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The Universal Service Fund (USF) awarded a contract worth approximately Rs. 555 million to Telenor for providing High-Speed Mobile Broadband services in the Nowshera, Mardan, Swabi, and Charsadda districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Federal Minister for Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunication, Syed Amin ul Haque, and Federal Minister for Defense, Pervez Khattak, witnessed the contract signing ceremony held at the USF Head Office on Thursday. The contract was signed by Haaris Mahmood Chaudhary, CEO of USF, and Irfan Wahab Khan, CEO of Telenor Pakistan. The Federal Secretary for IT & Telecommunication and Chairman USF Board, Dr. Muhammad Sohail Rajput, and…

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The National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) has decided to ban unvaccinated citizens from traveling by air from 10 September. The nerve center of Pakistan’s COVID-19 response has taken this decision on the recommendation of the Ministry of Health to speed up the vaccination campaign across the country. ALSO READ Pakistan Sends Two Players Home Ahead of Test Series Against West Indies In an official statement, the NCOC said that COVID-19 vaccination certificates will be mandatory for air travel after 10 September and unvaccinated citizens will not be allowed to board the flights. NCOC has also decided to revoke partial…

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Following the closure of its safety audit, Transport Canada has declared Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) flight and operational airworthiness to be up to international standards. It informed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PIA, Air Marshal (retd.) Arshad Malik, in a letter that all the concerns about the safety of its flight operations have been settled. ALSO READ Shibli Faraz Reveals How Electronic Voting Can End Rigging in Pakistan The letter read: Transport Canada accepts that PIA has implemented the corrective actions to address the findings generated by the Foreign Operations Division Airworthiness Audit of Specific ICAO Airworthiness Elements dated…

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The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoIT&T) issued a policy directive to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) for the auction of the Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) spectrum in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K) and Gilgit-Baltistan with the base price of $0.87 million for 2×1 MHz (1 MHz paired) spectrum in both 1800 and 2100 MHz bands respectively. The spectrum auction will generate revenue and help to improve mobile broadband services. ALSO READ Commercial Loans to Replace Govt Equity in National Power Parks Management Company Ltd Currently, five Cellular Operators, including a Special Communication Organization (SCO), are providing Cellular Mobile…

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Alongside its latest foldables, Samsung has unveiled its latest TWS earbuds, the Galaxy Buds 2. This pair of earbuds is one of the lightest to exist with a new design and active noise cancellation enabled by six microphones. ALSO READ Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 Announced With Larger Outer Display and Lower Price The speaker on these earbuds is split into two portions, a woofer, and a tweeter. This ensures clear high notes as well as deep atmospheric lows. The weight of these earbuds has been reduced to 5 grams per bud, and the case only adds 41 grams. There…

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Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has announced the schedule for the 13th Pakistan Premier Football League. The league is scheduled to take place from 14 August at Multan. ALSO READ Sikandar Raza Rates Food at Gaddafi Stadium as the Best in the World Twelve teams from across the country will take part in the league, including defending champions, Khan Research Laboratories (KRL), Karachi United, Pakistan Army, Sui Southern Gas Company, Pakistan Air Force, PCCA, Muslim Club Chaman, Pakistan Navy, Pakistan WAPDA, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines, Lyallpur FC, and Huma Club Islamabad. The competition will kick off with a doubleheader on 14…

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Pakistan’s economy is on a growth trajectory after achieving stability, and will continue on this path towards growth, the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Dr. Reza Baqir, said on Wednesday. He made these remarks while addressing a conference on ‘Sustainable Growth and Promoting Digitization’, and added that the transition period has been completed but the aim is to avoid the previous trend of the boom and bust cycles. ALSO READ Pakistan’s Digital Development Needs an Overhaul to Align With Global Development: Report Dr. Baqir said that neither a very high economic growth rate nor a very low…

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Samsung took the stage yesterday at the Galaxy Unpacked event to unveil a number of new devices. One of these was the Galaxy Watch 4, Samsung’s first smartwatch with a 5nm chipset and One UI based on Wear OS. ALSO READ Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 Announced With S-Pen Support and IPX8 Water Resistance The Galaxy Watch 4 brings a modern and sleek look with a rubber band and what the company calls a “digital bezel”. It comes in two different sizes, 44mm and 40mm, and both of them have a pixel density of 330 PPI. According to Samsung, the…

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Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz on Wednesday said that electronic voting machines (EVMs) could not be hacked and were the best solution to problems of rigging during polls. “The machines could not be hacked or riddled with bugs since they were not connected to the internet, dependent on mechanisms such as Bluetooth, WiFi or an operating system”, said the minister while addressing a media briefing here Wednesday. The government had arranged a demonstration of EVMs for lawmakers. The science minister called upon lawmakers to come and test out the EVM on display to satisfy themselves. ALSO READ…

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A meeting of the Privatization Commission (PC) Board was held in Islamabad under the chairmanship of Federal Minister Mohammed Mian Soomro. Matters related to National Power Parks Management Company Limited (NPPMCL), the Jinnah Convention Center (JCC), and the corporatization of the State Life Insurance Corporation (SLIC) were discussed in it. ALSO READ Secretary Finance Division Briefs Cabinet Committee on Performance of Govt Enterprises The privatization of the NPPMCL is at an advanced stage but 70 percent of the cost of the project will be based on long-term financing in order to align the capital structure with the tariff. The matters…

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