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PCB opens fire!
Mar 10th
In short, breaking news we have is that the PCB has axed Muhammad Yousuf and Younis Khan from all forms of international cricket while not explictly calling it a ban. Shoaib Malik and Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan have also been banned for one year each while heavy fines have been imposed on Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal.
This has to be by far the biggest shake-up of the Pakistan cricket team in recent history. A Cricinfo.com report follows: More >
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Loading ...EasyPaisa Mobile Account
Feb 26th
‘Meet the Product’ they called it and had invited several bloggers from Karachi. It was to be the launch of EasyPaisa ‘Mobile Account’, a service that brings the convenience of mobile banking to the household. It enables users to Pay Utility Bills, Transfer Money, Check Account Balance and View Mini-Statement. Let me share an event timeline and how it unfolded yesterday:
7:10 PM – Recitation of the holy quran by Mr. Omair Ahmed
7:15 PM – Telenor Manager Corporate Communication, Mr. Affan Haider, starts his talk about the EasyPaisa Idea and its potential. He highlighted that EasyPaisa had processed more than 420,000 bill payment transactions and 120,000 Money transfer transactions. By far the highest number of bills payed on an electronic channel. He also spoke about the contribution of the telecom industry to Pakistans growth and how Easy Paisa is actually making a contribution to Pakistans economy.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance – Draconian Law
Oct 28th
The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007 requires some serious revisions before it is passed by the Parliament in coming sessions. A PILDAT forum on the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007 was held on October 26, 2009. The Forum included as its speakers Mr. Ejaz Khan, techno-legal expert and Partner Aqlaal Advocates, Mr. Tariq Khosa, Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and MNA’s Ms. Anusha Rehman Khan and Ms. Marvi Memon.
The session was not attended by Interior and Information Technology Ministries and Standing Committees of both the Senate and the National Assembly despite invitations.
Below is the briefing of the happenings at the forum via PILDAT. More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Why Blog?
Oct 19th
Why Blog? This is a question I have been asked over and over again. I was asked this question again at an event held at the Avari Towers in Karachi called “Are You Online”.
A wonderful discussion with a very attentive and involved audience was inspiring indeed. In this blog post, I have attempted to answer a few questions asked that day in a bit more detail. For now, these are the six (6) points I believe really make ‘blogging’ a very powerful alternative to main-stream media:
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