Wateen Handovers its Network to Qubee and PTCL

Wateen Telecom has stopped providing broadband (internet and telephony) services in six cities. Resources in the company confirmed PTE Tech that Wateen is no longer offering internet and telephony services in 6 cities ranging from South, North and Central regions. List of cities that Wateen handed over to PTCL is as follows:  South...

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Warid Brings Double Number Offer

Leading the innovation with many firsts in the telecom industry of Pakistan, Warid Telecom brings yet another exciting Double Number Offer which allows Warid users to get two numbers on one SIM without carrying two handsets or dual SIM handsets.  All Warid prepaid customers can avail this exciting offer.  How to Activate: To...

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PTCL’s sponsors sports day at Kainat Public School, Islamabad

Students at PTCL sponsored Sports day in Kainat Public School, Islamabad   As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Pakistan Telecommunications Company (PTCL) sponsored the sports day at Kainat Public School, Islamabad.   PTCL sponsored the event to spread awareness about importance of extracurricular...

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How Websites and Blogs Steal Your Articles

Let me help you find out what happens when someone copy your article and simply put it in article spinner and then paste it on his website without even bothering to read it. Regardless of material makes any sense or not some freaks out there are just making a duplication of original content without the permission of its owner and that too...

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Tribune.com.pk Faces Glitches, Working Slow Since Morning

The Express Tribune Tribune.com.pk is going up and down since early morning today as it is facing glitches and working extremely slow.  I have been trying to add a comment on the post and it just went non responsive and then got up and went down again. It merits mentioning here that at the moment there is not any heavy traffic...

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Cellular Services Restored Across Country

Along with the restoration of . PK Domains that were hacked yesterday morning, mobile phone services have been restored in Pakistan, three hours after the Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik ordered the services restoration. Mobile phone services would also remain cut from 6 am to 8 pm on 10th of Muharram in 52 cities. The cellular...

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Breaking: Pakistan Google, Microsoft and Yahoo Get Released From Hackers After 15 Hours

Google, Microsoft and Yahoo just got their Pakistani domains released by hackers, most of hacked websites are restored and are back to normal working as before, however some of them remain blocked and as it is for example apple.com Homepages of these big domains that were hacked in the early morning yesterday, have now been restored and...

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Malik Bans Cellular Services For Personal Business Interests: Taliban

The Pakistani Taliban on Friday mocked the government's move to suspend mobile phone services at select locations to prevent terror attacks, saying it would have no impact on their activities.   Ihsanullah Ihsan, spokesman of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, said that we do not carry out bombings through mobile phones. The Taliban...

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Microsoft.pk and 284 Other .PK Domains Get Hacked

Microsoft.pk is also among the defaced websites hacked using the same technique by same Turkish hackers. As reported hacking of Google.com.pk by Turkish hackers. It is surprisingly strange that hackers have targeted more than 200 .PK domains. As per Irfan Ahmed, who is an Entrepreneur, geek, hacker, coder in Pakistan and reports frequently...

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Google.com.pk Gets Hacked by Turkish Hackers

Google.Com.Pk has been hacked by Turkish hackers in early morning today. Though it was working on some ISP's for example we have checked it Wateen Telecom, however currently it is completely inaccessible from networks. The hacked webpage www.Google.com.pk is showing following message which makes it confirm that it is hacked by Turkish...

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PTA Bans Indian Website IBN LIVE in Pakistan

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has banned an Indian website http://ibnlive.in.com in Pakistan. Website is related to latest news alerts from India.  As we already know that PTA has never considered to make the list of blocked websites public and the reasons for their blockade. As of now we are not sure why exactly...

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Roll Out of Wateen Airport Kiosks

Roll out of Wateen kiosks has started with Karachi airport being completed this week and soon this project shall be completed at all major airports of Pakistan. A little while ago, Wateen inked an agreement with Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan whereby Wateen was permitted to create a WiFi mesh at all airports.  The mesh...

