School Student Sends PTA a List of 780,000 Adult Websites to Get Them Blocked

Ghazi Muhammad Abdullah, a fifteen year old school boy, has sent a list of 780,000 adult websites which he thinks should be blocked in accordance with Supreme Court’s orders but are still accessible to general internet users in Pakistan. Abdullah told me that he has sent this list to PTA only because authority had asked him for a list of adult websites. He quotes an authority letter sent to him by Director General, Law and Regulations, as saying:

If there is any specific website that you wish to bring into the knowledge of PTA, it is requested that PTA may be informed of the same accordingly for further necessary action at our end.

Earlier, Abdullah had written letters to PTA, Ministry of Information Technology and Chief Justice of Pakistan to get adult websites blocked in Pakistan. After his repeated requests, and hack attempts on PTA and Supreme Court website PTA decided in principle to ban adult websites in Pakistan and issued directive for ISPs to block access to adult websites.
It was recently revealed that Pakistan ISPs have blocked 13,000 adult websites, while there are more still accessible, according to Abdullah.
Without detailing the criteria or selection process of adult websites, Abdullah, in an email, told me that he prepared this list of 780,000 adult websites with help of friends having expertise in computers. He wished not to disclose their names.
It merits mentioning here that Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan is willing to block access to any number of websites, though they have concerns regarding the overhead involved in process. This is why they are advocating proposed national URL filtering system.

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iPads made by Pakistan Air Force

Mohammad Imran holds a Pakistani-made PACPad computer tablet at his electronics store in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Picture: AP

Rawalpindi – Inside a high-security air force complex that builds jet fighters and weapons systems, Pakistan’s military is working on the latest addition to its sprawling commercial empire: a homegrown version of the iPad.

It’s a venture that bundles together Pakistani engineering and Chinese hardware, and shines a light on the military’s controversial foothold in the consumer market. Supporters say it will boost the economy as well as a troubled nation’s self-esteem.
It all comes together at an air force base in Kamra in northern Pakistan, where avionics engineers – when they’re not working on defence projects – assemble the PACPAD 1.
“The original is the iPad, the copy is the PACPAD,” said Mohammad Imran, who stocks the product at his small computer and mobile phone shop in a mall in Rawalpindi, a city not far from Kamra and the home of the Pakistani army.

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Free SMS to Any Mobilink Number from Gmail Chat

Google has partnered with Mobilink to offer its Gmail users an ability to send free text messages to any Mobilink number from their Gmail accounts or through Google Chat.
Gmail offers this facility for limited operators throughout the world, and Mobilink is the first operator they have collaborated with in Pakistan.
With this service Mobilink subscribers can also reply back to SMS messages sent from Google chat, which will appear on Gmail user’s Gmail interface.
It merits mentioning here that first message has to be sent by a Gmail user via Gmail chat client. This means that Mobilink subscriber cannot initiate chat himself/herself with his Gmail contacts from mobile phone.
How to send SMS to Mobilink Numbers:
Gmail users will have to simply Log into their account. In the Send SMS box above Chat, enter the Mobilink phone number you want to send a SMS.

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Almost 40 Websites Hacked By Pak Cyber Force/Pak Falcons

http://www.galleryspace.in/
http://atwebgraphics.com/
http://ayurvedaneo.com/
http://creativesquare.co.in/
http://drasraohospital.org/
http://enjoyindiatour.com/
http://facingindia.org/
http://hastagallery.com/
http://hyderabadkalibari.org/
http://iapro.org/
http://induritsolutions.com/

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Nokia to Offer Additional 12 Months Warranty

Nokia has introduced Care Protect, an extended warranty offer that was launched yesterday in Karachi.
Nokia Care Protect is an extended warranty offer that can be purchased for nominal charges and offers mobile phone warranty service for additional 12-months after the original Nokia warranty expires.
In other words, with Nokia Care Protect, a Nokia phone will have 24 months warranty in Pakistan.
Nokia says that average phone life for a consumer in Pakistan ranges from eighteen months to twenty four months. The first 12 months are covered by original warranty but after the expiry of the warranty the consumers did not had an option for warranty claims.
Nokia Care Protect is going to resolve this issue, by offering its customers peace of mind and freedom to make the most of their mobile device.
There is no hidden or additional fee involved – with a single, upfront fee, consumers can avail all their mobile phone support and repair needs for another 12 more months after the expiry of the original warranty. Nokia customers have to simply select the plan to match their Nokia mobile device:

