Azm-e-Alishan is a national awareness drive initiated by concerned Pakistanis to enlighten and inspire the people for a better and progressive Pakistan. It is to celebrate 70 years of the Lahore resolution and to re-create the spirit of nationhood for a positive future. As Pakistanis we need to come together once more, to dig deep and find that passion...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Just recently we wrote on importance of local content generation and its important for broadband and ICT uplift in the country. Now in this conference held yesterday over the on the same topic, and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has said that it will encourage and facilitate local content providers to participate in the ICT based economy...
Websites in Pakistan are doubling up, no doubt about it. More websites mean more opportunity for hosting companies. But when I look around, at my friends, friends of friends I don’t see them trusting much on local hosting companies. As a matter of fact, ProPakistani would love to do business with a local company, for instance our servers are locally...
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has launched a special program for the promotion of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) Sector of Pakistan. In this connection, an inaugural ceremony was held at PTA Headquarters, Islamabad wherein Advisor to the Prime Minister on IT, Sardar Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa formally inaugurated the PTA program...
A common Pakistani internet user, when logs-in the computer with Internet Access, he has usually nothing much to do, besides email, facebook and maybe couple of news sites at most – and then what? If he is not Yahoo/MSN chatter then he is left with not many options to explore but to sign-off and get back to his life. If we are talking about 5 million...
Warid has ultimately decided to take Facebook as a serious medium. Not through a conventional fan page with a simple game, while offering iPod Shuffle for the winners. http://apps.facebook.com/waridfixthemix/ There is this one advert of Warid’s recent campaign – all you need is to complete the advert by fixing the picture. One who will complete...
As spotted by CodeWeek, Fly By, Pakistan’s first Flash Game has ultimately appeared on Facebook, and already it has attracted more than 800 users from all over the world. Fly By is developed by Web Sketchers, a team of individuals who graduated from FAST-NU Lahore in 2009. The game is visually spectacular, rich in colors, and encompasses eye-catching...
Pervez Musharraf has transformed from a military ruler and president of Pakistan to a friend of more than 140,000 Facebookers. Being the most successful campaigner on Facebook amongst all other Pakistani Politicians, Musharraf has now become one of the Facebook Stars worldwide. Facebook actually turned out to be an opportunity for the retired general,...
The BBC World Service global poll showed that 60 percent of Pakistanis who use the Internet regard it as a good place to find a partner. The poll, conducted among nearly 11,000 Internet users across 19 countries, revealed that India and Pakistan are among the countries with the greatest numbers of enthusiasts for Internet introductions. “This...
