Disability Awareness Training

Persons with disabilities face discrimination in many areas of their lives; Very True . DAT has been designed by persons with disabilities to enable those who come in contact with the disabled community to understand the nature of these discriminatory practices and eradicate them from our society.

Recently, Telenor Pakistan launched a flagship project "Khuddar Pakistan" with an aim to become the most disabled-friendly company in Pakistan in terms of employment, service, and community support.

To do this, Telenor Pakistan will, for the first time in Pakistan, integrate persons with disabilities fully into the organization, create awareness about their abilities, and include them fully into everyday life with the help of assistive technologies. An awesome effort i must say. They will work in collaboration with its disability advisor STEP (SPECIAL TALENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM).

So this is what they say and prove "We believe growth comes from truly understanding the needs of people to drive relevant change". I love Telenor not only for being the leading operator and giving cheap calling rates, but for playing a major role in development of social and public sector of this state.

Defence Day of Pakistan

The Defence of Pakistan Day is being observed on Sunday with traditional zeal and solemnity to pay homage to all those who rendered the supreme sacrifice during the 1965 war. The nation is observing this day every year with a renewed pledge to sacrifice everything to defend the geographical and ideological frontiers of the country.

The day will dawn with special prayers in all the mosques for the wellbeing and prosperity of the country. In addition to this ‘Fateha Khawani’ will be held at the graves of the Shuhada, while special prayers will be offered for the preservation of the integrity and sovereignty of Pakistan.

Pakistan's Supreme Court rejects petition seeking Musharraf trial

According to the Press Release at News blog, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday, while putting up objections, rejected a constitutional petition seeking trial of former President Pervez Musharraf under Article 6 of the Constitution of Pakistan, the local NNI news agency reported.

The court said that the petitioner had no locus standi to move the petition and the Supreme Court was not the proper forum to file such petition.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Zafar Ali Shah had filed the petition under Article 184(3) of the Constitution making federal government and Pervez Musharraf as respondents in the case.

The petitioner citing the Supreme Court's verdict that had declared the Nov. 3, 2007 acts by then President Musharraf as illegal and void, pleaded the court to order the government to register the case against former Army Chief under Article 6.

The Constitution's Article 6 says: "Any person who abrogates or attempts or conspires to abrogate, subverts or attempts or conspires to subvert the Constitution by use of force or show of force or by any other unconstitutional means shall be guilty of high treason."

In his plea, Shah maintained that Musharraf committed high treason against the state by declaring emergency on Nov. 3, 2007 and dismissing more than 60 judges of the apex courts.

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani earlier had ruled out his government would seek a trial of the former military president for high treason, at the risk of a political fallout.

The opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar had accused the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) of forgetting its promises in the past to try Musharraf.

Musharraf resigned in 2008 under the yoke of impeachment from the new rulers who torpedoed his allies in the general elections.

Pakistan ends July’09 with 95.55Mn mobile subscribers

Pakistan’s mobile market according to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has reported a penetration level of 58.5% at the end of July. The mobile segment, in July added 1 million mobile suscribers taking the total mobile subscriber base to 95.55 million.

Of the total base, Mobilink led the market with 29.5 million (31%) subscribers while Telenor stood second with 21.3 million (22%) followed by Ufone with 21% market share.The highest monthly additions were achieved by Mobilink with 414,000 new subscribers followed by Telenor and Warid with 406,000 and 255,000 new subscribers respectively. For more details , follow WirlessNews.

Call Your Friends Abroad with Lowest Call Rates - Thankyou Telenor !!

Telenor extends its lowest rates and concerns to Telenor customers who’s friends and families are living aboard by providing them lowest calls and sms rates for international direct dialing. Now with Telenor, customers can call to USA,UK and Canada as low as Rs 0.99/30 sec. Through this offer customers can now share joys and smiles with loved ones abroad in simple and economical rates.Through this offer, Telenor has also revised the international direct dialing tariff for all other international destinations as well.For more details,visit Telenor.

Teaching Women Mountaineers in Pakistan!!

In 2007, a group of American Alpine Club women planned to travel to Pakistan to help organize and teach a Pakistani Women’s Climbing Camp, in conjunction with the Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP). That plan was postponed in the wake of the violent siege of the Red Mosque in Islamabad in July 2007. This year, however, the ACP followed through on the original inspiration and organized a training expedition for 22 young women in the mountains of Hunza. ACP president and AAC honorary member Nazir Sabir describes the event:

The Alpine Club of Pakistan organized a Women’s Alpine Mountaineering Training expedition to the Passu Glacier in Hunza from July 10 to 24. Twenty-two female students from Punjab University in Lahore, Fatima Jinnah University in Rawalpindi, and Karakoram University in Gilgit took part. The training was aimed at preparing these girls in rock, ice, and snow climbing techniques that are essential for high-altitude climbing.

