State Minister for IT Anusha Rahman has said that owing to the sagacious polices of the incumbent government, the country is entering into the era of latest information and communication technology. She said this while chairing a high-level meeting here on Monday, which was convened to review the progress of different projects being carried out […]
World’s premier celebrity magazine OK! has been officially launched in Pakistan by Juicy Publications (Pvt) Limited headed by CEO and publisher Saher H Paracha. Renowned for being the first for celebrity news, OK! Pakistan was introduced at a press conference and unveiling ceremony, which revealed the cover of the first issue of OK! Pakistan at […]
Islamabad: Pakistan to continue Youtube blockage for an indefinite period as currently no technical solution is at hand, which can erase 100 per cent of the objectionable contents from the social website, it is learnt. Officials’ sources revealed to Business Recorder that currently, there is no technical solution which could block 100 per cent objectionable […]
KARACHI: LG Electronics (LG) is working together with Google on LG G Watch powered by Android Wear™, which extends the Android platform to wearables. LG G Watch will be compatible with a wide range of Android™ smartphones and will present relevant information to users just when they need it or whenever they say “OK Google” […]
Sir: A Canadian communication scholar Marshall McLuhan coined the term “global village” in which he said a robust and vigorous media have made the world a globalised village. Media plays a pivotal role in liberating and uniting people as well as societies. When we are operating computers, watching television, listening to radio and reading printed […]
THE enactment of the Journalists Welfare Endowment Fund Act 2014 by the KP Assembly is a positive measure to extend the state’s welfare umbrella. The fund has been established with an initial capital of Rs50 million. Rs1m shall be paid to the family of a journalist who is killed in an act of terrorism. Conflict […]
ISLAMABAD: The government has admitted that there is no technical way to block all objectionable content on the internet. In a written reply to a lawmaker’s query, the National Assembly was informed on Monday that the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had carried out a search for objectionable material on the internet and blocked 31,819 such […]
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid has told the National Assembly (NA) that the second part of the report of the Media Commission has been presented to the Supreme Court. He said Pemra has leveled no allegation against any TV channel, so the ministry did not need to take any action. He said Pemra is not […]
ISLAMABAD: PTA Chairman Dr Ismail Shah has said that all 3G services will be restricted strictly in accordance with licence conditions before upcoming 3G auction. Chairman PTA while talking to The News said that PTA is working on the issue of unlimited use of 3G spectrum in violation of 2005 licence and the issue will […]
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