Lahore, August 17, 2020 (PPI-OT): National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) celebrated 73rd Independence Day of Pakistan at NTDC offices and grid stations across the country. A graceful ceremony was held at 220 kV grid station New Kot Lakhpat Grid Station to celebrate the Independence Day with national zeal and …

Karachi, August 17, 2020 (PPI-OT): Facebook announced the winners of its Foundation Integrity Research: Misinformation and Polarization request for proposals. Among the global list of winners are Ayesha Ali, Agha Ali Raza and Ihsan Ayyub Qazi from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), whose proposal shone during the competitive selection …

Lahore, August 17, 2020 (PPI-OT): Ch. Muhammad Fargham vice-chairman Pakistan Poultry Association (NR) has called for a bailout package to rescue the poultry industry, as almost 35-40 percent poultry farms have been closed while rest of the sector is facing heavy losses due to prolonged closure of Marriage Halls and …

Islamabad, August 17, 2020 (PPI-OT): In line with its commitment to innovation, Pakistan’s leading telecommunication network, Zong 4G has announced the successful testing of the Narrow Band IoT (NB-IoT) network in the industry and has completed it in collaboration with U-Blox – a world-leading chipset and modules manufacturer – as …

Islamabad, August 17, 2020 (PPI-OT): Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) celebrates Pakistan’s Independence Day on August 14, 2020, at its headquarters in Islamabad at a special ceremony organized on the occasion. Ensuring COVID-19 guidelines, a special flag hoisting ceremony took place at 9:00AM, which was followed by prayers for the …

Karachi, August 17, 2020 (PPI-OT): 1. In July, workers’ remittances rose to US $ 2,768.1 million. This is the highest ever level of remittances in a single month in Pakistan. 2. In terms of growth, remittances increased by 36.5 percent over July 2019 (y/y) and 12.2 percent over June 2020 …

Islamabad, August 17, 2020 (PPI-OT): Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoy cordial brotherly ties and both the countries have always stood together through thick and thin. Both the countries have always adopted a unified response on international issues and resolved these through mutual …