#MustafaKamal ka challenge aur #AltafHussain ki qiadat - by RashidAhmed Khan (Dunya)
With LG 360 CAM and Google Street View, Share and Enjoy 360-Degree Content with Ease
Karachi: With the announcement of the LG 360 CAM at Mobile World Congress last week, LG Electronics (LG) expects to see an increase in interest in creating and sharing 360-degree visual content using mobile devices. With the introduction of affordable, consumer-friendly devices such as the upcoming LG 360 CAM and the G5 smartphone, creating and sharing 360-degree content will be as easy as pressing a button.
While many phones and point-and-shoot cameras have a panorama mode, 360-degree spherical images and videos take visuals even further by including everything in the scene, including the ground and the sky. With its compact, portable size and high-resolution images, the LG 360 CAM is one of the first imaging devices to take advantage of the growing trend of 360-degree content creation. In fact, this is the first camera from a smartphone manufacturer to be optimized for Google Street View with its support for the Google-backed Open Spherical Camera (OSC) API.
With the free Google Street View app installed on their iOS or Android smartphones, LG 360 CAM owners will be able to easily capture, upload and share their 360-degree content directly from their phones without having to convert or process their files into the appropriate format, a time-consuming process. LG 360 CAM features three embedded microphones and supports 5.1 channel surround sound recording. It is equipped with an internal battery with a capacity of 1,200mAh allowing for up to 70 minutes of video recording. With its microSD card slot, the camera can be extended to a maximum of 2TB.
“This announcement of the LG 360 CAM means a lot to over 500 million Street View users and all who loves to create and share 360-degree contents,” said Charles Armstrong, Product Manager of Google Street View. “With its capability to create 16MP images, the LG 360 CAM will be the most preferable choice for anyone to join in the fun of 360-degree content.”
“Until recently, creating 360-degree images and videos required expensive and heavy equipment out of the reach of everyday consumers,” said Kim Hong-joo Kim, Vice President and Head of product planning at LG Mobile Communications Company. “LG 360 CAM will enable users to create their own content easily and share them freely in a way that nurtures a new mobile ecosystem within the LG Playground.”
Key Specifications:
• Camera: 13MP Sensor x 2 (output pixel count 16MP)
• Capture Modes: 360-degree Spherical / 180-degree Hemispherical
• Size: 40 x 97 x 25mm (without cap)
• Weight: 76.7g (without cap)
• Sound: Microphone x 3 / 5.1 Channel Sound Recording
• Battery: 1,200mAh
• Memory: microSD (up to 2TB)
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi / Bluetooth
• Color: Silver
Tumhen dekhen nigahen aur tum ko hi dekhen....muhabbat ky sabhi rishto ka yoon nadar ho jana >> ♥
اچانک دِل رُبا موسم کا دِل آزار ہو جانا
دُعا آساں نہیں رہنا سُخن دُشوار ہو جانا
تمہیں دیکھیں نگاہیں اور تُم کو ہی نہیں دیکھیں
محبت کے سبھی رشتوں کا یوں نادار ہوجانا
ابھی تو بے نیازی میں تخاطب کی سی خوشبو تھی
ہمیں اچھا لگا تھا درد کا دلدار ہو جانا
اگر سچ اتنا ظالم ہے تو ہم سے جھوٹ ہی بولو
ہمیں آتا ہے پت جھڑ کے دنوں گُل بار ہو جانا
ہوا تو ہم سفر ٹھہری سمجھ میں کِس طرح آئے
ہواوں کا ہماری راہ میں دیوار ہو جانا
ہمارے شہر کے لوگوں کا اب احوال اتنا ہے
کبھی اخبار پڑھ لینا کبھی اخبار ہو جانا
Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) takes SDGs to the field in Balochistan
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| Participants of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund fourth provincial workshop on, ‘Taking SDGs to the Field’, in Quetta. |
Islamabad: The Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund conducted the fourth provincial workshop on, ‘Taking SDGs to the Field’, in Quetta. The objective of the workshop was to emphasize the importance of Sustainable Development Goal 5 around achieving gender equality and empowering all women. This platform allowed participants to discuss ways PPAF and its partners could take forward SDG Goal 5 and to reach an agreement with the field staff to take forward the commitments on inclusion and equity. Field staff and senior management from partner organizations in Balochistan implementing PPAF Program for Poverty Reduction funded by the Italian Development Cooperation, Government of Italy participated in the workshop.
