Report on “Women in Pakistan IT Industry” Unveiled : ProPakistani
Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) today unveiled its research report on working women in Pakistan IT industry, in a press conference held in Karachi.
In the context of HR policies and practices, a majority of women were satisfied with their work environment.
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Pakistan short film on drone attacks gets international award: The News Tribe
A short film by two students of a Pakistani on United States drone attacks in Pakistan and its societal affects has won an international film making award.
The film was awarded with Best Audience Award at National Film Festival For Talented Youth Washington, US.
Filmmakers Muhammad Danish, writer and director, and Atiqullah, producer of the short film, are students at Iqra University, the leading private Pakistani management institute.
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Citi Pakistan wins ‘Best CSR Programme’ award: Good NewsPK
Citi Pakistan has been awarded the ‘Best Community Programme’ award for its pioneering work in microfinance and vocational training at the International CSR Awards 2012.
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Afridi makes list of 100 top professionals: Ary Digital
Former captain of national cricket team and one of the top all-rounders of the world, Shahid Afridi’s name has been included in British International Biographical Centre’s list of 100 Top Professionals of 2012.
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Pakistan student wins International Student Paper Award 2012: The News Tribe
A Pakistani student has won International Student Paper of Year Award 2012 by Project Management Institute, world’s leading project management institute.
Muhammad Ehsan Khan, PgMP, PMP, is a project management practitioner and consultant who has been associated with this growing profession for more than a decade.
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Pakistani Students Gets 4th Positions At Intel Science Fair: Learning PK
Two Pakistani teenagers to get fourth place and cash $500 award at the Grand Awards Ceremony of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair on Friday in Pittsburgh.
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Hamid General Homoeo honored: Times Of Pakistan
Dr. Willmar Schwabe Germany, the world’s largest and most reputable manufacturer of Homoeopathic medicines has accorded the certification of Largest Importer of Schwabe single remedies worldwide to Dr. Hamid General Homoeo, Karachi, in recognition of their outstanding merit on selling single remedies of Dr. Willmar Schwabe Germany.
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Intel ISEF 2012: Peshawar girl wins science accolade: Express Tribune
The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2012 was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. Three Pakistani teenagers Shiza Gulab, Mahnoor Hassan and Bushra Shahed attained fourth position for their project titled ‘Energy Square for Cattle.’
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Pakistani Students Develop GUI Platform for Configuration of Cisco Routers: ProPakistani
Four Pakistani students from Sir Syed University Karachi have developed a user-friendly, easily manageable software with graphical user interface to configure/control a variety of large-scale cisco routers, which are usually controlled/configured through command line.
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Eight Pakistanis to get posthumous awards as UN recognizes peacekeepers’work: APP
UNITED NATIONS, May 23 (APP) – The United Nations is set to honour at a solemn ceremony on Tuesday, May 29, the sacrifices of 112 peacekeepers, including 8 Pakistanis, who paid the ultimate price in serving the cause of peace in hot spots around the world last year.
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Pakistani girls shine at Intel, science and engineering fair: Dawn
Three Pakistani students were awarded US$ 500 for their innovative project entitled “Energy Square for Cattle” at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2012, a program of Society for Science & the Public.
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LUMS prominent in “100 Business Leaders of Pakistan”: The News Tribe
The university Pro-Chancellor Syed Babar Ali, Rector Abdul Razak Dawood, and Vice Chancellor Dr. Adil Najam are all featured in the list of 100; the first two as amongst the most prominent corporate leaders in Pakistan, and the third as a leading educational leader.
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CJP receives Int.Jurist Award: Saach.TV
London: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has been awarded the prestigious International Jurists Award 2012.
CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry received the award from Lord Phillips, President of the Supreme Court of the UK, for his “unique and tremendous contribution in the field of administration of justice and for the tireless and fearless endeavors towards administration of justice in Pakistan against all odds.”
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