ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) A just promulgated law hits “crimes against computers including cyber crimes, internet offences and other crimes related to information technology”, if committed with the purpose of waging war against Pakistan or threatening its security. The news reported. The law carries heavy punishment ranging from ten years’ imprisonment toRead More →
ISLAMABAD (BMZ REPORT) Etisalat Group, the leading telecoms operator in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, at GITEX Technology Week celebrated an enduring partnership with MasterCard that has brought award-winning technology to the market. “Over the last few years, Etisalat has used GITEX as a platform to launch innovative solutionsRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Ms. Anusha Rahman, Minister of State for IT & Telecom chaired a meeting regarding establishment of Telecenters in rural areas of Pakistan in Islamabad here today. The meeting was attended by Mr. Akhlaq Tarrar, Secretary IT, Senior Officials from USF, and a team of senior officials from NADRARead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) The full-sized iPad got the biggest upgrade. It’s now called the iPad Air and is significantly thinner and lighter than the last iPad. It weighs just one pound and is 7.5 mm thin. Inside, the iPad Air is powered by Apple’s new A7 processor, the same zippy chipRead More →
ISLAMABAD (BMZ REPORT) Ministry of Information Technology & Telecom has appointed Mr Fasial Sattar new Ceo of Universal Service Fund (USF). The notification issued in this regard. He will take charge possibly next month. He was selected by high powered committee last month headed by Federal sectary Information Techonlg andRead More →
Islamabad (MEDIA) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the largest ICT services provider in the country, has announced consolidated revenues of Rs. 100.5 billion for nine months period ended on September 30, 2013. The financial results for the period ended September 2013 were announced today at the Company’s Board of DirectorsRead More →
ISLAMABAD (Mahreen report) Ms. Anusha Rehman, State Minister for IT and Telecom, chairing a meeting with USF team regarding the establishment of telecenters in rural areas USF yesterday announced that it will establish more than 35 telecenters in the rural areas across Pakistan. Ms. Anusha Rehman, Minister of state forRead More →
KARACHI (MEDIA) The telecom sector, which is in the process of finalising the 3G auction in Pakistan, welcomed steps by the government to facilitate the industry, the most recent of which was not suspending cellphone activity during the Eid holidays; a practice commonly adopted by the previous government and oneRead More →
LAHORE: (MEDIA) Telecom companies operating in Pakistan these days are neck and neck, locked in competition with each other. Industry experts believe that the telecom subscriber base has now reached a point of saturation. There are a lot of hopes pinned on the future, especially for the upcoming Third GenerationRead More →
KARACHI(MEDIA) First, it was Youtube. Now, if the government of Sindh has its way, it could well be goodbye to Skype, Whatsapp, Viber and Tango for the people of this province in southeastern Pakistan. At least for the next three months. IPS reported on it blog. Part of everyday vocabularyRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) In a matter of weeks, everyone on Facebook will be searchable by name. But you’ll still have ways to control who sees your content, as long as you can navigate Facebook’s web of privacy controls. Facebook is pulling the plug on a setting that allowed people to preventRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Luxembourg’s data protection authority is investigating Microsoft-owned Skype for its alleged cooperation with the U.S. National Security Agency’s Prism spying program, the agency said Friday. Luxembourg’s data protection authority, CNPD, is investigating Skype’s links to NSA spying programs after receiving several complaints, said Tom Kayser, a spokesman forRead More →