Mr. Meer Mohammed Tareen, Legal Advisor to the speaker of the provincial assembly represented the Balochistan Government and gave the keynote address. He applauded PPAF for creating a platform to discuss the low gender indicators and noted that Balochistan is the first province to have a female speaker in a provincial assembly. Furthermore, since. Ms. Raheela Durrani has assumed responsibility as the speaker, an active dialogue regarding gender empowerment has been present within the assembly. He added that Balochistan was desperate for funding to develop infrastructure, strengthen education programs and improve accessibility to quality health workers and facilities. He said that with the development of infrastructure projects, social mobilization and social awareness, the women of Balochistan will be better empowered. Therefore PPAF and its partners should increase social mobilization which will lead to social awareness of basic rights at the grassroots thus building a social pressure leading to accountability of the government officials and better implementation of government strategies and policies. Finally, Mr. Tareen said that the civil society needs to represent women’s issues, and in order to do that, women need to voice their concerns and challenges.
Mr. Nadir Gul of the Balochistan Rural Support Program highlighted that natural resource degradation has a direct correlation with the social and economic development of communities which hampered attainment of the MDGs. He mentioned that a collaboration of economic, environment and social integration will be a more effective strategy to improve policies that improve gender empowerment. In addition, Mr. Gul stressed that women are the biggest victims of the water crisis in Balochistan. The expectation from society and the home is for women to gather water for the household, resulting in girls being marked absent from schools. He stressed that social mobilization is an effective tool to help governance and that female economic independence leads to overall empowerment of women and enhances their ability to lead in society and be involved in decision making processes at home.
Mr. Qaiser Jamali, provincial coordinator, UNESCO, quoted ex Chief Minister Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch who outlined that there were 600 ghost schools with 200,000 ghost students. Civil society and Government need to work together to target teacher accountability. He emphasized that out of 12,500 schools in the Province, only 3400 cater to girls. Therefore, he proposed that a joint strategy be developed and implemented that decentralized powers to the district level, created a merit based system for teacher selection, and developed a monitoring system for the operation and attendance of teachers and students.
Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund is playing a leading role to ensure equity, inclusion and women’s participation within the organization and amongst the partner organizations. PPAF is committed to bringing empowerment and improving representation of women, poor, youth, minorities, transsexual, migrants, and highly vulnerable individuals or with special needs, insecure and/or any other marginalized community through a transformative framework.
As part of its Gender Action Plan 2015, PPAF held the first national level retreat of social mobilizers/organizers, and credit officers of its POs, following which provincial workshops are being conducted across Pakistan. Social mobilizers are a bridge between PPAF and the communities and bring about a sustainable change in terms of access to resources, behaviour as well as economic condition. However, bringing about this transformation is not easy, especially, for the women social mobilizers.
ACCA’s Executive Team Applauds High Achievers and New Members >>
Lahore: ACCA Pakistan held a celebratory evening to celebrate New ACCA members from 2015 and to recognize the achievement of the position holders from the December 2014, June 2015 and December 2015 sessions. These were the students who had performed on top of the class in the ACCA and Foundation Diploma papers.
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| All the members unite for the oath taking ceremony and for patting each other's back for achieving yet another milestone for their careers |
The customary ceremony is part of ACCA’s global tradition to welcome their new members and reward the high achievers. Helen Brand, Chief Executive of ACCA addressed the ceremony via video message saying
“We are very excited to celebrate this event and commemorate among the CFOs, Accountants, and Finance Experts of the future. Pakistan is a very talent rich country, when it comes to the finance industry that is on a global rise.”
The high achievers were also awarded and appreciated for their accomplishments by Sajeed Aslam the head of ACCA in Pakistan, the highlight of the event was new members donning their ACCA lapel pins proudly at the event.
The ceremony was held in Karachi and Lahore respectively and will take place in Islamabad on 1st of April 2016 at the Serena Hotel.
