakistan. more
Comstar ISA Ltd, the leading satellite service provider in Pakistan, here on Friday announced the completion of the installation, testing and commissioning phase of the Infosat 5IF Satellite Broadband Hub. The Hub is now commercially available to users throughout the country - Putting Pakistan on the Satellite Broadband Map. more
Pakistan Telec-ommunication Company (PTCL) has introduced state-of-the-art bill payment system to enable its customers to pay telephone bills using PTCL calling cards. more