THE Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cyber Crime Circle (NR3C) Lahore, on receipt of secret information through its source, conducted raids over the Illegal Gateway Exchanges at Faisal Town and Model Town Extension.

According to details shared by the FIA spokesperson, huge loss was being caused to the government exchequer by terminating International Voice Traffic through these illegal gateway exchanges on the said premises. The raids were conducted under the supervision of Sajid Akram Chaudhry, Deputy Director Cyber Crime Circle (NR3C) FIA Punjab Lahore, by two raiding parties, comprising Babar Sheheryar, Assistant Director, Ahmar Naeem Sindhu, Inspector, Rai Nasrullah, Inspector, Rana Shawaz Ahmed, Inspector, Zeeshan Afzal, Inspector, Irfan Babar Bhatti, Sub-Inspector, Muhammad Sohail Shahzad, ASI, Tahir Mehmood HC, Muhammad Saghir, FC, Asif Iqbal, Senior Investigator and Muhammad Usman, Hardware Engineer. Five illegal gateway exchanges in running condition in Faisal Town Lahore and five illegal gateway exchanges in running condition in Model Town Extension Lahore have been recovered and seized.

The accused parties were causing huge loss of 60 million rupees per year (approximately) to the government exchequer.

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Pakistan Telecommunication Limited (PTCL) has turned another milestone with the entry of Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) in its Tier 3 Certified Data Centre. KSE, the leading financial institution regarded as the hub of capital formation is hosting its critical applications at PTCL Tier 3 Certified Data Centre.

PTCL Data Center services are an ideal choice for enterprises, especially financial enterprises, who want the flexibility to house their Primary, Disaster Recovery and/or Business Continuity sites and choose from a variety of cost reducing services as their business demands. The data center is part of the overall PTCL Managed Services approach which provides our corporate customers not only reduced costs, but also improvements in the availability, performance, resilience and security of an organization’s IT systems.

The KSE will also utilize PTCL’s data and internet connectivity for providing a fault resilient infrastructure to its users so that financial trading is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. KSE’s utilization of PTCL’s Tier 3 Certified Data centre is further evidence that prestigious institutions like the KSE has turned to PTCL to provide it services that are not only best in class but also follows international standards and practices at a fraction of the cost.

SEVP BZS Abdalla Yusuf stated that PTCL is heavily investing in these ICT assets on behalf of our customers so that they can focus on their core competencies. Getting our Data Centers certified is further evidence that PTCL is committed to provide technology to the Government and Enterprise markets of Pakistan of international standards.

PTCL is the only unified service provider in Pakistan, able to service all customer segments including consumers, enterprise and carries with a comprehensive portfolio of services to cater for all their needs.

Via: Pakistan Observer

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PTA Monday denied media reports that BlackBerry services for foreign diplomats in Pakistan have been banned.

PTA chairman Dr. Yasin denied any such ban. Yasin was quoted as saying that the services will be provided as normal, and that the government has not issued such directives in order to suspend the service.

“No service has been halted. The media reports are shocking for us,” he wondered.

Media Reports BlackBerry service for foreign missions in Pakistans:

Ary News Repoted (Monday Jan-31, 2011)

Pakistani authorities have asked mobile telephone operators to stop BlackBerry services to foreign missions in the country amid concern about the security of the communications, industry sources said on Monday.

Two industry officials confirmed that the regulator, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), had asked them to stop all Blackberry services to foreign missions.

"I can confirm that PTA has asked us to stop all BlackBerry services to foreign embassies and high commissions," a senior official at a mobile company, who declined to be identified, told Reuters.

Another industry official at another mobile company also confirmed receiving the instructions.

"There are some other issues as well, mostly relating to BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Server), which we are trying to resolve in consultation with the PTA," he said.

A PTA spokesman was not available for comment.

Meanwhile, talking to a private news TV, Chairman PTA Dr. Yasin denied issuing any instruction to stop BB service to foreign missions, adding that all the companies have been ordered to carry on providing their services.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has been buffeted by demands for access to its encrypted data from several countries, including India and United Arab Emirates, worried by security and social mores.

Pakistani industry and government officials say that the government had never allowed BlackBerry services to foreign missions and inbound roamers when the services were launched in Pakistan in 2005.

The government also initially banned the more secure BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) services in Pakistan.

BES allows users to send and receive secure email and messages, which is difficult for governments to intercept and read.

However, the instructions have since been flouted by all five Pakistani mobile operators. It was not clear why the government allowed them to do so or why it was acting now to enforce the restrictions.

An industry source said that the government had asked all operators in the country to enforce the restrictions.

"The most critical issue is the provision of BlackBerry services to the foreign embassies, missions and high commissions," said the source.