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| Mr. Salman Bashir, CEO and Mr Muhammad Haris, Assistant Manager Internal Audit, Chase Up Shopping City receiving Approved Employers' Certificate |
#ShahidAfridi apologizes to the nation – don’t care anyone else but sorry to #Pakistani people… >>
مجھے کسی کی پرواہ نہیں، مگر قوم کی توقعات پر پورا نہ اتر سکا، ہاتھ جوڑ کر معافی مانگتا ہوں: شاہد آفریدی
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Shareholders of #Soneri Bank approved 2015 Annual Accounts >>
KARACHI: The annual financial statements of Soneri Bank Limited for the year ended 31 December 2015 were approved by the shareholders of the Bank in its 24th AGM held on Friday, 25 March 2016. The meeting was chaired by Alauddin Feerasta, Chairman of the Bank.
Bank declared Rs.2.21 billion after tax profit for the year ended 31 December 2015.The Shareholders also approved a cash dividend of Rs. 1.25 per share, which was recommended by the Board of Directors in their meeting held on 11 February 2016.
The Chairman briefed the shareholders that key reasons for better performance in 2015 were continued focus on core area of activity, advances, deposits and trade and strategic positioning which allowed the Bank to enhance its earnings from both investments and non-markup sources. Total deposits as reported in the annual audited accounts, reflecting sound growth of 13.46 closed at Rs.185.22 billion while net advances at the end of the year 2015 amounted to Rs.112.00 billion, being up by 3.74 percent.
Resultantly, the net assets closed at Rs.18.19 billion thus translating into a growth of 6.76 percent from the 2014 level.
During the year, the Bank issued Listed Term Finance Certificates (TFC - 2) worth Rs. 3.00 billion. The issue was successfully closed and was oversubscribed by Rs.810 million (1.3 times). Issue was structured as Pre-IPO subscription of Rs.2.25 billion and IPO of Rs.0.75 billion. PR
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Please please be aware of these fake maulvis - look what language these fake Ashiqan-e-Rasool are using >>
یا اللہ توبہ، نام نہاد عاشقان رسول ماں بہن کی گالیاں دے رہے
یا اللہ توبہ، نام نہاد عاشقان رسول ماں بہن کی... by myvoicetv
Three-year-old girl beheaded in 'random' attack outside subway station in Taipei
A three-year-old girl has reportedly been decapitated in what local media reports are describing as a random attack outside a subway station in Taipei.
According to Taiwanese media, a man identified only by his surname Wang has been arrested following the attack and remanded in custody.
The girl was riding her bicycle a short distance in front of her mother when the man approached, and the mother was quoted by the TVBS broadcaster as saying she initially thought he was going to help her cycle up the hill.
When he pulled out a large knife and attacked the girl, however, she was unable to prevent the attack.
Local media said the man was tackled by passers-by and police were called shortly before noon on Monday.
TV footage showed an angry crowd gathered outside the police station where 33-year-old suspect Wang was being questioned.
The government-run Central News Agency said he had an arrest record for drug crimes and had been treated for mental illness.
His father, quoted by the Eastern Broadcasting company, said he lived at home and was unemployed.
Read more here
#WasimAkram becomes victim to intolerance in #India - his mic broken while live interview >>
بھارتی انتہا پسندوں کا قومی ہیرو وسیم اکر م سے... by myvoicetv
بھارتی انتہا پسندوں کا قومی ہیرو وسیم اکر م سے... by myvoicetv
بھارتی انتہا پسندوں کا قومی ہیرو وسیم اکر م سے... by myvoicetv
Cricket legend Wasim Akram was heckled on live television as he spoke about Indian batsman Kohli’s inning with Australia on an Indian news channel.
The video which stirred controversy on social media, shows Wasim talking on live television, when a few men, possibly from the camera crew, rudely interrupt him and block the screen. A visibly perturbed Wasim gets up from his seat, while the host who is at another station asks him if he is okay.
Vikrant Gupta the host of the show on AajTak later took to Twitter to clarify things at his end.
