Deadline for SIM verification ends today
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked more than 16...
7 million connections as the deadline for the biometric SIM verification ends on Sunday...
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ArchiveCellular firm fined for blocking SIM
LAHORE: A civil court has directed a cellular company to pay Rs1 million as damages to a consumer for blocking his SIM (subscriber identity module) without any prior intimation...
Advocate Syed Faridul Haq Chishti, a former finance secretary of Lahore Bar Association, had filed a suit for damages against U-fone for causing him a huge financial loss and mental agony by blocking his SIM abruptly in 2014 when he was in Dubai...
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ArchiveCellular firms complete SIM verification process
Meanwhile, after completion of the long-awaited and vital process, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has been directed to carry out a third party audit of the exercise to verify its authenticity...
A blocked SIM can be re-activated within that period, following biometric verification of the card...
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PakistanGovernment-cellular companies at impasse over five SIM limit, SC
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was told that a series of meetings between the telecom regulator, cellular companies and security agencies cut no ice over the issue of removing the maximum limit ban of five SIM cards per individual...
A three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali had taken up a petition moved by a China Mobile/Zong, seeking directions for the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to...
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ArchiveKarachi operation is completely apolitical, stresses Corps Commander Karachi
KARACHI: Corps Commander Karachi Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar said Saturday that the Karachi operation is completely apolitical, adding that it will continue without any discrimination...
Speaking at a seminar organised by the National Defence University at a private hotel in Karachi, the corps commander said, "I assure citizens that our struggle against terrorism will continue unabated...
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ArchiveKARACHI NOTEBOOK: Chaiwallahs of Karachi
In absence of any structured attempts to establish such places in Karachi, the chai hangouts in the city have contributed to a new vibrancy, absent for more than a generation...
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MagazinesCOVER: The heart of Karachi: Karachi Raj By Anis Shivani
IN his debut novel Karachi Raj, erstwhile critic Anis Shivani depicts a year’s worth of Karachi life as viewed from the differing perspectives of an American anthropologist and a couple of individuals living in the low-income district of the Basti...
Shivani’s first foray into the realm of fiction intrinsically grapples with an immensely complex topic — the stratified social layers of which Karachi life is composed...
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ArchiveKarachi notebook: Is a ‘Naya’ Karachi possible?
THE buzzword these days is Naya (new) Pakistan, the mantra that has arguably helped the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf capture power in the Centre and two provinces, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, while doing respectably in Sindh and Balochistan...
But for the residents of Karachi, the question on everyone’s minds is: will Naya Pakistan also mean a Naya Karachi?By Naya Karachi one does not mean New Karachi, the neighbourhood on the...
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ArchiveLahore XI vs Karachi XI: Who will win Pakistan's all-star 'Clásico'?
The Lahore versus Karachi cricketing rivalry is as old as partition itself...
While Lahore has usually produced the aggressive bowlers, and Karachi the gritty batsmen, cricketers from both major Pakistani cities have often competed for the same positions in the national team...
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Pakistan8 Ansarul Sharia Pakistan militants killed in 'encounter' in Karachi
Eight terrorists were killed during an "encounter" jointly carried out by the Rangers and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Karachi's Raees Goth area on Saturday night, officials said...
According to a Rangers press release, the operation was carried out on the basis of technical intelligence and evidence after receiving a tip-off about the presence of Ansarul Sharia Pakistan (ASP) terrorists in the area...
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ArchivePakistan’s first-ever softball stadium being constructed in Karachi: Salim Rajput
KARACHI: Work is in full swing for the construction of Pakistan’s first softball stadium in Karachi...
Rajput was accompanied on the occasion by Secretary General of Softball Federation of Pakistan (SFP) Asif Azeem...
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ArchivePakistan’s first animated feature film opens across cinemas in Karachi
KARACHI: There is a telling scene in Pakistan’s first feature-length animated film 3 Bahadur that opened across cinemas in Karachi on Friday which reflects our attitude towards children...
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ArchiveWithout ‘naya Karachi’ new Pakistan not possible: Imran
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has said that without a ‘new Karachi’ it will not be possible to fulfil his dream of creating a new Pakistan...
Addressing an election rally here on Sunday, he appealed to the people of Karachi to lay the foundation of a new Pakistan by electing PTI candidate Imran Ismail from the NA-246 constituency...
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BlogsCan Karachi and Lahore do what Pakistan cannot?
Karachi is Sister Cities with Shanghai, Houston and Kuala Lumpur, whereas Islamabad is with Seoul, Madrid and Jakarta, among others...
Forging such relationships will help Pakistan, as a state, to bring stability in its foreign policy...
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PakistanLight to Pakistan's leprosy patients, Dr Ruth Pfau passes away in Karachi
Dr Ruth Pfau, a symbol of selflessness and devotion to leprosy patients, passed away at the age of 87 in Karachi early on Thursday...
The late Dr Ruth had come to Pakistan from Germany in 1960, and was granted Pakistani citizenship in 1988...
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