The trainees were taken to a 2,800-meter base camp at Borit Lake in Hunza, where they learned rock and ice climbing skills, belaying, and rappelling, and also were equipped with the necessary theoretical knowledge about ecology, geology, geomorphology, navigation, mountain weather and hazards, high-altitude sickness, cure and prevention, waste management, and other mountain-related issues. Apart from this, they were also trained in crevasse rescue techniques and assembling and dismantling fixed ropes. The ACP instructional team was comprised of Afzel Sherazi, Prof. Mehmood Pervaiz, Farid Ahmad, Attaulah Khan, and Muhammad Tauqeer.

After completion of their training, the women climbed Borit Sar (5,640m), did few high-altitude walks, and traversed glacial terrain before returning to Islamabad on July 23. The Alpine Club of Pakistan organized a reception on their return, and a ceremony was held at Sports Complex Islamabad at which Brig. (Retd.) Mir Gulistan Janjua, former governor of the Northwest Frontier Province and a past president of the ACP, distributed certificates among all the participants. Speaking on the occasion, Brig. Janjua applauded the efforts by the Alpine Club and reiterated the need for similar youth training programs in future. Nazir Sabir, president of the ACP, apprised the audience about the scope of the training, thanked the participants for completing such an extensive program, and offered his hope that this effort by the ACP will help shape the future of women’s mountaineering in Pakistan. Extracted from American Alpine Club

A Picture from Pakistan - I

Mushi Saluting Khan Sb.:)

PAEC - Post Graduate Scholarships for Engineers

KANUPP INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR POWER ENGINEERING Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission offers post graduate fellowships to Engineers leading to Master of Science Degree in the field of Nuclear Power Engineering at KINPOE, Karachi, affiliated with PIEAS.

• Candidates having B.E./B.Sc.(Engg. ) degree in any of the fields specified in application form are eligible

• Degrees must have been obtained from Pakistan Engineering Council approved institutions.

• Stipend of Rs. 15,000/- per month and full tuition fee waiver.

• Free bachelor hostel for outstation fellows subject to availability.

• Free hospitalization and transport facilities.

Subject to PAEC’s requirement and their suitability, fellows may be inducted in PAEC on completion of their first year of studies. The inducted fellows shall be paid regular salary and they will have to complete their degree before actually joining their assigned places of duty. For further details visit here.

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Always a step ahead - Telenor Pakistan!! The Most Preferred Employer

According to the latest press release issued by Telenor Pakistan, it has been chosen as the most preferred employer for their HR practices in a survey conducted by ROZEE.PK. The survey is an initiative of ROZEE.PK, Pakistan’s online recruitment company with the objective to connect talent with opportunity. As a part of their research program, ROZEE.PK developed a poll for the visitors and the registrants of the web site about their perception of top ten HR brands of Pakistan from 2005 to 2009.

Country Consultant Google Pakistan, Badar Khushnood, Manager HR, United Bank Limited Asma Ahmed, Director, Head of HR PakistanTobacco Company LTd., Q. M Shahed, Manager HR Development TCS, Sajid Mehmood Khan are some of the best Human Resource specialists who served on the Advisory Board for the survey.

Vice President Human Capital Division Telenor Pakistan Nayab Baig said, “Telenor Pakistan is pleased with the results of the Top Employers survey conducted by Rozee.PK. We appreciate the initiative and believe that such surveys help to create an in-depth understanding of our culture, environment and perception of HR practices in the market. Telenor Pakistan is dedicated to improvement through our people which we believe are our greatest strength.”

A total of 13,753 fully completed surveys were received which were further analyzed and validated by employing statistical software. 739 companies were covered by participants in this survey and 126 universities were represented by survey respondents. More than 66% of respondents are working professionals. Telenor Pakistan was voted as the most preferred employer by a pool of professionals between the ages of 22 and 40.

The responses were based on a number of factors that professionals found to be important in their employers. These were: work/life balance, flexible work schedules, progressive, compensation arrangements, clearly defined roles and policies, readily available assistance in the work place, progressive management style, room for growth and above all a trusting environment.

Telenor Pakistan is the top employer choice of respondents in Islamabad despite a heavy telecom presence that has a staggering 56% representation of all companies in the industry. Telenor Pakistan has won the Pakistan Society of Human Resources Management’s (PSHRM) Preferred Graduate Employer Award for Most Preferred Telecommunications Company for 2007. Telenor Pakistan has also won the Pakistan Society of Human Resources Management’s (PSHRM) HR Excellence Award for Employee Life Cycle Engagement HR Initiative. Telenor Pakistan was also declared runner-up for Best Place to Work Award across all industries for the year 2008. Telenor Pakistan has won the Middle East Call Center Award for Best Recruitment Program in 2008.

Smonte Technologies - People at their best !

Development top notch mobile applications not only for iPhone but also for other platforms including Symbian, Blackberry, Android, J2ME, Windows Mobile, Palm OS. On top they are also targeting Japanese world including Applications development in S ! Appli (Softbank) and I ! Appli (NttDocomo).

One of their best application "iWound" is in TOP 3 in "New and Noteworthy" and Top 10 in Paid Apps in Apple UK App stores.

Since they are Pakistani, i could not resist posting about them. Do have a look at their strategy and portfoil.

Wedding Pics of Ali Zafar - Famous Pakistani Singer and Composer