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PTA Bans 17 Anti Islamic Websites

June 25, 2010

Just heard in the news that PTA has banned 17 anti Islamic websites (the names are not known as yet). PTA will also be closely monitoring the big websites Yahoo, Google, MSN, Hotmail, YouTube, Amazon and Bing. The decision comes in response to a recent order from a judge in Punjab province.Pakistan Telecommunication Authority spokesman [...]

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Facebook is Censoring Content for Pakistani Users

June 1, 2010

Facebook, which recently faced a complete ban by Pakistani Government, has agreed to censor all the pages containing blasphemous content to its user inside Pakistan after an agreement with the Pakistani Government.  In return, Pakistani courts lifted the ban on the site and has allowed the PTA to make it accessible to the users inside [...]

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Ban on Facebook Lifted by LHC

May 31, 2010

Lahore High Court on Monday morning, 31st May, 2010; ordered to lift the ban from social networking site, Facebook. The site was put under ban around 21st May, 2010 for the blasphemous content; in particular to the ‘Draw Muhammad Day’ contest being held on facebook. As a result of this competition Lahore High Court ordered [...]

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Obtaining Driving License in Pakistan

May 29, 2010

Some might think Rs 3,000 are enough to get hold of a driving license in Pakistan, by bypassing all the procedures and steps involved. However it is a criminal act and people and police officials involved must be punished. The result of such issued licenses is that we witness bad driving resulting in innocent loss [...]

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Millatfacebook.com Launched in Lahore To Rival Facebook

May 28, 2010

Muslims from all across the globe were shocked and outraged with facebook over the “Celebrate Draw Muhammad” Day. We saw protests all over the Islamic umma against this outrageous act (in the name of free speech). Facebook was banned in Pakistan and afterwards Youtube and Wiki were also partially banned. It was the perfect oppertunity [...]

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Twitter – Fast Becoming an e-Pakistani Parliament

May 28, 2010

With the advent of technology and a growing number of users in Pakistan switching to internet; many big names have followed their lead. In the recent times after mobile revolution hit the Pakistani market access to internet has become easy; if not very cheap. Other then computers, mobile phones are being used to connect to [...]

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Breaking News: Facebook Page Silently Removed & Site Content Deleted

May 22, 2010

The Facebook page that drew the much deserved criticism and caused the ban of Facebook in Pakistan and calls for similar bans in other countries around the world has been silently removed. Not only the page, but also a similar site marketing the Hateful day has also been cleared of all the content and has [...]

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Youtube and Wikipedia Banned in Pakistan – Internet Blackout!

May 20, 2010

In a recent big the government of Pakistan banned Facebook on 19th May, 2010 against the ‘Draw Muhammad Day’ in which caricatures were to be made of our beloved Prophet (P.B.U.H). Though the ban received mix response from the users but Facebook issued a statement saying that they were disappointed on the action taken by [...]

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Facebook Banned in Pakistan – Is this the Answer?

May 19, 2010

There are rising demands by the people of Pakistan to ban the Social Networking platform since it has agreed to let a group use it to “Celebrate Draw Muhammad” Day. The act was itself a very stupid step since the purpose of doing such things is nothing more then to further spread hatred and to [...]

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Blu Ray Discs, Movies & Players In Pakistan

May 1, 2010

Just bought a new PS3 and the first thing i noticed that it has a Blu-Ray player (Not Blue ). So i started a journey to explore what is blu ray technology? difference b/w BR and DVD? how i can get Blu Ray movies , CD or Players in Pakistan, how much do they cost [...]

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Honda Accord 2.4 i-VTEC 2010 in Pakistan

April 23, 2010

We have been covering alot of the recent cars lately, and now we focus on Honda Accord 2.4 i-Vtec 2010. The New Honda does look stylish and packs in quiet some power. But with great power comes great price tag. The latest offering by Honda carry a hefty price tag of almost Rs. 57 Lakh [...]

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Honda City 2010 Detail Pictures and Specifications

April 20, 2010

The details specifications of the new Honda City 2010 are now officially available as it has been released last year and its easily available in Pakistan now. It is expected to be priced around Rs. 12-14 lakh (you can find offical price details in the last section of this post) . New Honda City as [...]

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Buy IPAD in Pakistan

April 20, 2010

Apple’s latest gadget IPAD is already making waves all around the world. In Pakistan IPAD is availble in the big cities as well as on the internet for a price ranging between Rs.60,000 – Rs.80,000 (depending on features etc). So if you are interested in buying one , you can get it from Homeshopping.pk , [...]

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Apple iPad – Complete Review, Specs, Pics and Video

January 28, 2010

Apple has finally unveiled its much awaited Apple iPad. The Apple iPad offers many exciting features and is more or less built on the same lines as Apple iPhone. However, its price is remarkably attractive to general users and we strongly expect it to give a real tough time to the traditional laptops and netbooks [...]

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