ISLAMABAD: The Cyber Crime Wing of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has registered 388 cases and as a result arrested 350 accused persons during two years. The total registered FIRs, 65 convictions and acquittals were made during the period (January 2016 to December 31, 2017). According to Ministry of Interior, a fine amounting to Rs 12.72 […]
A recent initiative of the government “Plant for Pakistan” has become a top trend on social media website twitter. Under this initiative, 10 billion trees are planned to be planted throughout the country to protect Pakistan from environmental changes. The response on campaign was phenomenal; initially the target of planting 1.5 million trees was crossed […]
Google is paying tribute to legendary playwright Fatima Surayya Bajia on her 88th birth anniversary through its doodle feature. Bajia was born on September 1, 1930 in Hyderabad Deccan. After the partition, she migrated to Pakistan with her family. She stepped into showbiz with PTV in 1960. Apart from TV, she wrote multiple scripts for […]
The Sindh Law Department has been directed to introduce a smartphone application enabling people to access the digital library of the department containing drafts and other information of all the laws passed by the Sindh Assembly. The directives were issued on Thursday by Murtaza Wahab, the chief minister’s adviser on law and anti-corruption, in a […]
ISLAMABAD – Known for his party’s expertise in optimal utilisation of social media and moulding public opinion through the emergent mode of communication, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and Prime Minister Imran Khan is still quick on his tweeter handle but he needs to be a bit cautious in his handling of things on the unconventional […]
ISLAMABAD: Expressing her love for Pakistan, Polish travel blogger Eva zu Beck, who stirred the ‘Kiki Challenge’ controversy in a PIA simulator recently, announced her decision to launch the world’s first interactive travel show for Pakistan combining social media, TV, live content, written words and on the ground activities. Ms Beck announced the launch of […]
The Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) has warned micro blogging platform Twitter that it could be banned in the country if it fails to comply with a notice to block objectionable content. On August 15, PTA informed the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat that other social media platforms including Facebook and Youtube have already acceded to the Pakistan government’s requests to block objectionable content, while […]
ISLAMABAD: Micro-blogging website Twitter, a platform that has in recent years become integral to political parties, stands in danger of being banned because of the government’s inability to force the tech giant to bend to its notions of what is suitable for public consumption or falls within the constitutional realm of legitimate free speech. On […]
Islamabad: Like last year, the world’s top search engine, Google, on Tuesday honoured the 71st Independence Day for Pakistanis by dedicating a doodle on its homepage. “At midnight on August 14, 1947, Pakistan became a self-ruling nation, becoming independent from India and Great Britain. The historic event is celebrated on this day through religious ceremonies, […]
Something that is topping the news these days is Zaid Ali’s and Reham Khan’s grappling over Social media. It all started when Zaid Ali who is Pakistani-Canadian comedian took it to Twitter and posted that he wishes to never wake up next to a woman like Reham Khan. To which, Reham had a very legit […]
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is being questioned by six US senators on reports about the company’s plan to release censored search engine in China. Reports surfaced last week that Google is planning a censored search engine project for China via The Information. Following these reports, six US senators including Florida Republican Marco Rubio have written […]
KARACHI: Twitter was flooded with people from across the country sharing selfies outside polling stations or while grabbing free coffee, mocktails and cupcakes on Wednesday. Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari shared a selfie from his official Twitter account and said:“Voted! Every vote counts. #DemocracyistheBestRevenge. ”His sisters, Bakhtawar and Aseefa, posted a selfie with their […]
Amidst the insecurity, time, and space constraints the political parties have chosen alternative battlefield to fight for their ‘cause’, disseminate their message across to millions with just one click of button—social media. It was in 2016 when a senior journalist tweeted that winner of next elections will be a party having the largest social media […]
With less than a week to Pakistan’s internet-driven polls, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has taken various tech-savvy measures to guide voters on the polling process. Among other steps, the ECP has updated its short message service, putting an end to the ambiguity surrounding the path to polling stations. Voters will be able to […]
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