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Re-Verify Sims SMS Alert by Telecom Mobile Companies

Re-Verify Sims SMS Alert by Telecom Mobile Companies After more than 4 sit-in between PTA, Interior Ministry, IT Ministry, NADRA and 5 Cellular Mobile companies i.e Mobilink, Ufone, Telenor, Warid and Zong, it was decided by Interior Ministry that re-verification of SIMs through Biometric Verification System (BVS) must be initiated so as to stop any

Microsoft Announces Free Upgrade to Windows 10

Microsoft Announces Free Upgrade to Windows 10   Great news for Windows users, Windows 10 will be free to upgrade from its previous versions i.e Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 in the first year of launch. Yes this is official news from Windows blog given by Terry Morrison. After launching the Technical Preview of Windows 10 in 2014,

Google Adds Pakistan to the List of Supported Countries for Play Store Merchant Accounts

Google Adds Pakistan to the List of Supported Countries for Play Store Merchant Accounts   Previously Android developers from Pakistan were only able to create publishers’ accounts to publish their free apps on Google’s play store, however, they were denied to have merchant accounts that are essential or a prerequisite for publishers to sell paid apps or

After 3G/4G, Pakistan Now Needs an Online Payment Gateway

After 3G/4G, Pakistan Now Needs an Online Payment Gateway     Around four years or so ago I had written this piece titled: “Why Does a Pakistani Website Earn 32 Times Lesser than any American Counterpart?” In this post I explained that why e-commerce infrastructure is important and how it could boost Pakistan’s economy in general and online businesses in

Banks Deny to Issue Credit Cards to Freelancers, Bloggers and Entrepreneurs

Banks Deny to Issue Credit Cards to Freelancers, Bloggers and Entrepreneurs   Just yesterday we told you that Pakistan ranks in top five nations with freelancers. To be more precise, Pakistan stands 4th on Elance.com and fifth on oDesk for all the freelance work that is done on these websites. Top 10 Freelancers Countries (elance.com) Source

1st IT Park In Islamabad Gets Financial Backing From Exim Bank Korea

1st IT Park In Islamabad Gets Financial Backing From Exim Bank Korea   At the 28th Board of Directors meeting of PSEB in Islamabad, Minister of State for IT, Mrs. Anusha Rahman, announced that Exim Bank Korea has agreed to financially back the establishment of the first IT park in Islamabad. The bank’s official feasibility study will

Don’t Waste Thousands of Rupees on Online Clicking Jobs

Don’t Waste Thousands of Rupees on Online Clicking Jobs   Ever heard of online jobs, CAPTHA jobs, ad clicking jobs, ad posting jobs or similar sort of other jobs that require initial registration worth thousands of rupees? If no, then you are probably not aware of one of the biggest on-going scams in the country. But those

E-government Plan Being Worked On For Good Governance

E-government Plan Being Worked On For Good Governance   A master plan for E-government is being worked on for good governance, transparency and accountability in Pakistan, according to Anusha Rahman, Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecom. The plan would cover providing E-services to the population in the most effective possible manner. The services would

Critical Pakistani Networks Compromised By Iranian Hackers

Critical Pakistani Networks Compromised By Iranian Hackers   In another series of disturbing revelations, Iranian hackers have penetrated and stolen information from governments and private companies around the world. Pakistan is among the countries affected by the hacks. According to researchers, this operation has been going on since 2012. Cylance, the security company that has authored

Nest Tech Incubator Opens Applications For First Batch Of Entrepreneurs

Nest Tech Incubator Opens Applications For First Batch Of Entrepreneurs   The Pakistan Software House Association, or P@SHA, is poised to launch the largest technology incubator in Karachi in collaboration with its global partners Google and Samsung. As reported earlier, the incubator is known as The Nest I/O, and will most likely be operational by the end of