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PTA Given June 2016 Deadline for Auction of Remaining 3G/4G Spectrum

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PTA Given June 2016 Deadline for Auction of Remaining 3G/4G Spectrum

Posted on 31 March 2016 by PakBee Team - Total hits: 2,144

3g_4GThe government of Pakistan has given a deadline of mid June 2016 to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) for conducing auction of the remaining spectrum, as it needs Rs 65 billion revenue for meeting budget deficit for ongoing fiscal year, official sources revealed.

PTA has reportedly informed the government that InterConnect Communication; the UK-based consultant for spectrum auction has recommended holding the auction process next year. It was further detailed that now a sub-committee of experts is engaged in conducting techno-economic review to reach final decision regarding the auction.

However the Finance Ministry is sticking to its guns and is reportedly pressing the Authority for conducting auction in the current financial year.

According to sources Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has chaired a meeting to review current status and progress of the next spectrum auction. Minister of State for IT, Anusha Rahman Khan and Chairman PTA Syed Ismail Shah briefed the meeting on the progress regarding the upcoming spectrum auction. The meeting noted the progress made on implementation framework being developed by Ministry of IT and PTA.

The Finance Minister directed to ensure complete transparency while concluding spectrum auction processes in the current financial year at latest by mid June.

According to sources, the IT Ministry did a follow up meeting on Tuesday where PTA officials briefed the participants on different aspects of the auction process.

According to sources, officials are engaged in finalizing different stages and timelines which include advertisement, Information of Memorandum (IM) etc. In light of these developments, IT ministry is drafting policy directives and would issue details once the process get green signal from PTA.

Finance Minister is going to chair another meeting on spectrum auction on Thursday, where PTA and IT ministry would give briefing on the process.

Fearing poor market response, the Auction Advisory Committee decided not to give a go-ahead for the auction of remaining Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) Spectrum Auction and decided to form sub-committee of experts for conducting techno-economic review to reach final decision regarding the auction.

Also Read: Pakistani Market isn’t Ready for Another 3G/4G Auction: PTA Consultants

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PTCL Gaming Lounge Brings New Online Multiplayer Gaming Servers

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PTCL Gaming Lounge Brings New Online Multiplayer Gaming Servers

Posted on 25 March 2016 by PakBee - Total hits: 2,554

Great news for Pakistani gamers wanting to experience a whole new list of titles on a multiplayer platform because PTCL has introduced new online game servers for multiple titles.

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On PTCL’s gaming lounge homepage, the company has mentioned that PGL has relaunched CS:GO, suggesting that other dedicated servers for games are also going to be introduced in the near future. If you take a look at the games list below, you will see that several more have been added in order to improve your online experience.

The list has been updated as follows:

Counter Strike titles

Counter Strike 1.6
Counter Strike Source
Counter Strike Global Offensive

Call of Duty titles

Call of Duty 1
Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3

Other games

Team Fortress 2
Battlefield 3
MOHAA (Medal of Honor: Allied Assault)
GTA SA:MP
Minecraft
Netplay Arcade Games Kaillera
Battlenet and Westwood
Just Cause 2

Getting Registered with PTCL Gaming Lounge

In order to start playing, you will first have to register yourself by visiting this link. You will have to install the game client software on PC to get access to Gaming Lounge servers.

Requirements for using this service include users having a working telephone line as well as a subscription to any high-speed broadband packages. The Gaming Lounge is open to all users, not just PTCL’s. However, PTCL users can avail special discounts for the service.

PTCL has really done its homework by laying down a long list of rules and conditions that you will have to follow to the letter if you want to remain registered to the service. Currently, the service is open to everyone but after March 31, 2016, PTCL will be including charges. We’ll be updating you with further details on PTCL Gaming Lounge when they become available.

As for now, check out these games that PTCL has introduced and hopefully, more titles will be added in the near future.

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Microsoft Open Sources .NET, Offers Free Visual Studio & Support for Android, Linux, Mac, iOS

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Microsoft Open Sources .NET, Offers Free Visual Studio & Support for Android, Linux, Mac, iOS

Posted on 14 November 2014 by PakBee - Total hits: 3,251

Microsoft Open Sources

In what is seen as a monumental shift in strategy, Microsoft has announced plans to open source the entire .NET stack. In addition, the company is going to give developers a way to use .NET and Visual Studio to develop software that runs not only on Windows, but also on Mac OSX, Android, Linux and iOS.

Prior to this, you could only build apps with .NET for Windows desktops and servers. If you wanted to run .NET on other platforms like OSX, Linux, iOS and Android, you had to use a third party run time called Mono. While it was a good compromise, native .NET development on these platforms is going to be significantly better.

Microsoft is also releasing a fully featured Community version of Visual Studio 2013 which will be free to use for indie devs, students and small companies. The version will include access to thousands of plugins, Resharper and other tools that were previously behind a paywall. The familiar and quite feature-limited Express versions of Visual Studio will eventually be replaced by the Community edition.

The company has also released previews for Visual Studio 2015 and .NET 2015. New additions in the feature set will make it easy for developers to write apps that run on Android, Windows and iOS.

The changes come after Satya Nadella took over as CEO, and are part of a broader strategy shift that aims to put the focus on cloud and mobile solutions. Traditional money makers like Windows and Office has been undergoing major changes, with Office being offered for free for Android and iOS recently.

