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PTA organized Forum for Telecom Consumer

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) organized a Forum for Telecom Consumer with a theme “Together for Consumer Rights”, said a press release issued here on Thursday. State Minister for Industries and Production, Dr Ayatullah Durrani was the chief guest on this occasion while Chairman PTA, Dr Mohammed Yaseen presided over the Forum. Consumer Representative, Suraiya Allahdin, representatives from IT & telecom industry, telecom consumer groups, renowned social workers and academia also attended the event. Dr Ayatullah Durrani said that this forum provides us an excellent opportunity to review the telecom scenario in Balochistan for achieving desired targets in terms of service expansion. He said that the telecom sector has witnessed a spectacular growth in the recent past. He said that Balochistan is gaining a lot of ground through implementation of last mile solution and … Read entire article »

Filed under: Computer & Internet

5000 HIV/AIDS Registered Cses in Pakistan in 2009

Pakistan, which was previously thought as a country with low prevalence of infection, has now moved up to the group of “Countries in Transition” with a concentrated epidemic among high risk groups, where the AIDS problem is increasing since last five years, according to the private new chanel Express News The. There are 5,000 registered cases and 97,400 estimated cases of HIV/AIDS in Pakistan in 2009, and this figure is continuously increasing, local newspaper reported Tuesday. It was reported that there were 5,000 registered cases and 80,000 estimated cases of HIV/AIDS in 2008 in Pakistan. If proper screening is carried out, the number of infected persons might be running in millions, the newspaper said. “Curiosity about sex and drugs, negative peer pressure, … Read entire article »

Filed under: Health & Beauty