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Telcos Challenge PTA Order of Banning Night Packages in IHC

Aamir Pasha from Ufone said that we received the directive and have challenged it in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). We can’t comment on it because it is a judicial matter, reported The Express Tribune today. PTA had ordered mobile phone companies to ban cheap, late-night calling rates because they allegedly promote vulgarity...

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PTCL Holds Diabetes Prevention and Awareness Seminar

In connection with World Diabetes Day 2012, observed every year on 14 November, Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) held an awareness seminar on ‘Prevention of Diabetes’ at S A Siddiqui auditorium in the PTCL Head Quarters premises. Dr. Osama Ishtiaq, Consultant Endocrinologist/Dialectologist, Shifa International Hospital,...

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PTA Bans All Night Packages

PTA has issued the directive to cellular companies for blocking of night packages. As we already know that Senate’s Standing Committee on Cabinet Division asked PTA to stop all night packages some days ago, PTA has finally sent directives to ban all night packages starting from 21st of November 2012. Several times voice against night-packages...

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NADRA Opens 478 Registration Centres in Pakistan

478 NADRA Registration Centres (NRCs) were operational in the country, reported Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Tuesday to the Upper House of Parliament. In response to a question during Question Hour, he said that 187 such centres were working in Punjab, 117 in Sindh, 94 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 53 in Balochistan, 7 in Capital Territory,...

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Pakistan is Opening YouTube as Scanning Software Imported: Malik

As reported previously about announcement for removal of YouTube ban by Farooq Awan chairman PTA, Rehman Malik has assured Senate that YouTube would be unblocked once the concerned ministry (Secretary Information Technology) imports the software to scan and block the disrespectful videos on the website.  Let the software be imported...

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GIKI Holds the 13th All Pakistan Competition Softcom

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute (GIKI) organized the 13th All Pakistan competition "Softcom", which concluded on Sunday and attracted students from across the country to take part in different modules.  The event was originated by tech talk in which various specialized gurus shared their ideas and encounters. The tech talk was followed...

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Nokia's 'Here' Maps App Comes to iOS App Store

Nokia's dedicated 'Here' maps app hits the iOS App Store. Here is available now for iOS as a free download from the App Store. Today Nokia launched the free app with offline caching and voice-guided walking directions by bringing its new "Here" mapping service to iOS. Nokia's new "Here" mapping app offers walking and public transit...

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PTCL Presents EVO Recharge Offer

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has launched an attractive win-back offer for its EVO customers who can now recharge their EVO account and enjoy a full month’s usage absolutely free. The exciting win-back offer allows all EVO customers, who have not recharged their pre-paid device or not paid their EVO post-paid...

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Sale of SIMs Banned in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

In case you missed the announcement of government about shutting down all the franchises in Pakistan, you will be surprised to know that in the name of counter-terrorism measures they have started the activity already. Along with mobile number portability (MNP) banned, the Pakistan Telecommunications...

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Twitter Updates iPhone and Android Mobile Apps

For those of you twitter users who have access to your accounts through an iPhone or Android handset can now see headlines and photos, find out well-known twitter posts and search for a new viewpoint, declares the micro-blogging site. This new design for mobile brings the content of each Tweet front and center, enabling twitter users...

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The MNP Ban Might Be Reviewed by PTA

As part of counter-terrorism measures, the ban on mobile number portability (MNP) ordered by the ministry of interior has discouraged cellphone users who feel deprived of their right to switch over to a network of their choice while keeping the same number. Under the MNP policy announced by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority, cellphone...

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Anonymous Delete Foreign Ministry Database, Hack Hundreds of Israeli Websites in Support of Gaza

Israeli media confirmed the Hacker group Anonymous’s move that protesting against Operation Pillar of Defense in Gaza, it has launched a huge attack (named #OpIsrael) reportedly taking down almost 700 Israeli websites ranging from high-profile governmental structures such as the Foreign Ministry to local tourism companies’ pages. Mashav,...

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Warid Brings 'My Status' Service For Its Customers

For the 1st time in Pakistan, Warid allows you to notify callers of your status even before you pick up the call! By following a simple procedure, Warid customers can set a status message which will be displayed on the phone screen of the calling party while the call is connecting. Now your friends, family and colleagues can know...

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