Jaga jee laganey ki dunya nahi hi....yeh ibrat ki ja hi tama shaa nahi hai...- must watch this vid >>
جگہ جی لگانے کی دنیا نہیں ہے
یہ عبرت کی جا ہے تماشہ نہیں ہے
جہاں میں ہیں عبرت کے ہر سُو نمونے
مگر تجھ کو اندھا کیا رنگ و بُو نے
کبھی غور سے بھی دیکھا ہے تو نے
جو معمور تھے وہ محل اب ہیں سُونے
جگہ جی لگانے کی دنیا نہیں ہے
یہ عبرت کی جا ہے تماشہ نہیں ہے
ملے خاک میں اہلِ شاں کیسے کیسے
مکیں ہو گٔیٔے لا مکاں کیسے کیسے
ھؤے ناموَر بے نشاں کیسے کیسے
زمیں کھا گٔیٔ آسماں کیسے کیسے
جگہ جی لگانے کی دنیا نہیں ہے
یہ عبرت کی جا ہے تماشہ نہیں ہے
اجل نے نہ کسریٰ ہی چھوڑا نہ دارا
اسی سے سکندرسا فاتح بھی ہارا
ہر ایک چھوڑ کے کیاکیا حسرت سدھارا
پڑا رہ گیا سب یہیں ٹھاٹ سارا
جگہ جی لگانے کی دنیا نہیں ہے
یہ عبرت کی جا ہے تماشہ نہیں ہے
تجھے پہلے بچپن میں برسوں کھلایا
جوانی نے پھر تجھ کو مجنوں بنایا
بڑھاپے نے پھر آ کے کیا کیا ستایا
اجل تیرا کر دے گی بالکل صفایا
جگہ جی لگانے کی دنیا نہیں ہے
یہ عبرت کی جا ہے تماشہ نہیں ہے
یہی تجھ کو دھُن ہے رہُوں سب سے بالا
ہو زینت نرالی ہو فیشن نرالا
جیا کرتا ہے کیا یونہی مرنے والا؟
تجھے حسنِ ظاہر نے دھوکے میں ڈالا
کؤی تیری غفلت کی ہے انتہا بھی؟
جنون چھوڑ کر اب ہوش میں آ بھی
جگہ جی لگانے کی دنیا نہیں ہے
یہ عبرت کی جا ہے تماشہ نہیں ہے
جگہ جی لگانے کی دنیا نہیں ہے by myvoicetv
Chitral girls Aliya and Suraya win prestigious award in India for 'Aaghaz-e-Dosti'
Aliya Harir and Suraya Islam belong to the mountainous region of Chitral. Chitrali women are known for their dedication, hard work, and contributions in different spheres of life. Aliya and Suraya touch the cuticles of the most difficult of relation. They are working to build peace and friendship between the people of India and Pakistan. They run an online as well as ground initiative named Aaghaz-e-Dosti that seeks to enhance people-to-people relations between India and Pakistan. It seeks to become the medium to discover and recognize the misrepresented reality on the other side of the border.
Aliya, 24 and Suraya, 23 have been utilizing social media space as a bridge of knowledge to enhance p2p communication, and to advocate for Indo-Pak peace and friendship. Through the usage of social media, they have been able to connect thousands of Indians and Pakistanis, facilitate sharing of knowledge, views and facilitate to develop a bond, a memory and a hope for peace and progress from the last three years.
On March 15, 2016 in New Delhi Aliya Harir (Convener of Aaghaz-e-Dosti) and Suraya Islam (Karachi) were felicitated with an award by Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), India at the 3rd Social Media for Empowerment Awards & Summit. Aaghaz-e-Dosti project was shortlisted as finalist for the summit. Both the girls headed to New Delhi and presented their project at the summit among 60 other shortlisted projects. DEF India received more than 266 entries this year. Hence emerging as one of the finalists is no mean feat.
By the end of the day, when winners were announced Aaghaz-e-Dosti was winner in the category of Advocacy, Communication and Development Activism. The award was supported by Friedrich Naumann Stiftung, New Delhi.
Aliya Harir expressing her happiness says that “the award is a testament to the mutual desires of peace and friendship that rest in the hearts of the common people on both sides of the border. Peace is a very underestimated field in both the countries. Since Aaghaz-e-Dosti is a women led initiative, the award also highlights the role of women, from rural areas like Chitral, as peacebuilders, not only as custodians of traditions, customs and values.”
Suraya was of the view that ” A lasting peace between India and Pakistan is long overdue and crucial, the award is an encouragement for us to work harder. It is a motivation for our friends from Chitral to join us in the endeavors. Chitrali women are capable of bringing change by transcending borders.”
