PTA launches apps for local portal | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)

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PTA launches apps for local portal

KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on Friday launched various application services on its online Rabta portal (www.pakistan.pk) a statement said.

The primary focus behind the launch is to assist local Internet users in retrieving various information specific to Internet resource information and country content, the statement said.

The ‘National Whois’ application will help the user to access ownership and management information of an IP address of Pakistan. The Whois service is linked up with APNIC (Asia Pacific Network Information Center) database, it said.

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Rabta Pages service will assist a user to retrieve contact and general information about ICT industry of the country whereas educational portal service will help the students and general community to access information regarding public & private educational institutes, scholarships and skill development programs available in the country, the statement said.

Another significant service launched is a local search engine for the country titled Raftaar Pakistan. The search engine will entertain a particular search string by fetching the relevant information from websites registered under .pk ccTLD.

Source: The News