ISLAMABAD-The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology has expressed strong concerns over the cut to the higher education sector funding and recommended for an increase in the budget as per the sector’s requirement.  The Senate body held a meeting with Senator Rubina Khalid in ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority claims blocking 830,000 websites across country over objectionable contents. A total of 830,000 websites have been blocked for containing pornographic content, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman informed the Senate’s Standing ...

ISLAMABAD: Social Media giants Facebook and Twitter are not cooperating with Pakistan over spread of fake news, Media Report has suggested citing official sources. Senate’s sub-committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication Friday was apprised by NR3C that big social media giants ...

National Accountability Bureau has filed a reference against PPP Senator Rubina Khalid in an Embezzlement Probe. Former Chief Executive Cosmos Production Muhammad Shafi and Former Director Lok Virsa Dr Tabinda Zafar have also been nominated in the reference. The accused face charges of causing over ...

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has filed a reference against Senator Rubina Khalid of Pakistan Peoples Party. In its reference, the anti-graft body has alleged that the PPP Senator committed embezzlement in funds of Lok Virsa.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) urged the National Assembly speaker for the issuance of production order of Asif Ali Zardari. During a protest at Minister’s Enclave, Senator Sherry Rehman said PPP has requested National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser to issue production order of Asif ...

ISLAMABAD - Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications was informed on Wednesday that National Information Technology Board (NITB) was working on a project to make Islamabad a Smart City. The basic objective behind this programme is ensure progress on basis ...

ISLAMABAD - Members of the senate standing committee on Information Technology (IT) advised the IT ministry to stay alert and keep their shields up because India may be planning to hit Pakistan with a cyber-attack. The committee members expressed fear saying that India might try to hack some key ...

ISLAMABAD - Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications has directed Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to extend deadline for one month about blocking of un-registered IMEI mobile phones. The Committee met with Senator Rubina Khalid in the chair discussed ...

ISLAMABAD - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has approved an inquiry into the allegedly illegal award of contract of the Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS 3G/4G), which caused huge losses to the national exchequer. The decision to this effect was taken at a NAB Executive Board ...