ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) The people of Pakistan will not be able to watch video-sharing website ‘YouTube’ any time soon as the government has failed to make any progress on the issue of preventing blasphemous and pornographic content on the website, The News reported. Sources said, contrary to tall claims made byRead More →
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 (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) 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) The Centre for Policy studies held its third seminar focused on the economy of Pakistan today at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT). Topic of the seminar was, Economy of Pakistan: The Way Forward. Rector CIIT Dr. S.M.Junaid Zaidi presented welcome address. Six eminent scholars of Pakistan fromRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) If seriousness and commitment on the part of Nawaz Sharif government is to be adjudged it should be done, inter alia, on the yardstick of achievements of Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom under the inspiring leadership of Anusha Rehman, the Minister of State for IT and Telecom.Read More →
DUBAI (MEDIA) Pakistan Telecommunication Co (PTCL), a unit of UAE’s Etisalat, has submitted a takeover bid for rival mobile operator Warid Telecom, according to a filing with the Karachi stock exchange. PTCL made the offer to acquire 100 per cent of Warid on Sept. 30 and it is valid forRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Microsoft chairman Bill Gates acknowledged that the “CTRL-ALT-DEL” means of logging into your Windows PC was a mistake, although done with the best of intentions. Gates, interviewed at Harvard University last week, said that the awkward three-finger combination was actually implemented for security purposes. P.C World reported. “BasicallyRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) The World Bank ICT Mission called on the Minister of State for IT on 23rd September 2013 regarding future developments in the Information and Communication and (ICT) policies. The mission was represented by Ms. Tenzin Dolma Norbhu, Team Leader and Regional ICT Coordinator, who met with the MinisterRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) A meeting was held at the Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT) between senior officials and representatives of the IT Industry in Pakistan. The meeting was presided by the Honorable Minister of State for IT, Ms. Anusha Rehman to discuss matters pertaining to strengthening the governance of the ITRead More →