ISLAMABAD- Computer users have been warned against the CIH destructive virus, which may strike the computers all over the world on April 26 and destroy all data. On April 26, 1999, the virus struck for the first time causing many computer users to lose their data. Although the virus is rather old, computer experts still […]
KARACHI- Ministry of information technology and telecommunication has planned hiring hackers to confront cyber attacks on government’s websites and silicon networking, almost crashing the country’s cyber gateway. The decision came at a meeting held a few days back to set up a Working Group for Network Security – one of the steps to counter hackers’ […]
KARACHI- The Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan (ISPAK), has categorically rejected the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) claim that it had restored the international optic fibre link in seven hours and thirty minutes, on April 4. ISPAK said that the disconnection lasted for about 24 hours, which paralysed the entire operation of ISP’s in […]
KARACHI- The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has allowed the internet service providers an alternate connection to Fibre Link Around Globe (FLAG) following growing complaints of their coming under Denial of Service attacks due to some problems in the SingTel to which they are currently linked. The decision came at the end of hours-long meeting […]
ISLAMABAD- Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has directed Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) to draw up a comprehensive policy for providing Information Technology and telecommunication facilities in remote areas of the country. “The people at far-flung areas should benefit from these facilities and progress like developed parts of the country,” he stated during a […]
KARACHI- Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) on April 10, 2003 denied that the recent incident of cable cut had caused total halt of all the ISPs’ operation to outside world communication. Explaining the situation, a PTCL release said that the company had satellite links at Karachi and Islamabad, SMC link up to the United Arab […]
KARACHI- Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have demanded of the government to launch inquiry into the Pakistan Telecommunication Company’s fibre link damage, cutting off the country’s telecom link from the whole world for several hours. “We demand the government to order an independent inquiry into this incident nominating representatives of media, ISPs and other private sector […]
KARACHI- The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) authorities have blocked more than 1,800 pornographic websites. Over 60 per cent of an estimated one million internet users visit pornographic sites, said Zahir Mohammed Khan, a senior official of the PTCL. “We launched a campaign to block such web sites in February and, so far, have identified […]
KARACHI- Discarding piecemeal approach to blocking websites that contain indecent material, the Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) on April 01, 2003 took a wholesale step by banning 400 more websites bringing the total websites blocked so far to 510. The PTCL first started banning indecent websites in February this year by blocking 104 sites. Later […]
KARACHI- The elimination of piracy in the software industry could create around 32,000 jobs over the next five years and help in accelerating the economic growth in the country, said an international report. The existing 90 percent piracy rate is blocking the software industry’s contribution to the employment creation, said the “Study on copyright losses […]
KARACHI- The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) would issue this week a final directive to Pakistan Telecommunications Company to lift ban on internet telephony and take stern action if it continued defying the order, which it was required to put in action from January 1, 2003, sources said on March 3, 2003. Internet service providers (ISPs) […]
KARACHI- A senior journalist and member of Karachi Press Club, Mehdi Shirazi, died from heart failure here on February 26, 2003. He was about 60. Soon after suffering a heart stroke on February 25, 2003, he was rushed to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases where he died on February 26, 2003. Mr Shirazi served […]
KARACHI- Senior journalist and elder brother of renowned film and TV artiste and producer Omer Sharif, Usman Yami died late on February 1st 2003. He was 58. He was laid to rest at Azizabad graveyard. Presently, Usman Yami was associated with Geo TV. Other than his relatives, Farooq Sattar, Khalid Bin Walid, Shahzad Raza, Liaquat […]
KARACHI- The state-owned telecom giant, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has asked the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications to let it retain the ban about which PTA, the telecom regulator had directed it to lift from January 1, 2003 following strong uproar from Internet service providers. The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) had put a […]
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