• Nokia 1000 to 2000 range &C1, C2, X1, X2, E1, E2 devices
• Nokia 3000 to 7000 range & C3, C5, C6, X3, X5, X6, E5, E6 devices
• Nokia Eseries and Nokia Nseries & C7, X7, E7, N8, N9 devices

There are three easy ways to receive support: online, in-person at any Nokia Care Centre or by phone. Nokia Care Protect gives easy access to Nokia device experts who are available to guide consumers through all their queries and repair needs.
Speaking about the launch of Nokia Care Protect in Pakistan, Reza Burney, Country Care Manager, Nokia Pakistan & Afghanistan said, “Nokia Care Protect is yet another initiative by Nokia Pakistan to delight its consumers. With its extended 12-month warranty, Nokia Care Protect brings greater peace of mind and added convenience to end users. Nokia Care Protect can be purchased for any Nokia Device pertaining to the three pre-defined categories giving consumers easy access to Nokia after-sales service.”
Nokia Care Protect is meant to add a new dimension of facility and ease to Nokia warranty service. For a reasonable charges, Nokia Care Protects gives additional security to let consumers maximize their mobile phone life and stay connected to what matters the most to them.


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Prime Minister Approves 3G Policy in Pakistan

Long awaited approval 3G policy has reportedly been approved by Yousaf Raza Gilani, Prime Minister of Pakistan, reported Express Tribune.
After PM’s approval the policy will now be forwarded to Cabinet Committee for the final approval from cabinet, before it’s handed over to Ministry of Information Technology for execution.
According to reports, Mr. Gilani chaired this meeting today on 3G, Grey traffic and Additional Spectrum auction for Wireless Local Loop here at Prime Minister’s House where it was agreed that new international players as well as existing operators would also be invited for Instaphone license auction being the sixth licensee in the country.
Ministry of Information Technology gave a presentation on recommendations formulated by Cabinet Committee comprising Dr. Hafeez Sheikh, Minister for Finance, Syed Naveed Qamar, Minister for Water and Power, and Ghos Baksh Mehr, Minister for Privatization and Dr Asim Hussain, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources.
It was decided that three blocks of 10 MHZs each out of available 3G spectrums would be immediately offered for auction and existing operators can participate in this round as well. New players will also be invited but with provision that if new player is successful in bid then they would be eligible to start operation only after March 2013 when moratorium on new licensing, as per Government’s agreement with Etisalat, would expire.
More spectrums would be made available for 3/4 G services and offered for auction with the provision that winners of such auction will receive amended licenses and allocated frequencies by March 2013 and as such will be able to start their services thereafter.
In order to ensure professionalism and transparency, it was also decided that a committee of Public Sector stakeholders including representatives from Ministries of Finance, Information Technology, PTA and representative of Frequency Allocation Board would supervise auction process. PTA would devise an appropriate methodology to conduct varying component of this auction as decided under the supervision of the Committee.

Via Express Tribune


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Warid Restarts SMS Delivery Reports [for Free]

Warid customers reported last Wednesday that they have been receiving delivery reports for SMS messages, a feature that was previously switched-off. However, company didn’t confirm us then about the service or any of its associated charges.

But today, we have got this confirmation that Warid is restarting SMS delivery reports for it’s customers and that too for free (at least for now).

It won’t be out of place to mention that SMS delivery reports offer users an instant notification of the SMS message being delivered to the recipient, adding reliability and dependability in communication.

SMS delivery reports were once free for all operators. However, all of them stopped offering the service back in 2009 in order to balance the load on network.

Currently almost all operators offer SMS delivery reports to their customers as a paid service.

How to subscribe to SMS Delivery Reports?

The SMS Delivery Report Service is available to all subscribers by default. However, the subscriber needs to ensure that they have this feature enabled in their mobile handset.

