کچھ لفظوں کی کہانی۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ سو شل

on 22/07/2017

امی ابو کہتے ہیں رشتے داروں سے ملا کرو اچھے برے وقت میں رشتے دار کام آتے ہیں

مجھے رشتے دار اچھے نہیں لگتے میں سوشل میڈ یا کا دیوانہ ہوں

فیس بک پر ڈھائ ہزار دوست ہیں، ٹیوٹر پر تیس ہزار فالوورز ہیں ، بیس واٹس اپ گروپز کا ممبر ہوں

آج میرا جنازہ ہے، میرا خیال تھا کہ ڈیڑھ دو ہزلر لوگ تو آئیں گے لیکن یہ تو صرف ساٹھ پینسٹھ لوگ نظرآرہے ہیں، وہ بھی  سارے رشتہ دار۔ میں نے فرشتہ سے پوچھا ایسا کیوں؟

تیرے اماں ابا کی مہربانی ہے ورنہ چار مزدور بلانے پڑتے تیرا جنازہ اٹھانے کے لیے

سوشل میڈیا پر ہونے اور سوشل ہونے میں فرق ہے۔ لوگوں سے ملنا اور ان کے دکھ درد میں شریک ہونا پڑتا ہے۔ لوگوں کو وقت دیتے ہیں تو ان کا وقت ملتا ہے۔

Four companies get nod for auto plants

on 21/07/2017

The federal government has granted permission to four automobile companies to set up their assembly/manufacturing plants in Pakistan. In June, three companies were granted permission by the government, a move that would result in a total investment of $372 million. The government is expecting a total of $2 billion to make its way into the country as the number of companies interested in setting up their plants goes up. As per estimates, one plant needs an investment of around $500 million and all four auto manufacturing plants are believed to invest $2 billion in the industry.” In July, two more firms will be allowed to set up plants which is expected to attract around $1 billion as investment. A total of nine companies had applied to set up new manufacturing plants of them four have been granted permission whereas two are in process of completing documents. It was earlier reported that United Motors Private Limited, Kia-Lucky Motors Pakistan Limited and Nishat Group, which is collaborating with Hyundai, have been granted permission. Moreover, the official said that Regal Automobile Industries Limited Karachi has also been given permission. The remaining five entrants who have applied include Habib Rafiq Private Limited, Khalid Mushtaq Motors, Pak-China Motors, Foton JW Auto Park, and Cavalier Automotive Corporation.

Pakistan ensures $8 billion for ML-1

on 21/07/2017

Linking Gwadar with railways networks is underway: Saad Rafique

Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has urged the Islamic Development Bank and Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Trade and Development Bank to promote investment in railways to ensure better connectivity among ECO states. “I have already talked to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and would urge IDB and ECO Trade and Development Bank to contribute to economic and social development of the ECO region,” said Rafique, while addressing the 9th high-level working group meeting of ECO Container Train on Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul route. He said that the government is determined to provide sovereign guarantee to IDB and the consortium and may provide financing terms of trade to Pakistan from Quetta/Taftan section connecting Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey. “We have already arranged approximately $8 billion financing to upgrade the main line ML-1 with the Chinese institutions. Arrangement of finances for linking Gwadar with railways networks is also underway.”The minister said that in 2015 the overall GDP of the ECO countries was $4.7 trillion and total intra-ECO trade volume stood at only $58 billion, which was far below its true potential. “I am confident that the target of ECO union 2025 will be realised through trade, transportation and cross border movements and infrastructure improvement.” He informed that Pakistan Railway is working on a master plan to upgrade its three main arteries; ML-1 from Peshawar to Karachi, ML-2 from Attock to Kotri and ML-3 from Quetta to Taftan and from Iran and Turkey. The minister said that poor condition of railways track from Quetta to Taftan is a major bottleneck in regional connectivity and onwards to Europe while the rail links from Chaman to Spin Boldak to Kandahar and onwards connecting to Turkmenistan is also under consideration. “This will ensure that Gwadar sea port is used to its full potential to transport goods to Afghanistan and landlocked Central Asian Republics.”

 

NTC signs Telenor for Online Services

on 20/07/2017

The National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) and Telenor Pakistan have signed an agreement for provision of telecom services to NTC customers across Pakistan, through their mobile network. Under the agreement between NTC and Telenor, Telenor will provide services like internet dongles, mobile handsets and SIM cards to provide 3G/4G GSM and data services in areas where NTC infrastructure is not available. The signing ceremony was attended by Brig (r) Viqar Rashid Khan, MD NTC, and Irfan Wahab, CEO Telenor Pakistan. NTC is the official IT and telecom service provider for the Government of Pakistan and has been granted Integrated LDI License to provide ICT services to armed forces, defense projects, federal government, and provincial governments or as the federal government may determine. Telenor Pakistan has reported a subscriber base of over 36 million, making it Pakistan’s second largest mobile operator. It is the first operator in Pakistan to establish a Cloud Based National Data Center for the public sector. The corporation has witnessed unprecedented financial growth of 359 percent during 2015-16 and an increase in broadband subscriber base by 36 percent. It has extended its services from 54 districts and cities to 87 including underdeveloped districts in Sindh and Baluchistan.  The number of exchanges were increased from 139 (in 2012- 13) to 260 in 2016, thereby overall 87% increase. It utilized 99 percent of its ADP budget in FY 2016-17. Also, NTC is the first to use M2M and P2P networks for extending fixed lines and data connectivity. NTC has already resumed the international gateway operations. Large scale Wide Area Networks of CDNS, Election Commission, State Bank, AGP and other strategic organizations have been established. Pertinent to mention that, NTC has also signed a Service Provider License Agreement (SPLA) with Microsoft to provide SaaS in the country through its cloud based National Data Centre. NTC is pursuing strategic partnership with private operators in the telecom industry to bring new services for its subscribers. The Chairman said NTC is the first in the country to introduce new apps like Go-Smart for its customers and have extended 3G/4G Mobile data connectivity to its subscribers under public private partnership. MD NTC further briefed about the future plans and projects of NTC. These include establishment of strategically vital submarine cable landing station at Gwadar as an alternate route to existing network. NTC further envisions expanding its network to all districts of Pakistan within the next 3 to 4 years.

People asked to vacate weak buildings

on 20/07/2017

 

Karachi has 354 weak buildings

A number of 354 buildings in Karachi has been declared ‘dangerous’ by concerned authorities and people living in these buildings have been advised to vacate them and relocate themselves somewhere else to protect themselves from any harm, if the building/s collapsed during upcoming rains. Sindh Building Control Authority Director General Agha Maqsood Abbas said in a recent statement that a technical committee, comprising engineers and architects, had after a survey declared these  354 buildings dangerous.He said the committee was continuing the survey and if more such buildings are identified, these too would be notified as dangerous.He urged the people to come forward and inform SBCA, about any building or structure in their vicinity that look dangerous and are in a dilapidated condition so the committee could review and examine it and issue a statement about its health/ life.