KARACHI (MEDIA) China Mobile Pakistan popularly known as Zong has been honored with the ‘Fastest Growing Cellular Network’ Award for the year 2013 by Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) at the prestigious 26th Achievement Awards Ceremony held recently. The chief guest on the occasion was the honorable PresidentRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Justice Tassadaq Hussain Jillani has remarked “ how can some one be stopped from talking to other at night unless telephone is misused. He further remarked “PTA is dysfunctional, therefore, how can it ban such matters. How can any one be stopped from talking to other unless misuseRead More →
PESHAWAR (MEDIA) The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has ordered the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) to deactivate illegal mobile phone SIMs. During proceedings of the suo moto case pertaining to illegal SIMs, Chief Justice PHC Dost Muhammad remarked that illegal SIMs were being used in terrorist activity. He added that theRead More →
LAHORE (MEDIA) The federal government, at the request of the Punjab government, has decided to give Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) independent access to telecom data in order to counter terrorism, documents available with The News have revealed. This was decided in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif atRead More →
LAHORE(MEDIA) The sale and activation of mobile phone SIMs will become fully automatic when biometric verification process becomes operational to avoid any misuse of secret data of Pakistanis available with the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra). According to the process being chalked out by the Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs),Read More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Government has taken serious notice of the complaints about the international incoming traffic through illegal channels (Grey Traffic) and is fully determined to curb this menace. In this regard, Government has constituted a high level committee, under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Finance, and Minister for IT,Read More →
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)’s orders to crack down on “immoral” love chat services offered by mobile phone companies has only been compiled with by one cellular company,Ufone and other Three companies still not obey PTA orders. The News reported. The regulator tightened the ban late last month, orderingRead More →
LAHORE (MEDIA) The government has taken notice of reports that voter lists issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for the May 11 elections are being misused by the telecom sector by activating mobile SIMs (Subscriber Identity Modules) unauthorisedly using CNIC numbers given on these lists. The News reportedRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA): National Assembly was assured of the government action against illegal cell phone SIMs of Afghanistan being used for criminal activities in Pakistan.“PTA has no system to stop signals for such SIMs. However, other administrative measures will be ensured to stop the illegal activity” Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, AftabRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) After Islamabad High Court Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice (CJ) Justice Dost Muhammad Khan on Friday took notice of the easy availability of unregistered SIMs in the province. “Vegetables are difficult to purchase but SIMs can be easily purchased,” the judge said, taking notice of the abundanceRead More →
ISLAMABAD (SPECIAL REPORT) High power HR committee sellect final panel forthe post of CEO of universal services fund(USF). Three candidates are selected by three member committee headed by Federal sectary Information technology and Telecom Akhlaq Tarar other member are CEO Zong Fanyun Chun CEO PTCL Waleed Arshiad. This panel seletedRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Minister of State for IT& Telecommunication, Ms.Anusha Rahman Khan meeting with a high level delegation from HUAWEI led by Mr. Simon Geng. Ministry of IT & Telecommunication, a high level delegation from HUAWEI led by Mr. Simon Geng, CEO (HUAWEI) called on the State Minister, Ms. Anusha Rehman,Read More →