"Therefore, all the operators have agreed to close all BlackBerry connections provided to them by January 31," he said, adding discussions would be held with the PTA to gain more time on the provision of BES to local customers as well as BlackBerry services to incoming roamers.

If fully enforced, the restrictions would mean no BlackBerry services for many of the multinational companies and aid groups, who use the BES service rather than the Blackberry Internet Service, or BIS, which is much less secure.

Last year, India demanded access to all BlackBerry services as part of efforts to fight militancy and security threats over the Internet and through telephone communications.

Last week, RIM said there was no possibility of providing India access to corporate emails on BlackBerry devices.

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Ufone has always been in the forefront of providing its customer with the latest and most up-to-date technology to maximize their experience and to ensure customer convenience. In this spirit, Ufone has launched Micro SD SIMs, used for IPhone 4, IPads and products / brands that require micro SIMs.

Details:
The new I-Phone 4 and I-Pads are designed as such that they support only new generation of Micro SD SIMs, other global brands are also planning to launch products that require these phones. These new SIMs function as normal standard SIMs and have the same capacity, the only difference is the smaller Chip Size. These new SIM will function on all products requiring micro SIMs.

Ufone Micro SIM Price:
SIMs will be charged as per exiting rates inclusive of tax:

• New Sales: Rs.150


• SIM replacement: Rs.50

Terms & Conditions:

• These SIMs are designed for IPhone, IPads and all those product that require micro SIMs


• Any customer can purchase these SIMs from any of the service centres.


• SIMs are available in limited stock only.

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About Micro SIMs: (also known as a 3FF SIM)

SIM cards were first made the same size as a credit card (85.60 mm × 53.98 mm × 0.76 mm). The development of physically smaller mobile devices prompted the development of a smaller SIM card, the mini-SIM card. Mini-SIM cards have the same thickness as full-size cards, but their length and width are reduced to 25 mm × 15 mm.

The mini-SIM card has the same contact arrangement as the full-size SIM card and they are normally supplied within a full-size card carrier, attached by a number of linking pieces. This arrangement allows for such a card to be used in a device requiring a full-size card, or to be used in a device requiring a mini-SIM card after cleanly breaking the scorings manufactured in the outline of a mini-SIM card.

Even smaller device sizes have prompted the development of a yet smaller card size, the 3FF card or micro-SIM. Micro-SIM cards have the same thickness and contact arrangement again, but the length and width are further reduced to 15 mm × 12 mm. The specifications for the 3FF card or micro-SIM also include additional functionality beyond changing the physical card size.

The micro-SIM was developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute along with SCP, 3GPP, 3GPP2, ARIB, GSMAssociaton (GSMA SCaG and GSMNA), GlobalPlatform, Liberty Alliance, and the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) for the purpose of fitting into devices otherwise too small for a mini-SIM card.

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As many as 250 students would receive awards for exceptional performance in the University of Cambridge International Examinations, including 53 who achieved highest marks in the world and 48 who attained the highest marks in Pakistan in a single subject.

The University of Cambridge International Examinations has announced the winners of the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards, Pakistan. The awards celebrate the outstanding academic achievements of secondary school learners in Pakistan in the June 2010 Cambridge Examination Session.

Additionally, learners who have achieved top results for Cambridge ‘O’ Level Statistics, which is taken during the November examination session, will be recognised for their achievements. Many schools would be hosting individual awards ceremonies to celebrate achievements of their students.

According to the information, learners who have achieved the total highest cumulative marks across a number of subjects will also be recognised for their success. The winning learners outperformed thousands of candidates worldwide who sat examinations in Cambridge ‘O’ Level, Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge International ‘AS’ and A ‘Level’ subjects so it is a tremendous achievement.

These outstanding results are recognised by employers and universities around the world as proof of academic excellence.

Cambridge’s Regional Manager for Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan William Bickerdike in his statement said, “I am very proud to congratulate learners across the country on their outstanding results in the Cambridge examinations. The results are a reflection of the enormous talent in Pakistan, not only amongst the learners but also within the teaching profession,” he said.

He said that a great deal of hard work and dedication from the learners, as well as support from their schools and families are behind these awards. “Cambridge qualifications develop independent learners, and prepare young people for success in their further studies and beyond. These learners have a bright future ahead of them, and I wish them well,” he added.

Urwat Til Vusqa and Haran Bhatti from Beaconhouse Public School System, Islamabad, topped in the world in Cambridge ‘O’ Level Examinations in the subjects of Mathematics and Religious Studies respectively. Sana Munir from the Roots Montessori and High School topped in the world in Cambridge ‘IGCSE’ in the subject of Pakistan Studies. Tanvah Hameed from Beaconhouse School System topped in the world in Cambridge International ‘A’ Level examinations in the subject of Psychology.

