By Ali Imran
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque on Thursday said the government was making all possible efforts to resolve the issues of the telecom industry as the economic stability of the country was linked to uplift of it.
“We are well aware of the departmental issues confronted by the country’s telecom industry, and struggling to settle these issues to stabilize investment in the IT and telecom sector,” he said this while talking to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jazz Aamir Ibrahim, CEO Telenor Irfan Wahab Khan and Hatem Bamatraf of Ufone.
Heads of the telecom companies apprised the Federal Minister for IT about different issues of the telecom industry.
They also offered thanks to IT Minister Syed Amin Ul Haque for his strong cooperation with the telecom industry.
He said the government was determined to remove all bottlenecks at the departmental level in order to promote investment in IT and telecom sector of Pakistan.
He noted that the improvement in connectivity was linked to telecom industry. Additional Secretary (Incharge) Ministry of IT & Telecom Mohsin Mushtaq and senior officers of the Ministry were also present in the meeting.
12th Mountain
Festival from 1st
By Adnan Rafique
ISLAMABAD: The 12th edition of two-week long Pakistan Mountain Festival with a live painting competition will commence from Dec 01.
Other events of festival include Trail-5 cleanup and an interactive session on mountain wildlife and biodiversity, Pakistan Mountain Youth Forum, and an exhibition of paintings.
According to details, the grand event including a conference on “Cultural Heritage in the Changing Climate, Food Security and Mountain Women” and awards will be organized on December 9-12 at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) under the patronage of National Heritage and Culture Division at. Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) and National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) are also supporting the grand event and conference.