Price:

The service is currently being promoted free-of-cost, but we know for a fact that service will be charged in future.

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Pakistan Imported Rs. 45 Billion Worth Handsets in 2010-11

Handset import bill of various brands, prices and features has been registered at Rs. 44.69 billion in the outgoing financial year (2010-11), up from Rs 26.44 billion import bill recorded during the same period previous year, said Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) in its latest stats.
FBS report said that the handsets sales and its imports surged substantially depicting the tremendous growth of 70 percent in the closing fiscal year 2010-11 compared with previous year.
The average monthly expense of handsets reached Rs 3.72 billion in FY 11 versus Rs 2.2 billion monthly import bill recorded in FY 10.
Analysts said the handsets growth in sales and imports is natural as the local demand has been growing side by side with increasing SIMs number of different operators. In addition, high priced smartphones are significantly contributing towards the overall value of the import bill.
Customers purchase gadgets with emerging trends, style and technology of the brands. They replace their handsets normally in one to two years depending on brands – whether it is Chinese or others.
Besides, demand and sales of handsets increase coupled by the snatched/theft cases and dysfunctional of gadgets in the local market.
Markets dealers said that sales of handsets have increased more than one million units per month, which stood almost half in the last fiscal year. The sales have picked up at accelerated pace with increasing demand in the local markets, particularly in the rural areas in addition to sales growth in big cities.
More than 80 percent of the handsets imports are carried out from China including Chinese brands and renowned brands. However, Chinese-made handsets gained lion share in the local markets owing to lower prices amid multiple features.


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Use Facebook on Mobile Free for 90 Days with Ufone

Ufone and Facebook are collaborating with each other to provide free Facebook access on mobile. As part of launch promotional offer with Facebook’s Java Application - 90 days free access is being provided by Ufone without any data charges.
Earlier Mobilink offered a similar service but it was available for text updates only i.e. loading pictures was not free.
Launch Promotional Offer:
Starting 1st August 2011 and extending for 90 days, use of Facebook Java application for free. On the 91st day from 1st August 2011, standard GPRS charging will apply on use of application. Promotion period will end on 29th October 2011.
Regular charging will proceed 30th October 2011 onwards. During the promotion period, all external links/applications will be excluded from free browsing i.e. applications added from the “Apps” tab in Facebook application will be charged as per selected GPRS plan.
Application Download:
Application can be downloaded from Facebook page on Ufone WAP Portal. From your handset please access the following link to download the application:
http://wap.ufone.com/ufone/includes/app_pages/community/facebookapp.jsp
Once downloaded, the application will be installed automatically.
Supported Devices:
Though the application is supported by 2500+ handset however 800+ devices have been tested for compatibility with the Facebook Mobile application. Updated list of these devices can be found here: http://bit.ly/jaK2Y2

Tariff:

• There is no subscription charge on use of application.
• Standard GPRS charges apply on use of application as per selected plan.
• Application is available for use for both Prepaid and Postpaid subscribers
• Free 90 days GPRS access promotion period starts 1st August 2011 and will end on 29th October 2011.
• Free 90 days GPRS access promotion period is only available to Prepaid Subscribers on Volume Based GPRS packages including customers who have subscribed to GPRS Data Buckets.
• Free access is only valid for Facebook features in the application.
• All external links and/or applications installed in Facebook Application are excluded from this promo and will be charged.
• Prepaid Customers subscribed to Hourly Package and Postpaid Subscribers are also excluded from this promotion period.

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Fake Twitter Accounts of Hina Rabbani Khar Go Up

With the rise in popularity of twitter, came people who sought to take advantage of it. Celebrities like singers, actors and political personalities are among the most followed people on twitter.
So naturally they’re the first target of those who fake their profiles. Consequently, there have been thousands of cases in which celebrities have had to publicly disown fake profiles because they were spewing out fake information and what not.
An interestingly, in many cases, the fake profiles have more followers than the real celebrity profile. Naturally, confusion reigned and Twitter was forced to make a move after it was sued in the US over tweets made from a fake account. Twitter responded by rolling out a feature called “Verified Accounts” which adds a small blue tick mark next to the profile name and tells you that this person is really who they say they are.
This has gone some way into curbing the problem but many people are still duped into following fake profiles. Some people even follow these accounts because most of them tend to be quite entertaining in the stuff they share. However I’m not sure if I were be laughing if my account was faked.
Hina Rabbani Khar is latest in the list:
Nevertheless joining the list of people who have had fake profiles created for them is our foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar. She has been the talking point for a while in light of her recent visit to India.

