ISLAMABAD ( WEB DESK ) Personal Data Protection Bill under Ministry of IT and Telecommunication, has entered into final phase. On the direction of Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque, points of maintaining privacy and economic continuity have been incorporated in the bill. In this regardRead More →
WhatsApp New Privacy Policy WhatsApp is still end-to-end encrypted. This update dose not impact how people communication privately with friends or family. ISLAMABAD ( WEB DESK ) Keeping in view the concerns by general public regarding recently announced changes in privacy policy of WhatsApp, following clarifications have been provided byRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( STAFF REPORT ) PTCL Headquarters Islamabad has been named as Rashid Khan Block in memory of Rashid Khan, former head of PTCL Group, for his significant role in Pakistan’s telecom and IT industry. While acknowledging the services of Rashid Khan Trust has also set up an institution inRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( WEB DESK ) In another effort to bring greater ease to its customers, Telenor Pakistan has partnered with TPL Trakker, Pakistan’s leading IoT Company providing tracking, telematics, and location based services & solutions. Through this collaboration, Telenor Pakistan’s customers will be able to use detailed, local maps forRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) GOP, PTA and FAB have decided to seek assistance of the Office of the Attorney General of Pakistan in the ongoing dispute with Zong regarding compensation spectrum. The Government of Pakistan is currently embroiled in a dispute regarding allocation of compensation spectrum to Zong byRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( STAFF REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has published independent cellular Quality of Service (QoS) Survey results of 4thQuarter (Q4) of 2020 on PTA website (www.pta.gov.pk/en/consumer-support/qos-survey). In order to measure the performance and service quality of 2G (GSM), 3G (UMTS / HSPA+) and 4G (LTE), of Cellular MobileRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( STAFF REPORT ) Chairman China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Lt Gen (Retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa called on Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque on Wednesday. The Federal Minister for IT Syed Amin Ul Haque welcomed the Chairman CPEC Authority in his office and duringRead More →
MIRPUR ( WEB DESK ) A notice has been sent to a private mobile service provider in Azad Jammu and Kashmir by the Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue Company Circle for tax recovery of Rs 2.85 billion. According to the report, Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue (Company Circle) Syed Ansar Ali, afterRead More →
LAHORE ( WEB DESK ) We had reviewed the startup ZapBuddy before and were impressed by their work done, especially for challenging to create not only a competitor to the likes of whatsapp, but also create something new with Augmented Reality and maps built in as a part of itsRead More →
Rashid Khan had been undergoing treating at a private hospital in Islamabad He was previously the CEO and president of Mobilink Rashid Khan, the chief executive officer and president of Ufone and PTCL, passed away Thursday morning. A Ufone spokesperson confirmed Khan had been undergoing treatment at a private hospitalRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( WEB DESK ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has completed evaluation process for the selection of an international consultant for spectrum auction of 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz bands as per directions of Ministry of Information Technology & Telecommunication (MoIT&T). The advertisement for hiring of consultant/consultancy firm was publishedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( WEB DESK ) GITEX Technology Week serves as home to tech startups. Amid visa and COVID-19 restrictions, the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication successfully pitched 3 startups from Ignite NIC Program. Among the participating startups – WALEE, Pakistan’s largest and fastest growing influencer and social commerce platform,Read More →