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Daily Archives: June 8, 2019

World Ocean Day: Highlighting the importance of curbing water pollution

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Karachi: World Ocean Day is being celebrated today, Saturday, in countries around the world, including Pakistan. The day is celebrated to raise awareness about the impact of human actions on oceans and mobilise the world’s population to work collectively towards the sustainable management of oceans. It is aimed at creating awareness about the importance of water, […]


Data protection

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AN alarming yet little discussed practice has become routine in the lives of mobile users across the country; citizens find themselves being subjected to a flurry of unsolicited mass messages which can be categorised as spam, the objective being to sell a product or service. From home tutors and visa services to restaurants, refrigeration products […]


Concerns over new govt plans to monitor online traffic

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KARACHI: Given government plans to monitor online traffic, the telecom industry and digital rights advocates have cited various privacy and transparency concerns over the process. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) recently directed the telecom industry to deploy a suitable technical solution for monitoring, analysing and curbing grey traffic. The system would be called Web Monitoring […]