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August 16-31, 2010

Zulfiqarabad: Zardari wants it moving but
PPP men say na khappay

Manzoor Shaikh: Zulfiqarabad, a brainchild of President Asif Zardari is being opposed by Government of Sindh and many PPP politicians. GoS believes Sindh's economy and present day political situation do not support the proposal for developing any new mega city in the province. full story

87% water not fit to drink

A survey done by Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources has 'discovered' that most of the water used by Pakistanis is not fit for human consumption. Out of 357 samples of 'drinking' water tested under a national quality monitoring program, 87% samples were found to be unsafe for human consumption. The samples had many kinds of contaminants, often more than one. These were: 68% had bacteriological, 24% arsenic, 13% nitrate and 5% fluoride contaminations which made these samples unsafe for drinking. full story

'HMC: rehab, no privatization

Heavy Mechanical Complex, Taxilla is not to be privatized but will be improved under an ambitious balancing, modernisation, rehabilitation and expansion plan (cost Rs. 21.54 billion). According to well placed sources, Planning Commission's clearance of the proposal is awaited. Economic Affairs Division will arrange for $156.44 million to cover the plan's foreign exchange needs. full story

Will you fly or drive

HThe world's first commercial 'flying car' take off on both highways and runways is expected next year when it rolls off the production line, thanks in part, to design optimization from Ansys (Nasdaq). full story

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Gadani port, power plant obstructed

Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB) fears that the 1000-1200 MW power plant proposed to be run on imported coal and the accompanying 'coal port' to be established at Gadani may not take off. ...full story
Lead paints: KU shows risks

Pakistan's paint industry needs to give its formulae a new look - make them lead free. The more conscious among states and nations have long been worried about the matter and have set standards for the industry to follow. ...full story
Engineering computing: NAG adds 150

The largest commercial collection of numerical algorithms for C and C++ has been expanded recently by Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG). Over 150 functions were added, taking the total to well over 1300 user-callable functions. Many of these are key to all types of engineering research and are widely used for developing engineering applications, says a press release received on e mail. ...full story

InterTech's new test fixture

Worldwide engineering teams seeking to eliminate losses caused by high defect rates in test-intensive assembly and wasted engineering efforts, often stretching over months, to re-engineer production systems for meeting minimal Gage R&R standards, can now use the services of InterTech Development Co's Applications Laboratory for test fixture design services. ...full story

Punjab will need 20% less fuel: If smoky vehicles set right

Ministry of Environment, Punjab believes that the province could save up to 20% fuel, if Motor Vehicles Examination is revamped. It stresses that Motor Vehicles Ordinance (MVO) 1965 cannot tackle pollution caused by vehicles. ...full story

Punjab will need 20% less fuel: If smoky vehicles set right

Ministry of Environment, Punjab believes that the province could save up to 20% fuel, if Motor Vehicles Examination is revamped. It stresses that Motor Vehicles Ordinance (MVO) 1965 cannot tackle pollution caused by vehicles. ...full story

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