After Punjab Assembly, NWFP’s provincial assembly has also passed a resolution to put immediate ban on late night calling packages. In fact they went even further, and demanded ban on SMS packages too. Some may term the SMS part little harsh, but night packages are not seen well by many eyes. By the way, Punjab Assembly passed a similar resolution;...
There should be a list, publicly available on PTA website, of the banned websites in Pakistan along with the reason of the ban. Along with, there should also be a procedure to review the decisions of blocking such websites. This was demanded by Press United to Serve Humanity (PUSH), a Pakistan-based non-profit, non-governmental, and non-sectarian consortium...
Forbes today released a list of the top billionaires in the world, where Bill Gates lost his crown to Mexican telecom tycoon, Carlos Slim. There is a good news that Business Tycoon Mian Mohammad Mansha has made his slot in Forbes billionaire list, first Pakistani to achieve the glory. Mansha’s Nishat Group is Pakistan’s largest exporter of cotton...
Ever wanted to remain in touch with cricket happening while on the go? Here is the best way to do that if you own an iPhone. Champions is a cricket application that gives you the power to get up-to-date game information quickly and easily. Our aim was to provide easy to use interface and a fun interactive way to see and follow your cricket. Application...
In a study conducted by the BBC World Service, four in five respondents said they believe web access is a fundamental right. 27,000 people from 26 countries were surveyed. 78 percent of Internet users believed the Web gave them greater freedom, while nine in 10 said it was a good place to learn. Almost 50 percent of those who used the Internet said...
Guest post by Hassan Baig who runs Islamabad based Facebook development start-up called White Rabbits. After the introduction of Facebook’s Open Platform in late 2007, the social gaming industry has become hot with hundreds of millions of dollars poured in by venture capitalists. Moreover since 2007, several large Facebook gaming companies have...
Blogging has taken the world by storm. It is increasingly becoming the most popular method to express one’s thoughts and feelings on the internet, as well as an effective medium to earn a respectable living. These days, all the business around the world, and specifically the technology industry maintains at least one official web log to announce its...
The ministry of information technology has been asked to draft a proposal for a ban on the import of used computers and IT accessories, on directions of President Asif Ali Zardari. Earlier, LCCI had requested the president to ban the sale of used/old computers. If ban imposed, no vendor/seller will be able to sell used/computers in the market, eventually...
Feline Frenzy is what they have named it; a Facebook Game from Islamabad based start-up called White Rabbit. Play Feline Frenzy here: http://apps.facebook.com/feline-frenzy/ Become a Fan here Gameplay is about throwing boots at birds in the sky from a thrower that can turn right or left to aim the birds. Along with there are cats flowing down hanged...
Mobilink has been recognized for Marketing Excellence by the Marketing Association of Pakistan (MAP). The MAP Marketing Excellence Award for 2009 has been conferred upon Bilal Munir Sheikh, Vice President Marketing Mobilink for outstanding Performance in the field of Marketing & Management, and for making a significant difference in the Organization’s...
There are around or above 90 data centralization projects in the queue at NADRA, which will ultimately enable all the data of several dozen departments linked with your CNIC number, told us high level sources at NADRA. Orientation of projects is yet to be made public; however, NADRA is planning big to make all the data of the country to be linked with...
PEMRA has recently formulated fee structure and rules for Digital Cable TV in Pakistan. Authority is envisioning the completion of enriched Digital Cable TV network deployment till 2015. However, it looks that the rollout is somewhat mismanaged and mis-planned by all the cable operators. It is apparent that either they are fully prepared to go digital,...
Facebook can send your Facebook friends’ updates on your Mobile for Free. Ufone has advertised the whole process on their website. Currently Facebook is offering Updates for Ufone, Mobilink, Telenor and Warid. Below is the complete process of how to register your Mobile number with your Facebook Account. Registration Process: To activate Facebook...
By A Cellular User I have been living in this country since I was born 37 years ago. I have seen so many ups and downs in the country, when I was told that Pakistan is in serious crisis. Worst of all, all the serious situations were severe than the previous ones. As a common person, with my limited vision, I can understand that all those situations...
Earlier today I came across this news playing on GEO television network where they showed an email sent from PM cell. The address was mentioned as pmmediaoffice gmail.com. Went into shock and awe. The government official channel is using GMAIL account. What is going on here? Thought it was some kinda mistake so I just googled the email address and...
