Tag: internet
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Multinational companies plan to leave Pakistan as internet disruptions continue, says PBC
The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) warned on Friday that numerous multinational companies are planning to relocate their offices from Pakistan, with many having already left the country, due to severe internet disruptions. “Many multinational companies (MNCs) are either planning to relocate their back offices from Pakistan or have already done so, as the reported imposition…
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‘It’s not possible’; Reporting in internet-challenged Pakistan
With the primary shift from newspapers to television channels and now to digital media applications, the dissemination of information has become increasingly competitive for newsrooms, with the latest updates just a click away. “Delays can be managed with newspapers, but today everything is in your hands—specifically, mobile phones,” says Raees Ansari, Bureau Chief of Geo…
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Social media apps including WhatsApp experiencing slowdowns yet again
Users across various cities in Pakistan are dealing with drastically slow internet. Reports indicate that messaging apps like WhatsApp are also facing slowdowns. People are encountering issues with messages not being downloaded on WhatsApp. Geo news reports that according to Down Detector, a website that monitors social media app performance, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram are…
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Internet speed normalises worldwide, remains slow in Pakistan
An undersea cable cut last week disrupted internet service globally, bringing speeds down across the world, but got resolved within two days. Despite the restoration of online communication worldwide, internet speed in Pakistan is still slow. Experts attribute the slow internet to technical reasons. According to Samaa News, telecom expert Pervaiz Iftikhar explains that internet…
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X will be restored whenever government signals, says PTA chairman
Chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Major General (retd) Hafeezur Rehman, stated that social media platform X (formerly Twitter), which is currently banned on government request, will be restored only if the government authorises so. Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Major General (retd) Hafeezur Rehman reaffirmed that there have been no cyber attacks on…
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Internet shuts down in Waziristan after optical fiber break
Waziristan’s internet service has been disrupted following a break in the optical fiber network. The district administration has reported that residents are experiencing significant difficulties after internet outage. According to the administration, the optical fiber was damaged between Bannu and Mir Ali, causing the service disruption.
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Old video of KRQ asking women to kidnap him to show equality has internet in fits
An old video of controversial writer Khalil-Ur-Rehman has gone viral on social media after he was abducted and held for ransom by a woman. In the video, he talks about equality, challenging women to abduct a man and assault him. Qamar said, “I’ve never heard of a case where five girls together kidnapped a man.…
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Same same but different: Hania Aamir’s Indian look-alike takes the internet by storm
Social media is buzzing with another doppelganger drama and this time, it’s creating quite a stir. Get ready for the story of Hania Aamir’s Indian lookalike. Yes, you read that right – the dazzling dimple queen of Pakistani showbiz has a doppelganger, and he’s gaining attention from across the border! A viral video on social…
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Google fires 28 workers protesting contracts with Israel
New York, United States – Google fired 28 employees following a sit-down protest over the tech giant’s contract with the Israeli government, a Google spokesperson said Thursday. The Tuesday demonstration was organized by the group “No Tech for Apartheid,” which has long opposed “Project Nimbus,” Google’s joint $1.2 billion contract with Amazon to provide cloud services…
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Google to delete incognito search data to end privacy suit
San Francisco (AFP) – Google has agreed to delete a vast trove of search data to settle a suit that it tracked millions of US users who thought they were browsing the internet privately. If a proposed settlement filed Monday in San Francisco federal court is approved by a judge, Google must “delete and/or remediate billions…