• March 20, 2018
• Front Page, Information Technology, New Media

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has challenged judgment of the Islamabad High Court’s single bench which declared suspension of mobile phone service for security against law, especially suspension of cellular service around the March 23rd Parade in the capital. IHC’s division bench comprising of Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani issued a notice to […]

• March 14, 2018
• Information Technology

KARACHI: In order to report and fight hate speech in the country, the National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) has launched a smartphone app ‘Chaukas’ under its Tat’heer programme, a cyber counterterrorism drive that includes mapping radical content available on the internet. The app was launched at the Nacta headquarters on Monday by Interior Minister Ahsan […]

• March 13, 2018
• Information Technology

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Monday launched a mobile phone application for the public to report hate speech and extremist content online and offline. The Android-iOS app named CHAUKAS has been developed by the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA). The App, which is available on the Google and Apple playstores, enables citizens to report […]

• February 5, 2018
• Front Page, Information Technology, New Media

KARACHI : Three years ago, journalists in Pakistan had to do a double take when they found out that a foreign government was tracking their every move and more through their cell phones. Fast forward to today and a majority of journalists in the country feel that they are digitally insecure. This was revealed in […]

• January 27, 2018
• Information Technology

E-commerce, an online buying and selling of goods; is gaining popularity in Pakistan, but has yet to witness a boom that the western countries has seen; however online businesses platforms are growing in the country and cheetay.pk is one of the latest entrant, which deals in online food delivery. Cheetay.pk head of marketing Zeeshan Ali […]

• January 25, 2018
• Governance, Information Technology

ISLAMABAD: With the Supreme Court’s approval, the country’s biggest database manager has started working on the development of an integrated internet voting system aimed at extending the right of franchise to over seven million Pakistanis living abroad in time for the next general elections. According to a presentation given by the National Database and Registration […]

• January 24, 2018
• Governance, Information Technology

MIRPURKHAS – The Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) Managing Director Naheed Shah Durrani has urged the students to get information technology education , as it is need of the hour to compete in the world. She was talking to media here on Tuesday after visiting The Hope High School Mirwah Gorchani. She said: “We should encourage […]

• January 13, 2018
• Information Technology

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Friday asked the Ministry of Information Technology to ensure reliable and cheap broadband connectivity across the country, particularly in the remote areas, to ensure spread of digital facilities to the common man. Speaking at a ceremony here at a hotel for the contract signing of ‘Broadband for Sustainable Development Projects’ […]

• January 10, 2018
• Information Technology, Media Development

KARACHI: The Sindh chapter of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday launched its web portal for registration of complaints related to cybercrime, becoming the first province to take the initiative with a promise to protect user identity. Addressing a press conference at his office, Sindh FIA director Dr Amir Ahmed Sheikh announced the launch of […]

• January 9, 2018
• Information Technology

LAHORE: The I.T. industry is bent upon to improve software exports from existing US$3.5 billion to US$30 billion by facilitating the industry, establishing dedicated special economic zones, providing ease of doing businesses through one-window facilitation cell under Punjab Revenue Authority for resolving complaints, tax break, exemption on imports and reduction in sales tax. Dr Umar […]

• December 29, 2017
• Digital Media, Information Technology

Pakistan is a country that is rapidly developing as an online market. There is a rise in e-commerce that is linked to the explosion of mobile phone and smart device ownership, and the increasing availability of the internet even in remote areas. With a growing number of customers that rely on the numerous courier services […]

• December 12, 2017
• General News, Information Technology

Islamabad: Urdu ‘Lughat’ Board under National History and Literary Heritage Division is ready to launch its first-ever digital Urdu ‘Lughat’ (dictionary) this month. Head of Urdu Dictionary Board Aqueel Abbas Jafri told APP that all the compilation work had been done and uploaded on the Internet after approval, to make it available on different application […]

• November 29, 2017
• Information Technology

FAISALABAD: E-commerce is the future mode of business which will also provide an opportunity to SME (Small Medium Enterprises) sector to directly supply their products to the end-consumers in any part of the world, said Shabbir Hussain Chawla President Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI). Talking to a delegation of Alibaba.com in the meeting […]

• October 19, 2017
• Information Technology

ISLAMABAD:According to details the convicts were accused of taking money from the complainant of the case, Abdul Jabbar, on the pretext that he has won a lottery of Rs20 million. A Cyber Crime Court in the capital awarded on Wednesday a total of 10 years’ imprisonment to a foreign national and two Pakistanis. Judge Tahir […]