Islamabad, Oct 24: OGDC Commences Gas Production at Exploratory Well in Sanghar District, Sindh. The exploratory well Baloch-2 in the Sembar formation (Sinjhoro block) in District Sanghar, Sindh, has begun producing oil, according to a statement released by Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (PSX: OGDC). When it came to defining, drilling, and testing the framework, the company’s internal knowledge was crucial. The well, which was drilled to a depth of 3,920 meters, is currently producing 5 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (MMSCFD) and 350 barrels of oil per day (BPD). Gas is pumped into the SSGCL…
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Islamabad, Oct 23: PTCL Unveils Strategic Reseller Agreement with Veeam Software at GITEX Dubai 2024. PTCL, the top supplier of integrated ICT and communications services in Pakistan, partnered strategically with Veeam® Software, the market leader in Data Resilience by market share, at GITEX Dubai 2024. Through the cooperation, PTCL will be able to provide its corporate and enterprise clients with more sophisticated offerings in data security, disaster recovery, and cloud services. On the sidelines of GITEX Dubai 2024, which brings together hundreds of global tech companies, innovators, business leaders, and investors to map out a future AI economy, Waqar Ahmed,…
Islamabad, Oct 23: PTA Receives Over 17,000 Complaints Against Telecom Operators in September 2024. In September 2024, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) received 17,324 complaints from telecom users against various telecom and cellular companies; 17,151 (99 percent) of these complaints were settled. According to official data, complaints were filed in September against a number of telecom operators, including internet service providers (ISPs), long-distance international (LDI) operators, wireless local loop (WLL) operators, cellular mobile operators (CMOs), and Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL). A significant portion of all telecom consumers are cellular mobile users. Thus, this category has the highest amount of…
Islamabad, Oct 23: Pakistan’s 3G/4G User Base Surpasses 138 MillionAccording to data from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the number of cellular users rose from 193.098 million at the end of August 2024 to 193.346 million at the end of September. According to the data, there were 138.731 million 3G and 4G customers in Pakistan by the end of September 2024, up from 137.920 million by the end of August 2024. Cellular teledensity, or the number of connections per 100 people in the nation, was constant at 79 percent by the end of September, but Next Generation Mobile Service (NGMS)…
Islamabad, Oct 23: Aurangzeb Calls on IMF to Prioritize Climate Resilience Financing. Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, the Finance Minister, was present at the IMF’s meeting with the MENAP region’s finance ministers, central bank governors, and heads of regional financial institutions. He underlined in his intervention that the IMF must incorporate social protection measures into its lending regimes. In order to assist vulnerable countries, the finance minister asked the Fund to maintain growing debt relief and concessional financing channels while concentrating on improving climate resilience financing. He praised the assessment of the Low-Income Countries Debt Sustainability Framework (LIC-DSF) for taking into account…
Islamabad, Oct 23: UN Applauds India-China Agreement on Border Patrols. In the hopes of bolstering the process of good neighborly relations between the two nations, the UN on Tuesday praised a border patrol agreement between China and India. In answer to a question during the daily lunchtime briefing at UN Headquarters in New York, UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Aziz Haq stated, “We certainly welcome any positive engagement between the nations of China and India, and we hope that the process of good neighborly relations will be strengthened.” In an effort to put an end to the four-year border dispute that…
Islamabad, Oct 23: Mohsin Naqvi’s Visit to Turkiye Enhances Bilateral Relations. Yasar Guler, the defense minister of Turkey, met with Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday when he was in Istanbul. The International Expo served as the backdrop for the conference, which emphasized both countries’ commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation in a number of areas.Minister Guler thanked Minister Naqvi for attending the International Expo during the meeting, emphasizing the value of such gatherings in promoting global collaborations. Minister Guler was then formally invited by Minister Naqvi to participate in the Ideas Expo in Pakistan, which aims to highlight regional…
Islamabad, Oct 23: King Salman Relief Centre to Construct 1,000 Permanent Homes in KP and Punjab. A significant project to construct 1,000 permanent homes for families in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who were uprooted by the disastrous floods of 2022 has been launched by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief). In order to rebuild communities and promote resilience throughout Pakistan, KSrelief announced a number of public facilitation projects, of which this project is a component. The news was made during a recent occasion where KSrelief’s Assistant Supervisor General of Operations, Engineer Ahmed Ali Al-Baiz, signed Cooperation Programs…
Islamabad, Oct 23: Huawei Nova 13 Pro Launches with Innovative Telephoto Zoom Selfie Camera. The Huawei Nova 13 series which includes the vanilla Nova 13 and the Nova 13 Pro, at least for the time being became officially recognized in China. Although not quite flagship phones, these are high-end models, particularly the Nova 13 Pro. Display and Design Nova 13 Pro (right) and Nova 13 (left). The 6.7-inch OLED display on Huawei’s Nova 13 has a resolution of 1084 x 2412. With a 300Hz touch sampling rate and a 120Hz refresh rate, users can anticipate fluid images and incredibly rapid…
Islamabad, Oct 23: Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024-25 Schedule Announced. The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the nation’s top domestic first-class competition, has a 2024–25 calendar that has been publicly announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The PCB formally stated in a press release that the Karachi Region Whites, the reigning Quaid-e-Azam Trophy champions, will play Peshawar Region on October 26 at Ashfaq Ground in Charsadda, a newly added first-class venue. Three groups of eighteen teams from sixteen areas compete in the competition. Each group’s top team will advance to the triangular stage. The top two teams advance to the final, which is set…
