ISLAMABAD, Nov 8 (APP): Chairman Higher Education Commission
(HEC) Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad Sunday said HEC would sign agreements with
Turkey, China, Korea and others for setting up Information Technology
(IT) industries to boost the sector in the country.
HEC to sign agreements with China, Korea, Turkey to boost IT sector: Chairman
Miandad asks ICC to bind spinners wear half-sleeve shirts
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8 (APP): Former Pakistan skipper Javed Miandad has
urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to bind spinners to wear half-sleeve shirts in matches, claiming that this would help keep a check on suspicious bowling actions.
System being evolved to facilitate smartphone applications developers : MoIT
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8 (APP): Ministry of Information Technology
and Telecommunications (MoIT) is in process of developing a state-
of-the-art Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Engine which would be
used to develop applications.
Sadiq files nomination paper for speaker’s office
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8 (APP): Former Speaker and Member of National Assembly
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq Sunday filed his nomination paper for the election to the office of Speaker, National Assembly.
PEC extends date for registration
FAISALABAD, Nov 8 (APP): The Punjab Examination Commission (PEC)
has extended the date for registration of 5th and 8th grade students
by November 16, 2015.
Legendary cricketers electrify fans in New York
NEW YORK, Nov 8 (APP): Before an excited crowd of 41,000, legendary
Australian spinner Shane Warne’s team defeated Indian maestro Sachin Tendulkar’s men by six wickets in a T20 match, which was a greatest gathering of legendary cricketers ever assembled on U.S. soil.
Washing of Holy Kaaba held
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8 (APP): A ceremony to wash the Holy Kaaba was held on
Sunday by Emir of Makkah region Prince Khaled Al-Faisal on behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman.The Kaaba washing is an elaborate tradition which takes place twice a year.
Pakistan now has $ 15.25 b forex reserves: Dar
LAHORE, Nov. 7 (APP): Federal Finance Minister Senator Ishaq
Dar on Saturday said Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have now
scaled up to USD 15.25 billion from USD 2.75 billion two years ago.
Aisam returns Pakistan after hectic ATP World Tour Circuit
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7 (APP): Pakistan’s ace tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq
Qureshi returned home on Sunday after making a number of landmark achievements in a long and hectic ATP World Tour Circuit.
Shoaib Akhtar optimistic about Pakistan-India series
ISLAMABAD, Nov 07 (APP): Former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib
Akhtar has expressed the optimism that India and Pakistan will
play a cricket series this year as he hoped an improvement in
relations between the two countries.