Technology - 6

Karachi got its second major hospital for cardiovascular diseases with the formal inauguration of Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases (KIHD) here Friday. The first phase of the project having 20-bed cardiac emergency, 20-bed Coronary Care Unit and 80-bed Indoor facility, has been completed at a cost of Rs185 million. It has 20-bed each male wards [...]

Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH), a premier institute of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, has developed a new technology to fabricate the fuel cell indigenously, taking lead in the development of fuel cell technology in Pakistan. In order to bring about reduction in unwanted greenhouse gases from vehicular emissions, experiments to run the [...]

The University of Sindh on Tuesday launched a multimedia centre at the Institute of Information Technology to facilitate scholars for holding conferences, seminars and workshops at local as well as national and international level and MPhil and PhD seminars. The centre will promote research culture at the campus and inter linkages with universities and research [...]

In Pakistan, Motorola has established itself as a supplier of state-of-the-art communications technology equipment, enabling people to communicate much easier. Offerings comprise mobile phones, network infrastructure ( wireline and wireless ), two-way radio communications equipment for public safety organizations and broadband communications products. The company’s history in Pakistan goes back eleven years. Motorola was a [...]

A state-of-the-art clinical laboratory to diagnose and treat drug users has been opened here with assistance from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). “This is the first laboratory of its kind in Pakistan to provide diagnostic services to drug users, including tests for hepatitis B and C and sexually transmitted diseases and treatment for these,” [...]

The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has been awarded gold medal by the International Association of Ports and Harbour (IAPH) for its commitment to promote the use of Information Technology (IT) in port operation and allied facilities. On the occasion of 50th anniversary the IAPH has launched the IT Award 2005 as a reward to those [...]

Pakistan Telecommunication, Indosat of Indonesia and True of Thailand are the best performers among Asian phone shares this month as investors bet on expansion in nations with the fastest growth in subscribers. Investors are following Singapore Telecommunications and Norway’s Telenor, which have bought stakes in cellphone operators in South Asia and Southeast Asia to benefit [...]

Soon after Dr. Jamil Ahmed stood before TV cameras two weeks ago and told how his brain-injured patient had snapped out of a stupor lasting almost 10 years, the telephone calls and e-mails started pouring in. Everybody wants a word with Ahmed, 43, who’s just three years removed from his residency training in Boston after [...]

The provost and executive vice president at Oregon State serves as the chief academic officer for the university, stands in for the president during his absence, and is responsible for the continuing development and implementation for the strategic plan. Sabah Randhawa was named to the full post at the conclusion of a national search. Randhawa [...]

Pakistan, which has been seeking high technology aircraft for the last two decades, said yesterday it hoped to start joint production with China from 2007 of multirole fighter jets. The first four JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft are expected to be introduced into the air force some time in 2006, said Air Vice Marshal Shahid Latif, [...]