First Pakistan, Germany workshop on Field Robotics
LAHORE: The first Pak-German workshop on Field Robotics is being held at the LUMS School of Science and Engineering (SSE) over the course of two days – October 28-29, 2011. This event has been organised by LUMS SSE in collaboration with University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. The theme of the workshop is to introduce new and exciting areas of research in field and off-road robotics. press release
TCP awards tender for import of 215,000MT urea
LAHORE: Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP), in response to its international Gallop tender notice published on 21st October, 2011, issued award letters for a total of 215,000 metric tons (MTs) of Urea at price of $538 per metric ton (PMT), on the lowest bid basis, to four different bidders. In all, ten responsive bidders participated in the tender and quoted prices ranged from $538 to $559. press release
Muslim Aid Pakistan committed to provide education to all
ISLAMABAD: DFID Head of basic services group Mr Martin Dawson said, ‘though the development sector is far beyond the achievement of MDGs by 2015 but we cannot stop the struggle. In fact we need to increase our efforts to attain this goal”. He was addressing the participants of an event organised to mark Muslim Aid Day. He strongly emphasised on quality education. press release
BISP seeks CCHF’s partnership to launch technical training programme
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and brother neighboring country China have tremendous scope to work together for improving the lives of the poor segment of their population and to enhance mutual cooperation in the social sector. Both the countries can benefit from each other’s experiences, especially in the area of vocational and technical training programme. This consensus emerged on the occasion of a meeting of a delegation of CCHF with federal minister and chairperson Benazir Income Support Progarmme (BISP), Madam Farzana Raja. press release
Samsung GALAXY S and GALAXY SII reach 30 million global sales
LAHORE: Samsung Electronics Co., a leading mobile handset provider, has announced that its Samsung GALAXY S and GALAXY SII smartphones have achieved a combined total of 30 million global sales. GALAXY SII has set a new record for Samsung, generating more than 10 million sales – quicker than any device in Samsung’s history. press release