Aliya and Suraya have dedicated this award to everyone who supports indopak peace. “It is a victory for Chitral and the whole of Pakistan.” they said.
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#JanMohammad a Pakistan father of 35 aiming for 100 children >>
Jan Mohammad, 43, said he requires around 100,000 rupees a month to manage the expenses of his family
Karachi: A 43-year-old doctor in Pakistan’s remote Baluchistan province, who has already fathered 35 children, is unfazed by the troubles of providing for his big family and is aiming to have 100 children.
Jan Mohammad, who lives with his three wives, 21 daughters and 14 sons in a poor locality of province’s capital city — Quetta, said he has never faced problems providing for his large family.
“Last week, my second and third wives gave birth to two daughters and I am now proud to be the father of 35 kids. If possible I would want to marry a fourth time and have 100 children,” he said.
Jan Mohammad said he requires around 100,000 Pakistan rupees (Dh3,508) a month to manage the expenses of his wives and children.
“I manage, as I am a qualified doctor and also run a small business,” he added.
Jan Mohammad is also keen to provide quality education to his children.
“There is no life without education nowadays and I want top education for my daughters and sons,” he said.
The family shot to fame after it was first seen on the Dawn News channel. The video was watched by over 3.3 million people on Facebook, who shared it over 175,000 times and commented on it over 4,000 times. (WebDesk)
35 بچوں کا باپ، بچوں کی سینچری بنانا چاہ by myvoicetv
Pakistanis are more happier nations than India and #Bangledesh - Report
پاکستانی بھارتیوں اور بنگلہ دیشیوں سے زیادہ خوش رہنے والے لوگ ہیں: تحقیق
(اردو وائس پاکستان ویب ڈیسک) اقوم متحدہ نے حال ہی میں ایک رپورٹ جاری کی ہے جس میں کہا گیا ہے کہ پاکستانی قوم بھارتیوں اور بنگلہ دیشیوں سے زیادہ خوش رہنے والی قوم ہے۔ خوش رہنے والی قوموں کی فہرست میں پاکستان 92 نمبر پر ہے جبکہ بھارت 118 اور بنگلہ دیش 110 پر ہیں۔ تحقیقی رپورٹ فی کس آمدنی، زندگی سے امیدوں، سماجی تعاون اور زندگی میں خوش رہنے کے لئے انتخاب میں آزادی کو خوشی کی نشاندہی کے عوامل کے طور پر پرکھا گیا ہے رپورٹ میں 156 ممالک کو شامل کیا گیا ہے۔
ورلڈ ہیپینیس رپورٹ 2016 کے مطابق خوش رہنے والے ممالک میں ڈنمارک سرفہرست ہے، جبکہ سوئتزر لینڈ دوسرے اور آئسلیںڈ تیسرے ، ناروے چوتھے اور فنلینڈ پانچویں نمبر آگئے ہیں۔ رپورٹ میں بھارت وینزویلا، سعودی عربیا، مصر، یمن اور بوٹسوانا سمیت ان 10 ممالک کی فہرست میں آگیا ہے جن کے لوگوں سے خوشی روٹھتی جارہی ہے۔
#Sindh Government and #Mortein Launch “Dengue Se Paak Pakistan”
Government of Sindh, Mortein and Plan International launched ‘Dengue se Paak Pakistan’ campaign. From left to right: Sajjad Hussain (Plan International representative), Fahad Ashraf (Director Marketing, Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan), Dr Hayat (Director Health Program Balochistan), Dr Masood Solangi (Program Manager, Dengue Control Government of Sindh), Syed Safdar Raza (Plan International representative), Dr Masood Nosherwani (DG Health Balochistan), Dr Shireen Narejo (Special Secretary Health Sindh), Dr Faheem Ijaz (Deputy DG Health Sindh), Asim Saleem (National Program Manager Plan International) and Umair Naeem (Category Manager Reckitt Benckiser).
Karachi: Dr Shireen Narejo, Special Secretary Health Government of Sindh, along with Fahad Ashraf, Director Marketing Reckitt Benckiser, and Asim Saleem, representative from Plan International Pakistan announced the launch of “Dengue Se Paak Pakistan” campaign to further the cause of a dengue-free Pakistan. This was announced at a press briefing held in Karachi where the importance of undertaking proactive measures to reduce the incidence of dengue was highlighted.