In Karachi Cambridge ‘O’ level examinations, as many as 15 students topped in the world in different subjects. The students who managed to bag top positions included the names of Aeman Muneeb (Additional Mathematics) from Beaconhouse School System-Jubilee Campus, Muhammad Saad Hussain (Additional Mathematics) from Beaconhouse School System-Defence Campus, Rehan Elahi (Additional Mathematics) from Karachi Grammar School, Swaleha Khalid Petiwala (Additional Mathematics) from St Michael’s Convent School, Syed Muhammad Abdullah Zehravi (Additional Mathematics) from Happy Home Secondary School, Usman Beg (Additional Mathematics) from St Michael’s Convent School, Zohaib Husain (Additional Mathematics) from Karachi Grammar School.

Besides that Ansab Wazir Ali Chopsi (Economics) from Beaconhouse School System-Jubilee Campus, Areeba Ambreen Tariq (English Language) from Foundation Public School, Suha Gillani (English Literature) from Karachi Grammar School, Aeman Muneeb ( Mathematics) from Beaconhouse School System-Jubilee Campus, Ansharah Riaz (Mathematics) from The Mama Parsi Girls’ Secondary School, Azzah Maryum Hyder (Mathematics) from Karachi Grammar School, Meiryum Muhammad Ali (Mathematics) from Karachi Grammar School and Annum Aftab (Principles of Accounts) from St. Patrick Girls’ High School topped in the world. Besides that Abdul Rafey Siddiqui (Statistics) from St Patrick High School has also topped in the world in November 2010 examination session.

Alizeh Tariq Paracha (History) from Karachi Grammar School topped in the world in Cambridge International ‘AS’ level, Tabish Jaleel Sheikh (Business Studies) from Karachi Grammar School, Arwa Snees Rangoonwala (Economics) from Karachi Grammar School and Nasir Altaf (Economics) from Karachi Grammar School topped in the world in Cambridge International ‘A’ level June 2010 examination session.

In Lahore Cambridge level June 2010 examination session, in the subject of Additional Mathematics Hamid Ali from Lahore Grammar School, Irtiza Sohail Butt from Aitchison, Lahore, Muhammad Saif-ur-Rehman from Lahore Grammar School, Mustafa Khalid from Lahore Grammar School, Saba Rahid from Lahore Grammar School bag top position.

Suhail Idrees (Biology) from Lahore Grammar School, Suhail Idrees (Business Studies) from Lahore Grammar School, Asif Yasir (Chemistry) from Ibne Sina College, Syed Muhammad Mashhood Ali Bokhari (Combined Science) from Bloomfield Hall, Umar Farooq Bhatti (Combined Science) from British Council, Muhammad Daniyal (Commerce) from Hamdard Public School, Noorzadeh Salman Raja (English Language) from Lahore Grammar School, Osama Sajid (Geography) from Lahore Grammar School topped in the world.

In Mathematics Syllabus D, Hassan Saeed from Crescent Model Higher Secondary School, Junaid Saleem from Sharif Educational Complex, Khizer Hussain from Lahore Grammar School, Mehwish Akhlaq from Beaconhouse Faisalabad Chapter, Misha Nasir Jamy from Lahore Grammar School, Mohammad Saif-ur-Rehman from Lahore Grammar School, Reesha Arshad from St Peter’s High School, Suhail Idrees from Lahore Grammar School and Syed Zaman Sajjad from Beaconhouse-Defence, Lahore, have topped in the world.

Besides that Suhail Idrees (Physics) from Lahore Grammar School, Fatima Kanwal (Second Language Urdu) from Lahore Learning Campus, Hashim Bukhari (Second Language Urdu) from Resource Academia, Muhammad Haisum Maqsood (Second Language Urdu) from Divisional Model College, Faisalabad, and Noor ul Ain (Second Language Urdu) from Divisional Model College, Faisalabad, topped in the world.

In Cambridge International ‘A’ level June 2010 examination session, Sana Waheed (Biology) from Engro Grammar School, Daharki, Rooshanie Nadia Ejaz (Geaography) from British Council, Lahore, Ahmad Sajjad Cheema (History) from British Council, Lahore, Ghazal Noor Amar (Law) from Beaconhouse Defence, Lahore, Shaiza Ahmed (Sociology) from Lahore Grammar School, Talha Bin Mohsin (Thinking Skills) from Lahore Grammar School, Abdul Sammad Nasir (Mathematics) from Lahore Grammar School, Sana Waheed (Mathematics) from Engro Grammar School, Daharki, topped in the world.

Via: TheNews

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Lahore (NewsPk): Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a global leader in mobile phones and electronics, has sold 10 million of its Android-powered Galaxy S Smartphones. The milestone was reached within seven months after the device was launched, in June 2010.

