Fawad Chaudhry declares internet facility a basic human right in USF contract signing ceremony

By Taha Abdullah ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said that access to the internet is a basic human right, stating that the cities of…

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PTA blocks thousands of anti-Islamic, anti-State URLs

By TechJuice ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a recent report to the Parliament, PTA said it had identified at least 59,712 anti-Islam URLs on different websites and has blocked around 46,431…

Internet usage rose 25% during lockdown, more submarine cable companies to enter the market

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Unsurprisingly, the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic caused a spike in Internet usage all over the world. In Pakistan, there has been a similar…

London-based researchers make history by recording fastest Internet speeds ever

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A team of researchers at University College London has done something truly groundbreaking. It has created the fastest-ever Internet connection in recorded history, beating the…

ISPs refuse to launch cheaper Internet packages despite PTA directive

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Considering the vast number of individuals working from home nowadays, as well as students taking online classes, there is a dire need for high-quality Internet…

India restores internet in occupied Kashmir after five-month long blackout

By Taha Abdullah ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Narendra Modi’s government has finally restored internet services to India Occupied Kashmir (IOK) this Saturday. This comes after a five and a half month long…

Pakistan has better mobile internet download speed than India as per Ookla

By AbuBakar ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Global Speed-Test Index by Ookla released the report on the world internet download speed, in which they revealed that Pakistan has left India behind in…

K-Electric holds briefing regarding dangers of cable wires on poles

By Shaheryar Ehsan ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

K-Electric briefed Karachi authorities and all relevant stakeholders regarding the dangers of TV cable and internet wires on poles. They sought their help to remove…

Mobile networks and internet services are reportedly cut in Indian-occupied Kashmir

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

As the tensions rise in the disputed region, the mobile phone networks and internet services are reportedly being cut in Indian-occupied Kashmir. Meanwhile, public gatherings…

Sindh govt imposes 19.5% sales tax on internet and broadband services

By Faisal Saeed ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Sindh government has withdrawn the exemption of sales tax on internet and broadband services and imposed a 19.5% sales tax which will come in…

Saudi govt announces free SIM and internet facilities for Hajj Pilgrims

By Faisal Saeed ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In order to better facilitate the pilgrims coming from far away places, the Saudi government has announced one million SIM cards and free internet facility…

This Internet group thinks Mozilla is an ‘internet villain’

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

We all know Mozilla for its popular browser Firefox, and we have never had reason to assume that the company would ever be up to…

We are becoming increasingly paranoid online: Survey

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Be it our own dissatisfying experiences with trying to navigate the online world safely, or the feeling that we are constantly being watched by a…

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