Overall, this is a huge deal. Microsoft’s software development platforms and developer tools are absolutely amazing, as anyone who has worked with them will tell you. By allowing them to be used for development for other platforms, Microsoft is making a lot of developers very happy. It also shows that the company is leaving its legacy roots behind and embracing the requirements of the new internet age.

via ProPakistani.PK

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Banks Deny to Issue Credit Cards to Bloggers, Entrepreneurs and Freelancers

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Banks Deny to Issue Credit Cards to Bloggers, Entrepreneurs and Freelancers

Posted on 14 November 2014 by PakBee - Total hits: 3,969

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Pakistanis’ presence isn’t limited to these two platforms only, in fact they manage to out-shine at all sorts of online markets. We recently reported about a Pakistani who managed to make over a million dollar out of just one theme that he sells on Themeforest, a marketplace for WordPress themes. And that’s one tiny example out of countless other un-told stories about the freelancers in Pakistan.

Then there are bloggers, social media experts, and countless other professionals who choose to conveniently work from their homes.

Freelancers, bloggers and entrepreneurs — who work from home — are denied by Pakistani banks the provision of credit cards because they don’t have offices.

All these freelancers, bloggers and entrepreneurs, that help the national economy by bringing millions of dollars of foreign currency into Pakistan each month, are denied by Pakistani banks the provision of credit cards.

Not to mention, we bloggers, freelancers badly need these credit cards for buying things (hosting/services) online that help us doing our businesses. Or let me put this in other words, freelancers and bloggers can’t do their businesses without these services that they buy online with credit cards.

Banks argue that one must have an office address and a home address to be able to comply with credit card issuance policy. They tell us that State Bank of Pakistan asks them to do so.

If government wants the freelancers to get them the top dollar without payment gateway, without credit cards then its a pity.

Who ever the responsible is or who ever is just overlooking this very serious issue, ultimately its the freelancers and bloggers who suffer. Not to mention, not every freelancer is resourceful (especially in the start) to have payment solutions in place without having the credit cards. I have personally shared my credit card with countless fellow bloggers to get them hosting accounts or domain renewals.

Now if Pakistan — I am talking about the government — wants us to help the economy then we should be provided with the tools that help us achieve our targets. If they want the freelancers to get them the top dollar without payment gateway, without credit cards then its a pity, its a shame for the government, or the banks or our financial system.

I just don’t know who will end this current policy, but it has to end and there should be a revision in policy for issuing credit cards.

Please note: Yes we know that Standard Chartered debit cards work online, but they fail to get the reimbursed funds, in case of refund. Moreover, there are certain services that accept just credit cards and not the debit cards just because of this very problem.

Post via ProPakistan.pk

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Top 8 Apps Of Pakistan

Top 8 Apps Of Pakistan

Posted on 08 July 2014 by Ariel Sharoon - Total hits: 5,067

There is no limit of topics about which you can find free as well as paid Apps in Android Google Store and download them on your Phones and Tablets. There are are also a large no. of awesome Android Apps Available in Google Play store related to our great country Pakistan. Mostly these Apps are related to News and General Information of Pakistan.

Here is A List Of 8 Nice Android Apps Related To Pakistan That You Must Download If You Are A Pakistani:

 

All Newspapers Pakistan:

Download this app if you want to read Pakistani newspapers for free daily. you can read almost 70 Pakistani newspapers in this one application for free. all famous newspapers like Jang, Dunya, Khabrain, Insaf, Daily Waqt can be read on this App for free. I love using this app daily to get news about Pakistan. size of this app is just 280 KB.

 

 

Beautiful Pakistan:

Download and Use this awesome app to explore the beauty of Pakistan through pics. awesome land scrapes, nature, mountains and other beautiful places of Pakistan are shown in this app. This app was launched in 2011 and its size is 7.8 MB. this app represents positive side of Pakistan unlike Media which always shows negative side.

 

 

Pakistan Sim Check:

If you want to check how many Mobile Sims are on your name in Pakistan then get this app. we all know problem of fake Sims registration is so common here in Pakistan. People gets Mobile Sims on NIC of others. but this app will help you if someone known person is using a Sim on your name. App size is just 622 KB so no issue of storage.

 

 

ATM Locator:

Find locations of ATMs near to your current location. If you are present in a market or unknown place and want to withdraw some cash but don’t know where nearest ATM is located then this app will help you find it. This App will also tell you contact details with driving directions of these ATMs so you can reach there easily. App size is 806 KB only. those people who mostly goes to new places very often must download it.

 

 

5 Pakistan Dialing Codes:

Find dialing codes of different areas of Pakistan with this app. you will have to include 0 yourself at start of every dialing code. App size is very small just 22 KB. you don’t need internetaccess to use the app.

 

 

Pakistan Income Tax Calculator:

This app will greatly help you to calculate your tax. Pakistanis pays very less tax and one of the reason is they don’t know correct mechanism of calculating their taxes. but this app will make things really easy for you. Just enter your income and found the amount of tax.

7 Geo News:Read latest news of Pakistan on this official Geo News app. Geo News is the largest News and TV Network of Pakistan and brings latest news before other News groups. This app has news in English. you can also watch latest headlines and Videos.
8 Pakistani recipes: Learn how to make different Pakistani recipes with help of this free Android app. This app is really useful for the Women who wants to learn new recipes. Size of App is 188 KB.

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