The Android-powered Galaxy S incorporates a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen and a 1 GHz application processor that enables vibrant HD videos, rich augmented reality content through Layar Reality Browser, and advanced LBS (Location Based Services).

Samsung Pakistan’s Managing Director, Mr. Hee Chang Yee said; “The Galaxy S is the result of our 22 year heritage in the mobile industry. It is the realization of our concept of ‘the Smart Life’ – we wanted to makes users’ lives more convenient, more exciting, and more integrated. This milestone shows that we have succeeded: 10 million Galaxy S users around the world are living the Smart Life. The Galaxy S has set a new standard in Smartphones and outperformed even our expectations”.

The company initiated a number of innovative global content initiatives and consumer engagement programs. NBC and Samsung produced a comedy Show “FCU: Fact Checker’s Unit” and aired it on broadband, mobile and video-on-demand. It was viewed by over 4.5 milllion viewers. Working directly with Galaxy S users, Samsung fosters creation of user-generated commercials and videos. Selected winning videos were promoted on the Current Media website and Samsung mobile fan page.

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Federal Minister for Education and Information Technology, Sardar Assef Ahmed Ali has said that 100,000 youths will be given IT training every year. Addressing a seminar on “Importance of Education in 21st Century” at Al-Hamra Hall on Saturday (Jan-29-2011), he said that he had directed all the concerned departments to chalk-out a comprehensive plan for IT training of the youth, which is the future of Pakistan. The minister said that efforts were being put in order to spread the broad-band system in every nook and corner of the country while 3G Mobile Technology was also being introduced in Pakistan this year. Pakistani youth has great potential in the field of IT and Telecom Technology, he said and hoped that in the field of software, Pakistan would be among top ten countries in future.

 

Sardar Assef said, we will have to allocate five to six per cent of the GDP for education sector for achievement of Millennium Development Goals by 2015. However, the federal and provincial governments are under immense financial pressure due to huge spending on war against terrorism, which is eating the vitals of our country.

 

The minister said that elements, who don’t want Pakistan and Islam, are creating terror in the name of Islam, which always advocates peace, love, tolerance and fraternity. Our holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) had established a peaceful society 1400 years ago, which is a role model of peace even today, he added.

 

The attackers of shrines of Hazrat Data Ganj Bukhsh (RA), Baba Farid (RA) and other saints, cannot be Muslim or civilized people, he asserted.

 

He stressed the need for forging unity among all segments of society to defeat terrorism and extremism once and for all.

 

Despite the challenges of terrorism, resettlement of IDPs, and the calamities of floods in the country, he said, the government was utilizing all available resources for the promotion of education including the technical and vocational training.

 

He said, the value of human resource had been ignored during military rules in Pakistan and the successive military dictators believed that population growth was the major factor hampering Pakistan’s development.
Sardar Assef cited that Japan had become one of the biggest industrial and technological advanced country despite losing two world wars as well as having no mineral resources.

 

The myth of Japan’s success was its focus on human resource, he added.

 

The Minister also appreciated the efforts and contribution of private sector in the vital sector of education.
On this occasion, Punjab Minister for Youth Affairs and Culture, Dr Tanvirul Islam stressed the need for improving the country’s educational system, while taking along the people having new ideas. “Pakistan has great talent in almost every field, however, we have to set our direction and destination in this regard,” he added.

 

Earlier, a presentation was given to participants on the Higher National Diploma (HND) offered by Edexcel, which signed an agreement with World Education Centre UK, in this regard.

 

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has granted HND an equivalence to a two-year Bachelors degree and students are given admission in the 3rd year in universities around the globe to complete their graduation.
Later, both the ministers have given certificates to the participants of ‘21st Century Teachers Training’ organised by World Education Centre.

 

Former Punjab Minister Khush Akhtar Subhani was also present on this occasion.

 

Via: APP

 

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Pakistani students will participate in International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2011 scheduled to be held in May in Los Angeles, United States. A science project supervised by Dr. Tajamul Hussain of the National Centre for Physics (NCP) will be showcased at the international fair in which 1500 teams from across the world would compete and present their projects.

Widely attended by students, the National Science Fair was held during the current month in Islamabad and had showcased more than 80 science projects.
Young scientists from different parts of the country qualified for a place in the national fair after going through rigorous competitions at district and provincial level.

Ambreen Bibi and Mehwish Ghafoor the students of F.G College for Women, G-10/4 Islamabad had designed the project “Degradation of Environmental pollutants with nanocomposites,” which was supervised by Dr. Tajamul Hussain.

This project is aimed at changing the contaminated nullah water into pure drinking water with the help of nanomaterials and sunlight. These nanomaterials were developed and synthesized by scientists of NCP.

