Wednesday, October 17th, 2018
How to register your mobile device with PTA?
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – According to a directive issued by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), mobile users now need to register their cellular devices with the authority before October 20 to avoid blockage. The regulatory authority has launched a verification system called ‘Device Identification, Registration and Blocking System’ (DIRBS). The system is aimed at ensuring a healthy growth of mobile device ecosystem in Pakistan and it will ensure use of legal devices on the mobile networks. The import, use, and growth of legal devices will enhance government revenues, improve the qualityRead More
Mobile phones not to be blocked after Oct 20, says minister
ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – A delegation of All Pakistan Mobile Union held a meeting with Minister of State for Revenue Hammad Azhar here on Tuesday. During the meeting, Hammad Azhar assured the delegation that the government will not block handsets and also allow them to continue trade in used mobile phones from other countries after law amendment for the particular trade. Meanwhile, a government official told that the decision of cellular handsets IMEI blocking after 20th October is being postponed. In this regard, an official statement from the Pakistan Telecommunication AuthorityRead More
China hails sound momentum of Islamabad-Beijing ties
BEIJING, (DNA) – China says its relations with Pakistan have continued to maintain a sound momentum of development since the establishment of the new Pakistani government. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang at a press briefing in Beijing said China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic cooperative partners, and bilateral relations have been operating at a high level in recent years. The Spokesperson said that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang have sent messages of congratulation to Pakistani President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan. He said theRead More
7-year-old Zainab’s rapist, killer hanged in Lahore
LAHORE, (DNA) – Imran Ali, who was awarded death sentence for raping and killing a minor girl Zainab earlier this, was hanged to death early Wednesday at Kot Lakhpat Central Jail in Lahore. Magistrate Adil Sarwar and Zainab’s father, Muhammad Amin, who reached the jail early morning, were present on the spot when the convict was hanged. The body of the hardcore criminal was handed over to his brother who reached the jail along with two friends and an ambulance. They took the body of the killer to Kasur forRead More