Plan International Pakistan has launched an innovative new project to increase birth registration in Pakistan through the use of mobile phone technology. The Digital Birth Registration (DBR) project is jointly…
Digital Youth Summit 2017, Powered by Jazz Kicks off in Peshawar
The 2017 Digital Youth Summit (DYS), a joint initiative of the KPITB and the World Bank, powered by Jazz has kicked off in Peshawar yesterday. KP’s Digital Strategy was also…
Facebook’s Latest Report Says that Government Requests for User Information are on the Rise
Facebook has released the Global Government Requests Report for the second half of 2016, which shows that the social media giant is receiving more government information requests than ever before….
PTA Delays the Auction of 4G Spectrum until May 24
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has delayed the auction for sale of 10 MHz of spectrum in the 1800 MHz band for technology neutral 3G/4G services across Pakistan. The auction was scheduled…
Zong Turns 9, Celebrates The Success with 3.1 Million 4G Customers
It is a journey of remarkable success, from being the 5th and smallest operator in 2008 to being the No.1 data telecom operator in a matter of 9 years is…
Yahoo and AOL will Merge to form a New Brand Called Oath
Last year in July, Verizon announced to acquire Yahoo’s core internet business for $4.8 billion in cash. However, this landmark deal was nearly derailed when Yahoo admitted of two devastating…
The Last Remaining 4G License to be Auctioned on May 16
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, under the policy directive for auction of Spectrum for NGMS has started taking applications from the interested Pakistani and foreign applicants for 10 MHz of spectrum…
85 Percent Blasphemous Material Has Been Deleted from Facebook
During the hearing of an on-going case regarding blasphemous material on Social Media, the Interior Ministry has informed today that 85% of such material has been deleted by Facebook and…
PTA Requests Proposals to Re-Design its Website and Mobile App
PTA or the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority was established in 1996 to regulate the operations and provision of Telecom Services in the country. Like many other government institutions, PTA has a…