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Pakistani students secure top position in a drone competition at TEKNOFEST Turkey

In recent news, a team consisting of nine Pakistani students from the Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad (IST) has secured first place in the International Free Mission UAV Competition at Turkey’s Aerospace and Technology festival called TEKNOFEST. The competition was held in Busra where over 240 teams participated coming from over 85 countries where the team from IST was one of the participants. The team had developed an Artificial Intelligence-based…

KU professor Dr Iqbal Choudhary honoured with top Muslim world science award

Pakistani Professor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary has been named a 2021 Mustafa Prize Laureate for his services in the field of bio-organic chemistry, it emerged on Wednesday. The Mustafa Prize, a top science and technology award, is granted biennially to the top researchers and scientists from the Islamic world in four categories: Life and Medical Science and Technology, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Information and Communication Science and Technology, and all areas of science…

IT Exports Increase 47pc to $1.9bln in 11 Months

KARACHI: Pakistan’s information technology exports increased 47 percent to $1.9 billion during 11 months of the current fiscal year of 2020/21, the central bank data showed on Friday. IT exports rose 59 percent year-on-year to $200 million in May. The exports were $126 million in the same month of last year. Telecommunications, computer and information services are the important items of services exports. The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) data…

UET Student Selected for Google Programme

LAHORE:A student from Computer Science Department of University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore, Ghulam Ghous, has been selected by Google Summer of Code (GSoC) programme this year. According to a press release, Google Summer of Code is a global programme focused on introducing students to open source software development. Ghulam Ghous (2018-CS-31) was selected under the project ‘Omnichannel Project: Live Chat Widget – Accessible Mode’ organised by Rocket.Chat. In…

Pakistani Engineer Acknowledged For His Contribution to NASA’s Mars 2020 Mission

US Embassy Islamabad has acknowledged the contributions of a Pakistani award-winning open-source engineer, Ahmad Awais, on Monday for his contribution in terms of code generation to the software for the helicopter Mars 2020 mission, also known as NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter. “Pakistani developers are truly making their mark in the world. #DidYouKnow Ahmad Awais (@MrAhmadAwais), a Pakistani award-winning open-source engineer, contributed code to the software for the Mars 2020 helicopter mission,…

Pakistan will have 30pc electric vehicles by 2030

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has informed the international community that it’s working on a plan to ensure that by 2030 at least 30 per cent of the vehicles used in the country are electronic. Along with Denmark and Norway, Pakistan co-chairs a 32-nation Group of Friends on Sustainable Energy, which is committed to a transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy. Pakistan is also a member of the Group of Friends…

Seven Reasons to Join The FYP Accelerator

For Computer Science students, the Final Year Project (FYP) plays a crucial role in not only acquiring the degree, but also kick starting a fulfilling career. The FYP Accelerator is a platform by 10Pearls Labs aimed to help CS students take their FYP to the next level. 10Pearls Labs is the innovation and R&D arm of 10Pearls, where work is done on transformative technologies and bringing unique ideas to life.…

Skywell Automobile to Invest $50 Million in Pakistan to Launch Electric Vehicles

In a session with the local media, the Federal Minister Science & Technology, Fawad Chaudhry announced that Skywell Automobile will be bringing in an investment of 50 million dollars to launch electric buses in Pakistan. The aforementioned investment is planned for the first phase. The next phase shall see the beginning of the local manufacturing of electric buses in Pakistan. The Minister informed that these buses will begin rolling on…