The incidence of dengue increases post rainy season due to stagnant water that becomes a breeding ground for mosquitoes. This year, provincial governments are taking proactive measures at the grass root level to ensure reduction in the incidence of dengue in Pakistan, which has significantly increased in the last 5 years. In 2015 alone, 3,692 cases were reported in Sindh while KPK and Punjab accounted for 1,397 and 4,281 dengue victims. These cases were reported across urban cities as well as rural settlements.
“The Sindh government is already working on a dengue prevention and control programme. We want to proactively plan for this season to ensure people are adequately equipped with the right tools to protect themselves from diseases like dengue.”
said Dr Shireen Narejo speaking to reporters at the event.
Fahad Ashraf also spoke about the Campaign,
“This initiative is in line with RB’s philosophy of ‘Healthier lives, happier homes’. Mortein has been actively involved in enabling and empowering families to protect themselves from mosquito-borne diseases, particularly dengue, since the past several years. This time with this campaign we aim to go national and have envisaged a Dengue Se Paak Pakistan. We appreciate the government’s support immensely in this regard.”
The Campaign aims to reduce the incidence of dengue all over the country through a multi-pronged approach that will focus on a number of pre-planned activities characterized by a combination of innovative approaches to generate maximum impact and learning. These activities will focus on educating people mainly on 4 key areas mainly: cover (open water containers and getting rid of stagnant water puddles); clear (trash and keep surroundings clean); safety (through use of anti-mosquito products) and, support (each other by encouraging this behavior). A ‘Dengue Se Paak Pakistan’anthem sung by acclaimed vocalist Rahat Fateh Ali Khan also forms part of the Campaign’s awareness plan.
About RB
RB is the world’s leading consumer health and hygiene company with operations in over 60 countries. With a purpose of delivering innovative solutions for healthier lives and happier homes, today it is the No. 1 or No. 2 in the majority of its fast-growing categories, driven by exceptional innovation. Its health, hygiene and home portfolio is led by global Powerbrands including Dettol, Mortein, Harpic, Veet, Gaviscon and many more.
About Plan International
Founded in 1937, Plan International is one of the world’s oldest and largest child-centered community development organizations. Plan International’s child centered organization and everything it does must be measured against the impact it has on children. Changes will not be made for the sake of change; rather Plan International will change to best meet the needs of children. Plan International is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations. During 2015 Plan worked in a total of 72 countries.
Competition Commission of Pakistan approves Warid’s merger with Mobilink
Islamabad: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (“CCP”) has approved the merger of Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (“Mobilink”) and Warid Telecom (Private) Limited (“Warid”)*. This approval is the first of four required approvals from the local regulatory bodies, including Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (“PTA”), Securities & Exchange Commission Pakistan (“SECP”) and the State Bank of Pakistan (“SBP”).
Commenting on the approval, Jean-Yves Charlier, CEO of VimpelCom, said,
“We are pleased that the Competition Commission of Pakistan has approved our request to merge the two businesses. The combination of Mobilink and Warid will be a positive step for the development of technology and communications services in Pakistan. Together, the future entity will serve more than 45 million customers through a best-in-class mobile and high-speed network, and bring further investment into infrastructure and digital services for consumers in Pakistan as they navigate the digital world.”
Commenting on the approval, Jeffrey Hedberg, President and CEO of Mobilink, said, ”We are delighted to receive the CCP’s approval, which is an important milestone in the merger process and paves the way for other regulatory approvals. We appreciate the role played by the CCP during this process and we look forward to progressing with the remaining regulatory bodies in the coming days.”
Mr. Adeel Bajwa, Chairman Board Executive committee, Warid Telecom Pakistan expressed his gratitude,
“We are happy on receiving the approval from the Competition Commission and thankful to the Authority for their wisdom and support. The Authority has shown great professionalism in reaching this determination after thorough deliberations and detailed evaluation. This is a milestone in the Telecommunication history of Pakistan. Such steps will go a long way towards enhancing Investor confidence in the country and the progress of Cellular Industry. We look forward to the next steps in this process and are very excited about the opportunities this affords us for better serving our customers”.