The International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) sponsored by Intel since 1997, is the world’s largest pre-college science competition, showcasing the world’s most promising young scientists and inventors.

Intel Education in Pakistan has been holding district, provincial and a national science fair for promoting research based learning in Sciences and Mathematics.

Science Fairs in Pakistan are held in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.

NCP Director General Dr. Hamid Saleem has commended the efforts of Dr. Tajamul Hussain for the science project, which would be showcased at the fair.

Via: APP

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Assignment No. 05 

Semester Fall2010

Database Management Systems-CS403

Due Date: 03/02/2011

Q 1:  Write SQL statements/queries for each of individual scenario given below from the given tables on the next page. 15 marks (3+4+4+4)

1. Create a  simple view showing the names of employees whose designation is ”Instructor”
2. Create a view to list down employees name and designation  of Computer sciences Department
3. Update view to change designation from instructor to lecturer of employee “Ali hassan”
4. Create a view to show number of courses student “VU001” is studying.

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Apna Such Jazba Jagao! "Rise Of Jazba" World Cup video by JazzJazba

Mobilink is Rising Jazba, for Cricket World Cup 2011, through its Youth Targeted brand Jazz Jazba.

As Mobilink is also Official Cellular Part of Pakistan Cricket.

This Song is better than ICC Offical Song.

Watch Rise of jazba video, Listen to Audio or download the song by clicking on read more...

Here is the the official "Rise of Jazba" worldcup video Song by Ali Zafar.
World Cup 2011 Video Song "Rise of Jazba" for Team Pakistan.

Cliclk Play to Watch Or Click Here To Download Ali Zafar's "Rise Of Jazba" Song

Click play to Listen to the official "Rise of Jazba" worldcup song or click here to download

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PTCL has introduced a new 2Mbps Broadband data rate in addition to its existing Broadband data rate packages. The New 2 Mbps data rate is offered to the customers at Rs. 1499 / month with unlimited download.

The new 2Mb data rate as a promo will be offered to all existing 1Mb customers who upgrades to 2Mb at the existing monthly charges of 1Mb for a period of 3 Months without any additional charges.

Post 3 months the prevailing monthly tariff of 2Mb of Rs 1499 will be applicable. Please note that this offer is only valid for the upgrade customers of 1Mb to 2Mbps.

Below are the total PTCL Broadband packages now available for customer

• 1Mb Rs 1199


• 2Mb Rs 1499


• 4Mb Rs 1999


• 6Mb Rs 4999


• 8Mb Rs 6999


• 10Mb Rs 9999

Benefits and key Highlights:

• Range of available Data rates from 1Mbps to 10Mbps to suite customers unique requirements and needs accordingly


• PTCL Broadband service is available in over 1000 cities and towns across the country.


• High speed broadband is the most affordable broadband service in the country


• Seamless experience when streaming and downloading movies, tv shows and music files etc


• Access to rich HD multimedia resources over the internet


• Access to free movies, music, classical Pakistani plays, famous cricket matches, educational and religious contents exclusively for PTCL broadband customers on ‘Buzz’ broadband web infotainment portal.

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Assignment No. 02 Marks: 10

Question

During 2009, company XYZ Ltd. found that certain items had been included in the inventory at 31^stDec, 2008, valued at Rs.4.5 millions which had in fact been sold before the year end. The following figures were reported for the year 2008:

Rs. (‘000)

Sales 50,400

Cost of goods sold (34,570)

Profit before taxation 15,830

Income tax (4,749)

Net Profit 11,081 While the draft figures for the year 2009 are as follows: Rs. (‘000)

Sales 70,000

Cost of goods sold (55,800)

Profit before taxation 14,200

Income tax (4,260)

Net Profit 9,940

The cost of goods sold for the year 2009 includes the value of error in inventory equal to Rs.4.5 millions. Income tax is applied on the company by the taxation agency . 30 % p.a.

Requirement

Prepare the restated income statements for the year 2009 and 2008 as comparative by adjusting the aforementioned inventory error. Show the related calculations of inventory error adjustment as it also carry marks.



Opening Date and Time: January 26th, 2011 At 12:01 A.M. (Mid-Night)
Due Date and Time: January 31st , 2011 At 11:59 P.M. (Mid-Night)
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bacis idea of assignment,company has made the entry of cost
CGS 4.5 milon
to 
Inventroy 4.5 millon
but did not enter sales so sale should be credited with 4.5 millon in 2008
Inventory 4.5 millon
to 
sales 4.5 millon
it mean sale will be added by 4.5 millon in 2008's income statement but CGS remians same

now move to 2009
sale had already been adjusted in 2008 so it will be unchanged in 2009 but CGS in which 4.5 millon has added due to missing entry of sale in 2008 thats why entry will be reversed
Opening Inventroy 
to 
CGS
it mean 4.5 millon will be less in CGS of 2009.