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Ufone Handset Plus SIM for Rs. 999

Ufone has once again introduced a low-end handset for its subscribers that will cost just Rs. 999 for a handset and a Ufone SIM.
Ufone has offered  handsets in range of Rs. 1000 – Rs. 2000 in the past and now here is another phone of this series.
What’s included:

• Ufone’s G100 handset
• One new Ufone SIM
• Rs. 50 balance

Price:

• Ufone G1000 Handset: Rs. 999
• you can have this phone at Rs. 949 without new SIM.

Salient features:

• Torch
• Loud Speaker
• FM Radio (works without handsfree)

Please note that this handset is network-locked i.e. it will work with Ufone SIMs only.


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Broadband Subscribers Hit 1.40 Million Mark

Broadband subscribers in Pakistan reached 1.40 million mark – compared to 900,000 subscribers, 11 months ago – adding half a million broadband users in last fiscal year, reported Pakistan Telecommunication Authority in it’s latest stats.
DSL subscribers rose to 654,707 compared with 476,722 subscribers in June 2010, while the number of WiMAX internet users increased to 397,155 from 257,616 subscribers a year ago.
EVDO subscribers showed highest growth in the outgoing year by taking the subscriber base from 111,194 subscribers a year ago to 294,161 subscribers in May 2011.
Trends show that DSL and EVDO subscribers are growing evenly with WiMAX operators catching them up swiftly.
In the outgoing year, EVDO subscribers’ share in broadband market grew from 12 percent to 21 percent, while DSL’s share went down to 47 % from 53 % during the reported period.
Universal Service Fund played a major role in this year’s broadband growth. USF claims that broadband operators this year added 250,000 customers with the help of USF funding. PTCL remains the largest beneficiary by having 50 percent of broadband projects launched by USF.
Check below for a graphical glimpse of broadband industry:

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TalkShawk Ramadan Voice Offer

Telenor comes up with its Ramadan Offer which allows you to call all Telenor numbers through a daily voice bundle.
This offer is surely for those who are bulk callers as it is difficult for normal consumers to use 150 minutes daily.
Offer comes with 150 on-net minutes with a validity of one day only.
Charges:

• Daily charges of Rs. 20+tax (Rs. 24.26 Inclusive of taxes) apply

Validity:

• Free minutes will be valid on same day of subscription, till 12am (Midnight)

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Celcos Added 9.7 Million Subscribers in 2010-11

Pakistani cellular mobile operators added a total of 9.7 million subscribers in fiscal year 2010-11 to take the overall subscriber base to 108.9 millions as compared with previous year’s standing at 99.185 million, said Pakistan Telecommunication Authority in it’s latest report.
The tele-density of the cellular sector has seen growth of 5 percent in the outgoing financial year 2010-11 to reach 65.4 percent.
Year 2010-11 remained stiff for cellular operators, mainly due to intense competition and tough regulatory measures. Churn and SIM data correction remained another hurdle for cellular operators in adding new customers.

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PTCL Offers Free Cordless Handsets During Ramadan

PTCL is incentivizing it’s potential customers to get on-board during Ramadan to enjoy free cordless handsets.
Basically there are two types of phones that PTCL is aiming to giveaway for free.
One is cordless and other is wired. Keep reading to know more about details
Single-play (Regular Phone):
Single play, or only landline package: New customers will get free Telephone sets (CLI & Non-CLI) with the installation of each new telephone connection
Double-play (Cordless Phones):
Customer will be given free Cordless phone on new subscriptions for Double Up Unlimited after payment of first bill after subscription.
The customers will be contacted through PTCL Contact center and subscriptions will be acquired through up-selling. The cordless sets will then sent through courier.
BTW, double-play means you get broadband and landline services from PTCL. If you plan to buy double-play unlimited packages then here are the details


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