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Contents:
1) About bit.listserv.pakistan (PNS).
2) Welcome to Pakistan News Service (PNS)
3) History & Data on PNS
4) Introduction to PNS Forums.
5) Pictures of Pakistan on FTP site
6) Services Offered by PNS
7) List of files on the Listserv
8) Pakistan News Service Reference Guide
9) Where to Send Contributions
10) PNS Staff & how to contact them
11) Archived Publications ('93-Current)
12) WWW Home Page & Links
13) This FAQ- Archive Info, History & Credits.
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Subject: 1) About bit.listserv.pakistan (PNS).
The newsgroup 'bit.listserv.pakistan' is distribution of
BITnet LISTs "PAKISTAN@ASUACAD" & "PAKISTAN@PSUVM" called
"The Pakistan News Service."
The gateway established at American Univ. is bi-directioal.
This allows digest/newsletter posted by the editors on LISTSERV
to appear on USENET 'bit.listserv.pakistan.'
Any submission sent to 'bit.listserv.pakistan' is routed to the
editors of PNS automatically.
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Subject: 2) Welcome to Pakistan News Service (PNS)
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P A K I S T A N N E W S S E R V I C E
Founded on: 3 Safar 1412 Hijri, Wednesday, 14 August 1991
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| Muhammad Javed Iqbal, Kamran Aftab, |
| Syed Irfan Ashraf, Syed Asim Ali, |
| Nauman Kassim Mysorewala |
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Salaam o Alaekum,(Greetings)
We are pleased to announce the commencement of Pakistan News Service. Its
first official posting was on 14th August 1991.
The Pakistan News Service is a community based volunteer group. The goal is
to share the information concerning or regarding Pakistan with the rest of
the network community in general & with Pakistani community in particular.
The Pakistan News Service thrives on contributions, in terms of news, info
& articles from its readers. All the information gathered is made available
free of charge to the readers/subscribers.
The Pakistan News Service provides news from various sources and info on a
variety of topic, this includes but is not limited to the following:
1. Radio Pakistan News
2. News Clips from Pakistani Newpapers
3. News about Pakistan from internation News Agencies.
4. Exchange rates for Pakistani Ruppee
5. Radio Pakistan Frequency Chart & Timings
6. Pakistan- U.S. Tax Treaty: Filing Income Tax Return in the U.S.
7. Info on Travel Agents dealing with travel arrangements to Pakistan
8. Info on remitting money to Pakistan.
9. Articles, news briefs, receipies, miscellaneous info etc
10. Moderated discussions on Pakistan
11. Discussion on Computer Technology
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Subject: 3) History & Data on PNS
PNS HISTORY:
August 14, 1991. Pakistan News Service (PAKISTAN @ ASUACAD) commences
March 30, 1992. An automonous subsidiary of Pakistan News Service,
"Muslim News Network (MNN)" (MUSLIMS @ ASUACAD) established.
April 30, 1992. Pakistan News Service reaches 1,000 direct subscribers.
May 2, 1992. Pakistan News Service (PNS) Peers on PSUVM.(PAKISTAN @ PSUVM)
August 10, 1992. Muslim News Network (MNN) Peers on PSUVM. (MUSLIMS @ PSUVM)
August 14, 1992. MNN renames to IINN (Islamic Information & News Network).
Sept. 1, 1992. Independent SuperComputing Forum (SCF) formed.
Feb. 1, 1993. SCF formally linked to PNS.
July 20, 1993. Internet Relay Chat Bot for PNS Headlines: /msg PakNews Help
Sept 1, 1993. PNS FTP Site - Major Reorganization
Sept 15, 1993. PNS Mailing List established for difficult email addresses.
Oct 1, 1993. PNS-L @ PSUVM Pakistan News Service Discussion Opens.
Dec 15, 1993. PNS, PNS-L & IINN gatewayed to USENET.
Feb 1, 1994. PNS-L Archives available from 'listserv@psuvm'
March 1, 1994. SCF renamed to CTF (Computer Technology Forum) & revitalized.
April 1, 1994. CTF moved to site: gnu.ai.mit.edu.
May 15, 1994. Frequently Asked Questions Document Approved for IINN.
June 15, 1994. Frequently Asked Questions Documents Approved for PNS & PNS-L
August 14, 1995. WWW Pages setup for PNS Forums.
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Subject: 4) Introduction to PNS Forums.
The Pakistan News Service Group enjoys four feathers in its cap. Ranging
from mainstream NewsLetter to digest on computer technology in Pakistan.
Two of those forums, namely, IINN & CTF are considered "sister forums"
or "independent subsidiary of Pakistan News Service."
The following is a list of Pakistan News Service Forums:
PNS (Pakistan News Service Newsletter)
Provides almost daily coverage of news on Pakistan & events in
Pakistan. Contact Address: Pakis...@asuacad.bitnet.
PNS-L (Pakistan News Service Discussions)
A moderated discussion forum on topics related to Pakistan. It
also covers special events e.g. elections. Publication is put
out once a week. Contact Address: pn...@psuvm.bitnet
IINN (Islamic Information & News Network)
A weekly digest covering news & events in Islamic World. Articles
& info on Islam in non-political & academic environment.
Contact Address: musl...@asuacad.bitnet
CTF (Computer Technology Forum)
Monthly digest covering Computer Technology as it relates
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