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1 : Solve the given system of differential equations by systematic elimination subject to the indicated initial conditions. 

2 : Find the Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of the given matrix. 


Solution:

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Assignment No.4 (Course STA301)

Fall 2010 (Total Marks 30)

Deadline

Your Assignment must be uploaded/ submitted before or on 23:59 Feb 03, 2011

(STUDENTS ARE STRICTLY DIRECTED TO SUBMIT THEIR ASSIGNMENT BEFORE OR BY DUE DATE. NO ASSIGNMNENT AFTER DUE DATE WILL BE ACCEPTED VIA E.MAIL).

Rules for Marking

It should be clear that your Assignment will not get any credit IF:

The Assignment submitted, via email, after due date.

The submitted Assignment is not found as MS Word document file.

There will be unnecessary, extra or irrelevant material.

The Statistical notations/symbols are not well-written i.e., without using MathType software.

The Assignment will be copied from handouts, internet or from any other student’s file. Copied material (from handouts, any book or by any website) will be awarded ZERO MARKS. It is PLAGIARISM and an Academic Crime.

The medium of the course is English. Assignment in Urdu or Roman languages will not be accepted.

Assignment means Comprehensive yet precise accurate details about the given topic quoting different sources (books/articles/websites etc.). Do not rely only on handouts. You can take data/information from different authentic sources (like books, magazines, website etc) BUT express/organize all the collected material in YOUR OWN WORDS. Only then you will get good marks.

Objective(s) of this Assignment:

The assignment is being uploaded to build up the concepts about sampling techniques and testing of hypothesis. Application of the hypothesis testing and confidence interval.

                                                                                                                                                                                              

How to get sample size from the given information. 

Concepts about unbiasedness and precision

Assignment # 4 (Lessons 31-40)

Question 1:                                                       (Marks: 5x1=5)

Give the answer of short questions.

a)      When we use central limit theorem?

b)      What is the technique to find the estimates of an infinite population?

c)        , what do you say about the estimator T, where  is a parameter?         

d)      How precision of an interval estimate can be increased?

e)      If an 85% confidence interval is 27.5< <43.8, what does this statement mean?

Question 2:                                                         (Marks: 6+4=10)

a)      In an finite population with  and , find the mean and variance for the sampling distribution of if:

                     

b)      Find the value of sample size in case of proportions. 

Question 3:                                        (Marks: 5+5+5=15)

Test the hypothesis 

The masses, in grams, of thirteen ball bearings seen at random from a batch are

            21.4, 23.1, 25.9, 24.7, 23.4, 24.5, 25.0, 22.5, 26.9, 26.4, 25.8, 23.2, 21.9

Calculate a 95% confidence interval for the mean mass of the population.

  If n=36, s=9 and t=2, what is the values of?

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Idealism need not fight capitalism because they can work in harmony, is the message of Khadija Bakhtiar, whose ‘Teach for Pakistan’ project aims to place 40 teachers in 20 under-resourced primary and secondary schools in Karachi this year and the next.

While studying public policy at the University of California, Berkeley, Bakhtiar was inspired by fellow students who had worked with Teach for America, a programme that tries to end educational inequity by sending top university graduates to teach in poor neighbourhoods for two years.

“My colleagues said the project had changed their lives and [they] went on to become advocates for educational reform,” says Bakhtiar, explaining how it sparked her interest and search for other Pakistanis who were interested in starting a similar project in their country.

Indeed, Pakistan is the perfect place to start. Unesco’s senior national specialist for education, Arshad Saeed Khan, has said that the average Pakistani spends a mere 5.7 years in school.

Given the dire situation, Teach for Pakistan has mirrored the American model as it hopes to become a “nationwide movement” that can address the education crisis in the country.

“Teach for Pakistan” defies the concept of traditional charity because the programme pays a competitive salary and has a high, meaningful impact on the life of the teacher and student simultaneously. It plans to target public and private charity schools and hopes to expand to Lahore and rural Sindh in the following years.

INTERNEWS

About Tech For Pakistan Project [http://www.teachforpakistan.edu.pk/]

What Is Tech For Pakistan Project ?

Teach For Pakistan is a nationwide movement of graduates and young professionals who will commit two years to teach in under-resourced schools and go on to become lifelong leaders working from across all fields to expand educational opportunity.

An independent social enterprise, Teach For Pakistan is a partner in the Teach For All global network of similar enterprises in 18 countries around the world.

