Telecom

Three weeks left in biometric SIM Verification Deadline, Hurry Up to Keep Your SIM Active

As PTA (Pakistan Telecommunications Authority) have advised all Mobile telecom operators present in Pakistan to re-verify all the issued SIM Cards to their subscribers. PTA also had set a very tight deadline, which is going to end soon. Previously the SIMs were issued by mobile companies on just copy of CNIC (Computerized National Id Card). As these SIMs were issued by NOT only official mobile operator’s customer’s centers but also by the franchise and retailer shops. So most of CNIC copies provided were not cross verified that the person providing the copy is the same person as CNIC Copy suggests or he she is providing someone else’s Card’s copy. On in simple words if he is stealing the identity. So, […]

Inside Story

Pakistan Govt makes New Records of Electricity Load Shedding in Winter Season in Jan 2015

Pakistan is the country which faces the power cuts through out the year due to gap in production and demand. But normally due to low demand people have to (thankfully) bear nominal electricity load shedding in winter season. This has been the case from decades. But this time things gone sideways, mismanagement of PMLN (Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz) made the power disappear in the month of January when winter is on its peak and power demand is near bottom line. As of today People of Pakistan are facing loadshedding of 9 to 13 hours per day in cities and more than that in villages. k2This Power crisis was caused due to the Oil crisis which was also created due […]

Cyber Watch

Hashtag #blackout trends Number One on twitter in Pakistan after countrywide power breakdown

Currently the power in out in whole Pakistan from hours after the multiple power stations of country tripped. Due to furnace oil shortage, the power stations were making the way less electricity, which overloaded the system and now the whole Pakistan is facing blackout. As soon as the country gone into blackout, the people gone furious and everyone is expressing their views about the failure of current government on twitter and other social media forums online. Same is reason that the hashtag Blackout (#blackout) is trending number one on twitter right now in Pakistan. Thousands of tweets coming every few minutes. If same pace is kept up, it is not far that we will see the blackout hashtag trending worldwide. […]

Happenings

Pakistan faces countrywide blackout after all the power plants trip

Earlier today on Sunday, 25th Jan, 2015 after 12 am, whole country is now in total darkness after the major power plants trip. The water and power ministry is blaming the high load as cause of trip but it does not add up. In winter how much the load may by, which can cause countrywide trip. Tarbela, Mangla, Gudu and more power plants are affected. Including Islamabad, whole country is in darkness as we speak. The Water and power ministry told that restoration of power will be started after 5am in the morning. I am sure it would be for just some areas, and it is 2:30 am in the morning. According to a dawn news article Pakistan’s power production […]