The transaction is the first major merger in the mobile telecommunications sector in Pakistan.
Babul ki duaeen leti jaa, jaa tujh ko sukhi sansaar mile..... listen with lyrics >>
بابل کی دعائیں لیتی جا ، جا تجھ کو سکھی سنسار ملے
میکے کی کبھی نہ یاد آئے سسرال میں اتنا پیار ملے
بابل کی دعائیں ۔۔۔
نازوں سے تجھے پالا میں نے کلیوں کی طرح پھولوں کی طرح
بچپن میں جھلایا ہے تجھ کو بانہوں نے میری جھولوں کی طرح
میرے باغ کی اے نازک ڈالی ، تجھے ہر پل نئی بہار ملے
بابل کی دعائیں ۔۔۔
جس گھر میں بندھے ہیں بھاگ تیرے اُس گھر میں سدا تیرا راج رہے
ہونٹوں پہ ہنسی کی دھوپ کھلے ، ماتھے پہ خوشی کا تاج رہے
کبھی جس کی جوت نہ ہو پھیکی تجھے ایسا روپ سنگھار ملے
بابل کی دعائیں ۔۔۔
بیتیں تیرے جیون کی گھڑیاں آرام کی ٹھنڈی چھاؤں میں
کانٹا بھی نہ چبھنے پائے کبھی ، میری لاڈلی تیرے پاؤں میں
اُس دوار سے بھی دکھ دور رہیں جس دوار سے تیرا دوار ملے
بابل کی دعائیں ۔۔۔
نغمہ نگار : ساحر لدھیانوی
آواز : محمد رفیع
#Brussels airport and metro station attacked by terrorists,at least 13 killed many injured >>
Explosions hit Brussels airport, metro station; at least 13 killed: Belgian media
by Reuters
Two explosions tore through Brussels airport on Tuesday morning killing 13 people in what Belgian public broadcaster VRT called a suicide attack, and a further blast struck a metro station in the capital shortly afterwards.
The Belga agency said shots were fired and there were shouts in Arabic shortly before two blasts rang out at the airport. Pictures on social media showed smoke rising from the terminal building through shattered windows and passengers running away down a slipway, some still hauling their bags.
All public transport in Brussels was shut down, as it was in London during 2005 militant attacks on the underground that killed 52. The Belgian Crisis Centre, clearly wary of a further incident, appealed to the population: "Stay where you are".
The blasts at the airport and metro station occurred four days after the arrest in Brussels of a suspected participant in November militant attacks in Paris that killed 130 people. Belgian police had been on alert for any reprisal action.
British Sky News television's Alex Rossi, at the airport, said he heard two "very, very loud explosions".
"I could feel the building move. There was also dust and smoke as well... I went towards where the explosion came from and there were people coming out looking very dazed and shocked."
"The thinking here is that it is some kind of terrorist attack - that hasn't been verified by any of the authorities here at the airport."
The blasts triggered concern across western Europe with Britain calling a meeting of its crisis response committee. The Dutch military strengthening security at airports and borders and London’s major airports Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and City said they were working to provide a high police presence.
Video showed devastation inside the departure hall with ceiling tiles and glass scattered across the floor. Some passengers emerged from the terminal with blood spattered over their clothes. A witness said the blasts occurred at a check-in desk.
The metro station hit by the explosion was Maelbeek, close to European Union institutions. There were no details immediately available of casualties in this second incident of the morning.
VRT said the blast went off on a carriage of the underground train but that no one was killed. Earlier, private broadcaster VTM had said there were reports of the metro death toll at 10.
