ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s cash-strapped government has promised to sell 3G mobile telephone licences to raise revenue, match regional rivals and drive prosperity, but the process has been beset by delays. Even Afghanistan, Pakistan’s far less developed western neighbour with a weaker economy and more fragile state, has the technology. But Pakistani consumers struggle to transfer data […]
LAHORE: Society’s concern regarding non-serious, so-called Islamic shows on television has reached its peak and as the holy month of Ramazan is about to end, producers and broadcasters of such programmes are exploiting the religion of Islam for merely entertainment purposes and to further their economic agenda. This year’s Ramazan transmission has proved to be […]
LAHORE: The minister for information technology and her secretary again did not appear before the Lahore High Court and the judge again issued notices to them on a petition challenging the ban imposed by the former government last year on the Youtube for exhibiting blasphemous material on it. On Tuesday, the court was informed that […]
THIS refers to the Breaking News on some electronic channels on July 24, ‘PAF aircraft crashed into Indus River’. It was really unfortunate that without confirming the news, the electronic media as usual broke the news and later just removed it without apologising for passing the wrong information. Thanks to the inherent characteristic of the […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will take a final decision on re-opening of YouTube in Pakistan after Eid Ul Fitr in accordance with the recommendations prepared by an inter-ministerial committee. According to an announcement made by Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT) on Wednesday, the Minister of State for IT&T, Anusha Rahman, has directed to convene […]
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has suggested to the Board of Investment (BOI) to organise international investors conference for establishment of first ever laptop assembling/manufacturing plant in Pakistan. After the government’s laptop scheme for students, Pakistan has become a potential market for this small computer. Moreover, development in information technology sector, demand of laptops […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) slammed on Wednesday the execution-style killing of 13 labourers in Balochistan, reportedly hailing from Punjab who were returning home to celebrate Eid. In a statement, the HRCP said: “The HRCP is appalled by the cold-blooded killing of 13 labourers by insurgents in Mach area of Balochistan. An […]
Karachi: Former Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, (SECP) Muhammad Ali, has strongly denied the contents of a report about his non filing of wealth tax and non-disclosure of any investment. These reports seem to be a continuation of a planned media campaign against him by a media group because during his tenure, the […]
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