How Pakistan is tapping phones of 40 lakh people simultaneously, using Chinese firewall to block internet accessAmnesty International reveals Pakistan's extensive surveillance, employing phone-tapping and a Chinese firewall to monitor millions. The sy...
09 Sep, 2025, 03.24 PM IST
Undersea cables cut in Red Sea, disrupting internet access in Asia, West AsiaInternet access faced disruption in Asia and the Middle East. This happened due to cuts in undersea cables in the Red Sea. Experts are inve...
08 Sep, 2025, 12.29 AM IST
Pakistan People Party to oppose Tax Amendment BillMirza Ikhtiar Baig of Pakistan People's Party opposes a proposed Tax Amendment Bill. The bill would freeze bank accounts and restrict prope...
31 Dec, 2024, 07.53 AM IST
Internet users in Pakistan face slow internet speed, limited access to online platformsInternet speed was slow in Pakistani cities, affecting access to online platforms. Users faced issues browsing, uploading, and downloading ...
01 Dec, 2024, 05.32 PM IST
Businesses, rights defenders decry Pakistan internet slowdownThe Pakistan government has slowed down internet and social media networks to curb dissent, risking economic stability. Since July, connect...
18 Aug, 2024, 11.36 AM IST
Pakistan government admits tinkering with internet: ReportPakistan’s government has acknowledged for the first time that it is upgrading its web management system to mitigate cyber security threats...
16 Aug, 2024, 03.13 PM IST
Afghanistan cricketers dance to Shah Rukh Khan's 'Lungi Dance' after big win over PakistanA viral video on the internet depicts Afghan cricketers joyfully dancing to the famous Bollywood track 'Lungi Dance,' starring the iconic a...
24 Oct, 2023, 02.19 PM IST
'Flag on moon, moon on flag': Twitter flooded with hillarious memes of Pakistanis on Chandrayaan-3India's Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed near the lunar south pole, making India the fourth country in the world to achieve t...
24 Aug, 2023, 12.20 PM IST
Wikimedia foundation urges Pakistan telecommunications authority to restore access"On Friday, February 3, 2023, Pakistan's Telecommunications Authority blocked Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects. The Wikimedia Foundation ca...
04 Feb, 2023, 01.07 PM IST
Slow internet hurting China's Silk Road ambitions in PakistanAuthorities' failure to address Internet issues has left the port functioning at less than capacity.
13 Jul, 2018, 09.13 PM IST
India witnessed highest number of Internet shutdowns in 2017-18: UNESCO reportInternet shutdown and deliberate slowdowns are increasing the world over and are now also a barometer on press freedom and freedom of expre...
13 May, 2018, 10.12 PM IST
4G speed in India slowest in worldAccording to a list prepared by mobile analytics company OpenSignal, 4G download speed in India is the slowest across 88 countries spanning...
22 Feb, 2018, 08.33 AM IST
Internet services disrupted for hours in Pakistan, flights cancelledInternet services were restored after the 38-hour-long disruption caused by a fault in the India-Middle East-Western Europe submarine cable...
06 Aug, 2017, 07.36 PM IST
Islamabad airport cancels flights due to internet cable faultA spokesman of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) said that alternative arrangements were being made to improve internet com...
06 Aug, 2017, 04.56 PM IST
India’s economy loses $968 million due to Internet ban, says studyThe Indian government stopped mobile Internet services in Rohtak on February 19, this year in the wake of Jat demonstrations demanding rese...
14 Oct, 2016, 05.07 PM IST
- Undersea cable cut hits ISD, Net traffic
Three major undersea cables that carry a bulk of the internet traffic between Asia and the rest of the world - have been cut in the Mediter...
21 Dec, 2008, 12.04 AM IST
- India telcos can link with Pak through OFC from 2009
Private telecom players like Reliance Communications, Airtel and VSNL can look forward to getting network connection with Pakistan, with th...
12 Nov, 2008, 06.29 PM IST