برسلز ایئر پر حملہ 13 ہلاک by myvoicetv
Yeh raonaqen yeh log yeh ghar chor jaoonga...Aik din main roshni ka nigar chor jaoonga...read full >>
یہ رونقیں یہ لوگ یہ گھر چھوڑ جاؤں گا،
اک دن میں روشنی کا نگر چھوڑ جاؤں گا،
مرنے سے پیشتر مری آواز مت چرا،
میں اپنی جائداد ادھر چھوڑ جاؤں گا،
قاتل مرا نشان مٹانے پہ ہے بضد،
میں سناں کی نوک پہ سر چھوڑ جاؤں گا،
تو نے مجھے چراغ سمجھ کر بجھا__دیا،
لیکن ترے لیے میں سحر چھوڑ جاؤں گا،
آئندہ نسل مجھ کو پڑھے گی غزل غزل،
میں حرف حرف اپنا ہنر چھوڑ جاؤں گا،
تم اپنے آبلوں کو بچاتے ہو کس لیے؟
میں تو سفر میں رخت سفر چھوڑ جاؤں گا،
میں اپنے ڈوبنے کی علامت کے طور پر،
دریا میں ایک آدھ بھنور چھوڑ جاؤں گا،
لشکر کریں گے میری دلیری پہ تبصرے،
مر کر بھی زندگی کی خبر چھوڑ جاؤں گا،
محسن میں اس کے زخم خریدوں گا ایک دن،
اور اس کے پاس لعل و گہر چھوڑ جاؤں گا،
"محسن نقوی"
#Mobilink Inaugurates its Innovation Lab to Accelerate Country’s Digital Initiatives
In a development aimed at further digitization in the country, Mobilink has inaugurated its Digital Innovation Lab, a collaborative space for supporting and accelerating key Digital Initiatives.
Ms. Anusha Rahman, Minister of State for IT & Telecom was the chief guest at the ceremony, and expressed the government’s support for all such initiatives.
The Digital Innovation Lab is an innovation center where key internal stakeholders, industry professionals, thought leaders and Digital Entrepreneurs can utilize Mobilink’s expertise to create and explore innovative products and services in the Digital Space.
“The government steers the agenda of Digital Pakistan as a progressive member of growing global digital economy. For this purpose, we are continuously pooling in resources with the very responsive private sector to strengthen our digital foundation through effective public private partnerships. We appreciate the support being provided by our partners, such as Mobilink, to further Digital Pakistan agenda. We are working to connect the unconnected on a priority basis and all our endeavors with the industry are aligned to achieve our accelerated digitization objectives and for the revival of sustainable and inclusive growth, benefiting the citizens and overall economy,” said Anusha Rahman.
While appreciating the renewed focus of the mobile industry on incorporating digital citizen based services into the future business strategy, the Minister added “The policy of MoIT fully aims at partnering with the industry players in bringing market innovation that impacts lives of our citizens delivering socio-economic empowerment.”
“The success of any business is linked to the socioeconomic success of the marketplace in which it operates. It is our priority to find ways to help drive an innovative, productive and high employment economy, where the population at large can reap full benefits of our digitized services,” said Jeffrey Hedberg, President & CEO – Mobilink.
“This Digital Innovation Lab will be the cornerstone of our initiatives to engage digital entrepreneurs, and industry innovators, in whatever capacity required, to speed up the provision of high quality digital solutions to the masses.”
He further added, “The progress we have made in the direction of a digital revolution, in the past three years, could not have been possible without the continuous support of the Ministry of IT and the Government of Pakistan. Without their vision and policies geared towards a Digital Pakistan, our efforts would have gone in vain.”
“New advancements in Digital Services open up limitless possibilities in Mobile Health, Payments, Education, Security, IoT and M2M, while driving rapid economic growth and job creation”, said Aamir Ibrahim, Deputy CEO & CCO – Mobilink while elaborating on key elements that are to be the focus of the Digital Lab initiative. “The idea of having a Digital Innovation Lab is to provide easy access to Digital Innovators and Game Changers so they have a profound impact on the way people interact and engage online.”
As a Telecom Leader in Digital, we go above and beyond providing mere connectivity or access, we are at the forefront of enabling Digital Innovation and Connecting the Unconnected. This welcome development looks to tap in to the enormous digital potential Pakistan holds, and provides a launch-pad to speed up the digital revolution by partnering up with local and global players taking keen interest in the market.
In a very interactive discussion with the Mobilink leadership there was a mutual agreement on effectiveness and utility of the upcoming USF Telecenter program as well as the National incubation Center initiative of MoIT, for achieving the GoP-Industry joint objectives.
Several key points on further strengthening effective PPP arrangements to leverage these joint resources were discussed.
It was agreed that a workshop on possible implementation mechanisms with full participation of the industry as well as the USF and R&D Funds of MoIT, will be held to chart out practical course of action with full involvement of the Telecom Industry, for the future.
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