ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it has launched domain of YouTube in Pakistan and after getting access to it, it will be able to erase objectionable material uploaded on it. A two-member bench of the apex court comprising Justice Ijaz Afzal Khan and Justice Qazi Faiz Isa […]
KARACHI: The world’s largest video-sharing website YouTube has announced the launch of its localised versions for Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, taking everyone by surprise in Pakistan, where the website’s global version remains banned since September 2012. “This launch provides Internet users in those countries with a more tailored YouTube experience to find high-quality local […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly has decided to launch official social media accounts for wider parliamentary outreach to the public, following in the footsteps of the upper house of parliament, which introduced a number of initiatives last year. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, said a statement issued by the […]
PESHAWAR – Working journalists at a sensitization session have expressed grave concern on the current state of cybercrime bill, and termed it an attempt of PML-N government to take a legislative control of internet freedom in Pakistan. The sensitization session for journalists’ community on prevention of “Electronic Crime Bill” was jointly organized by a group […]
KARACHI: Revolutionising the digital authentication ecosystem in the country, Telenor Pakistan has introduced Mobile Connect in collaboration with Telenor Digital and Homeshopping.pk, Pakistan’s premier online retailer. This initiative is in line with Telenor Pakistan’s commitment to strengthen the Internet ecosystem in the country by enhancing customer experience and standardising digital authentication for Telenor Pakistan’s customers. […]
FAISALABAD: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad has rusticated a PhD student on charges of posting comments on Facebook against the Kissan Mela organised by the administration in November last. The notification of forever rustication (a copy is available with Dawn) of Kashan Haider Gilani, a PhD first semester student at the agri-extension department, was issued […]
BlackBerry Ltd said it has decided to continue its operations in Pakistan as the government dropped a request for access to users’ data. The company, which has faced similar problems in the past in India, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, had said last month it would delay shutting down its operations in […]
ISLAMABAD: Use of social media may very well be a good idea to start off with when the Islamabad Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mushtaq Ahmad decided to set up his official Facebook page last year, but due to limited public awareness and promotion, the page has failed to gather any serious attention from the residents of […]
Islamabad: Pakistan’s only 3G & 4G telecom operator Zong and Facebook have come together to connect more people to internet with the launch of Free Basics in Pakistan. With this initiative more people in Pakistan will have access to a range of free basic service like news, health, travel, local jobs, sports, education, services for […]
Washington: Facebook has stopped using Adobe’s Flash technology to show video across the entire social network. Instead Facebook has developed a video player built around the widely used HTML5 technology. Games on Facebook would still use Flash, it said, but it was looking into ways to change those too. The site is one among many […]
ISLAMABAD – Officials said yesterday that it is too early to predict that certain OTT services (WhatsApp, Skype, Facebook) would have to obtain license from the regulator to operate in the country, under the new telecom policy. The policy has just been announced. There is a clause, which asks the PTA to regulate OTT services […]
KARACHI: Despite the distracting ear-splitting sounds coming from outside of the Karachi Press Club, friends and admirers of journalist, poet and musician Musadiq Sanwal gathered and shared their memories of the late Sanwal at the launch of his poetic verses Yeh Natamaam Si Ik Zindagi Jo Guzri Hai and a music CD at the club […]
The swift action taken by Punjab Police at the giant Hafeez Centre Plaza, Lahore’s largest IT market, from where dozens of anti-Ahmadi posters were removed from shop fronts, is of course to be lauded. The posters, which had gone up as a part of the local government election campaign, carried slogans stating that the establishments […]
KARACHI: Pakistans only 3G & 4G telecom operator Zong and Facebook have come together to connect more people to internet with the launch of Free Basics in Pakistan. With this initiative more people in Pakistan will have access to a range of free basic service like news, health, travel, local jobs, sports, education, services for […]
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