ISLAMABAD (SPECIAL REPORT) The Election Commission of Pakistan Monday shut down its website after it experienced overwhelming traffic following the uploading of nomination papers of candidates aspiring to contest the general election. Around 50,000 people were visiting the website per minute which slowed it down, Geo News reported. The PakistanRead More →
ISLAMABAD National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has devised electronic voting software for facilitating overseas Pakistanis to cast their votes in the upcoming elections-2013, Geo News reported on Sunday. NADRA Chairman, Tariq Malik said that the Supreme Court would be briefed tomorrow about this electronic voting mechanism. Talking to GeoRead More →
Karachi Oracle has introduced a complete refresh midrange and high-end SPARC server in line with advance businesses need of computing power to discover growth and opportunities and turn social streams into market intelligence. The new SPARC T5 and M5 servers are installed in Oracle Solaris with world’s fastest microprocessor. Oracle’sRead More →
ISLAMABAD Seacom said it had completed reprioritization and reallocation of capacity for its customers and approximately 75 percent of customers were fully restored as of 11.00hrs GMT on 27 March. After a break in its own subsea system on 22 March, the African operator suffered from additional disruptions to serviceRead More →
ISLAMABAD /LONDON Spamhaus has been under attack since adding a Dutch hosting organisation called Cyberbunker to its list of unwelcome internet sites. Photograph: Piotr Pawinski/Alamy Hundreds of thousands of Britons are unsuspecting participants in one of the internet’s biggest cyber-attacks ever – because their broadband router has been subverted. Spamhaus,Read More →
The economy of Pakistan showed modest recovery during FY2012 and performed better than last year. The GDP growth has been estimated 3.7 percent during FY2012 compared to 3.0 percent previous year. Growth in FY2012 was primarily driven by consumption expenditure whereas investment in the country remained low at 12.5 percent Read More →
The power of connectivity is not a good or bad thing in itself but it has the power to be used for both. With the advent of social media, the power of connecting and sharing ideas which can transform societies and cultures is now a reality. It allows for cooperationRead More →
لاہور(خصو صی رپورٹ)انتخابی سال میں بڑھتی ہوئی میڈیا وار میں وسائل کی کمی کو دیکھتے ہوئے پاکستان تحریک انصاف نے انٹرنیٹ پر انصاف ٹی وی کے نام سے اپنا ویب ٹیلیویژن چینل بھی متعارف کرادیا۔تحریک انصاف سوشل میڈیا کے سربراہ عمران غزالی کا کہنا ہے کہ پی ٹی آئی کوRead More →
On March 15th Microsoft’s once dominant Messenger IM platform will go dark, signalling the end of an era for what can only be considered a pioneer in instant communication and social networking. The PC giant announced Wednesday that it is officially shutting down its instant messaging service, migrating all existingRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Pakistan is going to take part first time in Global Robotics Challenge (GRC) competition, being held in India 14 to 17th of March this year at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. Air University will organized robotics competition among universities of the country on 6th February 2013 to selectRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) will soon initiate ‘Education through Information Communication Technology (ICT)’ Programme to educate people online, from age 9-90. The programme will be initiated under the ‘Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (ST & I) 2012’ within 5-6 months, and will be free of costRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Friday said the democratic government has introduced liberal and investment-friendly policies to attract foreign investment. He expressed these views while talking to Fan Yun Jun, Chief Executive Officer of Zong, who called on him at the Prime Minister House here. Jun appreciatedRead More →