ISLAMABAD- The science and technology minister, Prof Attaur Rahman, on November 22, 2002 while inaugurating the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service at Satellite Town Exchange, Rawalpindi, said the start of the service was a milestone in the telecommunications history of the country. It will not only bring in more revenue for the PTCL, but […]
KARACHI- The Sindh government has constituted the Sindh Information Technology Board (SITB) with the governor Sindh as its Chairman. According to official sources, the minister for planning and development would be its the board’s vice-chairman, the additional chief secretary (development) and the additional chief secretary (finance) and the deputy director IT Centre, planning and development […]
KARACHI- The 2B Technology has inked ‘Strategic Development Alliance’ agreement with the United Kingdom-based Sytel Limited. Under the agreement, the alliance would allow 2B Technologies to deliver the patented predictive dialling functionality to the European, Middle East and Asian markets. 2B Technologies has formalised its dedication to “Best of Breed” technology delivery, bringing another module […]
HYDERABAD- The authorities of the Hyderabad Central Jail on November 20, 2002 forwarded applications of Daniel Pearl case convicts to the inspector-general of Sindh prisons, regarding their transfer to the Karachi Central Prison. The jail authorities forwarded these applications without any recommendation after keeping these pending for 11 days, it is learnt. The four convicts […]
PESHAWAR- Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans Frontiers) has confirmed that editorialist Ayub Khoso was released from Hyderabad prison on October 24 as a result of a decision by the Sindh High Court at Hyderabad quashing his conviction for blasphemy. He had been in prison since December 1999. The court also overturned the conviction of Zahoor […]
KARACHI- Sindh Information Department has approached the Additional Chief Secretary Finance seeking allocation of funds for paying the premium with regard to insurance cover to be provided to accredited journalists in Sindh. In a letter to the ACS Finance, Sindh Information Secretary Ashfaq Ahmed Memon pointed out that the information department is maintaining a policy […]
KARACHI- Business Software Alliance, a watchdog agency which looks after the affairs related to the illegal software operations internationally, has urged all companies to get licensed software by December 10. After the deadline, the companies who fail to get licensed software would have to face legal action under copyright law. “BSA has halted its enforcement […]
KARACHI- A photographer associated with a leading newspaper of the United Arab Emirates has filed an application with the Provincial Education Department complaining about the harassing and threatening attitude of the some students belonging to the Government College of Technology (GCT), Sher shah. In the application addressed to the additional secretary of the provincial education […]
KARACHI- Internet Service Providers (ISPs) on November 18, 2002 filed an appeal before the Government of Pakistan, challenging the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) monopoly on Pakistan Internet Exchange (PIE), an official of Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan (ISPAK) told sources. The rejected the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTAs) decision of retaining ban on Internet […]
KARACHI- Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) has taken very serious the threat of immolation by a former president of Dharki Press Club (DPC) as a protest against the alleged atrocities of a local influential figure and urged the Inspector General Police to take immediate cognisance of the situation. The executive council of KUJ in its […]
PESHAWAR- The journalist community of Upper Dir staged a protest demo in front of Peshawar Press Club (PPC) to condemn the harassment of journalists by district nazim Sahibzada Tariqullah. The journalist community under the banner of Dir Union of Journalists gathered in front of PPC, staged a protest demonstration against district nazim Sahibzada Tariqullah for […]
KARACHI- The Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL), on November 16, 2002, launched the Internet telephony service, at a time when the country’s Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are about to move the courts against the ban on the same service offered by them. The Chairman PTCL inaugurated the service called Voice of Internet Protocol (VoIP). They […]
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has decided to unblock access to Net2Phone website from January next year. The decision was taken in a meeting held here on November 17, 2002 under the chairmanship of Major General Shahzada Alam Malik (Retd), Chairman PTA. The Authority took this decision after thoroughly reviewing the issue and taking into […]
KARACHI- The country’s Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have decided to move the court against banning Internet telephony by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA), which they say is an illegal act totally, and does not fall within the jurisdiction of the authority. “We will move the court against such an act of the PTA which has […]
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