The Teach For Pakistan Fellowship is a full-time, paid position that will allow participants to develop leadership and professional skills that are highly transferable from teaching to other fields including public policy, business, management and journalism. This experience is compatible with the pursuit of a very broad range of personal and professional goals, and can increase participants’ ability to make an impact in the long run. Throughout the two years, Fellows will be provided on-going teaching support as well as various networking and mentoring opportunities for professional and career development.

Teach For Pakistan plans to place its first cohort of 40 Fellows in August 2011. These Fellows will be placed in under-resourced schools in Karachi.

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The founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, has announced US $17 million for Pakistan’s polio eradication programme; the amount is in addition to the existing commitments made with the country’s Expanded Programme on Immunisation.

Bill Gates announced the support during his meeting with a high-powered Pakistani health delegation Wednesday at Abu Dhabi, where Gates had especially flown in to discuss ways and means to rid Pakistan of polio, a cause his organization — Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — is supporting across the world.

The Pakistani delegation was led by Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Social Sector Shahnaz Wazir Ali, and comprised Director General Health Dr. Assad Hafeez, Secretary Health Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Munir Azam, Pakistan’s Ambassador to UAE Jamil Ahmad Khan, National EPI Manager Dr. Altaf Bosan and Focal Person for the Polio Emergency Plan Dr. Rehan Hafiz.

Shahnaz Wazir Ali handed over to Bill Gates, a letter from President Zardari in the context of his recent meeting with him in the US and his support to Pakistan in the field of immunisation, including polio eradication. She briefed Gates on the newly-launched emergency action plan for polio eradication and current status of activities carried out by Pakistan to meet the challenges in this regard.

Gates had intense discussions on all aspects of the plan, covering managerial, technical, financial as well as research activities. He expressed support for the government of Pakistan towards its efforts for polio eradication in particular and enhancing routine immunization in general. Challenges confronting the polio effort in Pakistan were discussed in detail, with Gates pledging all-out support to deal with issues that have impeded progress in this area. Introduction of new vaccine under co-financing arrangement with GAVI was also discussed. Specific areas for research in polio and immunization were proposed to be carried out in the country.

Gates expressed his intention to visit Pakistan in the near future to see progress in the polio emergency action plan. The president and prime minister of Pakistan have already provided leadership towards this cause.

Internationally, the Gates Foundation supports work in more than 100 countries, including Pakistan. Immunization is one of the important areas of the foundation’s global focus and includes grants of US $1.5 billion to the GAVI Alliance to support new vaccine introduction and US $456 million for PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative. The foundation is also one of the most generous supporters to the Global Polio Eradication Programme, with contributions over 10 years now in excess of US $800 million.

In Pakistan, the foundation has contributed $100 million to the national polio effort, supporting work by the World Health Organisation, Unicef and Rotary since 2008. This includes a $33 million contribution to a World Bank ‘buy down’ for vaccines that leveraged a $74 million contribution for the procurement of oral polio vaccine. The Foundation also recently provided grants of US $1.3 million as flood relief assistance for the flood affected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A part of this grant was provided through the International Rescue Committee, while a separate grant was made directly to the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

via: TheNews

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An agreement has been signed between Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and NRSP Microfinance Bank Limited for the provisioning of ICT services. NRSP Microfinance Bank will utilize the IP-Connect for their primary network and satellite based DVBS-2 for primary backup. In addition, PTCL’s i-Sentry product line will be used to provide surveillance at NRSP branches.

IP-Connect a layer III MPLS network will be deployed nationwide connecting the NRSP Branches with fiber based aggregation at the NRSP Head Office. PTCL is the largest national services provider with most number of physical and geographical PoPs across the nation. With PTCL’s MPLS network, NRSP can maintain its online communication within all the branches and beyond round the clock at a very economical pricing.

Satellite based, DVBS-2 connectivity network for all NRSP bank branches scattered in different parts of the country will form the backup network. With the combination of MPLS and DVBS-2, PTCL will ensure 99.9% uptime for branch connectivity of the bank. DVBS-2 system is the latest technology in satellite based communications that is both reliable and cost effective.

With I-Sentry services, PTCL will provide round the clock surveillance services for the branch network of the bank based on its state-of-art backend IP network meeting the current security requirements. The agreement signing ceremony was held at the NRSP Bank Head office Bahawalpur.

About PTCL's I-Sentry Surveillance:

What is PTCL i-Sentry Surveillance Service / System ?

It allows customers to easily, quickly and cost effectively deploy network video monitoring at their offices, stores, manufacturing plants, shopping outlets etc. Live or recorded videos can be viewed using standard PCs, mobile phones, palmtops or laptops from anywhere in the world.

Key Highlights:

High quality videos over secure internet and private connectivity level packages:

i-Sentry-Economy designed for customers (individuals, small, and medium sized businesses) who require multiple un-interrupted surveillance of their private locations using a static Public IP.

