Mar 01
First Pakistan-made cell phone would be available in the market within a year, Secretary of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom Naguibullah Malik has said.
Talking to APP, he said: “Dialogue with China and British companies in this regard is underway and the first made-in-Pakistan mobile handset would be available in the market within a year.” To a question, he said the government was taking all possible measures to boost the IT sector. The secretary said the government was well aware of the problems being faced by the IT sector. “We will address all the problems of the IT sector,” he added.
Malik said for the promotion of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, there was a need for reaching a consensus among the government, IT industry, Telcos and academia to devise effective strategies for the best utilisation of available opportunities. He said focus on the IT and Telecom education, research, entrepreneurship and local industries could boost the ICT sector.
Source: TheNews
Tagged with: Industry News • Pakistan • Tech News • Technology
Jan 06
Ufone’s here with yet another brilliant offer!
Now for the first time in Pakistan, with Ufone Solid Offer, you will be flooded with free talk time! Talk for just 3 minutes and get the rest of your call free! There’s no need to wait for a specific time because this offer is valid 24 hours a day.
Ufone notifies all its valued subscribers against replying to or acting upon any call or SMS received which claims to double your balance, win bumper prizes, cash rewards, discount vouchers, or any other surprise gifts. Beware of any SMS which contains a string like ‘03332597334u2u50’ or any call that asks you to give the number on the back of a scratch card as this is fraud and will cause you a loss. Remember, if you receive any such SMS or calls call 333 from your Ufone immediately.
So whether its day or night, the more you talk, the more affordable your calls get!
Process to avail Ufone’s Solid Offer:
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| Source Package |
Solid Offer |
SMS following command to 444 |
Opt In Charges (Exclusive of Taxes) |
| Tension Free Package |
Tension Free-Solid Offer |
32 |
Rs.10 |
| UWon |
UWon-Solid Offer |
32 |
Rs.10 |
| PPD |
PPD-Solid Offer |
32 |
Rs.10 |
| Josh/Josh2 |
Josh-Solid Offer |
32 |
Rs.10 |
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Dec 24
PTA launched Sim Information System few months before which helps a lot to block illegal sims issued against cnic. Most of the people don’t know how to block sims, what is the procedure of blocking illegal sims?which document is required? etc etc( these are the questions comes in my mind). Then I send an email to PTA Complaints Dept. I receive the following reply (detailed document embedded below – click on the image to view enlarge). I hope this will help you as well.
Here is the reply from PTA:
Dear Complainant,
Reference your correspondence to PTA on the matter of presence of illegal connections against your respective CNIC, please find enclosed PTA letter for your information and necessary action please.
Regards
Nabiha Mehmood
Director (CPD)
Consumer Protection Directorate
PTA Headquarters
Sector F-5/1, Islamabad.
Ph No. 051-9225325
Fax No. 051-2878127
email: complaint@pta.gov.pk
www.pta.gov.pk
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Tagged with: Pakistan • PTA • Tech News
Aug 27
Another good step from Punjab Government, though this project was pending since 2 years but now it is finalized and Launched. In past, we use to go to the registration office to get information against the registration number of any car to see if the car was legal or not. It was an hectic process and consumed a lot of time and resources. And also you have to pay some sort of refreshment money (rishwat) to clerks and some officials as well but now, for the first time in Pakistan, Government of Punjab has launched an Online Vehicle Tracking system.
It is launched by the Motor Transport Management Information System (MTMIS), a division of the Punjab Government. Using this service; now, you can get information against the registration number of the car (currently only for Punjab registered vehicles). By just searching your desired registration number it will give you detailed info about the car and its owner. For example, check out the below image: Continue reading »
Tagged with: Pakistan • Tech News
Aug 27
Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Dr. Mohammad Yaseen inaugurated Pakistan’s first SMS-based Secure Mobile Payments Technology here today, at a launch event hosted by AKNMTECH, a Mobile Value Added Services Provider.
As Pakistan’s telecommunication industry continues its steady march towards growth and prosperity, this technological initiative is designed to enable more than 94 million mobile consumers to interact with their respective financial institutions and conduct mobile transactions in a simple, reliable and secure form.
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