Japanese IT firm to invest $50m

Published October 30, 2008

KARACHI, Oct 29: DTS Inc., a Japanese IT company, plans to invest $50 million in the next five years by setting up a call centre, data centre and Japanese language centre in Karachi.

DTS Director Irfan Siddiqui in a statement on Tuesday said that the investment would generate over 1,500 jobs and the company would proceed towards manufacturing of computer hardware and IT-related products as well.

Provincial Minister for Commerce and Industries Rauf Siddiqui and Japanese Consul General Akinori Wada would attend the foundation stone laying ceremony of the company, he said.

Opinion

Editorial

Kurram atrocity
Updated 22 Nov, 2024

Kurram atrocity

It would be a monumental mistake for the state to continue ignoring the violence in Kurram.
Persistent grip
22 Nov, 2024

Persistent grip

PAKISTAN has now registered 50 polio cases this year. We all saw it coming and yet there was nothing we could do to...
Green transport
22 Nov, 2024

Green transport

THE government has taken a commendable step by announcing a New Energy Vehicle policy aiming to ensure that by 2030,...
Military option
Updated 21 Nov, 2024

Military option

While restoring peace is essential, addressing Balochistan’s socioeconomic deprivation is equally important.
HIV/AIDS disaster
21 Nov, 2024

HIV/AIDS disaster

A TORTUROUS sense of déjà vu is attached to the latest health fiasco at Multan’s Nishtar Hospital. The largest...
Dubious pardon
21 Nov, 2024

Dubious pardon

IT is disturbing how a crime as grave as custodial death has culminated in an out-of-court ‘settlement’. The...