ISLAMABAD: Holding that it has the absolute jurisdiction to scrutinise the accounts of a political party any time, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday told the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) to submit relevant financial documents to it by June 22...
“…Let us assume a scenario where a political party has received prohibited funding from foreign countries, say India, for example...
RAWALPINDI: The police have registered a terrorism case against an unidentified person for sending a threatening text message to the crisis control centre of the Nur Khan Airbase...
Mohammad Bilal Zaidi, a senior officer at the control centre, complained to the Airport police that he received a threatening text message on his mobile phone at his workplace on Friday
LAHORE: Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) has decided to send meter readings to the consumers on their mobile phones on a regular basis through SMS service, asking the field staff to start collecting their cell numbers for the purpose...
“The officials are required to start the (number collection) work from the first batch of consumers...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister National Health Programme (PMNHP) has decided to introduce an SMS service for the beneficiaries of the programme due to which they will get information about balance in their cards...
The PMNHP has been waiting to get a date from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for the inauguration of the programme in Skardu...
RAWALPINDI: The police have picked up an under trial prisoner from Adiala jail for being involved in sending a threatening text message (SMS) to a lawyer...
The lawyer received an SMS suspected to be sent from inside Adiala jail on Monday, in which the sender warned him to be ready to face a fate similar to that of a senior judge who was killed outside his house in Rawalpindi recently...
LAHORE: As taxi hailing giant Uber enters Pakistan, a little-known local competitor is counting on a mix of new ideas and old technology to tap what could be a big chunk of the market: low-income residents who travel in rickshaws, not cabs...
Its platform is not smartphones, but older SMS phone messaging that allows nearby drivers to bid for any user's business...
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif says an SMS service has been started for giving advance warning regarding flood situation to people living near rivers...
He directed the cabinet committee on flood and administrations of districts concerned to monitor the flow of water in rivers round the clock and in case of flood threat, all possible protective measures should be adopted and evacuation of the people living near rivers should be...
KARACHI: The State Bank has announced to re-launch its mobile SMS service to provide fresh currency notes to general public between 2nd of Ramazan and 28th of Ramazan...
The charges for these services are Rs2 plus tax, per SMS...
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan, in collaboration with the Pakistan Banks’ Association, has introduced an SMS service for the issuance of fresh currency notes to public...
The fresh notes will be available from branches of nominated commercial banks called ‘e-branches’ from July 8...
Prank calls and unsolicited messages vary — from being bombarded by telemarketers to a forlorn ‘frandshipper’ sending maudlin texts to the worst case scenario of someone persistently harassing you...
4 and above, any unsolicited calls can be blocked by accessing your call history log...
There were also a few tears as Sultan Mohamed Shah (SMS) Aga Khan School completed 50 years...
“I am where I am just because of my education at SMS Aga Khan School...
LAHORE: Showing sensitivity to the students need for after-school academic assistance, the Punjab is set to launch an SMS-based Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) in public schools through two different programmes starting from Nov 15, this year...
Under the e-learning initiative of the SMS-based Information and Technology University’s Centre for Technology in Education (CTE), technical and financial assistance of the Punjab...
Voters will now be able to check their polling station by sending their national identity card (NIC) number to 8300, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced on Wednesday...
When the ECP is done updating its database "by today or tomorrow", the reply from 8300 will also provide details of the polling stations, an ECP spokesperson said...
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan, through its subsidiary the SBP Banking Services Corporation, has again launched its SMS service (8877) for issuance of fresh currency notes to the public...
The fresh currency notes will be available from designated commercial bank branches called “e-branches” and the 16 field offices of SBP-BSC...
Officials in Delhi said millions in the Himalayan region will be able to receive service messages from Wednesday, including one-time passwords from financial institutions...
They will still be unable to send messages, the officials said...