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

By Faisal Saeed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ 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The Sindh government has withdrawn the exemption of sales tax on internet and broadband services and imposed a 19.5% sales tax which will come in…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 ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ 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 ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ 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 ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ 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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Internet services crawls in Pakistan as optic fiber is distrupted

By TechJuice ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Internet services are slowed down for a major portion of Pakistan as the dual fiber optic is facing disruption in Karachi. The maintenance is going…

Facebook was secretly building an internet satellite named Athena

By Talha Saqib ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

As per the filing with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that was revealed last May, it was highlighted the social media giant was covertly planning to…

Facebook shuts down its Aquila drone project

By Shehryar Ahmed ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Facebook started developing a solar-powered drone four years back. The drone’s main purpose was to provide internet access in remote areas through a “High Altitude…

YouTube helped a pregnant woman deliver her baby alone

By Talha Saqib ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 4 min read

A 22-year-old woman, Tia Freeman reportedly used YouTube videos to deliver her baby all by herself in a hotel room after going into the labor.…

China to provide faster internet to Pakistan through 60 TB submarine cable

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan telecom industry is expected to receive latest and modern submarine cable system from China which will have two landing routes in Karachi and Gawadar.…

5 ways you can deal with Cyber Harassment

By Ammara Saleem ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Back in my college days, I was an introvert and often came across as a shy person. I was therefore the most interesting target of…

Annoying things people do that makes you want to throw their phone away forever!

By Ammara Saleem ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Have you ever felt the strong urge to grab someone’s phone and smash it on the wall because I surely have felt that 1889478974 times…

5 thoughts you have when your Internet is too slow!

By Ammara Saleem ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Waking up one beautiful morning to check your phone and finding out your internet is too slow is the worst feeling you ever had! Probably…

Children in Pakistan need safe and censored access to internet, Unicef

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

People, including children, all over the world are embracing the internet. While for the children, it is very important to provide a safe and productive…

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