Tag: Information

Info department to be streamlined on modern lines: Sharjeel

The Sindh information department would be streamlined on modern lines. This was stated by Sindh Minister for Information Sharjeel Inam Memon. He was presiding over a...

Guvnor’s tutorial on microfinance gets emotional and personal

Yaseen Anwar Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that Microfinance-exclusive Credit Information Bureau (MF-CIB) would help microfinance banks (MFBs) and microfinance institutions...

Punjab govt’s protest against outages rebellion against Centre, says Kaira

The Punjab government’s protest against load shedding is rebellion against the federal government, Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said on Wednesday. Speaking...

NA body asks PEMRA to control obscenity

The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting Thursday asked the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to devise a strategy, monitor TV...

FIR against Sami for rash driving

Yet another Pakistan cricketer is in news for wrong reason as an FIR has been filed against paceman Mohammed Sami for rash driving, causing...

How information can change our lives

Today is the World Telecommunication & Information Society Day. What better day for us to take stock of how the Internet has transformed the...

ISI toying with Indian secret agencies: report

The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has been vilifying Indian secret agencies and security services, Indian media reports said. According to reports Pakistani spy service is vilifying...

Authorities had prior information

The authorities had information that there was a possibility of a terrorist attack on Bannu jail, sources said on Monday. The information was passed on...

PPP suspends Punjab information secy’s membership

The PPP on Tuesday suspended the basic party membership of Punjab information secretary Dr Fakharuddin Chaudhry. Talking to Pakistan Today, PPP Punjab General Secretary...

TTP commander confesses to killing KP information minister’s son

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)’s key commander in Karachi, Abdul Qayyum Mehsud, who had been arrested by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) confessed during interrogation...

About E-commerce

The idea of a common platform for those interest in shopping from all over the globe, is an idea indeed is extremely appealing. As...

ADB to expand and speed up access to information

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its drive to increase transparency and accountability will expand and speed up the release of information to the...

Wani appointed information secretary

In a somersault move, the Punjab government has once again appointed Mohiyuddin Wani Information Department secretary, relieving Irfan Elahi of the additional charge of...

A core economic issue

Information and communications technology (ICT) has seamlessly combined major human activities like communication, sharing, social networking and commerce. Use of ICTs is a creative...

Sherry finally succeeds in introducing Right to Information Bill

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) National Assembly Member (MNA) and former federal information minister Sherry Rehman finally succeeded in introducing the Right to Information Bill...

‘No right to information still’

The right to information was made part of constitution through the 18th Amendment but till now the ordinance has not been fully implemented and...

ICT’s threat information website still not up

The seriousness with which Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT)’s administration takes spreading awareness as a counter-measure against the dengue epidemic can be gauged from the...