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Secretariat Coordination Council Holds “Best PMS Officer Award” Ceremony
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PESHAWAR : The Secretariat Coordination Council organized a prestigious “Best PMS Officer Award” ceremony in Peshawar, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister Muzammil Aslam attending as the chief guest. The event aimed to recognize and encourage Provincial Management Service (PMS) officers who have demonstrated outstanding professional performance.
During the ceremony, the best-performing PMS officer was presented with a shield and an honorary award. A large number of government officers, employees, and distinguished guests from various departments attended the event.
Addressing the gathering, Finance Minister Muzammil Aslam praised the professionalism, integrity, dedication, and commitment to public service displayed by PMS officers. He stated that recognizing and encouraging capable and hardworking officers enhances institutional performance and helps ensure the delivery of better public services.
On the occasion, Chairman of the Secretariat Coordination Council, Zafar Khan Yousafzai, said that the Council’s objective is to acknowledge the outstanding services of government officers and employees and motivate them to perform even better. He added that such ceremonies promote merit, healthy competition, and a spirit of public service within government institutions.
At the conclusion of the event, the Secretariat Coordination Council, its cabinet, and all the organizers were commended for successfully arranging the ceremony. Participants also expressed their resolve to continue recognizing and encouraging outstanding officers through similar initiatives in the future.
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NTC Launches Sovereign AI Infrastructure with GPUaaS Platform
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Islamabad: The National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC), is set to deliver high-performance Graphics Processing Unit as a Service (GPUaaS) and Model as a Service (MaaS) across its highly secure, state-managed Data Centers. Serving as foundation of the country’s e-governance infrastructure, NTC’s new sovereign Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiative is designed to fulfill the state’s expanding computational demands, offering secure, high-speed, and localized alternatives to public clouds while ensuring the required safety of sensitive public sector data.
To bring this vision to life, NTC has signed a landmark three-year contract with DataVault to deploy advanced, enterprise-grade, NVIDIA-licensed GPU hardware including the industry-leading H200, A100, and B200 series. This strategic partnership establishes NTC as Pakistan’s premier local hub for sovereign AI and Machine Learning (ML) services. The high-performance hardware will power a dedicated platform tailored to host and run state-of-the-art Large Language Models (LLMs) securely within NTC’s managed environment, including top-tier models such as Llama 3.1 (8B, 3.3 70B, and 4 Maverick), GPT-OSS 20B, Qwen3 32B, Kimi K2, and cutting-edge Text-to-Speech (TTS) services.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, the Managing Director of NTC Major General (R) Ali Farhan, emphasized the critical importance of localized infrastructure: “Computing power is the backbone of modern digital infrastructure. By securing high-performance NVIDIA GPUs and hosting advanced AI models locally, NTC is taking a decisive step to protect Pakistan’s digital sovereignty. This self-hosted, highly secure environment minimizes exposure to public clouds while providing our designated government clients with world-class AI inference and training capabilities”.
The implementation partner, DataVault will work alongside NTC to deliver enterprise-grade performance, targeting an ambitious 99.9% monthly uptime SLA backed by 24/7/365 technical support.
