LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) The Government of Punjab has imposed a heavy 19.5% tax on 3G and 4G internet services. The taxes are applicable on 2Mbps and the broadband utility bills exceeding Rs.1500/month. The imposition of this tax will directly affect 56% of population of Pakistan that is internetRead More →
LAHORE (BMZ REPORT ) Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, gave approval to various important measures for the promotion of information technology in the province. The meeting decided in principle to launch “Khadim-e- Punjab Metro Wi-Fi Network Programme” in Punjab and also granted approval to the programme of giving tablets toRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Mobilink is now offering Free 3G service trials for customers in several cities of Sindh including; Kotri, Khairpur, Larkana, and Sukker, along with the cities of Sadiqabad and Vehari in Punjab. Postpaid and prepaid subscribers in these cities can now access 3G data services, “AbsolutelyRead More →
ISLAMABAD (HAFEEZ REPORT) The Punjab government and the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to start issuing computerized arms licenses in the province. In initial phase licenses will be given in 9 districts of Punjab and old licenses will be replaced by smartRead More →
LAHORE (HAFEEZ REPORT ) Land record computerization services centers are operational in 143 tehsils of Punjab and land record has been computerized in 30 districts and 92 services centers are linked online The Punjab Chief Minister said this during a meeting in Lahore the other day. The meeting held atRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Intel Pakistan today concluded the second of two Punjab Science Fairs in the run-up to the Intel® International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel® ISEF), one of the world’s largest pre-college science competitions, to be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniain May 2015. During the Punjab Science Fairs,Read More →
LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) Provincial Minister for Excise & Taxation and Finance Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman has commended the vision of Shahbaz Sharif for launching of third phase of free distribution scheme of laptops among one lakh students purely on merit. He told that now metric students scoring 78 percent andRead More →
LAHORE ( MEDIA ) The Punjab government allocated an amount of Rs 7,393 million for the promotion of IT culture in the proposed Punjab budget of 2014-2015. As per budget document, major thrust of the investment in the public sector would be on Development of Management Information System for theRead More →