• HUB is offered on fixed bandwidth rate i.e. 2 Mbps (shared)


• Each node will carry 512 Kbps data rate on shared basis


• Maximum offered nodes: 30 Nos.


• Single static public IP on each node


• Service provisioning requires an access infrastructure capable of supporting DSL broadband/multimedia services from customer premises to PTCL core network

i-Sentry-Premium Quality designed for customers who require un-interrupted video access between their offices over a secure private network dedicated for surveillance services only.

• Surveillance on a secure private link (VPN) with Committed Information Rate (CIR) between customer’s HUB and Node(s).


• HUB is offered on fixed 4 Mbps bandwidth while each node will carry 512 Kbps data rate.


• One static private IP on each node


• Maximum offered nodes: 30 Nos.


• Packages require minimum two locations; one is designated as HUB where video streams from all locations shall be accumulated and rest are nominated as Node(s). 

Note: i-Sentry service only supports protocols required to run video and voice streams. Therefore service cannot be used for purposes other than surveillance.

Salient Features

• CPE Warranty (Limited): 12 Months by Manufacturer


• Camera Warranty: As per Manufacturer.


• Free Static IP


• 24x7 Technical Support

Demand Generation:
The service is offered to clients by regional Key Account Managers (KAMs) through direct/personal contact.

CCC Helpline: 111-20-20-20

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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in collaboration with Telecom Service Providers, has launched “Online Complaints Management System” to resolve the grievances of the cellular phone customers immediately.

Federal Minister for Information Technology, Sardar Aseff Ahmed Ali, inaugurated the "Online Complaints Management System" at PTA headquarters Yesterday (jan 28, 2011).

The new CMS system developed by (PTA) would enable telecom consumers to lodge their complaints regarding telecom services online and to have prompt response on them. This system is integrated with operators and the telecom Authority. Chairman PTA Dr. Mohammad Yaseen, Member Finance, Syed Nasrul Karim Ghaznavi, and Member Technical, Dr. Khawar Siddique Khokhar, were also present during the ceremony.

To Lodge a Complaint against Service Provider: Click Here

Before completing the Complaint form, kindly follow this link What information is required for lodging complaint to PTA

Customers can also Check their Complaint Status by following this link. or http://128.121.21.25/$sitepreview/pta.gov.pk/complaint/cform2.php?start=1

For all the other methods, download/print the complaint form: Complaint Form English (PDF)

You may email your completed complaint form and supporting documents to complaint [at] pta.gov.pk

The Minister said that PTA is doing a good job by addressing the grievances and complaints of consumers of the telecom sector and it is ensuring the provision of quality services. The launch of 'Online Complaint Management System' would prove to be a significant step towards the achievement of these objectives, he added. The Minister said, "Government is there to provide policy guidelines and directions, it is the responsibility of the institution to deliver to the public in line with the policy guidelines". He also discussed with the Secretary IT and chairman PTA the plan and scope of starting training programs in IT sector for educated youth of the country to enable them to get jobs in local and international markets. On this occasion, Chairman PTA briefed the Minister on Pakistan telecom sector development. He said that PTA has successfully established a thriving telecom industry in Pakistan which is providing the state of the art telecom, broadband and ICT services. The Chairman said that PTA has encouraged development of local contents and created awareness on it. It has introduced Information Rabta Portal to facilitate internet users to get information on Pakistan. He said PTA organized Consumer Forums at different cities to seek views of consumers on telecom services. PTA also introduced new system to block unwanted calls/SMS.

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wi-tribe launches its services now in Faisalabad

After Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi, wi-tribe is now available in Faisalabad.

Intrested Ones, from Faisalabad, can apply online to get wi-tribe services in Faisalabad by filling out this application form or by visiting http://www.wi-tribe.pk/faisalabad/

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• Speed Boost with Wi-tribe!

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Quiz # 4
Dated: Jan 28, 11

Announcement For Quiz

There will be an online Quiz # 4. The Quiz will cover from Lecture # 1 to Lecture # 39.

Quiz Schedule
Opening Date and Time: January 31 , 2011 At 12:01 A.M. (Mid-Night)
Closing Date and Time: February 02 , 2011 At 11:59 P.M. (Mid-Night)

 

24 hours extra time is not available

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GDB No.2
Dated:
Jan 28, 11

Semester “Fall 2010”

“Corporate Finance (Fin622)”

This is to inform that Graded Discussion Board (GDB) will be opened according to the following schedule

Schedule

Opening Date and Time : January 31, 2011 At 12:01 A.M. (Mid-Night)

Closing Date and Time: February 02 , 2011 At 11:59 P.M. (Mid-Night)

Topic/Area for Discussion

“ Working Capital Management”

Note: The discussion question will be from the area/topic mentioned above. So start learning about the topic now.

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