LSM contracted by 5.4 percent
According to the figures released by the Pakistan Economic Survey 2019-20 large-scale manufacturing (LSM) by has shrunk by 5.4 percent. The major sectors contributing in the LSM are textile with weight of 20.915pc, food, beverages and tobacco at 12.37pc, coke and petroleum products at 5.5pc, iron and steel products 5.4pc, non-metallic mineral products 5.364pc, automobiles […]
NUST ranks as number one university in Pakistan
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) world university rankings one of the most prestigious and credible university ranking agency in the world has ranked the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) at number 355 university in the world. This ranking puts NUST at top 30 percent global Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and the number one university in […]
Ministry to hire international consultants for ML-1 project
The Railway ministry is in process of hiring 3rd party international consultants for the preparation of governance, human resource structures and development of business and cash flow models for upgraded ML-1. The main responsibility of the consultants would be to frame terms of reference (ToRs). The TORs to be prepared by the consultant shall cover […]
PTCL to improve services using Nokia SMP
To enhance customer experience, service accuracy and efficiency, PTCL has arranged Nokia automation, analytics and machine learning software. Nokia Service Management Platform (SMP) has significantly reduces the time to resolve customer issues and has been deployed across all the PTCL Contact Centres in Pakistan. The PTCL customers can now enjoy a better overall experience as […]
Govt. seeking WB support for technical needs of Discos
For the improvement of electric supply and operational efficiency in distribution companies (Discos) of Hyderabad, Multan and Peshawar., Pakistani government has requested for loan of $375 million to the World Bank. The main reason for this is to upgrade the technical needs of mentioned discos. As the three Discos account for highest power sector losses […]
KCR will have Standard-I colour light signalling system
As the PC-1 project has been approved at a cost of Rs 8.70 billion, it has been declared that government will finance reintegration and dualization of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) Phase-II mainly through local funding, relying least on foreign financial assistance. The details have predicted that the local component of financing is Rs7.389 billion while […]