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First Blackberry Application Store Launched In Pakistan By Ufone

Ufone – one of the leading teleco in Pakistan launched a Blackberry application store today. Ufone is the first one to launch an application store for Blackberry devices in Pakistan. Application store contains latest Blackberry applications and games for Blackberry users, supporting latest Blackberry handsets, including Blackberry Pearl, Blackberry Bold, Blackberry Curve etc.
Ufone is not only the first one to launch Blackberry applications store in Pakistan, but in addition they have launched a mobile version of the application store. So Blackberry users can access the site content by accessing www.ufoneappstore.mobi from their Blackberry handsets. It has got a simple purchase process and a one click application download.
Although Blackberry applications are bit expensive in general but Ufone Application Store if offering prices much lesser than i found of some other Blackberry application stores. Hopfully we will be looking application stores soon by other telecom operators of Pakistan also.

Youngest Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) – World Record

Born on 2nd March, 1997, Babar Iqbal of Dera Ismaeel Khan, Pakistan has made his fourth World Record in the field of Information Technology (IT) , by becoming Youngest Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) at the age 12. Pakistani kid already have three world records under his belt including Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) at the age 9 years, Youngest Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA) at the age 9 years and Youngest Certified Web Professional Associate (CIWA) at age 10 years.

In his recent world record Babar outclassed all the participants of the competition aged 20 to 35 years. Babar is providing his services to the university students in Dubai these days, and also working with Microsoft.  Babar said that he would be more than happy to help and prodvide services to any Pakistani or Pakistani companies. Babar’s two brothers and sisters are also Microsoft Certified Professionals. Thumbs up to this Proud Pakistan.

Pakistan Provided Evidences Of Raw Involvement In Terrorist Activities

ISI Chief Shuja Pasha has summoned his Indian Counterpart, K C Verma for a meeting through the Indian defense attaché in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad.
The Indian government has not responded to ISI’s request yet, and is reportedly assessing the implications of a possible meeting carefully.
After the July 16 Sharm el-Sheikh joint statement between India and Pakistan, India fears that Pakistan would use this meeting as a forum to expose Indian connections with two terror leaders and their foreign-funded terror armies: Brahamdagh Bugti and his BLA [Balochistan Liberation Army] and Baitullah Mehsud’sTehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
Pakistan has piles of evidence against Indian consulates in Afghanistan being used to fund terrorism in Pakistan through the TTP as well as the terrorists who claim to be self-styled representatives of Pakistan’s Baloch vast Baloch heritage.
Pakistan’s DAWN reports that a dossier containing proof of India’s involvement in “subversive activities” in Pakistan was handed over by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh during their meeting at Sharm el-Sheikh last week.
The evidence has also been shared with the US and Afghanistan, with Kabul being asked to prevent the use of its territory for disruptive activities against Pakistan.
“Although the information given to India is being kept highly secret, broad outlines of the dossier available with Dawn reveal details of Indian contacts with those involved in attacks on the Sri Lankan cricket team and the Manawan police station,” the newspaper said.
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Mianwali And Folk Music

Found a very nice documentary on culture of Mianwali and its contribution in folk music of Pakistan. An interview of famous folk singer of Pakistan Atta-Ullah Esakhelvi.

Pakistan’s World Record In Tree Plantation

Pakistan has made yet another world record and received the certificate from Guinness Book of World Records in acknowledgment of planting 541,176 trees in one day, breaking the Indian record of 447,874 trees that was set on June 12. Prior to India, this record was made by Mexico.
Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Environment Hameedullah Jan Afridi arranged the plantation drive on the eve of National Year of Environment that is also aimed at developing forest resources through international competitions. Pakistan planted these trees at 800 acres of land at Keti Bunder, District Thatta.

The record has been set under the following two rules of Guinness Book of World: 1) plantation was allowed only in day-light and was not allowed in artificial light; and (2) not more than 300 people were allowed to participate in the plantation.
An amount of Rs10 million was provided by The National Bank of Pakistan being the whole & sole sponsor of the day activity.
Federal Minister for Environment Afridi said, that the federal government has given Rs1.5 billion to the Sindh government for giving full attention to the tree for next 5 years. After 5 years they can survive on their own. He also told media that his ministry has set a side Rs5 billion for making environment pollution free.
Purpose of this activity was to make environment polluation free and a fight against global warming.