ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) has finalized all arrangements for the Spectrum Auction for Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) to be held on 23rd April 2014. The Auction process will start at 8 AM Pakistan Standard Time. Bidders will be allowed to log into the AuctionRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) The Senate’s standing committee on Human Rights on Monday approved a resolution that seeks to unblock the popular video-sharing website Youtube in Pakistan. The video-sharing website has been blocked in Pakistan since September 2012 over its failure to take down the blasphemous “Innocence of Muslims” movieRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Implementation of E-office system in all Federal Ministries/Divisions should be done expeditiously within stipulated time frame- Minister of State for IT. Minister of State for IT Mrs. Anusha Rahman chaired a review meeting to assess the progress of e-office suit being implemented in Federal Ministers/DivisionsRead More →
China and Saudi Arabia, where internet freedom is largely restricted Ban on YouTube (the one implemented in September 2012) was only the beginning ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Weeks after taking the position as the Minister of State for Information Technology (IT), Anusha Rahman tweeted from her official account thatRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Historically the PSDP IT project titled “E-office Replication” was approved on 30th April, 2007, and the said application was developed and implemented at Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT) under a pilot PSDP project in 2004. However, in the past, the said project was delayed sinceRead More →
ISLAMABAD (BMZ REPORT ) Justice Jawwad S Khawaja on Thursday said the constitution is supreme and parliament has no authority to legislate against it. He gave these remarks while presiding over a three-member bench of the Supreme Court (SC) during the course of hearing of 3-G case. He also observed,Read More →
LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Punjab government and National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) for computerisation of arms licenses in Punjab. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan were the chief guests at the ceremony heldRead More →
KARACHI ( TAHIR REPORT ) The two-day “PROCOM.net 2014, All Pakistan Programming, Engineering and Business Competition”, will be held on April 9 and 10. The event is being jointly organized by Foundation for Advancement of Science and Technology FAST and National University (NU), of Computer and Engineering Sciences, at theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Less than a day after the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan launched UmarMedia.com – a website hosting videos, a magazine, and its leaders’ interviews and statements – it was mysteriously taken down. A news release issued by the information and publication wing of the TTP said Umar Media,Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) The treasury members of the National Assembly (NA) on Tuesday opposed a resolution demanding the lifting of the ban on YouTube while another resolution, seeking an improvement and regulation in the curriculum of religious seminaries, was passed in the House. Both resolutions were tabled by PakistanRead More →
LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) Wateen Telecom participated in the recently concluded CIO SUMMIT 2014. The aim of the summit was to bring together top influencers and leaders from the IT industry to discuss solutions for Pakistan’s IT needs and companies to showcase their products and services. The theme forRead More →
KARACHI (TAHIR REPORT ) After a significant growth in the latest quarter, Intel is now gearing up for product enhancement and improved features to reinvent desktop computing, according to an official press release. Intel’s desktop business was up 7% on a year-on-year basis in the fourth quarter of 2013, whichRead More →