Pakistan Telecommunication Authority [PTA] & Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority What is PTA? PTA is an agency responsible for all telecommunication operations, including establishment, operation and maintenance. How and...
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Posted by | July 22, 2013
The Internet is inherently collaborative in nature. Every time your computer needs to talk to another computer somewhere in the world, it breaks up the message into smaller manageable chunks...
Posted by | June 19, 2013
This week we joined human rights groups from around the world urging Congress to investigate & dismantle the United States' National Security Agency's communication surveillance program and prevent the creation of global Internet...
Posted by | June 18, 2013
The writer is a high-school student & has requested anonymity There’s a plethora of social networking sites, many of which are actively used by the teenagers that make up my...
Posted by | May 28, 2013
The recent kidnapping of a 13-year old Mustafa has brought attention to the issues of digital security. The most common and worrying reaction, from parents, has been to restrict their...
Posted by | May 13, 2013
As offline protests continue against rigging in the polls, social media in Pakistan has also been taken by a storm. So enraged are voters and supporters, that they have been...
Posted by | May 1, 2013
How do we address the problem of access denial in Pakistan? The dilemma authorities and now the court is faced with is this: on the one hand are sentiments that...
Posted by | March 7, 2013
پاس ورڈ: اولین دفاع آپ کتنے پاس ورڈ استعمال کرتے ہیں؟ اپنے پاس ورڈز ک بغیر لکهے آپ کیسے یاد رکهتے ہیں؟ کیا آپ اپنے پاس ورڈ اس خوف...
Posted by | March 5, 2013
I have thought about this for a while. The importance of calling out abuse when you witness it. It may seem like a simple solution, why not? if you witness abuse there should be no questions...
Posted by | March 2, 2013
Today marks the second death anniversary of Shahbaz Bhatti. In his memory and as a tribute to his work for minorities, I am republishing an article I wrote hours after...
