West, Central Africa see major internet outage JOHANNESBURG: A major internet outage affected West and Central Africa on Thursday, the internet observatory... Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am
Print Caretaker govt defends internet shutdown ISLAMABAD: The government suspended mobile service on Election Day in view of the intelligence reports regarding... Updated 10 Feb, 2024 09:32am
Pakistan General election: CPJ urges authorities to allow nationwide access to internet NEW YORK: “Pakistani authorities must allow journalists to work freely and safely in the run-up to elections on... Published 08 Feb, 2024 05:02am
Technology Pakistan govt will not shut down internet on election day, says PTA The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has confirmed that internet services will work on election day... Published 05 Feb, 2024 10:29pm
Editorials Of internet outages and bizarre excuses EDITORIAL: Internet shutdowns and nationwide disruptions to social media platforms, of late, have regrettably become... Updated 26 Jan, 2024 05:26am
Pakistan Pakistan internet disrupted again during opposition web broadcast The outage of Facebook, X, Instagram, and YouTube is the second in two weeks coinciding with online campaign events organised by PTI Updated 21 Jan, 2024 09:38am
World Tajikistan to link up with China telecom network DUSHANBE, (Tajikistan): Tajikistan announced plans Friday to link with China’s telecommunications network in order... Published 18 Nov, 2023 06:03am
Pakistan Internet bandwidth: PTA to review charging mechanism ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is planning to assess and review the charging mechanism of... Published 14 Nov, 2023 05:08am
Technology Underscoring need for regulations, US-based expert says AI has potential to be catastrophic BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: Boston-based Shabbi S. Khan, Partner Foley and Lardner, LLP, said that the global community... Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am
Technology More than 60pc of world now on social media: study PARIS: Nearly five billion people, or slightly more than 60 percent of the world’s population, are active on ... Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:06am
Technology Social media starts getting restored, official notification still awaited Social media websites including Twitter and YouTube have started to get restored after being suspended last week.... Published 15 May, 2023 07:56pm
Technology Mobile broadband services being restored: PTA Social media websites also unblocked Updated 12 May, 2023 10:24pm
Technology ‘Far-reaching effects’: GSMA urges Pakistan to restore internet services Says individuals and businesses rely on connectivity for their livelihoods Updated 12 May, 2023 08:06pm
Technology Suspension of mobile broadband: telecom operators lose Rs820mn, source says Ride-hailing, food delivery cite ‘drastic’ impact in business Updated 10 May, 2023 07:16pm
Business & Finance OICCI urges govt to abolish WHT on telecom users ISLAMABAD: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has urged the government to abolish... Published 09 May, 2023 05:37am
Pakistan General election not possible before Oct? ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque has said that the... Updated 02 Feb, 2023 09:12am
Business & Finance Telecom users face service disruptions due to countrywide power outage ISLAMABAD: Telecom customers faced serious issues on Monday, as telecom services, including mobile and internet... Published 24 Jan, 2023 07:33am
Pakistan Inappropriate use of internet among youths alarming: Sadia Rashid KARACHI: The internet is a catalyst for globalization as it has united the world. Information Technology is changing... Updated 14 Dec, 2022 07:29am
Opinion Europe’s banks dim lights as they brace for winter blackout Some of Europe’s biggest banks are preparing back-up generators and to dim the lights as they brace for potential... Published 08 Sep, 2022 06:29am
Pakistan PTCL, PTA say investigating internet connectivity problems Pakistan Telecommunication Company says its optical fiber network is experiencing technical faults due to heavy rains and floods Published 19 Aug, 2022 11:24am
Technology Hackers target Pakistan's internet service provider StormFiber, website suffers outage Hackers deface ISP's website, display India's flag with brief message Published 03 Aug, 2022 06:19pm
Pakistan Some internet users in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad report connectivity issues PTA official says situation back to normal now Published 25 May, 2022 08:38pm
Technology US joins with 55 countries to promote free internet WASHINGTON: Amid a rise in authoritarian governments such as Russia cracking down on access to digital information,... Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am
World US joins 55 nations to set new global rules for the internet WASHINGTON: The United States and 55 other nations on Thursday signed a political commitment to push rules for the... Published 28 Apr, 2022 06:49pm
Print EU agrees deal to tame internet ‘Wild West’ BRUSSELS: The European Union early Saturday finalised new legislation to require Big Tech to remove harmful content,... Published 24 Apr, 2022 05:36am
Pakistan Submarine cable disruption hits Internet service ISLAMABAD: Internet went slow and resultantly suffered as a cable cut was reported in TransWorld submarine cable... Published 23 Feb, 2022 04:54am
Pakistan Faulty submarine cable causes internet disruption in Pakistan PTA says efforts ongoing to ascertain restoration time Published 22 Feb, 2022 03:43pm
World Yemenis struggle without internet for third day after air strikes SANAA: Most of Yemen faced a third day without internet on Sunday after air strikes on the Red Sea city of Hodeidah,... Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am
Pakistan Fault in submarine cable causes internet disruption ISLAMABAD: A submarine cable fault was reported on Monday near Fujairah, UAE due to which some users faced... Published 13 Oct, 2021 04:47am
Opinion Huge changes for internet and Big Tech under US antitrust proposal The antitrust overhaul package unveiled in Congress targeting Big Tech, if enacted, could have far-reaching effects... Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am
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