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...
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...
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...
Sami Hinedi moves in as Acting CEO of Wi-Tribe Pakistan while ex-CEO Mohammad Sadiq is going to return to Qtel while being on the BoD of Wi-Tribe, said an official statement. Mohammad Sadiq, CEO of wi-tribe Pakistan, is set to return to his post at Qtel after successfully completing his term in launching the operations in Pakistan. The announcement...
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...
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...
PTCL is going to get aggressive with hosting business as well. This is evident from its recently announced data center facility in Karachi. PTCL has been offering web hosting and domain registration service since long, however, it didn’t show the seriousness the way it is demonstrating now. For hosting packages from PTCL click here Tough time...
By Naveed Ul Haq ISOC Pakistan While living in today’s world of technological modernization where humans and devices are in continuous interaction with each other, Internet evolved as a unique innovation that now has became a necessity. This evolution didn’t happen overnight, it has an historic link with ARPANET (a defense based project initiated...
Google has become an essential part of our online lives. Gmail, Google Docs, Search Engine, Feed Reader, Maps, Google Earth, YouTube and What Not? I am not doubting the ease this single company has brought to our lives, but at the same ever you thought that Google stores all the activities you do on internet, for instance, what searches you did, emails...
As we covered earlier about the end of Student Discount Packages over 1 MB, it has been officially confirmed now that company is discontinuing all student packages above 1 MB. A company statement has said that all packages of greater than 1 Mbps i.e., 2 Mbps and 4 Mbps broadband services will not have the student package discount applicable which...
Just one day after PTCL announced WiFi DSL CPE (router); here comes the bad news, largest broadband internet provider is discontinuing student discount above 1 MB links. We have received multiple emails confirming this, however, we couldn’t contact call center ourselves. Reportedly, all student package holders who are availing 2 MB links are informed...
Power over Ethernet or PoE as it is more commonly known; is progressively establishing its name as ‘The universal power socket’. The term didn’t quite actually moved me until a couple of weeks back, when I bought a wireless broadband connection, for which the operating company handed me over an outdoor CPE (CPEo) and dispatched a field engineering...
The subject says it all. You just have to witness it for yourself. Following is the snapshot of Pakistan’s official website (http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/) Original Website address is www.president.gov.pk which leads us to Following Page…! But what will you say, if his official website links to wrong website as well? Don’t you believe?...
